With a joyous opening performance of “Danzo En El Rio” by internationally known praise and worship group Miel San Marcos, ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) kicked off its 41st annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards at the Franklin Theatre in downtown Franklin, TN.
Top songwriters, artists and executives of the Christian music
industry were in attendance to celebrate the most performed ASCAP
Christian music songs over the last year. Top honors were presented
including:
· ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter of the Year: David Garcia
· ASCAP Golden Note Award: Russ & Tori Taff
· ASCAP Christian Music Song of the Year: “Reckless Love,” written by
Cory Asbury & Caleb Culver; performed by Cory Asbury; published by
Bethel Music Publishing, Watershed Worship Publishing
· ASCAP Christian Music Publisher of the Year: Capitol CMG Publishing
David Garcia was presented his second ASCAP
Christian Songwriter of the Year award by artist Matthew West. His
most-performed songs include “Everything” (TobyMac), “Grace Got You”
(MercyMe) and “The Breakup Song” (Francesca Battistelli). The multiple
Grammy and Dove Award-winning songwriter and producer is nominated in
several categories for this year’s Dove Awards on October 15.
Multi Grammy-winning songwriter and artist Russ Taff and
Grammy-nominated songwriter and author Tori Taff were honored with the
ASCAP Golden Note Award which celebrates songwriters, composers and
artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Singer,
songwriter and artist Amy Grant shared poignant memories from her
decades-long friendship with the couple before they were honored with
surprise performances of “I Cry” (Joseph Habedank), “We Will Stand”
(Chuck Cannon) and “Table in the Wilderness” (Darrell Brown with Cedric
Sesley and Out for Souls).
The songwriters and publishers of “Reckless Love” received the ASCAP
Christian Music Song of the Year Award. Co-writer and recording artist
Cory Asbury treated the audience to a performance of the hit. Capitol
CMG Publishing claimed the ASCAP Christian Music Publisher of the Year
Award for the 17th consecutive year for songs including “All My Hope,”
“Do It Again,” “Everything,” “Resurrection Power” and more. Capitol CMG
Executive Vice President Casey McGinty and his team were on hand to
accept the award.
In addition to “Reckless Love,” the other two top Christian song
performances — “Do It Again,” recorded by Elevation Worship and written
by Matt Redman ; and “Grace Got You,” recorded by Mercy Me and written
by David Garcia , Ben Glover and John Reuben — were introduced by
Francesca Battistelli. Redman performed “Do It Again,” while Garcia and
Glover performed “Grace Got You.” A total of 21 most-performed song
awards were presented during the show.
Notable artists in attendance (in addition to those already
mentioned) included Chris Cleveland (Stars Go Dim), Pat Barrett and
Sanctus Real.
Click here for the full list of 2019 ASCAP Christian Music Awards winners.
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