Most nominated, never won this award
- 01TWTauren Wells3 noms
- 02CCCasting Crowns2 noms
- 03CRCrowder2 noms
- 04FCFor King & Country2 noms
- 05MEMercyMe2 noms
- 06NGNatalie Grant2 noms
A visual history · Grammys
The winners who defined CCM Perf/
11 ceremonies, 2015–2025. 10 different winners.
- Who won most recently?
- CeCe Winans in 2025 for That's My King.
- Who has won the most?
- CeCe Winans, 2 wins (2022, 2025).
- That's My KingCeCe Winans01
- Your PowerLecrae and Tasha Cobbs Leonard02
- Fear Is Not My FutureMaverick City Music and Kirk Franklin03
- Believe for ItCeCe Winans04
- There Was JesusZach Williams and Dolly Parton05
- God Only KnowsFor King & Country and Dolly Parton06
- Years explored
- 2015–2025
- Different winners
- 10
- Category leader
- CeCe Winans · 2
About this record
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song was first awarded in 2015, so it does not run the full 1959–2025 window.
Like its gospel counterpart it merged a songwriters' award with a performers' award, and it honours both on the winning recording.
2015–2025
11 ceremonies
20152025
01 / The reigns
10 winners shaped this category.
The timeline turns the 2015–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited label.
- 01CeCe Winans2 wins
Lecrae featuring For King & Country'15
Francesca Battistelli'16
Hillary Scott and the Scott Family'17
Hillsong Worship'18
Lauren Daigle'19
For King & Country and Dolly Parton'20
Zach Williams and Dolly Parton'21
CeCe Winans'22
Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin'23
Lecrae and Tasha Cobbs Leonard'24
CeCe Winans'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
Centricity leads the recorded label credits with 1 win, 2015–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
Centricity1 win01
EMI Nashville1 win02
Hillsong Australia1 win03
Provident Label Group1 win04
Puresprings Gospel1 win05
Tribl1 win06
Wins by label
- Centricity114%
- EMI Nashville114%
- Hillsong Australia114%
- Provident Label Group114%
- Puresprings Gospel114%
- Tribl114%
- Other114%
4 further wins have no label on record and are not counted in the 7 above.
4 of these 11 wins have no label on record, so the chart covers the other 7.
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2015–2025.
Most losses in this category
- 01TWTauren Wells3L · 0W
- 02CCCasting Crowns2L · 0W
- 03CRCrowder2L · 0W
- 04FCFor King & Country2L · 0W
- 05LDLauren Daigle2L · 1W
- 06MEMercyMe2L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2015–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CeCe Winans (That's My King)beat 5 others
| Unknown |
| 2024 | Lecrae and Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Your Power)beat 5 others
| Unknown |
| 2023 | Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin (Fear Is Not My Future)beat 5 others
| Tribl/Fo Yo Soul/RCA Inspiration |
| 2022 | CeCe Winans (Believe for It)beat 4 others
| Puresprings Gospel/Fair Trade Services |
| 2021 | Zach Williams and Dolly Parton (There Was Jesus)beat 4 others
| Provident Label Group |
| 2020 | For King & Country and Dolly Parton (God Only Knows)beat 4 others
| Word Entertainment |
| 2019 | Lauren Daigle (You Say)beat 4 others
| Centricity/Warner Bros. |
| 2018 | Hillsong Worship (What a Beautiful Name)beat 4 others
| Hillsong Australia/Capitol CMG/Sparrow |
| 2017 | Hillary Scott and the Scott Family (Thy Will)beat 4 others
| EMI Nashville/Capitol Nashville |
| 2016 | Francesca Battistelli (Holy Spirit)beat 4 others
| Unknown |
| 2015 | Lecrae featuring For King & Country (Messengers)beat 4 others
| Unknown |