The Dove Awards, created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in contemporary Christian and gospel music, are held annually in Nashville, Tennessee. 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Gospel Music Association (GMA) was founded in 1964 for the purpose of supporting and promoting the development of all forms of Gospel music. ... Love Song Contemporary Christian music (CCM), or Christian pop music, is a sub-genre of Christian music. ... Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ... Downtown Nashville at dusk, viewed from the Gateway Bridge Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis (largest metropolitan area is Nashville) Governor Phil Bredesen Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th)  - Land 106,846 km²  - Water 2,400 km² (2. ...

During pre-telecast and televised ceremonies, awards are presented honoring a wide variety of musical styles, reflecting the diversity represented in Gospel music, including rock and roll, rap, country and traditional gospel. Each ceremony features performances by a number of the industry's newest and most popular artists. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The word rap has these meanings:- verb: to knock with something, e. ... Country music, once known as country and western music, is a popular musical form developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ...

Some might argue that the Dove Award voters tend to be musically conservative people that are more likely to vote for a traditional gospel artist, or a pop act than a rock and roll band. They also content that most Dove Awards tend to go to either well-established acts that receive heavy radio airplay, or those which fall into the above categories. Some evidence for this is that Steven Curtis Chapman won the "Songwriter of the Year" award 9 out of 10 years "Male Vocalist of the Year" 7 of 12 years, with some of those wins coming in years when he released no new material. Since the voters are all GMA members and are usually people working in the industry, critics charge they would more than likely tend to vote for whichever bands happen to have the most "buzz" at the moment or are associated with their area of the industry, as with most award voterships. However this is likely less prevalent than in secular awards due to Christians placing a high value on ethical behavior that promotes Christianity. [1] Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962 in Paducah, Kentucky) has been one of the biggest stars of contemporary Christian music since the late 1980s. ...

The 2004 Awards included:

• Song of the Year
• Songwriter of the Year
• Male Vocalist of the Year
• Female Vocalist of the Year
• Group of the Year
• Artist of the Year
• New Artist of the Year
• Producer of the Year
• Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
• Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year
• Rock Recorded Song of the Year
• Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
• Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
• Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
• Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
• Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
• Country Recorded Song of the Year
• Urban Recorded Song of the Year
• Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
• Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
• Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
• Modern Rock Album of the Year
• Rock Album of the Year
• Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year
• Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
• Inspirational Album of the Year
• Southern Gospel Album of the Year
• Bluegrass Album of the Year
• Country Album of the Year
• Urban Album of the Year
• Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
• Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
• Praise & Worship Album of the Year
• Instrumental Album of the Year
• Children's Music Album of the Year
• Spanish Language Album of the Year
• Special Event Album of the Year
• Musical of the Year
• Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
• Choral Collection of the Year
• Worship Song of the Year
• Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
• Short Form Music Video of the Year
• Long Form Music Video of the Year

See recipients by year: Winners of the Dove Award of the Gospel Music Association for Song of the Year are: 2003 Revolution (Kirk Franklin) 2002 I Can Only Imagine (Bart Millard) 2001 Redeemer (Nicole C. Mullen) 2000 This Is Your Time (Michael W. Smith, Wes King) 1999 My Deliverer (Rich Mullins, Mitch McVicker) 1998... Winners of the Gospel Music Association Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year are: 2002 Bart Millard 2001 Nicole C. Mullen 2000 Michael W. Smith 1999 Rich Mullins 1998 Steven Curtis Chapman 1997 Steven Curtis Chapman 1996 Michael W. Smith 1995 Steven Curtis Chapman 1994 Steven Curtis Chapman 1993 Steven... Winners of the Gospel Music Association Dove Award for New Artist of the Year are: 2005 Building 429 2004 Jeremy Camp 2003 Paul Colman Trio 2002 ZOEgirl 2001 Plus One 2000 Ginny Owens 1999 Jennifer Knapp 1998 Avalon 1997 Jaci Velasquez 1996 Jars of Clay 1995 Clay Crosse 1994 Point...

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Dove Awards Website The 1st Dove Awards were held in 1969. ... The 2nd Dove Awards were held in 1970. ...