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The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada which is the Gospel Music Association of Canada (formerly known as CGMA). Created in 1974, the organization is a not for profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada. GMA Canada works to raise the profile and interaction of Christian artists, songwriters, producers, promoters and others working in Christian music with media, retailers, distributors and church leadership. GMA Canada is committed to nurturing and developing its members through educational programs as well as celebrating outstanding achievements and standards of excellence in all areas and genres of Canadian Gospel music. To this end, GMA Canada is the presenter of the annual Covenant Awards,Canada’s national awards for the Canadian Gospel Music industry. The Covenant Awards are held annually in cities across Canada with the 2007 awards scheduled to be handed out Oct 24-26th in Calgary as part of GMA Week. GMA Canada is associated with GMA in the United States. Awards will be handed out in over 40 categories (see previous winner's list below). The organization releases an annual CD collection of songs from the winners and nominees through CMC Distribution.The 28th Annual collection (released January 2007) featured songs by Brian Doerksen, Starfield, Tara Dettman, Ali Matthews, Amanda Falk and more. The business of the association is conducted by a Board of Directors that come from its membership.

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[edit] GMA Canada 2007 Covenant Award Winners

Official List

  • LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Hokus Pick


  • SONG OF THE YEAR

Holy God Brian Doerksen, Songwriter

  • RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR

The Hand That Holds The World Starfield

  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Holy God Brian Doerksen

  • ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Brian Doerksen

  • PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Roy Salmond

  • NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

newworldson

  • GROUP OF THE YEAR

Starfield

  • MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Brian Doerksen

  • FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Amanda Falk

  • ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR

The Hand That Holds The World Starfield Tim Neufeld, Jon Neufeld, Matt Bronleewe and Jason Ingram, Songwriters

  • HARD MUSIC SONG OF THE YEAR

Lifegiver Stereotrap, Songwriters

  • MODERN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR

Must Have Done Something Right Relient K Matt Thiessen, Songwriter

  • FOLK/ROOTS SONG OF THE YEAR

Everybody Wants Everything Carolyn Arends, Carolyn Arends, Songwriter

  • COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS SONG OF THE YEAR

Back To You High Valley, Brad Rempel and Brian Barrett, Songwriters

  • SOUTHERN GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

God's Amazing Grace The Master's Four, David Peneycad, Songwriter

  • ABORIGINAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Meegwetch Lil' Disciples, R. Wilson and E. Lee, Songwriters

  • FRANCOPHONE SONG OF THE YEAR

Merveilleux The Kry, Jean-Luc Lajoie, Songwriter

  • INSPIRATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Come To The Cross Stephanie Israelson, Stephanie Isrealson and Andrew Horrocks, Songwriters

  • INSTRUMENTAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Easter Morning Sunrise Debbie Fortnum, Debbie Fortnum Songwriter

  • JAZZ/BLUES SONG OF THE YEAR

Loud and Clear Christine Magee, Christine Magee, Songwriter

  • POP/CONTEMPORARY SONG OF THE YEAR

I Want You Carried Away, Carried Away, Songwriter

  • PRAISE AND WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR

Holy God Brian Doerksen, Brain Doerksen, Songwriter

  • SEASONAL SONG OF THE YEAR*

A Gift Paul Brandt, Paul Brandt, Songwriter

  • TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

not awarded in 2007

  • RAP/HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR

Bounce Manafest, Chris Greenwood Songwriter

  • URBAN/R&B/SOUL SONG OF THE YEAR

Shine Drew Brown, Drew Brown, Songwriter

  • CHILDREN’S SONG OF THE YEAR

The Lord Is My Rock God Rocks! Bibletoons, Bruce Stacey, Songwriter

  • ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Adam Farrell Adam Farrell

  • HARD ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

not awarded in 2007

  • MODERN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Five Score and Seven Years Ago Relient K

  • FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Peut-Etre The Kry

  • FOLK/ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Roots Revolution newworldson

  • COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Broken Borders High Valley

  • SOUTHERN GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

An Evening With The Torchmen: Recorded Live At Crossroads Centre Torchmen Quartet

  • SPECIAL EVENTS/COMPILATION OF THE YEAR

Sea to Sea: For Endless Days Various Artists Executive Producer Martin Smith

  • TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

not awarded in 2007

  • RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The Proletariat LP The Joe

  • SEASONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A Gift Paul Brandt

  • URBAN/R&B/SOUL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Oh My Soul Kathie Morrow

  • INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

House Of Peace Brian Thiessen

  • JAZZ/BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Destination Unknown Adam Padfield

  • POP/CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Searching Sebastian Demrey

  • PRAISE AND WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Holy God Brian Doerksen

  • INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Free To Worship Evangelin Inman

  • CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR

Open Charlene Lewis Design by Wesley Booker

  • VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Push Christine Evans

  • DVD OF THE YEAR

Rock-A-Bye Christmas God Rocks! Bibletoons

Blessings Fan Choice Award Starfield


[edit] GMA Canada 2006 Covenant Award Winners

Official List

  • SONG OF THE YEAR

Son Of God Tim and Jon Neufeld/Gordon Cochran, Songwriters

  • RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR

A Better Way

downhere

  • ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Beauty In The Broken

Starfield

  • ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Brian Doerksen

  • PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

Stephen Rendall

  • NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

The Silent

  • GROUP OF THE YEAR

Starfield

  • MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Brian Doerksen

  • FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Amanda Falk

  • ROCK SONG OF THE YEAR

The More

Marc Martel and Jason Germain, Songwriters

  • HARD MUSIC SONG OF THE YEAR

You Will Become

Means, Songwriters

  • MODERN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE SONG OF THE YEAR

Only Hope

Everyother, Songwriters

  • FOLK/ROOTS SONG OF THE YEAR

Poised For A Fall

Ali Matthews, Songwriter

  • COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS SONG OF THE YEAR

Sweeter Than Wine

Ali Matthews, Songwriter

  • SOUTHERN GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

Prayer Changes Things

Darlene Lemmon, Songwriter

  • ABORIGINAL SONG OF THE YEAR

I Will Exalt

Shezza, Songwriter

  • FRANCOPHONE SONG OF THE YEAR

Le Reflet De Toi

Andréanne Lafleur, Songwriter

  • INSPIRATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR

When You Shepherd Me

Brian Doerksen, Songwriter

  • INSTRUMENTAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Dancing In The Light

Fred Cacciotti, Songwriter

  • JAZZ/BLUES SONG OF THE YEAR

Marooned

Sandy Foster, Songwriter

  • POP/CONTEMPORARY SONG OF THE YEAR

Not So Hip

Bec Abbot/Carolyn Arends, Songwriters

  • PRAISE AND WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR

Lord Of Every Thing

Jon Buller, Songwriter

  • SEASONAL SONG OF THE YEAR

Brand New Miracle

Ali Matthews/Rick Francis, Songwriters

  • TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONG OF THE YEAR

Wonderful

Londa Larmond/Jason Larmond, Songwriters

  • RAP/HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR

World Vision

Fresh I.E. (Rob Wilson), Songwriter

  • URBAN/R&B/SOUL SONG OF THE YEAR

Shake The Dust

Adé/Darren Sedor, Songwriters

  • CHILDREN’S SONG OF THE YEAR

Set An Example

Bruce Stacey/Ian Tanner, Songwriters

  • ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Wide Eyed And Mystified

downhere

  • HARD ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

More Than Watchmen For The Morning

Means

  • MODERN ROCK/ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Smile, It’s The End Of The World

Hawk Nelson

  • FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Oasis

Andréanne Lafleur

  • FOLK/ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Window Of Light

Ali Matthews

  • COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Across The Miles

Canada’s Double Portion

  • SOUTHERN GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Here There Or In The Air

The Torchmen Quartet

  • SPECIAL EVENTS/COMPILATION OF THE YEAR

Sea to Sea: I See The Cross

Various Artists

Executive Producer Martin Smith

  • TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The Live Experience

The Toronto Mass Choir

  • RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The Proletariat LP

The Joe

  • SEASONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Christmas Presence

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

  • URBAN/R&B/SOUL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Who Is Like The Lord

Hiram Joseph

  • INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Another Place

Andrew Bartley

  • JAZZ/BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Beginnings Live

The Mike Janzen Trio

  • POP/CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Beauty In The Broken

Starfield

  • PRAISE AND WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Rekindle

Jody Cross

  • INSPIRATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Hymns: A Modern Translation

Sean And Aimee Dayton

  • CD/DVD ARTWORK DESIGN OF THE YEAR

Pollyanna’s Attic

Carolyn Arends

Graphic Design by Brent Flink for Indivisual Design Inc.

  • VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Move

Thousand Foot Krutch

  • DVD OF THE YEAR

Rez The Rock That Rolled!

God Rocks! Bibletoons

[edit] GMA Canada 2005 Covenant Award Winners

  • Artist of the Year

Thousand Foot Krutch

  • Song of the Year

I Know Carried Away, Songwriters

  • Group of the Year

Thousand Foot Krutch

  • Female Vocalist of the Year

Amanda Falk

  • Male Vocalist of the Year

Brian Doerksen

  • New Artist of the Year

Gaetz Ave

  • Producer of the Year

Glen Teeple

  • Children’s Album of the Year

Movers And Shakers – Outside The Lines

  • Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year

Truth – Hetti-Marie

  • Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year

Let Go – Cheryl Dunn

  • Francophone Album of the Year

Emmène-Moi – Tabitha Lemaire

  • Inspirational Album of the Year

Bare My Soul – Kristina

  • Instrumental Album of the Year

Road To Home – Brian Thiessen

  • Modern Rock Album of the Year

The Art Of Breaking – Thousand Foot Krutch

  • Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

Closer To YouCarried Away

  • Praise and Worship Album of the Year

Today – Brian Doerksen

  • Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year

Epiphany – Manafest

  • Rock Album of the Year

Grasping For Hope In The Darkness – Critical Mass

  • Seasonal Album of the Year

An Irrational Season – Carolyn Arends

  • Southern Gospel Album of the Year

Live In Havana – Parker Trio

  • Special Events/Compilation Album of the Year

Sea To Sea: Filled With Your Glory – Aileen Lombardo/Ten Shekel Shirt/Dean Salyn/Laurell Hubick/Brian Doerksen/Robert Critchley/Ron Wilding/Greg Sczebel/The Penny Merchants/Billy Funk/Starfield/Craig Douglas Band/Mark Stokes/Revolution Band/Fergus Marsh/Dan Wilt/Tehillah Toronto/Three Season Ant/Q-Town/Jon Buller/Ken and Tracy/Toronto Mass Choir/Sean Dayton/Chris Janzen/Glen Soderholm. Executive Producer Martin Smith

  • Aboriginal Song of the Year

Carry Me Shezza, Songwriter

  • Children’s Song of the Year

Movers And Shakers Outside The Lines, Derek Elliotson, Songwriters

  • Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year

That’s What I Love About Jesus Paul Brandt, Songwriter

  • Francophone Song of the Year

Tout c’que je veux Tabitha Lemaire, Songwriter

  • Inspirational Song of the Year

Getting Ready For Glory Carolyn Arends, Songwriter

  • Instrumental Song of the Year

Ern’s Waltz Stephanie Mainville, Songwriter

  • Modern Rock Song of the Year

Be My Escape Matthew Thiessen, Songwriter (mmhmm – Relient K)

  • Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year

Here I Go Danielle Heykants, Songwriter

  • Praise and Worship Song of the Year

Today Brian Doerksen, Sandra Gage, Songwriters

  • Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year

Let It Go Chris Greenwood, Gerard Thomas, Adam Messinger, Aubrey Noronha, Nasri Atweh, Songwriters

  • Rock Song of the Year

No Turning Back Travis Blackmore, Robin Ghosh, Mike Kidd, Songwriters

  • Seasonal Song of the Year

On Angels’ Wings Ali Matthews, Songwriter

  • Southern Gospel Song of the Year

My Faith, My All – Wendy Pound, Songwriter (Livin’ By Faith – The Master’s Four)

  • Urban Song of the Year

Everybody Greg Sczebel, Songwriter

[edit] Previous Covenant Award Winners