Awards
SONG OF THE YEAR
NOMINEES
Song of the Year nominees were derived from UK Christian Charts top tracks across all 12 categories, between August 2024 and July 2025.
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP
WINNER – ‘Hallelujah Jesus Saves – Live’ KXC, Gas Street Music, Manor Collective, Rich Dicas, Millie Ferguson
CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL
WINNER – ‘Magnify the Lord’ Evans Ogboi, Berachah of GRA
RNB / SOUL
WINNER – ‘I Surrender’ Kaye-Marie
ELECTRONIC / DANCE
WINNER – ‘The Send’ LZ7 Billy Graham
INDIE / FOLK / ACOUSTIC
WINNER – ‘Vulnerable’ Elle Limebear
POP
WINNER – ‘Take Over Me’ Sondae
ROCK / ALTERNATIVE
WINNER – ‘Maybe‘ GLASBY
AFROBEAT
WINNER – ‘No Greater Love’ Limoblaze, Joe L Barnes
RAP
WINNER – ‘I Know’ DC3
REGGAE
WINNER – ‘Spirit Love‘ Kingsley Wray
CHILLHOP / LO-FI
WINNER – ‘Still Waters’ GATLofficial, Idrees Oloyede, I.K.B., Philippa Bamgboye
POETRY / SPOKEN WORD
Not enough pieces submitted this year but looking forward to 2026!
ANNUAL MUSIC AWARDS
NOMINEES
StepFWD Awards Nominees were derived from UK Christian Charts top tracks across all 12 categories, between August 2024 and July 2025.
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Jess Debenham
Annatoria
Philippa Hanna
Elle Limebear WINNER
Savanah
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
IMRHAN WINNER
Sondae
Marizu
Limoblaze
Reblah
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Tiffany Twisted
Emali
DC3 WINNER
Josh Carr
Warehouse Worship
Alice-Lily
GLOBAL TALENT OF THE YEAR
Lin D
Gaise Baba WINNER
Sam Rivera
Joe L Barnes
Blanca
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
Gas Street Music
LIFE Worship
GATLoffficial
Rend Collective WINNER
KXC
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“Folk!” Rend Collective
“Young & Chosen” Limoblaze
“Change The Atmosphere (Live)” – Noel Robinson
“Northstar” Sondae
“Welcome To The Bloodline” Elle Limebear WINNER
“Stones Of Remembrance, Vol 2” LIFE Worship
“Glorious News” Still Shadey
“D It Again Lord” KXC
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
‘Myself’ Judah Ball
‘Calling (Bless Me)’ Limoblaze WINNER
‘Akorfala (Comforter)’ Celestine Donkor ft. Diana Hamilton
‘Down For Me’ 1Timothy
‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’ Annatoria
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Féz
Sampah
Jonny Bird WINNER
TBabaz
ScottyC Beats
HONOUR AWARDS
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD
Tim Jupp
THE LAVINE HUDSON AWARD FOR VOCAL EXCELLENCE
Priscilla Jones-Campbell
THE JOHN PACULABO AWARD FOR INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
Chris Lawson Jones
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
David Payne
Peter Meadows
Geoff Shearn