by Aaron Schmelzer | Sep 17, 2014 | Opinion
As our last Dove Awards preview mentioned, Lipscomb is hosting the 45th Annual Dove Awards for the second year in a row, and there are quite a few stand-out nominees. In this preview, we’ll be looking at the “Song of the Year” category as well as analyzing who should win and who will win. The list of nominees are as follows: “Fix My Eyes” performed by for King and Country, written by Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone and Luke Smallbone “Hello My Name Is” performed and written by Matthew West “Hurricane” performed by Natalie Grant, written by Natalie Grant, Matt Bronleewe and Cindy Morgan “I Can Trust Him” performed by The Perrys, written by Wayne Haun and Joel Lindsey “Lord I Need You” performed by Matt Maher, written by Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill and Matt Maher “Oceans (Where My Feet May Fail)” performed by Hillsong United, written by Matt Crocker, Joel Houston and Salomon Ligthelm “Overcomer” performed by Mandisa, written by David Garcia, Christopher Stevens and Ben Glover “Revival” performed by Karen Peck and New River, written by Kenna Turner West, Karen Peck Gooch and Don Poythress “Say Amen” performed by Brian Free & Assurance, written by Jason Cox, Michael Farren and Kenna Turner West “That’s Why” performed by Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, written by Ernie Haase, Wayne Haun and Joel Lindsey With a list full of popular songs, it is hard to choose which one will be the best. However, certain songs do stand out. “Oceans,” as of Sept. 16, was number one on Billboard’s Top 25 Christian songs, while “Fix My Eyes” was...
by Bridgette Begle | Oct 15, 2013 | News Slider
By Bridgette Begle and Cory Woodroof Allen Arena traded basketballs for golden trophies Tuesday night as the best and brightest of Christian music gathered to celebrate this year’s Dove Award winners. The 44th annual show made its home at Lipscomb after spending two years at Fox Theater in Atlanta. Industry legends Amy Grant and Kirk Franklin were the evening’s emcees. Gospel Music Association CEO Jackie Patillo thanked Lipscomb for their guidance in hosting the event in its return to Music City, a longtime home of the awards. “We are at the Allen Arena because of the vision of the leadership here,” Patillo said. “President Randy Lowry has opened his doors to us and his heart.” Dr. Lowry told the estimated crowd of 2,800 of the importance of having fellow believers join the campus to celebrate an art that ties directly in with faith. “We have about 200,000 visitors a year on this campus, but there are no visitors that are more important to us than those who share the Christian story with us,” Lowry said. “A lot goes on in higher education, and a lot of it is so far from the story we believe in. “But at Lipscomb University, we are going to be Christian intentionally, we are going to be Christian courageously and we are going to be Christian graciously.” Lowry noted that arena donors Jim and Linda Allen were in attendance of the evening’s events. “They had a vision 15 years ago and dedicated a tremendous proportion of their resources to build this – not knowing you specifically, but having you in mind. Hoping that in this...
