This page lists the winners and nominees for the Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song. The award was originally entitled Best Gospel Performance – Male, Female or Group and was created during the 2009 ceremony. It was later retitled to Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance in 2013 and then to its current title in 2014. Mary Mary and Lecrae are the only artists to win this award twice.
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
2000s Year Artist Song Ref 2009 Mary Mary "God in Me" Fred Hammond "They That Wait" Smokie Norful "Justified" Marvin Sapp "Praise Him in Advance" BeBe & CeCe Winans "Close to You"
2010s Year Artist Song Ref 2010 Marvin Sapp N/A Lisa Page Brooks Fred Hammond Youthful Praise Tye Tribbett Hezekiah Walker & LFC 2011 Mary Mary "Walking" James Fortune "I Believe" Kirk Franklin "I Smile" Trin-i-tee 5:7 "Heaven Hear My Heart" CeCe Winans "More" 2012 colspan="3" 2013 Tye Tribbett "If He Did It Before (Same God)" Tasha Cobbs "Break Every Chain" LeCrae "Confessions" Hezekiah Walker "Every Praise" Shirley Caesar "God Will Make a Way" John P. Kee "Life & Favor" 2014 Erica Campbell "Help" Inspired People "Real Love" Tamela Mann "I Can Only Imagine" Donnie McClurkin "We Are Victorious" Smokie Norful "No Greater Love" Michelle Williams "Say Yes" 2015 Lecrae "All I Need is You" Erica Campbell "More Love" Fred Hammond and BreeAnn Hammond "I Will Trust" Kirk Franklin "Wanna Be Happy?" Marvin Sapp "Yes You Can" 2016 Kirk Franklin "123 Victory" Travis Greene "Made a Way" Tamela Mann "God Provides" Donnie McClurkin "I Need You" Hezekiah Walker "Better" 2017 Lecrae N/A Chance the Rapper Charlie Wilson Kirk Franklin Tamela Mann 2018 Lecrae N/A Andra Day Kirk Franklin Snoop Dogg Tori Kelly 2019 Kirk Franklin N/A BeBe Winans Donald Lawrence Erica Campbell Tasha Cobbs Leonard Tori Kelly
2020s Year Artist Song Ref 2020 Kirk Franklin N/A BeBe Winans Koryn Hawthorne Marvin Sapp PJ Morton The Clark Sisters 2021 Kirk Franklin N/A Brian Courtney Wilson James Fortune Kelly Price Maverick City Music Tasha Cobbs Leonard 2022 Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin N/A CeCe Winans Erica Campbell Fred Hammond MAJOR. Marvin Sapp Tamela Mann Tasha Cobbs Leonard 2023 Kirk Franklin "All Things" Shirley Caesar "All the Glory" Fridayy featuring Maverick City Music & My Mom "Came Too Far" Koryn Hawthorne "Cry" Erica Campbell "Feel Alright (Blessed)" Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine "God Problems"H.E.R. "The Journey"Kirk Franklin "Try Love"
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