The
Stellar Awards is a Gospel Music Awards show that honours Gospel Music artists, writers,
and industry professionals for their contributions to the Gospel Music
Industry. The Stellar Awards ranks high in status as the only Gospel Music
television awards program syndicated in over 140 markets nationwide.
The
awards is produced by the Chicago-based Central City Productions, Inc. (CCP).
This
year’s edition is the 34th in the series. It has been 32 years since
the first awards show was taped at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, and the
Stellar Awards has now become the premier Gospel event that recognizes and
honors African American artists. IT also showcases top Gospel artists and many
film and TV stars.
The
2019 edition hold on the 29th of March. See the list of categories
and nominees below:
2018 - 2019
34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees
Category #1
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
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Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group
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Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One
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Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
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Todd Dulaney, Your Great Name, Entertainment One
Category #2
SONG OF THE YEAR
- Nobody
Like You Lord, Maranda Curtis & Anthony Rachel, Red Alliance Media/Fair
Trade
Not Lucky, I'm Loved ,
Jonathan McReynolds, Terrell Demetrius Wilson & Anna B. Warner,
Entertainment One
- Won't
He Do It, Makeba Riddick, Richard Shelton & Loren Hill, RCA Inspiration
- You
Know My Name (Live), Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Brenton Brown, Motown Gospel
Category #3
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
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Brian Courtney Wilson, A Great Work, Motown Gospel
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Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One
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Kelontae Gavin, The Higher Experience, MBE/Tyscot
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Tye Tribbett, The Bloody Win, Motown Gospel
CATEGORY #4
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR*
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Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group
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Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable, RCA Inspiration
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Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
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Tasha Page-Lockhart, The Beautiful Project, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo
Soul Recordings
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Tori Kelly, Hiding Place, Schoolboy/Capitol
CATEGORY #5
DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
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Donald Lawrence & Tri-City, Goshen 432 Hz, RCA Inspiration
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Isaiah D. Thomas and Elements of Praise, Still Here, Murchison
Motion Pictures
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Judah Band, Gone Fishin', Light Records
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The Walls Group, The Other Side, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul
Recordings
CATEGORY #6
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
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Cheryl Thomas Fortune, Simply Cheryl, LuDawn/Tyscot
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Jabari Johnson, Day of Redemption, Entertainment One
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Phil Thompson, My Worship, Phil Thompson Worship/JamesTown
- PJ
Morgan, The Transparency Project, IDMV Music Group
CATEGORY #7
CD OF THE YEAR
- Bible
of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration
- Make
Room, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One
- Open
Heaven, Maranda Curtis, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
- Your
Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One
CATEGORY #8
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
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Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir, Run to the Altar,
JH/Tyscot
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Dexter Walker & Zion Movement, Hope, IndieBlu Music
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The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, I Am Reminded: Live!, Brooklyn
Tabernacle Music
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Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis, Super Excited, Empty Me Entertainment
CATEGORY #9
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
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Jonathan McReynolds & Darryl "Lil Man" Howell, Make Room,
Entertainment One
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Kirk Franklin, Ronald Hill, Phil Thornton, Clifton Lockhart, Tasha Page
Lockhart, Myron Butler, Dontaniel Kimbrough, Zeek Listenbee, Cordell Walton,
Edward "6Mile JP" Page, Charles "Ollie" Harris, Daniel
Bryant, Bryan Popin & AyRon Lewis, The Beautiful Project, RCA
Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
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Kirk Franklin, Ronald Hill, Warryn Campbell and Phil Thornton,The Other Side,
RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
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Todd Dulaney & Dontaniel Jamel Kimbrough, Your Great Name,
Entertainment One
CATEGORY #10
CONTEMPORARY DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
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Donald Lawrence & Tri-City, Goshen 432 Hz, RCA Inspiration
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God's Chosen, God's Chosen, Dream Label Group/Dream Gospel/GFavored
Entertainment/Capitol Christian
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Judah Band, Gone Fishin', Light Records
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The Walls Group, The Other Side, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul
Recordings
CATEGORY #11
TRADITIONAL DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
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Gospel Legends, Resting Easy, Humility Music Group
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Jarrell Smalls & Company, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get
Ready/SRT
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Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson, Keep Pushin, Wonder
Spirit/SRT/Shanachie
- Nu Tradition, Nu Tradition,
Altmo Productions
CATEGORY #12
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
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Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One
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Kelontae Gavin, The Higher Experience, MBE/Tyscot
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Todd Dulaney, Your Great Name, Entertainment One
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Tye Tribbett, The Bloody Win, Motown Gospel
CATEGORY #13
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
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Earnest Pugh, Survive, EPM/Black Smoke
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Jarrell Smalls, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get Read/SRT
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Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson, Keep Pushin, Wonder
Spirit/SRT/Shanachie
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VaShawn Mitchell, Cross Music, Tyscot
CATEGORY #14
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
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Benita Jones, The Evolution, IndieBlu Music
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Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable, RCA Inspiration
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Tasha Page-Lockhart, The Beautiful Project, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo
Soul Recordings
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Tori Kelly, Hiding Place, Schoolboy/Capitol
CATEGORY #15
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
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Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group
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Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
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Shana Wilson-Williams, Everlasting, Shana Wilson
Ministries/IndieBlu
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Tammi Haddon, Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir -
Run to the Altar , JH/Tyscot
CATEGORY #16
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
- Bible
of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration
- Make
Room, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One
- The
Higher Experience, Kelontae Gavin, MBE/Tyscot
- Your
Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One
CATEGORY #17
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
- A
New Season, Jarrell Smalls & Company, Southern Wave/Get Ready/SRT
- One
Nation Under God, Jekalyn Carr, Lunjeal Music Group
- Run
to the Altar, Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir,
JH/Tyscot
- The
River, Keion D. Henderson, Eye Light Productions
CATEGORY #18
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Forever, Jason
Nelson, RCA Inspiration
- Never
Alone ft. Kirk Franklin, Tori Kelly, Schoolboy/Capitol
- Not
Lucky, I'm Loved, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One
- Reckless
Love, Israel Houghton, RCA Inspiration
CATEGORY #19
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- A
Great Work, Matt Reed, Motown Gospel
- For
My Good, G. Randy Weston, Light Records
- Won't
He Do It, Casey Cross, RCA Inspiration
- My
Life; Grateful - Patrick Tohill, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
CATEGORY #20
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
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Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir, Run to the Altar,
JH/Tyscot
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Demetrius West & Jesus Promoters, ChoirOlogy: The Study of Choir Music,
Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
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Dexter Walker & Zion Movement, Hope, IndieBlu Music
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The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, I Am Reminded: Live!, Brooklyn Tabernacle
Music
CATEGORY #21
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
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Brent Jones & the Waco Community Choir, Open Your Mouth and Say
Something, JDI Records
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Dr. Alyn E. Waller Presents Fresh Anointing, Totally, Enon Music
Group
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New Direction, When All God's Children Get Together, New Haven
Records
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Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis, Super Excited, Empty Me Entertainment
CATEGORY #22
INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR
- CATEGORY OMITTED
CATEGORY #23
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
- Bible
of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration
- Evidence, Elevation
Collective, Elevation Worship Records
- The
Best of Fred Hammond, Fred Hammond, Verity/Sony Music
- WOW
Gospel 2018, Various Artists, RCA Inspiration
CATEGORY #24
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
- BLSD,
Jor'Dan Armstrong, Seaq Management
- God
Knows, Flame, Clear Sight Music
- I
Ain't Preaching to the Choir, Miz Tiffany, Digistoric Music
- PRAISE, Emcee
N.I.C.E., Gypsy City Music
CATEGORY #25
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
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Christian Bolar, Speak It, BGA Music Group
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Personal Praise, We are Personal Praise, RoBabies Records
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Pure N Heart, "Be You" 15 Years Unplugged, Music2ChangeU
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The Children Speak, Hey Young World, HOLYwood Records
CATEGORY #26
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
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Gospel Legends, Resting Easy, Humility Music Group
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Jarrell Smalls & Company, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get
Ready/SRT
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Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson, Keep Pushin, Wonder Spirit /
SRT/Shanachie
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The Wardlaw Brothers, Stand There, TWB Records
CATEGORY #27
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
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Israel Houghton, Road to DeMaskUs, RCA Inspiration
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Justin Foster, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
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Keemon Leonard, Make Room, Entertainment One
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Octavious Holmes, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group
CATEGORY #28
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR
- Everlasting, Shana
Wilson-Williams, Shana Wilson Ministries/IndieBlu
- Open
Heaven, Maranda Curtis, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
- The
Higher Experience, Kelontae Gavin, MBE/Tyscot
- Your
Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One
*A tie in the Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the
Year category resulted in having 5 nominees
GOSPEL RADIO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR
- WGRB Inspiration
1390AM, Chicago
- WNAP 1110 AM,
Philadelphia
- WPZE Praise 102.5,
Atlanta
- WYCA 92.3 FM WPRS-FM,
Hammond/Chicago
LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR
- WFMI-FM 100.9 FM,
Virginia Beach
- WJXY 103.5 FM/93.7 FM,
Myrtle Beach
- WOKB 1680AM, Orlando
- WXHL 89.1FM, Wilmington
MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR
- WCGL AM 1360/FM 94.7,
Jacksonville
- WPZZ 104.7 FM, Richmond
- WREJ 101.3FM, Richmond
- WTJZ Praise 104.9FMj,
Chesapeake
SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR
- WDJL-AM 1000,
Huntsville
- WEHA GOSPEL 88.7 &
100.3 FM, Egg Harbor
- WHBT 1410 AM & 98.3
FM, Tallahassee
- WIMG 1300AM, Ewing
INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR
- GH3 Radio - "God's
House of Hip Hop," http://www.gh3radio.com
- Gospel Central Radio,
http://www.thegospelcentral.com
- SOAR Radio,
http://soarradio.com
- uGospel Radio,
http://uGospel.com
GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR
- Dwight Stone, WPZE
Praise 102.5, Atlanta, GA
- Linda Greenwood, WNAA
90.1 FM, Raleigh, NC
- Randi Myles, WDMK-HD2,
Detroit, MI
- Sherry Mackey, WHAL
95.7, Memphis, TN
