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48th Annual Grammy Awards Christian/Gospel Nominees
Nominations for the 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced by The Recording Academy, reflecting a year in which multiple genres were represented in top categories; collaborations were numerous and diverse; and newer up-and-comers were nominated alongside more established, legendary artists. The nominations were announced at Gotham Hall in New York City and the event was attended by national and international media, as well as key music industry executives.
Artists reading nominations included Natasha Bedingfield, Big & Rich, Mariah Carey, Chad Kroeger (Nickelback), Patti LaBelle, John Legend, Carly Simon, Sway, and CeCe Winans.
The 48th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
For recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005
Below is a listing of the GRAMMY Nominations in the Christian/Gospel categories:
Best Gospel Performance
| Song Name | Artist(s) | Album | Label |
| Be Blessed | Yolanda Adams | Day By Day | Elektra/Atlantic |
| Looking For You | Kirk Franklin | Hero | Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/Zomba Label Group |
| I Call You Faithful | Donnie McClurkin | Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs | Verity Records |
| Lift Him Up | Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir | 20/85 The Experience | Verity Records/Zomba label group |
| Pray | CeCe Winans | Purified | Puresprings Gospel/INO/Sony Urban Music/Epic |
Best Gospel Song
| Song Name | Artist(s) | Songwriters | Label and Publishers |
| Again I Say Rejoice | Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey | Israel & New Breed (Track from Live From Another Level) | Integrity Gospel; Publishers: Champions For Christ Music Publishing, Integrity's Pulse! Music, Sound Of The New Breed Publishing |
| Be Blessed | Yolanda Adams, James Harris III, Terry Lewis & James Q. Wright | Yolanda Adams (Track from Day By Day) | Elektra/Atlantic; Publishers: EMI April Music, Flyte Tyme Tunes, Jibranda Music Works, Minneapolis Guys Music, Jamyo Music |
| Heaven | Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Trecina Campbell & Warryn Campbell | Mary Mary (Track from Mary Mary) | Columbia; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song, It's Tea Tyme, Babooschka Worldwide Tunes, Gold Forever Music, Songs of Universal |
| Lift Him Up | Joeworn Martin | Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir (Track from 20/85 The Experience) | Verity Records/Zomba Label Group; Publisher: J Swirv Entertainment |
| We Must Praise | James Moss | J Moss (The J Moss Project) | GospoCentric Records; Publisher: Millenni-era Music |
Best Rock Gospel Album
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