Matt Redman picks up six prestigious Dove Awards
AFTER TWO years in Atlanta, the 44th annual Gospel Music Association
Dove Awards returned to Nashville on 15th October. The biggest winner
this year at the event, held at Lipscomb University's Allen Arena, was
Britain's worship songwriter Matt Redman who won six awards. The full
list of the winners is as follows: Artist Of The Year: TobyMac; New
Artist Of The Year: For King & Country; Song Of The Year: Matt
Redman, "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)"; Songwriter Of The Year:
Matt Redman; Contemporary Christian Performance Of The Year: Matt
Redman, "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)"; Southern Gospel Performance
Of The Year: Jason Crabb, "What The Blood Is For"; Gospel Performance
Of The Year: Tasha Cobbs, "Break Every Chain"; Producer Of The Year:
Ed Cash; Inspirational Song Of The Year: Jason Crabb,
"Satisfied"; Inspirational Album Of The Year: David Phelps,
'Classic'; Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song Of The Year: Lecrae ftg Mali
Music, "Tell The World"; Gospel Performance Of The Year: Tasha Cobbs,
"Break Every Chain"; Rock Song Of The Year: Skillet, "Sick Of It";
Rock/Contemporary Song Of The Year: NeedToBreathe, "Keep Your Eyes
Open"; Southern Gospel Song Of The Year: Jason Crabb, "What The Blood
Is For"; Pop/Contemporary Song Of The Year: Matt Redman, "10,000
Reasons (Bless The Lord)"; Bluegrass Song Of The Year: The Little Roy
& Lizzy Show, "He Washed My Soul"; Country Song Of The Year: Devin
McGlamery, "From My Rags To His Riches"; Rap/Hip-Hop Album Of The
Year: Lecrae, 'Gravity'; Contemporary Gospel/Urban Song Of The Year:
Tasha Cobbs, "Break Every Chain"; Rock Album Of The Year: Red,
'Release The Panic'; Traditional Gospel Song Of The Year: Tamela Mann,
"Take Me To The King"; Praise & Worship Song Of The Year: Matt
Redman, "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)"; Pop/Contemporary Album Of
The Year: TobyMac, 'Eye On It'; Southern Gospel Album Of The Year:
Canton Junction, 'Canton Junction'; Bluegrass Album Of The Year:
Dailey & Vincent, 'The Gospel Side Of Dailey & Vincent';
Country Album Of The Year: Jeff & Sheri Easter, 'Eyes Wide Open';
Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album Of The Year: Tasha Cobbs, 'Grace';
Traditional Gospel Album Of The Year: Tamela Mann, 'Best Days';
Instrumental Album Of The Year: Michael W Smith, 'Glory'; Children's
Music Album Of The Year: Gateway Next, 'Look Up'; Spanish Language
Album Of The Year: Kari Jobe, 'Donde Te Encuentro'; Special Event
Album Of The Year: Passion, 'Let The Future Begin'; Christmas Album Of
The Year: Steven Curtis Chapman, 'Joy'; Praise & Worship Album Of
The Year: Chris Tomlin, 'Burning Lights'; Musical Of The Year: Christ
The Redeemer, (creators) Joel Lindsey, Jeff Bumgardner, Daniel
Simpson, (arrranged) Daniel Semsen; Youth/Children's Musical Of The
Year: Blast Off!, (creators) Celeste Clydesdale, David T Clydesdale;
Short Form Video Of The Year: TobyMac, "Eye One It"; Long Form Video
Of The Year: Hillsong United, 'Live In Miami'; Recorded Music
Packaging Of The Year: TobyMac, 'Eye On It'; Choral Collection Of The
Year: A Merry Clydesdale Christmas, (arranger) David T Clydesdale;
Inspirational Film Of The Year: Courageous, (director) Alex
Kendrick,
(producer) Stephen Kendrick.
Great to see that Matt is still representing GB, but more inportantly God is still using his heart for worship around the world and he is being recognised for this. Matt is truely a blessing.