April 5, 2011
Songwriters of the Year
RODNEY GRIFFIN
“He Locked the Gates”
“It Pays to Pray”
TOBYMAC
“City On Our Knees”
“Get Back Up”
BO RINEHART
“Lay ‘Em Down”
“Something Beautiful”
Song of the Year
“WHAT FAITH CAN DO”
Scott Krippayne
Pirk Music
Kutless
Publisher of the Year
UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP
“The Best In Me”
“Beautiful, Beautiful”
“When the Trumpet Sounds”
“Stuff of Life”
“They That Wait”
2011 BMI Christian Awards
Award-Winning Songs
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
Andrew Fromm
Universal Music-Z Songs
Francesca Battistelli
Fervent/Word-Curb
THE BEST IN ME
Aaron Lindsey
Marvin Sapp
Ardent Music
Marvin L. Sapp Music
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Marvin Sapp
Verity/JLG
CITY ON OUR KNEES
tobyMac
Achtober Songs
tobyMac
Forefront/EMI CMG
CLOSE TO YOU
BeBe Winans
Music of Everhits
BeBe and CeCe Winans
B&C/Malaco
FOLLOW YOU
Ed Cash
Leeland Mooring
Alletrop Music
The Devil is a Liar Publishing
Meaux Mercy Publishing
Leeland featuring Brandon Heath
Essential/PLG
FORGIVEN
Dan Gartley
Olde Irish Publishing
River Oaks Music Company
Sanctus Real
Sparrow/EMI CMG
GET BACK UP
tobyMac
Achtober Songs
tobyMac
Forefront/EMI CMG
GOD FAVORED ME
Jules “Juda” Bartholomew
No BMI Publisher
Hezekiah Walker and Love Fellowship Choir Marvin Sapp & DJ Rogers
Verity/JLG
GOOD NEWS
Norman West
Springtime Music, Inc.
West Media Publishing
Vanessa Bell Armstrong
EMI Gospel
HE LOCKED THE GATES
Rodney Griffin
Songs of Greater Vision
Kingdom Heirs
Sonlite Records
HERO
John Cooper
Korey Cooper
Photon Music
Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Skillet
Ardent/INO
IT PAYS TO PRAY
Rodney Griffin
Songs of Greater Vision
Greater Vision
Daywind Records/Daywind Music Group
LAY ‘EM DOWN
Bo Rinehart
Needtobreathe Music
Needtobreathe
Atlantic/Word-Curb
LIFE GOES ON
Marty Funderburk
Christian Taylor Music
The Talley Trio
Horizon Records
MORE BEAUTIFUL YOU
Kate York
River Oaks Music Company
Zoe Bella Music
Jonny Diaz
INO Records
OUR GOD
Jonas Myrin
Worship Together Music
Chris Tomlin
sixstepsrecords
REVELATION SONG
Jennie Lee Riddle
Gateway Create Publishing
Phillips, Craig & Dean
INO Records
SAFE
Phil Wickham
Phil Wickham Music
Seems Like Music
Phil Wickham featuring Bart Millard
INO Records
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
Bo Rinehart
Needtobreathe Music
Needtobreathe
Atlantic/Word-Curb
STUFF OF LIFE
Jim Brady
Barry Weeks
Bridge Building Music
The Booth Brothers
Daywind Records/Daywind Music Group
THEY THAT WAIT
Michael Bethany
Phillip Feaster
Fred Hammond
Calvin Rodgers
Dynna Latyse Wells
Bridge Building Music
CJMS Music
F. Hammond Music
Music Feast Productions
Fred Hammond featuring John P. Kee
Verity/JLG
UNTIL THE WHOLE WORLD HEARS
Roger Glidewell
Mark Hall
My Refuge Music
Sony/ATV Tree
Casting Crowns
Beach Street/Reunion/PLG
WALK ON THE WATER
Joshua Mark Crosby
Britt Nicole
Sparrow/EMI CMG
WHAT FAITH CAN DO
Scott Krippayne
Pirk Music
Kutless
BEC Recordings/Tooth & Nail Records
WHEN THE TRUMPET SOUNDS
Wayne Haun
Joel Lindsey
Hefton Hill Music
Psalmsinger Music
Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Songs
Triumphant Quartet
Daywind Records/Daywind Music Group
THE WORDS I WOULD SAY
Dave Frey
Ben McDonald
Sam Mizell
Dayspring Music
Sidewalk Prophets
Fervent/Word-Curb