Source: Stellar Awards 2017 / Stellar Awards/Don Jackson
32 ANNUAL STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS NOMINATIONS
Category #1
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT
KIRK FRANKLIN, LOSING MY RELIGION
TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY
WILLIAM MCDOWELL, SOUNDS OF REVIVAL
Category #2
SONG OF THE YEAR
JEKALYN CARR (ALLUNDRIA CARR & ALLEN CARR), YOU’RE BIGGER
TAMELA MANN (KIRK FRANKLIN), GOD PROVIDES
TRAVIS GREENE (TRAVIS GREENE), MADE A WAY
JJ HAIRSTON & YP (DAVID BLOOM, CORTEZ VAUGHN, PHONTANE DEMOND REED), YOU DESERVE IT
Category #3
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
TODD DULANEY, A WORSHIPPER’S HEART
TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL
DONNIE MCCLURKIN, THE JOURNEY LIVE-
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
Category #4
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART
SHIRLEY CAESAR, FILL THIS HOUSE
JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT
TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY
Category #5
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, ON PURPOSE
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA
VIRTUE, FEARLESS
BRYAN ANDREW WILSON FT. RODERICK GILES & GRACE, OVERFLOW
Category #6
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART
DR. ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE, THE EXPERIENCE
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA
DEBORAH JOY WINANS, GREENLEAF SOUNDTRACK
Category #7
CD OF THE YEAR
TODD DULANEY, A WORSHIPPER’S HEART
KIRK FRANKLIN, LOSING MY RELIGION
TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL
TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY
Category #8
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
CHARLES BUTLER & TRINITY, MAKE IT
CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE
DR. ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE, THE EXPERIENCE
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
Category #9
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
KIRK FRANKLIN, RON HILL, MONICA COATES, SHAUN MARTIN & MAX STARK, LOSING MY RELIGION
TRAVIS GREENE, VICTOR NAVEJAR, GEO BIVENS, THE HILL
MYRON BUTLER, TAMELA MANN, KIRK FRANKLIN, TIMBERLAND, ERIC DAWKINS, KING LOGAN, SHAUN
MARTIN & DAVID MANN, ONE WAY
DONALD LAWRENCE FOR QUIET WATER ENTERTAINMENT & HEZEKIAH WALKER FOR HEZHOUSE
ENTERTAINMENT, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
Category #10
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, ON PURPOSE
GI, PRAY AND DON’T WORRY EP
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA
VIRTUE, FEARLESS
Category #11
TRADITIONAL GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
OMITTED
Category #12
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL
CHARLES JENKINS, THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS
JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS, SESSIONS
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
Category #13
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
REV. LUTHER BARNES, THE FAVOR OF GOD
FRED HAMMOND, WORSHIP JOURNAL LIVE
DONNIE MCCLURKIN, THE JOURNEY (LIVE)
BRYAN ANDREW WILSON, OVERFLOW
Category #14
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART
LATICE CRAWFORD, DIARY OF A CHURCH GIRL
JANICE GAINES, GREATEST LIFE EVER
TIFF JOY, TIFF JOY
Category #15
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
LEMMIE BATTLES, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE
SHIRLEY CAESAR, FILL THIS HOUSE
JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT
TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY
Category #16
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY,
LOSING MY RELIGION, KIRK FRANKLIN,
THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE,
MASTERPIECE, DEITRICK HADDON
Category #17
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
FILL THIS HOUSE, SHIRLEY CAESAR,
WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, CHICAGO MASS CHOIR
WORSHIP JOURNAL LIVE, FRED HAMMOND
ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN
Category #18
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
THE ANTHEM, TODD DULANEY,
YOU DESERVE IT, JJ HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE
GOD PROVIDES, TAMELA MANN
BETTER, HEZEKIAH WALKER
Category #19
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
KIRK FRANKLIN (ROCK JACOBS) WANNA BE HAPPY
TRAVIS GREENE (WILL THOMAS OF SPACE CHERRY FILMS) INTENTIONAL
JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS (DEREK BLANKS) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME
HEZEKIAH WALKER (MARK CLEMENT) BETTER
Category #20
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
REV. LUTHER BARNES & THE RESTORATION WORSHIP CENTER CHOIR, THE FAVOR OF GOD
CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE
DR. ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE, THE EXPERIENCE
HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY, GLORIOUS GOD
Category #21
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
CHARLES BUTLER & TRINITY, MAKE IT
BISHOP ANDREW MERRITT & STARLIGHT GATE MASS CHOIR, SATURATE US
SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS FEATURING HSRA, ROYALTY
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER
Category #22
INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR
OMITTED
Category #23
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
GLORIOUS GOD, HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY,
ROYALTY, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS FEATURING HSRA,
GREENLEAF SOUNDTRACK
WOW GOSPEL 2016
Category 24
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
SURRENDER, BIZZLE
IT’S COMPLICATED, DA’ TRUTH
THE GLORY ALBUM, CHRISTON GRAY
I AM JUSTICE, CANTON JONES
Category #25
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
CHOIRBOI CAM, THE DESTINY PROJECT
JOSHUA’S TROOP, IT’S MY TIME
AFTERSCHOOL PARTY REMIX, PURE-N-HEART
HEART YOUTH PSALMS HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS
Category #26
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
DA CHOZEN BROTHAZ, THE BLUEPRINT OF D.C.B.
KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON, TIMELESS MUSIC MOVEMENT, VOLUME 1
SHAWN JONES AND THE BELIEVERS, VICTORY
LIL’ JAY AND THE SPIRITUAL BOYS, RATED R*
Category #27
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
JEFF GILLIGAN, LOSING MY RELIGION, KIRK FRANKLIN
PAUL GROSSO, FILL THIS HOUSE, SHIRLEY CAESAR
D LACEY MAYSON MINOR & KESTON MCKINNON, ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN
ANNIE STOLL, THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE
Category #28
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR
THE LIFE PROJECT, JEKALYN CARR
A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY
THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE
SOUNDS OF REVIVAL, WILLIAM MCDOWELL
