Artist of the Year


1st - Kevin Max

2 - Lauren Daigle
3 - for King & Country
4 - Twenty One Pilots
5 - TobyMac

Female Solo Artist of the Year


1st - Lauren Daigle

2 - Jen Ledger
3 - Tiffany Lee
4 - Tori Kelly
5 - Audrey Assad

Male Solo Artist of the Year


1st - Kevin Max

2 - TobyMac
3 - David Crowder
4 - Matthew Thiessen
5 - Andrew Peterson

Emcee of the Year


1st - Psalm

2 - Lecrae
3 - Andy Mineo
4 - KJ-52
5 - Peabod

Debut Artist of the Year


1st - nobigdyl.

2 - Austin French
3 - Riley Clemmons
4 - The Protest
5 - Peabod

Album of the Year


1st - Kevin Max, AWOL

2 - TobyMac, The Elements
3 - Twenty One Pilots, Trench
4 - Lauren Daigle, Look Up Child
5 - The Choir, Bloodshot
6 - for King & Country, Burn the Ships
7 - Fit For A King, Dark Skies
8 - mewithoutYou, [untitled]
9 - Andrew Peterson, Resurrection Letters, Vol. 1
10 - Emery, Eve

State of Independents Album of the Year



1st - Psalm, Deathproof

2 - The Gray Havens, She Waits
3 - Marc Martel, My Way, Vol. 1 EP
4 - Derri Daugherty, The Color of Dreams
5 - Ethan Luck, Let It Burn
6 - The Bell Jar, I Infest, Therefore I Am
7 - Whale Bones, Island Fire
8 - The Oh Hellos, Eurus EP
9 - John Van Deusen, (I Am) Origami, Pt. 2 - Every Power Wide Awake
10 - Matthew Perryman Jones, The Waking Hours

Rock/Alternative Album of the Year


1st - Twenty One Pilots, Trench

2 - Ledger, Ledger EP
3 - The Choir, Bloodshot
4 - Remedy Drive, The North Star
5 - Emery, Eve
6 - mewithoutYou, [untitled]
7 - Ravenhill, Midnight Gold EP
8 - My Epic, Ultraviolet EP
9 - Adam Watts, When A Heart Wakes Up
10 - Mae, Multisensory Aesthetic Experience

Acoustic/Indie Pop Album of the Year


1st - NEEDTOBREATHE, Acoustic Live, Vol. 1

2 - Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, Wind-Up Bird
3 - Rend Collective, Good News
4 - Andrew Peterson, Resurrection Letters, Vol. 1
5 - The Gray Havens, She Waits
6 - Rivers & Robots, Discovery
7 - Eisley, ...Of Days Long Past
8 - Audrey Assad, Evergreen
9 - Future of Forestry, Union
10 - Josh White & Josh Garrels, Josh White & Josh Garrels EP

Heavy/Metal Album of the Year


1st - Stryper, God Damn Evil

2 - Fit For A King, Dark Skies
3 - Silent Planet, When the End Began
4 - Sleeping Giant, I Am
5 - Amongst the Giants, Obscene
6 - Azusa, Heavy Yoke
7 - Deliverance, The Subversive Kind
8 - Convictions, Hope for the Broken
9 - Tourniquet, Gazing At Medusa
10 - Impending Doom, The Sin and Doom, Vol. II

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year


1st - Psalm, Deathproof

2 - Lecrae, Let the Trap Say Amen
3 - Andy Mineo, I: The Arrow
4 - KJ-52, Jonah, Pt. 2
5 - Social Club Misfits, Into the Night
6 - Peabod, Healthy Snacks
7 - Jackie Hill Perry, Crescendo
8 - Derek Minor, The Trap
9 - Gawvi, Panorama
10 - I Am The Storm, Fight Musik, Vol. 1

Pop / Pop Rock Album of the Year


1st - Kevin Max, AWOL

2 - Crowder, I Know A Ghost
3 - TobyMac, The Elements
4 - for King & Country, Burn the Ships
5 - Lauren Daigle, Look Up Child
6 - Mark Lee Townsend, 1919: The Ballad of Rexford
7 - Loyals, Loyals
8 - Hillsong Young & Free, III
9 - Tori Kelly, Hiding Place
10 - Plumb, Beautifully Broken

Contemporary Album of the Year


1st - Casting Crowns, Only Jesus

2 - Michael W. Smith, A Million Lights
3 - Cory Asbury, Reckless Love
4 - Phil Wickham, Living Hope
5 - Charlie Peacock, When Light Flashes, Help Is On The Way
6 - Hillsong Worship, There Is More
7 - Elevation Worship, Hallelujah Here Below
8 - Shane & Shane, Hymns, Vol. 1
9 - Martin Smith, Love Song For A City
10 - Austin French, Wide Open

Christmas Release of the Year


1st - Matt Maher, The Advent of Christmas

2 - Mac Powell and the Family Reunion, December
3 - Marc Martel, Christmastime Is Here
4 - John Mark McMillan, Smile in the Mystery
5 - KJ-52 & Spechouse, Mostest Wonderfullest Time of the Year

Best Album Cover Art of the Year


1st - Kevin Max, AWOL

2 - DENS, No Small Tempest EP
3 - Twenty One Pilots, Trench
4 - Matthew Thiessen and the Earthquakes, Wind-Up Bird
5 - Jason Upton, A Table Full of Strangers, Vol. 2