'Jesus Walks' Up for Grammy

By Lillian Kwon, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, February 15, 2005

Receiving 10 Grammy award nominations for "Jesus Walks,' rapper Kanye West is expected to nab the song of the year and best rap song award on Feb. 13 at the 47th Grammy Awards.

The following is a list of other nominees under the Gospel categories:

Best Rock Gospel Album
-Take Me Away; Sarah Kelly
-Collide; Skillet
-Lose This Life; Tait
-Wire; Third Day
-Welcome To Diverse City; TobyMac
-Holy Hip Hop "Taking The Gospel To The Streets;" Various Artists; David (Damonsta) Lynch, producer

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Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
-The Creed; Avalon
-All Things New; Steven Curtis Chapman
-Who We Are Instead; Jars Of Clay
-Everyday People; Nicole C. Mullen
-Rising Son; RainSong

Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album
-Driven; The Crabb Family
-20th Century Gospel: From Hymns To Blackwood Brothers Tribute To Christian Country; The Jordanaires, Art Greenhaw & The Light Crust Doughboys & Nokie Edwards
-Universal United House Of Prayer; Buddy Miller
-Worship & Faith; Randy Travis
-Amazing Grace 3 - A Country Salute To Gospel; Various Artists; Scott Hendricks, producer

Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album
-The Live Experience; The Rance Allen Group
-There Will Be A Light; Ben Harper & The Blind Boys Of Alabama
-The Water I Give; Dottie Peoples
-The Praise & Worship Songs; Richard Smallwood
-Still Here; The Williams Brothers

Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album
-Somethin' 'Bout Love; Fred Hammond
-Live From Another Level; Israel And New Breed
-He-Motions; Bishop T. D. Jakes
-Nothing Without You; Smokie Norful
-Out The Box; Ton? & The Peculiar People

Best Gospel Choir Or Chorus Album
-Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus; Minister Timothy Britten & Professor James Roberson, choir directors; Shabach Praise Co.
-Live In New York; Rev. Timothy Wright, choir director; New York Fellowship Mass Choir II
-Live...This is Your House; Carol Cymbala, choir director; The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
-Spirit & Truth; Kevin Bond, choir director; Newbirth Total Praise Choir
-Unplugged... The Way Church Used To Be; Ricky Dillard, choir director; New Generation Chorale

The Grammy Awards airs on CBS, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.