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37th Annual Dove Award Nominees

The nominees for the have been announced by the Gospel Music Association (GMA), and are to be awarded on April 5, 2006 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Dove TrophyNominations for the 37th Annual Dove Awards were announced at the Hilton Nashville Downtown in Music City by Kirk Franklin and Rebecca St. James, both of whom will host the GMA Music Awards show on April 5, 2006 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The awards show will then be televised in national syndication April 15 to May 21, 2006.

Dove Awards nominations go to recordings released during the Eligibility Year November 1, 2004 through October 31, 2005 and voted on by the Gospel Music Association.

Multiple Gospel artists were nominated in various and diverse categories. We focus here on the Gospel-relevant categories, with nominees presented below.


Traditional Gospel Album

  • Atom Bomb; Blind Boys of Alabama; Narada / EMI Gospel
  • I Know the Truth; Shirley Caesar; Shu-Bel Records / Artemis Gospel
  • I Shall Not Be Moved; Rev. F.C. Barnes; AIR Gospel
  • In The House of the Lord; The Mighty Clouds of Joy; EMI Gospel
  • Live in Memphis: He Said It; Dottie Peoples; Atlanta International Records
  • Project Praise: Live in Atlanta; Chicago Mass Choir; New Haven Records
  • RiZen 2; RiZen; Chez Musique/Artemis Gospel  CD

    Contemporary Gospel Album

  • Worshipper; Darwin Hobbs; EMI Gospel
  • Dream; BeBe Winans; Still Waters/Sony/Integrity Gospel
  • Mary Mary; Mary Mary; Sony Urban/ Columbia/My Block
  • Now Is The Time; Anointed; Columbia/Sony Urban/Integrity Music
  • Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs; Donnie McClurkin; Verity Records
  • When He Came; Martha Munizzi; Martha Munizzi Music

    Urban Gospel Album

  • Charles & Taylor; Charles & Taylor; Integrity Gospel
  • Day by Day; Yolanda Adams; Atlantic Records
  • Hero; Kirk Franklin; Fo Yo Soul/Gospo Centric
  • Just Until; Kierra “Kiki” Sheard; EMI Gospel
  • Miracles; George Huff; Word Records

    Rap / Hip-Hop Album

  • Behind The Music; KJ-52; BEC Recordings/Uprok Records
  • Boogie Root; DJ Maj; Gotee Records
  • Dichotomy B; GRITS; Gotee Records
  • Stereo: the evolution of hiprocksoul; 4th Avenue Jones Gotee Records/Lookalive Records
  • The Boy vs. The Cynic; John Reuben; Gotee Records  CD

    Rap / Hip-Hop Song

  • "Are You Real?"; Behind The Music; KJ-52; BEC Recordings / Uprok Records
  • "We Don't Play"; Dichotomy B; Grits; Gotee Records
  • "Love (So Beautiful)"; Boogi Root; DJ Maj; Gotee Records
  • "Stereo"; Stereo: the evolution of hiprocksoul; 4th Avenue Jones; Gotee Records/Lookalive Records
  • "Trainwreck"; Bullet; Matt Kearney; Inpop Records

    Urban Song

  • "A Brighter Day"; Miracles; George Huff; Word Records
  • "Heaven"; Mary Mary; Mary Mary; My Block/Columbia/Sony Urban/Integrity Gospel
  • "Jesus Will"; Days Of My Life; Antonio Neal; EMI Gospel
  • "Looking For You"; Hero; Kirk Franklin; Fo Yo Soul/Gospo Centric
  • "Pray"; Purified; CeCe Winans; Puresprings Gospel/INO/Sony Urban/EPIC

    Traditional Gospel Song  CD

  • "All Night "; You Deserve My Worship; Alvin Darling; Emtro Gospel
  • "Been So Good To Me"; In The House of the Lord; The Mighty Clouds of Joy; EMI Gospel
  • "God Blocked It"; One Church Project; Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers; GospoCentric Records
  • "I Know the Truth (Lies)"; I Know the Truth ; Shirley Caesar; Shu-Bel Records / Artemis Gospel
  • "We’ve Come to Magnify the Lord"; RiZen 2; RiZen; Chez Gospel / Artemis Gospel
  • "Whatever You Want (God’s Got It)"; Project Praise; Chicago Mass Choir; New Haven Gospel


    Contemporary Gospel Song

  • "Be Blessed"; Day By Day; Yolanda Adams; Atlantic Records
  • "God Is Able"; nothing without You; Smokie Norful; EMI Gospel
  • "I Will Find A Way"; Somethin' 'Bout Love; Fred Hammond; Verity Records
  • "In the Middle"; Nothing Without You; Smokie Norful; EMI Gospel
  • "Not Forgotten"; Alive In South Africa; Israel & New Breed; Integrity Gospel
  • "Presence of the Lord"; We Have Overcome; Christ Tabernacle Choir; Vital Communications


     CDIn addition, Israel Houghton was nominated for Song of the Year, for "Friend of God". Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives were nominated for Country Album of the Year, for their project, Soul's Chapel.

    If you'd like to take a look at the complete listings for all categories (bluegrass, country, hard rock,
    Other Gospel Awards

    Stellar Award Results
    Grammy Nominees

    pop, video etc.), then you can find them over at the Dove Awards website. That site also outlines the nomination process, the voting process, and gives a good history of The Dove Awards.




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