40th Annual Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association

See the 40th Annual GMA Dove Award recipients. Shop here for these and other nominated albums.

51st Grammy Award Winners

Winners of the Grammy Awards in the Gospel categories are:

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.)

Get Up
Mary Mary
Track from: The Sound
[Columbia]

Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Help Me Believe
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
Track from: The Fight Of My Life
[Fo Yo Soul Ent./Zomba Gospel ; Publishers: Universal Music-Z Songs/Kerrion Publishing]

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Alive And Transported
TobyMac
[ForeFront Records/EMI CMG]

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Thy Kingdom Come
CeCe Winans
[PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Lovin' Life
Gaither Vocal Band
[Gaither Music Group]

Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Down In New Orleans
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
[Time Life]

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

The Fight Of My Life
Kirk Franklin
[Fo Yo Soul Entertainment/ Zomba Gospel]

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