CeCe Winans won Artist of the Year, while Forrest Frank took home New Artist of the Year during the 55th annual Dove Awards held at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville last week. It was televised on TBN.Winans won three awards, including Gospel Worship Album of the Year (More Than This) and Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year (My Tribute, Natalie Grant featuring Winans).
Frank won two awards while also claiming Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year (Good Day).Producer/songwriter Jonathan Smith led the way with seven Dove Awards, including Producer of the Year. Worship Album of the Year went to Phil Wickham (I Believe), who won four Doves, while Song of the Year was Holy Forever, written by Wickham, Chris Tomlin, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, and Jason Ingram.Brandon Lake, Ingram, and Chandler Moore each received three awards. Lake took home Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year (Coat of Many Colors), while KB won Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year (His Glory Alone II)
