| Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance | |
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Gilded gramophone trophy presented to Grammy Award winners |
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| Awarded for | quality vocal or instrumental gospel and CCM recordings |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| Country | United States |
| Official website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards [1]. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo, duo/groups or collaborative (vocal or instrumental) gospel or contemporary christian music (CCM) and its subgenres' recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only. [2]
This award was first handed out in 1968 under the name of Best Gospel Performance and was intended for albums only.
In 1971 the award was renamed to Best Gospel Performance (other than soul gospel), including both singles and albums, and ran until 1978 when the award was divided into two new awards, the Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Performance, Traditional and Best Gospel Performance, Contemporary.
The category was then revived in 2005 and it was known once again under the name of Best Gospel Performance. As of 2012, following a major overhaul of the Grammy categories, this award will be renamed as Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance which will be eligible for all sub-genres in the gospel/Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) field.
The Blackwood Brothers hold the record for most awards in this category with four wins, two of them alongside Porter Wagoner. They also hold the record for most nominations, with seven. Two-time winners include Porter Wagoner, The Oak Ridge Boys, Karen Clark Sheard and CeCe Winans.
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| Year | Performing artist | Nationality | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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| 1968 | Porter Wagoner & The Blackwood Brothers Quartet | United States | More Grand Old Gospel |
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| 1969 | Happy Goodman Family | United States | The Happy Gospel of the Happy Goodmans | N/A | [4] |
| 1970 | Porter Wagoner & The Blackwood Brothers Quartet | United States | In Gospel Country |
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| 1971 | Oak Ridge Boys | United States | Talk About the Good Times |
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| 1972 | Charley Pride | United States | Let Me Live Lyrics |
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| 1973 | Blackwood Brothers | United States | L-O-V-E |
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| 1974 | Blackwood Brothers | United States | Release Me (from My Sin) |
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| 1976 | The Imperials | United States | No Shortage |
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| 1977 | Oak Ridge Boys | United States | Where the Soul Never Dies |
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| 2005 | Ray Charles & Gladys Knight | United States | "Heaven Help Us All" |
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| 2006 | CeCe Winans | United States | "Pray" |
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| 2007 | Yolanda Adams | United States | "Victory" |
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| 2008 (tie) |
The Clark Sisters Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige |
United States United States |
"Blessed & Highly Favored" "Never Gonna Break My Faith" |
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| 2009 | Mary Mary | United States | "Get Up" |
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| 2010 | Donnie McClurkin featuring Karen Clark Sheard | United States | "Wait On The Loard" |
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| 2011 | BeBe and CeCe Winans | United States | "Grace" |
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| 2012 | TBD | — | TBD |
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