Dove Awards 2026: winners and what to sing

To scan on your phone, four of the winners:

• "God I'm Just Grateful" — Elevation Worship and Chandler Moore (worship)
• "Tu Voz" — Sarai Rivera (Spanish-language song)
• "Solo Hay Uno" — Joel Rocco and Enoc Parra (Spanish-language worship)
• "No Survivors" — Jeremy Camp with Skillet (rock/contemporary)

Rap and Spanish also celebrate

Hulvey won the rap/hip hop album for COULD BE TONIGHT. In song of the same genre, "ROB HELL" by indie tribe, nobigdyl. and Torey D'Shaun with Jon Keith took the prize.

If Christian rap plays on your phone, this part is for you: the gala gave awards for both song and album in the genre. It's not a minor showcase, even if it's sometimes talked about as if it were.

In Spanish, "Tu Voz" by Sarai Rivera was the song of the year. "Solo Hay Uno" by Joel Rocco and Enoc Parra won in worship. And the Spanish-language album of the year was Lamento en Baile by Daddy Yankee.

That a reggaeton name appears on the same list says nothing about anyone's faith, and it doesn't need to. It seems to me it shows something else: Hispanic audiences are no longer an afterthought at these galas. The night also honored The Chosen (season 5) as series of the year.

The trophy doesn't make you a saint

The award recognizes the work; it doesn't consecrate anyone. Behind it are hours of study and lyrics revised a thousand times. The Bible puts it in its place: "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men" (Colossians 3:23, ESV). No trophy adds holiness; a song that helps a church sing does fulfill its task.

That goes for your work too. The rehearsal no one sees, the assignment you turn in on time, the job that gets no applause: all of that is vocation. There is no second-class category for what is done with honesty.

Brandon Lake and Lainey Wilson performed "The Jesus I Know Now" live, the collaboration that won in country/roots. According to Rapzilla, the gala will be rebroadcast on Friday, October 16, at 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. (Eastern time), on TBN, the TBN+ app and TBN's YouTube channel.

Before the week ends, put on one of those winning songs and sing it: in your small group, in the car, in your room. Which one truly ministered to you, and who are you going to tell about it? The trophy stays on a shelf; the glory is still God's.