Tickets for the live show will go on sale through TicketMaster (www.ticketmaster.com) on Friday, December 1.

GMA’s Dove Awards is Christian and gospel music’s biggest night of the year, where top artists from every style of gospel music come together for a national night of music and celebration as the GMA bestows the industry’s highest honor -- the Dove Award. Nominations for the awards will be announced on February 20, 2007.

“Six months out, everything is already falling into place for a fantastic Dove Awards show in 2007. Natalie, Brian and Donnie make a striking trio of hosts who will be engaging, smart and entertaining and we are excited each accepted our invitation to host the show,” said John W. Styll, president of the GMA. “Also, our television syndication plan is well underway, and in terms of broadcast confirmations, we are already well ahead of last year. There’s a building enthusiasm for the GMA Dove Awards just as the national spotlight on Christian and gospel music’s positive impact on our country and culture continues to radiate.”

ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox broadcast affiliates in Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Cleveland, New Orleans and Nashville are among the more than 50 television stations that have already cleared the GMA Dove Awards for the 2007 broadcast.

Curb recording artist Natalie Grant is GMA’s reigning Female Vocalist of the Year. Her 2005 watershed release, Awaken, which featured the compelling multi-format hit “Held,” garnered widespread critical acclaim and helped Grant become Christian music’s top-selling female solo artist last year. A hitmaker at both Christian and mainstream radio, Grant has been featured on FOX News, CNN and MSNBC and is slated to appear in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. She recently penned her first book, “The Real Me: Being the Girl God Sees” (W Publishing), and Grant’s ministry also includes her longtime involvement with Women of Faith and the organization’s "REVOLVE" tour for teen girls. One of Grant’s most important accomplishments is the continued impact of her HOME Foundation in raising awareness about the atrocities of international human trafficking.

Honored in 2006 with his first Dove Award (Inspirational Recorded Song for “In Christ Alone” from WOW #1’s), Brian Littrell is widely-known as a 13-year member of the legendary pop group Backstreet Boys. He has contributed to worldwide sales in excess of 75 million records and has amassed legions of fans around the globe. Last summer, Backstreet Boys released Never Gone, the group’s first studio album in five years while at the same time Littrell released his solo debut, Welcome Home, on Reunion Records, a gospel album which has already produced the No.1 single “Welcome Home.” Recording a solo project has enabled Littrell to share his source of greatest hope. Welcome Home is a straight-ahead pop record — lyrically illuminating God’s unequivocal love for humanity and revealing the possibilities for life when people dedicate themselves to a higher calling.