2014 Dove Award Nominees

http://www.doveawards.com/nominees/


A few things of note here:

Way to go Skillet ... two nominations: Rock Song of the Year (Not Gonna die) and Rock Album of the Year (Rise)



Way to go Red ... three nominations: RSOTY (Die for You and Run and Escape) and RAOTY (Release the Panic)

 

Way to go We As Human ... two nominations: RSOTY (Zombie) and RAOTY (We As Human)



Alright Scott Stapp ... one nomination: RAOTY (Proof of Life)



Where's the metal category!!??



Switchfoot??? Really!!?? (Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year, Fading West)  But they're not Christian; just ask them. The Dove awards are for "outstanding achievements and excellence in Gospel Music." (You said it, not me!). If you're going to include Switchfoot you should include WASP as well! Blackie Lawless is more vocal about his faith then the guys in Switchfoot are!

  

Email the folks who organize the Dove awards and make them aware of their hypocrisy, dude.

There used to be a metal category, but they did away with it a few years ago.  The GMA's definition of "gospel music" is very broad so they could still include Amy Grant a while back.

touche!

Would be nice to see a Metsl Category and see the likes of Bloodgood and Stryper. Oh but wait Michael said recently that they are not a Christain band just 4 guys who are Christain. So is Switchfoot like that not proclaiming themselves a Christain band but has Believers in it?

rich71 wrote:

So is Switchfoot like that not proclaiming themselves a Christain band but has Believers in it?

That is correct. I actually said in my OP "what about Stryper" and then remembered what Michael had stated concerning "just for Christians in a band," so I removed it. Wouldn't want my own hypocrisy to show! LOL! However, even though both Michael and the lead singer of Switchfoot have stated the same thing, Stryper clearly still sings primarily Christian songs, where as I cannot name one Switchfoot song that proclaims Jesus as Savior and Lord; just good, positive tunes. I do admit, however, that I only own a couple of Switchfoot CDs, so my research is limited.