Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year
- WINNER - "Cry Out to Jesus" - Wherever You Are - Third Day - Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, Brad Avery, David Carr, Mark Lee - Essential
- “Be My Escape” - Mmhmm - Relient K - Matthew Thiessen - Gotee / Capitol
- "Held" - Awaken - Natalie Grant - Christa Wells - Curb
- "Hide" - Genesis - Joy Williams - Joy Williams, Jason Houser, Matthew West - Reunion
- "Lifesong" - Lifesong - Casting Crowns - Mark Hall - Beachstreet / Reunion
Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year
- WINNER - “In Christ Alone” - WOW #1’s - Brian Littrell - Don Koch, Shawn Craig - Reunion
- “All My Praise” - Hiding Place - Selah - Audrey Hatcher - Curb
- “Days of Elijah” - He Is Exalted - Live Worship - Twila Paris - Robin Mark - Integrity
- “Holy Ground” - Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle - Crabb Family - Geron Davis - Daywind
- “Lay It Down” - Beauty Has Grace - Jaci Velasquez - Chris Eaton, Don Poythress, Brian White - Word
Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
- WINNER - TIED - “Long As I Got King Jesus” - Live in NYC - Brian Free & Assurance - James Cleveland - Daywind
- WINNER - TIED - “Through the Fire” - Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle - Crabb Family featuring Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - Gerald Crabb - Daywind
- “Good Morning Lord” - Faith, Hope, Joy - Young Harmony - John Lemonis, Marty Funderburk - Lamon
- “Greater is He” - Live at Brooklyn Tabernacle - Crabb Family - Gerald Crabb - Daywind
- Not That You Died” - Monuments - Legacy Five - Belinda Smith, Tony Wood - Daywind
Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year
- WINNER - “Living Prayer” - Lonely Runs Both Ways - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Ronald Block - Rounder
- “Low and Down” - Perfect Love - McRaes - Annie McRae - Daywind
- “One Rose” - One Rose - Lewis Family - Wayne Haun, Marty Funderburk, Mike Richards - Thoroughbred
- “There Is Power in the Blood” - Hymns & Prayer Songs - Buddy Greene - Lewis E. Jones, Buddy Greene - Spring Hill
- “Why Did I Wait So Long?” - Brand New Strings - Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Shawn Lane - Skaggs Family Records
Country Recorded Song of the Year
- WINNER - “Jesus, Take the Wheel” - Some Hearts - Carrie Underwood - Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson - Arista/Arista Nashville/19 Recordings
- “Angels” - Passing Through - Randy Travis - Buck Moore, Troy Seals, Harvey McNalley - Word
- “Mawmaw’s Song (In the Sweet By and By)” - Hymned - Bart Millard - Bart Millard, Barry Graul - Simple Records/INO
- “They Don’t Understand” - Mission Temple Firework Stand - Sawyer Brown - Dean Chance, Teresa Chance, Steve Miller, Jeff Wood - Curb
- “When I Get Where I’m Going” - Time Well Wasted - Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton - Rivers Rutherford, George Teren - Arista Nashville
Urban Recorded Song of the Year
- WINNER - “Looking for You” - Hero - Kirk Franklin - Kirk Franklin, Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims, Shereelynn Brown, Fred Washington - Fo Yo Soul/Gospocentric
- “A Brighter Day” - Miracles - George Huff - Kenyetta Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Hector Diaz, George Huff, Delisha Thomas - Word
- “Heaven” - Mary Mary - Mary Mary - Warryn Campbell, Erica Campbell, Trecina Campbell, Joi Campbell - My Block/Columbia/Sony Urban/Integrity Gospel
- “Jesus Will” - Days of My Life - Antonio Neal - Antonio Neal - EMI Gospel
- “Pray” - Purified - CeCe Winans - Mario Winans, Michael Jones, CeCe Winans - Puresprings Gospel/INO/Sony Urban/EPIC
