The 32nd annual Stellar Awards will be held Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Las Vegas. This week they announced the nominees which include some of the artists we know and love. Take a look below for more details.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR

EKALYN CARR
THE LIFE PROJECT
LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/eONE MUSIC

KIRK FRANKLIN
LOSING MY RELIGION
FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS

TAMELA MANN
ONE WAY
TILLY MANN

WILLIAM MCDOWELL
SOUNDS OF REVIVAL
DELIVERY ROOM MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC
SONG OF THE YEAR

YOU’RE BIGGER
ALLUNDRIA CARR & ALLEN CARR
THE LIFE PROJECT (JEKALYN CARR)
LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/eONE MUSIC

GOD PROVIDES
KIRK FRANKLIN
ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN)
TILLY MANN

MADE A WAY
TRAVIS GREENE
THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE)
RCA INSPIRATION

YOU DESERVE IT – SINGLE
JJ HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE
DAVID BLOOM
DAVID BLOOM PUBLISHING BMI,
CORTEZ VAUGHN – VAUJOH RECORDS ASCAP
PHONTANE DEMOND REED
DEMOND REED MUSIC BMI & JJ HAIRSTON
YELLOWBOY MUSIC ASCAP
JAMESTOWN MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

TODD DULANEY
A WORSHIPPER’S HEART
eONE MUSIC

TRAVIS GREENE
THE HILL
RCA INSPIRATION

DONNIE MCCLURKIN
THE JOURNEY (LIVE)
RCA INSPIRATION

HEZEKIAH WALKER
AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
AZUSA / eONE MUSIC
GROUP / DUO OF THE YEAR

MYRON BUTLER & LEVI
ON PURPOSE
MOTOWN GOSPEL

LIVRE’
TRIBE OF JOSHUA
GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY

VIRTUE
FEARLESS
MIXED BAG ENTERTAINMENT

BRYAN ANDREW WILSON RODERICK GILES & GRACE
OVERFLOW
BRYAN’S SONGS/CE MUSIC/MRI/SONY RED
ALBERTINA WALKER
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX)
KEYS TO MY HEART
MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS

SHIRLEY CAESAR
FILL THIS HOUSE
LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC

JEKALYN CARR
THE LIFE PROJECT
LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/ eONE MUSIC

TAMELA MANN
ONE WAY
TILLY MANN
CD OF THE YEAR

TODD DULANEY
A WORSHIPPER’S HEART
eONE MUSIC

KIRK FRANKLIN
LOSING MY RELIGION
FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS

TAMELA MANN
ONE WAY
TILLY MANN

MADE A WAY
TRAVIS GREENE
THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE)
RCA INSPIRATION
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX)
KEYS TO MY HEART
MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS

ENON TABERNACLE
ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE
THE EXPERIENCE
ENON MUSIC GROUP

LIVRE’
TRIBE OF JOSHUA
GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY

DEBORAH JOY WINANS
GREENLEAF SOUNDTRACK
MALACO RECORDS
CHOIR OF THE YEAR

HEZEKIAH WALKER
AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
AZUSA / eONE MUSIC

CHARLES BUTLER & TRINITY
MAKE IT
ANOINTED SOUNDS/ eONE MUSIC

ENON TABERNACLE
ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE
THE EXPERIENCE
ENON MUSIC GROUP

CHICAGO MASS CHOIR
WE GIVE YOU PRAISE
NEW HAVEN RECORDS
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

DONALD LAWRENCE FOR QUIET WATER ENTERTAINMENT & HEZEKIAH WALKER FOR HEZHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT
AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER (HEZEKIAH WALKER)
AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC

MYRON BUTLER, TAMELA MANN, KIRK FRANKLIN, TIMBERLAND, ERIC DAWKINS, KING LOGAN, SHAUN MARTIN & DAVID MANN
ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN)
TILLY MANN

GEO BIVINS, TRAVIS GREENE & VICTOR NAVEJAR
THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE)
RCA INSPIRATION

KIRK FRANKLIN,RON HILL, MONICA COATES, SHAUN MARTIN & MAX STARK
LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN)
FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO
OF THE YEAR

MYRON BUTLER & LEVI
ON PURPOSE
MOTOWN GOSPEL

GI
PRAY AND DON’T WORRY EP
BGA MUSIC GROUP

LIVRE’
TRIBE OF JOSHUA
GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY

VIRTUE
FEARLESS
MIXED BAG ENTERTAINMENT
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

TRAVIS GREENE
THE HILL
RCA INSPIRATION

CHARLES JENKINS
THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS
INSPIRED PEOPLE

JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS
SESSIONS
eONE MUSIC

HEZEKIAH WALKER
AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

LUTHER BARNES
THE FAVOR OF GOD
SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT

FRED HAMMOND
WORSHIP JOURNAL LIVE
RCA INSPIRATION

DONNIE MCCLURKIN
THE JOURNEY (LIVE)
RCA INSPIRATION

BRYAN ANDREW WILSON
OVERFLOW
BRYAN’S SONGS/CE MUSIC/MRI/SONY RED
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX)
KEYS TO MY HEART
MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS

LATICE CRAWFORD
DIARY OF A CHURCH GIRL
LATICE CRAWFORD MUSIC

JANICE GAINES
GREATEST LIFE EVER
MOTOWN GOSPEL

TIFF JOY
TIFF JOY
WALWAY ENTERTAINMENT/TYSCOT RECORDS
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

LEMMIE BATTLES
WE GIVE YOU PRAISE
NEW HAVEN RECORDS

SHIRLEY CAESAR
FILL THIS HOUSE
LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC

JEKALYN CARR
THE LIFE PROJECT
LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/ eONE MUSIC

TAMELA MANN
ONE WAY
TILLY MANN
CONTEMPORARY CD
OF THE YEAR

A WORSHIPPER’S HEART
TODD DULANEY
eONE MUSIC

LOSING MY RELIGION
KIRK FRANKLIN
FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS

THE HILL
TRAVIS GREENE
RCA INSPIRATION

MASTERPIECE
DEITRICK HADDON
eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR

SHIRLEY CAESAR
FILL THIS HOUSE
LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC

WE GIVE YOU PRAISE
CHICAGO MASS CHOIR
NEW HAVEN RECORDS

WORSHIP JOURNAL LIVE
FRED HAMMOND
RCA INSPIRATION

TAMELA MANN
ONE WAY
TILLY MANN
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE or PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

BETTER
AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
HEZEKIAH WALKER
AZUSA / eONE MUSIC

THE ANTHEM
A WORSHIPPER’S HEART
TODD DULANEY
eONE MUSIC

YOU DESERVE IT (SINGLE)
JJ HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE
JAMESTOWN MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC

TAMELA MANN
ONE WAY
TILLY MANN
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

MARK CLEMENT
BETTER
AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
(HEZEKIAH WALKER)
AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC

ROCK JACOBS
WANNA BE HAPPY – LOSING MY RELIGION
(KIRK FRANKLIN)
FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS

WILL THOMAS OF SPACE CHERRY FILMS
INTENTIONAL
THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE)
RCA INSPIRATION

DEREK BLANKS
THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME
SESSIONS (JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS)
eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR

LUTHER BARNES & THE RESTORATION
WORSHIP CENTER CHOIR
THE FAVOR OF GOD
SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT CORP

CHICAGO MASS CHOIR
WE GIVE YOU PRAISE
NEW HAVEN RECORDS

ENON TABERNACLE
ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS
ENON TABERNACLE
THE EXPERIENCE
ENON MUSIC GROUP

HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR
OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY
GLORIOUS GOD
HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR

CHARLES BUTLER & TRINITY
MAKE IT
ANOINTED SOUNDS/eONE MUSIC

HEZEKIAH WALKER
AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
AZUSA INC./EONE MUSIC

BISHOP ANDREW MERRITT
& STRAIGHT GATE MASS CHOIR
SATURATE US
BAJADA RECORDS

SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS
FEATURING HSRA
ROYALTY
SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS/ATOMIC K RECORDS
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR

GLORIOUS GOD
HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY
HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR

GREENLEAF SOUNDTRACK
VARIOUS ARTISTS
MALACO RECORDS

SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS
FEATURING HSRA
ROYALTY
SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS/ATOMIC K RECORDS

WOW GOSPEL 2016
VARIOUS ARTISTS
RCA INSPIRATION
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD
OF THE YEAR

SURRENDER
BIZZLE
GOD OVER MONEY RECORDS

IT’S COMPLICATED
DA’ TRUTH
NEXT MUSIC/MIXED BAG

THE GLORY ALBUM
CHRISTON GRAY
FO YO SOUL RECORDS/RCA RECORDS

I AM JUSTICE
CANTON JONES
CAJO INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR

CHOIRBOI CAM
THE DESTINY PROJECT
INDEPENDENT

JOSHUA’S TROOP
IT’S MY TIME
NEW HAVEN RECORDS

KINGDOM KIDS WORLDWIDE
AFTERSCHOOL PARTY REMIX
HEADSTRATE ENTERTAINMENT

PURE-N-HEART
ALPHAEUS ANDERSON PRESENTS
PURE-N-HEART YOUTH PSALMS HYMNS
& SPIRITUAL SONGS
MUSIC2CHANGEU
QUARTET OF THE YEAR

DA CHOZEN BROTHAZ
THE BLUEPRINT OF D.C.B.
D.C.B. INC.

KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON
TIMELESS MUSIC MOVEMENT
VOLUME 1
WONDERSPIRIT PRODUCTIONS RECORDS

SHAWN JONES
AND THE BELIEVERS
VICTORY
HUMILITY MUSIC

LIL’ JAY
AND THE SPIRITUAL BOYS
RATED R*
T.S.B. MUSIC GROUP
PRAISE & WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR

THE HILL
TRAVIS GREENE
RCA INSPIRATION

A WORSHIPPER’S HEART
TODD DULANEY
eONE MUSIC

JEKALYN CARR
THE LIFE PROJECT
LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/ eONE MUSIC

SOUNDS OF REVIVAL
WILLIAM MCDOWELL
DELIVERY ROOM MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR

ANNIE STOLL
THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE)
RCA INSPIRATION

PAUL GROSSO
FILL THIS HOUSE (SHIRLEY CAESAR)
LIGHT RECORDS/eONE MUSIC

JEFF GILLIGAN
LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN)
FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS

D LACEY MAYSON MINOR
& KESTON MCKINNON
ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN)
TILLY MANN

- The Gospel Insider – Sounds of Blackness - July 15, 2017
- Motion Graphics - June 14, 2017
- The Chicago Gospel Music Festival 2017 - June 6, 2017
- Communications and Development Position - April 4, 2017
- 32nd Annual Stellar Awards Nominations - January 17, 2017
- Origins of Hallelujah - January 13, 2017
- Gospel Great BeBe Winans Delivers His Story - January 12, 2017
- Chris Tomlin To Unite Church For Good Friday - January 12, 2017
- 5 Ways to Live the God-Centered Life - January 11, 2017
- The Genesis and Future of Worship - January 1, 2017