By Robert M. Marovich
Congratulations to the Christian and Gospel artists who went home with hardware at the 68th Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Come Jesus Come” by Cece Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Hard Fought Hallelujah” by Brandon Lake With Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford & Brandon Lake, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
Heart of Mine by Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Coritos Vol. 1 by Israel & New Breed
Best Roots Gospel Album
I Will Not Be Moved (Live) by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Gospel veteran Mavis Staples earned two GRAMMYs: Best American Roots Performance for “Beautiful Strangers” and Best Americana Performance for “Godspeed”
Samara Joy, granddaughter of the late Ruth and Goldwire McClendon of the Savettes, earned a Best Jazz Vocal Album for Portrait.
Finally, Robert Randolph, a pedal steel guitarist from the sacred steel tradition, nabbed the GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Preacher Kids.
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees!
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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