The 44th Annual Dove Awards and the winners are

The 44th annual dove awards took place yesterday, with Tamela Mann, Toby Mac, Matt Redman winning big. The awards show was held at the Allen Arena of the Campus of Lipscomb Universidty in Nashville, Tennessee and had Amy Grant and Kirk Franklin as hosts.

The Dove Awards 2013. And The Winners Are…

Song of the Year

“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”, Matt Redman, (writers)

Matt Redman, Jonas Myrin, (publisher) ThankYou Music

(PRS)//Sixsteps Music/WorshipTogether.com Songs/Said

and Done Music (ASCAP)//Shout! Publishing (APRA)

Songwriter of the Year

Matt Redman

Contemporary Christian Performance of the Year

“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”, Matt Redman,

EMI Records, (producer) Nathan Nockels

Gospel Performance of the Year

“Break Every Chain”, Tasha Cobbs, EMI,

(producer) VaShawn Mitchell

Artist of the Year

TobyMac, ForeFront Records

New Artist of the Year

for King & Country, Fervent

Producer of the Year

Ed Cash

Rap / Hip Hop Song of the Year

“Tell The World”, Lecrae feat. Mali Music,

(writers) Lecrae Moore, Kortney Pollard, Torrance

“Street Symphony” Esmond, Charles Dunlap,

Lincoln Morris

Rock Song of the Year

“Sick Of It”, Skillet, (writer) John L. Cooper, Scott Stevens

Pop / Contemporary Song of the Year

“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”, Matt Redman,

(writers) Matt Redman, Jonas Myrin

Inspirational Song of the Year

“Satisfied”, Jason Crabb , (writers) Tony Wood,

Ronnie Freeman

Rap / Hip Hop Album of the Year

Gravity, Lecrae, (producers) Heat Academy, Joseph Prielozny,

J.R., The Watchmen, Dru Castro, Uford Ebong, Tyshane,

Thainnacircle, DJ Khalil, Zach Crowell, Dirty Rice,

DJ Official, Rudy Currence

Contemporary Gospel/Urban Song of the Year 

“Break Every Chain”, Tasha Cobbs, (writer) William Reagan

Traditional Gospel Song of the Year

“Take Me To The King”, Tamela Mann, (writer) Kirk Franklin

Praise & Worship Song of the Year 

“10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”, Matt Redman, (writers)

Matt Redman, Jonas Myrin, (publisher) ThankYou Music (PRS)

//Sixsteps Music/WorshipTogether.com Songs/Said and Done

Music (ASCAP)//Shout! Publishing (APRA)

Pop/ Contemporary Album of the Year

Eye On It, TobyMac, (producers) David Garcia, Toby

McKeehan, Christopher Stevens, Jamie Moore, Telemitry

Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year

Grace, Tasha Cobbs, (producer) VaShawn Mitchell

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year

Best Days, Tamela Mann, (producers) Myron Butler,

David Mann, Tamela Mann

Instrumental Album of the Year

Glory, Michael W. Smith , (producer) David Hamilton,

Michael W. Smith

Short Form Video of the Year

“Eye One It”, TobyMac (feat. Britt Nicole), (director) Eric

Welch, (producer) Eric Welch

Long Form Video of the Year

Hillsong UNITED: Live in Miami, Hillsong UNITED,

(producers) Andrew Crawford, Joel Houston, Jad Gillies

For other categories, click www.doveawards.com to view