Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album , in German "Grammy Award for the best contemporary Christian music album", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy since 2012 . The award goes to artists for albums from the field of Christian pop music .

History and background

Since 1959, the Grammy Awards are presented annually in numerous categories by the Recording Academy in the United States to recognize artistic achievement, technical competence, and overall excellence regardless of album sales or chart position.

One of these categories is the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album . The award for the best contemporary Christian music album was one of the new categories awarded after a major overhaul of the Grammy Awards categories from 2012. This award combines recordings that were previously included in the categories Best Pop / Contemporary Gospel Album , Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album, and Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album .

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	album	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
2012	Chris Tomlin	United States	And If Our God Is for Us ...	Ghosts upon the Earth by Gungor Leaving Eden by Brandon Heath The Great Awakening by Leeland What If We Were Real by Mandisa Black & White by Royal Tailor
2013	TobyMac	United States	Eye on It	Come to the Well from Casting Crowns Where I Find You by Kari Jobe Gold from Britt Nicole Into the Light by Matthew West
2014	Mandisa	United States	Overcomers	We Won't Be Shaken from Building 429 All the People Said Amen [Live] by Matt Maher Your Grace Find Me (Live) by Matt Redman Burning Lights by Chris Tomlin
2015	For King & Country	Australia  United States	Run wild. Live Free. Love Strong.	If We're Honest by Francesca Battistelli Hurricane by Natalie Grant Welcome to the New from MercyMe Royal Tailor by Royal Tailor
2016	TobyMac	United States	This is not a test	Whatever the Road by Jason Crabb How Can It Be by Lauren Daigle Saints and Sinners by Matt Maher Love Ran Red by Chris Tomlin
2017	Hillary Scott & the Scott Family	United States	Love remains	Poets & Saints by All Sons & Daughters American Prodigal from Crowder Be One by Natalie Grant Youth Revival (live) by Hillsong Young & Free
2018	Zach Williams	United States	Chain breaker	Rise by Danny Gokey Echoes (Deluxe Edition) by Matt Maher Lifer by MercyMe Hills and Valleys by Tauren Wells
2019	Lauren Daigle	United States	Look Up Child	Hallelujah Here Below from Elevation Worship Living with a Fire from Jesus Culture Surrounded by Michael W. Smith Survivor: Live from Harding Prison by Zach Williams
2020 January 26th, 2020	For King & Country	Australia  United States	Burn the ships	I Know a Ghost from Crowder Haven't Seen It Yet by Danny Gokey The Elements from TobyMac Holy Roar by Chris Tomlin

Web links

• Official website of the Grammy Awards - Recording Academy, Los Angeles (English)
• Winner of the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at grammy.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved March 30, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved March 30, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. Retrieved March 30, 2019 .