THE WINNERS OF THE 2018 STELLAR AWARDS ARE. . .
Hosted by Kirk Franklin the 2018 Stellar Awards aired on Good Friday on TV One. Int he future the show will air in national broadcast syndication until May 6, 2018. Check your local listing for specific times. JJ Hairston won the ost Stellars wth 6, followed by Travis Green with 4 and Anthiny Brown and Group Therapy with 2. In case you missed it the full list of winners is listed below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
SONG OF THE YEAR
David Bloom, Cortez Vaughn, Phontane Demond Reed & JJ Hairston, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel
DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Isabel Davis, The Call, Uncle G Records
CD OF THE YEAR
You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
CONTEMPORARY DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
TRADITIONAL DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Rance Allen Group, Live from San Francisco, Tyscot Records
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Marvin Sapp, Close, Verity/RCA Inspiration
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
CeCe Winans, Let them Fall in Love, Pure Springs Gospel
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
Passion. Pursuit., Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Motown Gospel
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
Close, Marvin Sapp, Verity/RCA Inspiration
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Derek Blanks, We Livin – It’s Still Personal (Tina Campbell), Gee Tree Creative/Malaco
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
Bishop Paul S. Morton, Legacy Live in New Orleans, Tehillah Music Group/Entertainment One
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR
Kirk Whalum, #LoveCovers, Top Drawer Records
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
Greenleaf Soundtrack Season 2, Various Artists, RCA Inspiration
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
RADIO 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
