This year was a good year for music made by Christians - and The Bridge is honoring those artists with the 2008 Bridge Music Awards! This year - four artists tied for the most number of nominations. Jon McLaughlin, MercyMe, Sara Groves, and Relient K all earned eight nominations apiece. The David Crowder Band earned seven nominations, while The Almost. and Mandisa each received six nominations. Several artists - including Carrie Underwood, Kirk Frankllin, Mike Farris, and Chris Rice each got five nods. Check out all the nominees in over 30 categories.
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| SONG
OF THE YEAR |
ALBUM
OF THE YEAR |
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"Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)"
Chris Tomlin, See the Morning |
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All That Is Within Me
MercyMe |
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"Beautiful Disaster"
Jon McLaughlin, Indiana |
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Five Score & Seven Years Ago
Relient K |
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"Everything Glorious"
David Crowder Band, Remedy |
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Give Yourself Away
Robbie Seay Band |
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"Forgiven"
Relient K, Five Score & Seven Years Ago |
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Indiana
Jon McLaughlin |
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"God With Us"
MercyMe, All That Is Within Me |
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Overdressed
Caedmon's Call |
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"Home"
Daughtry, Daughtry |
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Remedy
David Crowder Band |
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"I'm Not Who I Was"
Brandon Heath, Don't Get Comfortable |
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Salvation In Lights
Mike Farris |
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"In Better Hands"
Natalie Grant, Relentless |
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Southern Weather
The Almost. |
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"Say This Sooner"
The Almost., Southern Weather |
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Tell Me What You Know
Sara Groves |
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"Signature of Divine (Yahweh)"
Needtobreathe, The Heat |
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The Fight of My Life
Kirk Franklin |
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"So Small"
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride |
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The Heat
Needtobreathe |
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"Tears of the Saints"
Leeland, Sound of Melodies
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What a Heart Is Beating For
Chris Rice |
| ARTIST
OF THE YEAR
|
NEW
ARTIST OF THE YEAR |
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Mike Farris |
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Jackson Waters |
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Kirk Franklin |
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Mandisa |
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Sara Groves |
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Jon McLaughlin |
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Relient K |
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Britt Nicole |
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tobyMac |
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The Almost. |
FEMALE
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
|
MALE
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(a tie necessitated 6 finalists) |
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Bethany Dillon |
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Mike Farris |
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Sara Groves |
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Jon McLaughlin |
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Mandisa |
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Chris Rice |
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Britt Nicole |
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Nate Sallie |
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Carrie Underwood |
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The Rocket Summer |
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Phil Wickham |
GROUP/DUO
OF THE YEAR
(a tie necessitated 6 finalists) |
SONGWRITER
OF THE YEAR |
| |
David Crowder Band |
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Bryce Avery
(aka The Rocket Summer) |
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MercyMe |
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Ronnie Freeman |
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Needtobreathe |
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Sara Groves |
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Relient K |
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Cindy Morgan |
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Robbie Seay Band |
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John Waller |
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Shane & Shane |
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| BEST
POP SONG (Male Artist) |
BEST
POP SONG (Female Artist) |
| |
"How Can I Keep From Singing"
Chris Tomlin, See the Morning |
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"Awaken"
Natalie Grant, Awaken |
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"Sneakin' Into Heaven"
Chris Rice, What a Heart Is Beating For |
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"In My Arms"
Plumb, Blink |
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"So Much Love"
The Rocket Sumer, Do You Feel |
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"Only the World"
Mandisa, True Beauty |
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"Calling For a Flood"
John Waller, The Blessing |
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"Set the World On Fire"
Britt Nicole, Say It |
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"You Are Everything"
Matthew West, Something to Say |
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"Sunrise"
Nichole Nordeman, Recollection |
| BEST
POP SONG (Duo/Group) |
BEST
POP ALBUM
(a tie necessitated 6 finalists) |
| |
"Everything Glorious"
David Crowder Band, Remedy |
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All That Is Within Me
MercyMe |
| |
"God With Us"
MercyMe, All That Is Within Me
|
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Do You Feel
The Rocket Summer |
| |
"Home"
Daughtry, Daughtry |
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Indiana
Jon McLaughlin |
| |
"Reaching"
Leeland, Sound of Melodies |
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Overdressed
Caedmon's Call |
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"Shine"
Aly & AJ, Into the Rush (Deluxe Edition) |
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Remedy
David Crowder Band |
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Ruined For Ordinary
Nate Sallie |
| BEST
INSPIRATIONAL SONG (Male Artist) |
BEST
INSPIRATIONAL SONG (Female Artist) |
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"Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone")
Chris Tomlin, See the Morning |
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"Anyway"
Martina McBride, Waking Up Laughing |
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"Beautiful Disaster"
Jon McLaughlin, Indiana
|
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"God Speaking"
Mandisa, True Beauty |
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"God Speaking"
Ronnie Freeman, God Speaking |
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"In Better Hands"
Natalie Grant, Relentless |
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"I'm Not Who I Was"
Brandon Heath, Don't Get Comfortable |
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"So Small"
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride |
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"The Way He Was Raised"
Josh Turner, Everything Is Fine |
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"When the Saints"
Sara Groves, Tell Me What You Know |
| BEST
INSPIRATIONAL SONG (Duo/Group) |
BEST
INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM
(a tie necessitated 6 finalists) |
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"Bring the Rain"
MercyMe, Coming Up to Breathe |
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How You Live
Point of Grace |
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"How You Live (Turn Up the Music)"
Point of Grace, How You Live |
|
Pages
Shane & Shane |
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"Tears of the Saints"
Leeland, Sound of Melodies
|
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Tell Me What You Know
Sara Groves |
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"There Is a God"
33Miles, 33Miles |
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The Ringing Bell
Derek Webb |
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"We Love You Jesus"
Shane & Shane, Pages |
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What a Heart Is Beating For
Chris Rice |
| BEST
ROCK SONG (Male Artist) |
BEST
ROCK SONG (Female Artist) |
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"After Your Heart"
Phil Wickham, Cannons |
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"Afraid"
Jeni Varnadeau, Something Better |
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"Calling For a Flood"
John Waller, The Blessing |
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"Hello Goodbye"
Jessie Daniels, Jessie Daniels |
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"Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down"
Mike Farris, Salvation In Lights |
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"Join the Song"
Vicky Beeching, Painting the Invisible |
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"Love the Lord"
Lincoln Brewster, Let the Praises Ring |
NO IMAGE |
"Not Afraid"
Stephanie Smith, "Not Afraid" single |
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"Make Money, Money"
John Reuben, Word of Mouth |
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"Together"
Krystal Meyers, Dying For a Heart |
BEST
ROCK SONG (Duo/Group)
|
BEST
ROCK ALBUM
(a tie necessitated 6 finalists) |
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"Forgiven"
Relient K, Five Score & Seven Years Ago |
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Cannons
Phil Wickham |
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"Let Go"
Red, End of Silence |
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Five Score & Seven Years Ago
Relient K |
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"Lie to Me"
12 Stones, Anthem for the Underdog |
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Give Yourself Away
Robbie Seay Band |
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"Say This Sooner"
The Almost., Southern Weather |
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Neon Horse
Neon Horse |
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"Signature of Divine (Yahweh)"
Needtobreathe, The Heat |
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Southern Weather
The Almost. |
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The Heat
Needtobreathe |
| BEST
RHYTHMIC/URBAN SONG (Male Artist) |
BEST
RHYTHMIC/URBAN SONG (Female Artist) |
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"Celebrate"
Smokie Norful, Life Chaning |
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"Glory to You"
JoAnn Rosario, Joyous Salvation |
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"Declaration (This Is It!)"
Kirk Franklin, The Fight of My Life |
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"Hold On"
Yolanda Adams, What a Wonderful Time |
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"Name Droppin'"
T-Bone, Bone Apettit |
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"Jesus Is the Best Thing"
Martha Munizzi, No Limits: Live |
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"Showbiz"
Lyrycyst, Masquerade |
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"One Touch (Press)"
Nicole C. Mullen, Sharecroppers Seed, Vol. 1 |
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"Word of Mouth"
John Reuben, Word of Mouth |
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"The Remedy"
Ayiesha Woods, Introducing Ayiesha Woods |
| BEST
RHYTHMIC/URBAN SONG (Duo/Group) |
BEST
RHYTHMIC/URBAN ALBUM |
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"Blessed & Highly Favored"
Clark Sisters, Live One Last Time |
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A Deeper Level
Israel & New Breed |
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"Can't Go On"
Group 1 Crew, Group 1 Crew |
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Group 1 Crew
Group 1 Crew |
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"Jesus"
Shekinah Glory Ministries, Jesus |
|
T57
Trin-i-tee 5:7 |
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"Let Go"
DeWayne Woods & When Singers Meet, Introducing DeWoods & When Sings Meet |
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The Fight of My Life
Kirk Franklin |
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"Listen"
Trin-i-tee 5:7, T57 |
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Word of Mouth
John Reuben |
| BEST
SONG (Male Artist) |
BEST
SONG (Female Artist) |
|
"Declaration (This Is It!)"
Kirk Franklin, The Fight of My Life |
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"In Better Hands"
Natalie Grant, Relentless |
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"Beautiful Disaster"
Jon McLaughlin, Indiana |
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"Only the World"
Mandisa, True Beauty |
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"How Can I Keep From Singing"
Chris Tomlin, See the Morning |
|
"So Small"
Carrie Underwood, Carnival Rive |
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"I'm Not Who I Was"
Brandon Heath, Don't Get Comfortable |
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"Sunrise"
Nichole Nordeman, Recollection |
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"The Way He Was Raised"
Josh Turner, Everything Is Fine |
|
"When the Saints"
Sara Groves, Tell Me What You Know |
BEST
ALBUM (Male Artist)
(a tie necessitated 6 finalists) |
BEST
ALBUM (Female Artist)
|
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Cannons
Phil Wickham |
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Carnival Ride
Carrie Underwood |
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Do You Feel
The Rocket Summer |
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Say It
Britt Nicole |
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Ruined For Ordinary
Nate Sallie |
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Sharecroppers Seed, Vol. 1
Nicole C. Mullen |
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Salvation In Lights
Mike Farris |
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Tell Me What You Know
Sara Groves |
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What a Heart Is Beating For
Chris Rice |
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True Beauty
Mandisa |
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Word of Mouth
John Reuben |
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BEST
SONG (Duo/Group)
(a tie necessitated 6 finalists) |
BEST
ALBUM (Duo/Group)
(a tie necessitated 6 finalists) |
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"Everything Glorious"
David Crowder Band, Remedy |
|
All That Is Within Me
MercyMe |
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"Forgiven"
Relient K, Five Score & Seven Years Ago |
|
Five Score & Seven Years Ago
Relient K |
|
"God With Us"
MercyMe, All That Is Within Me |
|
Overdressed
Caedmon's Call |
|
"Home"
Daughtry, Daughtry |
|
Remedy
David Crowder Band |
|
"Signature of Divine (Yahweh)"
Needtobreathe, The Heat |
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Southern Weather
The Almost. |
|
"Tears of the Saints"
Leeland, Sound of Melodies |
|
The Heat
Needtobreathe |
| MAINSTREAM IMPACT AWARD |
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Daughtry |
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NO IMAGE |
Flyleaf |
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Mat Kearney |
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Jon McLaughlin |
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Josh Turner |
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Underoath |
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