2014 Gospel Music Grammy Nominations are released, celebrate with your favorite artists

The 56th Grammy Awards Ceremony will be televised Sunday January 26,2014 on your local CBS affiliate

Each year, gospel artists and listeners have the opportunity to see their favorite artists celebrated on the biggest awards stage, the Grammy Awards. This year was a year of change in the music industry favoring the long held buying and listening trends of gospel listeners. 

This change, which now brings consideration to trends such as youtube views and singles downloads aim to highlight a long forgotten industry that has for years been uninvited to professional music's biggest party. When was the last time you saw gospel music awarded during the main show? Expect to see that trend change as well in the coming years. Gospel/Christian music is another genre left to the early afternoon Pre-Awards Show. 

Here is the list of this year's gospel categories and nominees. Who do you think will win? I've included my pick with each category. Who's your pick?? Share it with SMG today! 
For more information about this year's awards ceremony, visit Grammy.com today!


Click here for the complete list of 2014 Gospel Nominees

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BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Tasha Cobbs- Break Every Chain [Live]
Grace [Live]
Label: EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel

Natalie Grant- Hurricane
Label: Curb Records

Matt Maher- Lord, I Need You
 All The People Said Amen [Live]
Label: Essential Records

Mandisa- Overcomer
 Overcomer
Label: Sparrow Records

Tye Tribbett- If He Did It Before... Same God [Live]
Greater Than [Live]
Label: Motown Gospel

Fred's pick:

Tasha Cobbs

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BEST GOSPEL SONG

Deitrick Haddon- Have Your Way
Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters 
Label: RCA Inspiration; Publishers: Deitrick Vaughn Haddon Publishing/Calvin Frazier Publishing

Tye Tribbett- If He Did It Before... Same God [Live]
Tye Tribbett, songwriter 
Track from: Greater Than [Live]
Label: Motown Gospel; Publisher: Everything Fresh Entertainment LLC

Charlie Wilson- If I Believe
Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters 
Track from: Love, Charlie
Label: RCA Records / P Music Group Inc.; Publishers: Nephew Wirlie Music/EMI Music Publishing/Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing/Mamas Pebbly Publishing

Erica Campbell- A Little More Jesus
Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters 
Label: My Block Inc / Eone Music; Publishers: That's Plum Song-EMI April/It's Tea Tyme-EMI April/Campbell Kids

Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye- Still
Percy Bady, songwriter 
Track from: Kingdom Inspirations
Label: Maranatha! Music/K-Bizz Ent.; Publisher: Kingdom Bizz Songs BMI

Fred's pick...

Tye Tribbett

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BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG

Natalie Grant- Hurricane
Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters 
Label: Curb Records; Publishers: SeeSee Bubba Songs/Tunes Of R And T Direct/Razor & Tie Music Publishing, LLC/Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/Forest For The Trees Music/Checkpointchicky Music/Seems Like Music/Music Services

Steven Curtis Chapman- Love Take Me Over
Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter 
Track from: The Glorious Unfolding
Label: Reunion Records; Publishers: Chappy Campers Music/Primary Wave/Wizen Music

Mandisa- Overcomer
David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters 
Track from: Overcomer
Label: Sparrow Records; Publishers: Ariose Music/9T One Songs/Meaux Mercy/LarryDavid Music/Capitol CMG Publishing/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music

Tobymac- Speak Life
Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters 
Track from: Eye On It
Label: Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/EMI CMG Publishing/Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing/Songs Of Emack/Jamnu Music/Hole-Steen Music

Chris Tomlin- Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)
Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters 
Track from: Burning Lights
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Sixsteps Songs/Worship Together Music/A Thousand Generations Publishing/EMI CMG Publishing/Alletrop Music/McTyeire Music

Fred's pick...

Chris Tomlin

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BEST GOSPEL ALBUM

Grace [Live]
Tasha Cobbs
Label: EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel

Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 [Live]
Donald Lawrence
Label: Quietwater Entertainment/EOne

Best Days Yet
Bishop Paul S. Morton
Label: Tehillah Music Group/EOne

God Chaser [Live]
William Murphy
Label: RCA Inspiration/ Verity Gospel Music Group

Greater Than [Live]
Tye Tribbett
Label: Motown Gospel

Fred's pick...

Donald Lawrence

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BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM

We Won't Be Shaken
Building 429
Label: Essential Records

All The People Said Amen [Live]
Matt Maher
Label: Essential Records

Overcomer
Mandisa
Label: Sparrow Records

Your Grace Finds Me (Live)
Matt Redman
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records

Burning Lights
Chris Tomlin
Label: sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records

Fred's pick...

Matt Redman