2013 Stellar Awards full Nominees List
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.
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.
brightest performers returns to Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry House Theater Saturday, January
19, 2013.
Here is the complete list:
Category #1: ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- ANDRAE 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, I WIN, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
Category #2: SONG OF THE
YEAR
YEAR
- ANDRAE 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 – I
WIN, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP - TINA CAMPBELL, ERICA CAMPBELL & WARRYN
CAMPBELL, GO GET IT – GO GET IT, MY BLOCK/COLUMBIA RECORDS
Category #3: MALE
VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
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, I WIN, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
Here is your chance to
listen to some of the greatest songs!
listen to some of the greatest songs!
CATEGORY #4: 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
CATEGORY #5: GROUP/DUO OF
THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #6: NEW ARTIST
OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #7: CD OF THE
YEAR
YEAR
- ANDRAE 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, I WIN, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
CATEGORY #8: CHOIR OF THE
YEAR
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
CATEGORY #9 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
ENTERTAINMENTWARRYN CAMPBELL, GO GET IT, MY BLOCK/COLUMBIA RECORDS
CATEGORY #10:
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #11: TRADITIONAL
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #12:
CONTEMPORARY MALE OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #13: TRADITIONAL
MALE OF THE YEAR
MALE OF THE YEAR
- ANDRAE CROUCH, THE JOURNEY, RIVERPHLO ENTERTAINMENT
- JASON NELSON, SHIFTING THE ATMOSPHERE, VERITY GOSPEL
MUSIC GROUP - MARVIN SAPP, I WIN, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
- WILLIAM MCDOWELL, ARISE, LIGHT RECORDS/EONE MUSIC
CATEGORY #14:
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #15: TRADITIONAL
FEMALE OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #16:
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #17: TRADITIONAL
CD OF THE YEAR
CD OF THE YEAR
- ANDRAE 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, I WIN, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
CATEGORY #18:
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #19: MUSIC VIDEO
OF THE YEAR – SHORT FORMAT
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.
CATEGORY #20: TRADITIONAL
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
- BILLWINSTON & LIVING WORD, BILL WINSTON PRESENTS
LIVING WORD “RELEASED”, SOURCE MEDIA - CHARLES JENKINS & FELLOWSHIP CHICAGO, THE BESTOF
BOTH WORLDS, INSPIRED PEOPLE - JAMES HALL WORSHIP & PRAISE, TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE,
MUSIC BLEND, INC. - RICHARD SMALLWOOD WITH VISION, PROMISES, VERITY GOSPEL
MUSIC GROUP
CATEGORY #23: SPECIAL
EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #24: RAP HIP HOP
GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #25: CHILDREN’S PROJECT
OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #26: QUARTET OF
THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #27: RECORDED
MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
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
CATEGORY #28: PRAISE AND
WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR
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
