| Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album | |
|---|---|
.jpg) More Than This byCeCe Winans is the current recipient. | |
| Awarded for | Qualitygospel albums |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 2012 |
| Currently held by | CeCe Winans –More Than This (2025) |
| Website | grammy.com |
TheGrammy Award for Best Gospel Album is an honor presented at theGrammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to recording artists for quality albums in theGospel music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by theNational 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".[2]
The Best Gospel Album award was one of the new categories created after a major overhaul of the Grammy Awards categories for 2012. This award combines recordings that were previously submitted for theBest Contemporary R&B Gospel Album,Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album andBest Traditional Gospel Album.[3]
The Recording Academy decided to make a distinction betweenContemporary Christian Music (CCM) and Gospel music after determining that there were "two distinct wings to the gospel house: Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and Urban or Soul Gospel. Additionally, it was determined that the word "Gospel" tends to conjure up the images and sounds of traditional soul gospel and not CCM. With this in mind, it was decided not only to rename each of the categories, but also the entire [genre] field. [It] was determined that album and songwriting categories are of highest importance; Gospel and CCM each now have one category for each".[4] As a result, the previous gospel album categories were combined into Best Gospel Album (for traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music) andBest Contemporary Christian Music Album.
