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Welcome to the results of the 13th JesusFreakHideout.com Awards! The artists who were nominated were artists who released new music in 2016.

Congratulations to all of the winners and the runner-ups! And a special 'thank you' to all who voted!

Also be sure to check out the JFH Staff Picks for 2016 to see what the JFH staff chose for their favorite songs and albums of 2016. Click here...





spacer Artist of the Year


1st - Switchfoot

2 - NEEDTOBREATHE
3 - Relient K
4 - Crowder
5 - Lacey Sturm




spacer Male Solo Artist of the Year


1st - David Crowder

2 - Kevin Max
3 - Phil Wickham
4 - Stephen Christian (Anchor & Braille)
5 - Adam Young




spacer Female Solo Artist of the Year


1st - Lacey Sturm

2 - Hollyn
3 - Britt Nicole
4 - Audrey Assad
5 - Ginny Owens




spacer Emcee of the Year


1st - NF

2 - Lecrae
3 - Sho Baraka
4 - Trip Lee
5 - Derek Minor




spacer New Artist of the Year


1st - We Are Messengers

2 - Zach Williams
3 - Social Club Misfits
4 - Gawvi
5 - Comrades




spacer Album of the Year


1st - Switchfoot, Where the Light Shines Through

2 - NEEDTOBREATHE, Hard Love
3 - Relient K, Air For Free
4 - Crowder, American Prodigal
5 - Lacey Sturm, Life Screams
6 - Lecrae, Church Clothes 3
7 - Silent Planet, Everything Was Sound
8 - House of Heroes, Colors
9 - Sho Baraka, The Narrative
10 - The Gray Havens, Ghost of a King




spacer Rock/Indie Album of the Year


1st - Switchfoot, Where the Light Shines Through

2 - Lacey Sturm, Life Screams
3 - Thousand Foot Krutch, Exhale
4 - House of Heroes, Colors
5 - Kings Kaleidoscope, Beyond Control
6 - Theocracy, Ghost Ship
7 - Showbread, Showbread Is Showdead
8 - Starflyer 59, Slow
9 - Zach Bolen, 1001
10 - Sherwood, Some Things Never Leave You




spacer Acoustic/Indie Pop Album of the Year


1st - Jason Gray, Where the Light Gets In

2 - Rend Collective, Campfire II: Simplicity
3 - Anchor & Braille, Songs For The Late Night Drive Home
4 - All Sons & Daughters, Poets & Saints
5 - The Gray Havens, Ghost of a King
6 - Gungor, One Wild Life: Spirit
7 - Audrey Assad, Inheritance
8 - Future of Forestry, Awakened to the Sound
9 - Dustin Kensrue, Thoughts That Float On A Different Blood
10 - Fever Fever, Native Color II EP




spacer Heavy Album of the Year


1st - Wolves at the Gate, Types & Shadows

2 - Norma Jean, Polar Similar
3 - Silent Planet, Everything Was Sound
4 - The Devil Wears Prada, Transit Blues
5 - Fit For A King, Deathgrip
6 - Memphis May Fire, This Light I Hold
7 - Hope For The Dying, Legacy
8 - Rival Choir, I Believe, Help My Unbelief
9 - Forevermore, Integral
10 - Poured Out, To the Point of Death




spacer Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year


1st - NF, Therapy Session

2 - Lecrae, Church Clothes 3
3 - Sho Baraka, The Narrative
4 - Trip Lee, The Waiting Room
5 - Derek Minor, Reflection
6 - Heath McNease, Who Knows? Who Cares?
7 - Krum & Rob Viktum, Bare Knuckle Gospel
8 - The Ambassador, When Sacred Meets Secular
9 - FREE DAPS, Wild Card EP
10 - Scribbling Idiots, Good Morning Mourning




spacer Pop / Pop Rock Album of the Year


1st - Relient K, Air For Free

2 - NEEDTOBREATHE, Hard Love
3 - Britt Nicole, Britt Nicole
4 - Crowder, American Prodigal
5 - Paper Route, Real Emotion
6 - Steve Taylor & the Danielson Foil, Wow to the Deadness EP
7 - Chris Sligh, Mighty Roar / Healing Flood
8 - Rivers & Robots, The Eternal Son
9 - Andy Hunter, Presence
10 - Tyson Motsenbocker, Letters To Lost Loves




spacer Contemporary Album of the Year


1st - Casting Crowns, The Very Next Thing

2 - Hillsong Worship, Let There Be Light
3 - Steven Curtis Chapman, Worship & Believe
4 - Jesus Culture, Let It Echo
5 - Elevation Worship, Here As In Heaven
6 - Ginny Owens, Love Be The Loudest
7 - Michael W. Smith, Hymns II: Shine On Us
8 - Passion, Salvation's Tide is Rising
9 - Chris Quilala, Split the Sky
10 - Paul Baloche, Your Mercy




spacer State of Independents Album of the Year



1st - The Gray Havens, Ghost of a King

2 - Heath McNease, Who Knows? Who Cares?
3 - Zach Bolen, 1001
4 - Rivers & Robots, The Eternal Son
5 - Psalm, Covenant
6 - Krum & Rob Viktum, Bare Knuckle Gospel
7 - Fever Fever, Native Color II EP
8 - Hangnail, Live
9 - John Ball, By Declaration & the Death
10 - Lauren Mann, Dearestly




spacer Christmas Release of the Year


1st - Beckah Shae, Let It Snow

2 - Lauren Daigle, Behold: A Christmas Collection EP
3 - Josh Garrels, The Light Came Down
4 - Matthew West, Unto Us: A Christmas Collection
5 - Vocal Few, Snowdrift EP




spacer Best Album Cover Art of the Year


1st - Kings Kaleidoscope, Beyond Control

2 - Lecrae, Church Clothes 3
3 - Hope For The Dying, Legacy
4 - Kevin Max, Playing Games With The Shadows
5 - Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.K., Adventures in Technicolour


 



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This Friday, July 25, 2025
ALBUMS
Anchor & Braille New Mexico [Equal Vision]
B. Tee Told You [Syntax]
Bride Scarecrow Messiah CD Re-Release [Girder]
KDNS After Eden [Syntax]
Olivia Lane Songs About Jesus (Deluxe Edition) [BEC]
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Pulpit Vomit Hospital Lens [Rottweiler]
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SINGLES
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J.Solo All I Have (ft. Kaboose & MotionPlus) - Single [Syntax]
Kings Kaleidoscope + Kings Kaleidoscope Hymns Amazing Grace - Single [BEC]
Tasha Layton Life In Me - Single [BEC]
Lecrae Bless You (feat. Torey D'Shaun) - Single [Reach]
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Joel Vaughn Feel It - Single [DREAM]
Zauntee Jesus Down In Florida - Single [BEC]

VINYL
Bride Scarecrow Messiah Vinyl [Girder]

DVD
Jordan Smith The People's Hymnal DVD [Gaither]

This Saturday, July 26, 2025
SINGLES
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SINGLES
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Sleeping At Last Believe - Single (independent)

VINYL
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