buzzz worthy. . .
Nominees for the the 57thAnnual Grammy Awards were announced today. Congratualtions to the following Christian artists on their nominations:
Best Gospel Performance/Song
1.HELP
Erica Campbell Featuring Lecrae; Erica Campbell,
Warryn Campbell, Hasben Jones, Harold Lilly, Lecrae
Moore & Aaron Sledge, songwriters
Track from: Help
[EOne/My Block; Publishers: Campbell Kids/Fellowship
Of The Unashamed, Uncle Bobby Music/EMI-Sony ATV,
Food 4 Yo Soul, I Wrote It You Sing It, That's Plum Song]
2. SUNDAY A.M. [LIVE]
Karen Clark Sheard; Rudy Currence & Donald
Lawrence, songwriters
[EOne/Karew Records; Publsihers: Sony-ATV Charles &
Edward Publishing/QW Publishing admin. by BMG Rights
Management (US) LLC]
3. I BELIEVE
Mali Music; Kortney J. Pollard, songwriter
Track from: Mali Is...
[RCA Records/ByStorm Entertainment; Publisher: Mali
Music Note Productions]
4.NO GREATER LOVE
Smokie Norful; Aaron W. Lindsey & Smokie Norful,
songwriters
[Tre'Myles/Motown Gospel; Publishers: Capitol CMG
Paragon, Aaron Lindsey Pub. admin. by
CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Meadowgreen Music
Company, Norful Music Publishing]
5. LOVE ON THE RADIO
The Walls Group; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Track from: Fast Forward
[RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul; Publisher:Aunt Gertrude
Music Publishing, Lilly Mack Music admin. at
CapitolCMGPublishing.com]
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
1.
WRITE YOUR STORY
Francesca Battistelli; Francesca Battistelli, David
Arthur Garcia & Ben Glover, songwriters
Track from: If We're Honest
[Fervent/Word/Curb; Publishers: Work Music,
LLC/Francesca Music/Universal Music - Brentwood
Benson Songs, D Soul Music/9T One Songs, Ariose Music
admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com]
2.COME AS YOU ARE
Crowder
[Sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: sixsteps
Music/worshiptogether.com Songs/9T One Songs/Ariose
Music/Valley Of Songs Music admin. by
CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Thankyou Music admin. by
CapitolCMGPublishing.com]
3. MESSENGERS
Lecrae Featuring For King & Country; Torrance
Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris
Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel
Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters
[Reach Records; Publishers: Fellowship Of The Unashamed
Music, WB Music Corp./Method To The Madness/Shankel
Songs/Warner Tamerlane/Kilns Music/Aly Plane
Music/Evident Music/Before I Die Publishing/Joseph
Prielozny Music/Track Or Die Music LLC]
4.SHAKE
MercyMe; Nathan Cochran, David Arthur Garcia, Ben
Glover, Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Soli Olds, Mike
Scheuchzer & Robby Shaffer, songwriters
Track from: Welcome To The New
[Fair Trade; Publishers: MercyMe Music/Wet As A Fish
Music/Soul Glow Activator Music/D Soul Music/Universal
Music Brentwood Benson Publishing/9T One Songs/Ariose
Music]
5.
MULTIPLIED
Needtobreathe; Bear Rinehart & Bo Rinehart,
songwriters
Track from: Rivers In The Wasteland
[Atlantic; Publisher]
Best Gospel Album
1. HELP
Erica Campbell
[EOne/My Block]
2. AMAZING [LIVE]
Ricky Dillard & New G
[Light Records/EOne]
3. WITHHOLDING NOTHING [LIVE]
William McDowell
[EOne/Delivery Room Music]
4.FOREVER
YOURS
Smokie Norful
[Tre'Myles/Motown Gospel]
5.VINTAGE WORSHIP
Anita
Wilson
[Motown Gospel]
Best Contemporary Christian Music
Album
1.
IF WE'RE HONEST
Francesca Battistelli
[Fervent/
Word/Curb]
2. RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. LOVE STRONG.
For King & Country
[Fervent/
Word/Curb]
3.HURRICANE
Natalie Grant
[Curb Records]
4.WELCOME TO THE NEW
MercyMe
[Fair Trade]
5.ROYAL TAILOR
Royal Tailor
[Essential Records]
The U.S. Delegation, led by Ambassador Troy Fitrell , Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs, included the senior-most officials advancing U.S. commercial engagement across Africa: Massad Boulos , Senior Advisor for Africa Thomas Hardy , Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Constance Hamilton , Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Connor Coleman , Head of Investments and Chief of Staff, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Tamara Maxwell , Senior Vice President for Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States The record turnout made clear that both U.S. and African leaders share a strong commitment to significantly expanding trade and investment. The U.S. objective at the Summit was to secure key deals and commitments for U.S. companies and establish the conditions to boost U.S. exports and investment in Africa — advancing mutual prosperity in line with the Trump Administration’s Commercial Diploma...

