Christian Artists Rack Up Grammy Nods
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.
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.