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, 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." 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."
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 Performing artists WorkNomineesRef.1991 Take 6 So Much 2 Say 1992 BeBe & CeCe Winans Different Lifestyles 1993 Mervyn Warren (producer) & Various Artists Handel's Messiah: A Soulful Celebration 1994 The Winans All Out 1995 Take 6 Join the Band 1996 CeCe Winans Alone In His Presence 1997 Kirk Franklin & the Family Whatcha Lookin' 4 1998 Take 6 Brothers 1999 Kirk Franklin The Nu Nation Project 2000 Yolanda Adams Mountain High... Valley Low 2001 Mary Mary & Warryn Campbell (producer) Thankful 2002 Yolanda Adams; Benjamin J. Arrindell, Biff Dawes, Derek Lewis (engineers) The Experience 2003 Eartha Sidebars 2004 Donnie McClurkin ...Again 2005 Smokie Norful Nothing Without You 2006 CeCe Winans Purified 2007 Kirk Franklin Hero 2008 Fred Hammond Free to Worship 2009 Kirk Franklin The Fight of My Life 2010 Heather Headley Audience of One 2011 BeBe & CeCe Winans Still Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
Record holders
Most Wins
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd Artist Kirk FranklinCece 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 FranklinTake 6Helen Baylor Mary MaryBebe WinansThe WinansRichard Smallwood Total Wins 8 nominations 7 nominations 5 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations
See also Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album List of Grammy Award categories
References
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Specific
External links Official site of the Grammy Awards