Best Gospel Performance/Song:
• Positive
Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans, songwriters
• When I Pray
DOE; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones, songwriters
• Kingdom
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters
• The Better Benediction
PJ Morton Featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls; PJ Morton, songwriter
• Get Up
Tye Tribbett; Brandon Jones, Christopher Michael Stevens, Thaddaeus Tribbett & Tye Tribbett, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
• God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)
Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters
• So Good
DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters
• For God Is With Us
for KING & COUNTRY & Hillary Scott; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters
• Fear Is Not My Future
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake & Hannah Shackelford, songwriters
• Holy Forever
Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters
• Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version)
Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters
Best Gospel Album:
• Die To Live
Maranda Curtis
• Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live)
Ricky Dillard
• Clarity
DOE
• One Deluxe
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin
• All Things New
Tye Tribbett
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
• Lion
Elevation Worship
• Breathe
Maverick City Music
• Life After Death
TobyMac
• Always
Chris Tomlin
• My Jesus
Anne Wilson
Best Roots Gospel Album:
• Let’s Just Praise The Lord
Gaither Vocal Band
• Confessio – Irish American Roots
Keith & Kristyn Getty
• The Willie Nelson Family
Willie Nelson
• 2:22
Karen Peck & New River
• The Urban Hymnal
Tennessee State University Marching Band
Best Americana Performance:
• The Message
Blind Boys Of Alabama Featuring Black Violin
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.