The gospel music associations Dove annual awards is the most respected gospel music awards platform in the world. Nigerian gospel music minister, Sinach, clinched the most coveted award of the ceremony, ‘Song of the year’ with her sound ‘waymaker’ which was written in 2015.
She delivered a soul-lifting performance of this song at the ceremony alongside Leeland and Mandisa. The awards ceremony was attended virtually by many gospel music enthusiasts from around the world on TV and online.
The song of the year award went to the song “Way Maker,” written by Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu, a Nigerian singer, songwriter and worship leader who also goes by Sinach. The song was originally released by Sinach in 2015, but it regained popularity in the last year after being covered by Michael W. Smith and others, according to Washington Post.
Sinach performed the song during the awards show with Leeland and Mandisa.
Tasha Cobbs Leonard won gospel artist of the year and rapper Kayne West, who is on the ballot in some states as a presidential candidate, won for rap/hip hop recorded song of the year, his first Dove Award.
The band Skillet won rock/contemporary album of the year and rock/contemporary recorded song of the year. New artist of the year is We the Kingdom.