Joyful; a track by prolific American Contemporary gospel singer Dante Bowe which was also amongst the nominated tracks as GMA Dove Award for Contemporary gospel music in the 2021  GMA Dove Awards was released in March, 2021, under the Bethel Music record label.

This single written by Dante Bowe and Ben Schofield, charges it’s listeners to be joyful in each day.

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Lyrics of Joyful by Dante Bowe

Joyful (yeah, haha, yeah, yeah)
Joyful (today, today)

Said I woke up to the summer shining through
Calling all my friends, asking, what’s the mood?
Feeling a little different, I’m on something new (today, today)
I ain’t gon’ let no clouds get in my way
The only road I’m walking is the one I paved
Catch me sitting in the sun, no time for shade (today, today)

Ooh, this is the day that the Lord has made
Ooh, and I ain’t gon’ let it slip away

I’m gonna be joyful (joyful)
Yes, I am, yes, I am
I’m gonna be joyful today (joyful, today’s the day)
I’m gonna be joyful (joyful)
Ooh, I’m gonna be, I’m gonna, gonna be joyful (joyful, today, today)

Uh, I get that feeling that you get when you get new kicks
Bell ringing on the last day of singing, yeah
High-fiving everybody but we’re outta here (today, today)
So fast, life comes and goes
Make it last, best slow your road
They don’t take it, that’s a choice, but you gotta know
That today’s the day

Ooh, this is the day that the Lord has made
Ooh, and I ain’t gon’ let it slip away, nah

I’m gonna be joyful (joyful), ooh
Gonna be, I’m gonna be joyful today (joyful, today’s the day)
I’m gonna be joyful (joyful)
Yes, I am, yes, I am
I’m gonna be joyful (joyful)
Today, today

I got the joy, joy
Down in my heart
Down in my heart
Down in my heart
I got the joy, joy
Down in my heart
Down in my heart
Down in my heart

I got the J-O-Y
Down in my heart
Down in my heart
Down in my-
I got the joy, joy
Down in my heart
Today, today

The 52nd edition of the GMA (Gospel Music Association) Dove Awards was held this Friday, October 2021. The theme of the event was “Stronger together”. There were various awards for twenty-eight (28) different categories of gospel music, with a bunch of nominations for each of this category

The President and Executive Director of the Gospel Music Association, Jackie Patilo spoke on the event saying the event was to celebrate gospel music and the gospel of Jesus Christ. The theme “Stronger together” comes from the scripture in Ecclesiastes 4:12 that says  “though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” She went further to say that Gospel Music and the Dove Awards is an open invitation to come together; Hip-pop, pop, rock, southern gospel, contemporary gospel, etc.

Winners of the GMA Dove Awards 2021

Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the year

Famous For (I believe)

Artist: Tauren Wells
Writers: Alexis Slifer, Chuck Butler, Jordan Sapp,Krissy Nordhoff, Tauren Wells

Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the year

Believe for it

Artist: CeCe Winans
Writers: CeCe Winans, Kyle Lee, Mitch Wong, Dwan Hill

Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

Joyful

Artist: Dante Bowe
Writers: Dante Bowe, Ben Scofield

Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year

If God pulled back the Curtain

Artist: The Nelons
Writers: Jason Cox, Kenna Turner West, Michael Boggs

Gospel Worship Album of the Year

Believe for It

Artist: CeCe Winans
Producer: Kyle Lee, Dwan Hill

Children’s Album of the Year

Ready Set Go

Artists: Yancy & Little Praise Party
Producer: Stephen Leiweke

Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year

My King is Known by Love

Artist: The Crabb Family
Writers: Jason Cox, Jeff Bumgardner, Kenna West

Southern GospelArtist of the Year

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound – GAITHER MUSIC

Spanish Language Album of the Year

Desperado (Spanish)

Artist: Evan Craft
Producer: Sean Cook, Andrew Bergthold, Jeff Sojka, Chris Bevins

Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year

Holy Water

Artist: We the Kingdom
Producers: We the Kingdom, Ed Cash, Steven V. Taylor

Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year

Out of Body

Artist: Needtobreathe
Producers: Needtobreathe, Cason Cooley, Jeremy Lutito

Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year

Song for the times

Artist: Isaacs
Producers: Ben Isaacs, The Isaacs

Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year

Great is thy Faithfulness

Artist: Carrie Underwood featuring CeCe Winans
Writers: Thomas Obadiah Chislom, William M. Runyan

Pop/Hip Pop Recorded Song of the Year

Deep End

Artist: Lecrae
Writers: Lecrae Moore, Anthony Mrwritenow Gardner

Worship Album of the Year

Old Church Basement

Artist: Elevation Worship/Maverick City Music
Producers: Steven Furtick, Chris Brown, Jason Ingram, Tony Brown, Jonatan Jay

Long Form Video of the Year

Burn the Ships Concert Film

Artist: For King & Country
Directors/Producers: Ben Smallbone, Andrea Royer

Short Form Video Song of the Year

Help is on the Way (Maybe Midnight)

Artist: Toby Mac
WriDirector: Eric Welch, Producer: Scott McDaniel

Music/Choral Collection

• Behold the Lamb of God

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year

Graves into Gardens

Artist: Elevation Worship

Christmas/Special Event Album of the Year

A Drummer Boy Christmas

Artist: FoR King and Country
Writers: Dante Bowe, Ben Scofield

Inspirational of the Year

Step into My Story

Artist: Selah

Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year

Who Am I

Artist: Needtobreathe

Spanish Language Recorded of the Year

Donde Esta El Espiritu De Dios

Artist: Christine D’Claio

Traditional Gospel Song of the Year

Changing your Story

Artist: Jekalyn Carr
Writer: Jekalym Carr

Traditional Gospel Album of the Year

Chosen Vessel

Artist: Marvin Sapp
Producer: Aaron Lindsey

Producer of the Year

• Jordan Sapp

Songwriter of the Year (Non-artist)

• Jason Ingram

Songwriter of the Year (Artist)

• Brandon Lake

Old Church Basement is a collaborative live album by American contemporary worship groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City. It was released on April 30, 2021, via Sony Music Nashville through their imprints Elevation Worship Records and Provident Label Group. Old Church Basement is available now on all streaming platforms.

The album features successful singles like “Jireh,” “Build your Church,” and “Million Little Miracles”. This album is a powerful collection of songs that aims to bring listeners back to a pure place of worship. Old Church Basement is a 13-track album that features vocals from Chris Brown, Chandler Moore, Brandon Lake, Naomi Raine, Dante Bowe, Tiffany Hudson, Joe L Barnes, and Amanda Lindsey Cook.

Jonathan Jay, co-founder of Maverick City speaking about the album says:

“I’m excited about the joining of the family on this Old Church Basement project. It’s a celebration of this amazing collaboration but also a reminder of what is most important. I hope these songs touch hearts and minds like they’ve touched mine.”

Chris Brown from Elevation Worship also said:

“Before any lights and a stage, for a lot of us it was just a few chords on an acoustic guitar or piano in a youth room with a few of our friends. This collection of songs is so special to us as it’s reminiscent of when we first fell in love with worshipping God,”.

Old Church Basement became a commercially successful album upon its release, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Christian Albums Chart and Top Gospel Albums Chart in the United States, and at No. 2 on the Official Christian & Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom, concurrently attaining top 100 mainstream chart entries in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Switzerland. Old Church Basement received a nomination for the GMA Dove Award Worship Album of the Year at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards.

Old Church Basement Songs

1. Old Church Basement (feat. Dante Bowe)

2. Jireh (feat. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine)

3. Talking To Jesus (feat. Brandon Lake)

4. Wait On You (feat. Chandler Moore & Dante Bowe)

5. Wait On You (Reprise) [feat. Chandler Moore & Dante Bowe]

6. Million Litle Miracles (feat, Joe L. Barnes)

7. Shall Not Want (feat. Chandler Moore)

8. Come Again (feat. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore)

9. Used To This (feat. Naomi Raine & Brandon Lake)

10. Names (feat. Tiffany Hudson)

11. Mercy (feat. Chris Brown)

12. Before and After (feat. Amada Lindsey Cook)

13. Build Your Church (feat. Naomi Raine & Chris Brown)

About Elevation Worship

Elevation Worship is the worship ministry of Elevation Church, a multisite church based in Charlotte, N.C. led by Pastor Steven Furtick. Elevation Worship has produced 12 albums that include the 2018 GRAMMY® nomination for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Album” titled Hallelujah Here Below. Other albums have included the Christian radio no. 1 song “Graves Into Gardens,” the RIAA Gold Certified song “The Blessing,” RIAA Platinum Certified, and Christian radio Top 5 song “O Come to The Altar,” which has more than 126 million streams on Spotify and more than 61 million YouTube views, and the RIAA Platinum Certified song “Do It Again.” The group currently has ten songs on the CCLI Top 100 list.

The group has more than 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, 2.79 million subscribers on YouTube, and 1.5 million+ U.S. album sales. They have toured nationwide on bills with multiple GRAMMY® winners Lauren Daigle, Hillsong Worship, Bethel Music, Casting Crowns, and others. This ministry is passionate about producing songs for the local church that connect others to God. Their main priority is to create an atmosphere of worship so people can encounter Jesus in a real and personal way. Elevation Worship’s newest album, Old Church Basement, a live album collaboration with Maverick City, releases on April 30, 2021.

Connect with Elevation Worship on Social Media:
Website: www.elevationworship.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/elevationworship
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/elevation_wrshp
YouTube: www.youtube.com/elevationworship

About Maveric City

Founded in 2018 by Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay, Maverick City was formed as a result of the founders hosting seventeen songwriting camps, which brought together over one hundred Christian artists and songwriters creating hundreds of songs. Since its inception, Maverick City has garnered GRAMMY® and DOVE Award nominations; multiple Billboard #1 albums and singles, 250M+ streams, and over a million YouTube subscribers.

Connect with Maverick City on Social Media:
Website: www.maverickcitymusic.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/maverickcitymusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/maverickcitymusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mavcitymusic