On October 7, the Dove Awards held their 56th annual awards gala at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville to honour the best in Christian and spiritual music.
Carrie Underwood, Jelly Roll, and Jon Batiste all gave surprise guest performances. Steven Curtis Chapman, Lady A, and Vince Gil helped to celebrate 100 years of the Grand Ole Opry with performances.
Tauren Wells hosted the gala event and proclaimed that “Jesus is the center of the Show”.
Brandon Lake was the big winner of the night with five trophies.
The night was filled with presentations for song awards in English and Spanish; as well as, artist awards in a variety of genres including Spanish, rap, and hip-hop.
Winners of the 2025 (56th) annual Dove Awards:
Artist of the Year: Forrest Frank
New Artist of the Year: Leanna Crawford
Song of the Year: “Hard Fought Hallelujah”
Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year: “Come Jesus Come” by CeCe Winans and Shirley Caesar
Worship Recorded Song of the Year: “I Know a Name” by Elevation Worship, Chris Brown, and Brandon Lake
Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year: “Cry” by Hulvey
Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year: “Coritos de Fuego” by Israel & New Breed and Unified Sound with Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Nate Diaz, Aaron Moses, and Lucia Parker
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year: “God Problems – Live Breathe Fight” by Tamela Mann
Southern Gospel Album of the Year: “Loving You” by The Nelons
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year: “The Jesus Way” by Phil Wickham
Feature Film of the Year: “The King of Kings”