The 62nd GRAMMY Awards Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards have been announced. In the Christian music categories there were double nominations for Danny Gokey, Kirk Franklin and for KING & COUNTRY.

The 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held live on Sunday, January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles, CA and hosted by Alicia Keys.

for KING & COUNTRY's unprecedented collaboration with Dolly Parton on hit track "God Only Knows" has been nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, while the duo's full-length masterwork on which the song lives burn the ships received a nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. 

"burn the ships, in many ways, is the most meaningful album of our career," says Joel Smallbone, one half of for KING & COUNTRY. "We've had the distinct privilege to share this music by touring around the world over the past year, and seeing the songs resonate with so many people has been an extraordinary experience. One of the great honors in our career was when Dolly Parton told us that 'God Only Knows' was one of the best songs she'd ever heard. Our proverbial jaws hit the floor and have stayed there, and we cannot thank Dolly enough for her time, generosity, and that wonderfully powerful voice. She's truly a light. With all that said, this nod by our peers is an incredible year-end high."

TobyMac earns his 17th GRAMMY career nomination, with his latest project, THE ELEMENTS, gaining a nod for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.

Mark Hall (Casting Crowns), Tauren Wells, and Zach Williams were among other artists receiving nominations.

Best Gospel Performance/Song
LOVE THEORY
Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter

TALKIN' 'BOUT JESUS
Gloria Gaynor Featuring Yolanda Adams; Bryan
Fowler, Gloria Gaynor & Chris Stevens, songwriters

SEE THE LIGHT
Travis Greene Featuring Jekalyn Carr

SPEAK THE NAME
Koryn Hawthorne Featuring Natalie Grant

THIS IS A MOVE (LIVE)
Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Nate Moore, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
ONLY JESUS
Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms & Matthew West, songwriters

GOD ONLY KNOWS
for KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters

HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET
Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse & Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters

GOD'S NOT DONE WITH YOU (SINGLE VERSION)
Tauren Wells

RESCUE STORY
Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters

Best Gospel Album
LONG LIVE LOVE
Kirk Franklin

GOSHEN
Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri -City Singers

TUNNEL VISION
Gene Moore

SETTLE HERE
William Murphy

SOMETHING'S HAPPENING! A CHRISTMAS ALBUM
CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
I KNOW A GHOST
Crowder

BURN THE SHIPS
for KING & COUNTRY

HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET
Danny Gokey

THE ELEMENTS
TobyMac

HOLY ROAR
Chris Tomlin

Best Roots Gospel Album
DEEPER ROOTS: WHERE THE BLUEGRASS GROWS
Steven Curtis Chapman

TESTIMONY
Gloria Gaynor

DEEPER OCEANS
Joseph Habedank

HIS NAME IS JESUS
Tim Menzies

GONNA SING, GONNA SHOUT
(Various Artists)
Jerry Salley, Producer 

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