Yup!the Grammys came, the Grammys left, in it’s wake a couple of broken hearts and even more conspicuos small children bickering(don’t wanna mention names) as usual in the “gospel category there were more black winners than white(inconsequential or not? You tell me)most of my peeps won, most of them didn’t,but Joel 2 is becoming more of a reality sha in music and otherwise!!
Below are the nominees and winners,remember my predictions?well let’s join ‘em in celebrating n help them understand there’s more ground to be covered!!!
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE
“I Understand,” Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans & Mariah Carey
“East To West,” Casting Crowns
“Get Up,” Mary Mary
“Shall We Gather At The River,” Take 6
“Waging War,” CeCe Winans
BEST GOSPEL SONG
“Cover Me,” James L. Moss, songwriter (21:03 With Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful & J Moss)
“Get Up,” Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Eric Dawkins, songwriters (Mary Mary)
“Give Me Your Eyes,” Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)
“Help Me Believe,” Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
“You Reign,” Jim Bryson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Nathan Cochran, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Mike Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters (MercyMe)
BEST ROCK OR RAP GOSPEL ALBUM
“Hello,” After Edmund
“Our World Redeemed,” Flame
“We Need Each Other,” Sanctus Real
“Rock What You Got,” Superchick
“Alive And Transported,” TobyMac
BEST POP/CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM
“This Moment,” Steven Curtis Chapman
“What If We,” Brandon Heath
“Opposite Way,” Leeland
“Hello Love,” Chris Tomlin
“Thy Kingdom Come,” CeCe Winans
BEST SOUTHERN, COUNTRY, OR BLUEGRASS GOSPEL ALBUM
“Room for More,” Booth Brothers
“Lovin’ Life,” Gaither Vocal Band
“Steps to Heaven,” Charlie Louvin
“Hymned Again,” Bart Millard
“Ephesians One,” Karen Peck & New River
BEST TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM
“Down in New Orleans,” The Blind Boys of Alabama
“I’ll Say Yes,” The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
“Take it Back,” Dorinda Clark-Cole
“Deitrick Haddon Presents . . . Together In Worship,” Voices Of Unity
“Bishop Charles E. Blake Presents… No Limit,” The West Angeles COGIC Mass Choir
BEST CONTEMPORARY R&B GOSPEL ALBUM
“Reflections,” Jason Champion
“The Fight of My Life,” Kirk Franklin
“The Sound,” Mary Mary
“Donald Lawrence Introduces: Family Prayer,” The Murrills
“Stand Out,” Tye Tribbett & G.A.
That Brandon Heath didn’t win anything makes me sad though!!! Also think they should separate rock from rap, that way more peeps like Flame get to win.. nobody could stop Mary Mary though!
Peace…
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