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LAUREN DAIGLE WINS THREE AWARDS INCLUDING THE TOP HONOR OF "ARTIST OF THE YEAR" AT THE 47TH ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS AT LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY

BETHEL MUSIC AND HILLSONG UNITED FOLLOW WITH TWO WINS EACH

DC TALK REUNITES FOR THEIR FIRST PERFORMANCE IN 15 YEARS

TBN to exclusively air awards show on Sunday, October 16 at 7 p.m. PST/10 p.m. EST






The night's leading winner Lauren Daigle accepting "Artist of the Year" award (Photo credit: Terry Wyatt, Getty Images)


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NEWS SOURCE: Wortman Works PR
October 11, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 11, 2016) – Tonight the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena. Awards were handed out in 44 categories plus special award categories. The sold-out show was hosted by for KING & COUNTRY and Tye Tribbett and featured performances by TobyMac, Tamela Mann, Hillsong UNITED, Matthew West, Natalie Grant and more.  The show will air on TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) on Sunday, October 16th at 7 p.m. PST. For further information, please visit, www.doveawards.com.

After meeting for the first time today, show hosts for KING & COUNTRY  and Tye Tribbett seamlessly entertained the hall with quick wit and captivating testimony. Highlights of the evening included a DC Talk reunion performance and Chris Tomlin accepting the SoundExchange Digital Radio Award.

Artist of the Year:

Lauren Daigle, Centricity Music

New Artist of the Year

Jordan Feliz, Centricity Music

Song of the Year:

“Good, Good Father” (writers) Pat Barrett, Tony Brown (publishers) Vamos Publishing, Capitol CMG Parago, Common Hymnal Publishing, Housefires Sounds, Tony Brown Publishing Designee, worshiptogether.com songs, sixsteps Music

Pop Contemporary Artist of the Year:

for KING & COUNTRY

Songwriter of the Year(Artist)

Lauren Daigle

Gospel Artist of the Year (Non-Artist)

Kirk Franklin , Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

“I Am Blessed” – Karen Peck & New River, (writers) Karen Peck Gooch, Kenna West, Michael Farren

Worship Song of the Year

“No Longer Slaves” (writers) Jonathan David Hesler, Brian Johnson, Joel Case (publisher) Bethel Music Publishing

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

This Is Not A Test – TobyMac, (producers) Christopher Stevens, Toby McKeehan, David Garcia

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year

Everyday Jesus – Anthony Brown & group therAPy, (producers) Anthony Brown, Justin Savage

Worship Album of the Year

Empires - Hillsong United, (producers) Michael Guy Chislett, Joel Houston

Inspirational Film of the Year

War Room, (director) Alex Kendrick (producers) Kendrick Brothers Pictures, AFFIRM Films, Provident Films

Full list of winners: http://doveawards.com/awards/2016-winners/

Select quotes from the evening:

"We are all one tonight, and that is love amplified" - Tye Tribbett

"So the design of this whole thing is not celebrity…it's to take this love story around the globe." - for KING and COUNTRY  

“What I’m most proud of is what this recognition says about the genre of Christian music. Christian music as a whole is what is being recognized today. This signals that the church is alive and well.” - Chris Tomlin accepting SoundExchange Digital Radio Award

"In worship and with songs we are helping to declare truth” – Kari Jobe 

Official images were provided by Terry Wyatt and Anna Webber of Getty Images:

47th Annual GMA Dove Awards - Pre-Show

http://assignments.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/gyipa_public?nav=pr472584629

47th Annual GMA Dove Awards - Arrivals

http://assignments.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/gyipa_public?nav=pr472439333

47th Annual GMA Dove Awards – Show

http://assignments.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/gyipa_public?nav=pr472439486

About GMA: 

Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Gospel/Christian music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating the Gospel through music of all styles including Pop, Rock, Praise & Worship, Urban Gospel, R&B, Hip Hop, Southern Gospel, Bluegrass, Country, Latin and more. The GMA community includes agents, artists, church leaders, managers, promoters, radio personnel, record company executives, retailers, songwriters and other industry visionaries. The GMA produces the GMA Dove Awards and IMMERSE. For more on supporting the GMA or becoming a member, please visit www.gospelmusic.org.   

About the Trinity Broadcasting Network:

With thirty global networks, the Trinity Broadcasting Family of Networks is the world's largest faith-and-family television group, airing a broad range of church and ministry programming, Christian music, family-friendly movies, children's programming, and shows for teens and young adults 24 hours a day to every inhabited continent via 82 satellite channels and thousands of television and cable affiliates. In addition, TBN's most popular global networks are available on computers, smart phones, and other mobile devices, and over 40,000 entertaining and inspirational On-Demand programs are accessible via TBN's innovative online network, iTBN.org. To find out more about the Trinity Broadcasting Family of Networks, log on to www.tbn.org.      




Chris Tomlin accepting SoundExchange Digital Radio Award (Photo credit: Terry Wyatt, Getty Images)




Hosts for KING & COUNTRY and Tye Tribbett (Photo credit: Terry Wyatt, Getty Images)




Tamela Mann performance (Photo credit: Terry Wyatt, Getty Images)


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