The nominations for the 36th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards have been announced and will be recorded on Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Nashville, TN. Viewers from across the country will be able to watch the show in national syndication from July 30 to September 5, 2021.
Category #1 – ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; *2 Seconds Away: Ready*; Key of A / Tyscot / Fair Trade
– Jonathan McReynolds; *People*; eOne Music
– Kierra Sheard; *Kierra*; Karew / RCA Inspiration
– Maverick City Music; *Maverick City Music Vol 3 Part 1*; Tribal Records
– Pastor Mike Jr.; *BIG: Freedom Sessions*; Black Smoke Music Worldwide
Category #2 – SONG OF THE YEAR
– *Everything Is In His Plan* Ft. Le’Andria Johnson and Mary Mary; PJ Morton; Morton Inspiration / Tyscot
– *Man of Your Word*; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess, Chandler Moore and Tony Brown; Tribl Records
– *Movin’ On* ft. Mali Music; Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard and Terrell Demetrius Wilson; eOne Music
– *Nobody Like Jesus* ft. Lisa Knowles Smith; James Fortune, AyRon Lewis and David Dickinson; FIYA World / eOne Music
– *Something Has to Break (Live)* with Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Kierra Valencia Sheard, J. Drew Sheard II, Jonathan Smith and Mia Fields; Karew / RCA Inspiration
Category #3 – MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Anthony Brown; *2 Seconds Away: Ready*; Key of A / Tyscot / Fair Trade
– Chandler Moore; *Maverick City Music Vol 3 Part 1*; Tribl Records
– Jonathan McReynolds; *People*; eOne Music
– Marvin Sapp; *Chosen Vessel*; Verity Records
– Pastor Mike Jr.; *BIG: Freedom Sessions*; Black Smoke Music Worldwide
Category #4 – ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– CeCe Winans; *Never Lost*; Pure Springs Gospel
– Jekalyn Carr; *Change Your Story*; Lunjeal Music Group
– Kierra Sheard; *Kierra*; Karew / RCA Inspiration
– Naomi Raine; *Maverick City Music Vol 3 Part 1*; Tribl Records
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard; *Image: Live at Ryman*; Motown Gospel
Category #5 – DUO / CHORAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
– All Nations Music; *Revive*; All Nations / RCA Inspiration
– Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; *2 Seconds Away: Ready*; Key of A / Tyscot / Fair Trade
– Juan & Lisa Winans; *This Is Mine*; DARE Records
– Maverick City Music; *Maverick City Music Vol 3 Part 1*; Tribl Records
– The Clark Sisters; *The Return*; Karew Entertainment / Motown Gospel
Category #6 – NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Jonathan Traylor; *The Unknown*; Motown Gospel
– Juan and Lisa Winans; *This Is Mine*; DARE Records
– Maverick City Music; *Maverick City Music Vol 3 Part 1*; Tribl Records
– Melvin Crispell III; *I Got a Testimony*; BET / RCA Inspiration
– Rich Tolbert Jr.; *Never Be Defeated*; Campfire Music / Red Alliance Media / Fair Trade
Category #7 – ALBUM OF THE YEAR
– *BIG: Freedom Sessions*; Pastor Mike Jr.; Black Smoke Music Worldwide
– *Change Your Story*; Jekalyn Carr; Lunjeal Music Group
– *Kierra*; Kierra Sheard; Karew / RCA Inspiration
– *Maverick City Music Vol 3 Part 1*; Maverick City Music; Tribl Records
– *People*; Jonathan McReynolds; eOne Music
Category #8 – CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– Chicago Mass Choir; *My Soul Says Yes*; New Haven Records
– JJ Hairston; *Not Holding Back*; JamesTown Music / eOne Music
– Jonathan Nelson; *The Reunion*; JToons Music / eOne Music
– Rev. Luther Barnes and the Restoration Worship Center Choir; *Look to the Hills*; SRT / Shanachie
– Ricky Dillard; *Choirmaster*; Motown Gospel
Category #9 – PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
– Anthony Brown and Justin Savage; *2 Seconds Away: Ready*; Key of A / Tyscot / Fair Trade
– Fred Hammond; *Well*; Face to Face
– Jonathan McReynolds, Darryl “LiLMaN” Howell, and Rogest “Rosco” Carstarphen, Jr.; *People*; eOne Music
– Tony Brown and Johnathan Jay; *Maverick City Music Vol 3 Part 1*; Tribl Records
– Kenneth Leonard, Jr.; *Image: Live at Ryman*; Motown Gospel
Category #10 – CONTEMPORARY DUO / CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– All Nations Music; *Revive*; All Nations / RCA Inspiration
– Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; *2 Seconds Away: Ready*; Key of A / Tyscot / Fair Trade
– Maverick City Music; *Maverick City Music Vol 3 Part 1*; Tribl Records
– The Clark Sisters; *The Return*; Karew Entertainment / Motown Gospel
Category #11 – TRADITIONAL DUO / CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– D. Morton and Gifted; *Live Experience in Clarksville, TN*; Geek Music Group
– DK. DRU featuring Bishop Rance Allen, Paul Porter, Chris Byrd, and True Victory; *Man from Galilee*; Blockbuster Management / SRT Entertainment
– The Gospel Legends; *Just a Touch*; OTH Records
– The Clark Sisters; *Gospel According to PJ*; Morton Inspiration / Tyscot
Category #12 – CONTEMPORARY MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Visite https://www.thestellarawards.com/2021nominees.html for all categories
