THE 54TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS. "And The Nominees Are..."

After the glamorous and highly colourful Stellar Gospel Music Awards held on Saturday, 14th January 2012, most gospel music enthusiasts now eagerly anticipate the forthcoming Grammy Awards.
the original Grammys remain The Oscars of the music industry representing the entire music spectrum from classical, country and gospel to rock, rap and reggaethe original Grammys remain The Oscars of the music industry representing the entire music spectrum from classical, country and gospel to rock, rap and reggae

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards comes up on Sunday February 12, 2012 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, USA 

It remains the Oscars of the Music industry representing the entire music spectrum from classical, country, rock to reggae, rap and most importantly to us, gospel.

Praiseworld takes another look at the complete list of the GRAMMY nominees in each Gospel/Christian category

Best Gospel Album

• The Love Album – Kim Burrell
• The Journey – Andraé Crouch
• Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
• Something Big – Mary Mary
• Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition – Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Ghosts Upon The Earth – Gungor
• And If Our God Is For Us - Chris Tomlin
• Leaving Eden – Brandon Heath
• The Great Awakening – Leeland
• What If We Were Real – Mandisa
• Black & White – Royal Tailor

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

• Do Everything – Steven Curtis Chapman
• Alive (Mary Magdalene) -  Natalie Grant
• Your Love – Brandon Heath
• Jesus – Le’Andria Johnson
• I Lift My Hands – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

• Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
• Sitting With Me -Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)
• Spiritual – Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
• Trust Me -Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
• Window – Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

• Blessings – Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
• Hold Me – Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)
• I Lift My Hands – Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
• Strong Enough – Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
• Your Love – Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

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