Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene and Israel Houghton Nominated Across
Two Categories For the 58th Annual Awards
RCA Inspiration celebrates four nominations for the 58th GRAMMY® Awards, with artists Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/ RCA Records), Travis Greene (RCA Inspiration) and Israel Houghton & Newbreed (RGM NewBreed/ RCA Inspiration) garnering nods in two different categories.
Five-time GRAMMY Award winners Israel Houghton & Newbreed are nominated in the Best Gospel Album (Covered: Alive In Asia” (Deluxe) and Best Gospel Performance/Song (“How Awesome Is Our God” featuring Yolanda Adams) categories. And nine-time GRAMMY winner Kirk Franklin and stand-out newcomer Travis Greene are recognized in the Best Gospel Performance/Song category for “Wanna Be Happy?” and “Intentional,” respectively. “Wanna Be Happy?” is Franklin’s latest single off of his recently released #1 album Losing My Religion and “Intentional” is the #1 single from Greene’s major label debut, The Hill.
“We’re extremely proud of our GRAMMY nominees,” said RCA Inspiration’s General Manager, Geo Bivins. “There’s a lot of great gospel music that came out this year and we congratulate Kirk, Israel and Travis on this very special achievement.”
The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air on CBS on Sunday, February 15, 2016 at 8pm EST.
