The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality songs in the gospel music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]
| Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality gospel songs |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 2006 |
| Last awarded | 2014 |
| Website | grammy |
The award, reserved for songwriters, was first presented to James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Q. Wright, and Yolanda Adams at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006, for the song "Be Blessed" performed by Yolanda Adams. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the song "must contain melody and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year. Songs containing prominent samples or interpolations are not eligible."[3]
From 2012, the category was split into the Best Gospel Song and Best Contemporary Christian Music Song categories; the latter was a newly formed category as part of a major overhaul of Grammy categories, to make a clear distinction between traditional, old-style gospel songs and contemporary gospel songs.
Further changes in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music genre field will lead to a merger between this category and the Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance in 2015 into the new Best Gospel Performance/Song category, which will recognize Gospel performances and songwriting. According to the Grammy committee, "changes to the field were made in the interest of clarifying the criteria, representing the current culture and creative DNA of the gospel and Contemporary Christian Music communities, and better reflecting the diversity and authenticity of today's gospel music industry".[4]
Recipients
edit| Year[I] | Winning songwriter(s) | Work | Performing artist(s)[II] | Other nominees[III] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Yolanda Adams James Harris III Terry Lewis James Q. Wright |
"Be Blessed" | Yolanda Adams |
|
[5] |
| 2007 | Kirk Franklin | "Imagine Me" | Kirk Franklin |
|
[6] |
| 2008 | Karen Clark-Sheard | "Blessed & Highly Favored" | The Clark Sisters |
|
[7] |
| 2009 | Kirk Franklin | "Help Me Believe" | Kirk Franklin |
|
[8] |
| 2010 | Erica Campbell Tina Campbell Warryn Campbell |
"God In Me" | Mary Mary featuring Kierra "Kiki" Sheard |
|
[9] |
| 2011 | Jerry Peters Kirk Whalum |
"It's What I Do" | Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway |
|
[10] |
| 2012 | Kirk Franklin | "Hello Fear" | Kirk Franklin |
|
[11] |
| 2013 | Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell | "Go Get It" | Mary Mary |
|
[12] |
| 2014 | Tye Tribbett | "If He Did It Before...Same God" (Live) | Tye Tribbett |
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[13] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
- ^ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
- ^ Grammy.com, 12 June 2014
- ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. December 8, 2005. p. 3. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ "The 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards Roundup: Gospel Field". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ "Grammy 2008 Winners List". MTV. February 10, 2008. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ "Complete List of Nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards". E! Online. December 8, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ "52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Gospel Field". The Recording Academy. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Gospel Field". The Recording Academy. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Gospel Field". The Recording Academy. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "2013 Grammy Nominations Revealed *Updated*". ThatGrapeJuice. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ 2014 Nominations