40th Annual GMA Dove Awards

submitted by Trevor

VIDEO of Artist of the Year Award: Steven Curtis Chapman (as seen from audiance)




A complete list of 2009 Dove Award winners is as follows:

Artist of the Year: Steven Curtis Chapman

New Artist of the Year: Tenth Avenue North

Song of the Year: "Give Me Your Eyes" Brandon Heath, Jason Ingram

Male Vocalist of the Year: Brandon Heath

Female Vocalist of the Year: Natalie Grant

Group of the Year: Casting Crowns

Song of the Year: "Give Me Your Eyes" Brandon Heath, Jason Ingram

New Artist of the Year: Tenth Avenue North

Producer of the Year: Bernie Herms

Rock Recorded Song of the Year: "Lost" by Red

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: "Washed By The Water" by NeedToBreathe

Urban Recorded Song of the Year: "Get Up" by MaryMary
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year: "Do Yo Thang" by KJ-52

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year: "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath

Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year: "A New Hallelujah" by Michael W. Smith

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year: "Reason Enough" by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year: "They're Holding Up The Ladder" by Jeff & Sheri Easter

Country Recorded Song of the Year: "I Wish" by Point of Grace

Rap / Hip Hop Album of the Year: Ordinary Dreamers, Group 1 Crew

Rock Album of the Year: Satisfied, DecembeRadio

Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year: Never Going Back to Okay, The Afters

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year: Revelation, Third Day

Inspirational Album of the Year: Great God Who Saves, Laura Story

Southern Gospel Album of the Year: Lovin' Life, Gaither Vocal Band

Bluegrass Album of the Year: We Are Family, Jeff & Sheri Easter

Country Album of the Year: Around the Bend, Randy Travis

Urban Album of the Year: The Fight of My Life, Kirk Franklin

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year: Down in New Orleans, The Blind Boys of Alabama

Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year: Change the World, Martha Munizzi

Instrumental Album of the Year: Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Various

Children's Music Album of the Year: Absolute Modern Worship for Kids 4, Various

Spanish Language Album of the Year: Aline Barros, Refrescate!

Special Event Album of the Year: Passion: God of This City, Various

Christmas Album of the Year: Peace on Earth by Casting Crowns

Praise & Worship Album of the Year: Hello Love by Chris Tomlin

Musical of the Year: God Bless the USA by Sue C. Smith, Brentwood/Benson

Youth/Children's Musical of the Year: An Island Christmas by Wayne Haun, Shelby Haun, Joel Lindsey, Lillenas Publishing

Choral Collection of the Year: I'll Say Yes by Carol Cymbala, Brooklyn Tabernacle Music

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year: Revelation (Third Day) by Tim Parker, Becka Blackburn, David McLister, R.W. Sims, Essential Records

Short Form Music Video of the Year: Slow Fade, Casting Crowns, Erwin Brothers Motion Pictures

Long Form Music Video of the Year: "Alive & Transported," tobyMac, Eric Welch, Tameron Hedge


ALSO SEE:

Chapman wins artist of the year at gospel awards

Good Bye Mr President - From Steven Curtis Chapman

http://stevencurtischapman.com/

Good Bye. Mr. President.

Whether you voted for him & love him, or you’ve disagreed with all his policies and dislike him... Could we all agree on this? We owe President Bush a sincere thank you. As the historic Inauguration of President Elect Barack Obama approaches, StevenCurtisChapman.com pauses to thank our outgoing President for his service to our great country. This Thanksgiving weekend, we hope you’ll enjoy a new song by Steven written in President Bush’s honor.

Also, Steven and his family would like to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving through a special video blog! They also have big news to deliver! Click here to view.

Comments to the Steven Curtis Chapman Family

For those of you who have placed comments on this blog to Steven Curtis Chapman

and his family due to the loss of their dear Maria Sue in a tragic accident, I posted all 

32 that we have received at the following link that comes from

SteveCurtisChapman.com .

http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/2008/05/maria-sue-chapm.html#comments

Additional Ways to Contact the Steven Curtis Chapman Family

We will still forward all comments to the Chapman family via their website, but here are ways you can contact them directly. There are other bits of info and a You Tube video. All the information comes from StevenCurtisChapman.com.

Pastor Ed Boston aka Cyber Pastor

The Chapman family is so grateful for the incredible outpouring of love and support at this difficult time.

• If you’d like to meet Maria and express your condolences click here


• By mail, send to PO Box 150156 Nashville, TN  37215.


• In lieu of flowers, the Chapmans request any gifts be directed to Shaohannah’s Hope.

Funeral Arrangements for Maria Sue Chapman

FRI May 23rd Visitation 5-8p

SAT May 24th Memorial service 11a 

at Christ Presbyterian Church
2323 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN
(615) 373-2311

Maria Sue Chapman (2003-2008)

Maria Sue Chapman, adopted and youngest daughter to Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, was killed Wednesday night in a tragic accident in the family driveway on Wednesday evening. She was LifeFlighted to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital but for only reasons God can explain she went home to Him... not to Franklin as we all so desperately wanted.

Your prayers are needed for all in the Chapman family. This is a family who has so generously loved and given to so many. Just hours before this close knit family was celebrating the engagement of the oldest daughter Emily Chapman, and were just hours away from a graduation party marking Caleb Chapman's completion of high school. Now, they are preparing to bury a child who blew out 5 candles on a birthday cake less than 10 days ago. These words are unthinkable to type. And yet we trust in a God who was not surprised by this and because of Jesus I am certain through faith in Him we will see Maria again. - Jim Houser (Manager)

Meet Maria

For those who never had the chance to meet this special little girl, we invite you to get a glimpse through this "goofy" blog video shot with her Daddy just two months ago. It'€™s a wonderful recording to help us remember Maria. We miss you so badly already. We'll see you soon Maria.

Daughter of Steven Curtis Chapman Killed in Accident

(Left to right Will Franklin, Maria, Steven, Shaoey, Mary Beth, Stevey Joy, Caleb and Emily)

MARIA SUE CHAPMAN, DAUGHTER OF STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, DIES IN ACCIDENT AT FAMILY HOME

NASHVILLE, TN...5/21/08... At approximately 5pm on the afternoon of Wednesday May 21st, Maria Sue Chapman, 5 years old and the youngest daughter to Steven and Mary Beth Chapman was struck in the driveway of the Chapman home in Franklin, TN. Maria was rushed to Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital in Nashville, transported by LifeFlight, but died of her injuries there. Maria is one of the close knit family’s six children and one of their three adopted daughters.

More than five years ago, Chapman and his wife MaryBeth founded The Shaohannah’s Hope Ministry after bringing their first adopted daughter, Shaohannah, home from China. The ministry’s goal is to help families reduce the financial barrier of adoption, and has provided grants to over 1700 families wishing to adopt orphans from around the world. Chapman is a five-time GRAMMY ® winner and 54-time Dove Award winning artist who has sold over 10 million albums and garnered 44 No. 1 singles.

Story courtesy of: Steve Curtis Chapman.com

It is with great sadness that I make this post (thanks Garry for the notice). Steven Curtis Chapman is one of the great all-time Christian contemporary music artists, but as the article shows, he and his wife are great people as well. Please remember this family in their time of grief.

Cyber Pastor

As a side note, for those who listen to Do The Right Thing Radio, our normal opening song "The Great Adventure" is done by Steven Curtis Chapman - so as the song says, "Saddle up your horses" this ride isn't going to be a smooth one.

***Update: Due to the extremely high number of visitors to the site due to this tragedy, we will be forwarding all comments to the Chapman family via their website.