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Brandon Lake Among Top Winners At 56th Annual GMA Dove Awards

October 13, 2025/by Lauryn Sink

Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll. Photo: Terry Wyatt

The 56th Annual GMA Dove Awards were held last week (Oct. 7) at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Brandon Lake was most awarded with five wins including Songwriter of the Year (Artist) and Song of the Year for “Hard Fought Hallelujah” honoring songwriters Lake, Jelly Roll, Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, and Benjamin William Hastings.

Artist of the Year went to Forrest Frank and New Artist of the Year went to Leanna Crawford. CeCe Winans took home two awards including Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year for “Come Jesus Come” with Shirley Caesar.

Hosted by Tauren Wells, for KING + COUNTRY with Taylor Hill opened the show with a performance of “World On Fire.” Ben Fuller surprised the crowd with Carrie Underwood to sing their nominated song, “If It Was Up To Me.” Newly minted Opry Member Steven Curtis Chapman was joined on stage for a special Opry 100 performance with fellow Opry members Lady A and Vince Gill. Israel & New Breed and Unified Sound welcomed friends Aaron Moses, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Alex Campos, Christine D’Clario, Josh and Waleska Morales, Ingrid Rosario, Janina Rosado, Lucia Parker, and Nate Diaz for a one-of-a-kind Latin performance. Tauren Wells with gio. performed “Let The Church Sing.” CeCe Winans led the arena in “Come Jesus Come,” and Lake and Jelly Roll, with special guest Jon Batiste, closed out the night with a rain-soaked version of “Hard Fought Hallelujah.”

A full list of winners is available here.

Ben Fuller and Carrie Underwood. Photo: Blue Amber

Steven Curtis Chapman, Lady A, and Vince Gill perform a special tribute to Opry 100. Photo: Blue Amber

Israel & New Breed and Unified Sound with Aaron Moses, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Alex Campos, Christine D’Clario, Josh and Waleska Morales, Ingrid Rosario, Janina Rosado, Lucia Parker, and Nate Diaz performing “Coritos de Fuego.” Photo: Blue Amber

CeCe Winans. Photo: Tessa Voccola

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Lauryn Sink is a staff writer at MusicRow Magazine. Hailing from Lexington, North Carolina, Lauryn is a 2025 graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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