50th Grammy Awards - Gospel Field

Gospel Field

Best Gospel Performance

• "East to West" – Casting Crowns
• "Blessed & Highly Favored" – The Clark Sisters
• "Never Gonna Break My Faith" – Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
• "With Long Life" – Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
• "He Set My Life to Music" – CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Song

• "Blessed & Highly Favored"
  • Karen Clark–Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
• "East to West"
  • Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
• "Encourage Yourself"
  • Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers)
• "Made to Love"
  • Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (TobyMac)
• "Praise on the Inside"
  • James L. Moss, songwriter (J. Moss)

Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

• Before the Daylight's Shot – Ashley Cleveland
• HIStory: Our Place In His Story – The Cross Movement
• Open Book – Da' T.R.U.T.H.
• The Reckoning – Pillar
• Comatose – Skillet

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

• The Altar and the Door – Casting Crowns
• A Deeper Level – Israel and New Breed
• True Beauty – Mandisa
• Stand – Michael W. Smith
• Portable Sounds – TobyMac

Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Album

• Amazing Grace – Bill & Gloria Gaither and the Homecoming Friends
• Journey of Joy – Karen Peck & New River
• Everybody's Brother – Billy Joe Shaver
• Salt of the Earth – Ricky Skaggs & The Whites
• Tell Someone – Kenny & Amanda Smith Band
• I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs of Faith – Various Artists

Best Traditional Gospel Album

• Live: One Last Time – The Clark Sisters
• The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself – Donald Lawrence & The Tri–City Singers
• Life Changing – Smokie Norful
• Thirsty – Marvin Sapp
• Cherch – Bebe Winans

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

• Grateful – Coko
• Free to Worship – Fred Hammond
• V2 …– J. Moss
• T57 – Trin-i-tee 5:7
• Alone But Not Alone – Marvin Winans