Dove Awards of 2002
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The 33rd Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 25, 2002 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2001. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee
. Recipients are listed below, see also full list of nominees
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The awards were broadcast live on the i Network, the first live national broadcast since 1998.
Songwriter of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Group of the Year
Artist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Producer of the Year
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song of the Year
Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song of the Year
Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year
Rock Recorded Song of the Year
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
Country Recorded Song of the Year
Urban Recorded Song of the Year
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year
Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
Hard Music Album of the Year
Rock Album of the Year
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
Inspirational Album of the Year
Southern Gospel Album of the Year
Country Album of the Year
Urban Album of the Year
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
Instrumental Album of the Year
Praise & Worship Album of the Year
Children's Music Album of the Year
Spanish Language Album of the Year
Special Event Album of the Year
Musical of the Year
Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
Choral Collection of the Year
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
Short Form Music Video of the Year
Long Form Music Video of the Year
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. Recipients are listed below, see also full list of nominees
2002 Dove Award Nominees
2002 Dove Award Nominees for the thirty-third annual ceremony of the Dove Awards.-Song of the Year:* "Above All"; Lenny LeBlanc, Paul Baloche; Integrity Hosanna! Music, LenSongs Publishing...
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The awards were broadcast live on the i Network, the first live national broadcast since 1998.
Award recipients
Song of the Year- "I Can Only ImagineI Can Only Imagine"I Can Only Imagine" is a single recorded by contemporary Christian and Christian rock band MercyMe. Written and composed by Bart Millard, the song, based around a main piano track, was inspired by the death of Millard's father and considers what it would be like in Heaven and to be standing...
" - Bart Millard; Simpleville Music (ASCAP)
Songwriter of the Year
- Bart Millard
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Mac PowellMac PowellJohnny Mac Powell , originally from Clanton, Alabama, is an American singer-songwriter and producer who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee...
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Nichole NordemanNichole NordemanNichole Ellyse Nordeman is an eight-time Dove Award-winning contemporary Christian American singer–songwriter.-Biography:Nordeman was raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she played the piano in church...
Group of the Year
- Third DayThird DayThird Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...
Artist of the Year
- Michael W. SmithMichael W. SmithMichael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
New Artist of the Year
- ZOEgirlZOEgirlZOEgirl was a Christian pop rock band. It was formed of singers Chrissy Conway-Katina, Alisa Childers and Kristin Swinford-Schweain. In 2002, ZOEgirl received a GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year. Before disbanding, the band released three more studio albums, as well as a remix album and a...
Producer of the Year
- Toby McKeehanToby McKeehanToby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song of the Year
- "Somebody's Watching Me"; Toby Mac; Toby McKeehan, Michael-Anthony Taylor, Rockwell
Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song of the Year
- "Invade My Soul"; By The TreeBy the TreeBy the Tree is a two-time Dove Award-winning contemporary Christian rock group.-Overview:By the Tree was founded in Weatherford, Texas in 1997 by Chuck Dennie and Bala Boyd....
; Chuck Dennie
Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year
- "Live For Him"; PillarPillar (band)Pillar is a Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their sixth studio album, Confessions, was released in 2009.- Formation and independent albums :...
; Rob BeckleyRob BeckleyRobert Benjamin Beckley is lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Christian band Pillar, which was voted Best Hard Rock Band in CCM Magazines 2006 Reader's Choice Awards. Beckley started the band in 1998 in Kansas.Beckley is married to Linda Beckley...
, Travis Jenkins, Brad Noone, Michael WittigMichael WittigMichael Richard Wittig is an American Christian musician who is best known as "Kalel", the former bass player for the Dove Awards winning and Grammy nominated Christian hard rock band Pillar. After ten years of playing with Pillar, Wittig left the band in September 2008. He is currently a member...
Rock Recorded Song of the Year
- "Come Together"; Third DayThird DayThird Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...
; Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee, Mac Powell
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
- "I Can Only ImagineI Can Only Imagine"I Can Only Imagine" is a single recorded by contemporary Christian and Christian rock band MercyMe. Written and composed by Bart Millard, the song, based around a main piano track, was inspired by the death of Millard's father and considers what it would be like in Heaven and to be standing...
" - MercyMeMercyMeMercyMe is an American Christian rock band founded in Greenville, Texas. The band consists of vocalist Bart Millard, keyboardist James Bryson, percussionist Robby Shaffer, bassist Nathan Cochran and guitarists Michael Scheuchzer and Barry Graul....
; Bart Millard
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
- "Above All"; Michael W. SmithMichael W. SmithMichael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
; Lenny LeBlanc, Paul Baloche
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
- "He's Watching Me"; Gaither Vocal BandGaither Vocal BandThe Gaither Vocal Band is a Grammy award-winning Christian music vocal group, headed by Bill Gaither. They originally recorded contemporary Christian music, but after the popularity of the Gaither Homecoming videos, the group has become known for southern gospel.-Group history:The Gaither Vocal...
; Tina Sadler
Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
- "Thank You, Lord, For Your Blessings On Me"; Easter Brothers; Russell Easter, James Easter, Edd Easter
Country Recorded Song of the Year
- "Goin' Away Party"; Jeff & Sheri Easter; Bruce Haynes
Urban Recorded Song of the Year
- "Thank You"; Kirk FranklinKirk FranklinKirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music musician, choir director, and author, and is most notably known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew .- Early years :...
, Mary MaryMary MaryMary Mary is an American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Tina Atkins-Campbell . The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz...
; Kirk Franklin
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
- "Hold On"; SelahSelahSelah is a word used frequently in the Hebrew Bible, often in the Psalms, and is a difficult concept to translate. It is probably either a liturgico-musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, something like "stop and listen"...
; Jesse Dixon
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
- "Anybody Wanna Pray?"; CeCe WinansCeCe WinansPriscilla "CeCe" Marie Winans Love is an American Gospel singer, who has won numerous Grammy and Stellar Awards.-Early life:CeCe Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Delores Winans, on October 8, 1964...
; Cedric Caldwell, Victor Caldwell, Margaret Bell, Tommy Sims
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year
- "Momentum"; Toby Mac; Toby Mac, Micahel-Anthony Taylor, Pete Stewart, Jeff Savage, Randy Crawford, Todd Collins
Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
- "Invade My Soul"; By The Tree; Steve Hindalong, Bob Wohler
Hard Music Album of the Year
- "The Light In Guinevere's GardenThe Light In Guinevere's GardenThe Light In Guinevere's Garden is the sixth album released by East West. It received the Dove award for hard rock album of the year in 2002. By most fans, it is considered to be their best album.-Track listing:#"Wake" – 3:12#"Song-X" – 2:41...
"; East WestEast West (band)East West was a Christian metal band from Irvine, California, who later re-located to Corona, California. The band takes its name from the Bible verse Psalms 103:12....
; Bob Burch
Rock Album of the Year
- Come Together; Third DayThird DayThird Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...
; Monroe Jones
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
- Declaration; Steven Curtis ChapmanSteven Curtis ChapmanSteven Curtis Chapman is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.After starting his career in the late 1980s as a singer/songwriter of contemporary Christian music, Chapman has since been recognized as one of the most prolific singers in the genre,...
; Brown Bannister, Steven Curtis Chapman
Inspirational Album of the Year
- Press On; SelahSelahSelah is a word used frequently in the Hebrew Bible, often in the Psalms, and is a difficult concept to translate. It is probably either a liturgico-musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, something like "stop and listen"...
; Jason Kyle, Todd Smith, Allan Hall, Nicol Smith
Southern Gospel Album of the Year
- Encore; Old Friends Quartet; Bill Gaither, Wesley Pritchard, Ben Speer
Country Album of the Year
- From The Heart; The Oak Ridge Boys; Michael Sykes, Duane Allen
Urban Album of the Year
- Just Remember Christmas; Fred Hammond; Fred Hammond
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
- Hymns; Shirley Caesar; Bubba Smith, Shirley Caesar, Michael Mathis
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
- CeCe Winans; CeCe WinansCeCe WinansPriscilla "CeCe" Marie Winans Love is an American Gospel singer, who has won numerous Grammy and Stellar Awards.-Early life:CeCe Winans was born in Detroit, Michigan, to David and Delores Winans, on October 8, 1964...
; Brown Bannister, Robbie Buchanon, Tommy Sims
Instrumental Album of the Year
- Freedom; Michael W. SmithMichael W. SmithMichael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
; Michael W. Smith, Bryan Lenox
Praise & Worship Album of the Year
- Worship; Michael W. SmithMichael W. SmithMichael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
; Michael W. Smith, Tom Laune
Children's Music Album of the Year
- Bedtime Prayers Lullabies and Peaceful Worship; Twila ParisTwila ParisTwila Paris Wright is a Contemporary Christian Music songwriter, author, vocalist and pianist.-Musical career:Since 1980, Twila Paris has released 22 albums, amassed 33 number one Christian Radio singles, and was named the Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year three years in a row...
; John Hartley, Derald Daugherty
Spanish Language Album of the Year
- Mi CorazónMi CorazonMi Corazón is the second Spanish album by the Latin pop/contemporary Christian singer Jaci Velasquez. The lead single, "Como Se Cura Una Herida", charted at #1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart...
; Jaci VelasquezJaci VelasquezJacquelyn Davette Velasquez is an American Contemporary Christian and Latin Pop singer—in both English and Spanish languages....
; Emilio Estefan, Jr.Emilio EstefanEmilio Estefan, Jr. is a Cuban-American of Lebanese ancestry who is a musician and producer. Estefan's first taste of celebrity came as a member of the Miami Sound Machine, but he is also recognized as the producer of many famous singers. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan...
, Rudy Perez, Mark Heimermann, Alberto Gaitin, Ricardo Gaitin, Alejandro Jean, Freddy Pinero, Jr., Lewis MartineéLewis MartineéLewis Antonio Martineé is a freestyle music producer and former DJ based in Miami, Florida. In addition to founding the girl group Exposé in 1984, he also wrote and produced all of the songs on its first two albums, Exposure and What You Don't Know . He also contributed to the group's third...
, Jose Miguel Velasquez
Special Event Album of the Year
- Prayer of Jabez; Sarah Sadler, Margaret BeckerMargaret BeckerMargaret Becker is an American Christian rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She has had twenty-one No. 1 Christian radio hits, won four Dove Awards, and been nominated for four Grammy Awards.-Biography:...
, Geoff MooreGeoff MooreIn 1988, Geoff Moore and the Distance released their first official album together, entitled A Place to Stand. They also recorded Foundations in 1989 for Sparrow Records. After a while, they jumped to Forefront Records and recorded Pure and Simple in 1990.They followed in 1992 with A Friend Like U...
, Steve Reischl, Erin O'DonnellErin O'DonnellErin O'Donnell is an American Contemporary Christian music singer. She grew up near Jacksonville, Florida before going to the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where she got her degree in Jazz Performance and where she met her husband, Brad O'Donnell, with whom she began her career and who...
, Adrienne Liesching, Jamie RoweJamie RoweJamie Rowe is the lead vocalist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian. He is also the lead vocalist for power pop band, The Ruled...
, Phil KeaggyPhil KeaggyPhil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...
, Rebecca St. JamesRebecca St. JamesRebecca St. James , is a Christian pop rock singer, songwriter, musician, author, and actor. She began performing in Australia in the late 1980s and released her first full-length studio album in 1991. In 1993 she was signed to the record label ForeFront Records and released her major label debut a...
, Michael TaitMichael TaitMichael DeWayne Tait is a Contemporary Christian Music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan and Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 1980s, and formed four-time grammy winning band DC Talk, with whom he released 5 acclaimed studio albums...
, Jill Phillips, Kevin MaxKevin MaxKevin Max Smith is an American singer, songwriter, and poet. He is best known for being a member of the Christian pop group dc Talk...
; John Hartley, David Zaffiro
Musical of the Year
- He Chose The Nails; Bryan Lenox, Glenn Wagner
Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
- The Noise We Make; Karla Worley, Robert Sterling
Choral Collection of the Year
- God of Wonders; Steven V. Taylor, Johnathan Crumpton
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
- Freedom; Michael W. SmithMichael W. SmithMichael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
; Tim Parker; Tim Parker; Andrew Southam, Jimmy AbeggJimmy AbeggJimmy Abegg aka Jimmy A, is an American guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee....
Short Form Music Video of the Year
- "Call On Jesus"; Nicole C. MullenNicole C. MullenAileen Nicole Coleman-Mullen, known professionally as Nicole C. Mullen, is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and choreographer. She was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.-Music career:...
; Randy Brewer; Jeffrey Phillips
Long Form Music Video of the Year
- Third Day Live In Concert - The Offerings Experience; Third DayThird DayThird Day is a Grammy award-winning Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. The other band members are bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr...
; Michael Sacci, Ken Conrad; Carl Diebold; CT Ventures