Dove Award Winners Announced!

Did you catch last night's Gospel Music Awards? I was all set to watch it, flipped on the TV, punched in channel 189, and got...a dark screen with some writing on it. The screen screamed at me "NOT AUTHORIZED". Suddenly, the Gospel Music Channel is no longer a part of the basic Comcast Digital service. Grrrrr. So, I had to settle for reading the Twitter updates from the artists, which was actually pretty neat to hear/see their live view. If you're curious to see the complete list of winners, GospelMusic.org has it. Here is the list of the "big category" winners:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Steven Curtis Chapman

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Tenth Avenue North

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Steven Curtis Chapman

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Give Me Your Eyes”; Brandon Heath, Jason Ingram; Sitka 6 Music/Essential Music Publishing (ASCAP), Peertunes Ltd. (SESAC), Grange Hill Music (SESAC), Windsor Way (SESAC)

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Brandon Heath

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Natalie Grant

GROUP OF THE YEAR
Casting Crowns

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Bernie Herms