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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.

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR

–        EARNEST PUGH, EARNESTLY YOURS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE

–        KIRK FRANKLIN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP

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–        MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS

–        VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL

SONG OF THE YEAR

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–        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

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–        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

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–        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

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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

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–        MARTHA MUNIZZI, MAKE IT LOUD!, EPIC MUSIC

–        YOLANDA ADAMS, BECOMING, N-HOUSE MUSIC GROUP

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GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR

–        JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, I BELIEVE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE

–        MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS

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–        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

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–        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

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–        TODD DULANEY, PULLIN ME THROUGH, GOLDSTREET GOSPEL MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

–        Y’ANNA CRAWLEY, THE PROMISE, ID MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL/FONTANA DISTRIBUTION

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CD OF THE YEAR

–        JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, I BELIEVE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE

–        KIRK FRANKLIN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP

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–        MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS

–        VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL

CHOIR OF THE YEAR

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–        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

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–        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

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–        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

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CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR

–        JAMES FORTUNE & FIYA, I BELIEVE, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC

–        MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS

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–        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

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–        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

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–        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

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–        VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL

TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

–        KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON, BACK 2 BASICS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE

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–        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

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CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

–        KIM BURRELL, THE LOVE ALBUM, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT

–        PREASHEA HILLIARD, LIVE OUT LOUD, SOUNDEFX MEDIA/BLACKSMOKE

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–        Y’ANNA CRAWLEY, THE PROMISE, ID MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL/FONTANA DISTRIBUTION

–        YOLANDA ADAMS, BECOMING, N-HOUSE MUSIC GROUP

TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

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–        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

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–        TWINKIE CLARK, WITH HUMILITY, ARROWHEAD GOSPEL

CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR

–        DEITRICK HADDON, CHURCH ON THE MOON, VERITY MUSIC GROUP

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–        KIRK FRANKLIN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY MUSIC GROUP

–        MARY MARY, SOMETHING BIG, COLUMBIA RECORDS/MY BLOCK RECORDS

–        VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL

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TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR

–        JOHN P. KEE, THE LEGACY PROJECT, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP

–        MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR, …THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MALACO

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–        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

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–       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

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–        VASHAWN MITCHELL, NOBODY GREATER – TRIUMPHANT,  EMI GOSPEL

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – SHORT FORMAT

–        CANTON JONES, GOD – DOMINIONAIRE, CAJO RECORDS

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–        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

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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,

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–        MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR, ….THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MALACO

–        RICKY DILLARD, KEEP LIVING, LIGHT RECORDS/ENTERTAINMENT ONE

TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR

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–        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

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–        MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR, ….THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MALACO

–        RICKY DILLARD & NEW G, KEEP LIVING, LIGHT RECORDS/ENTERTAINMENT ONE

CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR

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–        LONNIE HUNTER & STRUCTURE, I’M BACK, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE

–        SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY, REFRESHED BY FIRE, KINGDOM RECORDS, INC.

INSTRUMENTAL GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR

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–        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

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–        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

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–        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

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RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR

–        FLAME, CAPTURED, CLEAR SIGHT MUSIC

–        LECRAE, REHAB, REACH RECORDS

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–        LECRAE, REHAB: THE OVERDOSE, REACH RECORDS

–        VIKTORY, BIRTH OF A LEGACY: VOL. 1, VIKTORIUS MUSIC GROUP

CHILDRENS PROJECT OF THE YEAR

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–        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

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–        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

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–        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

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–        CHRISTINA JONES, DOMINIONAIRE, CAJO RECORDS

–        DENISE TROTMAN & GREG GILLIGAN, HELLO FEAR, VERITY GOSPEL MUSIC GROUP

–        MARTHA MUNIZZI, MAKE IT LOUD!, EPIC MUSIC

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–        TANNER GARY, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL

PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR

–        EARNEST PUGH, EARNESTLY YOURS, BLACKSMOKE MUSIC WORLDWIDE

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–        ISRAEL HOUGHTON, LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE, INTEGRITY MUSIC

–        SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY, REFRESHED BY FIRE, KINGDOM RECORDS, INC.

–        VASHAWN MITCHELL, TRIUMPHANT, EMI GOSPEL

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