52nd GMA Dove Awards
The 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony was held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at the Allen Arena located in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the Christian music industry for the year 2021. The awards show was aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network on Friday, October 22, 2021. The nominees were announced on August 11, 2021, with producer and songwriter Steven Furtick leading ten nominations among non-artists, whilst Elevation Worship and Brandon Lake led the artist nominations with seven each. CeCe Winans won the most awards , with 4 including Gospel Artist of the Year, alongside producer Jason Ingram and worship band Elevation Worship, who both also clinched 4 awards each, the latter winning Song of the Year for "The Blessing". Pop duo For King & Country won their second consecutive Artist of the Year, whilst Maverick City Music took home the New Artist of the Year award. Nominations announcement. The nominations were announced on August 11, 2021, during a livestream event which was broadcast on the GMA Dove Awards' Facebook page and YouTube channel. The event featured Alex Campos, John Cooper, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Kari Jobe , Brian and Jenn Johnson, Jonathan McReynolds, Wande and Tauren Wells as the announcers. Performers. The following musical artists performed at the 52nd GMA Dove Awards: Presenters. The following served as presenters at the 52nd GMA Dove Awards: Nominees and winners. This is a complete list of the nominees & winners for the 52nd GMA Dove Awards. Winners are in bold. General. Song of the Year Songwriter of the Year Songwriter of the Year (Non-artist) 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. Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year Rock/Contemporary. Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year Pop/Contemporary. Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Inspirational. Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year Inspirational Album of the Year Southern Gospel. Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year Southern Gospel Album of the Year Bluegrass/Country/Roots. Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year Contemporary Gospel. Contemporary  Gospel Recorded Song of the Year Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year Traditional Gospel. Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year Traditional Gospel Album of the Year Gospel Worship. Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year Gospel Worship Album of the Year Spanish Language. Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year Spanish Language Album of the Year Worship. Worship Recorded Song of the Year Worship Album of the Year Other categories. Children's Album of the Year Christmas / Special Event Album of the Year Musical/Choral Collection Recorded Music Packaging of the Year Videos and films. Short Form Video of  the Year Long Form Video of the Year Inspirational Film of the Year