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Nominations List for Gospel and Christian Artists at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The GRAMMYs are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.

Here are the nominations for this year:

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Do Everything – Steven Curtis Chapman
Alive (Mary Magdalene) - Natalie Grant
Your Love – Brandon Heath
Jesus – Le'Andria Johnson
I Lift My Hands – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
Sitting With Me -Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)
Spiritual – Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
Trust Me -Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
Window – Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

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Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Blessings – Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
Hold Me – Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)
I Lift My Hands – Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
Strong Enough – Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
Your Love – Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

Best Gospel Album

The Love Album – Kim Burrell
The Journey – Andraé Crouch
Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
Something Big – Mary Mary
Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition – Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Ghosts Upon The Earth – Gungor
Leaving Eden – Brandon Heath
The Great Awakening – Leeland
What If We Were Real – Mandisa
Black & White – Royal Tailor

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