The 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards, also called the 37th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 5, 2006 recognizing accomplishments of Christian musicians for the year 2005. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Rebecca St. James and Kirk Franklin. This was the last year in which the awards were called the "GMA Music Awards", since they will change their names to "GMA Dove Awards".
Nominations were announced earlier in 2006 by Kirk Franklin and Rebecca St. James at the Hilton Nashville Downtown in Music City, Tennessee.
Chris Tomlin won four awards, including Artist of the Year, while The Afters were awarded New Artist of the Year. Casting Crowns, David Crowder Band, Kirk Franklin, and The Crabb Family each won two awards.
Performers
Telecast ceremony The following performed: Artist(s)Song(s)Jeremy CampDavid CrowderMark HallMac PowellTribute to Steven Curtis Chapman:"For the Sake of the Call""More To This Life""Magnificent Obsession""I Will Be Here""Dive"BarlowGirlKirk Franklin"Looking For You"Kutless"Shut Me Out"Sawyer BrownThe Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir"Hallelujah Anyhow"Natalie Grant"Held"Martha MunizziMark Schultz"I Am"Chris Tomlin"How Great Is Our God"Ernie Haase & Signature SoundIsrael & New BreedRebecca St. JamesThird Day"Cry Out to Jesus"
Awards
General
Artist of the Year Casting Crowns Chris Tomlin Jeremy Camp Natalie Grant Switchfoot
New Artist of the Year Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Krystal Meyers Mat Kearney Stellar Kart The Afters
Group of the Year BarlowGirl Casting Crowns David Crowder Band Kutless MercyMe
Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Tomlin David Phelps Jason Crabb Jeremy Camp Mark Hall
Female Vocalist of the Year Amy Grant Bethany Dillon Joy Williams Natalie Grant Nichole Nordeman
Song of the Year "Cry Out to Jesus" – Third Day Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee, songwriters "Friend of God" – Israel and New Breed Israel Houghton, Michael Gungor, songwriters "Held" – Natalie Grant Christa Wells, songwriter "Hide" – Joy Williams Joy Williams, Jason Houser, Matthew West, songwriters "Holy is the Lord" – Chris Tomlin Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio, songwriters "How Great is Our God" – Chris Tomlin Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash, songwriters "Indescribable" – Laura Story Laura Story, Jesse Reeves, songwriters "Lifesong" – Casting Crowns Mark Hall, songwriter "Only Grace" – Matthew West Matthew West, Kenny Greenberg, songwriters "Voice of Truth" – Casting Crowns Mark Hall, Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriters
Producer of the Year Ed Cash Brown Bannister Mark A. Miller Otto Price Vince Gill
Pop
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year "Be My Escape" – Relient K "Cry Out to Jesus" – Third Day "Held" – Natalie Grant "Hide" – Joy Williams "Lifesong" – Casting Crowns
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Awaken – Natalie Grant Genesis – Joy Williams Lifesong – Casting Crowns Redemption Songs – Jars of Clay Restored – Jeremy Camp
Rock
Rock Recorded Song of the Year "Lay Down My Pride" – Jeremy Camp "Let Go" – BarlowGirl "The Slam" – TobyMac (featuring T–Bone) "The Wait Is Over" – Disciple "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" – Relient K
Rock Album of the Year All Gas. No Brake. – Stellar Kart Beauty From Pain – Superchick Disciple – Disciple Mmhmm – Relient K The Art of Breaking – Thousand Foot Krutch
Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year "Beautiful Love" – The Afters "Here is Our King" – David Crowder Band "I Can't Do This" – Plumb "Mirror" – BarlowGirl "Stars" – Switchfoot
Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year A Collision – David Crowder Band Another Journal Entry – BarlowGirl I Wish We All Could Win – The Afters Nothing is Sound – Switchfoot Wherever You Are – Third Day
Rap/Hip-Hop
Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year "Are You Real?" – KJ-52 (featuring Kutless) "Love (So Beautiful)" – DJ Maj (featuring Liquid Beats) "Stereo" – 4th Avenue Jones "Trainwreck" – Mat Kearney "We Don't Play" – Grits (featuring Manchild)
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year Behind the Musik (A Boy Named Jonah) – KJ–52 BoogiRoot – DJ Maj Dichotomy B – Grits Stereo: The Evolution of HipRockSoul – 4th Avenue Jones The Boy vs. The Cynic – John Reuben
Inspirational
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year "All My Praise" – Selah "Days of Elijah" – Twila Paris "Holy Ground" – The Crabb Family "In Christ Alone" – Brian Littrell "Lay It Down" – Jaci Velasquez
Inspirational Album of the Year Believe – Natalie Grant Greatest Hymns – Selah Hymned, No. 1 – Bart Millard Life is a Church – David Phelps Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith – Amy GrantGospel
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year "Good Morning Lord" – Danny Johnathan Bond "Greater is He" – The Crabb Family "Long As I Got King Jesus" – Brian Free & Assurance "Not That You Died" – Legacy Five "Through the Fire" – The Crabb Family (featuring the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir)Southern Gospel Album of the Year Bill Gaither – Bill Gaither Common Thread – The Oak Ridge Boys Ernie Haase & Signature Sound – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle – The Crabb Family Live in NYC – Brian Free & Assurance
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year "All Night" – Alvin Darling "Been So Good To Me" – The Mighty Clouds of Joy "God Blocked It" – Kurt Carr "I Know the Truth (Lies)" – Shirley Caesar (featuring Tonex) "We’ve Come to Magnify the Lord" – Rizen "Whatever You Want (God’s Got It)" – Chicago Mass Choir
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year Atom Bomb – Blind Boys of Alabama I Know the Truth – Shirley Caesar I Shall Not Be Moved – Rev. F.C. Barnes In the House of the Lord – The Mighty Clouds of Joy Live in Memphis, He Said It – Dottie Peoples Project Praise: Live in Atlanta – Chicago Mass Choir Rizen 2 – Rizen
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year "Be Blessed" – Yolanda Adams "God Is Able" – Smokie Norful "I Will Find A Way" – Fred Hammond "Not Forgotten" – Israel & New Breed "Presence of the Lord" – Christ Tabernacle Choir
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year Dream – BeBe Winans Mary Mary – Mary Mary Now Is The Time – Anointed Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs – Donnie McClurkin When He Came – Martha Munizzi Worshipper – Darwin Hobbs
Country & Bluegrass
Country Recorded Song of the Year "Angels" – Randy Travis "Jesus, Take the Wheel" – Carrie Underwood "Mawmaw’s Song (In the Sweet By and By)" – Bart Millard "They Don’t Understand" – Sawyer Brown "When I Get Where I'm Going" – Brad Paisley (featuring Dolly Parton)
Country Album of the Year About You – Corey Brooks Count It All Joy – Susie Luchsinger Glory Train: Songs of Faith, Worship, and Praise – Randy Travis Perfect Love – McRaes Souls' Chapel – Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year "A Living Prayer" – Alison Krauss & Union Station "Low and Down" – McRaes "One Rose" – The Lewis Family "There Is Power in the Blood" – Buddy Greene "Why Did I Wait So Long?" – Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Bluegrass Album of the Year Hymns & Prayer Songs – Buddy Greene New Beginnings – DEWgrass One Rose – The Lewis Family Shine On – Ralph Stanley So Glad – The Bradleys
Praise & Worship
Worship Song of the Year "Be Thou My Vision" – Selah Traditional song "Blessed Be Your Name" – Newsboys Matt Redman, Beth Redman, songwriters "Holy Is the Lord" – Chris Tomlin Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio, songwriters "How Great Is Our God" – Chris TomlinChris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash, songwriters "Indescribable" – Chris Tomlin Laura Story, Jesse Reeves, songwriters "Strong Tower" – Kutless Marc Byrd, Mark Lee, Aaron Sprinkle, Jon Micah Sumrall, songwriters
Praise & Worship Album of the Year Blessed Be Your Name: The Songs of Matt Redman Vol. 1 – Matt Redman Alive in South Africa – Israel & New Breed He Is Exalted (Live Worship) – Twila Paris Rescue (Live Worship) – NewSong Strong Tower – Kutless
Urban
Urban Recorded Song of the Year "A Brighter Day" – George Huff "Heaven" – Mary Mary "Jesus Will" – Antonio Neal "Looking for You" – Kirk Franklin "Pray" – CeCe Winans
Urban Album of the Year Charles and Taylor – Charles and Taylor Day by Day – Yolanda Adams Hero – Kirk Franklin Just Until... – Kierra "Kiki" Sheard Miracles – George Huff
Others
Instrumental Album of the Year Adonai – Hector David Life – Andy Hunter° Songs of Remembrance – Wayne Haun The Power of Your Love – Mark McClure Tribute to Bill and Gloria Gaither – Anthony Burger
Children's Music Album of the Year Absolute Modern Worship for Kids – Various Born to Worship: The Praise Baby Collection – Various Cedarmont Worship For Kids Volume 1 – Various Here I Am To Worship for Kids 2 – Various Jesus Is My Superhero – Hillsong King of the Jungle – Celeste Clydesdale
Spanish Language Album of the Year Adorar: Cantos de Alabanza y Adoracion – Various Brillas: Assiria Do Nascimiento – Miguel Villagran Dios es Bueno – Marcos Witt En Vivo desde Costa Rica – Funky Hip Hop y Reggaetón Constructivo – 7th Poet Leonardo – Leonardo Mi Propósito – Julissa
Special Event Album of the Year Come Let Us Adore Him (Essential Records) Happy Christmas Vol. 4 – (Tooth & Nail Records) Music Inspired by The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Sparrow Records) Passion: How Great is Our God – (sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records) WOW Christmas: Green (Word Records)
Choral Collection of the Year Bigger Than Life – Michael Neale, Harold Ross, Jay Rouse Come, Let Us Adore Him – Lari Goss Great and Marvelous: Celebrating the Songs of Tommy Walker Vol. 2 – Tommy Walker, Bradley Knight Hymns (Classic Songs for Modern Worship) – Rob Howard, Scott Harris, Ken BarkerSeasons of Praise – Carol Cymbala (Brooklyn Tabernacle Music)Recorded Music Packaging of the Year Add to the Beauty – Sara Groves Life – Andy Hunter° Mmhmm – Relient K O God, the Aftermath – Norma JeanRedemption Songs – Jars of ClayThe Boy vs. The Cynic – John Reuben The Everglow – Mae The Question – Emery You Can't Trust a Ladder – The Myriad
Musicals
Musical of the Year Amazing GraceGrace That Amazes Redemption: Power of the Cross Sing Joy Wondrous Gift
Youth/Children's Musical of the Year Christmas in Reverse Christmas Starr Extreme Christmas His Renown King of the Jungle
Videos
Short Form Music Video of the Year "Apparitions of Melody" – Kids in the Way Blake McClure (video director), Tamera Brooks (video producer) "Be My Escape" – Relient K Charles Jensen (video director), Rachel Curl (video producer) "Let This One Stay" – Dizmas Kevin Anderson, Sam Stanton, Steelehouse Productions – Credential Recordings "Move" – Thousand Foot Krutch Brandon Dickerson (video director), Erik Press (video producer) "Quien Sabe" – Kyosko Oscar Frenkel (video director), Kyosko (video producers) "Stars" – Switchfoot Scott Speer (video director), Coleen Haynes (video producer)
Long Form Music Video of the Year A Night of Stories & Songs – Mark Schultz Franklin Films (director), Ken Carpenter (producer) Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle – The Crabb Family Russell Hall (director), Aaron Crabb, Adam Crabb, Jason Crabb, Kelly Bowling, Brian Hudson, Kim Ryan White (producers) Live From Another Level – Israel & New Breed Aaron Lindsey (director), Israel Houghton (producer) Live Wire – Third Day Carl Diebold (director), Michael Sacci (producer) Stacie Orrico Live in Japan – Stacie Orrico Jim Gable (director), Chris Kraft (producer)
Artists with multiple nominations and awards
The following artists received multiple nominations: Nine: Chris Tomlin Six: David Crowder Band, Natalie Grant, Joy Williams, Relient K Five: Casting Crowns, The Crabb Family, Jeremy Camp, Switchfoot, BarlowGirl, Third Day, Israel & New Breed Three: The Afters, David Crowder Band, Kutless, Mark Hall, Selah