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The Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Artists who announced the nominations included Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, Chris Brown, Josh Groban, Evanescence's Amy Lee, Ludacris, Corinne Bailey Rae, Rascal Flatts, Justin Timberlake, and KT Tunstall.
The GRAMMY season officially kicked off with the nominations announcement in Los Angeles. The 49th GRAMMY Awards take center stage at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2007, on CBS.
Below are nominations in the Christian/gospel music categories.
Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)
Victory
Yolanda Adams
Track from: The Gospel - Soundtrack
Verity Records
Not Forgotten
Israel & New Breed
Track from: Alive In South Africa
Integrity Gospel
The Blessing Of Abraham
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
Track from: Finale Act One
EMI Gospel
Made To Worship
Chris Tomlin
Track from: See The Morning
Sparrow Records/SixStepsRecords
Victory
Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Track from: Victory Live!
Columbia, Sony Urban
Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)
The Blessing Of Abraham
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Track from: Finale Act One
EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs, Zomba Publishing.
Imagine Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.
Mountain Of God
Brown Bannister & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
Track from: Wherever You Are
Essential Records; Publishers: Vandura 2500 Songs, New Spring (Zomba), Banistuci Music.
Not Forgotten
Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Track from: Alive In South Africa
Integrity Gospel; Publishers: Sound of the New Breed, Integrity's Praise! Music, Aaron Lindsey Publishing.
Victory
Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett & G.A.)
Track from: Victory Live!
Columbia, Sony Urban; Publisher: G.A.S. Music.
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
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DecembeRadio
Slanted Records
Where The Past Meets Today
Sarah Kelly
Gotee Records
Turn Around
Jonny Lang
A&M Records
End Of Silence
Red
Essential Records
Bone-A-Fide
T-Bone
Bone Yard/Flicker Records
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Sound Of Melodies
Leeland
Essential Records
Coming Up To Breathe
MercyMe
INO Records
Wherever You Are
Third Day
Essential Records
See The Morning
Chris Tomlin
Sixstepsrecords/sparrow
Introducing Ayiesha Woods
Ayiesha Woods
Gotee Records
Best Southern, Country Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Kenny Bishop
Kenny Bishop
Daywind Records
Give It Away
Gaither Vocal Band
Gaither Music Group
Precious Memories
Alan Jackson
ACR Records/Arista Nashville
The Promised Land
The Del McCoury Band
McCoury Music
Glory Train
Randy Travis
Word Records/Curb/Warner Bros.
Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
An Invitation To Worship
Byron Cage
Zomba/Gospocentric
Paved The Way
The Caravans
Malaco Records
Still Keeping It Real
The Dixie Hummingbirds
MCG Records
Alive In South Africa
Israel & New Breed
Integrity Gospel
Finalι Act One
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
EMI Gospel
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Set Me Free
Myron Butler & Levi
EMI Gospel
Hero
Kirk Franklin
Fo Yo Soul/Zomba
A Timeless Christmas
Israel And New Breed
Integrity Gospel
This Is Me
Kierra Kiki Sheard
EMI Gospel
Victory Live!
Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Columbia, Sony Urban
Yolanda Adams also received a nomination for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for "Everyday (Family Reunion)" along with Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, and Carl Thomas.
For a listing of all 49th Annual GRAMMY Nominations, click here.
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