Smith's ten nominations came for his work as artist, songwriter, and producer for his own ==Live the Life== project, as well as the multi-artist praise and worship project, ==Exodus==.
Other multiple nominees include {{Bill Gaither}} and {{Fred Hammond}} with eight; {{Avalon}} and {{Jennifer Knapp}} with six; and {{Kirk Franklin}}, {{Jonathan Pierce}}, and {{Point of Grace}} with five. This year's show, hosted by John Tesh, will be held in the Nashville Arena on March 24th, with the procedings being filmed for airing in syndication during the weeks following. For complete information on syndication and ticket information, check out the official Dove Awards site here.
A complete list of nominees follows:
Category 1: Song of the Year
("Song Title"; Writer; Publisher)
"Undo Me"; Jennifer Knapp; Gotee Music, West Hudson Music (BMI)
Category 2: Songwriter of the Year
Category 3: Male Vocalist of the Year
Category 4: Female Vocalist of the Year
Category 5: Group of the Year
Category 6: Artist of the Year
Category 7: New Artist of the Year
Category 8: Producer of the Year
Category 9: Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song of the Year
("Song Title"; Album Title; Artist; Writers; Label)
Category 10: Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song of the Year
Category 11: Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year
Category 12: Rock Recorded Song of the Year
Category 13: Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
Category 14: Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
Category 15: Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Category 16: Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
Category 17: Country Recorded Song of the Year
Category 18: Urban Recorded Song of the Year
Category 19: Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Category 20: Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
Category 21: Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Album of the Year
(Album Title; Artist; Producers; Label)
Category 22: Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
Category 23: Hard Music Album of the Year
Category 24: Rock Album of the Year
Category 25: Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
Category 26: Inspirational Album of the Year
Category 27: Southern Gospel Album of the Year
Category 28: Bluegrass Album of the Year
Category 28 had an insufficient amount of eligible entries.
Category 29: Country Album of the Year
Category 30: Urban Album of the Year
Category 30 had an insufficient amount of eligible entries.
Catgory 31: Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
Catgory 32: Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year
Category 33: Instrumental Album of the Year
(Album Title; Artist (if Prominent); Producer; Label)
Category 34: Praise & Worship Album of the Year
Category 35: Children's Music Album of the Year
(Album Title; Artists (if prominent); Producer; Label)
Category 36: Spanish Language Album of the Year
(Album Title; Artists; Producer; Label)
Category 37: Special Event Album of the Year
(Album Title; Artists (if prominent); Creator; Label)
Category 38: Musical of the Year
(Musical; Creator; Publisher)
Category 39: Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
Category 40: Choral Collection of the Year
(Collection; Creator; Publisher)
Category 41: Enhanced CD of the Year
(Album Title; Artist; Designer; Label)
Category 42: Recorded Music Packaging
(Product Title; Artist; Art Director; Graphic Designer; Photographer/Illustrator; Label)
Category 43: Short Form Music Video
("Song Title"; Artist; Producer; Director; Label)
Category 44: Long Form Music Video
(Product Title; Artist; Producer; Director; Label)
