Christian Artists Rack Up Grammy Nods

Christian music artists Brandon Heath, Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis
Chapman, Ce Ce Winans,
Kirk Franklin and others recently racked up nominations for
next year's Grammys.

[12.05.08] Gospel Music Association's New Artist of the Year Brandon Heath received two
GRAMMY Award nominations Wednesday during a televised show from Los Angeles.

Heath was nominated in the Best Gospel Song category for “Give Me Your
Eyes” as well as for What If We in the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album category.

Mary Mary, CeCe Winans and Kirk Franklin also received two nods each during
the broadcast, which included performances from past GRAMMY winners such as
Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and the Foo Fighters.

Other Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album nominees were This Moment
by Steven Curtis Chapman, Opposite
Way by Leeland, Hello Love by
Chris Tomlin and Thy Kingdom Come by CeCe
Winans.

Mary Mary was nominated in the Best Gospel Performance category for “Get
Up” as well as for The Sound in
the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album category.

Other Best Gospel Performance nominees were “East to West” by Casting
Crowns, “Waging War” by CeCe Winans, “Shall We Gather at the River” by Take 6
and “I Understand” by Kim Burrell, Rance Allen, Bebe Winans, Mariah Carey and
Hezekiah Walker's Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir.

Franklin was nominated in the Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
category for The Fight of My Life and “Help Me Believe” in the Best Gospel Song
category.

The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards are scheduled for live broadcast on CBS at 8
p.m. EST, Feb 8. For a complete list of GRAMMY award-nominees, click
here.