“Never Gonna Break My Faith”
Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir)
Track from: Bobby: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
[Island Def Jam]

Best Gospel Song
“Blessed & Highly Favored”
Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter (The Clark Sisters)
Track from: Live – One Last Time
[EMI Gospel; Publisher: K. Sheard's Melody]

Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album
Before The Daylight’s Shot
Ashley Cleveland
[204 Records]

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
A Deeper Level
Israel And New Breed
[Integrity Music]

Best Traditional Gospel Album
Live – One Last Time
The Clark Sisters
[EMI Gospel]

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
Free To Worship
Fred Hammond
[Verity]

BMI paid homage to gospel greats Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Mighty Clouds of Joy and Pastor Marvin Winans at its ninth Annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. Hosted by contemporary gospel queen Dorinda Clark Cole and BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations Catherine Brewton at Rocketown in Nashville, the invitation-only celebration attracted gospel music’s premier songwriters, recording artists, music industry executives and legends.

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