Lauren Daigle walks away with three Christian music awards
THE 50TH Annual GMA Dove Awards were held at the Allen Arena in Nashville on 15th October. Lauren Daigle was the big winner who took home three awards, winning Artist Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year. The full list of winners is: Artist Of The Year - Lauren Daigle; New Artist Of The Year - Aaron Cole; Song Of The Year - "You Say", Jason Ingram, Paul Mabury and Lauren Daigle; Artist Songwriter Of The Year - Bart Millard; Non-Artist Songwriter Of The Year - Jason Ingram; Contemporary Christian Artist Of The Year - TobyMac; Southern Gospel Artist Of The Year - Gaither Vocal Band; Gospel Artist Of The Year - Kirk Franklin; Producer Of The Year - Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury; Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song Of The Year - "Fight For Me", GAWVI; Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song Of The Year - "Wildfire", Crowder; Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song Of The Year - "God Only Knows", For King & Country; Southern Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year - "I Know I'll Be There", Karen Peck And New River; Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song Of The Year - "I Saw The Light (ftg Sonya Isaacs), Josh Turner; Contemporary Gospel Album Of The Year - 'Unstoppable', Koryn Hawthorne; Traditional Gospel Recorded Song Of The Year - "Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus) (ftg Le'Andria Johnson)", Donald Lawrence And The Tri-City Singers; Spanish Language Recorded Song Of The year - "Tus Cuerda De Amor (ftg Lowsan Melgar)", Julio Melgar; Worship Song Of The Year - "Who You Say I Am", Hillsong Worship; Urban Worship Album Of The Year - 'Let The Trap Say Amen', Lecrae and Zaytoven; Rock/Contemporary Album Of The Year - 'Native Tongue', Switchfoot; Pop/Contemporary Album Of The Year - 'Look Up Child', Lauren Daigle; Southern Gospel Album Of The Year - 'Yes', Triumphant Quartet; Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album Of The Year - 'Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows', Steven Curtis Chapman; Traditional Gospel Album Of The Year - 'Goshen', Donald Lawrence and The Tri-City Singers; Spanish Language Album Of The Year - '¿Quién Contra Nosotros?', Alex Zurdo; Worship Album Of The Year - 'PEOPLE', Hillsong UNITED; Instrumental Album Of The Year - 'Christmas', Paul Cardall; Christmas/Special Event Album Of The Year - 'The Advent Of Christmas', Matt Maher; Musical Of The Year - 'Welcome To Bethlehem' , (Creators) Joel Lindsey, Jeff Bumgardner, Heidi Petak; Choral Collection Of The Year - 'The Great American Church Songbook', Cliff Duren; Children's Music Album Of The Year - 'Bright Ones', Bright Ones; Youth/Children's Musical Of The Year - 'Straight Outta Bethlehem', (Creator) Christy Semsen, (Arranger) Daniel Semsen; Recorded Music Packaging Of The Year - 'The Wait', David Leonard; Short Form Video Of The Year - "Haven't Seen It Yet", Danny Gokey; Long Form Video Of The Year - 'Only Jesus' Visual Album, Casting Crowns; Inspirational Film Of The Year - Breakthrough, Keith and Kristyn Getty.
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