Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song

The Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song , in German "Grammy award for the best gospel song", was a music prize that was awarded from 2006 to 2014 by the American Recording Academy in 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 was the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song . The songwriter 's prize was first awarded at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006 to James Harris, Terry Lewis, James Q. Wright and Yolanda Adams for the song "Be Blessed" sung by Yolanda Adams. As of 2012, the award category was divided into the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song and Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song . The latter was a newly created category as part of a major overhaul of the Grammy categories to differentiate between traditional "old" gospel songs and contemporary gospel songs.

Winners and nominees

year	winner	nationality	song	Interpreter	Nominees	Picture of the winner (s)
2006	Yolanda Adams James Harris III Terry Lewis James Q. Wright	United States	"Be Blessed"	Yolanda Adams	Israel Houghton and Aaron Lindsey - "Again I Say Rejoice" ( Israel & New Breed ) Erica Campbell , Joi Campbell, Trecina Campbell and Warryn Campbell - "Heaven" ( Mary Mary ) Joeworn Martin - "Lift Him Up" (Hezekiah Walker & Love Fellowship Choir) James Moss - "We Must Praise" (J. Moss)
2007	Kirk Franklin	United States	"Imagine Me"	Kirk Franklin	Donald Lawrence - "The Blessing Of Abraham" (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) Brown Bannister and Mac Powell - "Mountain of God" ( Third Day ) Israel Houghton and Aaron Lindsey - "Not Forgotten" (Israel & New Breed) Tye triple bed - "Victory" (Tye triple bed)
2008	Karen Clark-Sheard	United States	"Blessed & Highly Favored"	The Clark Sisters	Mark Hall and Bernie Herms - "East To West" ( Casting Crowns ) Donald Lawrence - "Encourage Yourself" (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers) Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan , Jamie Moore and Aaron Rice - "Made To Love" ( TobyMac ) James L. Moss - "Praise On The Inside" (J. Moss)
2009	Kirk Franklin	United States	"Help Me Believe"	Kirk Franklin	James L. Moss - "Cover Me" (9:03 p.m. with Fred Hammond , Smokie Norful and J. Moss) Erica Campbell, Joi Campbell, Trecina Campbell and Warryn Campbell - "Get Up" (Mary Mary) Brandon Heath - "Give Me Your Eyes" (Brandon Heath) Steven Curtis Chapman and MercyMe - "You Reign" (MercyMe)
2010	Erica Campbell Tina Campbell Warryn Campbell	United States	"God In Me"	Mary Mary with Kierra “Kiki” Sheard	Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee and Mac Powell - "Born Again" ( Third Day with Lacey Mosley ) Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jamie Moore - "City On Our Knees" (TobyMac) Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton , Aaron Lindsey and Ricardo Sanche - "Give Me Your Eyes" (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary) Jason Houser, Sam Mizell and Matthew West - "The Motions" (Matthew West)
2011	Jerry Peters Kirk Whalum	United States	"It's What I Do"	Kirk Whalum and Lalah Hathaway	Lisa Gungor and Michael Gungor - "Beautiful Things" (Gungor) Sarah Hart and Chapin Hartford - "Better Than Hallelujah" ( Amy Grant ) Jonas Myrin , Matt Redman , Jesse Reeves and Chris Tomlin - "Our God" (Chris Tomlin) Gordon Kennedy - "Return to Sender" ( Ricky Skaggs )
2012	Kirk Franklin	United States	"Hello Fear"	Kirk Franklin	Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon - "Sitting With Me" (Mary Mary) Donald Lawrence - "Spiritual" (Donald Lawrence & Co. with Blanche McAllister-Dykes) Richard Smallwood - "Trust Me" (Richard Smallwood & Vision) Canton Jones - "Window" (Canton Jones)
2013	Erica Campbell Tina Campbell Warryn Campbell	United States	"Go Get It"	Mary Mary	Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune and Terence Vaughn - "Hold On" (James Fortune & FIYA with Monica and Fred Hammond) Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond , Jonathan Miller and Calvin Rodgers - "I Feel Good" (Fred Hammond) Aaron Lindsey and Marvin Sapp - "My Testimony" (Marvin Sapp) Donald Lawrence - "Released" (Bill Winston & Living Word with Donald Lawrence)
2014	Tye triple bed	United States	"If He Did It Before ... Same God" (Live)	Tye triple bed	Calvin Frazier and Deitrick Haddon - "Have Your Way" (Deitrick Haddon) Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson and Mahim Wilson - "If I Believe" (Charlie Wilson) Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell and Warryn Campbell - "A Little More Jesus" (Erica Campbell) Percy Bady - "Still" (Percy Bady with Lowell Pye)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 6, 2019 . 
2. ^ The Official Site of the Grammy Awards - Overview. Retrieved April 6, 2019 . 
3. ^ Winners Best Gospel Song. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .