25th Annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards

CELEBRATING THE MUSIC
The 2003 Christian Music Award winners gather onstage.

New Sparrow artist Jaydn Maria is shown before her performance at the awards show with Dan Keen and ASCAP Senior V.P. Connie Bradley.

Word Records' Across The Sky debuted at the awards dinner.

The Co-writers of "I Am" receive their awards. Pictured (l-r) are writer Dwight Liles, Keen, publisher Marty Wheeler, writer/artist Ginny Owens, and song plugger Sarah Freeman.

New Spring Publishing's Holly Zabka, Essential Records artist Bebo Norman, and New Spring Publishing's Marty Wheeler.

Marie Barnett, writer of "Breathe," receives her award from Keen.

Legendary writer/artist Amy Grant celebrates 25 years of ASCAP membership with Christian Music Songwriter of the Year Bart Millard.

The ASCAP Christian Music Publisher of the Year is Brentwood Benson's New Spring Publishing. Shown receiving the award with Bradley is New Spring President Dale Mathews

Third Day, writers of the ASCAP Christian Music Song of the Year, "Show Me Your Glory," celebrate at the awards dinner. Pictured (l-r) are Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, Dan Keen, Connie Bradley, David Carr, Brad Avery and Mark Lee.

Nicole Nordeman, who earned a total of seven Dove Awards including Female Vocalist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Song of the Year honors, is congratulated by Keen at the Dove Awards.

Pictured (l-r) are multiple award winners Rick Cua and Eddie DeGarmo of EMI CMP and The Newsboys' Peter Furler.

Word Music's Shari Saba, Keen, songwriter/artist Paige Lewis and Word's Cindy Wilt are pictured (l-r) enjoying the award's ceremony.

Selah is shown performing at the Christian Music Awards. Pictured (l-r) are Nicol Sponberg, Todd Smith, and Alan Hall.

Double award winner Rick Heil is shown with Integrity's Hosanna! Music's Debra Mayes.