Tonya Jameson
It’s that time of year again. The award season is here and among the most coveted is the Grammy. Nominations are in and the nominees in the Gospel AND CCM Categories are:
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Help, Erica Campbell Featuring Lecrae
Sunday A.M. [Live], Karen Clark Sheard
I Believe, Mali Music
No Greater Love, Smokie Norful
Love On The Radio, The Walls Group
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Write Your Story, Francesca Battistelli
Come As You Are, Crowder
Messengers, Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
Shake, MercyMe
Multiplied, Needtobreathe
Best Gospel Album
Help, Erica Campbell
Amazing [Live], Ricky Dillard & New G
Withholding Nothing [Live], William McDowell
Forever Yours, Smokie Norful
Vintage Worship, Anita Wilson
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
If We’re Honest, Francesca Battistelli
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong, For King & Country
Hurricane, Natalie Grant
Welcome To The New, MercyMe
Royal Tailor, Royal Tailor
Mali Music and Lecrae are also nominated in mainstream categories:
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out, Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
X, Chris Brown
**Mali Is… Mali Music**
Girl, Pharrell Williams
Best Rap Performance
3005, Childish Gambino
0 To 100 / The Catch Up, Drake
Rap God, Eminem
I, Kendrick Lamar
**All I Need Is You, Lecrae**
The 57th annual awards ceremony is Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will broadcast live on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).