The nominees for next year's Grammy Awards were announced this morning and
the field was led by outspoken new artist, Kanye West, who garnered a total of
ten nominations. His take included the big categories of New Artist of the Year,
Song of the Year, and Album of the Year, largely off of the strength of his hit
song, "Jesus Walks."
U2 snared double nominations for "Vertigo" in Rock Song and Rock Performance
categories. Take 6 was nominated with Stevie Wonder in Pop Collaboration With
Vocals. And Moya Brennan's Two Horizons album was a New Age Album nominee.
In the Christian/Gospel categories, the nominees were, as usual, both typical
and surprising. Voters in the Gospel categories usually go for the "name"
artists and this year was no different. We also got our annual "what?" moment,
with the nomination of Rising Son, by RainSong - a group that we've never heard
of - in the Pop/Contemporary category.
Field 11 - Gospel
Category 51 - Best Gospel Performance
(For
solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with
vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are
eligible.)
The Stone
Shirley Caesar & Ann
Nesby
Track from: The Fighting Temptations -
Soundtrack
[Music World Music/Columbia]
Heaven Help Us All
Ray Charles &
Gladys Knight
Track from: Genius Loves
Company
[Concord Records]
Lay My Burden Down
Dr. John & Mavis
Staples
Track from: N'awlinz Dis Dat Or
D'udda
[EMI/Blue Note]
Celebrate (He Lives)
Fred
Hammond
Track from: Somethin' 'Bout
Love
[Verity/Zomba Label Group]
There Will Be A Light
Ben Harper &
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Track from: There
Will Be A Light
[Virgin]
Field 11 - Gospel
Category 52 - Best Rock Gospel Album
(For
albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Take Me Away
Sarah
Kelly
[Gotee Records]
Collide
Skillet
[Ardent Records]
Lose This Life
Tait
[ForeFront Records]
Wire
Third
Day
[Essential Records]
Welcome To Diverse City
TobyMac
[ForeFront Records]
Holy Hip Hop "Taking The Gospel To The
Streets"
Various
Artists
David (Damonsta) Lynch,
producer
[Holy Hip Hop Music]
Field 11 - Gospel
Category 53 - Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel
Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Creed
Avalon
[Sparrow Records]
All Things New
Steven Curtis
Chapman
[Sparrow Records]
Who We Are Instead
Jars Of
Clay
[Essential Records]
Everyday People
Nicole C.
Mullen
[Word Special Projects]
Rising Son
RainSong
[Soar/Red Sea]
Field 11 - Gospel
Category 54 - Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass
Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL
tracks.)
Driven
The Crabb
Family
[Daywind Music Group]
20th Century Gospel: From Hymns To Blackwood Brothers Tribute To Christian
Country
The Jordanaires, Art Greenhaw &
The Light Crust Doughboys & Nokie Edwards
[Greenhaw Records]
Universal United House Of Prayer
Buddy
Miller
[New West Records]
Worship & Faith
Randy
Travis
[Word Records]
Amazing Grace 3 - A Country Salute To
Gospel
Various
Artists
Scott Hendricks,
producer
[Sparrow Records]
Field 11 - Gospel
Category 55 - Best Traditional Soul Gospel
Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
The Live Experience
The Rance Allen
Group
[Tyscot Records]
There Will Be A Light
Ben Harper &
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
[Virgin]
The Water I Give
Dottie
Peoples
[Atlanta International Records (Air
Gospel)]
The Praise & Worship Songs
Richard
Smallwood
[Verity/Zomba Label Group]
Still Here
The Williams
Brothers
[Blackberry Records]
Field 11 - Gospel
Category 56 - Best Contemporary Soul Gospel
Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Somethin' 'Bout Love
Fred
Hammond
[Verity/Zomba Label Group]
Live From Another Level
Israel And New
Breed
[Integrity Gospel]
He-Motions
Bishop T. D.
Jakes
[EMI Gospel/Dexterity Sounds]
Nothing Without You
Smokie
Norful
[EMI Gospel]
Out The Box
Tonιx & The Peculiar
People
[Verity/Zomba Label Group]
Field 11 - Gospel
Category 57 - Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus
Album
(For choirs or choruses only, with or without lead vocalist(s).)
Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus
Minister
Timothy Britten & Professor James Roberson, choir directors;
Shabach
Praise
Co.
[JDI Records, Inc]
Live In New York
Rev. Timothy Wright,
choir director; New York Fellowship Mass Choir
II
[Atlanta International Records
(AIRGospel)]
Live...This is Your House
Carol Cymbala,
choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
[INO Records]
Spirit & Truth
Kevin Bond, choir
director; Newbirth Total Praise Choir
[EMI
Gospel]
Unplugged... The Way Church Used To Be
Ricky Dillard, choir director; New Generation
Chorale
[Crystal Rose]
The Grammys are being held February 13. For a full list of nominees visit
grammy.com.
