Third Day & Israel Houghton Lead CCM Artists In Grammy Nominations
Nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced yesterday, 2nd December, by The Recording Academy. The awards reflect an eclectic mix of the best and brightest over the past year in music, as determined by the voting members of The Academy. In the 'Gospel Field', a number of well known CCM artists are nominated, including 3 nominations for Third Day and 2 for Israel Houghton.
Best Gospel Performance:
Free To Be Me - Francesca Battistelli
Jesus Is Love - Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
I Believe - Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
Wait On The Lord - Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
Born Again - Third Day
Best Gospel Song:
Born Again - Third Day
City On Our Knees - TobyMac
Every Prayer - Israel Houghton & Mary Mary
God In Me - Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard
The Motions - Matthew West
Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album:
The Big Picture - Da' T.R.U.T.H.
Crash - Decyfer Down
Innocence & Instinct - Red
Live Revelations - Third Day
The Dash - John Wells-The Tonic
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album:
Speaking Louder Than Before - Jeremy Camp
The Power Of One - Israel Houghton
The Long Fall Back To Earth - Jars Of Clay
Love Is On The Move - Leeland
Freedom - Mandisa
Winners of the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be announced on 'Grammy Sunday', 31st January 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on TV.
