Gaither Vocal Band has earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Roots Gospel Album for Let’s Just Praise the Lord (Gaither Music Group), produced by Bill Gaither and Gordon Mote. Bill and Gloria Gaither and GVB have collectively received eight GRAMMY Awards and more than two dozen nominations, including this second consecutive Best Roots Gospel Album nomination, following last year’s That’s Gospel, Brother project nod.

Stream/download/purchase Let’s Just Praise The Lord HERE.

“I am so proud of the young men in the Vocal Band,” stated three-time Gospel Music Association (GMA) Hall of Fame member and group founder Bill Gaither.  “It’s always an honor to be nominated, especially with the caliber of folks in our category this year. I have the utmost respect for all of the nominees and wish them all the best!”

The Recording Academy will present the The 65th GRAMMY Awards live on CBS Sunday, Feb. 5, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

The GRAMMY news follows an October GMA Dove Award win for Gaither Vocal Band, who took home the Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year award at the Nashville ceremony for “My Feet Are on the Rock” from the GRAMMY-nominated album That’s Gospel, Brother. The song, produced by Bill Gaither and ACM Award winner Gordon Mote, was a Top 5 radio hit. The Gospel Music Hall of Famers have garnered more than two dozen Dove Awards.

The legendary group has just recorded a new single “Shine (The Darker the Night the Brighter the Light)” scheduled for digital release on November 25.

“This is a very important song with a powerful idea that I believe with all my heart,” says Bill Gaither. “The world has never been stable, and according to God’s Word it is not going to be stable. We are called to be God’s light — to shine — in an unstable culture. Do we really believe and live out the power of love and grace? Every now and then we say about a song ,‘this is a special idea that can make a difference in the way we live.’ I think this is one of those songs.”

The quintet has released four new Christmas singles on digital streaming platforms including “Jesus, What a Lovely Name,” “My Heart Would Be Your Bethlehem,” “Tennessee Christmas” and “Mary Was the First One to Carry the Gospel” with three more on the way between now and Christmas. Videos of each of the songs can be found on the Gaither Music TV YouTube channel (over 2.7M followers) and on the Gaither FB page (over 1.7M followers). The group is seen weekly on numerous TV networks including PBS, DIRECTV, Dish TV, RFD-TV, Trinity Broadcasting Network and many others throughout the United States and Canada.

Gaither Vocal Band is completing its fall tour at present and will kick off its seven-stop Christmas tour on December 1 in Hershey, PA. They will be performing songs from their 2021 Christmas album All Heaven And Nature Sing, in addition to other Christmas classics.

All recordings by Gaither Vocal Band are distributed by Capitol Christian Music Group and Universal Music.

Motown Gospel celebrates six GRAMMY nominations across its diverse roster of artists, as announced yesterday by the Recording Academy.

Multiple GRAMMY-winner Tye Tribbett picked up two nominations—one for Best Gospel Performance/Song (“Get Up”) and the other for Best Gospel Album (All Things New). Acclaimed jazz duo The Baylor Project earned a nod for The Evening : Live At APPARATUS, with Marcus Baylor also receiving a Best Improvised Jazz Solo nomination for “Call of the Drum” from the same album.

On the heels of a whirlwind year of career achievements, famed choirmaster Ricky Dillard received a Best Gospel Album nomination for his most recent album, the acclaimed Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live). Finally, the soulful Gene Moore landed a nod—a career second—for his feature on PJ Morton’s “The Better Benediction,” along with vocalists Zacardi Cortez, Tim Rogers, Samoht, and Darrel Walls, in the Best Gospel Performance/Song category

“It is so gratifying when our artists are acknowledged by the Recording Academy for their hard work and creativity,” says Monica Coates, Co-Executive Director, Motown Gospel. “I am excited for even more fans to discover this great music.”

Adds EJ Gaines, Motown Gospel Co-Executive Director: “We are fortunate to partner with some of the greatest artists in the world, and I am thrilled to see them celebrated for the incredible music they have created over the past year.”

The 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards will broadcast live on CBS from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 5, 2023, and will stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

Seven-time GRAMMY Award winner TOBYMAC’s seventh studio recording, LIFE AFTER DEATH has been nominated as Best Contemporary Christian Album for the 2023 GRAMMY Awards, marking his 17th nomination. LIFE AFTER DEATH debuted as Billboard’s No. 1 Christian record, with “The Goodness (featuring Blessing Offor),” topping Christian Radio Charts for 4 consecutive weeks. The 65th GRAMMY Awards will air live on CBS Sunday, Feb. 5, from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

“The GRAMMY award is one of the most recognized awards around the world – from every city to small villages,” said TobyMac.  “To think that a record made out of my grief, my journey from devastating loss, to leaning into the promise that God would never leave me, is striking beyond words. It is an honor that moves my heart to its core for the purest of reasons.”

LIFE AFTER DEATH features 15 tracks, also including previously released songs “21 Years” and “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight),” which went #1 on five charts including the Billboard Christian Audience chart, and held on to #1 at Hot AC for 13 consecutive weeks.  Also featured is “Promised Land,” the 3rd most added song at Christian radio in 2021, which peaked at #2 on the AC Indicator and AC Monitored Charts, and Top 5 on Christian Airplay.

TOBYMAC will launch his Hits Deep tour on January 26, 2023 in Pensacola, FL., hitting 31 markets before wrapping in San Antonio, TX on March 31st. For tickets and all tour info, visit https://tobymac.com/tour.

RCA Inspiration celebrates six nominations for the 65th GRAMMY Awards, with nominations for releases spanning both Gospel and the Contemporary Christian Music categories. Garnering nominations are the acclaimed songs and albums by GRAMMY-winning chart toppers Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA) for their musical collaboration, and GRAMMY-nominated chart topper DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration) for her full-length debut album.

With three nominations, 16-time GRAMMY-winner Kirk Franklin and GRAMMY-winning group Maverick City Music are nominated in the category of Best Gospel Album, for their poignant live album collaboration Kingdom Book One Deluxe (Tribl Records/Fo Yo Soul/RCA Inspiration). Two songs featured from their album are their #1 Billboard Gospel Airplay hit “Kingdom,” which is nominated for Best Gospel Performance/Song, and “Fear Is Not My Future,” which is nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.

With three nominations, DOE makes a smashing debut rising further into the spotlight as a solo artist with Clarity, which is nominated for Best Gospel Album. Marking her full-length debut solo album, two songs featured from Clarity are her #1 Billboard Gospel Airplay hit “When I Pray,” which is nominated for Best Gospel Performance/Song, and “So Good,” which is nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. Her new nominations make a total of six career nominations, following DOE’s three prior GRAMMY nominations as a featured artist and in her family group Forever Jones.

Released in July 2022, check out the 22-track album by Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music below, and catch them performing together live as they wrap up their Kingdom Tour this month. Playing to packed arenas on their nationwide tour since the summer, Kirk Franklin also has a slate of solo projects including performing on the famed “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” (airing on Thanksgiving, Thursday 11/24 at 9 AM on NBC), hosts Kirk Franklin’s Praise channel on SiriusXM, has new episodes out now from the second season of his podcast “Good Words with Kirk Franklin,” and is executive producing/starring in another holiday movie, “Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas” (airing on Saturday 12/10 at 8 PM on Lifetime).

Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin: Kingdom Book One Deluxe (Tribl Records/Fo Yo Soul/RCA Inspiration)

https://MaverickCityXKirkFranklin.lnk.to/KingdomPR

Released in February 2022 by Jonathan McReynolds’ Life Room Label in partnership with RCA Inspiration, check out the 11-track album by DOE below, and catch DOE live on her headlining solo tour, “A Night of Clarity” Tour during the month of December at City Winery in multiple cities. DOE has continued releasing new solo work with the Spanish tracks out now, “When I Pray (Mi Oración)” feat. Blanca, “En Ti Yo Esperaré (What I’m Waiting For)” feat. TWICE, along with the holiday song “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” feat. IAMSON. She is nominated for Favorite Gospel Artist at the upcoming American Music Awards, and performs on the upcoming “Gospel Superfest Holiday 22” special (airing in national syndication from 11/28 to 12/25, check local listings).

DOE: Clarity (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)

https://doe.lnk.to/ClarityPR!WW

The 65th GRAMMY Awards will air live from Los Angeles, Sunday, February 5, 2023 on CBS and stream on Paramount+ at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.

GRAMMY Award-winning group Elevation Worship has received a GRAMMY nomination for their album, LION, for the “Best Contemporary Christian Music Album” category, which they won last year for their live collaboration album, Old Church Basement, with Maverick City Music.

The nominations for the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced via a live stream on Grammy.com. The awards will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, and will be broadcast live on CBS. The Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theater at 12:30 pm PT and will be streamed live on Grammy.com, where Elevation Worship’s category will be announced.

Elevation Worship released their nominated album, LION, earlier this year marking their 14th career release. The 15-track collection blends high-energy power anthems with stripped-down quieter moments, unconventionally mixing studio selections and live recordings. The project takes listeners on an inspiring journey, offering songs primed for church, daily worship, and personal reflection.

LION was nominated earlier this year for “Worship Album of the Year” and “Musical Packaging of the Year” for the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards. The album has also produced their current radio single, “Same God,” which is currently No. 3 on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart.

Elevation Worship has completed its fall arena tour, “Elevation Nights,” featuring Elevation Worship and Pastor Steven Furtick on the West Coast. The Spring 2023 dates for “Elevation Nights” have recently been announced and can be found here.

The Provident Entertainment family of artists, labels,  songwriters, and publishers is pleased to announce multiple nominations for the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which were announced today. The 2023 GRAMMYs will air live on Sunday, Feb. 5, from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, and broadcast live on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+ at 8pm – 11:30pm ET / 5pm – 8:30pm PT.

The nominations are across several Provident Entertainment entities – Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Distribution, and Essential Music Publishing. The most nominated is RCA Inspiration artist DOE with six nominations (as artist, songwriter, and producer), along with multiple nominations for Kirk Franklin, Bryan Fowler, Chandler Moore, and Maverick City Music.

Below is a complete list of all Provident Entertainment nominees:

Best Gospel Performance/Song – This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s)

• “When I Pray” – DOE; co-writer: Dominique Jones
• “Kingdom” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; co-writers: Chandler Moore, Jonathan Jay

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Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song – This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s)

• “So Good” – DOE; writers: Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones, and Ethan Hulse
• “Fear Is Not My Future” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; writers: Brandon Lake, Jonathan Jay, Hannah Shackelford, and Nicole Hannel
• “Holy Forever” – Chris Tomlin; co-writer: Jason Ingram

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Best Gospel Album – For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional, or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings

• Clarity – DOE; producers: Dominique Jones, Matt Maher, Bryan Fowler, Chuck Butler
• Kingdom Book One – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin; producers: Kirk Franklin, Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore, Jonathan Jay, and Tony Brown

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Best Contemporary Christian Music Album- For albums containing greater than 50% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, Latin, or rock recordings.

Lion – Elevation Worship

Always – Chris Tomlin; producers: Jonathan Smith, Bryan Fowler

My Block Inc. Records in partnership with the SRG-ILS Group is proud to celebrate Erica Campbell’s prestigious nomination for “POSITIVE” in the “Best Gospel Performance/Single” category at the 65th GRAMMY Awards.

Released in March, “Positive,” reached a career milestone for Erica as it charted #1 on both Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart and the Mediabase Gospel Radio chart for 9 consecutive weeks. “Positive” is the first single from the highly anticipated full-length album scheduled for a March 24th, 2023, release via the SRG-ILS Group and the My Block Inc. label imprint.

Erica’s intent for the song is quite clear in its lyrics, which she wrote alongside Juan Winans and Warryn Campbell (who also produced the song). “Positive” encourages listeners to lean into the assurance that comes from knowing that God is in control, even in uncertain times.

“I am humbled and grateful for this Grammy Award nomination. I am excited that the intention to shift the mood and energy to a “Positive” one was embraced and felt. I look forward to the biggest night in music, and to join the company of my peers. Congrats to the other nominees!”

The 65th GRAMMY Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Chris Tomlin, a globally known artist/songwriter/worship leader whose catalog of music includes some of the most influential Christian songs of all time, was nominated for two GRAMMY awards this morning, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “Holy Forever” from his latest record ALWAYS and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for ALWAYS. 

Chris’ nominations continue the tremendous success since last fall including a CMT ‘Crossroads Christmas’ performance with Brett Young, Tomlin’s annual ‘Good Friday Nashville’ expanding globally with an exclusive live premiere on Facebook, setting a career attendance record with an unprecedented concert at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium, becoming the first Christian artist to play three sets of back-to-back concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheater, being selected as a one of four CMA ‘Artists of the Day’ during 2022 CMA Fest, performing “Holy Forever” from his new album ALWAYS on the Kelly Clarkson Show last month and being chosen as this year’s co-host for the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. 

“I am speechless. To be this far into my career and to still receive this level of support… the only word I can think of is ‘humbled’,” shared Chris. “First and foremost, as Johann Sebastian Bach initialed his compositions, “Soli Deo gloria”… glory to God alone. Secondly, I would like to congratulate my friends and colleagues who are also nominated, it is an honor to be nominated alongside not only talented people, but incredible people.”

The multi-platinum, multi-award-winning and previous GRAMMY® award winner Tomlin received the news today while on the road for the final leg of the ‘Top 10 Worldwide Tour’ (Pollstar), the“Tomlin UNITED Tour.” 

ALWAYS, Tomlin’s latest 13-track worship album released this September, is Tomlin’s seventeenth album. The Tennessean expressed that the new music ‘cements his legendary status in the genre.’ Featured guests on ALWAYS include Elevation Worship, Steffany Gretzinger, and Brandon Lake. The project was produced by Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka, Bryan Fowler, Ed Cash, Jonathan Smith and Dave Haywood of Lady A co-produced “The Answer.” Get the album HERE. 

Tomlin performed the GRAMMY nominated song “Holy Forever,” written by Tomlin, Phil Wickham, Jason Ingram, Jenn Johnson and Brian Johnson, on The Kelly Clarkson Show earlier this fall. Watch itHERE.  

Stayed tuned for a new music announcement later this week.

Congratulations to TRIBL recording artist Maverick City Music, who has earned fivenominations for the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Maverick City Music earned nominations in both the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Categories – and double nods in Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song (full list of nominations below).

In 2022, the group won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards. At that show, Maverick City Music became the first in the genre in more than two decades to perform during the televised ceremony. Watch here.

“Today’s nominations celebrate the genre-blending collaborations from artists and musicians across inspirational music and beyond,” says Stephanie Valcarcel, President of TRIBL Records. “We’re honored to be a part of it and to continue pushing our music to new heights.”

“Everything about this project broke the mold for what ‘success’ is supposed to look and feel like. We recorded this record, Kingdom, with our dear brother Kirk Franklin, during one of the largest prison gatherings in American history. ⁣We decided to go behind bars to not just highlight the pain of mass incarceration, but to demonstrate God’s love in a way that you don’t see very often,” shares Maverick City Music co-founders & GRAMMY Award-winning producers and songwriters, Tony Brown and Jonathan “JJ” Jay.

“Of course we want to thank Kirk, our entire team, the staff and residents at Everglades correctional facility, Wardens Colon and Siegler, Tribl Records, and RCA Inspiration,” they continue. “And, we have to thank all of our fans and supporters. To God be the glory.”

The collective recently kicked off the second leg of their box-office record-shattering ‘Kingdom Tour’ with Kirk Franklin at a sold out Barclays Center in New York City. The trek, which has consistently appeared in the Top 10 on Pollstar’s Live75 list, continues tonight (11.15) with a show in their hometown at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA, before heading to South Carolina, Florida and more to end the year.

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“Kingdom” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“Fear Is Not My Future” – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

“God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)” – Crowder & Dante Bowe Featuring Maverick City Music

Best Gospel Album

Kingdom Book One (Deluxe) – Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Breathe – Maverick City Music

Kingdom Tour Dates:

Tues., Nov. 15 | State Farm Arena | Atlanta, GA

Wed., Nov. 16 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | Greenville, SC

Thurs., Nov. 17 | Vyster Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, FL

Fri., Nov. 18 | FLA Live Arena | Sunrise, FL

Sun., Nov. 20 | UNO Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, LA

Tues., Nov. 22 | Moody Center | Austin, TX

Maverick City Music is managed by Undivided Entertainment, which is led by Norman Gyamfi and Walter Thomas. The collective’s team includes Anthony Brown, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine, Brandon Lake and Maryanne George, and their label home is Tribl Records, where day-to-day contacts for the group are Leonard Brooks and Stephanie Valcarcel. Shore Fire Media handles PR representation.

Capitol Christian Music Group artist and songwriter Anne Wilson is nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 65th annual GRAMMY Awards for her debut album My Jesus. The GRAMMY Awards will air live Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles – broadcasting live on the CBS Television Network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount +. The nomination marks Wilson’s first recognition by the Recording Academy, after a monumental year for the new artist.

“I’m truly blown away that I’ve been nominated for a GRAMMY,” shares Wilson. “Words fail to describe my gratitude for all God has done and is doing through my life. I can’t help but wonder if my brother in Heaven is getting to see all of this. This is surreal and I’m beyond thankful. All glory and honor to the name above ALL names, Jesus.”

After first discovering her voice while singing at her brother’s funeral in 2017, Wilson’s debut chartbreaker “My Jesus” served as her warm introduction to fans in early 2021. Co-written by Wilson alongside Jeff Pardo and Matthew West, the “deeply personal breakout ballad” (Billboard) catapulted Wilson to mainstream success – making her the first female soloist to top Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart with a debut single since the chart’s launch in 2003. The RIAA Gold Certified single helped Wilson secure a nomination for Favorite Inspirational Artist at the upcoming American Music Awards airing live from Microsoft Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC.

The follow up to her introductory track was her now GRAMMY nominated 15-song debut album, My Jesus, which wasreleased on April 22, 2022, amassing 400M streams. As the biggest debut album by a CCMG artist in over 15 years, the “soul-touching record” (CMT) reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian & Gospel Albums and the Top 200 Christian and Gospel charts. Project highlights include “Sunday Sermons,” “Something About That Name” and “Mamas (with Hillary Scott),” garnering critical acclaim from the industry and media alike.

Wilson’s first GRAMMY nomination comes on the heels of the 53rd annual GMA Dove Awards, where she took home two awards for New Artist of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year for her breakthrough single “My Jesus.” 2022 also saw wins for Wilson at the K-LOVE Fan Awards for Female Artist of the Year and Breakout Single, once again for “My Jesus.”

Earlier this month, Wilson surprised fans with her six-track Christmas project, featuring title-track “The Manger (with Josh Turner).” Furthering her year of record-breaking firsts, the artist with “unmistakable strength and unique country flair” (American Songwriter) released her first book My Jesus: From Heartache to Hope from Thomas Nelson on Oct. 25. Drawing from her personal experiences of tragedy and loss, Wilson shares her detailed path to healing in this book that she hopes will help those going through similar experiences.

You can catch Wilson live on tour opening as direct support for Casting Crowns this fall, and Phil Wickam later this year. For dates and more information, visit www.annewilsonofficial.com