Presented by the Faith Centered Music Association (FCMA), a Pearl Award honors excellence in recorded music within the faith-centered community. It is an award of merit determined by a group of voting peers, not by sales or chart positions. The Pearl Awards are presented at annual gala attended by artists, writers, industry leaders, media professionals, members of the FCMA, and members of the community.

Each year, this event gives us an opportunity expand our reach by showcasing the best the industry has to offer, to lift each other as we share an evening of music and fellowship, and to inspire increasing excellence within our ranks. The voting process gives us an opportunity to familiarize ourselves with what others are doing in our industry and to reconnect to the movement that each of us is a part of. As we gather each year to see the bar being raised higher and higher, we leave personally committed to reach higher ourselves, so that our offering might be a conduit of greater inspiration and hope in the coming year.