About The Show

Showcasing the best talent in all genres of Christian music.

Host: Cece Winans, Steven Curtis Chapman
Date: April 18, 2003
City: Nashville, Tennessee

This Year's Performers

The Nominees

Bluegrass Album Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Alan O'Bryant
    Wondrous Love Blue Highway
  • The Principles Mama's Letter To Jesus The Hits
  • Dave Moody, Nelson McSwain Blue Ridge Sunday George Hamilton IV
  • Tim Maze There's No Other Way Jordan River
  • Keith Clark, Gerald Harbour, Steven Martin, Freddy Rakes, Shannon Wheeler On the Journey Home The Churchmen

Bluegrass Recorded Song Of The Year

Children's Music Album Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Jeff Sandstrom
    Shout Praises Kids 3
  • Dennis Dearing, Kevin Stokes All New Praise Songs Songtime Kids
  • Ed Kee, Dave Hunt Songs From the Lighter Side Vol. 2 Crazy Praize
  • Celeste Clydesdale Acorns to Oaks
  • Alejandro Allen, Edgar Arceo Canciones de Gozo Para Ninos
  • Toni Becker, Nathan Cochran, Gatlin Green, Wendi Foy Green, Chad Jarnigan, Fiona Mellett, Michael Mellett, Bart Millard, Shannon Millard I Can Only Imagine...Lullabies For A Peaceful Rest

Choral Collection Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Phil Barfoot, Lari Goss
    High Praises
  • Rob Howard, David Guthrie, Dale Bleam Simply Worship
  • Geron Davis InHabit The Praise
  • John E. Coates, Travis Cottrell Hymns for Praise & Worship
  • Steven V. Taylor, Johnathan Crumpton Extreme! Youth Worship

Contemporary Gospel Album Of The Year

Country Song Of The Year

Inspirational Song Of The Year

Instrumental Album Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Tom Hemby
    An Acoustic Christmas
  • Fletch Wiley I Can Only Imagine
  • Anthony Burger Masterpiece
  • Rod McGaha The Trumpet Sounds
  • Craig Duncan Irish Christmas

Modern Rock Song Of The Year

  • Winner:
    So Much for Substitutes
    Breaking Me Down So Much for Substitutes
  • In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa Beautiful Day In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa
  • Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...But Three Do I Am Understood Two Lefts Dont Make a Right...But Three Do
  • Collide Savior Collide
  • Exodus Go Exodus

Musical Of The Year

  • Winner:
    The Wonderful Cross
  • Word Music A Thrill of Hope
  • Evidence of Grace
  • Because He Lives
  • The Love of Jesus

Producer Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Brown Bannister
  • Christopher Harris
  • Steve Hindalong
  • Marc Byrd
  • Steven V. Taylor

Rap/hip Hop Album Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Todd Collins
    It's Pronounced Five Two
  • Otto Price, Ric Robbins, Canton Jones, Big Rocc, David Lynch, Todd Collins Lil iROCC Williams
  • John Wells, William Branch, Brady Goodwin, Virgil Byrd Holy Culture
  • Kenneth M. Smith, Allan Houston, Solo The Exodus
  • T-bone Gospelalphamegafunkyboogiediscomusic

Rap/hip Hop Song Of The Year

Recorded Music Packaging Of The Year

  • Winner:
    !Hero The Rock Opera; Bethany Newman; Bethany Newman; Todd & Jess Ericson, Kenda Benwall, Elton Sawyer
  • In Bright Mansions; Jim McAnally; Jim McAnally; Michael Krouskop, David Herrera, David Henson, Wesley Bulla The Fisk Jubilee Singers
  • The Gathering; Robert Beeson, Jordyn Thomas; Tim Parker, Rusty Mitchell; Kim Thomas; Essential Records City on a Hill
  • Here in America; Rusty Mitchell; Rusty Mitchell; Ben Pearson, Michael Wilson
  • Jill Paquette; Scott Hughes, Stephanie McBrayer; Tim Parker, Stephanie McBrayer; Kristin Barlowe
  • The Agony Scene; Don Clark; Don Clark; Don Clark, Brian Meredith
  • Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage; Tim Parker; Tim Parker; Dan Haseltine;

Song Of The Year

Southern Gospel Album Of The Year

Southern Gospel Song Of The Year

Spanish Language Album Of The Year

  • Winner: Salvador Con Poder
  • Patty Cabrera Amar a Alguien Como Yo
  • Felix Carlo, Dani Driggs, Miguel Angel Guerra, Julissa, Doris Machin, Rut Mixter, Alex Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez, Ingrid Rosario Exitos de Hoy
  • Rene Gonzalez El Poder Esta En Ti
  • Don Moen Trono de Gracia

Special Event Album Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Michael Tait, Mark Stuart, Rebecca St. James, T-Bone, Pete Stewart, Grits, John Cooper, Bob Farrell, Matt Hamnitt, Nirva, Paul Wright, Quinlan, Donnie Lewis
    !Hero The Rock Opera
  • Caedmon's Call, Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman, Sara Groves, Sixpence None the Richer, Paul Colman Trio, GlassByrd, FFH, Andrew Peterson, Ginny Owens, Silers Bald The Gathering
  • The Crabb Family, Anointed, Nate Cole, Cathy Cole, The Cathedrals, Johnny Cash, Greater Vision, Ann McCrary, Judy Jacobs, The Hoskins Family, The Perrys, Christ Tabernacle Choir, Geron Mansion Over The Hilltop
  • David Crowder Band, Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin, Charlie Hall, Candi Pearson, Christy Nockels, Steve Fee Passion Sacred Revolution Songs From OneDay03
  • Warren Barfield, Wes King, Fernando Ortega, Ginny Owens, George Rowe, Sarah Sadler, Shane & Shane, Selah, Michael W. Smith, Third Day, Watermark Next Door Savior

Traditional Gospel Album Of The Year

Traditional Gospel Song Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Fisk Jubilee Singers
    Poor Man Lazarus In Bright Mansions
  • Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir I Need You to Survive Family Affair II - Live at Radio City Music Hall
  • The Born Again Church Choir Breakthrough CeCe Winans Presents...The Born Again Church Choir
  • Rizen View The City Rizen
  • The Born Again Church Choir Holiness Is Right CeCe Winans Presents...The Born Again Church Choir

Urban Song Of The Year

Worship Song Of The Year

  • Winner: Tim Hughes Here I Am To Worship
  • Lenny LeBlanc, Paul Baloche Above All
  • Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong God of Wonders
  • Steve Taylor, Peter Furler; Ariose Music, Soylent Tunes He Reigns
  • CeCe Winans, Andrae Crouch; Throne Room

Youth/children's Musical Of The Year

  • Winner:
    Noelle, The First
  • The First Leon
  • Acorns to Oaks
  • The Christmas S.O.C.C.E.R. Team
  • City on a Hill Christmas
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