Gospel Category Nominees for 64th Grammy Award
Written by Sunny Unachi on 24th November 2021
The Recording Academy has revealed nominees for the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards and announced that, for the first time, there will be 10 nominees in each of the General Field Categories: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist. As the only peer-selected music accolade, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recording Academy’s voting membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers.
“This is an exciting day for music,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “These nominations beautifully reflect today’s broad and diverse musical landscape. I congratulate all of the nominees and everyone who submitted work. I’m also so proud of our voters. They voted in record numbers and brought their very best to evaluating the work of their peers, and I thank them on behalf of the entire music community.”
This year’s nominees were voted on by Recording Academy voting members from nearly 22,000 eligible entries and reflect the wide range of artistic innovation that defined the year in music (Sept. 1, 2020–Sept. 30, 2021). The final round of GRAMMY voting is Dec. 6, 2021–Jan. 5, 2022. The Recording Academy will present the GRAMMY Awards on Mon, Jan. 31, 2022, on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+ from 8–11:30 p.m. ET / 5–8:30 p.m. PT. Prior to the telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® will be held at the Microsoft Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.
The following is a sampling of nominations from the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards’ 26 Fields and 86 Categories. For a complete nominations list, visit www.grammy.com.
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
No Stranger – Natalie Grant
Feels Like Home Vol. 2 – Israel & New Breed
The Blessing (Live) – Kari Jobe
Citizen Of Heaven (Live) – Tauren Wells
Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“We Win”
Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters
“Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)”
H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters
“Man Of Your Word”
Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters
“Believe For It”
CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters
“Jireh”
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
Changing Your Story — Jekalyn Carr
Royalty: Live At The Ryman — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition — Maverick City Music
Jonny x Mali: Live In LA — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
Believe For It — CeCe Winans
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Voice Of God”
Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore; Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong, songwriters
“Joyful”
Dante Bowe; Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield, songwriters
“Help”
Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson, songwriters
“Never Lost”
CeCe Winans
“Wait On You”
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
Best Roots Gospel Album
Alone With My Faith – Harry Connick, Jr.
That’s Gospel, Brother – Gaither Vocal Band
Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Songs For The Times – The Isaacs
My Savior – Carrie Underwood
