Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album

The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album , in German "Grammy Award for the Best Gospel Album", is a music prize that has been awarded since 2012 by the Recording Academy in Los Angeles . The award goes to artists for albums from the field of gospel 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 Gospel Album.

The Best Gospel Album award is one of the new categories that has been awarded since 2012 following a comprehensive revision of all Grammy categories. The award includes recordings previously included in the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album , Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album, and Best Traditional Gospel Album categories .

Award winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	album	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
2012	Kirk Franklin	United States	Hello Fear	Kim Burrell - The Love Album Andrae Crouch - The Journey Mary Mary - Something Big Trin-I-Tee 5: 7 - Angel & Chanelle (Deluxe Edition)
2013	Lecrae	United States	Gravity	James Fortune & FIYA - Identity Israel & New Breed - Jesus at the Center: Live Marvin Sapp - I Win Anita Wilson - Worship Soul
2014	Tye triple bed	United States	Greater Than (Live)	Tasha Cobbs - Grace (Live) Donald Lawrence - Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 Bishop Paul S. Morton - Best Days Yet William Murphy - God Chaser (Live)
2015	Erica Campbell	United States	Help	Ricky Dillard & New G - Amazing (Live) William McDowell - Withholding Nothing (Live) Smokie Norful - Forever Yours Anita Wilson - Vintage Worship
2016	Israel & New Breed	United States	Covered: Alive in Asia (Live Deluxe)	Karen Clark Sheard - Destined to Win (Live) Dorinda Clark-Cole - Living It Tasha Cobbs - One Place Live Jonathan McReynolds - Life Music: Stage Two
2017	Kirk Franklin	United States	Losing my religion	Tim Bowman Jr. - lists Shirley Caesar - Fill This House Todd Dulaney - A Worshipper's Heart (Live) William Murphy - Demonstrate (Live)
2018	CeCe Winans	United States	Let Them Fall in Love	Travis Greene - Crossover: Live from Music City Le'Andria - Bigger Than Me Marvin Sapp - Close Anita Wilson - Sunday Song
2019	Tori Kelly	United States	Hiding place	Jekalyn Carr - One Nation Under God Jonathan McReynolds - Make Room The Walls Group - The Other Side Brian Courtney Wilson - A Great Work
2020 January 26th, 2020	Kirk Franklin	United States	Long Live Love	Donald Lawrence presents the Tri-City Singers - Goshen Gene Moore - Tunnel Vision William Murphy - Settle Here CeCe Winans - Something's Happening! A Christmas album

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 22, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved February 22, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Gospel Album. Retrieved March 8, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Category Mapper. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .