52nd GMA Dove Awards | |
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Date | October 19, 2021 |
Location | Allen Arena, Nashville, Tennessee |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Jonathan McReynolds and Natalie Grant |
Most awards | Cece Winans, Elevation Worship and Jason Ingram (4 each) |
Most nominations | Steven Furtick (10) |
Website | www |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | TBN (October 22, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET) |
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.[1] 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.[2]