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Gospel Winners Announced at the 56th Grammy Awards

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Congratulations to gospel winners (highlighted in yellow) at the 56th Grammy Awards, announced this evening in Los Angeles.





Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
For new vocal gospel/CCM recordings. All sub-genres of gospel/CCM music are eligible.

  1. BREAK EVERY CHAIN [LIVE] Tasha Cobbs
    Track from: Grace [Live] [EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel]     
  2. HURRICANE Natalie Grant [Curb Records] 
  3. LORD, I NEED YOU Matt Maher
    Track from: All The People Said Amen (Live) [Essential Records] 
  4. OVERCOMER Mandisa
    Track from: Overcomer [Sparrow Records] 
  5. IF HE DID IT BEFORE… SAME GOD [LIVE] Tye Tribbett
    Track from: Greater Than [Live] [Motown Gospel]

Best Gospel Song
A Songwriter(s) Award.  (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  1. HAVE YOUR WAY
    Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
    [RCA Inspiration; Publishers: Deitrick Vaughn Haddon Publishing/Calvin Frazier Publishing] 
  2. IF HE DID IT BEFORE… SAME GOD [LIVE] Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
    Track from: Greater Than [Live]
    [Motown Gospel; Publisher: Everything Fresh Entertainment LLC] 
  3. IF I BELIEVE
    Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
    Track from: Love, Charlie
    [RCA Records / P Music Group Inc.; Publishers: Nephew Wirlie Music/EMI Music Publishing/Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing/Mamas Pebbly Publishing] 
  4. A LITTLE MORE JESUS
    Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
    [My Block Inc / Eone Music; Publishers: That’s Plum Song-EMI April/It’s Tea Tyme-EMI April/Campbell Kids
  5. STILL Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)
    Track from: Kingdom Inspirations
    [Maranatha! Music/K-Bizz Ent.; Publisher: Kingdom Bizz Songs BMI]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  1. HURRICANE
    Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)[Curb Records; Publisher: Razor & Tie Music Publishing] 
  2. LOVE TAKE ME OVER
    Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)Track from: The Glorious Unfolding
    [Reunion Records] 
  3. OVERCOMER
    David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)Track from: Overcomer
    [Sparrow Records; Publishers: Ariose Music/9T One Songs/Meaux Mercy/LarryDavid Music/Capitol CMG Publishing/Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music] 
  4. SPEAK LIFE
    Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
    Track from: Eye On It
    [Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/EMI CMG Publishing/Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing/Songs Of Emack/Jamnu Music/Hole-Steen Music] 
  5. WHOM SHALL I FEAR (GOD OF ANGEL ARMIES) Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)Track from: Burning Lights
    [sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Sixsteps Songs/Worship Together Music/A Thousand Generations Publishing/EMI CMG Publishing/Alletrop Music/McTyeire Music]

Best Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal gospel recordings.

  1. GRACE [LIVE]
    Tasha Cobbs
    [EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel] 
  2. BEST FOR LAST: 20 YEAR CELEBRATION VOL. 1 [LIVE]
    Donald Lawrence
    [Quietwater Entertainment/EOne] 
  3. BEST DAYS YET
    Bishop Paul S. Morton
    [Tehillah Music Group/EOne] 
  4. GOD CHASER [LIVE]
    William Murphy[RCA Inspiration/ Verity Gospel Music Group]
  5. GREATER THAN [LIVE]
    Tye Tribbett
    [Motown Gospel] 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal contemporary Christian music recordings.

  1. WE WON’T BE SHAKEN Building 429
    [Essential Records]
  2. ALL THE PEOPLE SAID AMEN [LIVE] Matt Maher
    [Essential Records] 
  3. OVERCOMER Mandisa
    [Sparrow Records] 
  4. YOUR GRACE FINDS ME (LIVE) Matt Redman
    [sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records] 
  5. BURNING LIGHTS Chris Tomlin
    [sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records] 

2014 Stellar Award Winners, Air dates, and Times

Congratulations to all of the 29th Annual Stellar Award winners!  See the list below and visit this link frequently for airdates and times in your market. 
AT&T Artist of the Year
Tamela Mann, Best Days (Tillyman Music)

Ford Song of the Year
Kirk Franklin, “Take Me to the King” – Best Days (Tillyman Music)

Male Vocalist of the Year
Tye Tribbett, Greater Man (Motown Gospel)
Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year
Tamela Mann, Best Days (Tillyman Music)
Group/Duo of the Year Presented by Wal-Mart
Anthony Brown & group therAPy (Tyscot Music and Entertainment)
UNCF New Artist of the Year
Tasha Cobbs, Grace (Motown Gospel, formerly EMI)

CD of the Year
Tamela Mann, Best Days (Tillyman Music)
State Farm Choir of the Year
Hezekiah Walker, Azusa: The Next Generation (RCA Inspiration)
Producer of the Year
Fred Hammond & Derek “DC” Clark, United Tenors Hammond Hollister Roberson Wilson (RCA Inspiration)
Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year
Fred Hammond United Tenors, United Tenors Hammond Hollister Roberson Wilson (RCA Inspiration)
Traditional Group/Duo of the Year
John P. Kee and New Life, Life & Favor (Kee Music Group)
Contemporary Male of the Year
Anthony Brown of Anthony Brown & group therAPy (Tyscot Music and Entertainment)

Traditional Male of the Year
John P. Kee, Life & Favor (Kee Music Group) 

Contemporary Female of the Year
Tasha Cobbs, Grace (Motown Gospel, formerly EMI)                              
Traditional Female of the Year
Tamela Mann, Best Days (Tillyman Music)
Contemporary CD of the Year
Tasha Cobbs, Grace (Motown Gospel, formerly EMI)

Traditional CD of the Year
Tamela Mann, Best Days (Tillyman Music)
Urban/Inspirational Single of Performance of the Year
Tamela Mann, “Take Me to the King” – Best Days (Tillyman Music)
Music Video of the Year
Brand X for “Testimony” by Anthony Brown & group therAPy (Tyscot Music and Entertainment)
Traditional Choir of the Year
Hezekiah Walker, Azusa: The Next Generation (RCA Inspiration)
Contemporary Choir of the Year
Earl Bynum & the Mount Unity Choir, Bishop K.W. Brown Presents Earl Bynum & the Mount Unity Choir (K.W. Brown Ministries)

Special Event CD of the Year
Hezekiah Walker, Azusa: The Next Generation (RCA Inspiration)

Rap Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year
Lecrae, Gravity (Reach Records)
Children’s Project of the Year
Jekalyn Carr, Greater is Coming (Lunjeal/Malaco)
Quartet of the Year
Doc McKenzie & the Hi-Lites, Blessed (Ophir Entertainment)

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
Patrick Dopson, Best Days (Tillyman Music)

Praise and Worship CD of the Year
Tamela Mann, Best Days (Tillyman Music)

GOSPEL RADIO and ANNOUNCERS’ AWARD WINNERS

Major Market (3 million and up)
WPZE 102.5/102.9, Atlanta – Lori Hall 

Large Market (1-3 million)
Heaven 600 – WCAO 600 AM, Baltimore – Lee Michaels

Medium Market (500,000-1 million)
The Light 103.9 WNNL, Raleigh – Jerry Smith

Small Market (Under 500,000)
WIMG – 1300 AM, Trenton – Ed Long

Internet Radio Station
Yes Lord Radio -YesLordRadio.com – Elder Howard C. Young, III & Rodrick J. Warren

Gospel Announcer
Cedric Bailey, Musical Soul Food – Norfolk/VA Beach, VA

LIVE STREAM ► Stellar Awards Weekend Backstage Pass

Access the live stream below. Chat with others while you watch
and have immediate access to on-demand footage and photos from the
backstage pass weekend! Peep the schedule of events at the bottom of the page so you don’t miss a
thing!



LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE


Friday, January 17, 2014

Live Interviews and Rehearsals 
1:30 – 3:30 PM EST (time subject to change) 

29th Annual Stellars Pre-Show 
7:00 – 10:00 PM EST
Hosted by Sonya Blakey & Angenella

Interviews with Earnest Pugh, Anita Wilson, Beverly Crawford,
Kevin Vasser, J. Moss, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, Chanel Haynes,
Monica Lisa Stevenson, Vincent Tharpe & Kenosis, Kevin Lemon &
Higher Calling, Livre, and more.


Saturday, January 18, 2014

Stellar Gospel & Radio Announcers Awards
10:00 AM – 2:30 PM EST
Hosted by  Sonya Blakey, Angenella, & Michael Davis

Red Carpet
5:00 – 6:30 PM  EST
Hosted by Tye Tribbett

Get up-close and personal with all the Stellar Awards nominees, gospel music artists, and legends.


Backstage Pass
7:00 – 10:00 PM EST

Hosted by Tye Tribbett, Jonathan Slocumb, Sonya Blakey, & Angenella

Don’t
miss interviews with Tasha Cobbs, Hezekiah Walker, Ricky Dillard,
VaShawn Mitchell, Jekalyn Carr, Jonathan McReynolds, Shirley Caesar,
Erica Campbell, Lexi, Anthony Brown & group TherAPy, Donald
Lawrence, and more.

GMF to host live stream of Stellar Awards Backstage Pass Weekend

CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE STREAM ► Stellar Awards Weekend Backstage Pass

GMF has your backstage pass to the 29th Annual Stellar Awards! 

Starting Friday, January 17, you can watch interviews, rehearsals, and the Stellars’ ancillary events–all right here at www.gospelmusicfever.com.


The grand gospel weekend continues on Saturday, January 18, with the Stellar Gospel & Radio Announcers Awards, the red carpet event hosted by Tye Tribbett, and the “Backstage Pass” (offstage interviews while the main show airs live on the UP television network). 

Here’s the complete schedule for the live stream, released by the Stellar Awards and hosted by media affiliate, Gospel Music Fever Blog.  (Please note that the times listed on this blog are Eastern Standard). A few surprises are promised as well!  

Friday, January 17, 2014

Live Interviews and Rehearsals
1:30-3:30 PM EST (time subject to change)

29th Annual Stellars Pre-Show

7:00 – 10:00 PM EST
Hosted by Sonya Blakey & Angenella

Don’t miss interviews with Earnest Pugh, Anita Wilson, Beverly Crawford, Kevin Vasser, J. Moss, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, Chanel Haynes, Monica Lisa Stevenson, Vincent Tharpe & Kenosis, Kevin Lemon & Higher Calling, Livre, and more.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Stellar Gospel & Radio Announcers Awards

10:00 AM – 2:30 PM EST
Hosted by  Sonya Blakey, Angenella, & Michael Davis

Red Carpet
5:00 – 6:30 PM  EST
Hosted by Tye Tribbett


Get up-close and personal with all the Stellar Awards nominees, gospel music artists, and legends.

Backstage Pass
7:00 – 10:00 PM EST

Hosted by Tye Tribbett, Jonathan Slocumb, Sonya Blakey, & Angenella

Don’t miss interviews with Tasha Cobbs, Hezekiah Walker, Ricky Dillard, VaShawn Mitchell, Jekalyn Carr, Jonathan McReynolds, Shirley Caesar, Erica Campbell, Lexi, Anthony Brown & group TherAPy, Donald Lawrence, and more.

The Stellar Awards will be held at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, January 18, 2014.
The show will air on the UP television network live on January 18, and
in broadcast syndication on 150 stations in over 125 markets around the
country from January 18 through March 2, 2014.  Rickey Smiley and Sherri Shepherd will host.

Boyd: "Let's make 2014 the best year yet for advancing gospel music"

Happy New Year! 

It’s another new year, and I wish to take this moment to thank you for your continued support, prayers, and well wishes throughout 2013.  Thank you for your ongoing interest in GMF; you have been reading, commenting, and telling others about the site, and many of you have also submitted great music.  Thank you!
Last year this time, GMF was a Rhythm of Gospel Award nominee for Internet Media Group of the Year.  This year, because of you and the Rhythm of Gospel voting board, GMF is an award-winning blog.  Thank God and thank you!
Let’s make 2014 the best year yet for the advancement of gospel music by moving forward with great expectations for God, self, and the art form. 


Libra Boyd, Founder & Editor
Gospel Music Fever

History of the Roberta Martin Singers highlighted on Cross Rhythms

Cross Rhythms music editor Tony Cummings charts the history of the Roberta Martin Singers.  Read it here: Roberta Martin Singers: Chicago’s gospel legends of the ’50s and ’60s.

Peter Cooper On the Gospel Legacy of Nashboro Records

A new disc compiles more than three decades of gospel music released from the Nashboro label.


Read more here.

List of the 56th Grammy Awards Gospel Nominees

From the NARAS 56th Grammy Final Nominations Press List:

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
For new vocal gospel/CCM recordings. All sub-genres of gospel/CCM music are eligible.

  1. BREAK EVERY CHAIN [LIVE] Tasha Cobbs
    Track from: Grace [Live] [EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel]     
  2. HURRICANE Natalie Grant [Curb Records]
  3. LORD, I NEED YOU Matt Maher
    Track from: All The People Said Amen (Live) [Essential Records]
  4. OVERCOMER Mandisa
    Track from: Overcomer [Sparrow Records]
  5. IF HE DID IT BEFORE… SAME GOD [LIVE] Tye Tribbett
    Track from: Greater Than [Live] [Motown Gospel]

Best Gospel Song
A Songwriter(s) Award.  (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  1. HAVE YOUR WAY
    Calvin Frazier & Deitrick Haddon, songwriters (Deitrick Haddon)
    [RCA Inspiration; Publishers: Deitrick Vaughn Haddon Publishing/Calvin Frazier Publishing]
  2. IF HE DID IT BEFORE… SAME GOD [LIVE] Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
    Track from: Greater Than [Live]
    [Motown Gospel; Publisher: Everything Fresh Entertainment LLC]
  3. IF I BELIEVE
    Wirlie Morris, Michael Paran, Charlie Wilson & Mahin Wilson, songwriters (Charlie Wilson)
    Track from: Love, Charlie
    [RCA Records / P Music Group Inc.; Publishers: Nephew Wirlie Music/EMI Music Publishing/Pacific Coast Pirate Publishing/Mamas Pebbly Publishing]
  4. A LITTLE MORE JESUS
    Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters (Erica Campbell)
    [My Block Inc / Eone Music; Publishers: That’s Plum Song-EMI April/It’s Tea Tyme-EMI April/Campbell Kids
  5. STILL Percy Bady, songwriter (Percy Bady Featuring Lowell Pye)
    Track from: Kingdom Inspirations
    [Maranatha! Music/K-Bizz Ent.; Publisher: Kingdom Bizz Songs BMI]

Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  1. HURRICANE
    Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant & Cindy Morgan, songwriters (Natalie Grant)[Curb Records; Publisher: Razor & Tie Music Publishing]
  2. LOVE TAKE ME OVER
    Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriter (Steven Curtis Chapman)Track from: The Glorious Unfolding
    [Reunion Records]
  3. OVERCOMER
    David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)Track from: Overcomer
    [Sparrow Records; Publishers: Ariose Music/9T One Songs/Meaux Mercy/LarryDavid Music/Capitol CMG Publishing/Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing/D Soul Music]
  4. SPEAK LIFE
    Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore & Ryan Stevenson, songwriters (Tobymac)
    Track from: Eye On It
    [Forefront Records; Publishers: Achtober Songs/EMI CMG Publishing/Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing/Songs Of Emack/Jamnu Music/Hole-Steen Music]
  5. WHOM SHALL I FEAR (GOD OF ANGEL ARMIES) Ed Cash, Scott Cash & Chris Tomlin, songwriters (Chris Tomlin)Track from: Burning Lights
    [sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records; Publishers: Sixsteps Songs/Worship Together Music/A Thousand Generations Publishing/EMI CMG Publishing/Alletrop Music/McTyeire Music]

Best Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal gospel recordings.

  1. GRACE [LIVE]
    Tasha Cobbs
    [EMI Gospel/ Motown Gospel]
  2. BEST FOR LAST: 20 YEAR CELEBRATION VOL. 1 [LIVE]
    Donald Lawrence
    [Quietwater Entertainment/EOne]
  3. BEST DAYS YET
    Bishop Paul S. Morton
    [Tehillah Music Group/EOne]
  4. GOD CHASER [LIVE]
    William Murphy[RCA Inspiration/ Verity Gospel Music Group]
  5. GREATER THAN [LIVE]
    Tye Tribbett
    [Motown Gospel] 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal contemporary Christian music recordings.

  1. WE WON’T BE SHAKEN Building 429
    [Essential Records]
  2. ALL THE PEOPLE SAID AMEN [LIVE] Matt Maher
    [Essential Records]
  3. OVERCOMER Mandisa
    [Sparrow Records]
  4. YOUR GRACE FINDS ME (LIVE) Matt Redman
    [sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records]
  5. BURNING LIGHTS Chris Tomlin
    [sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records] 

2014 Stellar Awards nominees announced; Tribbett, Brown lead nominations

(Chicago, IL)  Stand-up comedians turned television hosts, The View’s Sherri Shepherd and syndicated radio personality Rickey Smiley (Dish Nation), will inject new energy as co-hosts of the 29th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The annual salute to gospel music, The Stellar Awards will be held at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, January 18, 2014.
The show will air on the UP television network live on January 18, and
in broadcast syndication on 150 stations in over 125 markets around the
country from January 18 through March 2, 2014. 


Cobbs

Here’s the complete list of this year’s nominees.  Tye Tribbett and Anthony Brown & group therAPy have eight nominations each.  Tamela Mann and Tasha Cobbs each have seven. 

In addition to recognizing the year’s most outstanding contributions in
gospel music, The Stellar Awards will also bestow special honors upon Bishop Hezekiah Walker, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and Pastor Maceo Woods. Vicki Winans will present the Lifetime Achievement award to Walker, highlighting his impressive career in gospel music; Kirk Franklin
will present the Most Notable Achievement Award to Congresswoman Lee,
recognizing the leadership role she played in Congress passing the bill
naming the month of September Gospel Music Heritage Month; and Dr. Bobby Jones will present the Legends Award to Pastor Maceo Woods.

Tribbett snags first Soul Train Award win

Congratulations to Tye Tribbett, whose single “If He Did It Before…Same God” won the Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Performance.  The single is from his current CD, Greater Than. 
The Soul Train Music Awards was recorded in November and aired last night on Centric and BET.  If you missed it, the show will air again Tuesday, December 3, on Centric and BET at 7 PM EST.

Photo Credit: Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Centric/BET Networks