The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out Tuesday night (Oct. 18) in Nashville. The show aired Friday night (Oct. 21) exclusively on TBN with co-hosts Erica Campbell and Chris Tomlin leading the night of performances from across the community, including gospel, Latin, hip hop and southern gospel.

CeCe Winans made Dove Awards history as the first Black, female solo artist to win Artist of the Year. She and co-writers for “Believe For It” were also awarded Song of the Year. Throughout her incredible career, Winans has won 25 Dove awards, including the first New Artist of the Year award in 1988 with her brother BeBe Winans.

“It’s amazing when we come together and we love each other and we stand for righteousness, it’s amazing what God will do. It’s amazing what he’s already done. But he wants to do so much more. I’m believing for God to move in this industry greater than he ever has before,” Winans noted. “The God we serve responds to faithfulness and the testimonies I’ve heard through this song have blessed my life. I want us to understand that the God of miracles is still working miracles. So keep believing.”

For King & Country and writer/producer Jeff Pardo led the night with three awards, including Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and Producer of the Year, respectively. Anne Wilson took home two awards, including New Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for “My Jesus.”

“I’m so grateful for the power of songs and specifically ‘My Jesus.’ This song has impacted so many lives,” Wilson shared. “A woman recently shared with me that she was struggling to continue with life. She heard ‘My Jesus’ come on the radio and decided to give her life to Jesus. That’s the power that songs have, especially songs that glorify the Lord.”

The night was packed with performances, moments of worship and celebration. A few standout moments were TobyMac with Blessing Offor; a southern gospel tribute with an all-female band, including Karen Peck, Kim Hopper, The Nelons and High Road; Gateway Worship Español featuring Christine D’Clario, Josh Morales, Daniel Calveti, Becky Collazos and Travy Joe; and Steven Curtis Chapman looking back on his 35-year career with a mash-up of “The Great Adventure,” “Lord Of The Dance,” and “Dive.”

53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards Winners:

Artist of the Year – CeCe Winans
New Artist of the Year – Anne Wilson
Songwriter of the Year (Non-Artist) – Jason Ingram
Songwriter of the Year (Artist) – Phil Wickham
Song of the Year – “Believe For It”
Producer of the Year – Jeff Pardo
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year – “King Jesus” – KB, Nobigdyl.
Worship Album of the Year – Hymn of Heaven – Phil Wickham
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year – “God Is Good” – Francesca Battistelli
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year – “My Feet Are on the Rock” – Gaither Vocal Band
Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year – “In the Sweet By and By” – Dolly Parton, Ft. Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley, Bradley Walker
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year – “My Portion” – Jekalyn Carr
Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year – “Danzando” – Gateway Worship Español, Ft. Daniel Calveti, Becky Collazos, Christine D’Clario, Travy Joe, Josh Morales
Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year – God Is Real – the Sound
Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year – “Higher Power” – CROWDER, Ft. Hulvey
Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year – “Breathe” – Maverick City Music, Ft. DOE, Jonathan McReynolds, Chandler Moore
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year – “My Jesus” – Anne Wilson
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year – “Gotta Believe” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Worship Recorded Song of the Year – “Hymn of Heavens” – Phil Wickham
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year – No Church in a While – Lecrae, 1K Phew
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year – Into the Mystery – Needtobreathe
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year – What Are We Waiting For? – For King & Country
Inspirational Album of the Year – Be Still & Know – Jordan Smith
Southern Gospel Album of the Year – Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year – Clarity – DOE
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year – Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live) – Ricky Dillard
Gospel Worship Album of the Year – Tribl Nights Atlanta – Tribl, Maverick City Music
Spanish Language Album of the Year – Viviré – Marcos Witt
Children’s Album of the Year – Getty Kids Hymnal – Hymns From Home – Keith & Kristyn Getty, Ft. The Getty Girls
Christmas/Special Event Album of the Year – Emmanuel: Christmas Songs of Worship (Live) – Chris Tomlin
Musical/Choral Collection of the Year – Give Me Jesus
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year – Canyon – Ellie Holcomb
Short Form Music Video of the Year (Concept) – “Relate” – For King & Country
Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance) – “Fake It” – Tauren Wells, Ft. Aaron Cole
Long Form Video of the Year – What Are We Waiting For? | The Worldwide Special – For King & Country
Inspirational Film/Series of the Year – The Chosen

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Music innovator Nate Yetton has been tapped by Big Loud Records as VP of A&R.

Yetton joins Big Loud after a notable career in the alternative space, piloting the path of 4x Grammy winning Americana duo The Civil Wars alongside clients Braison Cyrus, Birdtalker, and the solo career of Joy Williams at his self-founded Sensibility Music. He also has previous stops at EMI CMG (now Capitol Christian Music Group), Fairtrade Services, and InPop Records.

“I’ve admired Nate Yetton and looked up to him as a leader in independent music for years,” CEO/Partner, Big Loud Seth England shares. “We were honored to get the call that Nate was jumping back into the A&R space, and immediately knew we wanted to work together. He will be an invaluable asset to the growth of Big Loud and is the perfect person to bring our process to genres that we haven’t yet explored.”

“I’m thrilled to be joining the passionate, kind and innovative team of people at Big Loud Records,” Yetton adds. “The culture, vision, and execution that Seth, Patch [Culbertson] and Joey [Moi] have cultivated over the past seven years has been unparalleled in our industry, and I’ve been cheering them on from the sidelines along the way. Now, it’s a true pleasure and honor to be tasked with expanding Big Loud’s already stellar roster of artists by partnering with even more world class talent.”

Yetton can be reached at nate@bigloud.com.

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