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The 55th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 10, 2013, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The GRAMMYs are the only peer-presented award to honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position.

Here are the nominations for this year:

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

  • Do Everything – Steven Curtis Chapman
  • Alive (Mary Magdalene) –  Natalie Grant
  • Your Love – Brandon Heath
  • Jesus – Le’Andria Johnson
  • I Lift My Hands – Chris Tomlin

Best Gospel Song

  • Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)
  • Sitting With Me -Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, Gerald Haddon & Tammi Haddon, songwriters (Mary Mary)
  • Spiritual – Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Donald Lawrence & Co. Featuring Blanche McAllister-Dykes)
  • Trust Me -Richard Smallwood, songwriter (Richard Smallwood & Vision)
  • Window – Canton Jones, songwriter (Canton Jones)

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Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

  • Blessings – Laura Story, songwriter (Laura Story)
  • Hold Me – Jamie Grace Harper, Toby McKeehan & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Jamie Grace Featuring Tobymac)
  • I Lift My Hands – Louie Giglio, Matt Maher & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)
  • Strong Enough – Matthew West, songwriter (Matthew West)
  • Your Love – Brandon Heath & Jason Ingram, songwriters (Brandon Heath)

Best Gospel Album

  • The Love Album – Kim Burrell
  • The Journey – Andraé Crouch
  • Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin
  • Something Big – Mary Mary
  • Angel & Chanelle Deluxe Edition – Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

  • Ghosts Upon The Earth – Gungor
  • Leaving Eden – Brandon Heath
  • The Great Awakening – Leeland
  • What If We Were Real – Mandisa
  • Black & White – Royal Tailor

Gospel & Christian 55th Annual Grammy Awards Nomination List  was originally published on elev8.com