Themed 'Love. Amplified,” the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards take place in Nashville on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. The show represents many musical stylings including Rock, Rap/Hip Hop, Pop/Contemporary, Southern Gospel, Bluegrass, and Worship among others. We had the opportunity to hear from brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone of for King & Country who will be co-hosting the sold-out Christian music award show at Lipscomb University's Allen Arena along side Tye Tribbet.
NL: Excited about hosting the Doves?
Luke: Yes! We have attended the Dove Awards many times to support our sister (Rebecca St. James). We never thought we would be asked to host, but we are extremely honored and we are looking forward to it.
2016 dove performances + presenters include:
Hillsong UnitedNatalie GrantTobyMacHollynKari JobeKirk FranklinPricilla Shirerand more
NL: After your hosting duties, what's up next?
Joel: This fall will be a special moment for uswe are releasing our first full length movie called "Priceless" on October 14. It was a family affair. I acted, our brother Ben directed it, and Luke produced the film.
NL: What's the movie about?
Joel: It's based on the book we wrote with Nancy Rue that is also the theme of our song 'Priceless.” It's the sentiment that we've shared live about celebrating a woman's worth and charging us as men to be chivalrous in how we love.
Luke: What's the opposite of something that's priceless? Something that has a price attached to it. And the message we're trying to tell people is that you are absolutely worthwhile. You've got a beautiful soul. You are priceless. This story helps illustrate that.
People are like, ‘Do you read the book before the movie?' Absolutely, you're going to want to see how this plays out in theaters.
Joel: Also, we will be out on the road with Jordan Feliz and KB this Fall for a 20-show tour, and wrapping up the year with our first arena tour with Lauren Daigle for 'A for King & Country Christmas', visiting 15 cities! Don't already have your ticket to the sold out show? Watch the awards airing on TBN, Sunday, October 16 at 8 p.m.