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Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

2023 • 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2021 and Aug 30, 2022

2023 Winner is Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin with "Fear Is Not My Future"

Fear Is Not My Future

Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake, Hannah Shackelford

Nominees 2023

God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)

David Crowder, Dante Bowe, Maverick City Music, Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka
Credits

Crowder Featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, David Crowder, Ben Glover & Jeff Sojka, songwriters
So Good

DOE, Chuck Butler, Ethan Hulse
Credits

DOE; Chuck Butler, Dominique Jones & Ethan Hulse, songwriters
For God Is With Us

Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone
Holy Forever

Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Phil Wickham
Credits

Chris Tomlin; Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson, Jenn Johnson, Chris Tomlin & Phil Wickham, songwriters
Hymn Of Heaven (Radio Version)

Phil Wickham, Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson
Credits

Phil Wickham; Chris Davenport, Bill Johnson, Brian Johnson & Phil Wickham, songwriters

Winners

Year	Winner	Nomination	Actions
2026	Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin Hastings, Jelly Roll	Hard Fought Hallelujah	All Nominees
2025	CeCe Winans	That's My King	All Nominees
2024	Lecrae, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Alexandria Dollar, Jordan Dollar, Antonio Gardner, Michael Girgenti, Lasanna Harris, David Hein, Deandre Hunter, Dylan Hyde, Patrick Darius Mix Jr., Christian Louisana, Justin Pelham, Jeffrey Lawrence Shannon, Allen Swoope	Your Power	All Nominees
2023	Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake, Hannah Shackelford	Fear Is Not My Future	All Nominees
2022	CeCe Winans, Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, Mitch Wong	Believe For It	All Nominees
2021	Zach Williams, Dolly Parton, Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith	There Was Jesus	All Nominees
2020	Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone, Tedd Tjornhom	God Only Knows	All Nominees
2019	Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram, Paul Mabury	You Say	All Nominees
2018	Ben Fielding, Brooke Ligertwood	What A Beautiful Name	All Nominees
2017	Hillary Scott, Bernie Herms, Emily Weisband	Thy Will	All Nominees
2016	Francesca Battistelli	Holy Spirit	All Nominees
2015	Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone	Messengers	All Nominees