We’re honored and privileged to pay tribute to our incredible Gospel family, whose inspiring musical gifts have never felt more meaningful. Your stellar talent, artistry and creativity have given us songs with messages of hope, faith, and love that strengthen and encourage us every day. It’s especially significant to celebrate our Gospel greats during Black Music Month and recognize your outstanding contributions that have touched our hearts and souls. We’re thrilled to celebrate BMI’s Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Publisher of the Year and the 20 most-performed songs of the past year, in addition to sharing some spectacular exclusive performances, stories from some of our writers about their winning songs, special moments from previous Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards shows, and more. Please join us in congratulating and celebrating all of our winners for their incomparable songs that have lifted us up and lit the way forward.
Watch exclusive performances of some of this year’s winning songs and learn how some of these inspiring hits came to be.
Songwriters share their thoughts of their first BMI Trailblazers of Gospel awards.
These songs have received the most performances on terrestrial radio, satellite radio and digital streaming services over the past year.
✱ This year, we’re proud to honor 19 first-time Trailblazers of Gospel Music Award winners. See their names starred below.
Face’s Launching Pad Publishing
CGlenn Publishing
Kerry Douglas Publishing
Rock City Media Group Publishing
Baptist Publishing House
BMG Platinum Songs US
Primary Wave Beats
Q W Publishing
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Please Gimme My Publishing, Inc.
Contempo One Publishing
Ja Twan Publishing
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Avex USA obo Xeva Music
BMG Platinum Songs US
Lead and Yellow Publishing
Be Essential Songs
Butterfly Works Publishing
Capitol CMG Publishing
Miralex Music
Aunt Gertrude Music Publishing
Capitol CMG Publishing
Integrity First Music Publishing
P. Alex Publishing
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Malaco World Music
Mr. Que Publishing
BMG Platinum Songs US
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Mr. Redan
Please Gimme My Publishing, Inc.
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
By Any Means Necessary Ent.
Dollyology World LLC
BMG Platinum Songs US
Candied Jamm Music
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Mr. Redan
Neighborhood Pusha Publishing
peermusic III, Ltd.
Please Gimme My Publishing, Inc.
Savgos Music, Inc.
Songs by Cons Publishing
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Thornton Trust Publishing
Two Thousand and Eleven Ribbon Music
Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
Janice Combs Music
SongsbyMak
EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.
J Drew Sheard Music
Atlas Mountain Songs
Capitol CMG Publishing
Greenelight Music
Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing
Copyright Solutions Music
Creative Classic Songs Global
Kerry Douglas Publishing
Penned By Zetroc
Straightchurch Publishing
Entertainment One Music
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