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Medium shot Francesca Battistelli, Michael W. Smith and other Christian artists taking a group photo after presenting the...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eNo re-use/re-sale of any film/video/performance clips without clearance\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNashville, Tenn., 18 Feb 2010\u003cbr/\u003e1. Medium shot Francesca Battistelli, Michael W. Smith and other Christian artists taking a group photo after presenting the 2010 Dove Award nominees.\u003cbr/\u003e2. Pan of Christian artists taking a group photo after presenting the 2010 Dove Award nominees.\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael W. Smith, Recording Artist, presenting the Dove artist of the year nominees:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Last but not least, artist of the year, Francesca Battistelli, Casting Crowns, Jason Crabb, Jars of Clay, Mary Mary, Skillet and tobyMac.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Artist of the year and female vocalist nominee Francesca Battistelli announcing nominees.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Images\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 18 Nov 2007\u003cbr/\u003e5. Casting Crowns arrive at the American Music Awards.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNashville, Tenn. 18 Feb 2010\u003cbr/\u003e6. Jason Crabb presenting Dove nominees\u003cbr/\u003eAP Images\u003cbr/\u003eAtlanta, 25 March 2005\u003cbr/\u003e7. Jars of Clay, from left, Charlie Lowell on keyboards, guitarist Matt Odmark, lead singer Dan Haseltine and guitarist Stephen Mason perform at Six Flags over Georgia''s Southern Star Amphitheater.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Images\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 31 Jan 2010\u003cbr/\u003e8. Mary Mary arrives at the Grammy Awards.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Images\u003cbr/\u003eGeorge, Wash., 22 July 2009\u003cbr/\u003e9. John Cooper, the lead singer of Skillet, performs at the Creation Northwest Christian music festival.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Images\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, 31 Jan 2010\u003cbr/\u003e10. TobyMac arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eNashville, Tenn., 18 Feb 2010\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jason Crabb, Recording Artist, on being nominated for artist of the year:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, I don''t know how that happened. I told somebody, I said, ''Mama must''ve been praying.'' I''m really humbled by the whole experience. This is my first year of coming out as a solo artist. I traveled with my family pretty much 15 years of my life. So this is my first record coming out by myself. So it''s a huge honor, very grateful.\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Francesca Battistelli, Recording Artist, on being nominated for artist of the year:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It''s crazy. Toby and Jason Crabb, and all these great artists who I''ve looked up to and known their music for years. So it''s crazy. I''m still kind of like. Wait, are you sure they didn''t make a mistake? But it''s exciting.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (English) Lisa Kimmey-Winans, Recording Artist, announcing male vocalist of the year nominees:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Male vocalist of the year, Jeremy Camp, Jason Crabb, Michael English, Brandon Heath, Donnie McClurkin, Smokie Norful, Bebo Norman and Mark Schultz.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Brandon Heath, Recording Artist, on being nominated for male vocalist of the year:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It feels pretty cool. Honestly, I won the male vocalist last year and to be up for it again this year, I''ve really had time to think about what does it mean to be a male vocalist. It''s not necessarily about singing. It''s about representing something, and I think being a voice for the voiceless. I''ve always thought of myself as a songwriter, so being nominated as a vocalist is kind of humorous but also I take it with stride and with great honor. So, so be it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Lisa Kimmey-Winans, Recording Artist, announcing new artist of the year nominees:\u003cbr/\u003e\"New artist of the year, Crystal Aikin, Bluetree, Jonny Diaz, Kari Jobe, Revive, Sidewalk Prophets, Brian Courtney Wilson.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Kari Jobe, Recording Artist, on being nominated for new artist of the year:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I''m excited. You know, it''s a lot of hard work doing music and doing what''s on your heart and living out your dreams, and so for someone to say hey, we recognize that you''re up for this nomination for new artist. I''m excited because it means that I guess I''m breaking through. People are hearing it. It''s hard work paid off for sure.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJars of Clay, Skillet, Jason Crabb and Matt Maher are up for six Dove Awards, while producer Wayne Haun leads all nominees with seven.\u003cbr/\u003eNominations in 23 of 43 categories for the gospel and Christian music awards were announced Thursday in Nashville by the Gospel Music Association. \u003cbr/\u003eJars of Clay, Skillet and Crabb are artist of the year nominees, along with Casting Crowns, Francesca Battistelli, Mary Mary and TobyMac, the only previous winner nominated.\u003cbr/\u003eCrabb and Battistelli helped announce some of the nominees during the press conference and were both thrilled to be in the running for artist of the year.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, I don''t know how that happened,\" said Crabb. \"Mama must''ve been praying. I''m really humbled by the whole experience. This is my first year of coming out as a solo artist. I traveled with my family pretty much 15 years of my life. So this is my first record coming out by myself. So it''s a huge honor, very grateful.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"It''s crazy,\" said an elated Battistelli. \"Toby and Jason Crabb, and all these great artists who I''ve looked up to and known their music for years. So it''s crazy. I''m still kind of like. Wait, are you sure they didn''t make a mistake? But it''s exciting.\"\u003cbr/\u003eCasting Crowns, a five-time winner of group of the year, again leads that field along with Jars of Clay, Skillet, Gaither Vocal Band, Hezekiah Walker \u0026amp; The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, NEEDTOBREATHE and Tenth Avenue North, last year''s new artist award winner.\u003cbr/\u003eNatalie Grant returns in the female vocalist category, which she has won four times in a row, and 2009 male vocalist winner Brandon Heath is nominated for that award again.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It feels pretty cool,\" said Heath. \"Honestly, I won the male vocalist last year and to be up for it again this year, I''ve really had time to think about what does it mean to be a male vocalist. It''s not necessarily about singing. It''s about representing something, and I think being a voice for the voiceless. I''ve always thought of myself as a songwriter, so being nominated as a vocalist is kind of humorous but also I take it with stride and with great honor.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJars of Clay has won 13 Dove Awards, but none since 2007. And Crabb, a four-time winner as part of The Crabb Family, is looking for his first solo award. He''s also up for male vocalist, country album and country song. \u003cbr/\u003eMaher, a worship leader whose music is grabbing attention, was this year''s breakthrough nominee.\u003cbr/\u003eHis second album, \"Alive Again,\" is up for worship album and he received two nominations for worship song of the year.\u003cbr/\u003eNew artist nominee Kari Jobe has already purchased 16 tickets to the Dove awards for herself and her family.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I''m excited,\" she said with a huge grin. \"It''s a lot of hard work doing music and doing what''s on your heart and living out your dreams, and so for someone to say hey, we recognize that you''re up for this nomination for new artist, I''m excited, because it means that I guess I''m breaking through. People are hearing it. 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