The 2008 Grammy nominations list: GOSPEL ONLY!

Below is the nominations list for the 2008 Grammy Awards (Gospel Only). If you look closely you might have an idea of the artist i want to take home the award.

Best Gospel Performance

East To West

Casting Crowns

Track from: The Altar And The Door

[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]

Blessed & Highly Favored
The Clark Sisters
Track from: Live - One Last Time
[EMI Gospel]

Never Gonna Break My Faith
Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
Track from: Bobby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Island Def Jam]

With Long Life
Israel And New Breed Featuring T-Bone
Track from: A Deeper Level
[Integrity Music]


He Set My Life To Music
CeCe WinansTrack from: She Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - A Tribute To Barbara Mandrell
[BNA Records]

Best Gospel Song

Blessed & Highly Favored
Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
Track from: Live - One Last Time
[EMI Gospel; Publisher: K. Sheard's Melody]

East To West
Mark Hall & Bernie Herms, songwriters (Casting Crowns)
Track from: The Altar And The Door[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records; Publishers: Club Zoo Music, Sparrow Song, Swecs Music, Banahama Tunes/Word Music]

Encourage Yourself
Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers)
Track from: The Grand Finale: Encourage Yourself[EMI Gospel; Publishers: QW Songs/Zomba Publishing]

Made To Love
Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Aaron Rice, songwriters (TobyMac)Track from: Portable Sounds[ForeFront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/Emack Music/Lowe Bar Music/Jammu Music/Rizzle Music]

Praise On The Inside
James L. Moss, songwriter (J. Moss)[

Gospo Centric; Publisher: Millenni-era Music]


Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album

Before The Daylight's Shot

Ashley Cleveland

[204 Records]

HIStory: Our Place In His StoryT

he Cross Movement

[Cross Movement Records]

Open Book

Da' T.R.U.T.H.

[Cross Movement Records]

The ReckoningPillar

[Flicker Records]

Comatose

Skillet

[Atlantic/Lava/Ardent/INO]

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album

The Altar And The Door

Casting Crowns

[Beach Street Records/Reunion Records]

A Deeper Level

Israel And New Breed

[Integrity Music]

True Beauty

Mandisa

[Sparrow Records]

Stand

Michael W. Smith

[Reunion Records]

Portable Sounds

TobyMac

[ForeFront Records]


Best Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album

Amazing Grace

Bill & Gloria Gaither And The Homecoming Friends

[Gaither Music Group]

Journey Of Joy

Karen Peck And New River

[Daywind Records]

Everybody's Brother

Billy Joe Shaver

[Compadre Records/Music World Entertainment]

Salt Of The Earth

Ricky Skaggs & The Whites

[Skaggs Family Records]

Tell Someone

Kenny & Amanda Smith Band

[Rebel Records]

I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns & Songs Of Faith

Various Artists

Ed Cash, producer

[Sparrow Records]

Best Traditional Gospel Album

Live - One Last TimeThe Clark Sisters

[EMI Gospel]

The Grand Finale': Encourage Yourself

Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers

[EMI Gospel]

Life Changing

Smokie Norful

[EMI Gospel]

Thirsty

Marvin Sapp

[Verity]

Cherch

Bebe Winans

[Koch Records]


Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Grateful

Coko

[Light Records]

Free To Worship

Fred Hammond

[Verity]

V2…

J. Moss

[Gospo Centric/Zomba Gospel]

T57

Trin-I-Tee 5:7

[Spirit Rising Music/Music World Entertainment]

Alone But Not Alone

Marvin Winans

[Pure Springs Gospel]

Yeah. I know ypu have probably figured out the artists I want to win. I love all of them but to me these ones deserve the awards. Especially, tobyMac