Grammy Nominations are in!

About an hour and a half ago, CBS aired the Grammy nomination concert, where they announced nominees for major awards (ie. Album of the Year, Record of the Year, etc.) However, the rest of the nominees were announced online on the website. All of the Gospel, Christian, and Inspiration nominees are grouped together under the Gospel categories. Here are the nominees:

Best Gospel Performance:

• "He Wants All" by Forever Jones
• "You Hold My World" by Israel Houghton 
• "Nobody Greater" by VaShawn Mitchell
• "He's Been Just That Good" by Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway
• "Grace" by BeBe & CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song (Songwriters award):

• "Beautiful Things" by Gungor (Lisa Gungor & Michael Gungor)
• "Better Than a Hallelujah" by Amy Grant (Sarah Hart & Chapin Hartford)
• "It's What I Do" by Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway (Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum)
• "Our God" by Chris Tomlin (Jonas Myrin, Matt Redman, Jesse Reeves & Chris Tomlin)
• "Return to Sender" by Ricky Skaggs (Gordon Kennedy)

Best Rock/Rap Gospel Album:

•  "Church Music" by the David Crowder Band
• "For Those Who Wait" by Fireflight
• "Beautiful Things" by Gungor
• "Rehab" by LaCrae 
• "Hello Hurricane" by Switchfoot

Best Pop/Contemporary Album:

• "Beauty Will Rise" by Steven Curtis Chapman
• "Love God. Love People." by Israel Houghton 
• "Pieces of a Real Heart" by Sanctus Real
• "Mosaic" by Ricky Skaggs
• "Tonight" by TobyMac

Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album:

• "Times Like These" by Austins Bridge
• "The Reason" by Diamond Rio
• "Expecting Good Things" by Jeff & Sherri Easter
• "Journey On" by Ty Herndon
• "Live at Oak Tree: Karen Peck & New River" by Karen Peck & New River

Best Traditional Gospel Album: 

• "The Experience" by Vanessa Bell Armstrong
• "A City Called Heaven" by Shirley Ceasar
• "Downtown Church" by Patty Griffin 
• "Here I Am" by Marvin Sapp
• "All in One" by Karen Clark Sheard

Best Contemporary R&B Album:

• "Get Ready" by Forever Jones 
• "Love Unstoppable" by Fred Hammond
• "Triumphant" by VaShawn Mitchell 
• "Aaron Sledge" by Aaron Sledge
• "Still" by BeBe & CeCe Winans

The winners will be announced on February 13, 2011. Stay tuned!