The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced yesterday their nominees for the 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards, with ‘Elevation Church’ pastor Steven Furtick receiving 11 nods according to a press release. (Editor’s note, we only counted 10 nominations, and have reached out to GMA for clarification)
While not nominated in the artist category, Furtick has been a prolific songwriter, being nominated at the Dove Awards 30 times in the last three years alone, both as a collaborator with other artists and also with Elevation Worship.
Formed in 2006, Elevation Worship is the worship team from Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC, where Furtick serves as lead pastor, songwriter, and producer. Furtick also travels with the band during their “Elevation Nights” tour, where they perform hits such as “Graves Into Gardens,” “RATTLE!,” “Do It Again,” and “The Blessing.”
Elevation Church is one of four megachurches responsible for producing and releasing nearly 100% of the top worship songs over the last decade, including five songs in the top 25. Their songs were streamed over 2.14 billion times across all platforms in 2023.
