Central City Productions has announced the nominees for the 37th Stellar Gospel Music Awards, the annual celebration recognizing excellence in gospel music. THE Stellar Awards will return to Atlanta for the live-recorded ceremony on Saturday, July 16 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, part of an illustrious weekend of events that will include a special announcement about the upcoming launch of the Stellar TV Network. . Stellar Award-winning artists Jekalyn Carr and Kierra Sheard will co-host this year’s event, which will air on BET, BET HER and BET International in August, and will be syndicated in various local markets across the country between August 13 and September 11. .
Leading this year’s nominations is gospel music legend CeCe Winans, widely considered the best-selling female gospel artist of all time. Winans has 9 nominations in total, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Female Artist of the Year Albertina Walker, all from her critically acclaimed album, “Believe For It” .
The 37th Stellar Gospel Music Awards will feature performances by Tye Tribbett, Marvin Sapp, Maranda Curtis, Ricky Dillard, Kelontae Gavin, Rudy Currence, Chrisette Michele, DOE, James Fortune, Jason Nelson, Travis Greene, Darrel Walls and Jor’Dan Armstrong.
“Gospel music has encouraged millions during more than two relentless years of the pandemic, and Stellar Awards will, once again, praise and recognize the artists who bless us with their inspiring sounds,” said Don Jackson, President and CEO. CEO of Central City Productions, which created the Stellar Awards. “Those who enjoy dark, religious and family-centered programming can look forward to both Stellar Awards and everything our Stellar TV network has to offer when it premieres this September. »
The Stellar Gospel Music Awards also bestows special honors on industry titans who continue to create a legacy of excellence that reaches and influences the masses, both inside and outside of the Gospel genre. Six-time Grammy Award-winning hitmaker and producer Aaron Lindsey will receive the Aretha Franklin Icon Award presented by Aflac, and renowned choir director and recording artist Ricky Dillard will receive the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Toyota. The Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award is presented to Candi Staton, a music pioneer who for nearly seven decades has been a captivating artist in Gospel music.
For a complete list of nominees and additional updates, follow Stellar Awards on social media – @thestellars on Instagram and Twitter and Stellar Gospel Music Awards on Facebook – and check out the Stellar Awards website.
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Author: Jessie Clarks
