Joel Lindsey and Wayne Haun accept Dove for Youth/Children's Musical of the Year: An Island Christmas by Wayne Haun, Shelby Haun, Joel Lindsey, Lillenas Publishing
Sue C. Smith accepts Dove for Musical of the Year: God Bless the USA by Sue C. Smith, Brentwood/Benson
Norman Holland (Daywind Records) accepts Dove for Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year: "They're Holding Up The Ladder" by Jeff & Sheri Easter
Meredith Andrews
John Gray hosted the Dove awards pre-show
Blind Boys of Alabama accept Dove for Traditional Gospel Album of the Year: Down in New Orleans
Laura Story, with producer Ed Cash, accepts Dove for Inspirational Album of the Year: Great God Who Saves
J.R.
Point of Grace accepts Dove for Country Recorded Song of the Year: "I Wish"
Tameron Hedge and Eric Welch accept Dove for Long Form Music Video of the Year: "Alive & Transported," tobyMac
7th Day Slumber, Dove for Spanish Language Album of the Year: Rescantame
Martha Munizzi, Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year: Change the World
Third Day accepts Dove for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: Revelation
Producer of the Year: Bernie Herms
Louie Giglio accepts Dove for Special Event Album of the Year: Passion: God of This City
Sandi Patty, tobyMac, Kirk Franklin, Michael W. Smith
Phil Stacey and Natalie Grant
Steven Curtis Chapman, Mandisa, and Phil Stacey
Kierra “Kiki” Sheard
Mary Mary
Twins Martha Munizzi and Mary Alessi present the Male Vocalist Dove to Brandon Heath
Brandon Heath, Male Vocalist of the Year
Third Day
Lucia Parker, Deitrick Haddon, and Richie McDonald present the Group of the Year nominees
Marty Magehee, Wayne Watson, and Mark Harris (WireImage)
Casting Crowns, Group of the Year
Remedy Drive
Francesca Battistelli
Donnie McClurkin
Chris Sligh
Jonathan Nelson & Purpose
Tenth Avenue North
Mary Mary, Urban Recorded Song of the Year - "Get Up"
Chris Tomlin
Tye Tribbett, Canton Jones and DecembeRadio present the Female Vocalist of the Year award
Natalie Grant, Female Vocalist of the Year
Sandi Patty, celebrating 30 years in christian music, opened the Dottie Rambo tribute with "We Shall Behold Him"
Kim Hopper
Brian Free & Assurance
Reba Rambo-McGuire, Dony McGuire, and Destiny McGuire
Larnelle Harris
Jason Crabb and Ronnie Milsap
Brandon Heath
tobyMac, Chynna Phillips, and Vaughan Penn
Alicia Nelson (Gospel Music Channel Superfan), The Afters, and Jeremy Camp present the nominees for New Artist of the Year
Tenth Avenue North, New Artist of the Year
Natalie Grant performs with Group 1 Crew
Grits and AJ Styles present the nominees for Short Form Video of the Year
Casting Crowns, Short Form Music Video of the Year - "Slow Fade"
Miss America contestant, Miss California Carrie Prejean introduces Mercy Me
Mercy Me
Sinbad with Melissa Montana; WLAB Fort Wayne, IN; Small Market Radio Station of the Year
Sinbad with John Owens; WMHK, Columbia, SC; Large Market Radio Station of the Year
Michael W. Smith introduces his friend Steven Curtis Chapman
Steven Curtis Chapman
Kirk Franklin and William Baldwin present nominees for Artist of the Year
Mary Beth & Steven Curtis Chapman, Artist of the Year
Blind Boys of Alabama and Mac Powell
Mandisa
Edwin Hawkins
Donnie McClurkin
40th GMA DOVE AWARDS
Grand Ole Opry House
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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