CELEBRATING THE
MUSIC
The 2003 Christian Music Award winners gather onstage.
New Sparrow artist Jaydn Maria is shown before
her performance at the awards show with Dan Keen
and ASCAP Senior V.P. Connie Bradley.
Word Records' Across The Sky debuted at the awards
dinner.
The Co-writers of "I Am" receive their awards.
Pictured (l-r) are writer Dwight Liles, Keen, publisher
Marty Wheeler, writer/artist Ginny Owens, and song
plugger Sarah Freeman.
New Spring Publishing's Holly Zabka, Essential
Records artist Bebo Norman, and New Spring Publishing's
Marty Wheeler.
Marie Barnett, writer of "Breathe," receives her
award from Keen.
Legendary writer/artist Amy Grant celebrates 25
years of ASCAP membership with Christian Music
Songwriter of the Year Bart Millard.
The ASCAP Christian Music Publisher of the Year
is Brentwood Benson's New Spring Publishing.
Shown receiving the award with Bradley is New
Spring President Dale Mathews
Third Day, writers of the ASCAP Christian
Music Song of the Year, "Show Me Your Glory," celebrate
at the awards dinner. Pictured (l-r) are Mac
Powell, Tai Anderson, Dan Keen, Connie Bradley,
David Carr, Brad Avery and Mark Lee.
Nicole Nordeman, who earned a total of seven Dove
Awards including Female Vocalist of the Year,
Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year honors,
is congratulated by Keen at the Dove Awards.
Pictured (l-r) are multiple award winners Rick
Cua and Eddie DeGarmo of EMI CMP and The Newsboys'
Peter Furler.
Word Music's Shari Saba, Keen, songwriter/artist
Paige Lewis and Word's Cindy Wilt are pictured
(l-r) enjoying the award's ceremony.
Selah is shown performing at the Christian Music
Awards. Pictured (l-r) are Nicol Sponberg, Todd
Smith, and Alan Hall.
Double award winner Rick Heil is shown with Integrity's
Hosanna! Music's Debra Mayes.