Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake, Josiah Queen Among Winners At The 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards

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Lainey Wilson and Brandon Lake perform at the GMA Dove Awards. Photo: Kurt Heinecke

Phil Wickham, Brandon Lake and Josiah Queen were among the big winners of the night at the 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards on Oct. 6 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, winning three Dove Awards each.

Hosted by Tauren Wells, the evening celebrated the artists, songs and stories shaping Christian and gospel music. Phil Wickham was named Artist of the Year during the ceremony, with Jamie MacDonald awarded New Artist of the Year, Josiah Queen’s “Dusty Bibles” winning Song of the Year honors, and Brandon Lake taking home the Songwriter of the Year title.

Tauren Wells performs with Naomi Raine. Photo: Tim Hart

Tasha Cobbs Leonard won two awards, including one for “Church,” her collaboration with John Legend, and CeCe Winans won Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year for the second year in a row. Veteran Southern Gospel artist Karen Peck earned her ninth career Dove Award during the show, winning Southern Gospel Album of the Year for Good Answers. 

Show highlights included Brandon Lake and Lainey Wilson performing their award-winning collaboration “The Jesus I Know Now,” Jonathan McReynolds, Kierra Sheard, Donald Lawrence, Maurette Brown Clark and Ted Winn joining together to celebrate Gospel legend Richard Smallwood, and Amy Grant & Natalie Grant paying tribute to the late Dolly Parton.

Faith-based film and TV also took the spotlight with the animated feature David winning two Doves, while The Chosen was named Television Series of the Year for its fifth season.

An encore broadcast of the awards ceremony will air Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET on TBN, the TBN+ app and TBN’s YouTube channel.

Josiah Queen wins at the GMA Dove Awards. Photo: Kurt Heinecke

Amy Grant & Natalie Grant performing a Dolly Parton tribute. Photo: Kris Rae Orlowski

Phil Wickham wins at the GMA Dove Awards. Photo: Kurt Heinecke

CeCe Winans wins at the GMA Dove Awards. Photo: Kurt Heinecke

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