The Gospel Music Association has announced that details of the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards will be revealed during a press conference Feb. 16 at Belmont University's Curb Event Center in Nashville.

The 2011 Dove Awards will be held in Atlanta's historic Fox Theatre on April 20—the first time the show will take place outside of Nashville. The show will air Easter Sunday, April 24, on the Atlanta-based Gospel Music Channel.

Meanwhile, the Christian Music Hall of Fame will hold its second annual Visionary Awards at Trinity Broadcast Network's Trinity Music City in Hendersonville, Tenn., Saturday, Nov. 6.

Artists who will receive an Angel Award as Christian Music Hall of Fame inductees include Babbie Mason, Bloodgood, Bruce Carroll, Newsboys, Randy Stonehill, Steve Green, Third Day and White Heart.

The nominees for Male Entertainer of the Year are David Phelps, Chris Tomlin, Jeremy Camp, Steven Curtis Chapman and Todd Agnew. Female Entertainer of the Year nominees are Natalie Grant, CeCe Winans, Kari Jobe, Janet Paschal and Francesca Battistelli.

The nominees for Comedian of the Year are Michael Joiner, Chonda Pierce, Justin Fennell, Tim Hawkins and Mark Lowry.

Song of the Year nominees are "City On Our Knees" by TobyMac; "Until the Whole World Hears" by Casting Crowns; "They That Wait" by Fred Hammond; "Close to You" by BeBe and CeCe Winans; and "Justified" by Smokie Norful.

The nominees for Vocal Group of the Year are Casting Crowns, Skillet, Third Day, MercyMe and Selah.

Visionary Award winners from last year included Al Denson, MercyMe, CeCe Winans, the Gaither Vocal Band, TobyMac and Kirk Franklin.

Click here for more information on the Christian Music Hall of Fame 2010 Visionary Awards.

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