The Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awars were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in Christian music. The awards, representing a wide variety of musical styles, including pop, rock, rap & hip hop, country, gospel, and praise & worship, are presented annually in Nashville, Tennessee. From 2004-2006, they were officially called the GMA Music Awards, but have since returned to the better known title of Dove Awards. Each awards show features performances by a number of the industry's newest and most popular artists.