*(LAS VEGAS, NV) – Central City Productions completed the taping of the 2018 Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena.
The annual show hailed as an, “epic night in gospel music,” was hosted by Kirk Franklin. The telecast will premiere on TV One, Good Friday, March 30, at 9/8c.
Additionally, the Stellar Awards will air in national broadcast syndication March 31-May 6, 2018.
MARY MARY REUNION AND SNOOP DOGG STELLAR AWARDS DEBUT HIGHLIGHT AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT AT THIS YEAR’S 33RD ANNUAL STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS, WITH AN ALL-STAR LINE-UP OF PERFORMANCES BY TASHA COBBS LEONARD, TRAVIS GREENE, ANTHONY BROWN & group therAPy, TORI KELLY, LE’ANDRIA JOHNSON, KIERRA SHEARD, JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS, RICKY DILLARD & NEW G AND MORE
JJ HAIRSTON WINS 6 STELLAR AWARDS
TASHA COBBS LEONARD & TRAVIS GREENE EACH WIN 4 STELLAR AWARDS
ANTHONY BROWN WINS 2 STELLAR AWARDS
ANNUAL SALUTE TO GOSPEL MUSIC SET TO PREMIERE FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH AT 9/8C ON TV ONE
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The Complete List of 2018 Winners:
Category #1
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
Category #2
SONG OF THE YEAR
- David Bloom, Cortez Vaughn, Phontane Demond Reed & JJ Hairston, You Deserve It, JamesTownMusic/Entertainment One
Category #3
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
CATEGORY #4
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel
CATEGORY #5
DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
CATEGORY #6
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Isabel Davis, The Call, Uncle G Records
CATEGORY #7 CD OF THE YEAR
- You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
CATEGORY #8 CHOIR OF THE YEAR
- JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
CATEGORY #9 PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
- Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
CATEGORY #10
CONTEMPORARY DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
- Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
CATEGORY #11
TRADITIONAL DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
- The Rance Allen Group, Live from San Francisco, Tyscot Records
CATEGORY #12
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
CATEGORY #13
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Marvin Sapp, Close, Verity/RCA Inspiration
CATEGORY #14
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel
CATEGORY #15
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
- CeCe Winans, Let them Fall in Love, Pure Springs Gospel
CATEGORY #16
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
- Passion. Pursuit., Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Motown Gospel
CATEGORY #17
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
- Close, Marvin Sapp, Verity/RCA Inspiration
CATEGORY #18
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
CATEGORY #19
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Derek Blanks, We Livin – It’s Still Personal (Tina Campbell), Gee Tree Creative/Malaco
CATEGORY #20
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
- Bishop Paul S. Morton, Legacy Live in New Orleans, Tehillah Music Group/Entertainment One
CATEGORY #21
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
- JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
CATEGORY #22
INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR
- Kirk Whalum, #LoveCovers, Top Drawer Records
CATEGORY #23
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
- Greenleaf Soundtrack Season 2, Various Artists, RCA Inspiration
CATEGORY #24
33rd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Winners
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
- Greatness, Canton Jones, Radar Live/Cajo Records
CATEGORY #25
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
- God’s Little Soldiers International Boys Choir, Through the Years, DIR/Motor City Praise
CATEGORY #26 QUARTET OF THE YEAR
- The Williams Brothers, Timeless, Blackberry Records
CATEGORY #27
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
- Derek Blanks, Passion. Pursuit. (Tasha Cobbs Leonard), Motown Gospel
CATEGORY #28
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR
- You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
JAMES CLEVELAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
- Tamela Mann
THOMAS A. DORSEY MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Bishop Kenneth Moales,
- BOBBY JONES LEGENDS AWARD
- Milton Biggham
ICON AWARD
- Edwin Hawkins (posthumously)
STELLAR HONORS HALL OF FAME
Ben Tankard
Dr. Marabeth Gentry Kurt Carr
GOSPEL RADIO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR
- WGRB-AM 1390AM (Inspiration 1390), Chicago, Sonya Blakey
LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR
- WOKB 1680AM, Orlando/Central Florida, Shanti Persaud
MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR
- WFMI 100.9, Virginia Beach, Mike Chandler
SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR
- KSYB 1300AM, Shreveport, Rhonda Phillips- Sanders
INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR
- SOAR Radio, soarradio.com, Justin Francis
GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR
- Liz Black, 1190AM WLIB, New York, NY
source:
Vaughn Alvarez
CEO & Director of Public Relations
Email: [email protected]
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