You've seen the list of nominees, now take a closer look at the artists nominated in the Gospel Field categories for the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards. This year's nominees in the Gospel Field include first-time nominees such as James Fortune & FIYA, Tamela Mann, Britt Nicole, Rhett Walker, and Anita Wilson. Returning nominees looking for their first GRAMMY include Lecrae, Matt Redman, Marvin Sapp, and Matthew West. Artists seeking to add to their respective GRAMMY totals include Casting Crowns, Israel & New Breed, Donald Lawrence, Mary Mary, and TobyMac.

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance

Casting Crowns, "Jesus, Friend Of Sinners"

Casting Crowns are up for two nominations this year. They have four prior nominations and one GRAMMY.

Tamela Mann, "Take Me To The King"

Mann is up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nomination of her career.

Mary Mary, "Go Get It"

Mary Mary are up for one nomination this year. They have five prior nominations and two GRAMMY wins.

Matt Redman, "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)"

Redman is up for three nominations this year. He has one prior GRAMMY nomination.

Marvin Sapp, "My Testimony"

Sapp is up for three nominations this year. He has seven prior GRAMMY nominations.

Best Gospel Song

Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Mary Mary), "Go Get It"

Erica and Tina Campbell are each up for one nomination this year, plus one nomination as members of Mary Mary. Erica Campbell has four prior individual nominations and one GRAMMY. This marks Tina Campbell's first individual nomination. Warryn Campbell is up for one nomination this year. He has five prior nominations and two GRAMMY wins.

Cheryl Fortune, James Fortune & Terence Vaughn, songwriters (James Fortune & FIYA, Monica & Fred Hammond), "Hold On"

Cheryl Fortune and Vaughn are each up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nominations of their respective careers. James Fortune is up for two nominations, marking the first GRAMMY nominations of his career.

Phillip Feaster, Fred Hammond, Jonathan Miller & Calvin Rodgers, songwriters (Fred Hammond), "I Feel Good"

Feaster, Miller and Rodgers are each up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nominations of their respective careers. Hammond is up for one nomination this year. He has 14 prior nominations and one GRAMMY.

Aaron Lindsey & Marvin Sapp, songwriters (Marvin Sapp), "My Testimony"

Lindsey is up for one nomination this year. He has three prior nominations and four GRAMMY wins. Sapp is up for two nominations this year. He has seven prior GRAMMY nominations.

Donald Lawrence, songwriter (Bill Winston & Living Word Featuring Donald Lawrence), "Released"

Lawrence is up for one nomination this year. He has 10 prior nominations and one GRAMMY.

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song

Mark Hall & Matthew West, songwriters (Casting Crowns), "Jesus, Friend Of Sinners"

Hall is up for one individual nomination this year, plus two nominations as a member of Casting Crowns. He has five prior nominations and one GRAMMY. West is up for two nominations this year. He has two prior GRAMMY nominations.

Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, songwriters (Matt Redman), "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)"

Myrin is up for one nomination this year. He has one prior GRAMMY nomination. Redman is up for three nominations this year. He has one prior GRAMMY nomination.

Jeff Pardo & Rhett Walker, songwriters (Rhett Walker Band), "When Mercy Found Me"

Pardo and Walker are each up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nominations of their respective careers.

Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Matt Redman & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Passion & Chris Tomlin), "White Flag"

Ingram is up for one nomination this year. He has two prior GRAMMY nominations. Maher is up for one nomination this year. He has one prior GRAMMY nomination. Redman is up for three nominations this year. He has one prior GRAMMY nomination. Tomlin is up for one nomination this year. He has seven prior nominations and one GRAMMY.

Israel Houghton & Micah Massey, songwriters (Israel & New Breed), "Your Presence Is Heaven"

Houghton is up for one individual nomination this year, plus one nomination as a member of Israel & New Breed. He has 12 prior nominations and four GRAMMY wins. Massey is up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nomination of his career.

Best Gospel Album

James Fortune & FIYA, Identity

James Fortune and FIYA are each up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nominations of their respective careers.

Israel & New Breed, Jesus At The Center Live

Israel & New Breed are up for one nomination this year. They have six prior nominations and two GRAMMY wins.

Lecrae, Gravity

Lecrae is up for one nomination this year. He has one prior GRAMMY nomination.

Marvin Sapp, I Win

Sapp is up for three nominations this year. He has four prior individual nominations and three prior nominations as a member of Commissioned.

Anita Wilson, Worship Soul

Wilson is up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nomination of her career.

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Casting Crowns, Come To The Well

Casting Crowns are up for two nominations this year. They have four prior nominations and one GRAMMY.

Kari Jobe, Where I Find You

Jobe is up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nomination of her career.

Britt Nicole, Gold

Nicole is up for one nomination this year, marking the first GRAMMY nomination of her career.

TobyMac, Eye On It

TobyMac is up for one nomination this year. He has 11 prior nominations and five GRAMMY wins.

Matthew West, Into The Light

West is up for two nominations this year. He has two prior GRAMMY nominations.

Who will take home the awards in the Gospel Field categories? Tune in to the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 10, 2013, taking place at Staples Center in Los Angeles and airing live on CBS from 8–11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

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After breaking out in the world of contemporary Christian music, Anne Wilson wants to take the country world by storm. 

Out April 19, Wilson's sophomore album embraces the many aspects of her self. Rebel sees the Kentuckian lean into her country and horse farm roots just as she leans into her faith — a subject already deeply intertwined in country music — more than ever before. 

"I’ve never viewed it as switching over to country or leaving Christian music," Wilson tells GRAMMY.com. "With this new record I wanted to write something that was faith-based but also broad enough to positively impact people who don’t have a strong faith as well."

Rebel is just the latest chapter in a journey of triumph and glory first set into motion by tragedy. Wilson started playing piano when she was six but didn’t begin taking it more seriously until the sudden death of her older brother, Jacob Wilson, in 2017. Despite the weight of the moment, Wilson, then 15, returned to the piano to channel her grief — a move that culminated in her first live singing performance when she belted out Hillsong Worship’s "What A Beautiful Name" at his funeral.

"My life forever changed in that moment," admits Wilson. "I already knew that life was very short on this side and that we only have a small window of time here so I wanted to make mine count. It was a special, but really hard moment that has gone on to spawn my entire career. Hearing just how much my songs have impacted fans makes me feel like his tragedy wasn’t wasted and that it was used for good."

Soon after she posted a cover of "What A Beautiful Name" to YouTube that netted over 800,000 views and caught the attention of the brass at Capitol Christian Music Group, who promptly signed her to a deal. Her first release with them, My Jesus, earned a GRAMMY nomination in 2023 for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album in addition to its title track hitting the top spot on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart. 

Similar to My Jesus, Rebel sees Wilson doubling down on her religious roots while continuing to preserve the memory of her beloved brother. Although she grew up in a devout Christian household in Lexington, Kentucky, Wilson says that she didn’t fully connect with her faith until Jacob’s passing. 

Nowadays she couldn’t see herself living without it.

"When it came to dealing with the loss and tragedy of my brother I knew I couldn’t have survived that without [faith]," she says. "As I started writing songs and moved to Nashville my faith quickly became everything to me."

The 16-song project hits the bullseye between contemporary Christian and country twang, with an assist from special guests including Chris Tomlin ("The Cross"), Jordan Davis ("Country Gold") and Lainey Wilson ("Praying Woman"). Of the Lainey feature, Wilson says the two wrote "Praying Woman" upon their first day of meeting, with the elder Wilson growing into big sister and mentor of sorts for Anne. The song was inspired by the power of prayer Wilson and Lainey each experienced from their mothers growing up.

"We’d been talking about memories from growing up and remembering our mother’s coming into our rooms, getting on their knees and praying for us," recalls Wilson. "There was a conviction in how they prayed and expected them to be answered that was so powerful and special that we wanted to capture the feeling of it in song."

Rebel's strong motherly influence continues on "Red Flag," a rockin' number that Anne Wilson wrote as guidance to her younger fan base about what to look for in lasting love. While she largely had to ad lib the concept, having no bad breakup or relationship experiences to pull from, many of the "green flags" she notes were the result of years of advice. Things like going to church, being down to Earth, hunting, fishing, and respecting the American flag were traits and hobbies Wilson's mother had been passing down to her for years.

"Growing up she was always teaching me about relationship red and green flags, what to expect and to never settle," explains Wilson. "I have a song on my last record called ‘Hey Girl’ that ['Red Flag' is] almost a continuation of. It started out as a fun joke and turned out to be an actual serious song about red flags that’s one of my favorites on the whole record."

Another tune that began lighthearted before adopting a more serious tone is "Songs About Whiskey." Playing into country music and her home state's obsession with songs about brown liquor, the upbeat banger is intended to instead illustrate how Wilson gets her high from G-O-D rather than A-B-V or C-B-D through lines like, "I guess I’m just kind of fixed on/ The only thing that’s ever fixed me/ That’s why I sing songs about Jesus/ Instead of singing songs about whiskey."

"It’s supposed to be fun, make you laugh and fill you with joy," describes Wilson. "But it’s also meant to show how my faith is my true north, not those other things that are going to try to fill you up, but never do."

Through all of Rebel Wilson not only proves how her faith is her true north, but also shows others yearning to get there a path toward. This feeling culminates on the record’s title track, which frames her open love of Jesus as an act of rebellion in today’s world. A lesson in "what it means to have faith, not backing down from it and clinging to what we know is true," Wilson says the song was also inspired by previously having a song turned away at Christian radio for sounding "too country."

"I’m not going to try to please Christian music and I’m not going to try to please country music, I’m just going to be who I’ve always been and let the songs fall where they want to," asserts Wilson. "That was fuel not just for the song, but going against the grain on this entire album to be my most authentic self yet."

At the end of the day, genre labels, accolades and being included in the Grand Ole Opry’s NextStage Class of 2024 are secondary to Wilson’s adoration for the man above and her brother who, albeit tragically, set her on the journey she’s on now.

"I want to make sure I’m honoring him in everything that I do," reflects Wilson, "because he’s the reason I started doing music in the first place." 

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A GRAMMY veteran these days, Kendrick Lamar has won 17 GRAMMYs and has received 47 GRAMMY nominations overall. A sizable chunk of his trophies came from the 58th annual GRAMMY Awards in 2016, when he walked away with five — including his first-ever win in the Best Rap Album category.

This installment of GRAMMY Rewind turns back the clock to 2016, revisiting Lamar's acceptance speech upon winning Best Rap Album for To Pimp A Butterfly. Though Lamar was alone on stage, he made it clear that he wouldn't be at the top of his game without the help of a broad support system. 

"First off, all glory to God, that's for sure," he said, kicking off a speech that went on to thank his parents, who he described as his "those who gave me the responsibility of knowing, of accepting the good with the bad."

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He also extended his love and gratitude to his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and shouted out his Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates. Lamar specifically praised Top Dawg's CEO, Anthony Tiffith, for finding and developing raw talent that might not otherwise get the chance to pursue their musical dreams.

"We'd never forget that: Taking these kids out of the projects, out of Compton, and putting them right here on this stage, to be the best that they can be," Lamar — a Compton native himself — continued, leading into an impassioned conclusion spotlighting some of the cornerstone rap albums that came before To Pimp a Butterfly.

"Hip-hop. Ice Cube. This is for hip-hop," he said. "This is for Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle. This is for Illmatic, this is for Nas. We will live forever. Believe that."

To Pimp a Butterfly singles "Alright" and "These Walls" earned Lamar three more GRAMMYs that night, the former winning Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song and the latter taking Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (the song features Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat). He also won Best Music Video for the remix of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood." 

Lamar has since won Best Rap Album two more times, taking home the golden gramophone in 2018 for his blockbuster LP DAMN., and in 2023 for his bold fifth album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.

Watch Lamar's full acceptance speech above, and check back at GRAMMY.com every Friday for more GRAMMY Rewind episodes. 

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Gospel singer Marvin Sapp has never seen himself as a singer first. Before anything else, he's a preacher, called by the Lord to sing His praises. That's why he's proud to thank God for his protection and salvation on "You Kept Me."

"You never left me/ Carried me through safely/ Sheltered me under your wings/ No place I'd rather be," Sapp declares in the first verse. "I can't act like/ I made it on my own/ Without your love, I/ Would be dead and gone."

In this episode of Positive Vibes Only, Sapp delivers a live performance of "You Kept Me," centered in front of a hazy, purple backdrop while receiving support from a group of background vocalists and a band.

"You Kept Me" is a track from Sapp's 2022 album, Substance. The album spawned Sapp's sixth No. 1 on Billboard's Gospel Airplay chart with its lead single, "All in Your Hands."

Throughout his career, Sapp has received 13 GRAMMY nominations, 24 Stellar Awards, 4 Dove Awards, and 2 BET Awards. Beyond music, Sapp is also an entrepreneur and the author of eight novels; in 2022, the biopic Never Would've Made It: The Marvin Sapp Story was created in honor of his prolific career. 

Press play on the video above to watch Marvin Sapp's powerful testimony of God's limitless love in this performance of "You Kept Me," and check back to GRAMMY.com every Sunday for more new episodes of Positive Vibes Only.

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It's rare that a genre can be traced back to a single artist or group, but for funk, that was James Brown. The Godfather of Soul coined the phrase and style of playing known as "on the one," where the first downbeat is emphasized, instead of the typical second and fourth beats in pop, soul and other styles. As David Cheal eloquently explains, playing on the one "left space for phrases and riffs, often syncopated around the beat, creating an intricate, interlocking grid which could go on and on." You know a funky bassline when you hear it; its fat chords beg your body to get up and groove.

Brown's 1965 classic, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," became one of the first funk hits, and has been endlessly sampled and covered over the years, along with his other groovy tracks. Of course, many other funk acts followed in the '60s, and the genre thrived in the '70s and '80s as the disco craze came and went, and the originators of hip-hop and house music created new music from funk and disco's strong, flexible bones built for dancing.

Legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins learned the power of the one from playing in Brown's band, and brought it to George Clinton, who created P-funk, an expansive, Afrofuturistic, psychedelic exploration of funk with his various bands and projects, including Parliament-Funkadelic. Both Collins and Clinton remain active and funkin', and have offered their timeless grooves to collabs with younger artists, including Kali Uchis, Silk Sonic, and Omar Apollo; and Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, and Thundercat, respectively.

In the 1980s, electro-funk was born when artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Man Parrish, and Egyptian Lover began making futuristic beats with the Roland TR-808 drum machine — often with robotic vocals distorted through a talk box. A key distinguishing factor of electro-funk is a de-emphasis on vocals, with more phrases than choruses and verses. The sound influenced contemporaneous hip-hop, funk and electronica, along with acts around the globe, while current acts like Chromeo, DJ Stingray, and even Egyptian Lover himself keep electro-funk alive and well.

Today, funk lives in many places, with its heavy bass and syncopated grooves finding way into many nooks and crannies of music. There's nu-disco and boogie funk, nodding back to disco bands with soaring vocals and dance floor-designed instrumentation. G-funk continues to influence Los Angeles hip-hop, with innovative artists like Dam-Funk and Channel Tres bringing the funk and G-funk, into electro territory. Funk and disco-centered '70s revival is definitely having a moment, with acts like Ghost Funk Orchestra and Parcels, while its sparkly sprinklings can be heard in pop from Dua Lipa, Doja Cat, and, in full "Soul Train" character, Silk Sonic. There are also acts making dreamy, atmospheric music with a solid dose of funk, such as Khruangbin’s global sonic collage.

There are many bands that play heavily with funk, creating lush grooves designed to get you moving. Read on for a taste of five current modern funk and nu-disco artists making band-led uptempo funk built for the dance floor. Be sure to press play on the Spotify playlist above, and check out GRAMMY.com's playlist on Apple Music, Amazon Music and Pandora.

Say She She

Aptly self-described as "discodelic soul," Brooklyn-based seven-piece Say She She make dreamy, operatic funk, led by singer-songwriters Nya Gazelle Brown, Piya Malik and Sabrina Mileo Cunningham. Their '70s girl group-inspired vocal harmonies echo, sooth and enchant as they cover poignant topics with feminist flair.

While they’ve been active in the New York scene for a few years, they’ve gained wider acclaim for the irresistible music they began releasing this year, including their debut album, Prism. Their 2022 debut single "Forget Me Not" is an ode to ground-breaking New York art collective Guerilla Girls, and "Norma" is their protest anthem in response to the news that Roe vs. Wade could be (and was) overturned. The band name is a nod to funk legend Nile Rodgers, from the "Le freak, c'est chi" exclamation in Chic's legendary tune "Le Freak."

Moniquea

Moniquea's unique voice oozes confidence, yet invites you in to dance with her to the super funky boogie rhythms. The Pasadena, California artist was raised on funk music; her mom was in a cover band that would play classics like Aretha Franklin’s "Get It Right" and Gladys Knight’s "Love Overboard." Moniquea released her first boogie funk track at 20 and, in 2011, met local producer XL Middelton — a bonafide purveyor of funk. She's been a star artist on his MoFunk Records ever since, and they've collabed on countless tracks, channeling West Coast energy with a heavy dose of G-funk, sunny lyrics and upbeat, roller disco-ready rhythms.

Her latest release is an upbeat nod to classic West Coast funk, produced by Middleton, and follows her February 2022 groovy, collab-filled album, On Repeat.

Shiro Schwarz

Shiro Schwarz is a Mexico City-based duo, consisting of Pammela Rojas and Rafael Marfil, who helped establish a modern funk scene in the richly creative Mexican metropolis. On "Electrify" — originally released in 2016 on Fat Beats Records and reissued in 2021 by MoFunk — Shiro Schwarz's vocals playfully contrast each other, floating over an insistent, upbeat bassline and an '80s throwback electro-funk rhythm with synth flourishes.

Their music manages to be both nostalgic and futuristic — and impossible to sit still to. 2021 single "Be Kind" is sweet, mellow and groovy, perfect chic lounge funk. Shiro Schwarz’s latest track, the joyfully nostalgic "Hey DJ," is a collab with funkstress Saucy Lady and U-Key.

L'Impératrice

L'Impératrice (the empress in French) are a six-piece Parisian group serving an infectiously joyful blend of French pop, nu-disco, funk and psychedelia. Flore Benguigui's vocals are light and dreamy, yet commanding of your attention, while lyrics have a feminist touch.

During their energetic live sets, L'Impératrice members Charles de Boisseguin and Hagni Gwon (keys), David Gaugué (bass), Achille Trocellier (guitar), and Tom Daveau (drums) deliver extended instrumental jam sessions to expand and connect their music. Gaugué emphasizes the thick funky bass, and Benguigui jumps around the stage while sounding like an angel. L’Impératrice’s latest album, 2021’s Tako Tsubo, is a sunny, playful French disco journey.

Franc Moody

Franc Moody's bio fittingly describes their music as "a soul funk and cosmic disco sound." The London outfit was birthed by friends Ned Franc and Jon Moody in the early 2010s, when they were living together and throwing parties in North London's warehouse scene. In 2017, the group grew to six members, including singer and multi-instrumentalist Amber-Simone.

Their music feels at home with other electro-pop bands like fellow Londoners Jungle and Aussie act Parcels. While much of it is upbeat and euphoric, Franc Moody also dips into the more chilled, dreamy realm, such as the vibey, sultry title track from their recently released Into the Ether.

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