Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song was a new category at the 2015 ceremony of the annual Grammy Awards. It combines two previously separate categories in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music field, Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. The new category recognizes both songwriters and performers (solo/duos/groups/collaborations/etc.) and is open for singles or tracks only. Songwriters are only awarded a Grammy Award if it is a newly-written song. Grammy's for cover versions of previously recorded songs are awarded to the performer(s) only.Along with the also newly formed Best Gospel Performance/Song category, these mark the only Grammy categories which honour both performers and songwriters in one category.These changes were made in June 2014 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences \"in the interest of clarifying the criteria, representing the current culture and creative DNA of the gospel and Contemporary Christian Music communities, and better reflecting the diversity and authenticity of today's gospel music industry.\"According to the Grammy committee, the move recognizes \"the critical contribution of both songwriters and performers by combining songwriters and artists into the Best Gospel Performance/Song and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song categories.\"Gospel performances, which were previously recognized in the Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance category, will now fall under the newly created Best Gospel Performance/Song category."@en }
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- Song abstract "The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song was a new category at the 2015 ceremony of the annual Grammy Awards. It combines two previously separate categories in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music field, Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. The new category recognizes both songwriters and performers (solo/duos/groups/collaborations/etc.) and is open for singles or tracks only. Songwriters are only awarded a Grammy Award if it is a newly-written song. Grammy's for cover versions of previously recorded songs are awarded to the performer(s) only.Along with the also newly formed Best Gospel Performance/Song category, these mark the only Grammy categories which honour both performers and songwriters in one category.These changes were made in June 2014 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences \"in the interest of clarifying the criteria, representing the current culture and creative DNA of the gospel and Contemporary Christian Music communities, and better reflecting the diversity and authenticity of today's gospel music industry.\"According to the Grammy committee, the move recognizes \"the critical contribution of both songwriters and performers by combining songwriters and artists into the Best Gospel Performance/Song and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song categories.\"Gospel performances, which were previously recognized in the Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance category, will now fall under the newly created Best Gospel Performance/Song category.".