53rd Annual Grammy Nominations

The 2010 Grammy Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 for the following categories:

Best Gospel Performance:

• He Wants It All ~ Forever Jones
• You Hold My World ~ Israel Houghton
• Nobody Greater ~ VaShawn Mitchell
• He’s Been Just That Good ~ Kirk Whalum and Lalah Hathaway
• Grace~ Bebe and Cece Winans

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• Get Ready ~Forever Jones
• Love Unstoppable ~ Fred Hammond
• Triumphant ~ VaShawn Mitchell
• Aaron Sledge  ~ Aaron Sledge
• Still ~ BeBe and CeCe Winans

Best Traditional Gospel Album

• The Experience ~ Vanessa Bell Armstrong
• A City Called Heaven ~ Shirley Caesar
• Downtown Church ~ Patty Griffin
• Here I Am ~ Marvin Sapp
• All In One ~  Karen Clark Sheard

Other nominees included Lecrae for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album and Israel Houghton for Best Pop/ Contemporary Gospel Album for, “Love God, Love People”.

The Grammy’s will air live on February 13, 2011 at 8 p.m. EST on CBS, with the pre-show being aired online, we will update you as more information  becomes available, as in most cases the Gospel winners are announced during the pre-show.  For more information and a full listing of nominees log onto http://www.grammy.com/nominees