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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist

This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Artist. The award was first given during the 1980 ceremony and was later retired in 2009. During the years 2000 to 2002, the category was adjusted to award contemporary and traditional gospel artists separately. It was reverted in 2003. Since its conception, Kirk Franklin holds the record for most wins in this category with five. Yolanda Adams holds the record for the most wins in this category for female artists.

Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

1980s

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Year Artist Ref
1980
Andraé Crouch [1]
1987
Shirley Caesar [2]
Al Green
Tramaine Hawkins
Jackson Southernaires
BeBe and CeCe Winans
1989
BeBe and CeCe Winans [3][4]
The Clark Sisters
L.A. Mass Choir
Keith Pringle
West Angeles Angelic Choir

1990s

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Year Artist Ref
1990
BeBe and CeCe Winans [5]
1991 —
1992
BeBe and CeCe Winans [6][7]
Sounds of Blackness
Tramaine Hawkins
Jessye Norman & Kathleen Battle
Take 6
1993
BeBe and CeCe Winans [8]
1994
The Winans [9]
1995 —
1996
Kirk Franklin and the Family [10]
1997
Whitney Houston and the Georgia Mass Choir [11][12]
BeBe and CeCe Winans
Kirk Franklin and the Family
Shirley Caesar
Take 6
1998
God's Property [13]
1999
Kirk Franklin [14][15]
CeCe Winans
Fred Hammond
Shirley Caesar
Yolanda Adams

2000s

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Year Artist Ref
2000
Vickie Winans (Traditional) [16]
Yolanda Adams (Contemporary)
2001
Aaron Neville (Traditional) [17]
Yolanda Adams (Contemporary)
2002
Shirley Caesar (Traditional) [18]
Yolanda Adams (Contemporary)
2003
Kirk Franklin [19]
Mary Mary
2004
Donnie McClurkin [20]
Shirley Caesar
Byron Cage
Bishop TD Jakes and The Potter's House Mass Choir
Vickie Winans
2005
Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama [21]
2006
Yolanda Adams [22]
Kirk Franklin
Mary Mary
Donnie McClurkin
CeCe Winans
2007
Kirk Franklin [23]
The Cast of Inspired By...The Bible Experience
Andraé Crouch
Fred Hammond
Patti LaBelle
2008
Kirk Franklin [24]
Yolanda Adams
Sounds of Blackness
Mavis Staples
Marvin Winans
2009
Mary Mary [25]

Multiple wins and nominations

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Wins

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Nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "Billboard". 20 December 1980.
  2. ^ "NAACP Announces Nominees for Show Business Honors". Associated Press.
  3. ^ Pogatchnik, Shawn. "1989 Image Award Winners". LA Times. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced". Associated Press.
  5. ^ "1990 Image Award Winners". Awards and Winners. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "1992 Image Award Winners". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ^ "NAACP Image Award Nominees Announced". Associated Press.
  8. ^ "1993 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  9. ^ "NAACP Image Award winners".
  10. ^ "1996 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  11. ^ "1997 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  12. ^ "Billboard". 25 January 1997.
  13. ^ "1998 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  14. ^ "1999 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  15. ^ "The Crisis". December 1998.
  16. ^ "2000 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  17. ^ "2001 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  18. ^ "2002 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  19. ^ "2003 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  20. ^ "2004 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  21. ^ "2005 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  22. ^ "2006 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  23. ^ "2007 Image Awards". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  24. ^ "2008 Image Award Winners". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  25. ^ "2009 Image Award Winners". Awardsandwinners. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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