The 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the Allen Arena located in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the Christian music industry for the year 2017. The ceremony was produced by the Trinity Broadcasting Network and was hosted by female singers Kari Jobe and Tasha Cobbs Leonard. The awards show was broadcast on the Trinity Broadcasting Network on October 22, 2017.[1]
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The following were some of the musical artists who performed at the 48th GMA Dove Awards:[2]
The following were some of the presenters at the 48th GMA Dove Awards:[2][3]
This is a complete list of the nominees for the 48th GMA Dove Awards.[4] The winners are in bold.[5]
General
- Song of the Year
- "Chain Breaker"
- (writers) Jonathan Smith, Mia Fieldes, Zach Williams (publishers) Anthems of Hope, Be Essential Songs, Not Just Another Song Publishing, So Essential Tunes, Upside Down Under, Wisteria Drive
- "Come Alive (Dry Bones)"
- (writers) Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren (publishers) Wordspring Music, LLC, CentricSongs, Farren Love And War Publishing
- "Even If"
- "Eye of the Storm"
- (writers) Bryan Fowler, Ryan Stevenson (publishers) Songs of Emack, Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing, Capitol CMG Genesis, TrueMuse
- "Feel Invincible"
- (writers) John Cooper, Seth Mosley (publishers) Landrum Publishing, BMG Platinum Songs, BMG Rights Management LLC, 2 Hour Songs, Centric Songs
- "Great Are You Lord"
- (writers) David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan (publishers) Integrity's Alleluia! Music, Integrity's Praise! Music, Open Hands Music, So Essential Tunes
- "King of the World"
- (writers) Sam Mizell, Becca Mizell, Natalie Grant (publisher) SeeSeeBubba Songs, Maxx Melodies, BMG Platinum Songs, Takin It to the Maxx
- "O Come to the Altar"
- (writers) Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye (publishers) Music by Elevation Worship Publishing
- "The Lion and the Lamb"
- (writers) Brenton Brown, Brian Johnson, Leeland Mooring (publishers) Meaux Mercy, Thankyou Music, The Devil Is A Liar! Publishing, Bethel Music Publishing
- "Thy Will"
- (writers) Bernie Herms, Emily Lynn Weisband, Hillary Scott (publishers) Songs of Universal, Inc., W. B. M. Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., WB Music Corp.
- "What a Beautiful Name"
- Songwriter of the Year
- Songwriter of the Year (Non-artist)
- Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year
- Southern Gospel Artist of the Year
- Gospel Artist of the Year
- Artist of the Year
- New Artist of the Year
- Producer of the Year
Rap/Hip Hop
- Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
- Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
- The Misadventures of Fern and Marty – Social Club Misfits
- (producers) Elvin "Wit" Shahbazian, 42 North, Tommy Revenge, Ruslan Odnoralov, Black Knight, Raymond Castro, Social Club Misfits
- Steven Malcolm – Steven Malcolm
- (producer) Joseph Prielozny
- The Waiting Room – Trip Lee
- (producer) Gabriel Azucena, James Foye III, John McNeil, Joel McNeil , Alex Medina, Allen Swoope, Almondo Cresso, Chris Mackey, Joseph Prielozny, Tyshane Thompson
Pop/Contemporary
- Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
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- Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
Bluegrass/Country/Roots
- Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year
- "Don't Give Up on Me" – Bradley Walker
- "Little White Church House" – Doug Anderson
- (writers) Rachel McCutcheon, Marcia Henry, Denny Livingston
- "When Grandpa Sang Amazing Grace" – Nelons
- (writers) Wayne Haun, Barbara Huffman
- "Back to God" – Reba McEntire
- "Rocks" – The Isaacs
- Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year
Contemporary Gospel/Urban
- Contemporary Gospel/Urban Recorded Song of the Year
- "Trust in You" – Anthony Brown & Group therAPy
- "Never Have To Be Alone" – CeCe Winans
- (writers) Alvin Love III, Dwan Hill
- "Father Jesus Spirit" – Fred Hammond
- (writers) Fred Hammond, Derek "DC" Clark, Shelton Summons
- "My World Needs You" – Kirk Franklin
- "Work It Out" – Tye Tribbett
- (writers) Tye Tribbett, Jevon Hill
- Urban Worship Recorded Song of the Year
- "Victory Belongs To Jesus" – Todd Dulaney
- "Joy" – VaShawn Mitchell
- "Everlasting God" – William Murphy
- (writer) Fellowship Church
- Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year
Traditional Gospel
- Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
- Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
Spanish
- Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year
- Spanish Album of the Year
Worship
- Worship Song of the Year
- "Ever Be"
- (writers) Kalley Heiligenthal, Gabriel Wilson, Chris Greely, Bobby Strand (publisher) Bethel Music Publishing
- "The Lion and the Lamb"
- (writers) Leeland Mooring, Brenton Brown, Brian Johnson (publishers) Meaux Mercy, Thankyou Music, The Devil Is A Liar! Publishing, Bethel Music Publishing
- "O Come to the Altar"
- (writers) Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye (publisher) Music by Elevation Worship Publishing
- "What a Beautiful Name"
- "Fierce"
- (writers) Mia Fieldes, Josh Silverberg, Chris Quilala (publishers) Jesus Culture Music, Capitol CMG Genesis, Upside Down Under, Capitol CMG Amplifier, Red Red Pop, Be Essential Songs
- Worship Album of the Year
Other categories
- Christmas / Special Event Album of the Year
- Musical / Choral Collection of the Year
- Come Let Us Adore
- (creators) Sue C. Smith, Russell Mauldin
- For The Sake of Love
- (creators) Lee Black, Cliff Duren, Camp Kirkland, Steve Mauldin, Phil Nitz
- Hope Alive in Me
- (creators) Travis Cottrell, David Moffitt, Sue C. Smith
- Shepherds and Kings
- (creators) Joel Lindsey, Jeff Bumgardner, Heidi Petak, Daniel Semsen
- While The World Slept
- (creators) Jason Cox, Phillips Keveren, Cliff Duren, Camp Kirkland, Phil Nitz
- Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
- American Prodigal – Crowder
- (Art Directors) Toni Crowder, Shelley Giglio, Mike McCloskey, Leighton Ching, (Designer) Leighton Ching, (Photographers) Mary Caroline Russell, Eric Brown
- Outlive – Deluxe Edition – Demon Hunter
- (Art Director and Graphic Designer) Ryan Clark, (Illustrators) Indra Nugroho, Tony Midi, Eugen Poe, (Photographer) Jana Early
- The Garden – Kari Jobe
- (Art Directors) Ezra & Jillian Cohen, Lindsey Pruitt, (Graphic Artist) Lindsey Pruitt, (Photographer) Cameron Powell
- H A R D L O V E – NEEDTOBREATHE
- (Art Directors) Bo Rinehart, Eric Hurtgen, (Photographer) Joshua Drake
- Everything Was Sound – Silent Planet
- (Art Director, Graphic Artist and Illustrator) Jordan Butcher
Videos
- Short Form Video of the Year
- Jesus – Chris Tomlin
- (director) Sean Hagwell (producer) Kirsten Raye
- Run Devil Run – Crowder
- (director) Nate Corrona (producers) Leighton Ching & Shelley Giglio
- Prada – Jimi Cravity
- (director) Sean Hagwell (producers) Kirsten Raye, Leighton Ching & Shelley Giglio
- Trouble – The New Respects
- (director) Ry Cox (producer) Loren Hughes
- Bring on the Holidays – TobyMac
- (director) Allan Rosenow (producer) Nicole Rosenow
- Long Form Video of the Year
There is a tie between "Eye of the Storm (featuring GabeReal)" by Ryan Stevenson and "Chain Breaker" by Zach Williams for the Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year Award.