49th GMA Dove Awards


The 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation ceremony were held on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the Allen Arena located in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of musicians and other figures within the Christian music industry for the year 2018. The ceremony was produced by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The awards show aired on the Trinity Broadcasting Network on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 8 p.m. CT.
On August 8, 2018, the Gospel Music Association announced with Francesca Battistelli and Travis Greene on Facebook Live, the nominees for the 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards, themed Reverent Wonder. Going into the awards, producer and songwriter Colby Wedgeworth had the most nominations with eight, with Tauren Wells leading the artist nominations with seven nominations. The big winners of the night were Tauren Wells with four awards, with Cory Asbury and Colby Wedgeworth receiving three awards each.

Performers

The following musical artists performed at the 49th GMA Dove Awards:
The following served as presenters at the 49th GMA Dove Awards:
This is a complete list of the nominees for the 49th GMA Dove Awards. The winners are in bold.

General

;Song of the Year
;Worship Song of the Year
;Songwriter of the Year
;Songwriter of the Year
;Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year
;Southern Gospel Artist of the Year
;Gospel Artist of the Year
;Artist of the Year
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;New Artist of the Year
;Producer of the Year
;Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
;Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
;Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
;Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year
;Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
;Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
;Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
;Southern Gospel Album of the Year
;Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year
;Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year
;Contemporary Gospel/Urban Recorded Song of the Year
;Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album of the Year
;Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
;Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
;Urban Worship Recorded Song of the Year
;Urban Worship Album of the Year
;Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year
;Spanish Album of the Year
;Worship Recorded Song of the Year
;Worship Album of the Year
;Instrumental Album of the Year
;Children's Album of the Year
;Christmas / Special Event Album of the Year
;Musical of the Year
;Youth / Children's Musical of the Year
;Choral Collection of the Year
;Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
;Short Form Video of the Year
;Long Form Video of the Year
;Inspirational Film of the Year