The Dove Awards Are Here! Amy Grant and Natalie Grant Collab for Dolly Parton Tribute
Brandon Lake and Lainey Wilson join forces as Amy Grant and Natalie Grant honor Dolly Parton: These are the moments to watch
Key Takeaways
- Amy Grant and Natalie Grant pair up for a historic Dolly Parton tribute at the ceremony.
- Lainey Wilson and Brandon Lake will perform their hit song "The Jesus I Know Now."
- The 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards air October 9, 2026, exclusively on TBN and TBN+.
The 57th annual celebration of Christian and Gospel music will bring together some of the biggest voices in the genre on October 9th!
Among the newly announced performances are Brandon Lake with country superstar Lainey Wilson, Tye Tribbett, Hope Darst and Elevation Worship, while two legendary women in Christian music, Amy Grant and Natalie Grant, will join forces for a special tribute to the late Dolly Parton. The lineup feels especially fitting for this year’s “Together For One” theme, which celebrates the way different generations, genres and voices can come together through faith and music. This is a night you aren’t going to want to miss!
Brandon Lake and Lainey Wilson bring faith-filled country duet to the Dove Awards stage
One of the evening’s most anticipated performances will be Brandon Lake and Lainey Wilson singing their collaboration, “The Jesus I Know Now.” The song grew out of a conversation between the two artists at a Nashville writers’ retreat, where Wilson opened up to Lake about how her understanding of Jesus had changed throughout her faith journey.
Lake later shared the story during a stop on his King of Hearts Tour, recalling that Wilson told him, “You know, the Jesus I know now isn’t really like the Jesus I grew up being taught about.” That conversation became the inspiration for the song. The collaboration is another example of the way Christian and country music have continued to meet in the middle. The song went on to earn a Dove Awards nomination for Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year.
Amy Grant and Natalie Grant make history with a special Dove Awards Dolly tribute
For the first time in history, Amy Grant and Natalie Grant will share the stage for a special tribute to Dolly Parton. Both women are icons of contemporary Christian music in their own right. Amy Grant began releasing Christian music as a teenager in the late 1970s and has spent nearly five decades shaping the contemporary Christian music genre with 22 GMA Dove Awards under her belt.
Meanwhile, Natalie Grant began her professional Christian music career with the group Truth before launching her solo career, releasing her debut album in 1999. She has won five Dove Awards, including four consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year honors from 2006 through 2009 and another in 2012.
While both women have been fixtures at the Dove Awards and within the Christian music community for decades, their tribute to Dolly Parton is set to create a particularly meaningful moment for Christian music fans.
Star-studded presenters: Who is appearing at the 2026 GMA Dove Awards?
But this year, the performances aren’t the only reason to watch. The presenter lineup includes some of Christian music’s most recognizable names, including Chris Tomlin, Cory Asbury, Jenn Johnson, Marvin Sapp and Christine D’Clario. And fans of The Chosen will have a reason to tune in with George H. Xanthis and Paras Patel — who play John and Matthew — joining the presenter lineup alongside Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East.
The 57th Annual GMA Dove Awards promise a night that brings together beloved Christian artists, rising voices, worship leaders, country stars and familiar faces from entertainment. It’s the kind of evening that can remind fans just how wide-reaching Christian music has become — while still celebrating the faith at the heart of it all.
How and when to watch the 57th annual GMA Dove Awards live
The ceremony will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN+ app on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, and will be simulcast on SiriusXM’s The Message.
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