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Houston artists/labels dominate “Stellar Awards” nominations
Houston-bred artists and labels scored 25 nominations for the 27th Annual Stellar Awards. This year’s nominations include Kim Burrell, Yolanda Adams, James Fortune & FIYA and many more. Kerry Douglas’ Blacksmoke Music Worldwide and Matthew Knowles’ Music World Entertainment secured Houston’s prominence in the gospel music industry this year with numerous #1’s on the Billboard Charts and awards nominations. The show will be held Jan. 14 2012 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN.
Houston artist/labels are in bold.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– EARNEST PUGH, EARNESTLY YOURS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– KIRK FRANKLIN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
SONG OF THE YEAR
– DARIUS PAULK, NOBODY GREATER – TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
– DEITRICK HADDON, WELL DONE – CHURCH ON THE MOON, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– KIRK FRANKLIN, I SMILE – HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– WESS MORGAN, I CHOOSE TO WORSHIP – UNDER AN OPEN HEAVEN, BOWTIE WORLD MUSIC
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– EARNEST PUGH, EARNESTLY YOURS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– ISRAEL HOUGHTON, LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE, INTEGRITY MUSIC
– SMOKIE NORFUL, HOW I GOT OVER: SONGS THAT CARRIED US, TREMYLES MUSIC/EMI GOSPEL
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR* (*renamed in 2011)
– BEVERLY CRAWFORD, LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES – VOL. 2, JDI RECORDS
– KIM BURRELL, THE LOVE ALBUM, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT
– MARTHA MUNIZZI, MAKE IT LOUD!, EPIC MUSIC
– YOLANDA ADAMS, BECOMING, N-HOUSE MUSIC GROUP
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
– JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, I BELIEVE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS
– THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP, THE LIVE EXPERIENCE II, TYSCOT MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
– TRIN-I-TEE 5:7, ANGEL & CHANELLE, MUSIC WORLD GOSPEL/MUSIC WORLD
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– GREATER MOUNT CALVARY RECORDING CHOIR, GREATER MOUNT CALVARY LIVE: AS TOLD BY THE MUSIC MINISTRY,
CALVARY RECORDS
– PREASHEA HILLIARD, LIVE OUT LOUD, SOUNDEFX MEDIA/BLACKSMOKE
– TODD DULANEY, PULLIN ME THROUGH, GOLDSTREET GOSPEL MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
– Y’ANNA CRAWLEY, THE PROMISE, ID MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL/FONTANA DISTRIBUTION
CD OF THE YEAR
– JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, I BELIEVE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– KIRK FRANKLIN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, XV LIVE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
– MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR, …THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MALACO
– RICKY DILLARD & NEW G, KEEP LIVING, LIGHT RECORDS/ENTERTAINMENT ONE
– SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY, REFRESHED BY FIRE, KINGDOM RECORDS, INC.
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
– AARON LINDSEY, TOMMY SIMS, & ISRAEL HOUGHTON, LOVE GOD,LOVE PEOPLE, INTEGRITY MUSIC
– KIRK FRANKLIN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, DANIEL WEATHERSPOON & RICK ROBINSON, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
– WARRYN CAMPBELL/ MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
– JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, I BELIEVE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC
– MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS
– TRIN-I-TEE 5:7, ANGEL & CHANELLE, MUSIC WORLD GOSPEL/MUSIC WORLD
TRADITIONAL GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
– KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON & THE SPIRITUAL VOICES, BACK 2 BASICS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP, THE LIVE EXPERIENCE II, TYSCOT MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
– THE SOUL SEAKERS, SOUL SEEKERS II, MY BLOCK RECORDS/MALACO MUSIC GROUP
CONTEMPORARY MALE OF THE YEAR
– DEITRICK HADDON, CHURCH ON THE MOON, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– EARNEST PUGH, EARNESTLY YOURS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– ISRAEL HOUGTON, LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE, INTEGRITY MUSIC
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON, BACK 2 BASICS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– JOHN P. KEE, THE LEGACY PROJECT, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– RANCE ALLEN, THE LIVE EXPERIENCE II, TYSCOT MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
– SMOKIE NORFUL, HOW I GOT OVER: SONGS THAT CARRIED US, TREMYLES MUSIC/EMI GOSPEL
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– KIM BURRELL, THE LOVE ALBUM, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT
– PREASHEA HILLIARD, LIVE OUT LOUD, SOUNDEFX MEDIA/BLACKSMOKE
– Y’ANNA CRAWLEY, THE PROMISE, ID MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL/FONTANA DISTRIBUTION
– YOLANDA ADAMS, BECOMING, N-HOUSE MUSIC GROUP
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– BEVERLY CRAWFORD, LIVE FROM LOS ANGELES – VOL.2, JDI RECORDS
– EVELYN TURRENTINE-AGEE, THERE’S GONNA BE A MEETING, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT
– LASHUN PACE, REBORN, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT
– TWINKIE CLARK, WITH HUMILITY, ARROWHEAD GOSPEL
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
– DEITRICK HADDON, CHURCH ON THE MOON, VERITY MUSIC GROUP
– KIRK FRANKLIN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY MUSIC GROUP
– MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
– JOHN P. KEE, THE LEGACY PROJECT, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR, …THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MALACO
– RICKY DILLARD & NEW G, KEEP LIVING, LIGHT RECORDS/ ENTERTAINMENT ONE
– SMOKIE NORFUL, HOW I GOT OVER: SONGS THAT CARRIED US, TREMYLES MUSIC/ EMI GOSPEL
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
– DEITRICK HADDON, WELL DONE – CHURCH ON THE MOON, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– KIRK FRANKLIN, I SMILE – HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– MARY MARY, WALKING – SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/ MY BLOCK RECORDS
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, NOBODY GREATER – TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – SHORT FORMAT
– CANTON JONES, GOD – DOMINIONAIRE, CAJO RECORDS
– CHRISTIAN HEUER, WALKING -SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS
– MARTHA MUNIZZI, EXCELLENT – MAKE IT LOUD!, EPIC MUSIC
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, NOBODY GREATER – TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – LONG FORMAT
– DEITRICK HADDON, CHURCH ON THE MOON: PART ONE, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– JERRY PARRIES, BISHOP MORTON CELEBRATES 25 YEARS IN MUSIC, LIGHT RECORDS/ENTERTAINMENT ONE,
– MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR, ….THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MALACO
– RICKY DILLARD, KEEP LIVING, LIGHT RECORDS/ENTERTAINMENT ONE
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, XV LIVE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
– GREATER MOUNT CALVARY RECORDING CHOIR, GREATER MOUNT CALVARY LIVE: AS TOLD BY THE MUSIC MINISTRY,
CALVARY RECORDS
– MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR, ….THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MALACO
– RICKY DILLARD & NEW G, KEEP LIVING, LIGHT RECORDS/ENTERTAINMENT ONE
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– LONNIE HUNTER & STRUCTURE, I’M BACK, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY, REFRESHED BY FIRE, KINGDOM RECORDS, INC.
INSTRUMENTAL GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
– HAROLD RAYFORD, I AM THE INSTRUMENT, TYSCOT MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
– MOSES TYSON, JR., MUSIC REMASTERED & SACRED ORGAN, TYMO RECORDS
– TODD LEDBETTER, MEDITATIONS: HYMNS IN THE KEY OF JAZZ, DAMALJAH
– WINSTON STEWART, SEASON, JOYFUL RECORDS
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
– BISHOP PAUL S. MORTON, BISHOP MORTON CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF MUSIC, LIGHT RECORDS/ENTERTAINMENT ONE
– JOHN P. KEE, THE LEGACY PROJECT, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY, REFRESHED BY FIRE, KINGDOM RECORDS, INC.
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, MY SONGBOOK, TYSCOT MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
– FLAME, CAPTURED, CLEAR SIGHT MUSIC
– LECRAE, REHAB, REACH RECORDS
– LECRAE, REHAB: THE OVERDOSE, REACH RECORDS
– VIKTORY, BIRTH OF A LEGACY: VOL. 1, VIKTORIUS MUSIC GROUP
CHILDRENS PROJECT OF THE YEAR
– PURE N HEART, TEEN PURE IN HEART LIVE, MUSIC2CHANGEU RECORDS
– SANTIAGO & CLAUDE DEUCE, MY DESTINY PLACE – MY IMAGINATION, OPEN RIVERS PICTURES/EAESIS/WORD DISTRIBUTION
– THE VELAZQUEZ FAMILY SINGERS, TEN, Z.A.V.E. RECORDS
– T-REP THE YOUNG PRAYZR, LET’S GO, YUNGSTA GRIND ENTERTAINMENT
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
– KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON & THE SPIRITUAL VOICES, BACK 2 BASICS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP, THE LIVE EXPERIENCE II, TYSCOT MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
– THE SOUL SEEKERS, SOUL SEEKERS II, MY BLOCK RECORDS/ MALACO MUSIC GROUP
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
– CHRISTINA JONES, DOMINIONAIRE, CAJO RECORDS
– DENISE TROTMAN & GREG GILLIGAN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP
– MARTHA MUNIZZI, MAKE IT LOUD!, EPIC MUSIC
– TANNER GARY, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR
– EARNEST PUGH, EARNESTLY YOURS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE
– ISRAEL HOUGHTON, LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE, INTEGRITY MUSIC
– SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY, REFRESHED BY FIRE, KINGDOM RECORDS, INC.
– VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL
