GMA Dove Awards: Vote for Pop Song of the Year!
In addition to Katy Nichole, so many great artists have been nominated this year in multiple categories! Brandon Lake leads all artists with nine nominations!
Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year is always one of the most exciting categories, and we want to know your pick. It’s a tough choice — all the songs are so good! Just look at this list:
- “Desperate” — Jamie MacDonald
- “GOODBYE YESTERDAY” — ELEVATION RHYTHM, Grace Binion
- “Still Waters (Psalm 23)” — Leanna Crawford
- “That’s Who I Praise” — Brandon Lake
- “YOUR WAY’S BETTER” — Forrest Frank
Which song do you think should win? Drop a comment here or on our socials and tell us!
You don’t have to wait until October to get ready — check out the full playlist of Dove-nominated songs below and start cheering on your favorites!
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Micah Mann
You’re Way’s Better by Forrest Frank
Becky Weisenauer
Hard fought Hallelujah- Jelly roll and Brandon Lake
Kathy
Your Way’s Better by Forest Frank should win pop song of the year
Cynthia Schmidt
Goodbye Yesterday
Christine Becker
Brandon Lake!
Carolyn Green
“Your Ways Better”. Forrest deserves it. He laid in bed with a broken back and still recorded a song glorifying God.
Vickie Ash
My first choice would be Desperate..by Jamie MacDonald
Then
You’re way better
By Forrest Frank
Bina Mani
I will vote for Phil Wickham’s Awesome God
Melissa Graves
Your Way’s Better or Goodbye Yesterday
Nereida Ceoft
That’s who I praise by Brandon lake
Erin McManus
Forrest Frank
Kim Heckert
Bradon Lake- That’s Who I Praise
Jessica Bordeaux
Your way’s better – Forest Frank
Lisa
These are the #1 aword program in the entire TV industry 🙌🙌🙌🙌blessed to be able to watch it 🙏
Kathleen Michael
Brandon Lake’s anointing puts him is a class all by himself! His worship music spans all genres & is reaching tons of people! Go Brandon! God is with you!!! 🤍🤍🤍
Traci Parker
Still Waters (Psalm 23)” — Leanna Crawford
Kim Allen
That’s Who I Praise
Dianna Kirkpatrick
Brandon Lake’s THATS WHO I PRAISE
Linda Kadron
That’s Who I Praise” by Brandon Lake. As Pop Song of the Year?
Brenda Rawls
Your Way’s Better
Forest Frank
Brenda Rawls
Your Wa’s Better
Forrest Frank
Crystal Jarrell
Brandon Lake is such a wonderful motivator doing amazing things in the Community, that’s who I praise is just one of his many amazing projects! He deserves this award fully and completely!
Malaikaa165
Phil Wickham-the Jesus way.
Malaikaa165
Whatever may happen in this world Christ remains unchanging forever andever
Mary Williams
Gable Price and Friends are great.
Wish Colony House was ranked also need to listen to the upcoming band,
Hopefultheband band. They are great!!!
Karen
Forest Frank
Marsha Robinson
Hard Fought Hallelujah
Brandon Lake
Marsha Robinson
Brandon Lake Hard Fought Hallelujah
Virginia Wilson
That’s who I praise, Brandon Lake
Rebekah Sommers
That’s Who I Praise!
Amber Hunter
Your ways better – Forrest frank
Tracy Penwell
Desperate!
tracy
I agree!!! and we’re both Tracys. 🙂
Priscila Zdrojewski
88. This is Our God – Phil Wickham
Johnna Murray
Goodbye Yesterday
Patti
Still Waters should definitely win! Your Way’s Better is a close 2nd
Michele Gasso
I want Forrest Frank “Your way’s better!” to win!! 🏆
Sue Casedy
That’s Who I Praise
Sandra Slavinsky
Still Waters by Leanna Crawford. That song has gotten me through some tough times this past year.
Stephanie Beech
Brandon Lake
Lisa Kappeler
Counting My Blessings
Gail Reed
Still Waters -Leanna Crawford
Cindy Washburn
That’s Who I Praise is a great song, but every time Still Waters comes on, I get goose bumps. So that would be my choice!
Ginger Day-Thayer
FF should build a shelf for this award now.
Becky S.
They are all wonderful, but my favorite is YOUR WAY’S BETTER by Forrest Frank
Julie Hill
“That’s who I praise.” Brandon Lake
Gina Mineer
Desperate. Jamie Macdonald
Missy Finn
THATS WHO I PRAISE…
Brandon Lake
Cindy Enfinger
The Truth
Megan Wells
Debbie Williams
Your Ways Better/Forrest Frank
William Gilbertson
Your ways better
Lorraine True
I love this show
Susan
Your ways better
Kim Swanson
All great choices. I’m loving everything Forest Frank right now. Your Way’s Better was such a summer anthem, with the popular dance. I say its Forest’s turn.
Diana Capaul
Brandon Lake
Traci Knight
That’s who I praise
LESLIE SMITH
Love them 💕 all, yet BRANDON LAKE IS 💙 PHENOMENAL, PHIL WICKHAM 👏 AND CECE ARE ALSO OUTSTANDING!!!
BODIE: NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR!!!
LESLIE SMITH
Therefore: BRANDON LAKE IS THE #1 !!!
Collin Morgan
THAT’S WHO I PRAISE!
Li Thayer
I believe it will be “Your Way is Better.” I think it crossed over in some areas and had a impact outside us, Believers’ world.
Hoyle
Still waters
Laura Rexford
I like The Truth By Megan Woods or your ways better Forrest Frank
Joanne Leeke
Psalm 24
Joanne Leeke
Psalm 23
Erica Thornton
Thats a great list! While everyone single one has touched my heart in some way or another. I have to vote for Your ways Better by Forrest Frank. We played this song at Bible school this summer and all the kids knew all the words and movements. If the word and Jesus is being planted in this form!! It’s definitely got my vote!
Kathleen King
Brandon Lake – That’s who I praise
Jelly Roll & Brandon Lake – Hallelujah
Betty Crowley
Brandon Lake, Grace Binion
Brooke
That’s Who I Praise
Stephanie Newman
Desperate by Jamie MacDonald
Megan Opp
Forrest Frank “Your Ways Better”
Debbie Heinz
I love all the nominees but the one that energized God to our youth was
Your Way Is Better
Sandra Hornsby
Forrest Frank
Jewel
I vote forrest franks new song lemonade
Mo
That’s Who I Praise
Susan Willars Willars
That’s Who I Praise
Brandon Lakr
Denise Grant
Love the Dove’s
Shonna Uram
Desperate for the win
Cynthia Paduani
Forrest Frank is my vote for song of the year.
Yvonne Lawrenz
Desperate!
Sean M
Your ways better forrest frank
Yvette Liebenberg
YOUR WAY’S BETTER” — Forrest Frank
Nicole
Your Way’s Better!
Cindy
Still Waters! by Leanna Crawford My little grandkids sing this!
Beverley Ritchey
That’s Who I praise – Brandon Lake
Jennifer Honsaker
My vote is for Brandon Lakes “That’s Who I Praise.” I love this song and I listen to it every morning as I get ready.
Julie McGuire
How could anyone choose?? These are all completely awesome songs! For me, it depends on the day for which one of these treasures I’d search out to listen to. Today its “Still Waters (Psalm 23)” by Leanna Crawford
Donna Oster
Desperate by Jamie
Lorena
Forest Frank, he is a true inspiration and a blessing to our lives. God continue to use him in every way to reach us all in the world 🙌🏼👆🏼🙌🏼
W Neill
Your way’s Better!
Sheila McKinzie
Goodbye Yesterday
Cordelia Carden
I had a best year 2025 of music events and thank you Lord! I was at concerts: Jamie M, Seth S and Brandon L
Suzanne Rose
Hard Fought Hallelujah Should win
Christy Walley
Your ways better. Forrest Frank
Lory McGuire
You Way’s Better by Forrest Frank
Susan
Forrest Frank should win Pop song
Angela Spears
That’s who I praise Brandon Lake
Tracie Reid
Forrest Frank’s Your ways Better or Forrest Franks song that just dropped Lemonade! Should be best song
Laura
Still Waters Leanna Crawford
Sharon Czaplicki
That’s who I praise Brandon Lake
Cheryl
These are all awesome songs! If I have to choose just one—Still Waters by Leanna Crawford! I’m very excited and blessed to have tickets to see all these wonderful artists in October!
Mary Layfield
Red Clay Strays
God Does
Jerry Cabot
Your ways better
Shannon C
Your ways better! Forrest Frank
Christinne Perez
Forrest Frank ! Good day
Donna Evans
Desperate
Donna Evans
Desperate for sure
Terrie
That’s Who I praise
Heide Halstead
While I love Brandon Lake’s “That’s Who I Praise”, I would have to vote for “Still Waters”. My 5 yr old granddaughter has really big emotions often, and I have found that this song is what can keep her level emotionally. She loves it and almost knows the whole song by heart.
Tracy Wooten
Desperate… and I love her too. Her testimony is so good!