37th GMA Dove Awards

**37th Annual [[GMA Dove Award]]s** ŋɔ nyɛla bɛ ni lahi booni shɛli **37th Annual GMA Music Awards**, di daa niŋ la silimiin goli  April dabaa anu dali yuuni 2006 ka di daa nyɛ pini shɛŋa bɛ ni daa zaŋ n-ti dolodolo yiliyiini shɛba ban daa niŋ kpaŋmaŋa yuuni 2005. Di nyɛla din daa niŋ Grand Ole Opry House din be Nashville, Tennessee ka ban daa gbubi lala ʒia ŋɔ nyɛ Rebecca St. James mini Kirk Franklin. Lala yuuni ŋɔ n-daa nyɛ bahigu yuuni shɛli bɛ ni daa boli li  "GMA Music Awards" pirinla bɛ ni daa taɣi di yuli maa labisi  "GMA Dove Awards".

Ninvuɣ'shɛba ban daa nya piibu nyɛla bɛ ni daa zaŋ shɛba wuhi salo yuuni 2006 piligu ka ban yihi li na nyɛ Kirk Franklin mini Rebecca St. James  Hilton Nashville Downtown din be Music City, Tennessee.

Chris Tomlin nyɛla ŋun daa di pina anahi, di shɛli n-nyɛ  "Artist of the Year", ka The Afters daa di "New Artist of the Year" pini. Casting Crowns, David Crowder Band, Kirk Franklin n-ti pahi The Crabb Family zaa n-nyɛ ban daa di pina ayiyi.

## Ninvuɣ'shɛba ban daa diɛm

;Telecast ceremony
Ninvuɣ'shɛba ban doli na ŋɔ n-nyɛ ban daa diɛm:

## Pina

### General

;Artist of the Year
*Casting Crowns
***[[Chris Tomlin]]**
*Jeremy Camp
*Natalie Grant
*Switchfoot

;New Artist of the Year
*Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
*Krystal Meyers
*Mat Kearney
*Stellar Kart
***[[The Afters]]**

;Group of the Year
*BarlowGirl
***[[Casting Crowns]]**
*David Crowder Band
*Kutless
*MercyMe 

;Male Vocalist of the Year
***[[Chris Tomlin]]**
*David Phelps
*Jason Crabb
*Jeremy Camp
*Mark Hall
;Female Vocalist of the Year
*Amy Grant
*Bethany Dillon
*Joy Williams
***[[Natalie Grant]]**
*Nichole Nordeman

;Song of the Year
*"Cry Out to Jesus" – Third Day
**Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee, songwriters
*"Friend of God" – Israel and New Breed
**Israel Houghton, Michael Gungor, songwriters
*"Held" – Natalie Grant
**Christa Wells, songwriter
*"Hide" – Joy Williams
**Joy Williams, Jason Houser, Matthew West, songwriters
*"Holy is the Lord" – Chris Tomlin
**Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio, songwriters
***"[[How Great Is Our God (song)|How Great is Our God]]" – [[Chris Tomlin]]**
****Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, [[Ed Cash]], songwriters**
*"Indescribable" – Laura Story
**Laura Story, Jesse Reeves, songwriters
*"Lifesong" – Casting Crowns
**Mark Hall, songwriter
*"Only Grace" – Matthew West
**Matthew West, Kenny Greenberg, songwriters
*"Voice of Truth" – Casting Crowns
**Mark Hall, Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriters

;Producer of the Year
***[[Ed Cash]]**
*Brown Bannister
* Mark A. Miller
*Otto Price
*Vince Gill
### Pop

;Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
* "Be My Escape" – Relient K
* **"Cry Out to Jesus" – [[Third Day]]**
* "Held" – Natalie Grant
* "Hide" – Joy Williams
* "Lifesong" – Casting Crowns

;Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
* *[[Awaken (Natalie Grant album)|Awaken]]* – Natalie Grant
* *[[Genesis (Joy Williams album)|Genesis]]* – Joy Williams
* ***[[Lifesong]]'' – [[Casting Crowns]]'''
* ''[[Redemption Songs]]'' – [[Jars of Clay]]
* ''[[Restored]]'' – [[Jeremy Camp]]

===Rock===

;Rock Recorded Song of the Year
* "Lay Down My Pride" – [[Jeremy Camp]]
* "Let Go" – [[BarlowGirl]]
* '''"The Slam" – [[TobyMac]] (featuring [[T-Bone (rapper)|T–Bone]])'''
* "The Wait Is Over" – [[Disciple (band)|Disciple]]
* "[[Who I Am Hates Who I've Been]]" – [[Relient K]]

;Rock Album of the Year
* ''[[All Gas. No Brake.]]'' – [[Stellar Kart]]
* ''[[Beauty From Pain]]'' – [[Superchick]]
* ''[[Disciple (album)|Disciple]]'' – [[Disciple (band)|Disciple]]
* ***Mmhmm* – [[Relient K]]*'
* *[[The Art of Breaking]]* – Thousand Foot Krutch

;Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
* "Beautiful Love" – The Afters
* **"Here is Our King" – [[David Crowder Band]]**
* "I Can't Do This" – Plumb
* "Mirror" – BarlowGirl
* "Stars" – Switchfoot

;Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year
* ***[[A Collision]]'' – [[David Crowder Band]]'''
* ''[[Another Journal Entry]]'' – [[BarlowGirl]]
* ''[[I Wish We All Could Win]]'' – [[The Afters]]
* ''[[Nothing is Sound]]'' – [[Switchfoot]]
* ''[[Wherever You Are (Third Day album)|Wherever You Are]]'' – [[Third Day]]

===Rap/Hip-Hop===

;Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
* "Are You Real?" – [[KJ-52]] (featuring [[Kutless]])
* "Love (So Beautiful)" – [[DJ Maj]] (featuring Liquid Beats)
* "Stereo" – [[4th Avenue Jones]]
* '''"Trainwreck" – [[Mat Kearney]]'''
* "We Don't Play" – [[GRITS|Grits]] (featuring [[Manchild (rapper)|Manchild]])
;Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
* ***Behind the Musik (A Boy Named Jonah)* – [[KJ–52]]*'
* *[[BoogiRoot]]* – DJ Maj
* *[[Dichotomy B]]* – Grits
* **' – [[4th Avenue Jones]]
* ''[[The Boy vs. The Cynic]]'' – [[John Reuben]]

===Inspirational===

;Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
* "All My Praise" – [[Selah (band)|Selah]]
* "Days of Elijah" – [[Twila Paris]]
* "Holy Ground" – [[The Crabb Family]]
* **"In Christ Alone" – Brian Littrell**
* "Lay It Down" – [[Jaci Velasquez]]
;Inspirational Album of the Year
* ''[[Believe (Natalie Grant album)|Believe]]'' – [[Natalie Grant]]
* ''[[Greatest Hymns]]'' – [[Selah (band)|Selah]]
* ***[[Hymned, No. 1]]* – Bart Millard**
* ''[[Life is a Church]]'' – [[David Phelps (musician)|David Phelps]]
* ***[[Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith]]* – Amy Grant**
===Gospel===

;Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
* "Good Morning Lord" – [[Young Harmony]]
* "Greater is He" – The Crabb Family
* **"Long As I Got King Jesus" – Brian Free & Assurance**
* "Not That You Died" – [[Legacy Five]]
* **"Through the Fire" – The Crabb Family (featuring the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir)**
;Southern Gospel Album of the Year
* ''Bill Gaither'' – [[Bill Gaither (gospel singer)|Bill Gaither]]
* ''[[Common Thread (The Oak Ridge Boys album)|Common Thread]]'' – [[The Oak Ridge Boys]]
* ''[[Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (album)|Ernie Haase & Signature Sound]]'' – [[Ernie Haase & Signature Sound]]
* ***Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle* – The Crabb Family**
* ''Live in NYC'' – [[Brian Free & Assurance]]
;Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
* "All Night" – [[Alvin Darling]]
* "Been So Good To Me" – [[The Mighty Clouds of Joy]]
* **"God Blocked It" – Kurt Carr**
* "I Know the Truth (Lies)" – [[Shirley Caesar]] (featuring [[Tonex]])
* "We’ve Come to Magnify the Lord" – [[Rizen (gospel group)|Rizen]]
* "Whatever You Want (God’s Got It)" – [[Chicago Mass Choir]]
;Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
* ***[[Atom Bomb (album)|Atom Bomb]]* – Blind Boys of Alabama**
* ''I Know the Truth'' – [[Shirley Caesar]]
* ''I Shall Not Be Moved'' – Rev. [[F.C. Barnes]]
* ''In the House of the Lord'' – [[The Mighty Clouds of Joy]]
* ''Live in Memphis, He Said It'' – [[Dottie Peoples]]
* ''Project Praise: Live in Atlanta'' – [[Chicago Mass Choir]]
* ''Rizen 2'' – Rizen
;Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
* "[[Be Blessed]]" – [[Yolanda Adams]]
* "God Is Able" – [[Smokie Norful]]
* "I Will Find A Way" – [[Fred Hammond]]
* **"Not Forgotten" – Israel & New Breed**
* "Presence of the Lord" – [[Christ Tabernacle Choir]]
;Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
* ''Dream'' – [[BeBe Winans]]
* ***[[Mary Mary (album)|Mary Mary]]* – Mary Mary**
* ''Now Is The Time'' – [[Anointed (band)|Anointed]]
* ''Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs'' – [[Donnie McClurkin]]
* ''[[When He Came]]'' – [[Martha Munizzi]]
* ''Worshipper'' – [[Darwin Hobbs]]
===Country & Bluegrass===

;Country Recorded Song of the Year
* "Angels" – [[Randy Travis]]
* **"Jesus, Take the Wheel" – Carrie Underwood**
* "[[Hymned, No. 1|Mawmaw’s Song (In the Sweet By and By)]]" – [[Bart Millard]]
* "They Don’t Understand" – [[Sawyer Brown]]
* "[[When I Get Where I'm Going]]" – [[Brad Paisley]] (featuring [[Dolly Parton]])
;Country Album of the Year
* ''About You'' – [[Corey Brooks]]
* ''[[Count It All Joy]]'' – [[Susie Luchsinger]]
* ***[[Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise]]* – Randy Travis**
* ''Perfect Love'' – [[McRaes]]
* ''[[Souls' Chapel]]'' – [[Marty Stuart|Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives]]
;Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
* **"A Living Prayer" – Alison Krauss & Union Station**
* "Low and Down" – [[McRaes]]
* "One Rose" – [[The Lewis Family]]
* "[[There is Power in the Blood|There Is Power in the Blood]]" – [[Buddy Greene]]
* "Why Did I Wait So Long?" – [[Ricky Skaggs]] & [[Kentucky Thunder]]

;Bluegrass Album of the Year
* ''Hymns & Prayer Songs'' – [[Buddy Greene]]
* ''New Beginnings'' – [[DEWgrass]]
* ***One Rose* – The Lewis Family**
* ''[[Shine On (Ralph Stanley album)|Shine On]]'' – [[Ralph Stanley]]
* ''So Glad'' – [[The Bradleys]]

===Praise & Worship===

;Worship Song of the Year
* "[[Be Thou My Vision]]" – [[Selah (band)|Selah]]
**Traditional song
* "Blessed Be Your Name" – [[Newsboys]]
**[[Matt Redman]], Beth Redman, songwriters
* "[[Holy Is the Lord]]" – [[Chris Tomlin]]
**Chris Tomlin, [[Louie Giglio]], songwriters
* **"How Great Is Our God" – Chris Tomlin**
****Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash, songwriters**
* "Indescribable" – Chris Tomlin
**[[Laura Story]], Jesse Reeves, songwriters
* "[[Strong Tower]]" – [[Kutless]]
**Marc Byrd, Mark Lee, [[Aaron Sprinkle]], Jon Micah Sumrall, songwriters
===Praise & Worship===

;Worship Song of the Year
* "[[Be Thou My Vision]]" – [[Selah (band)|Selah]]
**Traditional song
* "Blessed Be Your Name" – [[Newsboys]]
**[[Matt Redman]], Beth Redman, songwriters
* "[[Holy Is the Lord]]" – [[Chris Tomlin]]
**Chris Tomlin, [[Louie Giglio]], songwriters
* **"How Great Is Our God" – Chris Tomlin**
****Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash, songwriters**
* "Indescribable" – Chris Tomlin
**[[Laura Story]], Jesse Reeves, songwriters
* "[[Strong Tower]]" – [[Kutless]]
**Marc Byrd, Mark Lee, [[Aaron Sprinkle]], Jon Micah Sumrall, songwriters

;Praise & Worship Album of the Year
* ***[[Blessed Be Your Name: The Songs of Matt Redman Vol. 1]]* – Matt Redman**
* ''[[Alive in South Africa]]'' – [[Israel & New Breed]]
* ''He Is Exalted (Live Worship)'' – [[Twila Paris]]
* ''Rescue (Live Worship)'' – [[NewSong]]
* ''[[Strong Tower]]'' – [[Kutless]]
===Urban===

;Urban Recorded Song of the Year
* "A Brighter Day" – [[George Huff (singer)|George Huff]]
* "Heaven" – [[Mary Mary]]
* "Jesus Will" – Antonio Neal
* **"Looking for You" – Kirk Franklin**
* "Pray" – [[CeCe Winans]]
;Urban Album of the Year
* ''Charles and Taylor'' – [[Charles and Taylor]]
* ''[[Day by Day (Yolanda Adams album)|Day by Day]]'' – [[Yolanda Adams]]
* ***[[Hero (Kirk Franklin album)|Hero]]* – Kirk Franklin**
* ''[[Just Until...]]'' – [[Kierra Sheard|Kierra "Kiki" Sheard]]
* ''Miracles'' – [[George Huff (singer)|George Huff]]
===Others===

;Instrumental Album of the Year
* ''Adonai'' – Hector David
* ***[[Life (Andy Hunter album)|Life]]* – Andy Hunter°**
* ''Songs of Remembrance'' – [[Wayne Haun]]
* ''The Power of Your Love'' – [[Mark McClure]]
* ''Tribute to Bill and Gloria Gaither'' – [[Anthony Burger]]

;Children's Music Album of the Year
* ***Absolute Modern Worship for Kids* – Various**
* ''Born to Worship: The Praise Baby Collection'' – Various
* ''Cedarmont Worship For Kids Volume 1'' – Various
* ''Here I Am To Worship for Kids 2'' – Various
* ''[[Jesus Is My Superhero]]'' – [[Hillsong Music#Hillsong Kids albums|Hillsong]]
* ''King of the Jungle'' – Celeste Clydesdale
;Spanish Language Album of the Year
* ''Adorar: Cantos de Alabanza y Adoracion'' – Various
* ''Brillas: Assiria Do Nascimiento'' – [[Miguel Villagran]]
* ''[[Dios es Bueno]]'' – [[Marcos Witt]]
* ''En Vivo desde Costa Rica'' – [[Funky (artist)|Funky]]
* ''Hip Hop y Reggaetón Constructivo'' – 7th Poet
* ***Leonardo* – Leonardo**
* ''[[Mi Propósito]]'' – [[Julissa (singer)|Julissa]]
;Special Event Album of the Year
* ''Come Let Us Adore Him'' ([[Essential Records (Christian)|Essential Records]])
* ''[[Happy Christmas Vol. 4]]'' – ([[Tooth & Nail Records]])
* ***[[Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]* (Sparrow Records)**
* ''[[How Great Is Our God|Passion: How Great is Our God]]'' – ([[sixstepsrecords]]/Sparrow Records)
* ''[[WOW Christmas: Green]]'' ([[Word Records]])
;Choral Collection of the Year
*''Bigger Than Life'' – Michael Neale, Harold Ross, Jay Rouse
*''Come, Let Us Adore Him'' – [[Lari Goss]]
*''Great and Marvelous: Celebrating the Songs of Tommy Walker Vol. 2'' – Tommy Walker, Bradley Knight
*''Hymns (Classic Songs for Modern Worship)'' – Rob Howard, Scott Harris, Ken Barker
****Seasons of Praise* – Carol Cymbala (Brooklyn Tabernacle Music)**
;Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
*''[[Add to the Beauty]]'' – [[Sara Groves]]
*''[[Life (Andy Hunter album)|Life]]'' – [[Andy Hunter°]]
*''[[Mmhmm]]'' – [[Relient K]]
*''[[O God, the Aftermath]]'' – [[Norma Jean (band)|Norma Jean]]
****[[Redemption Songs]]* – Jars of Clay**
*''[[The Boy vs. The Cynic]]'' – [[John Reuben]]
*''[[The Everglow]]'' – [[Mae]]
*''[[The Question (Emery album)|The Question]]'' – [[Emery (band)|Emery]]
*''[[You Can't Trust a Ladder]]'' – [[The Myriad]]
===Musicals===

;Musical of the Year
*''Amazing Grace''
****Grace That Amazes***
*''Redemption: Power of the Cross''
*''Sing Joy''
*''Wondrous Gift''

;Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
*''Christmas in Reverse''
*''Christmas Starr''
*''Extreme Christmas''
****His Renown***
*''King of the Jungle''
===Videos===

;Short Form Music Video of the Year
* "Apparitions of Melody" – [[Kids in the Way]]
**Blake McClure (video director), Tamera Brooks (video producer)
* "[[Be My Escape]]" – [[Relient K]]
**Charles Jensen (video director), Rachel Curl (video producer)
* "Let This One Stay" – [[Dizmas]]
**Kevin Anderson, Sam Stanton, Steelehouse Productions – Credential Recordings
* "[[Move (Thousand Foot Krutch song)|Move]]" – [[Thousand Foot Krutch]]
**[[Brandon Dickerson]] (video director), Erik Press (video producer)
* "Quien Sabe" – [[Kyosko]]
**Oscar Frenkel (video director), Kyosko (video producers)
* **"Stars" – Switchfoot**
****Scott Speer (video director), Coleen Haynes (video producer)**

;Long Form Music Video of the Year
****[[A Night of Stories & Songs]]* – Mark Schultz*'
**Franklin Films (director), Ken Carpenter (producer)
**Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle* – [[The Crabb Family]]
**Russell Hall (director), [[Aaron Crabb]], Adam Crabb, [[Jason Crabb]], Kelly Bowling, Brian Hudson, Kim Ryan White (producers)
**Live From Another Level* – [[Israel & New Breed]]
**Aaron Lindsey (director), Israel Houghton (producer)
**Live Wire* – [[Third Day]]
**Carl Diebold (director), Michael Sacci (producer)
**Stacie Orrico Live in Japan'' – Stacie Orrico
**Jim Gable (director), Chris Kraft (producer)

## Artists with multiple nominations and award
Yiliyiini shɛba ban doli na ŋɔ nyɛ ban daa nya piibu zaɣ'bɔbigu:
* Dibaa awɔi: Chris Tomlin
* Dibaa ayobu: David Crowder Band, Natalie Grant, Joy Williams, Relient K
* Dibaa anu: Casting Crowns, The Crabb Family, Jeremy Camp, Switchfoot, BarlowGirl, Third Day, Israel & New Breed
* Dibaa ata: The Afters, David Crowder Band, Kutless, Mark Hall, Selah
* Dibaa ayi: Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Mat Kearney, Stellar Kart, David Phelps, Amy Grant, Jars of Clay, Disciple, Thousand Foot Krutch, KJ-52, DJ Maj, 4th Avenue Jones, GRITS, John Reuben, Twila Paris, Bart Millard, Brian Free & Assurance, Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary, Randy Travis, McRaes, The Lewis Family, Buddy Greene, Matt Redman, Kirk Franklin, George Huff, Andy Hunter°
Ninvuɣ shɛba ban doli na ŋɔ nyɛ ban daa deei pina zaɣ'bɔbigu 
* Dibaa anahi: Chris Tomlin
* Dibaa ayi: Casting Crowns, David Crowder Band, The Crabb Family, Kirk Franklin

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