The 36th Annual

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s, also called the 36th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 13, 2005 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2004. The show was held at the

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and was hosted by

Steven Curtis Chapman Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist. Chapman began his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of conte ...

CeCe Winans Priscilla Marie Winans Love, known professionally as CeCe Winans, (born October 8, 1964) is an American gospel singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the duo BeBe & CeCe Winans; before launching an acclaimed solo career. Winans has been ...

, Rebecca St. James,

Smokie Norful Rev. W.R. "Smokie" Norful, Jr. is an American gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message (" the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be d ...

Darlene Zschech Darlene Joyce Zschech (; née Steinhardt on 8 September 1965) is an Australian Pentecostal Christian worship leader and singer-songwriter who primarily writes praise and worship songs. Described as a pioneer of the modern worship movement, she ...

and

Israel Houghton Israel Houghton (; born May 19, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader. He is usually credited as Israel & New Breed. Musical career Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, ''Big ...

. Nominations were announced on February 7, 2005 by George Huff,

and

Natalie Grant Natalie Diane Grant (born December 21, 1971) is an American singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She received the Gospel Music Association's Dove Award for Female Vocalist of the Year four consecutive years (2006, 2007, 2008 an ...

at the

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.GMA Releases 36th Dove Award Nominees List
at The Christian Post; Camacho, Justin (February 9, 2005)

Switchfoot Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, back ...

won Artist of the Year, plus three other awards, while

Building 429 Building 429 is an American Christian rock band from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Their name is derived from a Biblical passage known as Ephesians 4:29, which, in the New International Version of the Bible, reads as follows: "Do not let any u ...

was awarded New Artist of the Year.

Casting Crowns Casting Crowns is a contemporary Christian and Christian rock band started in 1999 by youth pastor Mark Hall, who serves as the band's lead vocalist, as part of a youth group at First Baptist Church in Downtown Daytona Beach, Florida. They lat ...

and

The Crabb Family The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.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 albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold, and two live albums. Camp's original musi ...

, Nicole C. Mullen, Mark Hall, and

Israel & New Breed Israel Houghton (; born May 19, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader. He is usually credited as Israel & New Breed. Musical career Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, ''Big ...

with two awards each.

Performers

;Telecast ceremony The following performed:

Presenters

;Telecast ceremony The following presented: *

MercyMe MercyMe is an American contemporary Christian music band founded in Edmond, Oklahoma. The band consists of lead vocalist Bart Millard, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul. The b ...

Michael W. Smith Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when " Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the '' ...

* Joy Williams *

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 albums, four of them RIAA-certified as Gold, and two live albums. Camp's original musi ...

TobyMac Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...

Matthew West Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977) is an American contemporary Christian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has released five studio albums and is known for his songs "More", "You Are Everything", and " The Motions". He was nomin ...

* Nicole C. Mullen * Day of Fire *

Phillips, Craig & Dean Phillips, Craig and Dean (rendered as Phillips, Craig & Dean on albums) is a contemporary Christian music trio composed of pastors Randy Phillips, Shawn Craig, and Dan Dean. Since forming in 1991, the group has sold over two million units. The ...

Delilah Delilah ( ; , meaning "delicate";Gesenius's ''Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon'' ar, دليلة, Dalīlah; grc, label=Greek, Δαλιδά, Dalidá) is a woman mentioned in the sixteenth chapter of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. She is loved b ...

* Rick & Bubba *

Shane Hamman Shane Hamman (born June 20, 1972) is an American Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter. Early years Shane Hamman was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and brought up in Mustang, Oklahoma. Hamman began to play soccer at the age of 6 until he wa ...

Bobby Labonte Robert Allen Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and current analyst for ''NASCAR on Fox''. He also currently competes full-time in the Superstar Racing Experience, driving the No. 18 car. L ...

Awards

General

;Artist of the Year *

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;New Artist of the Year *

BarlowGirl BarlowGirl was an American Christian rock and CCM all-female band from Elgin, Illinois. The band was composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Lauren (co-lead vocals, drums) and Rebecca (guitar, backing vocals) Barlow. ...

Bethany Dillon Bethany Dillon (born September 22, 1988), known since 2008 by her married name, Bethany Barnard, is a Contemporary Christian music artist. Her self-titled 2004 debut album was the highest selling female solo debut for that year, and attracted ...

* Day of Fire *

;Group of the Year *

The Crabb Family The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.Fernando Ortega Juan Fernando Ortega Work ID No. 332498534 (born March 2, 1957) is a singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. He is noted both for his interpretations of many traditional hymns and songs, such as " Give Me Jesus", "Be Thou My Vision" ...

Jason Crabb Jason Douglas Crabb (born March 3, 1977) is a Christian music singer and musician. He has been the lead vocalist for the group The Crabb Family.

* Mark Hall ;Female Vocalist of the Year *

Christy Nockels Christy Lynette Nockels (née Hill, born November 17, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She was also one of the lead members of the band Watermark, along with her husband, Nathan Nockels. Biography and caree ...

* Joy Williams *

* Nicole C. Mullen ;Song of the Year *"Blessed Be Your Name" -

Tree63 Tree63 is a contemporary Christian music band from Durban, South Africa. History The band was formed in 1996 and originally, it was unnamed. In 1997, the band had to come up with a name before performing at North Beach, Durban, and came up w ...

Matt Redman Matthew James Redman (born 14 February 1974) is an English Christian worship leader, singer-songwriter and author. Redman has released 16 albums, written 8 books, and helped start three church-plants. He is best known for his two-time Grammy Aw ...

, Beth Redman, songwriters *"

Dare You to Move "Dare You to Move" is a single by American alternative rock band Switchfoot from their fourth studio album, ''The Beautiful Letdown'' (2003). The song was originally called "I Dare You to Move", and was on the album '' Learning to Breathe'', but ...

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Jon Foreman Jonathan Mark Foreman (born October 22, 1976) is an American musician, the lead singer, guitarist, main songwriter and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. He started Switchfoot in 1996 with drummer Chad Butler and his brother Ti ...

, songwriter *"Friend of God" –

Michael Gungor Michael Gungor (born September 14, 1980) also known as Vishnu Dass is an American singer-songwriter, producer, music editor, author, and podcast host. He led the musical collective Gungor, which received multiple Grammy nominations. The group's ...

, songwriters *"Glory Defined" –

**Jason Roy,

Jim Cooper James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is an American lawyer, businessman, professor, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for (based in Nashville and containing parts of Davidson, Cheatham, and Dickson Counties) fro ...

, Kenny Lamb, songwriters *"Healing Rain" –

**Michael W. Smith,

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Matt Bronlewee Matthew Ryan Bronleewe (born December 13, 1973) is an American record producer, musician, novelist and songwriter. Biography Matt Bronleewe was born on December 13, 1973, in Dallas, Texas. As a boy, he moved to central Kansas, Lorraine, with his ...

, songwriters *"

Meant to Live "Meant to Live" is a single by alternative rock band Switchfoot. "Meant to Live" was released to radio on January 27, 2003. The song peaked at number five on the US Modern Rock chart and U.S. Adult Top 40 chart, number six on U.S. Top 40 radio, ...

" – Switchfoot **Jon Foreman,

Tim Foreman Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, b ...

, songwriters *"

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**Matthew West, Jason Houser, Kenny Greenberg, songwriters *"Through the Fire" –

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** Mark Hall, songwriter *"

You Raise Me Up "You Raise Me Up" is a song originally composed by the Norwegian-Irish duo Secret Garden. The music was written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland, and the lyrics by Brendan Graham. After the song was performed early in 2002 by the Secret Garden a ...

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** Brendan Graham,

Rolf Løvland Rolf Undsæt Løvland (born 19 April 1955) is a Norwegian composer, lyricist, arranger, and pianist. Together with Fionnuala Sherry, he formed the Celtic-Nordic group Secret Garden, in which he was the composer, producer, and keyboardist. He beg ...

, songwriters ;Songwriter of the Year * Mark Hall ;Producer of the Year *

Ed Cash Edmond Martin Cash (born August 6, 1971) is a producer, songwriter, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. AllMusic/ref> He was named the "Producer of the Year" at the Gospel Music Awards for four consecutive years (2004–2007) and gains recogn ...

Pop

;Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year * "Healing Rain" –

* " Letters From War" – Mark Schultz * "Live for Today" –

* "

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* "

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;Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year *'' All Things New'' –

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*'' Happy'' –

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Healing Rain ''Healing Rain'' is Michael W. Smith's nineteenth album, released in 2004 and debuted at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. It is a departure from his previous two albums which are live worship albums. ''Healing Rain'' is a pop CCM album, in ...

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*'' Undone'' –

Rock

;Rock Recorded Song of the Year * "Come on Back to Me" –

Third Day Third Day was a Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee (both of whom were the only constant members) and Billy Wilkins. Drummer David Carr was the ...

* "Cornerstone" – Day of Fire * " Everything About You" – Sanctus Real * "

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* "Without You" –

Nate Sallie Nate Allen Sallie (born October 28, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, and concert performer signed with Curb Records. He was previously a member of NewSong. Biography Recording artist, concert p ...

;Rock Album of the Year *'' Day of Fire'' – Day of Fire *'' Sea of Faces'' –

Kutless Kutless is an American Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released multiple studio albums and one live album, ''Live from Portland''. They have sold over 3 million records worldwide. H ...

*'' Set It Off'' –

Thousand Foot Krutch Thousand Foot Krutch (often abbreviated TFK) is a Canadian Christian rock band formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 1997. The band has released eight studio albums, two live albums, and three remix albums. The band currently consists of foundin ...

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They're Only Chasing Safety ''They're Only Chasing Safety'' is the fourth album by American rock band Underoath. It was released on June 15, 2004, through Solid State Records. Following the release of their third studio effort '' The Changing of Times'' (2002), half of the ...

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Underoath Underoath (stylized as Underøath or UnderOath) is an American rock band from Tampa, Florida. It was founded by lead vocalist Dallas Taylor and guitarist Luke Morton on November 30, 1997, in Ocala, Florida; subsequently, its additional memb ...

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Where Do We Go from Here Where Do We Go from Here may refer to: Film * Where Do We Go from Here? (1945 film), ''Where Do We Go from Here?'' (1945 film), an American film directed by Gregory Ratoff * Where Do We Go from Here? (2015 film), ''Where Do We Go from Here?'' (2015 ...

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;Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year * " American Dream" –

* "

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* " Glory Defined" –

* " Never Alone" –

* " Show You Love" – Jars of Clay ;Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year *''

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;Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year *"

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Mutemath Mutemath (sometimes styled as MuteMath or MUTEMATH) is an American alternative rock project founded by American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer Paul Meany. Originally co-founded as a band with Darren King in 2002, ...

;Modern Rock Album of the Year *'' Fight the Tide'' – Sanctus Real

Rap/Hip-Hop

;Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year * "Hittin' Curves" –

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;Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year *''

Welcome to Diverse City ''Welcome to Diverse City'' is the second full-length studio album released by Christian singer TobyMac. The songs on this album deal with racial tolerance in society and a desire to know God better. Several other Christian artists appear on thi ...

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Inspirational

;Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year * "Arms Open Wide" – David Phelps * "

Still the Cross ''Still the Cross'' is the eighth album by Contemporary Christian music group FFH. It was released on September 14, 2004. The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot Christian Albums. Track listing #"You Drive I'll Ride" (Jeromy Deibler, Bria ...

" – FFH * "Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus)" –

Chris Rice Chris Rice is an American singer and songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, adult contemporary and adult album alternative genres. He became a recording artist in 1996 after signing a contract with Rocketo ...

* " Voice of Truth" –

* "You Can’t Imagine" –

The Crabb Family The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.You Raise Me Up "You Raise Me Up" is a song originally composed by the Norwegian-Irish duo Secret Garden. The music was written by Secret Garden's Rolf Løvland, and the lyrics by Brendan Graham. After the song was performed early in 2002 by the Secret Garden a ...

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;Inspirational Album of the Year *'' Hiding Place'' –

Gospel

;Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year * "He Came Looking for Me" –

The Crabb Family The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.The Crabb Family The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.Greater Vision *'' Faith, Hope, Joy'' – Young Harmony *''Some Things Never Change'' –

Mark Lowry Mark Alan Lowry (born June 24, 1958) is an American singer, comedian, minister and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing the song "Mary, Did You Know?" and being a member of the Gaither Vocal Band from 1988 to 2001, and 2009 to 2013, alo ...

*''This I Know'' –

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;Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year * "Glory to His Name" – Delores “Mom” Winans * "Search Me Lord" –

Lynda Randle Lynda Tait Randle (born February 7, 1962), is an alto singer of southern gospel music. Early years The daughter of Nate and Maxine Tait, Randle grew up in the inner city of Washington, DC. Her bi-vocational minister father drove a cab. Public ...

* "Still Here" –

The Williams Brothers The Williams Brothers featuring Andy Williams were a singing quartet formed in the mid 1930s. They initially entertained on radio stations and later appeared in four musical films in the 1940s. After recording with Bing Crosby led to a nightc ...

* "That’s Reason Enough" – Bishop Paul S. Morton * "Through the Fire" –

The Crabb Family The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.Donnie McClurkin Donald Andrew "Donnie" McClurkin, Jr. (born November 9, 1959) is an American gospel singer and minister. He has won three Grammy Awards, ten Stellar Awards, two BET Awards, two Soul Train Awards, one Dove Award and one NAACP Image Awards. He i ...

) * "We’ve Come To Praise Him" –

Joe Pace Joe Pace (born December 18, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA for the Washington Bullets and in Italy. College career Pace played college basketball at Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State. P ...

;Traditional Gospel Album of the Year *''A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson'' –

*''Hymns From My Heart'' – Delores “Mom” Winans *''Joe Pace Presents Sunday Morning Service'' –

*''Still Here'' –

*''The Water I Give'' –

Dottie Peoples Dorothy "Dottie" Peoples (born August 12, 1950) is an American gospel singer from Dayton, Ohio. After completing high school, she toured with gospel pioneer Dorothy Norwood, a member of the Caravans. After a stint in jazz, she relocated to Atlan ...

;Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year * "Again I Say Rejoice" –

* "Because of Who You Are" –

Martha Munizzi Martha Denise Munizzi (born February 26, 1968) is an American Christian music singer, songwriter, author, and pastor. Early years A native of central Florida, Martha Munizzi was born into a Christian musical family. The daughter of evangelists ...

* "Celebrate (He Lives)" –

Fred Hammond Frederick William Hammond (born December 27, 1960) is an American gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most popular figures in contemporary gospel music. He is known for using a variety of differe ...

* "In the Middle" –

* "Miracle of Love" – BeBe Winans and

Angie Stone Angela Laverne Brown (born December 18, 1961) known professionally as Angie Stone, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She rose to fame in the late 1970s as member of the hip hop trio The Sequence. In the early 1990s ...

* "Say the Name" –

* "Undignified" – Stephen Hurd ;Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year *'' Live From Another Level'' –

Country & Bluegrass

;Country Recorded Song of the Year * "Forever" –

The Crabb Family The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ...

* "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" –

Joe Nichols Joseph Edward Nichols (born November 26, 1976) is an American country music artist. Between 1996 and 2001, he held recording contracts with the Intersound and Giant labels. In 2002, he signed with Universal South Records, now known as Show Dog-U ...

* "Rescue Me" –

Wynonna Wynonna Ellen Judd or simply Wynonna ( ; born Christina Claire Ciminella; May 30, 1964) is an American country music singer. She is one of the most widely recognized and awarded female country singers. In all, she has had 19 No. 1 singles, incl ...

* "The Heat of the Battle" – Mike Bowling ;Country Album of the Year *''Heroes'' –

The Isaacs The Isaacs are a bluegrass Southern gospel music group consisting of mother Lily Isaacs (b. September 20, 1947), daughters Becky (b. Aug. 2, 1975) and Sonya Isaacs (b. July 22, 1974) and son Ben Isaacs (b. July 25, 1972), along with John Bowman (h ...

*'' Passing Through'' –

Randy Travis Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and gospel music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Active from 1978 until being incapacitated by a stroke in 2013, he has recor ...

*'' Sunshine'' –

Jeff & Sheri Easter Jeff & Sheri Easter are a Southern gospel group led by the husband and wife duo of the same name. Jeff also has 2 older children from a previous marriage. Career Jeff Easter and Sheri Williamson met in August 1984 during the Albert E. Brumley Su ...

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The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was chang ...

*''Where I Stand'' – Mike Bowling ;Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year * "Heroes" –

* "Little Mountain Church House" –

George Hamilton IV George Hege Hamilton IV (July 19, 1937 – September 17, 2014) was an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, switching to country music in the early 1960s. Biography Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, ...

with The Moody Brothers * "The Journey" –

* "Traveling Shoes" –

The Lewis Family The Lewis Family is a family of gospel and bluegrass musicians from Lincolnton, Georgia. They are known as the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel". Background The family was founded by Pop and Mom Lewis (Roy Lewis Sr. and Pauline Lewis, née H ...

* "Walking Through the Fire" – Misty Freeman ;Bluegrass Album of the Year *''A Snow Covered Mound'' – The Principles *''Angels Gathering Flowers'' –

*''Thank God'' –

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Doyle Lawson (born April 20, 1944) is an American traditional bluegrass and Southern gospel musician. He is best known as a mandolin player, vocalist, producer, and leader of the 6-man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. Lawson was inducted in ...

*''The Log Cabin, Vol. 4'' – Bobby All *''Will Play for Pie'' – Chigger Hill Boys & Terri

Praise & Worship

;Worship Song of the Year *"Blessed Be Your Name" –

, Beth Redman, songwriters *"Healing Rain" –

**Michael W. Smith,

, songwriters *" Here I Am to Worship" – **

Tim Hughes Timothy David Llewelyn Hughes (born 23 July 1977) is a British worship leader, singer, songwriter, and Anglican priest. Formerly the director of worship at Holy Trinity Brompton, a large Anglican church in central London, he has since been o ...

, songwriter *"I Bless Your Name" –

**Elizabeth Goodine, songwriter *"

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** Mark Hall, songwriter ;Praise & Worship Album of the Year *''

Arriving Arriving is a studio album released in 2004 by Chris Tomlin. The album has received RIAA "Platinum" status and peaked at No. 3 on ''Billboard''s Top Christian Albums chart. As of October 2008, "How Great Is Our God" is No. 1 and "Holy Is the L ...

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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 ...

Urban

;Urban Recorded Song of the Year *" You Don't Know" –

Kierra "Kiki" Sheard Kierra Valencia "Kiki" Sheard-Kelly (born June 20, 1987) is an American gospel singer. She is the daughter of gospel singer Karen Clark-Sheard (member of gospel singing group the Clark Sisters) and granddaughter of gospel choral director Mattie ...

;Urban Album of the Year *''Everyday People'' – Nicole C. Mullen

Others

;Instrumental Album of the Year *''Caribbean Christmas'' – Chris McDonald *''Handprint'' – Barry D. *''Piano Hymns: If You Could Hear What I See'' – Gordon Mote *''Songs of December: The Familiar Classics'' – Various artists * ''The Passion of the Christ'' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Various artists ;Children's Music Album of the Year *''Angel Alert!'' – Various artists ;Spanish Language Album of the Year *''Cosas Poderosas'' – Coalo Zamorano *''Luz en Mi Vida'' – Pablo Olivares *'' Recordando Otra Vez'' – Marcos Witt *''Te Amo Dios'' – Praise Street Worship Band *''

Tiempo de Navidad Miguel Angel Valenzuela Morales (born January 5, 1999), known as Miguelito is a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-songwriter He has released seven albums and is the youngest Latin Grammy Award winner certified by the Guinness Book of Rec ...

'' – Marcos Witt ;Special Event Album of the Year *'' The Passion of the Christ: Songs'' (Lost Keyword Records/

Wind-up Records Wind-up Entertainment was an American independent record label founded by Alan and Diana Meltzer in 1997. It was based in New York City and was distributed by BMG Distribution. Wind-up's best-selling artists worldwide were Creed and Evanescence ...

) ;Choral Collection of the Year *''Blessing, Honor and Praise'' – Dave Williamson *''Closer'' –

Geron Davis Geron Davis (born December 1, 1960) is a musician best known as a composer. He was first signed by Meadowgreen Music and best known for penning the song "Holy Ground". Davis married partner Becky Davis and have collectively written several songs ...

and Bradley Knight *''Live...This is Your House'' –

Carol Cymbala Carol Cymbala is the choir director for the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir has won 6 Grammy Awards. She is the wife of pastor Jim Cymbala and daughter of pastor Clair Hutchins. Awards *Grammy Award for Best Gospel Cho ...

*''Start It Up'' – Christ Church Choir *''The Cross Said It All'' – Lari Goss ;Recorded Music Packaging of the Year *'' Happy'' –

Musicals

;Musical of the Year *''Emmanuel: Celebrating Heaven’s Child'' ;Youth/Children's Musical of the Year *''Fear Not Factor''

Videos

;Short Form Music Video of the Year *"

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Robert Hales Sir Robert Hales ( – 14 June 1381) was Grand Prior of the Knights Hospitaller of England, Lord High Treasurer, and Admiral of the West. He was killed in the Peasants' Revolt. Career In 1372 Robert Hales became the Lord/Grand Prior of th ...

(video director), Nina Grossman Warner (video producer) ;Long Form Music Video of the Year *'' Switchfoot Live In San Diego'' –

**Dwight Thompson (video director and producer)

Artists with multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple nominations: * Eight:

* Seven:

* Six: Mark Hall,

The Crabb Family The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.Gerald Crabb The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. They have had sixteen No. 1 songs on the national radio charts.Switchfoot Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), and Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, back ...

* Four:

, Sanctus Real,

J. Moss James Moss (born September 22, 1971), better known by his stage name J. Moss, is an American gospel musician, composer, producer and arranger. Early years Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, James Moss went to Cass Technical High School, the ...

and

* Three:

* Two:

, Marcos Witt The following artists received multiple awards: * Four:

, Nicole C. Mullen, Mark Hall,

References

External links

* http://www.gmamusicawards.com * https://doveawards.com/awards/past-winners {{DEFAULTSORT:Dove Awards Of 2005 2005 music awards GMA Dove Awards 2005 in American music 2005 in Tennessee GMA