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The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir added another milestone to its storied ministry Sunday night, winning its seventh Grammy Award as I Will Not Be Moved \u2013 Live<\/em> was named Best Roots Gospel Album of 2025 by voting members of the Recording Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The honor marked a major moment for the choir’s 32nd album, which was recorded live and praised last year as an “anointed masterpiece in praise and worship music.” The Best Roots Gospel Album category recognizes projects with more than 75% newly recorded traditional and roots gospel music, spanning styles such as Southern gospel, bluegrass, country, and Americana.<\/p>\n

I Will Not Be Moved \u2013 Live<\/em> topped a competitive field that included releases by the Gaither Vocal Band, The Isaacs, Karen Peck & New River, and Candi Staton.<\/p>\n

Longtime choir director Carol Cymbala, who is married to Brooklyn Tabernacle pastor Jim Cymbala, was unable to attend the awards ceremony. In a statement shared afterward, she expressed gratitude for the recognition. “We are deeply grateful to receive this Grammy Award,” Cymbala said. “We would like to express our sincere thanks to the Grammy Association and all those who made this honor possible.”<\/p>\n

The award was accepted on the choir’s behalf by singer Taranda Greene, who is featured on the album track “How Jesus Loves.” In her acceptance remarks<\/a>, Greene emphasized the choir’s decades-long mission of ministry through music. “In representation of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, 50 years of singing, recording and writing gospel music, we just want to thank the academy,” she said. “We are so grateful to write songs, record songs, and get music out there that we pray will encourage you and bring hope to the world in the name of Jesus.”<\/p>\n

Greene’s husband, Landon Beene, a partner at StowTown Records, which produced the album, reflected on the significance of the win after the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. He praised the choir for persevering through a 16-month shutdown, calling it remarkable that volunteers continued to gather week after week to proclaim Christ. Beene also honored Cymbala’s leadership, noting that the Grammy marked her seventh career win.<\/p>\n

The album features a mix of worship anthems and heartfelt praise songs, including the title track “I Will Not Be Moved,” “No Other Name,” “You Keep on Blessing Me,” and “Come Jesus Come,” featuring Stephen McWhirter. Recorded live with the congregation, the project captures the spirit of worship that has defined the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir for decades.<\/p>\n

For a ministry built on prayer, service, and praise, the latest Grammy serves not only as industry recognition but as a testament to the enduring power of worship music centered on Jesus’ name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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