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47th GMA Dove Awards
The 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on October 11, 2016 at the Allen Arena located in Nashville, Tennessee on the campus of Lipscomb University. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the Christian music industry for the year 2015/2016. The ceremony was produced by the Trinity Broadcasting Network and was hosted by musicians For King & Country and Tye Tribbett. The awards show was broadcast on the Trinity Broadcasting Network on Sunday October 16, 2016. Performers The show featured the first performance of DC Talk after a 15-year hiatus. The following were some of the musical artists who performed at the 47th GMA Dove Awards: *Bethel Music * Anthony Brown and Group Therapy *Natalie Grant *Hollyn * Hillsong UNITED *Tamela Mann *TobyMac *Matthew West Nominees and winners This is a complete list of the nominees for the 48th GMA Dove Awards. The winners are in bold. General Song of the Year * “Brother” ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Arena
Allen Arena is an List of indoor arenas, indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. The arena was named in honor of James C. and Linda Allen, the facility's primary benefactors. James Allen is a member of the board of trustees for the university and worked for the university at one time. The arena is primarily used for basketball and volleyball athletic events and is also used for daily chapel services and occasional concerts.Allen Arena Facilities at lipscombsports.com, URL accessed November 6, 2009. 11/5/09 Facilities Other than hosting athletic events and on campus convocations, the arena hosts many events such as dinners, concerts, area-wide worship services, and graduations (the university and Nashville surrounding high schools). The facility has been host to events such as the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamela Mann
Tamela Jean Mann (née Johnson; born June 9, 1966) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, and actress. Mann began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family. She was a featured soloist on several tracks while with Franklin's group, including " Now Behold the Lamb", and " Lean on Me", the latter of which also included Mary J. Blige, Crystal Lewis, R. Kelly, and Bono. She began her solo career by releasing the albums ''Gotta Keep Movin'' (2005), and ''The Master Plan'' (2009). Her third studio album, '' Best Days'' reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Gospel albums chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The lead single "Take Me to the King" was a commercial success, earned her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. Her fourth studio album ''One Way'' (2016), also reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums chart; and spawned the single "God Provides", which won her the Grammy Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Houston
Joel Timothy Houston (born 19 September 1979) is an Australian musician, songwriter, pastor, and leader in the Sydney-based band Hillsong United, a worship band of Hillsong Church. He was co-pastor at Hillsong NYC between 2010 and 2017. He is the head of the Christian worship band Hillsong United, for which he sings, plays guitar, and writes songs. In 2008, he became the creative director at Hillsong Church. He is the oldest son of the church's Founding Pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston and grandson of Frank Houston. He has two siblings. Houston was also the bass player for the band Able, which was composed of Marty Sampson, Michael Guy Chislett and Luke Munns, which won the Channel V Leg Up competition in 2001. Biography Early life Joel is the oldest child of the Hillsong Church's founding pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston and grandson of pastor Frank Houston. Joel has two siblings, Ben Houston (lead pastor of Hillsong Los Angeles) and Laura Toggs (pastor of the Hillsong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Tomlin
Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas, United States, who has sold over 7 million records. He is a member of Passion Conferences and is signed to EMI's sixstepsrecords. Some of his most well-known songs are "How Great Is Our God", " Our God", "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" and his cover of " Good Good Father". Tomlin has been awarded 23 GMA Dove Awards, a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for his 2012 album '' And If Our God Is for Us...'', and two RIAA certified platinum albums. Because of his songs' popularity in many contemporary churches, ''Time'' magazine stated he may be the "most often sung artist anywhere". Tomlin's 2013 album ''Burning Lights'' debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming the fourth CCM album in history to do so. Early life Tomlin was born in Grand Saline, Texas in 1972 to Donna and Connie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trust In You
"Trust In You" is a song by American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle. It was released as the third single from her debut studio album, '' How Can It Be'', on January 22, 2016. The song became her first Hot Christian Songs Hot Christian Songs is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of Christian songs using the same methodology developed for the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the magazine's flagship songs c ... No. 1, staying there for eighteen weeks. It was the most-played song of 2016 on US Christian radio and the second-biggest Christian song of 2016 overall in the US. Music video A music video for "Trust In You" was released on April 15, 2015. The video features Daigle singing with other men in the background playing instruments. Accolades Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications References {{Lauren Daigle 2016 singles 2015 songs Lauren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touch The Sky (Hillsong United Song)
''Empires'' is the fourth studio album from Australian contemporary worship music band Hillsong United, a worship band from Hillsong Church. The album was released on 26 May 2015, under Hillsong Music, Sparrow Records and Capitol Christian Music Group. Michael Guy Chislett served as the album's producer, with vocalist Joel Houston serving as creative director and co-producer.''Empires'' album booklet "Touch the Sky" was released as the album's lead single in March 2015. The album won the Worship Album of the Year at the 47th Dove Awards. Background The cover of ''Empires'' was launched into space on 12 March 2015. To further promote the album, the group performed single "Touch the Sky" on the ''Today Show'' on 2 April 2015. The album is United's fourth studio album, and was released on 26 May 2015 by Hillsong Music and Sparrow Records. It was released in CD, digital download, and vinyl formats. Singles The lead single from the album was "Touch the Sky", which was released to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Longer Slaves
"No Longer Slaves" is a song by Bethel Music featuring Jonathan David & Melissa Helser and it was released on August 21, 2015, as Bethel Music's lead single from their seventh live album, '' We Will Not Be Shaken'' (2015). The song also appeared on the album ''Bethel Music en Español'' (2019). The song won the "Worship Song of the Year" award at the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards in 2016, with Jonathan David & Melissa Helser performing it at the ceremony. Background Composed by Jonathan Helser, Joel Case and Brian Johnson, a live version of the song was released as part of the Bethel Music compilation, '' We Will Not Be Shaken'', on January 26, 2015. The live version was recorded on a mountaintop overlooking Shasta Lake in northern California, with Jonathan David & Melissa Helser leading the song. The studio version of the song impacted Christian radio on August 21, 2015, as well as being distributed as a digital download, and was produced by award-winning producer Ed Cash. Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Barrett (musician)
Patrick Barrett is an American Christian worship singer, and songwriter. Barrett is a former member of American contemporary worship bands Unhindered and Housefires. In 2018, Barrett signed a record deal with Bowyer & Bow, launching his solo career with the release of his eponymous debut studio album, containing the singles " The Way (New Horizon)", " Build My Life" and " Better", which debuted at number 22 on the ''Billboard'' Top Christian Albums chart in the United States. Barrett was nominated for the GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year at the 2018 GMA Dove Awards, while "Build My Life" received two nominations for the GMA Dove Award for Worship Song of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2019 GMA Dove Awards. In 2021, Barrett released his second studio album, ''Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly'', which debuted at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Top Christian Albums chart. Career On March 19, 2018, Chris Tomlin announced that Pat Barrett would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Good Father
"Good Good Father" is a song performed by Christian contemporary Christian- modern worship musician Chris Tomlin. It was released as the lead single from his 2016 album, '' Never Lose Sight'', on October 2, 2015. The song is a cover of Housefires's "Good Good Father". The song became Tomlin's sixth Hot Christian Songs No. 1. The track held the No. 1 position for seven weeks. Background "Good Good Father" was released on October 2, 2015, as the lead single for Tomlin's eleventh studio album, '' Never Lose Sight''. The song is a cover of Housefires's "Good Good Father", which gained popularity shortly after Tomlin's version was released. The song is about how good God has been to him throughout his life. It topped the ''Billboard'' Christian Airplay, scoring his eighth Airplay number-one. The feat ties him with Jeremy Camp Jeremy Thomas Camp (born January 12, 1978) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter from Lafayette, Indiana. He has released eleven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Fieldes
Mia Leanne Cherie Fieldes (born 29 January 1983), is an Australian Christian musician. Her first album, ''There's a Reason'', was released by herself in 2009. She signed with Provident Label Group, where their imprint Essential Worship, released her debut extended play, '' Ashes'', in 2015. Early life She was born Mia Leanne Cherie Fieldes, Work ID No. 888205937 ISWC No. T9161440091 in Australia on 29 January 1983, as the third triplet, to mother Glenda May Fieldes, with two other sisters, Darna and Kizziah, plus she has two more younger sisters, Ruby, and the youngest, Violet. While she was thirteen years old, Fieldes would write letters to God, asking Him various things, such as the profession she would undertake, as a songwriter. Her career in music ministry got underway, while she was seventeen years old, at Hillsong Church, in Sydney, Australia, where she would be based for ten years, learning her craft of songwriting and musicianship, all the while, growing in her faith. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Daigle
Lauren Ashley Daigle () (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, '' How Can It Be,'' in 2015. It reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Christian Albums chart, has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and produced three No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Christian Airplay chart ("First", " Trust in You", and " O'Lord"). Daigle's third studio album, ''Look Up Child'', was released in September 2018. Bolstered by the pop crossover success of the single "You Say", it went on to debut at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming the highest-charting Christian album by a woman in over 20 years, and No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart, with 115,000 album-equivalent units sold in the first week. The album's lead single, "You Say", peaked at No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and has broken the record for the number of weeks at No. 1 on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Ingram
Jason David Ingram is an American Christian music producer and songwriter. He has been a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Bebo Norman and Point of Grace. Career Around the end of 2001, he was the first artist to be signed to Resonate Records, an INO Records partnership with Sonicflood's lead vocalist Rick Heil. He subsequently released his first album, ''Jason Ingram'', on March 5, 2002. Since 2003, Ingram has been the lead vocalist of the Christian pop rock band The Longing. Ingram is currently the lead vocalist for the band One Sonic Society. Ingram has written songs for many contemporary Christian music artists. He wrote Bebo Norman's "I Will Lift My Eyes" and Salvador's "Shine". At the annual SESAC Awards, held in Nashville on March 5, 2007, Ingram received the "Christian Songwriter of the Year" award. After receiving the honor, he told ''Billboard'', "I had no idea, it never crossed my mind. I am so thrilled. You write and you hope the songs affect peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
