It's all about the music.

Alright…So the GRAMMY awards finished up recently, and some Christian music artists walked away with awards, but now it’s time for an award that focuses on Christian/Gospel music…THE DOVE AWARDS!

This year will mark the 41st Dove Awards and here’s a list of nominees that we’re familiar with for this year:

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Tenth Avenue North – “By Your Side”
• Francesca Battistelli – “Free to be Me”
• Chris Tomlin – “I Will Rise”
• MIKESCHAIR – “Let the Waters Rise”
• Phillips, Craig, and Dean – “Revelation Song”
• Jars of Clay – “Two Hands”

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Jeremy Camp
• Brandon Heath
• Bebo Norman
• Mark Schultz

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• Francesca Battistelli
• Natalie Grant
• Mandisa
• Laura Story

GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Casting Crowns
• Jars of Clay
• NEEDTOBREATHE
• Skillet
• Tenth Avenue North

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Francesca Battistelli
• Casting Crowns
• Jars of Clay
• Skillet
• tobyMac

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Bluetree
• Jonny Diaz
• Revive
• Sidewalk Prophets

Those are the ones I wanted to highlight, but…If you’d like the compete list…HEAD HERE!

Oh…And public voting for a couple of the above categories goes live March 1st! Be sure to cast your vote for your favorite!