Songs honored during the evening include "Made For More," "Altar," and "Goodbye Yesterday."
L-R: BMI's Mike Steinberg, BMI's Leslie Roberts, Capitol CMG Publishing's Ellie McKay, Capitol CMG Publishing’s David Gutekunst, First-time BMI award winning songwriter Jessie Early, First-time BMI award winning songwriter Blake Wiggins, BMI songwriter Jonathan Smith, Be Essential Songs’ Jamie Rodgers, Be Essential Songs' Holly Zabka, Be Essential Songs’ Jannah Smitherman, BMI’s Mike O’Neill, BMI’s Todd Horvath and BMI’s Clay Bradley pose after winning BMI’s Song of the Year for “Made For More” at the 2026 BMI Christian Awards.
Larry McCormack for BMI
BMI celebrated the songwriters and publishers behind 25 of its most-performing Christian music songs over the past year, during a celebration held at BMI’s Nashville office on Wednesday (July 22).
“Made For More,” written by Jessie Early, Jonathan Smith and Blake Wiggins, was named BMI’s Christian song of the year. The hit, recorded by Josh Baldwin, was Baldwin’s first No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian AC Airplay chart.
