April 21, 2003

Nordeman takes top tunes tribute at Dove Awards
___NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Nichole Nordeman won top honors at the 34th Annual Dove Awards, taking home trophies for Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year.

THIRD DAY, which won Group of the Year honors, took time out to recognize military personnel they knew personally and to urge the audience to keep praying for the troops. (Justin Veneman/BP Photo)

___"In a well-furnished kitchen, there are not only crystal goblets and silver platters, but waste cans and compost buckets--some containers used to serve fine meals, others to take out the garbage. Become the kind of container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his guests for their blessing," Nordeman said, quoting from The Message paraphrase of 2 Timothy 2:20-21, as she accepted the Female Vocalist of the Year award.
___Nordeman, who captured the same award in 2001, said many performers are much finer china or crystal than she, but she considers it a privilege to serve beside all of them.
___Nordeman's "Holy" was named Song of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. Her "Woven & Spun" was named Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, and Nordeman joined other artists in receiving the award for Special Event Album of the Year for "City on a Hill--Sing Alleluia." In all, Nordeman had eight nominations in six categories and took home six awards.
___Also honored for his contributions to the Gospel Music Association was Michael W. Smith. Smith was named Male Vocalist of the Year and Artist of the Year. He has won at least one Dove in every year since 1989, and after also claiming Doves for Praise & Worship Album and Long Form Music Video, his total number of Doves rose to 40.
___Third Day took home honors for Group of the Year for the third straight year after finishing one of the most successful touring years of any artist in 2002.
___The group was the only artist in any genre to have two tours on Pollstar's year-end "Top 100 Tours" list, with both the "Come Together" tour and the "Come Together and Worship" tour with Michael W. Smith making the list. Pollstar is a mainstream concert-tracking service.
___Third Day also won Rock Recorded Song of the Year for "40 Days" from their "Come Together" album and joined other artists in honors for Special Event Album of the Year for "City on a Hill--Sing Alleluia." Last year Third Day joined the Imperials, First Call, 4HIM and Jars of Clay as the only recipients of consecutive Group of the Year Dove Awards.

Nichole Nordeman

___Other winners include:
___ New Artist: Paul Colman Trio.
___ Producer: Brown Bannister.
___ Inspirational Recorded Song: "Here I am to Worship," Tim Hughes.
___ Southern Gospel Recorded Song: "Don't You Wanna Go?", The Crabb Family.
___ Bluegrass Recorded Song: "Walkin' and Talkin'," The Lewis Family.
___ Country Recorded Song: "The River's Gonna Keep on Rolling," Amy Grant and Vince Gill.
___ Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song: "In the Morning," Mary Mary.
___ Rock Album: "Lift," Audio Adrenaline.
___ Inspirational Album: "Legacy ... Hymns & Faith," Amy Grant, Brown Bannister, Vince Gill.
___ Southern Gospel Album: "A Crabb Collection," The Crabb Family.
___ Country Album: "Rise and Shine," Randy Travis.
___ Contemporary Gospel Album: "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin," Kirk Franklin.
___ Instrumental Album: "Hymnsongs," Phil Keaggy.
___ Praise & Worship Album: "Worship Again," Michael W. Smith.
___ Children's Music Album: "Jonah, A Veggie Tales Movie Original Soundtrack."
___ Spanish Language Album: "Navidad," Jaci Velasquez.
___ Musical: "The Christmas Shoes," Donna VanLiere, Eddie Carswell, Daniel Smith.
___ Youth/Children's Musical: "Meet Me at the Manger," Celeste Clydesdale.
___ Choral Collection: "More Songs for Praise & Worship 2," Ken Barker and Keith Christopher.
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