Lecrae nominated for another 2015 Dove Award

Dove Awards 2015 revealed nominees for three additional categories on Monday that were excluded from its initial announcement weeks ago.

No one affiliated with Christian hip hop was nominated for the Songwriter of the Year (Non-Artist) or Song of the Year, but Lecrae received his eighth nomination in 2015 as he’s up for Songwriter of the Year (Artist).

The Gospel Music Association also announced that Grammy Award-winning gospel artist Erica Campbell and Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson will co-host the award ceremony, which will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13 in Nashville, Tennessee. Here are the nominees for those three awards.

Songwriter of the Year (Artist)

  • Bart Millard
  • Chris Tomlin
  • Lecrae Moore
  • Matt Maher
  • Phil Wickham

Songwriter of the Year (Non-Artist)

  • Benjamin Glover
  • David Arthur Garcia
  • Dianne Wilkinson
  • Jason Ingram
  • Seth Mosley

Song of the Year

  • “Come As You Are” – Crowder (writers) Ben Glover, David Crowder, Matt Maher
  • “Greater” – MercyMe (writers) Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Ben Glover, David Garcia, Mike Scheuchzer, Nathan Cochran, Robby Shaffer
  • “He Knows My Name” – Francesca Battistelli (writers) Francesca Battistelli, Mia Fieldes, Seth Mosley
  • “Hope In Front Of Me” – Danny Gokey (writers) Bernie Herms, Brett James, Danny Gokey
  • “How Can It Be” – Lauren Daigle (writers) Jason Ingram, Jeff Johnson, Paul Mabury
  • “Multiplied” – NEEDTOBREATHE (writers) Bear Rinehart, Bo Rinehart
  • “Overwhelmed” – Big Daddy Weave (writers) Michael Weaver, Phil Wickham
  • “This Is Amazing Grace” – Phil Wickham (writers) Jeremy Riddle, Josh Farro, Phil Wickham
  • “Thrive” – Casting Crowns (writers) Mark Hall, Matthew West
  • “We Believe” – Newsboys (writers) Matthew Hooper, Richie Fike, Travis Ryan

Photo by Philip Rood READ MORE: 2015 Dove Awards nominees announced

David Daniels
David Daniels
David Daniels is a columnist at Rapzilla.com and the managing editor of LegacyDisciple.org. He has been published at Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, CCM Magazine, Bleacher Report, The Washington Times and HipHopDX.
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