The Dove Awards LIVE from Nashville

GospelFab! Readers, Mark your calendars and Set your TiVo's for the Hottest Night in Gospel Music!
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The 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards will be held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee and will be airing April 23, 2008 at 7p.m.

The Gospel Music Association was founded in 1964 to serve as the face and voice for the Gospel/Christian Music community. Through the GMA, all styles including pop, rock, praise & worship, black gospel, R & B, Hip Hop, Southern Gospel, Country and More are promoted. There are over 4,000 members including agents, artists, church leaders, managers, promoters, radio personnel, record company executives, retailers, songwriters and other industry visionaries.

For more information on the Gospel Music Association, please click here.

Some GospelFab! Favs are nominated in various categories: The Clark Sisters (Artist of the Year, Group of the Year), Marvin Sapp (Male Vocalist of the Year), Israel Haughton (Producer of the Year), American Idol's Mandisa (Female Vocalist of the Year, New Artist of the Year), and DeWayne Woods (New Artist of the Year).

Some of our GospelFab! favorite songs even got some mention: "Blessed & Highly Favored" (Live: One Last Time; The Clark Sisters; Karen Clark-Sheard; EMI Gospel), "Say So" (A Deeper Level; Israel & New Breed; Michael Gungor, Israel Houghton; Integrity Music), "Simply Because" ( Darlene McCoy; Darlene McCoy; Darlene McCoy, Antonio Neal; EMI Gospel), "Listen" (T57; Trin-I-Tee 5:7; Chanelle Haynes, Adrian Anderson, Walter W. Millsap III, Angel Helaire, Candice Nelson, Lamar Van-Sciver, Charles Griffin III, Ryan Farish, Frank Greenfield, Tony Jones; Music World Entertainment), "I'm Not Perfect" (V2; J Moss; PAJAM, GospoCentric, Zomba Label Group), "I Love Me Better Than That" (Soulfood; Shirley Murdock; Dale Anthony DeGroat, Shirley Murdock; Tyscot Records)

Our GospelFab! Favorite Albums that made the nomination list: A Deeper Level (Israel & New Breed; Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey; Integrity Music), Brand New Day (Jonathan Butler; Luther "Mano" Hanes, Jonathan Butler; Maranatha! Music), Live - One Last Time (The Clark Sisters; Donald Lawrence; EMI Gospel) and The Gospel According To Patti Labelle (Patti Labelle; Sami McKinney, Scott Shavoni Parker, Thianar Gomis, Dean "DC" Charles, Del Atkins, Troy Taylor, Gorden Chambers, Nisan Stewart, Gerald Haddon, Eddie Brown, PAJAM, The Soul Seekers; Umbrella Records)

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