NOMINEES
Artist of the Year
Yolanda Adams; Montain High…Valley Low; AIR
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
CeCe Winans; Alabaster Box; Wellspring
Gospel
Song of the Year (Songwriter; Song; Label)
David Frazier and Hezekiah Walker; “Power Belongs To
God”; Verity
Lawrence; “Never Seen The Righteous”; EMI Gospel
James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Wright, Yolanda
Adams; “Open My Heart”; Elektra
Sam Cooke; “Be A Fence”; Verity
Male Vocalist of the Year
Daryl Coley; Christmas Is Here; Verity
Fred Hammond; Purpose By Design; Verity
Luther Barnes; Wherever I Go; AIR
Rev. James Moore; Family and Friends, Live From
Detroit; Malaco
Female Vocalist of the Year
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High..Valley Low; Elektra
Brenda Waters; Believers & Friends; Crystal Rose
CeCe Winans; Alabaster Box; Wellspring Gospel
Kathy Taylor-Brown; Taylormade; Aleho
Group Duo of the Year
Trin-i-tee 5:7; Spiritual Love; B-Rite
The Williams Brothers; The Concert; Blackberry Records
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
Luther Barnes & The Sunset
Jubilaires; Wherever I Go; AIR
New Artist of the Year
The McClurkins; The McClurkin Project; Gospo Centric
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
Bishop Clarence McClendon; Shout Hallelujah; Integrity
Tarralyn Ramsey; Tarralyn Ramsey; Verity
Choir of the Year
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design;
Verity
Ricky Dillard & New G; No Limit; Crystal Rose
Mississippi Mass Choir; Emmanuel; Malaco
Producer of the Year
Fred Hammond; Purpose By Design; Verity
Donald Lawrence, Cedric Thompson, James Poyser,
Daniel Weatherspoon; tri-city4.com; EMI Gospel
Fred Hammond, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jarren
Campbell,
Richard Smallwood, Kevin Bond; Mountain High…Valley
Low ; Elektra
Hezekiah Walker; Family Affair; Verity
Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year
Trin-i-tee 5:7; Spiritual Love; B-Rite
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design;
Verity
Commissioned; Time & Season; Verity
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
CD of the Year
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ;
Purpose By Design; Verity
Donald Lawrence presents The Tri-City Singers; tri-
city4.com; EMI Gospel
Norman Hutchins; Battlefield; JDI
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High..Valley Low; Elektra
Traditional Group/Duo of the Year
The Williams Brothers; The Concert; Blackberry Records ,br>
The Canton Spirituals; The Live Experience 1999; Verity
Luther Barnes & The Sunset Jubilaires; Wherever I Go;
AIR
Brenda Waters & Rev. Michael Mark; Believers &
Friends; Crystal Rose
Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year
Darwin Hobbs; Vertical; EMI Gospel
Marvin Sapp; Nothing Else Matters; Myrrh
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design;
Verity
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year
Norman Hutchins; Battlefield; JDI
Rev. Gerald Thompson; Live In Chicago; AIR
Rev. James Moore; Family and Friends, Live From
Detroit; Malaco
Carlton Pearson; Live at Azusa 3: Reminding the Saints
of the Hope; Atlantic
Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year
Lillian Lilly; The Other Part of Me; Malaco
Margaret Allison; Home In The Rock; Malaco
Dorothy Norwood; Ole Rickety Bridge; Malaco
Brenda Waters; Believers & Friends; Crystal Rose
Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelli Williams; In The Myx; Myrrh
Ametria; It’s Not About Me; MCA
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High..Valley Low; Elektra
CeCe Winans; Alabaster Box; Wellspring Gospel
Contemporary CD of the Year
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High..Valley Low; Elektra
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
Trin-i-tee 5:7; Spiritual Love; B-Rite
Hezekiah Walker; Family Affair; Verity
Traditional CD of the Year
Rev. James Moore; Family and Friends,
Live From Detroit; Malaco
The Canton Spirituals; The Live Experience 1999; Verity
The Williams Brothers; The Concert; Blackberry Records
Mississippi Mass Choir; Emmanuel; Malaco
Urban/Inspirational Performance of the Year
Montel Thomas and Soul Winners International; Sealed By Divine Authority; Danbla
Masque; Thank You; Meek
Sounds of Blackness; Reconciliation; Zinc
Al Green; Greatest Gospel Hits; EMI Gospel
Music Video of the Year
Trin-i-tee 5:7; Put Your Hands; B-Rite
Mary MaryShackles; Columbia
Yolanda Adams; Open My Heart; Elektra
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Let’s Dance; Verity
Traditional Choir of the Year
Chester Baldwin & Music Ministry Mass Choir; Sing It On
Sunday; JDI
Bishop Clarence McClendon presents The Harvest Fire
Mega Mass Choir; Shout Hallelujah; Integrity
Carlton Pearson; Live at Azusa 3: Reminding The Saints
of the Hope; Atlantic
Brooklyn Tabernacle Mass Choir; God Is Working – Live;
Word
Contemporary Choir of the Year
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design;
Verity
Ricky Dillard & New G; No Limit; Crystal Rose
Donald Lawrence presents The Tri-City Singers; tri-
city4.com; EMI Gospel
Instrumental CD of the Year
(minimum number of nominations not met)
Special Event CD of the Year
Various; M2K; Gospo Centric
Various; WoW Gospel 2000; Verity
Various; J2K – Jesus 2000; EMI Gospel
Andre Crouch; The Gift of Christmas; Qwest
Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
Lexi; And That’s The Way It Is; Real Deal
Montrel Darrett; J2K – Jesus 2000; EMI Gospel
Gospel Gangstaz; I Can See Clearly Now; B-Rite Music
Children’s Performance of the Year
(minimum number of nominations not met)
