Jason Ingram also took home four honors during the evening, including songwriter of the year (non-artist). The members of the multi-generational group, led by popular songwriter/producer Ed Cash, hugged each other after taking the stage to accept the honor. They also took home the pop/contemporary album of the year honor for Holy Water. Later in the evening, We the Kingdom returned to the stage as winners in the contemporary Christian artist of the year category. Winans, one of gospel music’s most highly awarded entertainers, added to her accolades, winning in four categories during the evening, including gospel artist of the year, gospel worship album of the year ( Believe for It), gospel worship recorded song of the year (“Believe for It”) and Inspirational song of the year (“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” with Underwood). She offered a stunning live rendition of the song that was both powerful and elegant. Winans has had a banner year, collaborating with Carrie Underwood on “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (from Underwood’s My Savior album) and having her own “Believe for It” currently residing in the top 15 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart. Lauren Daigle, Zach Williams & More Vie for Artist of the Year at 2021 GMA Dove Awards choir to offer a commanding, string-filled performance. When Grant took the stage, a silence immediately fell over the crowd and attendees stood to attention as she performed “My Weapon,” teaming with the Belonging Co. Grant and CeCe Winans, two of gospel and Christian music’s premier vocalists, held court during the evening. The first award of the evening, contemporary gospel album of the year, went to Koryn Hawthorne’s I AM.įrom there, this year’s GMA Dove Awards seemed to easily blend performances from CCM, gospel, rap/hip-hop, worship, Southern gospel and more into a seamless showcase for the breadth and depth of the genre as a whole, from the hard-hitting hip-hop of KB, Hawthorne’s simmering R&B, the folksy worship style of Daigle, The Isaacs’ bluegrassy “The American Face,” CAIN’s amalgam of rock, country and folk, and the congregational worship style of Elevation Worship. We the Kingdom gave the first performance of the evening, bringing the churning folk-rock of “God So Loved” to the stage and welcoming international children’s choir His Little Feet. Here Are All the Performers & Presenters at the 2021 Dove Awards
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