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The GRAMMY Awards rang in its 50th show with a wide-ranging, celebratory telecast that honored the old, the new and everything in between as The Recording Academy paid tribute to its legacy as well as the exciting list of this year's honorees and performers.
Introduced by Ludacris, who described the upcoming performance as "holy rolling [and] soul sanctifying," a special gospel performance included a mighty cavalcade of spiritual power. Aretha Franklin and BeBe Winans got it started with "Never Gonna Break My Faith," bathed in a light beaming from a glowing cross overhead. The million trombone band Madison Bumble Bees added their brass shouts to the proceedings on "You Brought The Sunshine," followed by the Clark Sisters and Trin-I-Tee 5:7, with mighty vocal harmonies. Israel & New Breed entered with the soaring "With Long Life." To bring it all back home, Aretha Franklin and the whole gospel cast united to sing "Old Landmark."
GRAMMY Award recipients are indicated in red
Category 51
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]
(Tie)
Blessed & Highly Favored
The Clark Sisters
Track from: Live - One Last Time
[EMI Gospel]
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- 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]
Category 52
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]
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- 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]
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- True Beauty
Mandisa
[Sparrow Records]
- Stand
Michael W. Smith
[Reunion Records]
- Portable Sounds
TobyMac
[ForeFront Records]
Category 55
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/Music World Entertainment]
Salt Of The Earth
Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
[Skaggs Family Records]
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- Tell Someone
Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
[Rebel Records]
- I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith
Various Artists
Ed Cash, producer
[Sparrow Records]
Category 56
Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)
Live - One Last Time
The Clark Sisters
[EMI Gospel]
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- 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]
Category 57
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]
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- 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]
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