The Dove Brothers were honored with three SGN Music Awards last week. The popular quartet took home two of the three biggest awards of the evening – Song of the Year (for the #1 song “I Can Pray”) and 2008 Pacesetter which honors artists, individuals, companies, etc. that raise the standard in the industry in some way. In addition, the Dove Brothers were awarded Traditional Southern Song of the Year (also for “I Can Pray”).

“We have to say a big ‘Thank You’ not only to SoGospelNews.com for nominating us but also to our fans for showing up and voting for us,” mentioned McCray Dove of the Dove Brothers. “This just confirms that God had mighty big plans for the song ‘I Can Pray’. We are honored to be a part of it.”

Due to a hectic touring schedule last month, the Dove Brothers were unable to attend the awards celebration last week, which took place on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at River of Life Church in Smyrna, Tennessee. However, the Dove Brothers taped their acceptance speeches, and those videos were shown at the awards program.

Deon Unthank, administrator for SoGospelNews.com said, “I think these awards are just a testament to the fact that the Dove Brothers have been on the right path the last couple of years. They are getting it right, and the fans are showing their support.”

In addition to winning those three awards, the Dove Brothers were also nominated for another five awards this year – including Male Group of the Year, Best Live Performer, and Fan Favorite Artist of the Year. Jerry Martin was nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year, and Jerry Kelso received a nod for Musician of the Year as well. The group tied with the Booth Brothers as the most nominated artist in the SGN Music Awards this year.

These three awards come on the heals of the Dove Brothers’ win as Favorite Male Quartet at the 2008 SGM FanFair Awards earlier in April. The group was also one of the featured honorees at the 2008 Harmony Honors which took place earlier in the month as well.

The Dove Brothers have continued their winning streak at Southern Gospel with their new single, “You Don’t Know God’s Love.” “You Don’t Know God’s Love” is the debut single from the group’s highly anticipated new recording, Life. The song is re-working of the Ronnie Milsap country favorite “You Don’t Know My Love” with a Gospel twist.

“You Don’t Know God’s Love” follows in the footsteps of the group’s last two singles – both of which reached the #1 position. “I’m Gonna Make It” spent 8 weeks at #1 on the SoGospelNews.com Top 40 Weekly Chart and reached #1 on Gospel Music News Top 100. “I Can Pray” went #1 in every national chart, and it became the #1 Song of 2007 according to Singing News Magazine. The Dove Brothers were also named the most played artist of 2007 in Southern Gospel radio by SoGospelNews.com.

More information on the Dove Brothers can be found at http://dovebrothersquartet.com

About the Dove Brothers
Voted Favorite Male Quartet of The Year by the Southern Gospel Music Association and the Singing News Fan Awards, the Dove Brothers’ high energy presentation and progressive arrangements reflect a tangible link to the good old days of gospel music. Their peers regard them as a class act representing the industry with dignity and respect. Their latest recording for Sonlite Records is entitled Never the Same and spawned off the #1 hits “I Can Pray” and “I’m Gonna Make It”.