by Colleen Casner | Sep 22, 2014 | Opinion
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, the title of Worship Song of the Year will be awarded to one of five songs at the 45th Annual Dove Awards in Allen Arena. Because churchgoers praise God with these songs every Sunday, Worship Song of the Year is more personal than many of the other categories. Because worship songs are a way for Christians to express themselves to God, they are an extremely important part of Christian culture The nominees are as follows: “Future/Past” performed by John Mark McMillan, written by John Mark McMillan “Lord I Need You” performed by Matt Maher, written by Christy Nockels, Daniel Carson, Jesse Reeves, Kristian Stanfill, Matt Maher “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” performed by Hillsong United, written by Matt Crocker, Joel Houston and Salmon Ligthelm “Open Up The Heavens” performed by Meredith Andrews and the Vertical Church Band, written by Meredith Andrews, Jason Ingram, Stu G., Andi Rozier and James MacDonald “The Only Name (Yours Will Be)” performed by Big Daddy Weave, written by Benji Cowart “Oceans” seems to be the favorite in this category as it has been nominated for Contemporary Christian Performance of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year and Song of the Year. In addition to these accolades, Hillsong United has been nominated for Artist of the Year. The song’s powerful message and immense popularity should earn it a win in this category. With “Lord I Need You,” Matt Maher could potentially gain his second career win for Worship Song of the Year. Along with “Oceans,” this song has also been nominated for Song of the Year. The song’s poignantly simple lyrics...
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...
