Best Gospel Performance
(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

• Free To Be Me
  Francesca Battistelli
  [Fervent Records/ Word Entertainment]
  
  
• Jesus Is Love
  Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful
  Track from: Audience Of One
  [EMI Gospel]
  
  
• I Believe
  Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers
  Track from: Oh Happy Day
  [Vector Recordings/EMI Gospel]
  
  
• Wait On The Lord
  Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard
  Track from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit)
  [Verity]
  
  
• Born Again
  Third Day
  Track from: Revelation
  [Essential Records]
  

• Born Again
  Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
  Track from: Revelation
  [Essential Records; Publisher: Consuming Fire Music.]
  
  
• City On Our Knees
  Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jaime Moore, songwriters (TobyMac)
  [Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs, Emack Music, Jamnu Music, Castle Bound, Bummerman Music.]
  
  
• Every Prayer
  Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary)
  Track from: The Power Of One
  [Integrity Music; Publishers: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing, Aaron Lindsey Publishing, Integrity's Praise! Music, Sound of the New Breed, gnidybab music, Ricardo Music Dot Com.]
  
  
• God In Me
  Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)
  Track from: The Sound
  [Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI April Music, Wet Ink Red Music, That's Plum Song, It's Tea Tyme.]
  
  
• The Motions
  Jason Houser, Sam Mizell & Matthew West, songwriters (Matthew West)
  Track from: Something To Say
  [Sparrow Records; Publishers: Word Music/Songs For Lulu/Simple Tense Songs/Wyzell Music/Songs of Extreme/Cedar Sides.

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• The Big Picture
  Da' T.R.U.T.H.
  [Cross Movement Records]
  
  
• Crash
  Decyfer Down
  [INO Records]
  
  
• Innocence & Instinct
  Red
  [Essential Records]
  
  
• Live Revelations
  Third Day
  [Essential Records]
  
  
• The Dash
  John Wells-The Tonic
  [Cross Movement Records]
  
  

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Speaking Louder Than Before
  Jeremy Camp
  [BEC Recordings]
  
  
• The Power Of One
  Israel Houghton
  [Integrity Music]
  
  
• The Long Fall Back To Earth
  Jars Of Clay
  [Gray Matters/Essential Records]
  
  
• Love Is On The Move
  Leeland
  [Essential Records]
  
  
• Freedom
  Mandisa
  [Sparrow Records]
  

Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Jason Crabb
  Jason Crabb
  [Spring Hill Music Group]
  
  
• Dream On
  Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
  [Gaither Music Group]
  
  
• The Rock
  Tracy Lawrence
  [Rocky Comfort Records/Artist2Market Distribution]
  
  
• In God's Time
  Barry Scott & Second Wind
  [Rebel Records]
  
  
• Everyday
  Triumphant Quartet
  [Daywind Records]
  
  

Best Traditional Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• God Don't Never Change
  Ashley Cleveland
  [E1 Music]
  
  
• The Law Of Confession, Part I
  Donald Lawrence & Co.
  [Quiet Water/Verity]
  
  
• Oh Happy Day
  (Various Artists)
  Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers
  [EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings]
  
  
• The Journey Continues
  The Williams Brothers
  [Blackberry Records]
  
  
• How I Got Over
  Vickie Winans
  [Destiny Joy Records]
  
  

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
(For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

• Audience Of One
  Heather Headley
  [EMI Gospel]
  
  
• Renewed
  Sheri Jones-Moffett
  [EMI Gospel]
  
  
• Just James
  J Moss
  [GospoCentric/ Verity]
  
  
• Smokie Norful: Live
  Smokie Norful
  [EMI Gospel]
  
  
• Bold Right Life
  Kierra Sheard
  [EMI Gospel]