SR Gospel: Mary Mary, Norful Lead 2010 Grammy Gospel Nominees

Gospel recording artists Mary Mary, Smokie Norful, and Donald Lawrence are among those nominated for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards !

Mary Mary, on the strength of the hit single "God In Me," is up for Best Gospel Song while both Smokie Norful and Donald Lawrence earned nominations based on the strength of their album's "Smokie Norful Live" (Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album) and "The Law of Confession, Part I" (Best Traditional Gospel Album) respectively.

The trio were revealed as nominees during a special nominations ceremony in Los Angeles Wednesday, December 2.

Vickie Winans, Donnie McClurkin, Kierra Sheard, Heather Headley, J. Moss, Mandisa, and Da' T.R.U.T.H. also received nominations (see a list of Gospel nominees below).

The 2010 (52 Annual) Grammy Awards are set to take place January 31, 2010, airing Live on CBS.

Gospel/Inspirational Nominees:

Best Gospel Performance

Free To Be Me
Francesca Battistelli

Jesus Is Love
Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful

I Believe
Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers

Wait On The Lord
Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard

Born Again
Third Day


Best Gospel Song

Born Again
Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)

City On Our Knees
Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan & Jaime Moore, songwriters (TobyMac)

Every Prayer
Dayna Caddell, Israel Houghton, Aaron Lindsey & Ricardo Sanchez, songwriters (Israel Houghton & Mary Mary)

God In Me
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard)

The Motions
Jason Houser, Sam Mizell & Matthew West, songwriters (Matthew West)


Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

The Big Picture
Da' T.R.U.T.H.

Crash
Decyfer Down

Innocence & Instinct
Red

Live Revelations
Third Day

The Dash
John Wells - The Tonic


Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album 

Speaking Louder Than Before
Jeremy Camp[BEC Recordings] 

The Power Of One
Israel Houghton[Integrity Music] 

The Long Fall Back To Earth
Jars Of Clay[Gray Matters/Essential Records] 

Love Is On The Move
Leeland[Essential Records] 

Freedom
Mandisa[Sparrow Records]

Best Traditional Gospel Album

God Don't Never Change
Ashley Cleveland[E1 Music] 

The Law Of Confession, Part I
Donald Lawrence & Co.[Quiet Water/Verity] 

Oh Happy Day(Various Artists)
Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers[EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings]

The Journey Continues
The Williams Brothers[Blackberry Records]

How I Got Over
Vickie Winans[Destiny Joy Records]

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Audience Of One
Heather Headley[EMI Gospel]

Renewed
Sheri Jones-Moffett[EMI Gospel]

Just James
J Moss[GospoCentric/ Verity] 

Smokie Norful: Live
Smokie Norful[EMI Gospel]

Bold Right Life
Kierra Sheard[EMI Gospel]

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