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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Nominations for the 50th Annual GRAMMY® Awards were
announced December 6th. Artists reading nominations included Akon, Chester Bennington (of Linkin Park), Fergie, Vince Gill, Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Jam, Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), George Lopez, Mike Shinoda (of Linkin Park) and Taylor Swift.
The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on "GRAMMY Sunday," Feb. 10, 2008, 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).
GRAMMY ballots for the final round of voting will be mailed on Dec. 12 to the voting members of The Recording Academy. They are due back to the accounting firm of Deloitte by Jan. 9, 2008, when they will be tabulated and the results kept secret until the telecast.
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.)
- East To West
Casting Crowns
Track from: The Altar And The Door
[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]
- Blessed & Highly Favored
The Clark Sisters
Track from: Live - One Last Time
[EMI Gospel]
- Never Gonna Break My Faith
Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
Track from: Bobby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Island Def Jam]
- With Long Life
Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
Track from: A Deeper Level
[Integrity Music]
- He Set My Life To Music
CeCe Winans
Track from: She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - A Tribute To Barbara Mandrell
[BNA Records]
Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)
- Blessed & Highly Favored
Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
Track from: Live - One Last Time
[EMI Gospel; Publisher: K. Sheard's Melody]
- East To West
Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
Track from: The Altar And The Door
[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records; Publishers: Club Zoo Music, Sparrow Song, Swecs Music, Banahama Tunes/Word Music]
- Encourage Yourself
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Track from: The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself
[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs/Zomba Publishing]
- Made To Love
Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (TobyMac)
Track from: Portable Sounds
[ForeFront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/Emack Music/Lowe Bar Music/Jammu Music/Rizzle Music]
- Praise On The Inside
James L. Moss, songwriter (J. Moss)
[Gospo Centric; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]
Category 53
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Before The Daylight's Shot
Ashley Cleveland
[204 Records]
- HIStory: Our Place In His Story
The Cross Movement
[Cross Movement Records]
- Open Book
Da' T.R.U.T.H.
[Cross Movement Records]
- The Reckoning
Pillar
[Flicker Records]
- Comatose
Skillet
[Atlantic/Lava/Ardent/INO]
Category 54
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- The Altar And The Door
Casting Crowns
[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]
- A Deeper Level
Israel And New Breed
[Integrity Music]
- True Beauty
Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]
- Stand
Michael W. Smith
[Reunion Records]
- Portable Sounds
TobyMac
[ForeFront Records]
Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Amazing Grace
Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends
[Gaither Music Group]
- Journey Of Joy
Karen Peck And New River
[Daywind Records]
- Everybody's Brother
Billy Joe Shaver
[Compadre Records]
- Salt Of The Earth
Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
[Skaggs Family Records]
- Tell Someone
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
[Rebel Records]
- I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith
Various Artists
Ed Cash, producer
[Sparrow Records]
Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Live - One Last Time
The Clark Sisters
[EMI Gospel]
- The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
[EMI Gospel]
- Life Changing
Smokie Norful
[EMI Gospel]
- Thirsty
Marvin Sapp
[Verity]
- Cherch
Bebe Winans
[Koch Records]
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
- Grateful
Coko
[Light Records]
- Free To Worship
Fred Hammond
[Verity]
- V2…
J. Moss
[Gospo Centric/Zomba Gospel]
- T57
Trin-I-Tee 5:7
[Spirit Rising Music/Music World Entertainment]
- Alone But Not Alone
Marvin Winans
[Pure Springs Gospel]
The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions and AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Walter C. Miller is producer/director, Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer, and Tzvi Small is supervising producer.
Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is an organization of musicians, producers, engineers and recording professionals that is dedicated to improving the cultural condition and quality of life for music and its makers. Internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards — the preeminent peer-recognized award for musical excellence and the most credible brand in music — The Recording Academy is responsible for groundbreaking professional development, cultural enrichment, advocacy, education and human services programs. In its 50th year, The Academy continues to focus on its mission of recognizing musical excellence, advocating for the well-being of music makers and ensuring music remains an indelible part of our culture. For more information about The Academy, please visit www.grammy.com.
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