Jason Crabb, Jamie Grace, David Crowder Band among winners of this year's Dove Awards
THE 43rd Annual Dove Awards organized by the Gospel Music Association
(GMA) was held at Fox Theater, Atlanta on 19th April. Surprise winner
of the Artist Of The Year category was one-time Southern gospel singer
Jason Crabb. The full list of winners is as follows: Male Vocalist Of
The Year: Jason Crabb; Female Vocalist Of The Year: Natalie Grant;
Group Of The Year: Needtobreathe; Artist Of The Year: Jason Crabb; New
Artist Of The Year: Jamie Grace; Producer Of The Year: Ed Cash;
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song Of The Year: LeCrae, "Hallelujah";
Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song Of The Year: Switchfoot, "Dark
Horses"; Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song Of The Year: Laura Story,
"Blessings"; Inspirational Recorded Song Of The Year: Selah, "Hope Of
The Broken World"; Southern Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year: Perrys,
"Celebrate Me Home"; Bluegrass Recorded Song Of The Year: The Isaacs,
"Mama's Teaching Angels How to Sing"; Country Recorded Song Of The
Year: Karen Peck & New River, "Good Things Are Happening"; Urban
Recorded Song Of The Year: Kim Burrell, "Sweeter"; Traditional Gospel
Recorded Song Of The Year: Christ Tabernacle Choir, "Hold On";
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year: Kirk Franklin, "I
Smile"; Worship Song Of The Year: Michael Neale, Krissy Nordhoff,
"Your Great Name"; Rap/Hip Hop Album Of The Year: LeCrae, 'Rehab: The
Overdose'; Rock Album Of The Year: Switchfoot, 'Vice Verses';
Rock/Contemporary Album Of The Year: Needtobreathe, 'Needtobreathe';
Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year: Laura Story, 'Blessings';
Inspirational Album Of The Year: Selah, 'Hope Of The Broken World';
Southern Gospel Album Of The Year: Karen Peck & New River, 'Reach
Out'; Bluegrass Album Of The Year: Rambo McGuire, 'Grassroots Rambos';
Country Album Of The Year: Doug Anderson, 'Dreamin' Wide Awake'; Urban
Album Of The Year: Deitrick Haddon, 'Church On The Moon'; Traditional
Gospel Album Of The Year: Richard Smallwood, 'Promises'; Contemporary
Gospel Album Of The Year: Kirk Franklin, 'Hello Fear'; Inspirational
Album Of The Year: Stan Whitmire, 'Unfailing Love: 20 Worship Songs Of
Comfort And Peace'; Childrens Music Album Of The Year: Denver And The
Mile High Orchestra, 'Groovy'; Spanish Language Album Of The Year:
Various, 'Top 25 Cantos de Alabanza 2012'; Special Event Album Of The
Year: Various, 'The Story'; Christmas Album Of The Year: David Crowder
Band, 'Oh For Joy'; Praise & Worship Album Of The Year: Chris
Tomlin, 'And If Our God is For Us'; Musical Of The Year: Down From
His Glory; Youth/Children's Musical Of The Year: God Of This City;
Choral Collection Of The Year: Mike Speck, Stan Whitmire, 'Everlasting
Praise 3'; Recorded Music Packaging: Toby Mac, 'Christmas In Diverse
City'; Short Form Music Video Of The Year: Tenth Avenue North, 'You
Are More'; Long Form Video Of The Year: The Collingsworth Family,
'Fear Not Tomorrow'.