The 63rd GRAMMY Awards will air Sunday, Jan. 31, on CBS

Congratulations to all of the nominees for the 63rd GRAMMY Awards in the Gospel categories:

36. Best Gospel Performance/Song
• WONDERFUL IS YOUR NAME
Melvin Crispell III

• RELEASE (LIVE)
Ricky Dillard Featuring Tiff Joy; David Frazier, songwriter

• COME TOGETHER
Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News; Lashawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Lecrae Moore & Jazz Nixon, songwriters

• WON’T LET GO
Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter

• MOVIN’ ON
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard & Terrell Demetrius Wilson, songwriters

37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
• THE BLESSING (LIVE)
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship; Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe Carnes & Steven Furtick, songwriters

• SUNDAY MORNING
Lecrae Featuring Kirk Franklin; Denisia Andrews, Jones Terrence Antonio, Saint Bodhi, Brittany Coney, Kirk Franklin, Lasanna Harris, Shama Joseph, Stuart Lowery, Lecrae Moore & Nathanael Saint-Fleur, songwriters

• HOLY WATER
We The Kingdom; Andrew Bergthold, Ed Cash, Franni Cash, Martin Cash & Scott Cash, songwriters

• FAMOUS FOR (I BELIEVE)
Tauren Wells Featuring Jenn Johnson; Chuck Butler, Krissy Nordhoff, Jordan Sapp, Alexis Slifer & Tauren Wells, songwriters

• THERE WAS JESUS
Zach Williams & Dolly Parton; Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters

38. Best Gospel Album
• 2ECOND WIND: READY
Anthony Brown & group therAPy

• MY TRIBUTE
Myron Butler

• CHOIRMASTER
Ricky Dillard

• GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PJ
PJ Morton

• KIERRA
Kierra Sheard

39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
• RUN TO THE FATHER
Cody Carnes

• ALL OF MY BEST FRIENDS
Hillsong Young & Free

• HOLY WATER
We The Kingdom

• CITIZEN OF HEAVEN
Tauren Wells

• JESUS IS KING
Kanye West

40. Best Roots Gospel Album
• BEAUTIFUL DAY
Mark Bishop

• 20/20
The Crabb Family

• WHAT CHRISTMAS REALLY MEANS
The Erwins

• CELEBRATING FISK! (THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM)
Fisk Jubilee Singers

• SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Gospel and spiritual/jubilee music represented in other categories include:

45. Best American Roots Performance
• I’LL BE GONE
Norah Jones & Mavis Staples

68. Best Historical Album
• CELEBRATED, 1895-1896
Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Unique Quartette)

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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.