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Winans, Elevation Worship, land gospel Dove Award nominations

CeCe Winans performs during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.

Gospel music is celebrating artist achievements with nominations for Dove Awards. CeCe Winans is up for gospel artist of the year, and several nominations for Elevation Worship. The Associated Press has the story:

The 52nd Dove Awards is planned for October 19th in Nashville, Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — North Carolina-based Elevation Worship and singer-songwriter Brandon Lake are each nominated for seven awards at the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, and Elevation’s lead singer and songwriter Chris Brown earned nine nominations.

FILE – CeCe Winans performs during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. The 52nd annual Dove Awards are planned for Oct. 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, where the leading voices in gospel and worship music will be honored. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

The 52nd annual Dove Awards are planned for Oct. 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, where the leading voices in gospel and worship music will be honored.

Steven Furtick, the pastor of Elevation Church in North Carolina and songwriter for the worship group, also had 10 nominations, making him the top non-artist nominee. Other artists with several nominations include for KING & COUNTRY, CeCe Winans, Ed Cash and Zach Williams.

FILE – Joel Smallbone, left, and Luke Smallbone, second from left, of the group for King & Country, accept the award for contemporary recorded song of the year during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. The 52nd annual Dove Awards are planned for Oct. 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, where the leading voices in gospel and worship music will be honored. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

Artist of the year nominees include Elevation Worship, for KING & COUNTRY, Lauren Daigle, Phil Wickham and Zach Williams. Gospel artist of the year include CeCe Winans, Jonathan McReynolds, Kirk Franklin, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Travis Greene.

Online: https://doveawards.com/

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Source AP

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