TheGrammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album is an honor presented at theGrammy Awards to artists and producers who make the best albums in thecontemporary Christian music (CCM) genre from theNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to help it "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[ 1]
The Best Contemporary Christian Music 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 Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album ,Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album andBest Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album .[ 2]
The academy made a distinction between CCM and gospel music after determining that there were "two distinct wings to the gospel house" and that "gospel [tends] to conjure the images and sounds of traditional gospel but not CCM." With this in mind, it named the categoriesBest Gospel Album (for soul andurban contemporary gospel ) and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.[ 3]
Chris Tomlin was the first recipient of the award in 2012.2014 winnerMandisa . Two-time winnersfor KING & COUNTRY . Two-time winnerTobyMac . ^[I] 2 wins Multiple nominations [ edit ] 5 nominations 4 nominations 3 nominations 2 nominations ^ "Overview" .National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Archived fromthe original on January 3, 2011. RetrievedNovember 11, 2010 .^ "Category Mapper" . GRAMMY.org. Retrieved2011-12-27 .^ "Grammy Awards Restructuring" . Grammy.org. Archived fromthe original on 2011-12-03. Retrieved2011-12-27 .^ "54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Gospel Field" .The Recording Academy . RetrievedDecember 10, 2011 .^ List of 2013 nominees Archived 2012-02-01 at theWayback Machine ^ "56th GRAMMY Awards: Full Winners List" .Billboard . RetrievedApril 26, 2017 .^ List of Nominees 2015 ^ "58th Grammy Nominees" . Grammy. Archived fromthe original on February 1, 2012. RetrievedApril 26, 2017 .^ "59th Grammy Nominees" . Grammy. Archived fromthe original on February 1, 2012. RetrievedApril 26, 2017 .^ Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017)."Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees" .Billboard . RetrievedNovember 29, 2017 . ^ Grammy.com, 7 December 2018 ^ 2020 Grammy Awards nominations list ^ 2021 Nominations List ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List" .GRAMMY.com . 2021-11-23. Retrieved2021-11-30 .^ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List" .www.grammy.com . Retrieved2022-11-27 .^ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com" .grammy.com . Retrieved2024-12-22 .^ "2026 GRAMMYS: See The Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com" .grammy.com . Retrieved2025-11-12 .
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