Lauren Daigle took home three awards from the 50th Annual Dove Awards held in Nashville on Oct. 15, 2019
LAUREN DAIGLE TAKES HOME THREE DOVES INCLUDING THE TOP AWARD “ARTIST OF THE YEAR”
KIRK FRANKLIN, TASHA COBBS LEONARD AND LECRAE TAKE TWO
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 15, 2019) – The Gospel Music Association celebrated the 50th Annual Dove Awards with a sold out crowd in Nashville, TN.
The special evening shined a light on Christian and Gospel music’s rich and diverse history and showcased the future of exceptional artistry. The awards will be televised on TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) on Sunday, October 20 at 8 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. PST.
The big winners of the night were songwriter Jason Ingram with four Dove Awards and superstar Lauren Daigle, who took home three awards. Daigle won awards for “Song of the Year,” “Artist of the Year” and “Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.” Composer Wayne Haun along with producer Paul Mabury also won three awards while Gospel singer Kirk Franklin, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Lecrae took two. First-time winners of the night included Aaron Cole, “New Artist of the Year,” Phil Wickham, “Worship Recorded Song of the Year,” and Keith and Kristyn Getty, “Inspirational Album of the Year.”
Tribute performances included an iconic on-stage collaboration featuring Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, CeCe Winans, and Michael W. Smith as well as a Bill and Gloria Gaither tribute. Performers included artists both familiar and new: Casting Crowns, Matthew West, Hillsong Worship, Jekalyn Carr, MercyMe, TobyMac, Kelontae Gavin and many more lit up the stage for the evening.
See the full list of winners here.
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The National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (NCGCC) was founded by Dr. Thomas A. Dorsey, the “Father of Gospel Music.” Every year The First Full Week in since 1933, NCGCC convenes in a different city for its annual convention. The week-long event consists of daily classes, workshops, and plenary sessions featuring world renowned musical artists and guest speakers, nightly concerts, and a host of other activities. There’s something for all ages and for anyone who desires to gain or advance an appreciation for Gospel Music.
The 87th Session of the annual convention will convene in Orlando, Florida from Saturday, August 1st to Friday, August 7th , 2020, at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando.
The Mission of the NCGCC is to foster and better the appreciation of Gospel music. NCGCC fulfills its mission through performances, training, education and related activities. NCGCC fulfills its mission through performances, training, education and related activities.
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To educate the church community, gospel music industry, the listeners, community, colleges, universities, composers, arrangers, producers and performers, directors, musicians, singers and others who perform gospel music to manifest and demonstrate the essence of sound business and performance with the high standards of excellence in keeping with the long tradition of the gospel music founders.
To restate the vast difference between songs that are divinely inspired and the modern non-secular music of the twenty-first century. To expand the horizons of gospel music into other culturally diverse environments. To foster and promote interdenominational fellowship amid its entities, i.e. choral unions,
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