2011 Stellar Award Winners

Winners of the the 26th Annual Stellar Awards were announced at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN last night.  Yours truly was on the scene backstage to cover the celebrity gifting, fashion trends, and Stellar Award events and activities.  So stay tuned for all the deets.  Marvin Sapp led the winners taking home four golden flamed statues followed by a three win tie between James Fortune (one individual, two with James Fortune & FIYA) and  BeBe and CeCe Winans (one as individuals and two as a duo). Congratulations to all 2011 Award Winners:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR: -       MARVIN SAPP, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP SONG OF THE YEAR: -       BEBE WINANS, CLOSE TO YOU – STILL, B&C/MALACO MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: -       BYRON CAGE, FAITHFUL TO BELIEVE, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR: -       KAREN CLARK SHEARD, ALL IN ONE, KAREW RECORDS  GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR: -       JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, ENCORE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: -       KRISTINA HALLOWAY, FREE, SERUM/PSALMS GROUP UNIVERSAL MUSIC CHRISTIAN GROUP CD OF THE YEAR: -       MARVIN SAPP, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP CHOIR OF THE YEAR: -       WILMINGTON CHESTER MASS CHOIR, HE’S BEEN GOOD, EMTRO GOSPEL   PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: -       AARON LINDSEY, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR: -       FOREVER JONES, GET READY, EMI GOSPEL TRADITIONAL GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR: -       THE MIGHTY CLOUDS OF JOY, AT THE REVIVAL, EMI GOSPEL CONTEMPORARY MALE OF THE YEAR: -       JAMES FORTUNE, ENCORE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE TRADITIONAL MALE OF THE YEAR: -       MARVIN SAPP, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP CONTEMPORARY FEMALE OF THE YEAR: -       CECE WINANS, STILL, B&C/MALACO TRADITIONAL FEMALE OF THE YEAR: -       LUCINDA MOORE, BLESSED, BROKEN & GIVEN, TYSCOT RECORDS/JOYFULA RECORDS CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR: -       JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, ENCORE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR: -       MARVIN SAPP, HERE I AM, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: -       BEBE & CECE WINANS, CLOSE TO YOU - STILL, B&C/MALACO MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR: -       BEBE & CECE WINANS, CLOSE TO YOU - STILL, B&C/MALACO TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR: -       WILMINGTON CHESTER MASS CHOIR, HE’S BEEN GOOD, EMTRO GOSPEL CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR: -       MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, REVEALED LIVE IN DALLAS, EMI GOSPEL SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR: -       VARIOUS ARTISTS, COCO BROTHER LIVE PRESENTS STAND 2010, TYSCOT RECORDS RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR: -       TRIP LEE, BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, REACH RECORDS CHILDRENS PROJECT OF THE YEAR: -       KINGDOM KIDS WORLDWIDE, KINGDOM KIDS WORLDWIDE VOLUME 1, HEADSTRATE ENTERTAINMENT QUARTET OF THE YEAR: -       THE CHRISTIAN ANGELS, BRING IT TO THE ALTAR, 4 WINDS/MALACO RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR: -       DEREK BLANKS & KEN BARBOZA, BEBE & CECE WINANS – STILL, B&C/MALACO PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR: -       DARWIN HOBBS, DARWIN HOBBS LIVE: CHAMPION, IMAGO DEI SPECIAL AWARDS -- HONOREES Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award HONOREE Kirk Franklin Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legend Award HONOREE Vanessa Bell Armstrong James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award HONOREE Donald Lawrence The 26th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards is scheduled to air in syndication from January 22, 2011 to March 13, 2011 and broadcast on Saturday, March 5 at 8 p.m. EST on the Gospel Music Channel (GMC).