The Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[1] According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo, duo/groups or collaborative (vocal or instrumental) gospel or Contemporary Christian music (CCM) and its subgenres' recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only.[2]
| Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Quality vocal or instrumental gospel and CCM recordings |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 1968 |
| Last awarded | 2014 |
| Website | www |
This award was first handed out in 1968 under the name of Best Gospel Performance and was intended for albums only.
In 1971 the award was renamed to Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel), including both singles and albums, and ran until 1978 when the award was divided into two new awards, the Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional and Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary.
The category was then revived in 2005 and it was known once again under the name of Best Gospel Performance. In 2012, following a major overhaul of the Grammy categories, this award was renamed as Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance which was eligible for all subgenres in the gospel/Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) field.
From 2015, due to a restructuring of the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music category field, this category will merge with the Best Contemporary Christian Music Song to create the new Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song category, which will recognize both performers and songwriters of Contemporary Christian Music songs (Gospel performances will now fall under the Best Gospel Performance/Song category). 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".[3]
The Blackwood Brothers hold the record for most awards in this category with four wins, two of them alongside Porter Wagoner. They also hold the record for most nominations, with seven. Two-time winners include Porter Wagoner, The Oak Ridge Boys, Karen Clark Sheard and CeCe Winans.
Recipients
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| Year | Winning artist | Work | Other nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Porter Wagoner & The Blackwood Brothers Quartet | More Grand Old Gospel |
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| 1969 | Happy Goodman Family | The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans | — | [5] |
| 1970 | Porter Wagoner & The Blackwood Brothers Quartet | In Gospel Country |
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[6] |
| 1971 | Oak Ridge Boys | Talk About the Good Times |
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[7] |
| 1972 | Charley Pride | Let Me Live |
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[8] |
| 1973 | Blackwood Brothers | L-O-V-E |
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[9] |
| 1974 | Blackwood Brothers | Release Me (from My Sin) |
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[10] |
| 1975 | Oak Ridge Boys | The Baptism of Jesse Taylor | ||
| 1976 | The Imperials | No Shortage |
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[11] |
| 1977 | Oak Ridge Boys | Where the Soul Never Dies |
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[12] |
| 2005 | Ray Charles & Gladys Knight | "Heaven Help Us All" |
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[13] |
| 2006 | CeCe Winans | "Pray" |
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[14] |
| 2007 | Yolanda Adams | "Victory" |
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[15] |
| 2008 (tie) |
The Clark Sisters Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige
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"Blessed & Highly Favored" "Never Gonna Break My Faith" |
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[16] |
| 2009 | Mary Mary | "Get Up" |
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[17] |
| 2010 | Donnie McClurkin featuring Karen Clark Sheard | "Wait On The Lord" |
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[18] |
| 2011 | BeBe and CeCe Winans | "Grace" |
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[19] |
| 2012 | Le'Andria Johnson | "Jesus" |
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[20] |
| 2013 | Matt Redman | "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" |
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[21] |
| 2014 | Tasha Cobbs | Break Every Chain (Live) |
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[22] |
See also
editReferences
edit- General
- "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 4, 2011. Note: User must select the "Gospel" category as the genre under the search feature.
- Specific
- ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ "Category Mapper". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
- ^ Grammy.com, 12 June 2014
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1968". Awards & Shows. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1969 winners". Infoplease.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1970". Awards & Shows.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1971". Awards & Shows.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1972". Awards & Shows.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1973". Awards & Shows.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1974". Awards & Shows.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1976". Awards & Shows.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 1977". Awards & Shows.
- ^ "Grammy Award nominees in top categories". USA Today. Gannett Company. February 7, 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ "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 December 6, 2012.
- ^ "2014 Nominations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.