Steven Curtis Chapman	Toby McKeehan	Kirk Franklin

Previous BMI Award winners include Songwriters of the Year Steven Curtis Chapman, Toby McKeehan, Kirk Franklin, Gerald Crabb, Bob Herdman and Audio Adrenaline's Will McGinniss and Mark Stuart, plus Dottie Peoples, Yolanda Adams, Rebecca St. James, Michael Tait, Jars of Clay, Jennifer Knapp, Skillet, Pillar, Marc Byrd, Chad Chapin, Rodney Griffin, Charlie Peacock, Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin, Relient K, and Joe Beck.

BMI's Citation of Achievement performance certificates are given annually in recognition of popularity in the field of Christian music, as measured by feature broadcast performances on American radio and television; this year's Christian Music Awards eligibility period ran January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.

Casting Crowns	Gerald Crabb	Israel Houghton

Casting Crowns reeled in the most nominations with seven, including Group, Artist, and Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song ("American Dream"), Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song ("Who Am I?") and Long Form Music Video ("Live From Atlanta"). Claiming six nods is the group's lead singer-songwriter, Mark Hall, who is up for Male Vocalist and Song of the Year trophies for "Who Am I?".

Jim Cooper	Jason Roy	Matt Bronleewe

The Crabb Family also garnered a total of six nominations including Group and Southern Gospel Album, while the group's patriarch, Gerald Crabb, earned a Song of the Year mention ("Through the Fire"), plus five more songwriting nods in categories spanning country, inspirational and southern gospel.

Brendan Graham	Wayne Haun	Otto Price

Additional Song of the Year contenders include Israel Houghton of Israel & New Breed ("Friend of God"), Brendan Graham ("You Raise Me Up"), Kenny Greenberg ("More"), Matt Bronleewe ("Healing Rain"), and Jason Roy and Jim Cooper ("Glory Defined"). Other BMI-affiliated Dove nominees include Rodney Jerkins, Switchfoot, Dottie Peoples, Building 429, Hector Cervantes, Grits, the Talley Trio, Martha Munizzi and last year's top Dove nominee Wayne Haun.

Steven Curtis Chapman	Fred Hammond	Martha Munizzi

The GMA Music Awards will begin at 6pm on Wednesday, April 13 with a new format for 2005 -- awards and performances will share the limelight throughout the evening. Steven Curtis Chapman, Cece Winans, Rebecca St. James and Israel Houghton are among those set to host this year's festivities, which will be taped at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville for national syndication during the month of June.

Day of Fire	Kim Hill	Dottie Peoples

Song of the Year Nominees:

"Friend of God"
Israel Houghton
Champions for Christ Music Publishing
Integrity's Praise! Music
Sound of the New Breed

"Glory Defined"
Jim Cooper
Jason Roy
Dayspring Music

"Healing Rain"
Matt Bronleewe
Songs From the Farm Publishing
Songs of Windswept Pacific

"More"
Kenny Greenberg
Greenberg Music

"Through the Fire"
Gerald Crabb
Lehsem Songs

"Who Am I"
Mark Hall
Club Zoo Music
SWECS Music

"You Raise Me Up"
Brendan Graham (IMRO)
Peermusic (Ireland), Ltd.

Seven Nominations
Casting Crowns

Six Nominations
Gerald Crabb
The Crabb Family
Mark Hall

Five Nominations
Matt Bronleewe
Wayne Haun
Israel Houghton
Otto Price
Switchfoot

Four Nominations
Steven Curtis Chapman
Fred Hammond
Martha Munizzi
Joe Pace

Three Nominations
Paul Allen
Mike Bowling
Building 429
Ed Cash
Hector Cervantes
Jim Cooper
Jason Crabb
Day of Fire
Kenny Greenberg
Grits
Toby McKeehan
Pillar
Thousand Foot Crutch
Bebe Winans

Two Nominations
Bobby All
Josiah Bell
Kene Bell
Myron Butler
Teron Carter
Barry D.
delerious?
Paul Ebersold
Michael English
Lari Goss
Brendan Graham
Chris Huffman
The Isaacs
Jars of Clay
Rodney Jerkins
Stacy Jones
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Lewis Family
Aaron Lindsey
Lisa McClendon
Trevor McNevan
The Oak Ridge Boys
Charlie Peacock
Club Zoo Music
CrossWay
Steve Moore
J Moss
Israel & New Breed
Dave Moody
Dottie Peoples
The Perrys
Jason Roy
Martin Smith
Songs From the Farm Publishing
Taylor Sorensen
Aaron Sprinkle
Angie Stone
SWECS Music

Single Nominees
Yolanda Adams
Audio Adrenaline
Alejandro Allen
Duane Allen
Steve Augustine
Percy Bady
Joe Baldridge
Cindy Ballard
Joe Beck
Barry Beckett
Rob Beckley
Big Tent Revival
Big Dismal
Kevin Bond
Joe Bonsall
Kelly Bowling
Rebecca Isaacs Bowman
Clint Brown
Gavin Brown
Joel Bruyere
Billy Buchanan
Marc Byrd
Cedric Caldwell
Eulises Canada
Champions for Christ Music Publishing
Chigger Hill Boys & Terri
Aaron Crabb
Ryan Clark
Don Cook
Adam Crabb
Billy Ray Cyrus
Dayspring Music
Christine Dente
Scott Dente
Darryl Dixon
Jeff & Sherri Easter
Lester Estelle
Sara Evans
Kirk Franklin
Stuart Garrard
Terri Argot Gore
Greater Vision
Brian Green
Greenberg Music
George Hamilton IV with the Moody Brothers
Dan Haseltine
Patti Hawkins
Hawk Nelson
Maurice Henderson
Noah Henson
Bob Herdman
Kim Hill
Gregg Hionis
Stephen Hurd
Integrity's Praise! Music
Sonya Isaacs
Mahalia Jackson
Fred Jerkins
Stan Jones
Kalel
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Jennifer Knapp
Rodney Lay, Jr.
Lehsem Songs
Lifegate Music
Michael Linney
Charlie Lowell
Joyce Martin McCullough
Robert Marvin
Stephen Mason
Donnie McClurkin
Nelson McSwain
Mark A. Miller
Gordon Mote
Dan Munizzi
Newsboys
Matt Odmark
Erin O'Donnell
Solomon Olds
Michael Parker
Sandi Patty
Rebecca J. Peck
PeerMusic III
Peermusic (Ireland), Ltd.
Pettiodee
Praise Street Worship Band
The Principles
Andrew Ramsey
Ric Robbins
George Rowe
Shannon Sanders
Skillet
Donna Smith
Matthew Smith
Songs of Windswept Pacific
Sound of the New Breed
Scott Stapp
Christopher Stevens
Rebecca St. James
Kevin Stokes
Mark Stuart
Marty Stuart
Jerry Sullivan
Mooki Taylor
Jon Thatcher
Linda Thompson
Tait
Michael Tait
Talley Trio
Troy Vest
Asaph Ward
Earl Wright III
Paul Wright
Young Harmony

Joyce Rice, Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, and Thomas Cain, Senior Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, awarded BMI Citations of Achievement to 31 songs in five categories: AC (Adult Contemporary), CHR (Christian Hit Radio), Contemporary/Traditional Gospel, Rock, and Southern Gospel. Staged at the company's Music Row offices, the ceremonies featured special performances by Lemmie Battles and the quartet Mercy's Mark for the crowd of 200 writers, artists and executives.

Onstage at BMI Nashville during the Christian Music Awards are BMI Director Joyce Rice, EMI Music CMG Publishing President Eddie DeGarmo, Song of the Year writer Joe Beck, Songwriter of the Year Bob Herdman, "Three Wooden Crosses" writer Doug Johnson and BMI Executive Vice President Del Bryant. Photo by Steve Lowry

Joe Beck and Chad Chapin accepted the BMI Crystal for Most Performed Christian Song of the Year as writers of "To Ever Live Without Me." Published by CEC Animal Music and EMI Music CMG Publishing, "To Ever Live Without Me" was recorded by Jody McBrayer on his Sparrow Records album This Is Who I Am.

Steven Curtis Chapman	Audio Adrenaline

Of the 50 writers called out, Steven Curtis Chapman, Bob Herdman, Will McGinniss and Mark Stuart each placed two songs on the awards list to share the title of BMI Christian Songwriter of the Year.

Chapman, BMI's 2001 and 2003 Christian Songwriter of the Year, was cited for writing the AC hits "All About Love" and "How Do I Love Her," included on his Sparrow Records album All About Love.

Herdman and Audio Adrenaline members McGinniss and Stuart were recognized for the Audio Adrenaline CHR hits "Ocean Floor" and "Pierced," from the band's Grammy-winning ForeFront release Worldwide.

EMI Music CMG Publishing enjoyed the BMI Christian Publisher of the Year spotlight by accumulating the highest percentage of copyright ownership in award songs (through its companies River Oaks Music Company, Sparrow Song and Up In The Mix Music).

Other BMI award-winning songwriter/artists included Rebecca St. James, Jars of Clay, Vickie Winans, Donnie McClurkin, John P. Kee, 12 Stones, Relient K, Big Dismal and Greater Vision.

A highlight of the ceremonies was special acknowledgment of "Three Wooden Crosses," written by Doug Johnson. The first song released by a gospel label to reach #1 on the country charts, "Three Wooden Crosses" was named Song of the Year by the ACM (2004), the CMA (2003) and NSAI (2003) and Country Recorded Song of the Year at the GMA's Dove Awards (2004). Johnson was presented with a Citation of Appreciation recognizing the song's message, which has "renewed faith in millions of listeners around the world."

BMI's Citations of Achievement are given in recognition of popularity in the field of Christian music, as measured by feature broadcast performances on American radio and television. The 2003 Christian Music Awards eligibility period ran January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.

Casting Crowns

Other BMI Dove-winners included Dallas Austin, Blue Highway, Matt Bronleewe, Myron Butler, Chad Chapin, John Cooper, John Ginty, Lari Goss, Tob Hemby, Monroe Jones, Mookie, Alan O'Bryant, Robert Randolph, Relient K, Matt Rollings, Salvador, Rebecca St. James, Pete Stewart, Mark Stuart, Matthew Thiessen and Mark Lee Townsend.

The event will broadcast on UPN on May 28 at 8-10 p.m. ET/PT.

The Crabb Family

BMI's 2004 GMA Award Winners

Songwriter of the Year
Mark Hall of Casting Crowns

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
"Hallelujah Praise"
Cece Winans
and Cedric Caldwell, songwriters

Country Recorded Song of the Year
"Three Wooden Crosses"
Doug Johnson, songwriter

The Martins	Grits

Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
"So Many Years, So Many Blessings"
The Lewis Family; Wayne Haun, Cindi Ballard and Belinda Smith, songwriters

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (tie)
"The Cross"
The Crabb Family; Gerald Crabb, songwriter

"The Promise"
The Martins

Tait

Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
"Believe"
Grits with Jennifer Knapp; Teron Carter, Stacy Jones, Kene Bell and Otto Price, songwriters

Modern Rock Album of the Year
Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...But Three Do
Relient K; Mark Lee Townsend and Matthew Thiessen, producers

Rock Album of the Year
Lose This Life
Tait; Michael Tait, Matt Bronleewe and Chad Chapin, producers

Blue Highway	CeCe Winans

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
Stacie Orrico
Dallas Austin, Matt Rolling and Mookie, producers

Inspirational Album of the Year
Above It All
The Martins

Southern Gospel Album of the Year
The Walk
The Crabb Family; Jason Crabb, Adam Crabb and Aaron Crabb, producers

Rebecca St. James	Robert Randolph	Monroe Jones

Bluegrass Album of the Year
Wondrous Love
Blue Highway; Alan O'Bryant, producer

Urban Album of the Year
Unclassified
Robert Randolph & The Family Band; Robert Randolph and John Ginty, producers

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
CeCe Winans Presents...The Born Again Church Choir
Cedric Caldwell, producer

Praise & Worship Album of the Year
Offerings II - All I Have to Give
Monroe Jones, producer

Relient K

Instrumental Album of the Year
An Acoustic Christmas
Tom Hemby; Tom Hemby, producer

Special Event Album of the Year
!Hero The Rock Opera
Michael Tait, Mark Stuart, Rebecca St. James, Pete Stewart, Grits and
John Cooper; Pete Stewart, producer

Choral Collection of the Year
High Praises
Lari Goss, producer]]> 2004-05-26T18:00:01+00:00 http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234017 Artists, Austin, Dallas, Blue Highway, Byrd, Marc, Casting Crowns, Chapman, Steven Curtis, City, Mike, Cooper, John, Crabb, Gerald, Foster, David, Jars of Clay, Johnson, Doug, Kirkpatrick, Wayne, Knapp, Jennifer, McClurkin, Donnie, McKeehan, Toby, Neville, Aaron, Parton, Dolly, Skillet, Smith, Connie, Stuart, Mark, Stuart, Marty, Winans, CeCe, Winans, Mario, Musical Styles, Bluegrass, Christian, Country, Gospel, Rock 35th Annual Dove Awards were announced recently at a press conference at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center, and BMI songwriter/artists led the way in multiple nominations.

Wayne Haun	Steven Curtis Chapman	Pete Stewart

Producer Wayne Haun topped the list with nine nods including Southern Gospel Song, Bluegrass Song, Country Song, Southern Gospel Album, Country Album, Special Event Album and Choral Collection. Steven Curtis Chapman earned seven mentions for recordings in the Song of the Year, Male Vocalist, Pop/Contemporary Album and Long Form Music Video categories. Producer Pete Stewart is vying for six trophies including Rap/Hip Hop Song, Rock Song and Rock Album.

CeCe Winans	Connie Smith	Marc Byrd

Additional Song of the Year contenders are Chris Eaton [PRS] ("Child of Mine"), Doug Johnson ("Three Wooden Crosses"), and Mark Hall of Casting Crowns ("If We Are The Body"), who has also just been added to the Songwriter of the Year list. Other BMI-affiliated nominees include Marc Byrd, The Crabb Family, Jars of Clay, Toby McKeehan, Sandi Patty, Robert Randolph, Relient K, Rizen, Marty Stuart and Cece Winans.

The Dove Awards will broadcast live from Municipal Auditorium in Nashville on Thursday, April 28.

Casting Crowns

Congratulations to BMI's 2004 Dove Award Nominees:

NINE NOMINATIONS
Wayne Haun

SEVEN NOMINATIONS
Steven Curtis Chapman

SIX NOMINATIONS
Pete Stewart

FIVE NOMINATIONS
CeCe Winans

FOUR NOMINATIONS
Marc Byrd
The Crabb Family
Barbara Fairchild
Lari Goss
Toby McKeehan
Smokie Norful
Robert Randolph
Connie Smith

THREE NOMINATIONS
Audio Adrenaline
Kevin Bond
Cedric Caldwell
Casting Crowns
Miguel Angel Guerra
Jars of Clay
The Martins
Otto Price
Michael Tait

TWO NOMINATIONS
Matt Bronleewe
Byron Cage
Kurt Carr
Gerald Crabb
Chris Eaton
George Hamilton IV
The Hoppers
The Hoskins Family
Doug Johnson
Greater Vision
Grits
Dave Moody
Newsboys
Charlie Peacock
Relient K
Rebecca St. James
Mark Stuart
Marty Stuart
Michael Anthony Taylor

OTHER NOMINEES
Craig Adams
Alejandro Allen
Duane Allen
Paul Allen
Dallas Austin
Percy Bady
Cindi Ballard
Barry Beckett
Josiah Bell
Kene Bell
Big Dismal
Big Rocc
Blue Highway
Jason Burkum
Myron Butler
Steve Carey
Teron Carter
Chad Chapin
The Churchmen
Mike City
Club Zoo Music
John Cooper
Aaron Crabb
Adam Crabb
Jason Crabb
Kathy Crabb
Billy Ray Cyrus
dcTalk
Christine Dente
Scott Dente
Craig Duncan
Sheri Easter
James R. "Budd" Ellison
Jerome Fontamillas
David Foster
Richard Frierson
John Ginty
GlassByrd
Karen Peck Gooch
Wendi Foy Green
Andy Griffith
Mark Hall
Sanchez Harley
Dan Haseltine
Mark Heimermann
Tom Hemby
Rick Hendrix
Maurice Henderson
Bob Herdman
Here's To JO Music
Jeremy Holderfield
Canton Jones
Monroe Jones
Stacy Jones
Jay Joyce
Joey Kibble
Mark Kibble
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Jennifer Knapp
The Lewis Family
Charlie Lowell
Stephen Mason
Lisa McClendon
Donnie McClurkin
Joyce Martin McCollough
Ann McCrary
Rod McGaha
Will McGinniss
Nelson McSwain
Mike Curb Music
Carlton Moody
Phillip Moore
Dan Munizzi
Martha Munizzi
Dan Murph
Naomi and the Segos
Greg Nelson
Grant Nicholas
Arnold Lanni
Adriann Lewis
Ay'Ron Lewis
Little Pooky's Music
Aaron Neville
Art Neville
Newsboys
Grant Nicholas
The Oak Ridge Boys
Alan O'Bryant
Matt Odmark
Joe Pace
Dolly Parton
Sandi Patty
Peach Hill Songs
The Perrys
Dan Pitts
The Principles
Desmond Pringle
Tom Reeves
Alvin Richardson
Rizen
Ric Robbins
Carroll Wayne Roberson
Joseph Rojas
Matt Rollings
George Rowe
Roger Ryan
Sandtown
Ray Scott
Seventh Day Slumber
Mike Severson
Skillet
Belinda Smith
Soul Dog
Aaron Sprinkle
Kevin Stokes
Storm Boy Music
Jerry Sullivan
Swecs Music
Sweet Radical Music
Sydney Erin Music
Tait
T-Bone
Matthew Thiessen
Mark Lee Townsend
Virtue
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Kevin Ward
Steven Weaver
West Lodge Music
Fletch Wiley
Mario Winans
Marvin L. Winans, Jr.
Vickie Winans
Gerald Wolfe
Vicki Yohe]]> 2004-03-31T17:00:00+00:00 http://www.bmi.com/podcasts/container/133258 Mark Stuart discusses the importance of songwriting Stuart, Mark, Christian, In Their Own Words, Video, 2003, BMI Christian Music Awards 2003-06-22T18:00:00+00:00 http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233692 Artists, Blind Boys of Alabama, The, Byrd, Marc, Chapman, Steven Curtis, Crabb, Gerald, Franklin, Kirk, Gill, Vince, Jars of Clay, Knapp, Jennifer, McKeehan, Toby, Stuart, Mark, Winans, CeCe, Musical Styles, Bluegrass, Christian, Country, Dance, Gospel, Rock, Urban Vince Gill, The Lewis Family, Wayne Haun, Nate Clemons and Jars Of Clay each were double winners at the Gospel Music Association's awards ceremony, which was hosted by BMI superstars Steven Curtis Chapman and CeCe Winans. A highlight of the evening was the induction of the Blind Boys of Alabama to the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

Vince Gill

The Crabb Family

Other BMI victors included tobyMac, Kirk Franklin, Sanchez Harley, Gerald Crabb, Monroe Jones, Eddie Carswell, GRITS, Teron Carter, Stacy Jones, Ric Robbins, Otto Price, Kenne Bell, Jars of Clay, Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, Audio Adrenaline, Mark Stuart, Will McGinniss, Pillar, Charlie Peacock, Jennifer Knapp, Marc Byrd, Michael Clemons, the Blind Boys of Alabama, John Chelew and Dorothy Love-Coates.

The 34th Annual Dove Awards will be broadcast on April 19 on PAX TV.

Wayne Haun

The Lewis Family

BMI's 2003 Dove Awards Winners

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
"Don't You Wanna Go?"
The Crabb Family; Gerald Crabb, songwriter

Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
"Walkin' and Talkin'"
The Lewis Family; Wayne Haun, songwriter

Country Recorded Song of the Year
"The River's Gonna Keep on Rolling"
Vince Gill, songwriter

CeCe Winans

Jars of Clay

Urban Recorded Song of the Year
"Meditate"
Michael Clemons and Nate Clemons, songwriters

Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
"Holding On"
Dorothy Love-Coates, songwriter

Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year
The Art of Translation
GRITS; Teron Carter, Stacy Jones, Ric Robbins, Otto Price, Kenne Bell, songwriters

Charlie Peacock

Audio Adrenaline

Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
The Eleventh Hour
Jars of Clay; Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, songwriters

Hard Music Album of the Year
Fireproof
Pillar

Rock Album of the Year
Lift
Audio Adrenaline; Mark Stuart, Will McGinniss, songwriters

Gerald Crab

Blind Boys of Alabama

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
Woven & Spun
Charlie Peacock, producer

Inspirational Album of the Year
Legacy...Hymns & Faith
Vince Gill, producer

Southern Gospel Album of the Year
A Crabb Collection
The Crabb Family; Mike Bowling, producer

Dorothy Love-Coates

Pillar

Bluegrass Album of the Year
50th Anniversary Celebration
The Lewis Family; Wayne Haun, Buddy Spicher, producers

Urban Album of the Year
This Is Your Life
Nate Clemons, producer

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
Higher Ground
Blind Boys of Alabama; John Chelew, producer

Kirk Franklin

Jennifer Knapp

Marc Byrd

Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin, artist/producer; Sanchez Harley, producer

Children's Music Album of the Year
Jonah, A Veggie Tales Movie Original Soundtrack
Monroe Jones; producer

Special Event Album of the Year
City On a Hill -- Sing Alleluia
Jars Of Clay, Jennifer Knapp, Marc Byrd

Monroe Jones

Steven Curtis Chapman

Toby McKeehan

Musical of the Year
The Christmas Shoes
Eddie Carswell

Short Form Music Video of the Year
"Irene"
tobyMac

Toby McKeehan

Kirk Franklin

Congratulations to BMI's 2003 Dove Award nominees:

NINE NOMINATIONS:
Toby McKeehan

EIGHT NOMINATIONS:
Kirk Franklin

SEVEN NOMINATIONS:
Wayne Haun

FOUR NOMINATIONS:
The Crabb Family
The Hoskins Family
Jars of Clay

THREE NOMINATIONS:
Audio Adrenaline
Dottie Peoples
Mark Schultz
Mike Bowling
Monroe Jones
The Oak Ridge Boys
Rebecca St. James
Trin-i-tee 5:7

TWO NOMINATIONS:
12 Stones
Yolanda Adams
Kenny Bereal
Steven Curtis Chapman
Don Clark
Nate Clemmons
Jeff and Sheri Easter
Vince Gill
Gold City
Greater Vision
GRITS
Israel Houghton
Jennifer Knapp
Will McGinnis
Mike City
Mark Stuart
Smokie Norful
Charlie Peacock
Karen Peck and New River
Pillar
Barry Poynter
Aaron Sprinkle
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Canton Spirituals
The Lewis Family
The Paynes
The Perrys
Harvey Watkins

SINGLE NOMINATIONS:
Adore
Adam Anders
Paul Allen
Luther Barnes
Ron Block
Kevin Bond
Matt Bronleewe
Tyler Burkum
Buster
Marc Byrd
Eddie Carswell
Teron Carter
Ed Cash
Charlie Daniels Band
Alvin Chea
John Chelew
Chigger Hill Boys & Terri
Michael Clemons
David Corlew
Jim Cooper
Cumberland Quartet
Cedric Dent
Chris Eaton
Fleming & John
Paul Fox
Brian Free & Assurrance
Paul Garcia
Ernie Haase
Tom T. Hall
Fred Hammond
Sanchez Harley
Dan Haseltine
Rick Hendrix
Bob Herdman
Norman Hutchins
Rodney Jerkins
Tim Johnson
Stacey Jones
Joy Electric
Joel Kibble
Mark Kibble
Lifehouse
Lordsong
Dorothy Love-Coates
Charlie Lowell
Merlin Lucious
The Martins
Stephen Mason
Kevin Max
Curtis Mayfield
Claude McKnight
Brent Milligan
Dave Moody
The Nelons
Matt Odmark
Old Time Gospel Hour Quartet
Out Of Eden
Paul Overstreet
Joe Pace
Sandi Patty
Brian Peters
Otto Price
Doug Riley
Professor James Roberson
Ric Robbins
Marvin Sapp
Shavoni
Pamela Sheyne
Charlie Sizemore
Skillet
Southern Brothers
Pete Stewart
Mike Speck
Take 6
Ben Tankard
Michael Tait
Michael Anthony Taylor
Stephen Tedeschi
David Thomas
Up In The Mix Music
Miguel Angel Villagran
Asaph Ward
Cornelius Dwayne Watkins
Cece Winans
Joe Wolfe
Gerald Wolfe

Staged at the company's Music Row offices, the event spotlighted the top songs in the Adult Contemporary, Christian Hit Radio, Inspirational, Rock, Southern Gospel and Urban Gospel categories. Special performances were given by Jennifer Knapp, the Crabb Family, and Mike Bowling for the crowd of two hundred writers, artists, and executives.

Yolanda Adams earned the BMI Crystal for  Most Performed Christian Song of the Year as writer  and publisher of &quotOpen My Heart." Published through  Adams's company Jam Yo Music, the multi-month #1 hit  is from her platinum Elektra album Mountain High.  . .Valley Low, which was honored as Best Contemporary  Soul Gospel Album at the 2001 Grammys. &quotOpen My Heart" is also included on the Dove and Stellar Award-winning  artist's recent live collection, The Experience. 

With three award songs each, Steven Curtis  Chapman and Toby McKeehan led all 46 writers to share  the title of Christian Songwriter Of The Year. Chapman's  winning songs were &quotFingerprints Of God,"&quotGreat Expectations" and &quotThe Invitation,&quotall #1s from his platinum Sparrow  Records release Speechless. McKeehan, a member  and producer of dc Talk, was cited for &quotAlways Have,  Always Will,&quotrecorded by Avalon, and &quotGodsend&quotand  &quotIt's Killing Me,&quotboth from dc Talk's gold Virgin/Forefront  album Supernatural.

McKeehan's fellow dc Talk members Kevin  Max and Michael Tait collected two Citations each for  their shares of the dc Talk songs. Forefront artist  Rebecca St. James was also a double winner for &quotDon't  Worry"(from her album Transform) and &quotYes I  Believe In God"(from Whatever It Takes - The &quotShe  Said Yes&quotMusic Project).

With five songs on the most performed  list, EMI Christian Music Publishing (through its companies  River Oaks Music Company and Sparrow Song) basked in  the spotlight as BMI Christian Publisher of the Year.  EMI Christian Music Publishing President & CEO Bill  Hearn and Senior Vice President Steve Rice accepted  the crystal obelisk.

Additional multiple award publishers were  Achtober Songs, Bibbitsong Music, Blind Thief Publishing,  Boisseau Music Publishing, Flicker U S A Publishing,  Out Of Twisted Roots Music, Peach Hill Songs, Photon  Music and Up In The Mix Music.

BMI's Citations of Achievement are given  in recognition of popularity in the field of Christian  music, as measured by feature broadcast performances  on American radio and television. The eligibility period  ran January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000.

Complete list of BMI Christian Music Awards

Adult Contemporary


ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL
 Grant Cunningham
 Toby McKeehan
 Achtober Songs
 Imagine This Music
 River Oaks Music Company
 Avalon: Sparrow

FINGERPRINTS OF GOD
 Steven Curtis Chapman
 Peach Hill Songs
 Sparrow Song
 Steven Curtis Chapman: Sparrow

GREAT EXPECTATIONS
 Steven Curtis Chapman
 Peach Hill Songs
 Sparrow Song
 Steven Curtis Chapman: Sparrow

I AM THE WAY
 Mark Schultz
 Mark Schultz Music
 Mark Schultz: Myrrh

YES I BELIEVE IN GOD
 Rebecca St. James
 Bibbitsong Music
 Up In The Mix Music
 Rebecca St. James: ForeFront

Christian Hit Radio

DON'T WORRY
 Matt Bronleewe
 Rebecca St. James
 Bibbitsong Music
 Songs From The Farm Publishing
 Songs Of Windswept Pacific
 Up In The Mix Music
 Rebecca St. James: ForeFront

GODSEND
 Chad Chapin
 Kevin Max
 Toby McKeehan
 Michael Tait
 Achtober Songs
 Blind Thief Publishing
 CEC Animal Music
 Out Of Twisted Roots Music
 dc Talk: ForeFront

 HANDS AND FEET
 Bob Herdman
 Will McGinniss
 Charlie Peacock
 Mark Stuart
 Andi Beat Goes On Music
 Flicker U S A Publishing
 Sparrow Song
 Up In The Mix Music
 Audio Adrenaline: Forefront

A LITTLE MORE
 Jennifer Knapp
 Gotee Music, Inc.
 West Hudson Music
 Jennifer Knapp: Gotee
  
 LIVE FOR YOU
 Chris Eaton (PRS)
 Chris Rodriguez
 Dayspring Music, Inc.
 SGO Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS)
 Still Working For The Man Music, Inc.
 Rachael Lampa: Word

Inspirational
  
 BRING CHRIST YOUR BROKEN HEART
 Joe Beck
 Bridge Building Music, Inc.
 Sierra: Pamplin

COME AND FILL THIS PLACE
 Robert White Johnson
 Radioquest Music Publishing
 Al Denson: Spring Hill 

FREEDOM'S NEVER FREE
 Don Koch
 Boisseau Music Publishing
 Definitive Music
 Phillips, Craig & Dean: Sparrow 

THE INVITATION
 Steven Curtis Chapman
 Peach Hill Songs
 Sparrow Song
 Steven Curtis Chapman: Sparrow

 JESUS TO THE WORLD (ROARING LAMBS)
 Eddie Carswell
 Russ Lee
 Sony/ATV Lowery Songs LLC
 Newsong: Benson 

Rock 

BEST KEPT SECRET
 John L. Cooper
 Photon Music
 Skillet: Arden/ForeFront 

GOD IS GOOD
 Brad De Rosia
 Chris Padgett
 Boisseau Music Publishing
 Scarecrow And Tinmen Publishing
 Scarecrow & Tinmen: Organic 

IT'S KILLING ME
 Kevin Max
 Toby McKeehan
 Michael Tait
 Greg Wells
 Achtober Songs
 Blind Thief Publishing
 Greg Wells Music
 Irving Music
 Out Of Twisted Roots Music
 dc Talk: Forefront 

OPEN YOUR EYES
 Rob Beckley
 Travis Jenkins
 Brad Noone
 Michael Wittig
 Flicker U S A Publishing
 Pillar: Flicker 

PARADIGM
 Dex Alexander
 Ben Rayls
 Charles Rumahlewang
 Andrew Shirley
 Photon Music
 All Together Separate: Ardent 

Southern Gospel
  
 GETCHA TO THE OTHER SIDE
 Mary Alice Lovelace
 Tim Lovelace
 House Of Lovelace Music
 The Kingsmen: Horizon

 HIDE ME BEHIND THE CROSS
 Angelina McKeithen
 Rebecca Peck
 Centergy Music
 Gold City: Daywind 

I BELIEVE
 Rodney Griffin
 Songs Of Greater Vision
 Greater Vision: Daywind 

ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS
 Jeff Steele
 Christian Taylor Music
 The Steeles: Daywind 

THROUGH THE FIRE
 Gerald Crabb
 Crabb's Song Music
 The Crabb Family: Family Music Group

Urban Gospel
  
 I KNOW IT WAS THE BLOOD
 Fred Hammond
 Tommie Walker
 Paragon Music
 SCA Music
 Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ: Verity 

JESUS BE A FENCE AROUND ME
 Sam Cooke
 ABKCO Music, Inc.
 Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ: Verity 

LEAN ON ME
 Kirk Franklin
 Kerrion Publishing
 Lilly Mack Music
 Kirk Franklin: Gospo Centric 

OPEN MY HEART
 Yolanda Adams
 Jam Yo Music
 Yolanda Adams: Elektra 

THAT'S WHAT I BELIEVE
 Donnie McClurkin
 Don Mac Music
 Seven Summits Music
 Donnie McClurkin: Verity

Chapman, who became the first performer to win Artist of the Year six times, now has won at least one Dove Award for each of 12 consecutive years.

BMI double winners were Group of the Year Sixpence None the Richer, Fred Hammond, Dottie Peoples and Richard Smallwood.

BMI writer Wes King shared the coveted Song of the Year trophy with Michael W. Smith for "This Is Your Time," inspired in the aftermath of the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado. The song is co-published by Sparrow Song and Uncle Ivan Music.
 
BMI Dove Award Winners