Stellar Award Winners!
The 33rd Annual Stellar Awards aired March 30th, 2018 showcasing some amazing Gospel artists. From Mary Mary to JJ Hairston to Tasha Page-Lockhart to name a few, the night was filled with laughs and praise to the most high. The Stellar Awards is one of Gospel’s biggest nights and every year, it proves to be nothing less. If you missed this year’s Stellar Awards, you really missed out. But, you can check out the list below of the winners to see if your favorite Gospel artist won!
Main Categories
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City
SONG OF THE YEAR
-JJ. Hairston, You Deserve It
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– Travis Greene
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard
DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
– Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Isabel Davis
CD OF THE YEAR
– You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City
CONTEMPORARY DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
– Anthony Brown & group therAPy
TRADITIONAL DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
– The Rance Allen Group
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– Travis Greene
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– Marvin Sapp
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– CeCe Winans, Let them Fall in Love
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
– Passion. Pursuit., Tasha Cobbs Leonard
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
– Close, Marvin Sapp
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
– You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
– Derek Blanks, We Livin – It’s Still Personal (Tina Campbell)
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– Bishop Paul S. Morton, Legacy Live in New Orleans
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It
INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR
– Kirk Whalum, #LoveCovers
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
– Greenleaf Soundtrack Season 2, Various Artists
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
– Greatness, Canton Jones, Radar Live/Cajo Records
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
– God’s Little Soldiers International Boys Choir, Through the Years, DIR/Motor City Praise
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
– The Williams Brothers, Timeless, Blackberry Records
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
– Derek Blanks, Passion. Pursuit. (Tasha Cobbs Leonard), Motown Gospel
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, Sr.
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 Winners
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
