57th Annual GMA Dove Awards Unveils Second Round Of Performers & Presenters

The second round of performers and presenters has been announced for the upcoming 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards Oct. 6 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.

Newly announced performers include Jamie MacDonald, Naomi Raine and Hulvey, along with a special tribute honoring Richard Smallwood featuring Jonathan McReynolds, Kierra Sheard and Donald Lawrence, as well as original members of Smallwood’s ensemble Vision, including Maurette Brown Clark and Ted Winn.

Bart Millard from MercyMe, Terrian, CAIN, Moriah, Jen Lilley, Kelontae Gavin and CalledOut join the second round of presenters set to appear on the show, which is now in its second year at Bridgestone Arena.

Previously confirmed performers for the awards include Anne Wilson, Chosen Road, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Tauren Wells and TobyMac, as well as presenters Anthony Brown, CeCe Winans, for KING + COUNTRY, Julie Chen Moonves, Karen Peck, Lisa Knowles-Smith and Sarai Rivera.

The 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN+ app on Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, and will be simulcast on SiriusXM The Message. An encore presentation will air on TBN and the TBN+ app on Oct. 17.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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