Dove Award for New Artist of the Year

Winners of the Gospel Music Association Dove Award for New Artist of the Year (or Most Promising New Gospel Talent from 1970–73) are the following:

2011 Chris August
2010 Sidewalk Prophets
2009 Tenth Avenue North
2008 Brandon Heath
2007 Aaron Shust
2006 The Afters
2005 Building 429
2004 Jeremy Camp
2003 Paul Colman Trio
2002 ZOEgirl
2001 Plus One
2000 Ginny Owens
1999 Jennifer Knapp
1998 Avalon
1997 Jaci Velasquez
1996 Jars of Clay
1995 Clay Crosse
1994 Point of Grace
1993 Cindy Morgan
1992 Michael English
1991 4Him
1990 David Mullen
1989 Take 6
1988 BeBe & CeCe Winans
1973 John Matthews Family
1972 London Paris and the Apostles
1971 Awards voided by GMA voting irregularities ~~Kay Blackwood~~
1970 Four Gallileans

NOTE: No award was given from 1974 until 1987. Since 1988, the GMA standards include an artist may not produce two new studio albums during the timeframe of the awards.

GMA Dove Awards

Major awards	Song of the Year Songwriter of the Year New Artist of the Year

Years	1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

NOTE: The 1971 winners (except GMA Hall of Fame members) were nullified because of voting irregularities; no awards show was held in 1979, as the Gospel Music Association moved the awards show from September to April.