Dove Awards of 2004

The thirty-fifth annual GMA Music Awards were held in 2004 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2003.

Award recipients

*Song of the Year
**"Word of God Speak"; Pete Kipley Bart Millard; Wordspring Music/Songs from the Indigo Room (SESAC), Simpleville Music (ASCAP)
*Songwriter of the Year
**Mark Hall
*Male Vocalist of the Year
**Jeremy Camp
*Female Vocalist of the Year
**Stacie Orrico
*Group of the Year
**MercyMe
*Artist of the Year
**MercyMe
*New Artist of the Year
**Jeremy Camp
*Producer of the Year
**Brown Bannister
*Southern Gospel Album of the Year
**"The Walk"; The Crabb Family; Jason Crabb, Adam Crabb, Aaron Crabb; Daywind Music Group
*Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year Tie:
**"The Cross"; "The Walk"; The Crabb Family; Gerald Crabb; Daywind Music Group
**"The Promise"; "Above It All"; The Martins; Brian White, Don Poythress; Spring Hill Music
*Inspirational Album of the Year
**"Above It All"; The Martins; Phil Naish; Spring Hill Music
*Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
**“Everything To Me”; "Testify To Love: The Very Best of Avalon"; Avalon; Chad Cates, Sue Smith; Sparrow Records
*Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year
**"Stacie Orrico"; Stacie Orrico; Dallas Austin, Tedd T., Anthony Dent, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas, Matt Serletic, Sean Hosein, Dane DeViller, Matt Rollings, Mookie; ForeFront Records
*Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
**“Word of God Speak”; Spoken For; MercyMe; Bart Millard, Pete Kipley; INO
*Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel)
**"Limited Edition"; Smokie Norful; Smokie Norful, Myron Butler; EMI Gospel
*Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (formerly Contemporary Black Gospel)
**“Hallelujah Praise”; "Throne Room"; CeCe Winans; Cedric Caldwell, Victor Caldwell; Pure Springs Gospel
*Traditional Gospel Album of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel)
**CeCe Winans Presents...The Born Again Church Choir; The Born Again Church Choir; Cedric & Victor Caldwell; Pure Springs Gospel
*Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (formerly Traditional Black Gospel)
**“Poor Man Lazarus”; In Bright Mansions; Fisk Jubilee Singers; Jester Hairston; Curb Records
*Urban Recorded Song of the Year
**“Dance, Dance, Dance”; Gotta Have Gospel; Mary Mary, Erica Atkins- Campbell, Trecina Atkins-Campbell, Warryn Campbell; Integrity Gospel
*Country Album of the Year
**Worship and Faith; Randy Travis; Kyle Lehning; Word Records
*Country Recorded Song of the Year
**“Three Wooden Crosses”; Rise and Shine; Randy Travis; Doug Johnson, Kim Williams; Word Records
*Rock Album of the Year
**Lose This Life; Tait; Mark Heimermann, Michael Tait, Matt Bronleewe, Chad Chapin; ForeFront Records
*Rock Recorded Song of the Year
**“Ammunition”; The Beautiful Letdown; Switchfoot; Jonathan Foreman; Sparrow Records
*Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
**It’s Pronounced Five Two; KJ-52; Todd Collins; Uprok Records
*Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
**"Believe"; The Art of Translation; Grits, Jennifer Knapp; Teron Carter, Stacy Jones, Kene Bell, Otto Price; Gotee Records
*Modern Rock Album of the Year
**Two Lefts Don’t Make a Right...But Three Do; Relient K; Mark Lee Townsend; Matthew Thiessen; Gotee Records
*Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year
**“Breaking Me Down”; So Much for Substitutes; downhere; Marc Martel, Jason Germain, Glen Lavender; Word Records
*Instrumental Album of the Year
**An Acoustic Christmas; Tom Hemby; Tom Hemby; Integrity Music
*Praise and Worship Album of the Year
**Offerings II - All I Have to Give; Third Day; Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee, Mac Powell, Monroe Jones; Essential Records
*Children's Music Album of the Year
**Shout Praises Kids 3; Jeff Sandstrom; Integrity Music
*Musical of the Year
**The Wonderful Cross; David Guthrie, Dave Williamson; Word Music
*Youth/Children's Musical of the Year
**Noelle, The First; Annette Oden, Dave Noel; Integrity Music
*Choral Collection of the Year
**High Praises; Phil Barfoot, Lari Goss; Word Music
*Special Event Album of the Year
**!Hero The Rock Opera; Michael Tait, Mark Stuart, Rebecca St. James, T-Bone, Pete Stewart, Grits, John Cooper, Bob Farrell, Matt Hamnitt, Nirva, Paul Wright, Quinlan, Donnie Lewis; Pete Stewart, Eddie DeGarmo, Meaux Records
*Short Form Music Video of the Year
**"(There’s Gotta Be) More To Life"; Stacie Orrico; Dave Meyers; Joseph Sassone; Radical Media; ForeFront Records
*Long Form Music Video of the Year
**Third Day Live In Concert, The Come Together Tour; Third Day; Carl Diebold; Michael Sacci, Ken Conrad, Brian Mitchell, Terria Saunders, Paul Kerby; Jupiter Project; Essential Records
*Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
**!Hero The Rock Opera; Bethany Newman; Bethany Newman; Todd & Jess Ericson, Kenda Benward, Elton Sawyer; Meaux Records
**Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
**“So Many Years, So Many Blessings”; 50th Anniversary; The Lewis Family; Wayne Haun, Cindi Ballard, Belinda Smith; Thoroughbred Records
*Spanish Language Album of the Year
**"Con Poder" - Salvador; Carlos Sosa; Word Records
*Urban Album of the Year
**Unclassified; Robert Randolph & The Family Band; Robert Randolph, Danyel Morgan, Marcus Randolph, John Ginty, Jim Scott; Warner Brothers
*Bluegrass Album of the Year
**Wondrous Love; Blue Highway; Alan O’Bryant; Rounder
*Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
**“Meant to Live”; "The Beautiful Letdown"; Switchfoot; Jonathan Foreman, Tim Foreman; Sparrow Records
*Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year
**"The Beautiful Letdown" - Switchfoot; John Fields, Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas; Jonathan Foreman, Tim Foreman; Sparrow Records
*Worship Recorded Song of the Year
**”Here I Am to Worship” - Tim Hughes; Kingsway’s Thankyou Music