2013 Stellar Awards nominees

2012 - 2013
28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees

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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 ENTERTAINMENT
• WARRYN CAMPBELL, GO GET IT, MY BLOCK/COLUMBIA RECORDS

CATEGORY #10
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

• 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

• 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

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CATEGORY #13
TRADITIONAL 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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 #19A
MUSIC VIDEO 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
CHILDRENS PROJECT 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

• 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

• 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

• 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