Click here to find out who receives a Dove Statuette upon winning the award. Bearing a rich history, the 2001 Dove Awards is the longest running, most prestigious awards show in Gospel music in which the gospel music industry recognizes its peers for their accomplishments. The Dove Awards are voted on by the members of the Gospel Music Association. Professional membership is open to all who earn a portion of their income from gospel music and Associate membership is open to all who have an interest in gospel music.
Professional members vote in all divisions.
They are allowed to vote in four out of the twelve Recorded Song of the Year categories and five out of the twelve Album of the Year categories. Associate members vote on the Final Ballot in the Artist, New Artist, Song, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist and Group of the Year categories. Each GMA member is assigned a ballot number and keeps that same number throughout the entire voting process. Record companies and print music companies, as well as GMA Professional members, enter products into the Dove Awards voting process. Once all entries have been obtained, the Dove Awards Screening Committee, which consists of approximately 80 industry leaders, meets to verify the eligibility of the nominated person or product and the appropriate genre in which the nomination shall be placed.