The 33rd Annual GMA Dove Awards were held on April 25, 2002 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2001. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee . Recipients are listed below, see also full list of nominees .
The awards were broadcast live on the PAX TV , the first live national broadcast since 1998.[ 1]
Award recipients
Song of the Year
Songwriter of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year
Group of the Year
Artist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Producer of the Year
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song of the Year
"Somebody's Watching Me"; Toby Mac ; Toby McKeehan, Michael-Anthony Taylor, Rockwell
Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song of the Year
Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year
Rock Recorded Song of the Year
"Come Together"; Third Day ; Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee, Mac Powell
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
"Thank You, Lord, For Your Blessings On Me"; Easter Brothers; Russell Easter, James Easter, Edd Easter
Country Recorded Song of the Year
"Goin' Away Party"; Jeff & Sheri Easter; Bruce Haynes
Urban Recorded Song of the Year
Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
"Hold On"; Selah ; Jesse Dixon
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
"Anybody Wanna Pray?"; CeCe Winans ; Cedric Caldwell, Victor Caldwell, Margaret Bell, Tommy Sims
Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year
"Momentum"; Toby Mac ; Toby Mac, Michael-Anthony Taylor, Pete Stewart, Jeff Savage, Randy Crawford, Todd Collins
Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
"Invade My Soul"; By The Tree; Steve Hindalong, Bob Wohler
Hard Music Album of the Year
Rock Album of the Year
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
Inspirational Album of the Year
Press On ; Selah ; Jason Kyle, Todd Smith, Allan Hall, Nicol Smith
Southern Gospel Album of the Year
Encore ; Old Friends Quartet; Bill Gaither, Wesley Pritchard, Ben Speer
Country Album of the Year
From The Heart ; The Oak Ridge Boys; Michael Sykes, Duane Allen
Urban Album of the Year
Just Remember Christmas ; Fred Hammond; Fred Hammond
Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
Hymns ; Shirley Caesar; Bubba Smith, Shirley Caesar, Michael Mathis
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
CeCe Winans ; CeCe Winans ; Brown Bannister, Robbie Buchanon, Tommy Sims
Instrumental Album of the Year
Praise & Worship Album of the Year
Children's Music Album of the Year
Spanish Language Album of the Year
Mi Corazón ; Jaci Velasquez ; Emilio Estefan, Jr. , Rudy Perez, Mark Heimermann, Alberto Gaitin, Ricardo Gaitin, Alejandro Jean, Freddy Pinero, Jr., Lewis Martineé , Jose Miguel Velasquez
Special Event Album of the Year
Prayer of Jabez ; Sarah Sadler, Margaret Becker , Geoff Moore , Steve Reischl, Erin O'Donnell , Adrienne Liesching , Jamie Rowe , Phil Keaggy , Rebecca St. James , Michael Tait , Jill Phillips, Kevin Max ; John Hartley, David Zaffiro
Musical of the Year
He Chose The Nails ; Bryan Lenox, Glenn Wagner
Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
The Noise We Make ; Karla Worley, Robert Sterling
Choral Collection of the Year
God of Wonders ; Steven V. Taylor, Johnathan Crumpton
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
Short Form Music Video of the Year
Long Form Music Video of the Year
Third Day Live In Concert - The Offerings Experience ; Third Day ; Michael Sacci, Ken Conrad; Carl Diebold; CT Ventures
References
Major awards Years NOTE: The
1971 winners (except GMA Hall of Fame members) were nullified because of voting irregularities; no awards show was held in 1979, as the
Gospel Music Association moved the awards show from September to April.