Thousand Foot Krutch and Brian Doerksen each picked up three awards at the 27th Annual Canadian Gospel Music Association (CGMA) Covenant Awards, held at the McVety Centre in Toronto this past weekend.

Thousand Foot Krutch picked up awards for Artist of the Year, Group of the Year and Modern Rock Album of the Year for The Art Of Breaking while Brian Doerksen received recognition as Male Vocalist of the Year and both Praise and Worship Album and Song of the Year for Today. Other multiple winners, with two awards each, included Carolyn Arends, Manafest, Carried Away, Gaetz Ave, Outside the Lines and Tabitha Lemaire.

Newcomers Gaetz Ave picked up the award for New Artist of the Year, along with Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year for Here I Go written by Gaetz Ave member Danielle Heykants, while Brampton, ON trio Carried Away won for Song of the Year for I Know and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year. Winnipeg’s Amanda Falk won for Female Vocalist of the Year. Several new categories were introduced this year, including Producer of the Year (Glen Teeple), Aboriginal Song of the Year (Carry Me by Shezza) and Special Events/Compilation of the Year (Sea to Sea: Filled With Your Glory). The CGMA also handed out a Lifetime Achievement Award to Tommy Hunter in recognition for his 36 years on network television and his significant support of Gospel music through his weekly broadcasts.

Founded in 1974, the Canadian Gospel Music Association’s mission is to promote the growth and ministry of the Christian music arts in Canada. This mission is accomplished by working to raise the profile and interaction between Christian artists, songwriters, producers and others working in Christian music with media, retailers, distributors and church leadership. The CGMA is also 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. In 2003, the CGMA and the Gospel Music Association’s (GMA Canada) Canadian branch merged under the banner of the CGMA. GMA President John Styll is very much behind this new unified organization and the GMA is committed to supporting the CGMA in any way that enables them to accomplish their mission to promote the growth of Christian music arts in Canada. The annual CGMA Covenant Awards are the Canadian equivalent to the GMA’s Dove awards and are recognized as Canada’s longest standing Christian music awards.

2005 Covenant Awards Recipients

Artist of the Year
Thousand Foot Krutch

Song of the Year
I Know – Carried Away, Songwriters (Carried Away – Closer To You)

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 You – Carried 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

Aboriginal Song of the Year
Carry Me – Shezza, Songwriter (Shezza – Shezza)

Children’s Song of the Year
Movers And Shakers – Outside The Lines, Derek Elliotson, Songwriters (Movers And Shakers – Outside The Lines)

Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year
That’s What I Love About Jesus – Paul Brandt, Songwriter (This Time Around – Paul Brandt)

Francophone Song of the Year
Tout c’que je veax – Tabitha Lemaire, Songwriter (Emmène-Moi – Tabitha Lemaire)

Inspirational Song of the Year
Getting Ready For Glory – Carolyn Arends, Songwriter (Under The Gaze – Carolyn Arends)

Instrumental Song of the Year
Ern’s Waltz – Stephanie Mainville, Songwriter (Family – Stephanie Mainville)

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 (Gaetz Ave – Gaetz Ave)

Praise and Worship Song of the Year
Today – Brian Doerksen, Sandra Gage, Songwriters (Today – Brian Doerksen)

Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year
Let It Go – Chris Greenwood, Gerard Thomas, Adam Messinger, Aubrey Noronha, Nasri Atweh, Songwriters (Epiphany – Manafest)

Rock Song of the Year
No Turning Back – Travis Blackmore, Robin Ghosh, Mike Kidd, Songwriters (Black Talon – Black Talon)

Seasonal Song of the Year
On Angels’ Wings – Ali Matthews, Songwriter (On Angels’ Wings – Ali Matthews)

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 (Greg Sczebel – Greg Sczebel)

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