2021 Dove Award winners: CeCe Winans, worship artists snag right honors

by means of Leah MarieAnn Klett, Christian post Editor | Friday, October 22, 2021 Maverick metropolis track looks on the 52nd annual Gospel music association Dove Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Oct. 19, 2021. | The Christian publish/Leah Klett

NASHVILLE â€" Christian song veterans and inexperienced persons alike gathered Tuesday for the 52nd annual Gospel tune affiliation Dove Awards, the biggest annual adventure in Christian song held at Lipscomb tuition’s Allen arena.

CeCe Winans and Jason Ingram led the nighttime with the four awards each, with Winans successful Gospel Artist of the yr and Ingram successful Songwriter of the 12 months (Non-Artist). Rock duo for KING & nation took home three awards, together with Artist of the year.

Worship song additionally snagged probably the most nighttime's good honors, with Chris Brown of Elevation Worship and Steven Furtick profitable three awards, including song of the 12 months for “The Blessing.” The worship collective Maverick metropolis tune claimed New Artist of the yr.

Voted on via the GMA professional Membership, this yr’s nominees had been chosen from over four,600 submitted entries. The theme this yr become “better collectively” and featured performances from CeCe Winans, Lauren Daigle, Maverick metropolis song, Elevation Worship, Hope Darst and more. 

Tuesday night's exhibit changed into hosted through gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds and Natalie supply, who performed her track “Weapon” whereas her husband, Bernie Herms, accompanied her on the piano and her twin daughters sang in the choir at the back of her. 

“We aroused from sleep this morning, my husband Bernie and that i, and we had been praying so carefully that the presence of God would so far surpass what we have been doing musically; that it could all work smartly and signify us smartly, however that it might be His presence that set it apart,” grant told journalists following the performance. “And to think that within the room and simply be like ‘Lord, you just you just answered our prayer.’” 

Listed on the following pages are probably the most nighttime’s most tremendous winners.