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Every Grammys Best Gospel Performance/Song winner

11 ceremonies, 2015–2025. 8 different winners.

Best Gospel Performance/Song was first awarded in 2015, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 window.

It merged Best Gospel Song, a songwriters' award, with the performers' award Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. Neither predecessor is tracked here yet, so this span starts where the merged award does.

Kirk Franklin ×3CeCe Winans ×2
One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.
Smokie Norful'15
Kirk Franklin'16
Tamela Mann'17
CeCe Winans'18
Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin'19
Kirk Franklin'20
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music'21
CeCe Winans'22
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin'23
Kirk Franklin'24
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr'25
Wins by label
  1. Elevation Worship Records133%
  2. Sony133%
  3. Tribl133%

8 further wins have no label on record and are not counted in the 3 above.

8 of these 11 wins have no label on record, so the bar covers the other 3.

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2015–2025.

Most nominated, never won

  • Melvin Crispell III3 noms
  • Travis Greene3 noms
  • Brian Courtney Wilson2 noms
  • DOE2 noms
  • Erica Campbell2 noms
  • Jekalyn Carr2 noms

Most losses

  • Melvin Crispell III3L · 0W
  • Travis Greene3L · 0W
  • Brian Courtney Wilson2L · 0W
  • DOE2L · 0W
  • Erica Campbell2L · 0W
  • Jekalyn Carr2L · 0W

The full list

YearWinnerLabel
2025Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr (One Hallelujah)
beat 4 others
  • Yolanda Adams (Church Doors)
  • Melvin Crispell III (Yesterday)
  • Ricky Dillard (Hold On (Live))
  • DOE (Holy Hands)
Unknown
2024Kirk Franklin (All Things)
beat 4 others
  • Stanley Brown featuring Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard & Karen Clark Sheard (God is Good)
  • Erica Campbell (Feel Alright (Blessed))
  • Zacardi Cortez (Lord Do It For Me (Live))
  • Melvin Crispell III (God Is)
Unknown
2023Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin (Kingdom)
beat 4 others
  • Erica Campbell (Positive)
  • DOE (When I Pray)
  • PJ Morton featuring Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers & Darrel Walls (The Better Benediction)
  • Tye Tribbett (Get Up)
Tribl/Fo Yo Soul/RCA Inspiration
2022CeCe Winans (Never Lost)
beat 4 others
  • Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore (Voice of God)
  • Dante Bowe (Joyful)
  • Anthony Brown & Group Therapy (Help)
  • Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music (Wait On You)
Elevation Worship Records
2021Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music (Movin' On)
beat 4 others
  • Melvin Crispell III (Wonderful Is Your Name)
  • Ricky Dillard featuring Tiff Joy (Release (Live))
  • Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Presents: The Good News (Come Together)
  • Travis Greene (Won't Let Go)
Unknown
2020Kirk Franklin (Love Theory)
beat 4 others
  • Gloria Gaynor & Yolanda Adams (Talkin' 'bout Jesus)
  • Travis Greene featuring Jekalyn Carr (See the Light)
  • Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant (Speak the Name)
  • Tasha Cobbs (This Is a Move (Live))
RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul
2019Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin (Never Alone)
beat 4 others
  • Jekalyn Carr (You Will Win)
  • Koryn Hawthorne (Won't He Do It)
  • Jonathan McReynolds featuring DOE (Cycles)
  • Brian Courtney Wilson (A Great Work)
Unknown
2018CeCe Winans (Never Have To Be Alone)
beat 4 others
  • Tina Campbell (Too Hard Not To)
  • JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn (You Deserve It)
  • Le'Andria (Better Days)
  • The Walls Group (My Life)
Unknown
2017Tamela Mann (God Provides)
beat 4 others
  • Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton (It's Alright, It's OK)
  • Jekalyn Carr (You're Bigger (Live))
  • Travis Greene (Made a Way (Live))
  • Hezekiah Walker (Better)
Unknown
2016Kirk Franklin (Wanna Be Happy?)
beat 4 others
  • Anthony Brown and Group Therapy (Worth (Live))
  • Travis Greene (Intentional)
  • Israel & New Breed (How Awesome Is Our God (Live))
  • Brian Courtney Wilson (Worth Fighting For (Live))
Unknown
2015Smokie Norful (No Greater Love)
beat 4 others
  • Erica Campbell featuring Lecrae (Help)
  • Karen Clark Sheard (Sunday AM)
  • Mali Music (I Believe)
  • The Walls Group (Love on the Radio)
Unknown

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