This GRAMMY, Dove and Stellar Award-winning group were recognized for their current critically-acclaimed and best-selling A Deeper Level. Israel and New Breed earned GRAMMY® Award nominations for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album and for Best Gospel Performance for the song “With Long Life” (featuring T-Bone), from A Deeper Level.

Today’s nominations make a total of eight GRAMMY Award nominations received thus far by this ground-breaking group which defies categorization, winning over fans and critics of Gospel, Praise and Worship and Contemporary Christian music. Last year, Israel & New Breed won their first GRAMMY for Best Traditional Gospel Album for Alive in South Africa.

“I’m still riding high from our Grammy win earlier this year, so to receive an additional two nominations is beyond exciting. What a way to end the year!” remarked Israel Houghton.

In addition to their GRAMMYs, Israel & New Breed is also the winner of four Dove Awards, two Stellar Awards, a Soul Train Award and a NARM Award. The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Feb. 10, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Israel & New Breed are distributed to Christian retail by Provident-Integrity Distribution and to the general market by Columbia Records/Sony-BMG Distribution.