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Brandon Lake, Forrest Frank, Elevation Worship, Tauren Wells Earn 2026 Christian GRAMMY® Nominations

Benjamin William Hastings
Brandon Lake
CeCe Winans
Chris Brown
Elevation Worship
Forrest Frank
GRAMMY
Israel & New Breed
Lecrae
Tauren Wells
Music News

Finalists in 95 categories, including notable names in Christian music, have been announced ahead of the 68th annual GRAMMY® Awards.

Five-time GRAMMY® winner Brandon Lake claimed a trio of nods. His megawatt collaboration with Jelly Roll, “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” garnered a Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song nomination, alongside Elevation Worship’s Dove Award-winning single, “I Know A Name,” which features Lake as both a vocalist and a co-writer. Additionally, Lake’s fourth studio set, “King of Hearts,” will contend for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.

Meanwhile, Forrest Frank was honored in two brackets with a nod for viral hit “Your Way’s Better” in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song category and a nomination for “Child of God II,” up for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.

Tauren Wells notched his 11th GRAMMY® nomination with “Let The Church Sing,” which will also vie for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.

Elsewhere, CeCe Winans’ duet with gospel legend Shirley Caesar, “Come Jesus Come,” earned the pair a recognition in the Best Gospel Performance/Song category.

Winners will be unveiled when the 68th annual GRAMMY® Awards air live on CBS and Paramount+ Feb. 1, 2026.

Select 68th Annual Christian GRAMMY® Award Nominees

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

I Know A Name

Recorded by: Elevation Worship (feat. Chris Brown and Brandon Lake)

Written by: Hank Bentley, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake, Jacob Sooter

 

Your Way’s Better

Recorded by: Forrest Frank

Written by: Forrest Frank, Pera

 

Hard Fought Hallelujah

Recorded by: Brandon Lake, Jelly Roll

Written by: Chris Brown, Jason Bradley Deford, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Brandon Lake

 

“Headphones”

Recorded by: Lecrae, Killer Mike, T.I.

Written by: Bongo ByTheWay, Clifford Harris, William Roderick Miller, Lecrae Moore, Michael Render, Tyshane Thompson

 

“Amazing”

Recorded by: Darrel Walls, PJ Morton

Written by: PJ Morton, Darrel Walls

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

“Child of God II”

Forrest Frank

 

“Coritos Vol. 1”

Israel Houghton & New Breed

 

“King of Hearts”

Brandon Lake

 

“Reconstruction”

Lecrae

 

“Let The Church Sing”

Tauren Wells

 

For a full list of this year’s GRAMMY® nominations, visit grammy.com.