Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance / Song

The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance / Song , in German "Grammy award for the best gospel performance / the best contemporary gospel song", is a music prize that has been awarded by the American Recording Academy since 2015 . The award from the area of gospel music goes to the songwriter and the performer.

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 Performance / Song . The award was first given at the 2015 Grammy Awards to songwriters Aaron W. Lindsey and Smokie Norful and interpreter Smokie Norful for the song No Greater Love .

In addition to the newly created category Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song , this is the only Grammy category that honors both interpreters and songwriters in one category.

Winners and nominees

year	Interpreter	nationality	title	Songwriter	Nominated songwriter (s) mentioned first, followed by title and performing artist (s)	Picture of the winner (s)
2015	Smokie Norful	United States	No Greater Love	Aaron W. Lindsey and Smokie Norful	Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, Hasben Jones, Harold Lilly, Lecrae Moore and Aaron Sledge for Help , interpreted by Erica Campbell ft. Lecrae Rudy Currence and Donald Lawrence for Sunday AM , performed by Karen Clark Sheard Kortney J. Pollard for I Believe , performed by Mali Music Kirk Franklin for Love on the Radio , performed by The Walls Group
2016	Kirk Franklin	United States	Wanna be happy?	Kirk Franklin	Anthony Brown for Worth (Live) performed by Anthony Brown and Group Therapy Travis Greene for Intentional , interpreted by Travis Greene Neville Diedericks, Israel Houghton and Meleasa Houghton for How Awesome Is Our God (Live) , performed by Israel & New Breed Aaron Lindsey and Brian Courtney Wilson for Worth Fighting For (Live) , performed by Brian Courtney Wilson
2017	Tamela Mann	United States	God Provides	Kirk Franklin	Stanley Brown and Courtney Rumble for It's Alright, It's OK , performed by Shirley Caesar ft. Anthony Hamilton Allundria Carr for You're Bigger (Live) , performed by Jekalyn Carr Travis Greene for Made a Way (Live) , performed by Travis Greene Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher and Hezekiah Walker for Better , interpreted by Hezekiah Walker
2018	CeCe Winans	United States	Never have to be alone	Dwan Hill and Alvin Love	Tina Campbell and Warryn Campbell for Too Hard Not To , performed by Tina Campbell David Bloom, JJ Hairston, Phontane Demond Reed and Cortez Vaughn for You Deserve It , performed by JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise ft. Bishop Cortez Vaughn Le'Andria for Better Days , interpreted by Le'Andria Warryn Campbell, Eric Dawkins, Damien Farmer, Damon Thomas, Ahjah Walls and Darrel Walls for My Life , performed by The Walls Group
2019	Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin	United States	Never alone	Kirk Franklin and Victoria Kelly	Jekalyn Carr and Allen Carr for You Will Win , performed by Jekalyn Carr Won't He Do It , interpreted by Koryn Hawthorne (songwriters Loren Hill, Makeba Riddick and Richard Shelton were not nominated for reasons unknown) Jonathan McReynolds for Cycles , performed by Jonathan McReynolds ft. DOE Aaron W. Lindsey, Alvin Richardson & Brian Courtney Wilson for A Great Work , interpreted by Brian Courteney Wilson
2020 January 26th, 2020	Kirk Franklin	United States	Love theory	Kirk Franklin	Gloria Gaynor featuring Yolanda Adams (writers: Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor, Chris Stevens) for Talkin '' Bout Jesus Travis Greene featuring Jekalyn Carr for See the Light Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant for Speak the Name Tasha Cobbs Leonard (authors: Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Nate Moore) for This Is a Move (live)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Accessed April 19, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Accessed April 19, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Gospel Performance / Song. Accessed April 19, 2019 .