Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Awarded forOutstanding gospel albums incorporating contemporary R&B music
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1991
Last awarded2011
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality gospel albums incorporating contemporary R&B music. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position."[2] In 1991, the award originated as Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album, and renamed in 2007. Previously, a similar award, the Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Contemporary, was given from 1978 to 1983.

According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards, the award is presented to "a newly recorded album with at least fifty-one percent R&B Gospel vocal tracks. A solo artist with a choir or chorus is eligible when the choir/chorus provides backing on what is considered an album for the solo artist."[3]

The award was discontinued in 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012 forward, recordings in this category have been shifted to the Best Gospel Album category.

Recipients

Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year.

Year[I] Performing artists Work Nominees Ref.
1991 Take 6 So Much 2 Say
[4]
1992 BeBe & CeCe Winans Different Lifestyles
[5]
1993 Mervyn Warren (producer) & Various Artists Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration
[6]
1994 The Winans All Out
[7]
1995 Take 6 Join the Band
[8]
1996 CeCe Winans Alone In His Presence
[9]
1997 Kirk Franklin & the Family Whatcha Lookin' 4
[10]
1998 Take 6 Brothers
[11]
1999 Kirk Franklin The Nu Nation Project
[12]
2000 Yolanda Adams Mountain High... Valley Low
[13]
2001 Mary Mary & Warryn Campbell (producer) Thankful
[14]
2002 Yolanda Adams; Benjamin J. Arrindell, Biff Dawes, Derek Lewis (engineers) The Experience
  • Fred Hammond – In Case You Missed It And Then Some
  • Tramaine Hawkins – Still Tramaine
  • Angie Winans – Melodies from the Heart
  • Kim Burrell – Live In Concert
 [15]
2003 Eartha Sidebars
[16]
2004 Donnie McClurkin ...Again
[17]
2005 Smokie Norful Nothing Without You
[18]
2006 CeCe Winans Purified
  • Yolanda Adams – Day By Day
  • Mary Mary – Mary Mary
  • J. Moss – The J.Moss Project
  • BeBe Winans – Dream
 [19]
2007 Kirk Franklin Hero [20]
2008 Fred Hammond Free to Worship
[21]
2009 Kirk Franklin The Fight of My Life
[22]
2010 Heather Headley Audience of One
[23]
2011 BeBe & CeCe Winans Still
[24]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Record holders

  • Most Wins
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd
Artist Kirk Franklin
Cece Winans		 Take 6 Yolanda Adams
Total Wins 4 wins 3 wins 2 wins
  • Most Nominations
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Artist Yolanda Adams Fred Hammond Cece Winans Kirk Franklin
Take 6
Helen Baylor		 Mary Mary
Bebe Winans
The Winans
Richard Smallwood
Total Wins 8 nominations 7 nominations 5 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations

See also

References

General
  • "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ "52nd OEP Category Description Guide" (PDF). National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 27, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  4. ↑ "1991 Grammy Awards". MetroLyrics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Grammy Nominations 1992". Los Angeles Times. 9 January 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "1993 Grammy Nominations". The Baltimore Sun. 8 January 1993. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ "1994 Grammy Awards". MetroLyrics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 6 January 1995. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ "THE 38TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS: The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. 5 January 1996. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ "THE 39TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS". Los Angeles Times. 8 January 1997. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  11. ↑ "40th Annual Grammy Award Nominations". Digital Hit Entertainment/Multiplex Theatre Properties Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  12. ↑ "41st Annual Grammy® Award Nominations". Digital Hit Entertainment/Multiplex Theatre Properties Inc. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  13. ↑ "42nd Annual Grammy Award nominations". GospelFlava.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  14. ↑ "43rd Grammy Awards Gospel Nominees". GospelCity.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  15. ↑ "44th Annual Grammy Award Winners". GospelFlava.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  16. ↑ "45th Annual Grammy Award Nominations". GospelFlava.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  17. ↑ "46th Annual Grammy Award Winners". GospelFlava.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  18. ↑ "47th Annual Grammy Award Nominations". GospelFlava.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  19. ↑ "48th Annual Grammy Award RESULTS". GospelFlava.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  20. ↑ "The 49th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  21. ↑ "50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations for Christian/Gospel Music". GospelCity.com. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  22. ↑ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  23. ↑ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  24. ↑ "The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
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