The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at the
Allen Arena located in
Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the
Christian music industry for the year 2022. The ceremony aired on
Trinity Broadcasting Network on Friday, October 21, 2022.
The nominees were announced on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Songwrite and producer
Jeff Pardo led with nine nominations among non-artists,[1] while
Matthew West and
Maverick City Music led the artist nominations with seven each.[2]For King & Country,
Jeff Pardo, and
Phil Wickham won the most awards, each winning three awards.[3][4] For King & Country won Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and Long Form Video of the Year for What Are We Waiting For? (2022), and Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) for "
Relate".[3] Phil Wickham won Songwriter of the Year - Artist, Worship Album of the Year for Hymn of Heaven (2021) and Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "
Hymn of Heaven".[3]CeCe Winans won Artist of the Year, achieving history as the first black female artist to win the award, and also won Song of the Year for "
Believe for It".[4]Anne Wilson won New Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for "
My Jesus".[4]
Nominations announcement
In July 2022, the Gospel Music Association announced that the 53rd GMA Dove Awards will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee while nominations would be revealed on August 10, 2022.[5]
The nominees were announced on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, during a livestream event by
Jimmie Allen,
Erica Campbell,
Evan Craft,
Sonya Isaacs,
Brandon Lake,
Trip Lee,
Chris Tomlin, and
Tye Tribbett.[6] There were total of 2,087 entries submitted for nominations.[1]
Performers
The following musical artists performed at the 53rd GMA Dove Awards:[7]
(writers) Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee,
CeCe Winans, Mitch Wong, (publishers) Essential Music Publishing LLC, Fun Attic Music LLC, Integrity Music, Pure Psalms Music Inc.
(writers) Keila Alvarado, Joe L. Barnes,
Dante Bowe, Phillip Carrington Gaines, Lemuel Marin, Aaron Moses, (publishers) Bethel Music Publishing, Capitol CMG Publishing, Essential Music Publishing LLC, Watershed Music Group
(producers) 1995, BUNKERBOY, Carvello, CJ Francis, Foreverolling, Herothaproducer, Hugo Black, King Court, Onetakejake, Phenom_J, Sucuki, Uzoharbor, WEARETHEGOOD, WHATUPRG, Wizzle, Wolf
(producers) Will Bogle, Ricky Dillard, Quadrius Salters, Michael Taylor
God Period – E. Dewey Smith
(producers) Terrence Isaiah, Brian King, Vindell Smith, John Webb Jr., Geremy Wimbush
Keep Hymns Alive – Bishop Leonard Scott
(producer) Jeffrey Thomas II
Quartagious (Deluxe Edition) – The Williams Singers
(producers) Jonathan Anderson Marcus Hodge, Blair Monique, Jermaine Morgan, Bart Orr, Doobie Powell, Kevin Powell, Ervin Bigman Williams, Darnell Williams, Dezmien Williams, Dezrale Williams
NOTE: The
1971 winners (except GMA Hall of Fame members) were nullified because of voting irregularities; no awards show was held in 1979, as the
Gospel Music Association moved the awards show from September to April.
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at the
Allen Arena located in
Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the
Christian music industry for the year 2022. The ceremony aired on
Trinity Broadcasting Network on Friday, October 21, 2022.
The nominees were announced on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Songwrite and producer
Jeff Pardo led with nine nominations among non-artists,[1] while
Matthew West and
Maverick City Music led the artist nominations with seven each.[2]For King & Country,
Jeff Pardo, and
Phil Wickham won the most awards, each winning three awards.[3][4] For King & Country won Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and Long Form Video of the Year for What Are We Waiting For? (2022), and Short Form Video of the Year (Concept) for "
Relate".[3] Phil Wickham won Songwriter of the Year - Artist, Worship Album of the Year for Hymn of Heaven (2021) and Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "
Hymn of Heaven".[3]CeCe Winans won Artist of the Year, achieving history as the first black female artist to win the award, and also won Song of the Year for "
Believe for It".[4]Anne Wilson won New Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for "
My Jesus".[4]
Nominations announcement
In July 2022, the Gospel Music Association announced that the 53rd GMA Dove Awards will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee while nominations would be revealed on August 10, 2022.[5]
The nominees were announced on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, during a livestream event by
Jimmie Allen,
Erica Campbell,
Evan Craft,
Sonya Isaacs,
Brandon Lake,
Trip Lee,
Chris Tomlin, and
Tye Tribbett.[6] There were total of 2,087 entries submitted for nominations.[1]
Performers
The following musical artists performed at the 53rd GMA Dove Awards:[7]
(writers) Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee,
CeCe Winans, Mitch Wong, (publishers) Essential Music Publishing LLC, Fun Attic Music LLC, Integrity Music, Pure Psalms Music Inc.
(writers) Keila Alvarado, Joe L. Barnes,
Dante Bowe, Phillip Carrington Gaines, Lemuel Marin, Aaron Moses, (publishers) Bethel Music Publishing, Capitol CMG Publishing, Essential Music Publishing LLC, Watershed Music Group
(producers) 1995, BUNKERBOY, Carvello, CJ Francis, Foreverolling, Herothaproducer, Hugo Black, King Court, Onetakejake, Phenom_J, Sucuki, Uzoharbor, WEARETHEGOOD, WHATUPRG, Wizzle, Wolf
(producers) Will Bogle, Ricky Dillard, Quadrius Salters, Michael Taylor
God Period – E. Dewey Smith
(producers) Terrence Isaiah, Brian King, Vindell Smith, John Webb Jr., Geremy Wimbush
Keep Hymns Alive – Bishop Leonard Scott
(producer) Jeffrey Thomas II
Quartagious (Deluxe Edition) – The Williams Singers
(producers) Jonathan Anderson Marcus Hodge, Blair Monique, Jermaine Morgan, Bart Orr, Doobie Powell, Kevin Powell, Ervin Bigman Williams, Darnell Williams, Dezmien Williams, Dezrale Williams
NOTE: The
1971 winners (except GMA Hall of Fame members) were nullified because of voting irregularities; no awards show was held in 1979, as the
Gospel Music Association moved the awards show from September to April.