The Nashville-based Gospel Music Association has announced the new Dove Award Nominees at a press conference held at The Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta, GA. The 2012 gospel music awards ceremony will once again take place in Atlanta instead of Nashville.
A partial list of the 43rd annual Gospel Music Association Dove Award Nominee follows. For the complete list, go to GMA Dove Award Nominees.
Song of the Year
"Alive" Natalie Grant; Bernie Herms and Nichole Nordeman; Wow Partners; Wow Partners
"Blessings" Laura Story; Laura Story; New Spring Publishing (ASCAP), Laura Stories (ASCAP); Fair Trade
"Celebrate Me Home" Perrys; Joel Lindsey & Wayne Haun; PsalmSinger Music; Daywind Records
"Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)" Casting Crowns; Michael Bleecker, Mark Hall; Word Music/SWECS; Beach Street
"Hold Me" Jamie Grace; Jamie Grace Harper Toby McKeehan Christopher Steve; Universal Music-BrentwoodBenson Tunes, Songs of Th; Gotee Records
"Smile" Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, James Harris, Terry Lewis, Frederic; Bridge Building Music (BMI), Aunt
Gertrude Music P; Gospocentric
"I've Been Here Before" Ernie Haase & Signature Sound; Ernie Haase, Joel Lindsey, Wayne Haun; PsalmSinger Music; StowTown Records
"Please Forgive Me" Gaither Vocal Band; Gerald Crabb; Chestnut Mound Music; Gaither Music Group
"Who Am I" Jason Crabb; Rusty Goodman; Playin' TAG Music; Gaither Music Group
"Your Great Name" Natalie Grant; Krissy Nordhoff, Michael Neale; Tow Nords Music (ASCAP), Integrity's Praise Music (BMI); Curb Records
Male Vocalist of the Year
Chris August
Chris Tomlin
Jason Crabb
Kirk Franklin
Steven Curtis Chapman
Female Vocalist of the Year
Francesca Battistelli
Kari Jobe
Laura Story
Mandisa
Natalie Grant
Group of the Year
Casting Crowns
David Crowder*Band
Gaither Vocal Band
Needtobreathe
The Isaacs
Artist of the Year
Casting Crowns
Jason Crabb
Laura Story
LeCrae
The Isaacs
New Artist of the Year
Beyond The Ashes
Dara Maclean
Jamie-Grace
Royal Tailor
The City Harmonic
Producer of the Year
Bernie Herms, Brown Bannister
Ed Cash
Ian Eskelin
Michael Sykes
Wayne Haun
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