58th grammys0001The nominations in the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music categories (#36-40) for the 58th GRAMMY Awards were announced, and they are as follows:

36. Best Gospel Performance/Song

Worth [Live] – Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy

Wanna Be Happy? – Kirk Franklin

Intentional – Travis Greene

How Awesome is Our God [Live] – Israel & Newbreed feat. Yolanda Adams

Worth Fighting For [Live] – Brian Courtney Wilson

 

37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Holy Spirit – Francesca Battistelli

Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains) – Crowder

Because He Lives (Amen) – Matt Maher

Soul On Fire – Third Day feat. All Sons and Daughters

Feel It – Tobymac feat. Mr. Talkbox

 

38. Best Gospel Album

Destined to Win [Live] – Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/eOne)

Living It – Dorinda Clark Cole (Light Records/eOne)

One Place Live – Tasha Cobbs (Motown Gospel)

Covered: Alive in Asia [Live] (Deluxe) – Israel & Newbreed (RGM Newbreed/RCA Inspiration)

Life Music: Stage Two – Jonathan McReynolds (Tehillah Music/eOne)

 

39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Whatever the Road – Jason Crabb (Reunion Records/Provident Label Group)

How Can It Be – Lauren Daigle (Centricity Music)

Saints and Sinners – Matt Maher (Essential Records/Provident Label Group)

This is Not a Test – Tobymac (ForeFront Records)

Love Ran Red – Chris Tomlin (sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records)

 

40. Best Roots Gospel Album

Still Rockin’ My Soul – Fairfield Four (Fairfield Four Records)

Pray Now – Karen Peck & New River (Daywind Records)

Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) – Point of Grace (Word/Curb)

 

Note also that Songs My Mother Taught Me – Fannie Lou Hamer (Smithsonian Folkways) is nominated in the Best Historical Album category.

The live TV broadcast will be February 15, 2016: 8 p.m./7 p.m. Central on CBS.  Congratulations to all of the nominees!

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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.