The Recording Academy recently announced the nominations for the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Some of the artists who announced the nominations included Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown, and Corinne Bailey Rae.

The 49th GRAMMY Awards take center stage at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2007, on CBS. Below is a partial list of the nominations in the Christian/gospel music categories.

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.)

Victory
Yolanda Adams
Track from: The Gospel - Soundtrack
[Verity Records]

Not Forgotten
Israel & New Breed
Track from: Alive In South Africa
[Integrity Gospel]

The Blessing Of Abraham
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
Track from: Finale Act One
[EMI Gospel]

Made To Worship
Chris Tomlin
Track from: See The Morning
[Sparrow Records/SixStepsRecords]

Victory
Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Track from: Victory Live!
[Columbia, Sony Urban]

Best Gospel Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

The Blessing Of Abraham
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Track from: Finale Act One
[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs, Zomba Publishing.]

Imagine Me
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
[Fo Yo Soul/Verity/Zomba; Publishers: Zomba Songs, Kerrion Publishing, Lilly Mack Music.]

Mountain Of God
Brown Bannister & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)
Track from: Wherever You Are
[Essential Records; Publishers: Vandura 2500 Songs, New Spring (Zomba), Banistuci Music.]

Not Forgotten
Israel Houghton & Aaron Lindsey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed)
Track from: Alive In South Africa
[Integrity Gospel; Publishers: Sound of the New Breed, Integrity's Praise! Music, Aaron Lindsey Publishing.]

Victory
Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett & G.A.)
Track from: Victory Live!
[Columbia, Sony Urban; Publisher: G.A.S. Music.]


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

DecembeRadio
DecembeRadio
[Slanted Records]

Where The Past Meets Today
Sarah Kelly
[Gotee Records]

Turn Around
Jonny Lang
[A&M Records]

End Of Silence
Red
[Essential Records]

Bone-A-Fide
T-Bone
[Bone Yard/Flicker Records]

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

Sound Of Melodies
Leeland
[Essential Records]

Coming Up To Breathe
MercyMe
[INO Records]

Wherever You Are
Third Day
[Essential Records]

See The Morning
Chris Tomlin
[Sixstepsrecords/sparrow]

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Ayiesha Woods
[Gotee Records]

For the rest of the listings of nominees log on to www.grammy.com