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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.

Stellar Awards announces change in quartet category

Recently posted on the Stellar Awards website:

Stellar Awards Fan Favorite Quartet of the Year

Although Quartets are a staple in the gospel music industry, the Stellar Awards criteria does not facilitate nationwide inclusion. Therefore, the category would be eliminated. However, because of the importance of quartets, the Stellar Awards Executive Board and Nominating Committee voted to have a separate Fan Favorite Quartet category, consisting of quartet projects released during our eligibility period. The Stellar Nominating Committee identified the quartets that will appear on the initial ballot and this initial list includes those quartets that were qualified to meet the initial Stellar Awards criteria.
The first Fan Favorite Quartet ballot will be available online at www.thestellarawards.com from October 25, 2013 – November 8, 2013. The top vote-getters from that ballot will move on to a second and final ballot, which will be voted on from November 15th to November 29th. The top four vote-getters from the second ballot will become the Fan Favorite Quartet Nominees and the winner will be announced during the Stellar Awards Pre-Show in Nashville on Friday, January 17, 2014.

Winners at the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards

‘Twas a big night for Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago and Mary Mary

Winners are listed in red.  Click here for dates and airtimes in your market.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Andraé Crouch, The
Journey, Riverphlo Entertainment
Charles Jenkins &
Fellowship Chicago, The Best Of Both Worlds, Inspired People
Donald Lawrence &
Company, YRM (Your Righteous Mind), Quiet Water Entertainment/Verity
Gospel
Music Group/ Sony
Marvin Sapp, IWin,
Verity Gospel Music Group
SONG OF THE YEAR
Andraé Crouch,
“Let The Church Say Amen” – The Journey, Riverphlo
Entertainment
Charles Jenkins,
“Awesome” – The Best Of Both Worlds, Inspired People
Marvin Sapp &
Aaron Lindsey, “My Testimony” – IWin, Verity Gospel Music
Group
Tina Campbell, Erica
Campbell & Warryn Campbell, “Go Get It” – Go Get It, My
Block/Columbia Records
MALE VOCALIST OF THE
YEAR
Deitrick Haddon, A
Beautiful Soul, Tyscot Music & Entertainment
Fred Hammond, God,
Love & Romance, Verity Gospel Music Group
Jason Nelson, Shifting
The Atmosphere, Verity Gospel Music Group
Marvin Sapp, IWin,
Verity Gospel Music Group
ALBERTINA WALKER
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dorinda Clark Cole, I
Survived, Light Records/eOne Music
Kierra Sheard, Free,
Karew Records
Le’Andria Johnson, The
Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson, Music World Gospel
Maurette Brown Clark,
The Sound Of Victory, Air International Records
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
Donald Lawrence &
Company, YRM (Your Righteous Mind), Quiet Water Entertainment/Verity
Gospel Music Group/Sony
Forever Jones, Musical
Revival, EMI Gospel
James Fortune &
FIYA, Identity, Light Records/eOne Music
Mary Mary, Go Get
It, My Block/Columbia Records
NEW ARTIST OF THE
YEAR
Charles Jenkins &
Fellowship Chicago, The Best Of Both Worlds, Inspired People
Cheneta Jones, Transformed,
Real Talent Media Group
Isaac Carree, Uncommon
Me, Sovereign Agency/Door 6 Entertainment
Le’Andria Johnson, The
Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson, Music World Gospel
CD OF THE YEAR
Andraé Crouch, The
Journey, Riverphlo Entertainment
Charles Jenkins &
Fellowship Chicago, The Best Of Both Worlds, Inspired People
Fred Hammond, God,
Love & Romance, Verity Gospel Music Group
Marvin Sapp, IWin,
Verity Gospel Music Group
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
Charles Jenkins &
Fellowship Chicago, The Best Of Both Worlds, Inspired People
James Hall Worship
& Praise, Trip Down Memory Lane, Music Blend, Inc.
Jj Hairston &
Youthful Praise, After This, Light Records/eOne Music
Richard Smallwood
With Vision, Promises, Verity Gospel Music Group
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Donald Lawrence, YRM
(Your Righteous Mind), Quiet Water Entertainment/Verity Gospel Music
Group/Sony
Fred Hammond, God,
Love & Romance, Verity Gospel Music Group
Isaac Carree, Eric
Dawkins, Warryn Campbell, Gerald Haddon, & Rick Robinson, Uncommon Me,
Sovereign Agency/Door 6 Entertainment
Warryn Campbell, Go
Get It, My Block/Columbia Records
CONTEMPORARY
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
Donald Lawrence &
Company, YRM (Your Righteous Mind), Quiet Water Entertainment/Verity
Gospel Music Group/ Sony
Forever Jones, Musical
Revival, EMI Gospel
James Fortune &
FIYA, Identity, Light Records/eOne Music
Mary Mary, Go Get
It, My Block/Columbia Records
TRADITIONAL GROUP/DUO
OF THE YEAR
Angela Spivey &
Greater Blessings Praise Team, He Keeps His Promise, Innovative Records
Luther Barnes &
The Sunset Jubilaires, Another Level, Air International Records
The Williams
Brothers, Live At The Hard Rock – Part 1, Blackberry Records
Tim Rogers & The
Fellas, Real, Blackberry Records
CONTEMPORARY MALE OF
THE YEAR
Fred Hammond, God,
Love & Romance, Verity Gospel Music Group
Isaac Carree, Uncommon
Me, Sovereign Agency/Door 6 Entertainment
Smokie Norful, Once
In A Lifetime, EMI Gospel
Zacardi Cortez, Zacardi
Cortez: The Introduction, Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
TRADITIONAL MALE OF
THE YEAR
Andraé Crouch, The
Journey, Riverphlo Entertainment
Jason Nelson, Shifting
The Atmosphere, Verity Gospel Music Group
Marvin Sapp, IWin,
Verity Gospel Music Group
William McDowell, Arise,
Light Records/eOne Music
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE
OF THE YEAR
Anita Wilson, Worship
Soul, EMI Gospel
Dorinda Clark Cole, I
Survived, Light Records/eOne Music
Kierra Sheard, Free,
Karew Records
Le’Andria Johnson, The
Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson, Music World Gospel
TRADITIONAL FEMALE OF
THE YEAR
Angela Spivey, He
Keeps His Promise, Innovative Records
Dorothy Norwood, God’s
Been Just That Good, Malaco Records
Shirley Murdock, Live:
The Journey, Tyscot Music & Entertainment
Vanessa Bell
Armstrong, Timeless, Music World Gospel
CONTEMPORARY CD OF
THE YEAR
Donald Lawrence &
Company, YRM (Your Righteous Mind), Quiet Water Entertainment/Verity
Gospel Music Group/ Sony
Dorinda Clark Cole, I
Survived, Light Records/eOne Music
Fred Hammond, God,
Love & Romance, Verity Gospel Music Group
Mary Mary, Go Get
It, My Block/Columbia Records
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE
YEAR
Andraé Crouch, The
Journey, Riverphlo Entertainment
Byron Cage, Memoirs
Of A Worshipper, Verity Gospel Music Group
Charles Jenkins &
Fellowship Chicago, The Best Of Both Worlds, Inspired People
Marvin Sapp, IWin,
Verity Gospel Music Group
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL
SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Anita Wilson,
“Speechless” – Worship Soul, EMI Gospel
Fred Hammond, “I
Feel Good” – God, Love & Romance, Verity Gospel Music Group
Isaac Carree,
“In The Middle” – Uncommon Me, Sovereign Agency/Door 6
Entertainment
Mary Mary, “Go
Get It” – Go Get It, My Block/Columbia Records
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE
YEAR – SHORT FORMAT
Darren Grant, Go Get
It – Go Get It, My Block/Columbia Records
Daven Baptiste,
“In The Middle” – Uncommon Me, Sovereign Agency/Door 6
Entertainment
Jamaal Banks,
“Lead Us To Truth” – The Next Dimension, Bga Music Group
Steve Huffman,
“I’m At Peace” – I’m At Peace, Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF
THE YEAR
Bill Winston &
LivingWord, Bill Winston Presents LivingWord “Released”, Source Media
Charles Jenkins &
Fellowship Chicago, The Best of Both Worlds, Inspired People
James Hall Worship
& Praise, Trip Down Memory Lane, Music Blend, Inc.
Richard Smallwood
With Vision, Promises, Verity Gospel Music Group
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF
THE YEAR
Deitrick Haddon, Anthology:
The Writer & His Music, Tyscot Music & Entertainment
James Fortune &
FIYA, The James Fortune & FIYA, Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
Mary Mary, Go Get
It, My Block/Columbia Records
Smokie Norful, Once
In A Lifetime, EMI Gospel
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD
OF THE YEAR
Da T.R.U.T.H., The
Whole Truth, XIST Music/Black Fuel Entertainment
Flame, The 6th,
Clear Sight Music
Json, Growing
Pains, Lamp Mode Recordings
Trip Lee, The Good
Life, Reach Records
CHILDRENS PROJECT OF
THE YEAR
Anointed By God, Anointed
By God, One Voice Media
Kingdom Kids
Worldwide, Kingdom Kids Worldwide – After School Party, Headstrate
Entertainment
Nyasia, Take Off,
Independent
Pure-N-Heart Kids, Pure-N-Heart
Kids: Live Praise And Worship Experience, Music2changeu Records
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
Luther Barnes &
The Sunset Jubilaires, Another Level, Air International Records
The Clark Brothers, It’s
In Your Hands, CE Records
The Williams
Brothers, Live At The Hard Rock – Part 1, Blackberry Records
Tim Rogers & The
Fellas, Real, Blackberry Records
RECORDED MUSIC
PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
Charles Jenkins, The
Best Of Both Worlds, Inspired People
Daniel Joel Ortiz, The
Journey, Riverphlo Entertainment
Denise Trotman, God,
Love & Romance, Verity Gospel Music Group
Fusako Chubachi, Go
Get It, My Block/Columbia Records
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD
OF THE YEAR
Anita Wilson, Worship
Soul, EMI Gospel
Byron Cage, Memoirs
Of A Worshipper, Verity Gospel Music Group
Jason Nelson, Shifting
The Atmosphere, Verity Gospel Music Group
William
McDowell, Arise, Light Records/eOne Music
OTHER HONOREES OF THE EVENING
Bishop T.D. Jakes
Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award
Inez Andrews (Posthumous)
Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award
Kurt Carr 
James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award

For the first time, Stellar Awards to air “live” on GMC-TV

For the first time on GMC, the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards will air live on January 19, 2013, at 7 PM EST.
Additional broadcast dates and times will be made available at www.thestellarawards.com in case you miss it the first time.

28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Nominees Announced

CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Two of Gospel music’s biggest acts will share the microphone when Kirk Franklin and Tina and Ericka Campbell of Mary Mary co-host the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The annual salute to gospel’s best and brightest performers returns to Nashville‘s iconic Grand Ole Opry House Theater Saturday, January 19, 2013.
The Stellar Awards will air in broadcast syndication on 150 stations in
over 125 markets around the country and on the GMC TV network from January 19 to March 3, 2013. Today the nominees in twenty-eight categories of excellence were announced via webcast (www.thestellarawards.com) and social media. 
With
more than 30,000 fans logging online to cast their votes for their
favorite projects of the year, show co-hosts and WEtv reality stars Mary Mary
lead the list of nominees with nine total nominations based on their
latest disc Go Get It.  Nominations include “Song of the Year,”
“Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year,” and “Contemporary CD of the Year,”
in addition to recognition for the project in the “Producer of the
Year,” “Music Video of the Year” and “Recorded Music Packaging of the
Year” categories. 
Newcomer Charles Jenkins
who, in addition to earning a “Best New Artist” nomination for his
debut CD The Best of Both Worlds, garnered recognition in seven
additional categories including “Artist of The Year” and “Song of The
Year.” Other multiple nominees include superstars Marvin Sapp and Fred Hammond
with six nominations each, both nominated in the hotly-contested “Male
Vocalist of the Year” and “CD of the Year” categories; legendary Andraé Crouch
with five nominations, including “Artist of the Year” and “Song of the
Year” for his disc The Journey; and “Best New Artist” contender Isaac Carree with five nods for his solo debut Uncommon Me.
“We’ve participated in the Stellar Awards for years and always look forward to it,” said Tina Campbell of Mary Mary.  Erica Campbell added, “Serving as hosts this year with our friend and colleague Kirk Franklin is an added bonus–we’re looking forward to having an amazing time!”
Hailed as “gospel music’s biggest night,” this year’s Stellar Gospel Music Awards features live performances by Tamela Mann, Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Tye Tribbett and Le’Andria Johnson, among others.
This
year, the Stellar Awards will also present five special categories
highlighting the top radio stations serving urban gospel music
audiences. Via an online fan voting campaign that runs November 1 through November 25, the award for “Radio Station of the Year” will let viewers decide who should receive the highest honor among terrestrial radio, internet, syndicated and satellite programs that broadcast gospel music. 
In
addition to recognizing the year’s most outstanding contributions in
the genre, The Stellar Awards also bestows special honors upon
individuals whose names are synonymous with greatness through
distinguished careers in the gospel arena. This year, global inspirational leader Bishop T.D. Jakes will receive the Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award; the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to gospel music great Kurt Carr; and the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award will be bestowed upon Inez Andrews for her contributions to the industry. 
“It
is always humbling to be recognized for the work you do in service of
others,” said Jakes, who will be acknowledged for his work as a
faith-leader, author and producer. “To receive the Most Notable
Achievement Award from The Stellar Gospel Music Awards is a true honor.” 
The live taping at the Grand Ole Opry House Theater in Nashville, TN is open to the public and tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices range from $55 to $200. Balcony seats are available for students for $35.
In addition to the awards ceremony, there are a number of ancillary
activities that celebrate and recognize outstanding achievement in the
genre which are open to the public, including the Stellar Awards
Pre-Show on Friday, January 18 and the Stellar Gospel Radio Awards and Showcase on Saturday, January 19.
For additional details, visit the Stellar Awards website.

VaShawn Mitchell wins big at Stellars (Complete List of 2012 Winners)

By Libra Boyd
Gospel Music Fever

Photo Credit: Rick Diamond
For VaShawn Mitchell, it was a weekend to remember at the 27th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards.  Mitchell had his hands full, leaving with six trophies for his CD Triumphant, which features Billboard’s number one gospel song of 2011, “Nobody Greater.”
A special moment in the evening came when Kirk Franklin, after having won Song of the Year for “I Smile,” shared his award with fellow category nominee Darius Paulk, the writer of “Nobody Greater.”
Other honorees of the evening were Vy Higginsen, who was presented the Thomas Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award, and John P. Kee, who received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award.  Higginsen is perhaps most recognized as the founder of Gospel For Teens and as the first black female writer, producer, and director of the longest running Off-Broadway musical in the history of American theatre, Mama, I Want to Sing.

Photo Credit: Rick Diamond
The James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Kee for his remarkable music career that spans over three decades and encompasses a myriad of gospel music accolades.  In the late 1980’s, he was crowned the Prince of Gospel.
During the pre-show (see related story), the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award was given to Dorothy Norwood.
Daughters of “The Royal Lady of Gospel” Delois Barrett Campbell (who passed in August 2011, at age 85) were also recipients of a special Stellar Award at the pre-show. The trophies will now bear Campbell’s name among the inscriptions.  Additionally, fans of the Barrett Sisters were thrilled to learn that a film documentary chronicling the life and extensive career of Campbell and her siblings is scheduled for release in March.  It will feature vintage music footage and lively candid interviews with the internationally acclaimed trio.
The Stellar Awards will air nationally on the Gospel Music Channel, Saturday, February 11.  Visit www.thestellarawards.com and click Local Airdates for the broadcast dates and times in your area.

Below is this year’s complete list of winners.

Artist Of The Year
VaShawn Mitchell 

Song of the Year
“I Smile” – Kirk Franklin

Male Vocalist Of The Year
VaShawn Mitchell

Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year
Kim Burrell

Group/Duo of the Year
Mary Mary 

New Artist of the Year
Y’Anna Crawley

CD of the Year
Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin

Choir of the Year
Ricky Dillard & New G

Producer of the Year
Kirk Franklin

Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year
Mary Mary

Traditional Group/Duo of the Year
The Rance Allen Group

Contemporary Male of the Year 
VaShawn Mitchell

Traditional Male of the Year
Smokie Norful

Contemporary Female of the Year
Kim Burrell 

Traditional Female of the Year
Beverly Crawford 

Contemporary CD of the Year
Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin

Traditional CD of the Year
How I Got Over – Smokie Norful

Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance Of The Year
VaShawn Mitchell 

Music Video of the Year – Short Format
“Nobody Greater” – VaShawn Mitchell 

Music Video of the Year – Long Format
Church on the Moon – Deitrick Haddon

Traditional Choir of the Year
Mississippi Mass Choir 

Contemporary Choir of the Year
Shekinah Glory Ministry 

Instrumental Gospel CD of the Year
Music Remastered and Sacred Organ – Moses Tyson, Jr. 

Special Event CD of the Year
Bishop Morton Celebrates 25 Years of Music – Bishop Paul S. Morton

Rap Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year
Rehab: The Overdose – Lacrae

Children’s Project of the Year
Teen Pure In Heart Live – Pure-N-Heart 

Quartet of the Year
The Rance Allen Group

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
Make It Loud! – Martha Munizzi

Praise and Worship CD of the Year
Triumphant – VaShawn Mitchell

Spoken Word CD Recording of the Year 
Look at You Loving Me – Selah

Radio Station of the Year – Major Market
KJLH 102.3FM – Los Angeles, CA 

Radio Station of the Year – Large Market
WHAL 95.7FM/1460AM – Memphis, TN 

Radio Station of the Year – Medium Market
WLOU 1350AM – Louisville, KY 

Radio Station of the Year – Small Market
KOKA 980AM – Shreveport, LA

Stellar Award winners of non-televised categories announced at pre-show

Dorothy Norwood and family of Delois Barrett Campbell receive special awards

By Libra Boyd
Gospel Music Fever

Gospel music’s version of the Grammys is taking place this weekend in Nashville.  The first winners of the 27th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards were announced last evening at the 2012 pre-show, held before a capacity crowd at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.  Hosts of the non-televised event were Byron Cage and Maurette Brown Clark.
 
“Gospel’s Greatest Storyteller” Dorothy Norwood received the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award.  The Caravan alumna’s career spans more than half a century. 
 
Left: Dorothy Norwood accepts the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award, recalling her years of traveling during the era of racial injustice and discrimination.
 
In addition to the awards presentations, a special award was given to the daughters of pioneering gospel great Delois Barrett Campbell, who passed away August 2011.  Because of her internationally renowned contributions to gospel music with the Roberta Martin Singers, the Barrett Sisters, and as a solo artist, her name will be inscribed on the Stellar Award.

Right: Mary Campbell, daughter of Delois Barrett Campbell, speaks as other daughter Sue Campbell-Ladd (far right), presenter Erma Davis, and cousin Skip Barrett look on.
 

Categories and winners announced at the pre-show are as follows:

Contemporary Male of the Year
VaShawn Mitchell

Traditional Female of the Year
Beverly Crawford

Contemporary Female of the Year
Kim Burrell

Contemporary Choir of the Year
Shekinah Glory Ministry

Choir of the Year
Ricky Dillard & New G

Traditional Choir of the Year
Mississippi Mass Choir

Traditional CD of the Year
How I Got Over – Smokie Norful

Contemporary CD of the Year
Hello Fear – Kirk Franklin

Praise and Worship CD of the Year
Triumphant – VaShawn Mitchell

Instrumental Gospel CD of the Year
Music Remastered and Sacred Organ – Moses Tyson, Jr.

Children’s Project of the Year
Teen Pure In Heart Live – Pure-N-Heart

Music Video of the Year – Long Format
Church on the Moon – Deitrick Haddon

Urban Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year
“Nobody Greater” – VaShawn Mitchell

Quartet of the Year
The Rance Allen Group

Producer of the Year
Kirk Franklin

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
Make It Loud! – Martha Munizzi

Special Event CD of the Year
Bishop Morton Celebrates 25 Years of Music – Bishop Paul S. Morton

The Stellar Awards continues tonight at the Grand Ole Opry with hosts Dorinda Clark-Cole and Marvin Sapp.  Stay close to GMF for the complete list of this year’s winners. 

Photo Credit: Stellar Gospel Music Awards