Nominations for the 43RD ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS were announced by the Gospel Music Association in Atlanta. The nominations were announced by Montell  Jordan , “Lift Every Voice”  host CoCo Brother and Chonda Pierece and heavyweight champion wrestler AJ Styles.

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The 43rd Annual Dove Awards will be held on Thursday, April 19th at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

The full list of nominations can be found here.

Nominations include:

SONG OF THE YEAR:

“Alive”
“Blessings”
“Celebrate Me Home”
“Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)”
“Hold Me”
“I Smile”
“I’ve Been Here Before”
“Please Forgive Me”
“Who Am I”
“Your Great Name”

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:

CHRIS AUGUST
STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN
JASON CRABB
KIRK FRANKLIN
CHRIS TOMLIN

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:

FRANCESCA BATTISTELLI
NATALIE GRANT
KARI JOBE
MANDISA
LAURA STORY

GROUP OF THE YEAR:

CASTING CROWNS
DAVID CROWDER BAND
GAITHER VOCAL BAND
NEEDTOBREATHE
THE ISAACS

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

CASTING CROWNS
JASON CRABB
THE ISAACS
LECRAE
LAURA STORY

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

BEYOND THE ASHES
DARA MACLEAN
JAMIE GRACE
ROYAL TAILOR
THE CITY HARMONIC

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:

ED CASH
IAN ESKELIN
WAYNE HAUN
BERNIE HERMS, BROWN BANNISTER
MICHAEL SYKES

Congratulations to special friends of Elev8 Kirk Franklin and LeCrae! Good luck to all.