From the NARAS 56th Grammy Final Nominations Press List:
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
For new vocal gospel/CCM recordings. All sub-genres of gospel/CCM music are eligible.
- BREAK EVERY CHAIN [LIVE] Tasha Cobbs
Track from: Grace [Live] [EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel] - HURRICANE Natalie Grant [Curb Records]
- LORD, I NEED YOU Matt Maher
Track from: All The People Said Amen (Live) [Essential Records]
- OVERCOMER Mandisa
Track from: Overcomer [Sparrow Records]
- IF HE DID IT BEFORE… SAME GOD [LIVE] Tye Tribbett
Track from: Greater Than [Live] [Motown Gospel]
Best Gospel Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- HAVE YOUR WAY
Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
[RCA Inspiration; Publishers: Deitrick Vaughn Haddon Publishing/Calvin Frazier Publishing]
- IF HE DID IT BEFORE… SAME GOD [LIVE] Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
Track from: Greater Than [Live]
[Motown Gospel; Publisher: Everything Fresh Entertainment LLC]
- IF I BELIEVE
Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
Track from: Love, Charlie
[RCA Records / P Music Group Inc.; Publishers: Nephew Wirlie Music/EMI Music Publishing/Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing/Mamas Pebbly Publishing]
- A LITTLE MORE JESUS
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
[My Block Inc / Eone Music; Publishers: That’s Plum Song-EMI April/It’s Tea Tyme-EMI April/Campbell Kids - STILL Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)
Track from: Kingdom Inspirations
[Maranatha! Music/K-Bizz Ent.; Publisher: Kingdom Bizz Songs BMI]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
- HURRICANE
Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)[Curb Records; Publisher: Razor & Tie Music Publishing]
- LOVE TAKE ME OVER
Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)Track from: The Glorious Unfolding
[Reunion Records]
- OVERCOMER
David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)Track from: Overcomer
[Sparrow Records; Publishers: Ariose Music/9T One Songs/Meaux Mercy/LarryDavid Music/Capitol CMG Publishing/Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music]
- SPEAK LIFE
Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
Track from: Eye On It
[Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/EMI CMG Publishing/Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing/Songs Of Emack/Jamnu Music/Hole-Steen Music]
- WHOM SHALL I FEAR (GOD OF ANGEL ARMIES) Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)Track from: Burning Lights
[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Sixsteps Songs/Worship Together Music/A Thousand Generations Publishing/EMI CMG Publishing/Alletrop Music/McTyeire Music]
Best Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal gospel recordings.
- GRACE [LIVE]
Tasha Cobbs
[EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel]
- BEST FOR LAST: 20 YEAR CELEBRATION VOL. 1 [LIVE]
Donald Lawrence
[Quietwater Entertainment/EOne]
- BEST DAYS YET
Bishop Paul S. Morton
[Tehillah Music Group/EOne]
- GOD CHASER [LIVE]
William Murphy[RCA Inspiration/ Verity Gospel Music Group] - GREATER THAN [LIVE]
Tye Tribbett
[Motown Gospel]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal contemporary Christian music recordings.
- WE WON’T BE SHAKEN Building 429
[Essential Records] - ALL THE PEOPLE SAID AMEN [LIVE] Matt Maher
[Essential Records]
- OVERCOMER Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]
- YOUR GRACE FINDS ME (LIVE) Matt Redman
[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records]
- BURNING LIGHTS Chris Tomlin
[sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records]
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.