46th GMA Dove Awards


The 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the Christian music industry for the year 2014. The ceremony was produced by the Trinity Broadcasting Network and was hosted by musician Erica Campbell and television star Sadie Robertson. The awards show was broadcast on the Trinity Broadcasting Network on October 18, 2015.
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Performers

The following were some of the musical artists who performed at the 46th GMA Dove Awards:

Presenters

The following were some of the presenters who presented at the 46th GMA Dove Awards:

Nominees and winners

This is a complete list of the nominees for the 46th GMA Dove Awards. The winners are in bold.

General

;Song of the Year
;Songwriter of the Year
;Songwriter of the Year
;Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year
;Southern Gospel Artist of the Year
;Gospel Artist of the Year
;Artist of the Year
;New Artist of the Year
;Producer of the Year

Rap/Hip Hop and Urban

;Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year
;Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year

Rock

;Rock Songs of the Year
  • "Safety " – Fireflight, Dawn Michele and Rusty Varenkamp
  • "Darkest Part" – Red, Anthony Armstrong, Michael Barnes, Randy Armstrong, Rob Graves, Josh Baker, Mark Holman
  • "Good To Be Alive" – Skillet, John L. Cooper, Zac Maloy, Tom Douglas
  • "Furious Love" – VERIDIA, Brandon Brown, Deena Jakoub, Ian Eskelin, Barry Weeks
  • "Dead Man" – We as Human, Justin Cordle
;Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year
  • "Fireblazin" – Capital Kings, Cole Walowac, Jonathan White, Neon Feather, David Garcia and Toby Mckeehan
  • "Lift Your Head Weary Sinner " – Crowder, Ed Cash, David Crowder, Seth Philpott
  • "Messengers " – Lecrae, Lecrae Moore, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, Ricky Jackson, Ran Jackson, Chris Mackey, Joseph Prielozny and Torrance Esmono
  • "Brother" – Needtobreathe, Bear Rinehart and Bo Rinehart
  • "Let It Out" – Switchfoot, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Andrew Pearson
;Rock Album of the Year
;Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year

Pop

;Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year
;Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

Inspirational

;Inspirational Song of the Year
;Inspirational Album of the Year

Gospel

;Southern Gospel Song of the Year
;Southern Gospel Album of the Year
;Contemporary Gospel/Urban Song of the Year
;Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year
;Traditional Gospel Song of the Year
;Traditional Gospel Album of the Year

Country and Bluegrass

;Bluegrass Song of the Year
;Country Song of the Year
;Bluegrass/Country Album of the Year

Praise and Worship

;Worship Song of the Year
;Worship Album of the Year

Others

;Children's Music Album of the Year
  • Capitol Kids! Hits – Capitol Kids!, Brian Hitt
  • Best of Lifeway Kids Worship Volume 1 – Lifeway Kids, Jeremy Johnson, Paul Marino, Jeffrey B. Scott
  • Sing The Bible with Slugs & Bugs – Randall Goodgame Ben Shive
  • Brave – Saddleback Kids, David Dalton
  • 25 Favorite Sing-A-Long Hymns for Kids – Songtime Kids, Larry Hall
  • Kids – The Hoppers, Mike Hopper
;Spanish Language Album of the Year
  • Fuego – Esperanza de Vida, Eduardo Durney and Armando Moreno
  • Gloria A Dios – Gateway Worship, Walker Beach, Robert Quintanay, Rosemary Taleton
  • Esto Es Jesus Culture – Jesus Culture, Jeremy Edwardson
  • Me Vistio De Promesas – Julissa, Mike Rivera, Onis Rodriguez, Wiso Aponte, Chris Rocha
  • Como En El Cielo – Miel San Marcos, Josh Morales, Luis Morales, Jr., Samy Morales, Chris Rocha, Roberto Prado
;Christmas Album of the Year
;Choral Collection of the Year
  • Splendor of Heaven, Geron Davis, Tyler Brinson
  • Ready To Sing Gaither Homecoming Favorites, Russell Mauldin
  • The Song of Christmas, Phil Barfoot, Cliff Duren, Ken Barker, Craig AdamsONE, Bradley Knight
  • Then Sings My Soul, Cliff Duren
;Recorded Music Packaging
  • After All These Years – Andrew Peterson, Christopher Tobias Joseph Alessia Keely Scott
  • Anchor – Colton Dixon, Sarah Sung David Molnar
  • Neon Steeple – Crowder, Shelley Giglio, Mike McCloskey, Leighton Ching, Becca Wildsmith, Leighton Ching Zack Arias, Mary Caroline Mann
  • Anomaly – Lecrae, Don Clark, Invisible Creature, Robert Carter, Kevin Fleming, Shinbone Creative Mary Caroline Mann
  • Rise – Trip Lee, Alex Medina, Ryan Clark, Invisible Creature Ryan Clark Sam Hurd

Musicals

;Musical of the Year
  • At The Cross, Bradley Knight
  • The Cross Changes Everything, Jeff Bumgardner, Joel Lindsey
  • If The Grave Could Shout, Jason Cox
  • Once You've Seen The Star, Belinda Smith
  • We're Glad You Came, Jeff Bumgardner, Joel Lindsey
;Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
  • An Unplugged Christmas, Susie Williams, Luke Gambill
  • David's Dynasty, Gina Boe, Barb Dorn, Sue C. Smith, Christopher Davis
  • The Go Tour, Jeff Slaughter, Brian Green
  • God's Not Dead, Dale Mathews, Dana Anderson
  • '''Back to the Cross, Christy Semsen'''

Videos

;Short Form Music Video of the Year
;Long Form Video of the Year

Films

;Inspirational Film of the YearDo You Believe? Jon Gunn Pure Flix Entertainment, 10 West Studios, Believe Entertainment, Toy Gun Films