Thank you to all of the GMA Canada members who submitted for the 42nd Covenant Awards. We are blessed to have such a gifted community. Special thanks to the judges as well. Here are the recipients and nominees.
Congratulations!
The Life 100.3 Album of the Year
Jordan St. Cyr - Jordan St. Cyr
No Greater Love - The Color
Wouldn't You Love to Know? - Steve Bell
Devotion - Live - Movement Worship
I'm Listening - Alisha Eich
JOY Radio Artist of the Year
Jordan St. Cyr
The Color
Steve Bell
Jon Buller
Marika Siewert
Musical Collaboration of the Year
Still - Brooke Nicholls, Movement Worship
Hope (feat. Chelsea Amber) - Brant Pethick, Chelsea Amber
Let The World Sing - Tehillah Worship & Marika Siewert
215 - Brian Doerksen, Cheryl Bear, Steve Bell, Carolyn Arends, Marika Siewert, Carly Reirson, Brenda Janz, Philip Janz, Brian Thiessen, Loralee Thiessen, Samuel Thiessen, Teresa Trask
Jesus - Kimberly Ade, Daniel Ojo and Michael Manhertz
JOY Radio Female Vocalist of the Year
Chelsea Amber
Brooke Nicholls
Marika Siewert
Carolyn Arends
Jennifer Lewin
JOY Radio Male Vocalist of the Year
Jordan St. Cyr
Steve Bell
Jon Buller
K-Anthony
Jon Slater
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Movement Worship
Rachelle Luk
Jake Fretz
Damara Melissa
Marika Siewert
Between the Grooves Producer of the Year
Steve Lensink
Steve Wingfield
Murray Pulver
Odum Abekah
Eli Bennett
Canadian Christian Song of the Year
Brant Pethick, Jaylene Johnson, Arun Chaturvedi - Hope (feat. Chelsea Amber)
Andrew Marcus - Abide In Me
Jake Fretz - Here Comes The Kingdom
Elenee - Good to Me (feat. Ricardo Hatfield
Darren Hamilton - Not Powerless (Pray)
Video of the Year
Rhonda Louise - Brave Girl
Manic Drive - Thank God I'm Alive
Steve Bell - In Memoriam
Jennifer Lewin - Stay With Us
Waterloo Region Mass Choir - Not Powerless (Pray)
Live Music Artist of the Year - Online or Concert
Steve Bell
Jordan St. Cyr
Chelsea Amber
Manic Drive
Rosemary Siemens
Group of the Year
Kevin Adams & Voices of Praise
Manic Drive
The Color
Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year
Rachelle Luk
Marika Siewert
Jordan St. Cyr
Carolyn Arends
Stephanie Reddicopp
Children's Artist of the Year
Elevate Kids Choir
Sandy Baldwin
Q-Town
KiDs Worship
Norine Gallimore
Country Artist of the Year
The Fehr Family Band
Jeff Catto
Martine Kelsey
Folk Artist of the Year
Rob Berg
Steve Bell
Carolyn Arends
The Fehr Family Band
Gospel Artist of the Year
Powerhouse Fellowship Soul Choir featuring Shawn Cotterell
Yemisi Ogunjimi
Jennifer LEWIN
Kevin Adams & Voices of Praise
Folarin and Keziah
Instrumental Artist of the Year
Jonathan Wong
SaxAndViolin (Eli Bennett & Rosemary Siemens)
Steve Wingfield
Sean Spicer
Johnny Summers
Jazz or Blues Artist of the Year
Yeshua Cornejo
Nancy Bodsworth
Earl MacDonald
Johnny Summers
Katrina Van Humbeck
Pop Artist of the Year
Brant Pethick
Jordan St. Cyr
Manic Drive
The Color
DJC2
Rap Artist of the Year
One8tea
DJC2
Messanjah
Jordan Barr
Jachin Israelson
Rock Artist of the Year
All Above Me
Manic Drive
The 8th Line
The Trinity Western University Worship Artist of the Year
Jennifer LEWIN
Brooke Nicholls
Movement Worship
Jon Buller
Mike Janzen
Adult Contemporary Song of the Year
O My Soul - Rachelle Luk
To Cry for You - Carolyn Arends
Weary Traveler - Jordan St. Cyr, Matthew West, AJ Pruis
Fires - Jordan St. Cyr, Krissy Nordhoff and Micah Kuiper
Abide In Me - Andrew Marcus
Country Song of the Year
Walk on the Water - D. Bruce Moore
Always - Martine Kelsey
Dangerous With Your Love - Jeff Catto, Jonathan Turner, Josh Fata
The Greatest Gift - Nancy Bodsworth
Folk Song of the Year
Lifespan - Rachelle Luk
Remembers Me - Mike Janzen
Without Music - Carolyn Arends
Follow You - Terry Posthumus
I'll Always Be With You - Rosemary Siemens, Troy Samson
Gospel Song of the Year
True On The Outside - Rachelle Luk
FREE - Kevin Anthony Fowler and Kevin Winebarger
For your Glory - Claire Odogbo, Jonathan Turner
Only You - Yemisi Ogunjimi
I'm Not Alone - Suanesha Laing, Kennedy Obioha, Ayomide Oso
Pop Song of the Year
Call Of The Wild - Jordan Janzen, James Shiels, Carter Frodge, Taylor Agan
Good to Me - Elenee Young
Fires - Jordan St. Cyr, Krissy Nordhoff and Micah Kuiper
Weary Traveler - Jordan St. Cyr, Matthew West, AJ Pruis
Hope - Brant Pethick, Jaylene Johnson, Arun Chaturvedi
Rap Song of the Year
Still Standing Here - Kevin Manness
Reconciliation - Jordan Barr, Robert “Fresh IE” Wilson
The Wind and the Waves - Robert “Fresh IE” Wilson, David Farnsworth, Blessingtone Malinga,
I Guess It's Complicated - Teah Bailey
You Are - Robert “Fresh IE” Wilson
Rock Song of the Year
Light It Up - Russ Smith, Rick Colhoun
The Show Must Go - Guiller Contreras
You Can't Stop This - Russ Smith, Rick Colhoun
He Is Our God - Terry Posthumus
Wouldn't Let Me Go - Michael Boucher
Seasonal Song of the Year
Emmanuel God With Us - Jake Fretz
Just Before The Silent Night - Brian Doerksen, Jaylene Johnson
Our Saviour Has Come - Allen Froese
Christmas Is Here - Marika Siewert, Zoey Siewert, Lilah Fitzgerald
Saviour Of The World - Terry Posthumus
The Trinity Western University Worship Song of the Year
Even Now - Rachelle Luk
Abounding in Love - Mike Janzen
Here And Now - Jon Slater, Chris Serna
Take All Of Me - Andrew Marcus
Still - Brooke Nicholls, Jon Slater
Here Comes the Kingdom - Jake Fretz
*We regret that some categories could not stand due to not meeting the required number of eligible submissions. Eligible submissions in these categories are automatically submitted for the next Covenant Awards.
THANK YOU TO OUR GMA CANADA PARTNERS FOR THE 42nd COVENANT AWARDS