The Recording Academy announced nominees for the 2022 GRAMMY Awards today, Tuesday, November 23. Nominees for the Gospel/CCM categories of the 64th GRAMMY Awards are below.
Best Gospel Performance/Song
VOICE OF GOD
Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore; Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong, songwriters
JOYFUL
Dante Bowe; Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield, songwriters
HELP
Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson, songwriters
NEVER LOST
CeCe Winans
WAIT ON YOU
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
WE WIN
Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters
HOLD US TOGETHER (HOPE MIX)
H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters
MAN OF YOUR WORD
Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters
BELIEVE FOR IT
CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters
JIREH
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
CHANGING YOUR STORY
Jekalyn Carr
ROYALTY: LIVE AT THE RYMAN
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
JUBILEE: JUNETEENTH EDITION
Maverick City Music
JONNY X MALI: LIVE IN LA
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
BELIEVE FOR IT
CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
NO STRANGER
Natalie Grant
FEELS LIKE HOME VOL. 2
Israel & New Breed
THE BLESSING (LIVE)
Kari Jobe
CITIZEN OF HEAVEN (LIVE)
Tauren Wells
OLD CHURCH BASEMENT
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Roots Gospel Album
ALONE WITH MY FAITH
Harry Connick, Jr.
THAT’S GOSPEL, BROTHER
Gaither Vocal Band
KEEPING ON
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
SONGS FOR THE TIMES
The Isaacs
MY SAVIOR
Carrie Underwood
Gospel is also represented this year in the Best Album Notes category with The King Of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland. Robert Marovich, gospel historian, founder of the Journal of Gospel Music (formerly The Black Gospel Blog), is the album notes writer for the four-disc music collection.
See the complete nominees list in all 86 categories here. The GRAMMYs airs Monday, January 31, on CBS, and streams live and on-demand on Paramount+ from 8 p.m. ET.
Libra Nicole Boyd, PhD is a musician, award-winning author, gospel music aficionado, and the founder and editor of Gospel Music Fever™. Her commitment to journalistic integrity includes bringing you reliable gospel music content that uplifts and advances the art form. Libra is presently working on several scholarly projects about gospel music in the media as well as gospel music in social movements.