Dove Award Nominees 2014

The Dove Award nominees were announced yesterday morning. The Dove Awards will be in Nashville at Lipscomb University on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Artists from all genres within Christian music helped announce nominees yesterday including Karen Peck Gooch, Wayne Haun and Gordon Mote.

Southern Gospel was well represented. I would have liked some representation in the overall Artist of the Year category, but still there are several notable nominations. I was glad to see the Cathedral Family Reunion project pick up a couple of nominations. Wayne Haun gathered 17 nominations including Producer of the Year. Musicscribe also has a great post about Brian Free and Assurance's nomination for "Say Amen." I'm predicting this could be a big year for them! StowTown Records has really come out strong with several of their artists nominated.

Here are some of the nominees you might be interested in -

For Song of the Year, Southern Gospel had four songs nominated

• "I Can Trust Him" - The Perrys
• "Revival" - Karen Peck and New River
• "Say Amen" -  Brian Free and Assurance
• "That's Why" - Ernie Haase and Signature Sound

Southern Gospel Performance of the Year

• "Love Is Stronger" - Jason Crabb
• "Revival" - Karen Peck and New River
• "Say Amen" - Brian Free and Assurance
• "Search Me O God" - Cathedrals Family Reunion
• "That's Why" - Ernie Haase and Signature Sound

Producer of the Year

• Ricky Free
• Wayne Haun

Inspirational Song of the Year

• "As Long as You Will Walk With Me" - Devin McGlamery
• "Lift Up His Name" - The Browders
• "Stronger" - TaRanda Greene

Southern Gospel Song of the Year

• "I Can Trust Him" - The Perrys
• "Love Is Stronger" - Jason Crabb
• "Revival" - Karen Peck and New River
• "Say Amen" - Brian Free and Assurance
• "That's Why" - Ernie Haase and Signature Sound

Bluegrass Song of the Year

• "Daniel Prayed" - The Isaacs
• "If These Old Walls Could Talk" - Wilburn & Wilburn
• "Lord, In the Morning" - The Little Roy and Lizzy Show
• "Won't It Be Wonderful There" - Dailey & Vincent

Country Song of the Year

• "Love With Open Arms" - Doug Anderson
• "That Whosoever Was Me" - Adam Crabb
• "While I Still Can" - Devin McGlamery

Inspirational Album of the Year

• Everlasting - Sandi Patty
• Love Is a Verb - Devin McGlamery

Southern Gospel Album of the Year

• For All He's Done - Greater Vision 
• Oh What a Savior - Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
• Revival - Karen Peck and New River
• The Lord Is Good - The Collingsworth Family
• Unashamed - Brian Free and Assurance

Bluegrass Album of the Year

• I'd Do It All Over Again - Easter Brothers
• The Living Years - The Isaacs
• Through It All  - The Harper Family

Country Album of the Year

• All Things New - Gordon Mote
• Drive - Doug Anderson
• Here Comes Sunday - Wilburn & Wilburn
• Surrender - Adam Crabb
• Triplicity - Red Roots

Special Event Album of the Year

• Cathedral Family Reunion 

Christmas Album of the Year

• Christmas - The Hagees

Musical of the Year

• Bethlehem Morning - Russell Mauldin, Sue C. Smith
• Good News From Jerusalem - Dianne Wilkinson
• Highest Glory - Marty Funderburk

Choral Collection of the Year

• Everlasting Praise 4 - Mike Speck and Stan Whitmire
• Everyday Sunday - Lari Goss

Short Form Video of the Year

• Love Is Stronger - Jason Crabb

Here's a full list of the nominees.

Any surprises? What song/ album or artist were you hoping to see nominated? Any winner predictions?