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    Lauren Daigle wins big at Dove Awards: ‘It’s overwhelming’

    Lauren Daigle was the big winner Tuesday at the 50th annual Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, where she won artist of the year, song of the year and pop/contemporary album of the year.

    The 28-year-old singer had the most nominations going into the awards show, held in Nashville, Tenn., and marks her second artist of the year win in just three years.

    Her 2018 album, “Look Up Child,” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart and has broken chart records for weeks atop the Top Christian Albums chart. She won song of the year for her multiplatinum and Grammy-winning crossover single “You Say,” which has introduced her to much wider audiences in the last year.

    Producer and songwriter Jason Ingram, who helped write and record Daigle’s record, also won four awards, including songwriter of the year, non-artist, and song of the year, which he co-wrote.

    LAUREN DAIGLE’S CHRISTIAN SONG JUST BROKE THE RECORD WITH 62 WEEKS AT NO. 1 IN THE CATEGORY

    Lauren Daigle, right, accepts the song of the year award from Pat Boone, left, during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.

    Lauren Daigle, right, accepts the song of the year award from Pat Boone, left, during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
    (AP)

    “Just to see the support of so many people, it’s really, really moving. It’s overwhelming,” Daigle said after winning song of the year.

    During his acceptance speech after winning gospel artist of the year, Grammy-winning gospel singer Kirk Franklin called for prayers after a Fort Worth, Texas, girl was killed by a police officer over the weekend. The incident has sparked outrage and calls for police accountability in Fort Worth, where Franklin lives.

    “A young girl by the name of Atatiana Jefferson was shot and killed in her home by a policeman and I am just asking that we send up prayers for her family and for his, and asking that we send up prayers for that 8-year-old little boy that saw that tragedy,” said Franklin, who also won contemporary gospel recorded song of the year.

    ‘Just to see the support of so many people, it’s really, really moving. It’s overwhelming.;

    — Lauren Daigle 

    This is not the first time that Franklin has spoken on the Dove Awards stage about police brutality, but when he urged Christian artists to speak out about racial injustice on the same awards show in 2016, his speech was edited when it was later broadcast on Trinity Broadcast Network.

    SELENA GOMEZ PRAISES THIS CHRISTIAN ARTIST FOR ‘BLESSING’ HER

    Lauren Daigle accepts the artist of the year award during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.

    Lauren Daigle accepts the artist of the year award during the Dove Awards on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
    (AP)

    Franklin told The Associated Press after the awards show that he’s never been reluctant to speak about political topics, even President Donald Trump, who he has criticized for his immigration policies. He called it his responsibility as a Christian artist.

    “I’ll be quick to say that my heart is broken by the leadership of our president, that my heart is broken that he does not reflect any of the fruits of the spirit,” Franklin said. “We do have the responsibility, the same responsibility that Dr. King had when he marched.”

    Franklin added: “This president does not reflect the spirit of a Christian.”

    CHRISTIAN SINGER LAUREN DAIGLE WANTS EVERYONE TO KNOW GOD THROUGH HER MUSIC

    For King & Country wins pop/contemporary recorded song of the year a the 50th GMA Dove Awards.

    For King & Country wins pop/contemporary recorded song of the year a the 50th GMA Dove Awards.
    (Courtesy of Terry Wyatt, Jason Davis, Jamie Gilliam and Grant Exline)

    Gabriel Alberto Azucena, who goes by the stage name GAWVI, won rap/hip hop recorded song of the year along with hip hop artist Lecrae for their song “Fight For Me” and Lecrae and Zaytoven won rap/hip hop album of the year for their collaborative album “Let the Trap Say Amen.”

    For King and Country, made up of Australian born-brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, won pop/contemporary recorded song of the year for “God Only Knows.” Joel Smallbone said that the song, which was recently re-recorded as a duet version with country superstar Dolly Parton, felt like “a gift from God.”

    Amy Grant performs during the Icon Performance at the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards.

    Amy Grant performs during the Icon Performance at the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards.
    (Courtesy of Terry Wyatt, Jason Davis, Jamie Gilliam and Grant Exline)

    The Dove Awards showed highlights from previous years including performances by Whitney Houston, Dolly Parton and DC Talk to honor the show’s 50th anniversary, and the presenters and performers included longtime gospel music leaders like Bill Gaither, Shirley Caesar and Pat Boone.

    The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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