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Today, 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 today. The 49th GRAMMY Awards take center stage at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2007, on CBS.
sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records lead-worshiper and 2006 GMA Artist and Male Vocalist of the Year, Chris Tomlin, receives his first and second GRAMMY nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Announced today by The Recording Academy, Tomlin was given nods for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for See The Morning, his No. 1 selling, critically acclaimed album released Sept. 26, and Best Gospel Performance for “Made to Worship,” his current, record breaking single that is No. 1 for the 12th consecutive week at Christian radio. “What? Wow! God is amazing,” exclaimed Tomlin, caught off guard by the news. “It’s an honor to be nominated by my peers for a GRAMMY.”
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.)
• DecembeRadio
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]
• Finalé 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.
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