Highlights from the 2025 Canadian Selah Music Awards
- HFP Musiccity
- Jul 14
- 3 min read
The 2025 Canadian Selah Music Awards (CSMA) delivered an unforgettable celebration of gospel and inspirational music. Held in the heart of Canada, the event brought together artists, worshippers, and industry leaders for a night marked by excellence, authenticity, and spiritual depth.
With powerful live performances, moving acceptance speeches, and heartfelt moments of fellowship, the evening captured the CSMA’s core mission: to honour outstanding contributions to Christian music and foster a sense of unity through worship.
The 2025 Canadian Selah Music Awards
List of the winners
GENERAL CATEGORIES
African Artist of the Year
Wuni
Caribbean Artist of the Year
Leo Soriano
Album of the Year
MIRACLES By K-Anthony
Album of the Year – Foreign Language
LA META By Jennifer Hurtado
Agency, Promotor or Magazine of the Year
Vision PR Solutions - Canada
Alternate Song of the Year
COME AROUND By ToSing Ojuri
Breakthrough Female Artist of the Year
Tita Vivar
Breakthrough Male Artist of the Year
David Bracken
Christian Event of the Year
Jean-Marie and Hanne Niangoran
CELEBRATION GOSPEL - OUTAOUAIS, CANADA
Collaboration Song of the Year
READY TO RECEIVE
Morrissa Nicole feat. Brooke Nicholls, Trey Dehaney, Christopher Samuels, Melina
Dulluku, Michael Manhertz
&
PRVDR
Elenee feat. Kaégan
Collaboration Song of the Year – Foreign Language
SOLO POR TU SANGRE
Grace and Mercy Music feat. Gilberto Daza
Duo or Band of the Year – Foreign Language
Kabod Music Mx
Female Artist of the Year
Chevelle Franklyn
Female Artist of the Year – Foreign Language
Jennifer Hurtado
Male Artist of the Year
K- Anthony
Male Artist of the Year – Foreign Language
Stanley Georges
Producer of the Year
Nathan Ngongo
Music Video of the Year
BROKEN
HOPE SHEREE / Hope Sheree
Music Video of the Year – Foreign Language
SEA EXALTADO
DAVID GÓMEZ / Abraham Castillo
Radio, TV or Podcast Host of the Year
Clairmont Humphrey and Faye T
THE PRAISE LIFE MORNING SHOW - STREAMING PRAISE RADIO – CANADA
&
Derville Lowe
JOURNEYS IN MELODY PODCAST – CANADA
Radio, TV or Podcast Host of the Year – Foreign Language
AVIVAMIENTO – RADIO AVIVAMIENTO INTERNACIONAL – MEXICO
Maricruz Pacheco de Szymanski
Song of the Year
COMMON GROUND
By Lloyd Nicks
&
LISTEN
By Londa Larmond
Song of the Year – Foreign Language
LA GRANDEZA DE DIOS
By Yolanda Fabian
Urban, Rap, Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Fresh IE
Urban Rap Hip-Hop Artist of the Year – Foreign Language
Raul SJ
Tropical Artist of the Year
Josué D. Vargas
CANADIAN CATEGORIES
Canadian Album of the Year
ELENEE
By Elenee
Canadian Alternate Song of the Year
GIVE GOD THE GLORY
By Jodie Leslie
Canadian French Artist of the Year
LeRidge Music
Canadian Latin Artist of the Year
Carlos González
Canadian Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Split Seas
Canadian Collaboration Song of the Year
PROMISE
Cynthia Lok & Jake Fretz
&
BACK TO JESUS
K-Anthony feat. Alisha Eich & Lloyd Nicks
Canadian Contemporary or Praise and Worship Album of the Year
COMING BACK
By KATIE WILLIAMS
Canadian Contemporary or Praise and Worship Song of the Year
COME NOW IS THE TIME TO WORSHIP – 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
By Brian Doerksen, Matt Maher, Sneha Reddy and Cobus
Canadian Female Artist of the Year
Morrissa Nicole
Canadian Male Artist of the Year
Daniel Ojo
Canadian Gospel Song of the Year
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
By Nicole Sinclair-Anderson
Canadian Music Video of the Year
PRAY TO THE LORD
JAHOCEAN / Red Tip Productions
&
GRATEFUL
KIMBERLY ADÈ / Yomi Adegboruwa (2)
Some of the night’s most memorable highlights included:
Show-stopping performances from both Canadian and international gospel artists
Powerful testimonies and worship moments that stirred the audience
Exclusive red carpet appearances and behind-the-scenes glimpses
Surprise wins and emotional award speeches that captured hearts
2025 CSMA Highlights | Canadian Selah Music Awards Top Moments
The CSMA team extends heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to this year’s success - artists, attendees, volunteers, and partners. Your support helped create an atmosphere that was both meaningful and unforgettable.
And the good news doesn’t stop there - planning for next year is already underway! Registration for the 2026 Canadian Selah Music Awards opens August 1st, so mark your calendars and stay tuned for updates.
Until then, relive the best moments from the 2025 CSMA by visiting the official website and following CSMA on social media:
Whether you were there in person or watching from afar, one thing is clear; the Canadian gospel music scene is alive, vibrant, and overflowing with purpose. Here’s to even greater things ahead!
What an amazing display of faith, talent, and togetherness! The Canadian Selah Music Awards continue to highlight voices that uplift and inspire across cultures and borders. For talented artists like Wuni, K-Anthony, and Jennifer Hurtado, it all felt well-deserved, and each performance and award felt like a victory for the whole gospel community! I stumbled across an artist feature while reading a bunch of reviews for UK Assignment Help about students mentioning how gospel music kept them going when times got tough in their academic season. It is fascinating how music connects with people spiritually, emotionally, and academically.