Date Announced For 2010 Dove Awards
Gospel Music’s Dove Awards To Be Held April 2010
The 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards will be held on Wednesday, April 2010.
I guess that means that in spite of rumors of the closing of the GMA, the show will go on. The Dove Awards recognizes the best in Christian and Gospel music. The pre-sale tickets should be available soon.
Started in 1969, the GMA Dove Awards is the “Biggest Night In Gospel Music”, and the longest running and most prestigious televised awards ceremony recognizing achievement in all genres of Christian and Gospel music.
At the 2009 awards show Steven Curtis Chapman won Artist and Songwriter of The Year, Kirk Franklin won a trophy for his CD Fight of My Life, and Martha Munizzi won one for Contemporary Gospel Album.
Check out Kierra Sheard & Mary Mary’s performance at the show on the video below. Mary Mary performed the popular gospel song “Get Up” for which they won an award for Urban Recorded Song. Kierra’s intro on this video is fiya!!
Gospel Music Linkage-Claude Deuce, Coko, Terrell Carter
The Black Gospel Blog gives the upcoming gospel music release by Claude Deuce 5 out of 5 stars
Yup, First Lady Michelle Obama is the ultimate fashion plate. I want (and need) those Jimmy Choo kitten heels YBF
Terrell Carter, a popular actor in the Tyler Perry productions, is involved in a bit of a brouhaha. His, uh, friend is a bit upset. Prayze Hymn
Steven Curtis Chapman opens House of Hope, a 6 story “healing home” for special needs orphans in China Christian Post
Gospel music artist Vickie Winans is staying busy–>new album, new television show Gospel Fab
The Psalm 150 Gospel Choir will have their 25th Annual Youth & Young Adult Gospel Music Retreat July 23-25 at Lamar University
John P. Kee is now Dr. John P. Kee Outer Court Talk
Have you seen Brother Franklin below? He is full of the joy of the Lord!
Coko’s new gospel music album, The Winner in Me, comes out on July 14th–>Gospel Pundit says it’s a go!
Gospel Music Artists Perform Their Hits at Dove Awards
It was great to see performances by gospel music artists Kierra Sheard, Mary Mary, and Jonathan Nelson. The finale song “Oh Happy Day”, was sung by Melinda Watts, Mandisa, Edwin Hawkins, and Donnie McClurkin. Miss California, Carrie Prejean, received a standing ovation when she introduced artists Mercy Me.
Steven Curtis Chapman won Doves in the artist and songwriter categories. The win was bittersweet for him and his family because of the loss of their youngest daughter last year in an accident.
“I know the reason why I think we’re standing here is not something we ever would have signed up for,” Chapman said, with wife Mary Beth by his side and sons Caleb and Will Franklin watching from the front row. “Our hope is not in this life, and thank you all for communicating that, and communicating it more boldly. If we can say anything as a family, a broken family having lost our little girl, it’s to let this hope make us so bold.” Source
Some of the winners were:
Urban Recorded Song of the Year: “Get Up” by Mary Mary
Urban Album of the Year: The Fight of My Life, Kirk Franklin
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year: Down in New Orleans, The Blind Boys of Alabama
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year: Change the World, Martha Munizzi
Choral Collection of the Year: I’ll Say Yes by Carol Cymbala, Brooklyn Tabernacle Music
You can see the full list at the Dove website.
