(LAS VEGAS) – The winners of the 2019 Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards have been announced at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One
– Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group
– Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
– Todd Dulaney, Your Great Name, Entertainment One
SONG OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Not Lucky, I’m Loved , Jonathan McReynolds, Terrell Demetrius Wilson & Anna B. Warner, Entertainment One
– Nobody Like You Lord, Maranda Curtis & Anthony Rachel, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
– Won’t He Do It, Makeba Riddick, Richard Shelton & Loren Hill, RCA Inspiration
– You Know My Name (Live), Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Brenton Brown, Motown Gospel
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One
– Brian Courtney Wilson, A Great Work, Motown Gospel
– Kelontae Gavin, The Higher Experience, MBE/Tyscot
– Tye Tribbett, The Bloody Win, Motown Gospel
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group
– Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable, RCA Inspiration
– Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
– Tasha Page-Lockhart, The Beautiful Project, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
– Tori Kelly, Hiding Place, Schoolboy/Capitol
* A tie in the Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year category resulted in having 5 nominees
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: The Walls Group, The Other Side, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
– Donald Lawrence & Tri-City, Goshen 432 Hz, RCA Inspiration
– Isaiah D. Thomas and Elements of Praise, Still Here, Murchison Motion Pictures
– Judah Band, Gone Fishin’, Light Records
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jabari Johnson, Day of Redemption, Entertainment One
– Cheryl Thomas Fortune, Simply Cheryl, LuDawn/Tyscot
– Phil Thompson, My Worship, Phil Thompson Worship/JamesTown
– PJ Morgan, The Transparency Project, IDMV Music Group
CD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Make Room, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One
– Bible of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration
– Open Heaven, Maranda Curtis, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
– Your Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir, Run to the Altar, JH/Tyscot
– Dexter Walker & Zion Movement, Hope, IndieBlu Music
– The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, I Am Reminded: Live!, Brooklyn Tabernacle Music
– Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis, Super Excited, Empty Me Entertainment
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jonathan McReynolds & Darryl “Lil Man” Howell, Make Room, Entertainment One
– Kirk Franklin, Ronald Hill, Phil Thornton, Clifton Lockhart, Tasha Page Lockhart, Myron Butler, Dontaniel Kimbrough, Zeek Listenbee, Cordell Walton, Edward “6Mile JP” Page, Charles “Ollie” Harris, Daniel Bryant, Bryan Popin & AyRon Lewis, The Beautiful Project, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
– Kirk Franklin, Ronald Hill, Warryn Campbell and Phil Thornton, The Other Side, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
– Todd Dulaney & Dontaniel Jamel Kimbrough, Your Great Name, Entertainment One
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: The Walls Group, The Other Side, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
– Donald Lawrence & Tri-City, Goshen 432 Hz, RCA Inspiration
– God’s Chosen, God’s Chosen, Dream Label Group/Dream Gospel/GFavored Entertainment/Capitol Christian
– Judah Band, Gone Fishin‘, Light Records
TRADITIONAL GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Keep Pushin, Wonder Spirit/SRT/Shanachie
– Gospel Legends, Resting Easy, Humility Music Group
– Jarrell Smalls & Company, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get Ready/SRT
– Nu Tradition, Nu Tradition, Altmo Productions
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One
– Kelontae Gavin, The Higher Experience, MBE/Tyscot
– Todd Dulaney, Your Great Name, Entertainment One
– Tye Tribbett, The Bloody Win, Motown Gospel
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: VaShawn Mitchell, Cross Music, Tyscot
– Earnest Pugh, Survive, EPM/Black Smoke
– Jarrell Smalls, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get Read/SRT
– Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Keep Pushin‘, Wonder Spirit/SRT/Shanachie
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Tasha Page-Lockhart, The Beautiful Project, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
– Benita Jones, The Evolution, IndieBlu Music
– Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable, RCA Inspiration
– Tori Kelly, Hiding Place, Schoolboy/Capitol
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group
– Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
– Shana Wilson-Williams, Everlasting, Shana Wilson Ministries/IndieBlu
– Tammi Haddon, Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir – Run to the Altar , JH/Tyscot
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Make Room, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One
– Bible of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration
– The Higher Experience, Kelontae Gavin, MBE/Tyscot
– Your Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: One Nation Under God, Jekalyn Carr, Lunjeal Music Group
– A New Season, Jarrell Smalls & Company, Southern Wave/Get Ready/SRT
– Run to the Altar, Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir, JH/Tyscot
– The River, Keion D. Henderson, Eye Light Productions
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE Or PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Not Lucky, I’m Loved, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One
– Forever, Jason Nelson, RCA Inspiration
– Never Alone ft. Kirk Franklin, Tori Kelly, Schoolboy/Capitol
– Reckless Love, Israel Houghton, RCA Inspiration
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Won’t He Do It, Casey Cross, RCA Inspiration
– A Great Work, Matt Reed, Motown Gospel
– For My Good, G. Randy Weston, Light Records
– My Life; Grateful, Patrick Tohill, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir, Run to the Altar, JH/Tyscot
– Demetrius West & Jesus Promoters, ChoirOlogy: The Study of Choir Music, Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Dexter Walker & Zion Movement, Hope, IndieBlu Music
– The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, I Am Reminded: Live!, Brooklyn Tabernacle Music
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
WINNER: New Direction, When All God’s Children Get Together, New Haven Records
– Brent Jones & the Waco Community Choir, Open Your Mouth and Say Something, JDI Records
– Dr. Alyn E. Waller Presents Fresh Anointing, Totally, Enon Music Group
– Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis, Super Excited, Empty Me Entertainment
INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR
– CATEGORY OMITTED
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: The Best of Fred Hammond, Fred Hammond, Verity/Sony Music
– Bible of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration
– Evidence, Elevation Collective, Elevation Worship Records
– WOW Gospel 2018, Various Artists, RCA Inspiration
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: God Knows, Flame, Clear Sight Music
– BLSD, Jor’Dan Armstrong, Seaq Management
– I Ain’t Preaching to the Choir, Miz Tiffany, Digistoric Music
– PRAISE, Emcee N.I.C.E., Gypsy City Music
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Pure N Heart, “Be You” 15 Years Unplugged, Music2ChangeU
– Christian Bolar, Speak It, BGA Music Group
– Personal Praise, We are Personal Praise, RoBabies Records
– The Children Speak, Hey Young World, HOLYwood Records
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Keep Pushin‘, Wonder Spirit / SRT/Shanachie
– Gospel Legends, Resting Easy, Humility Music Group
– Jarrell Smalls & Company, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get Ready/SRT
– The Wardlaw Brothers, Stand There, TWB Records
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Israel Houghton, Road to DeMaskUs, RCA Inspiration
– Justin Foster, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
– Keemon Leonard, Make Room, Entertainment One
– Octavious Holmes, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group
PRAISE & WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Your Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One
– Everlasting, Shana Wilson-Williams, Shana Wilson Ministries/IndieBlu
– Open Heaven, Maranda Curtis, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade
– The Higher Experience, Kelontae Gavin, MBE/Tyscot
GOSPEL RADIO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR
WINNER: WPZE Praise 102.5, Atlanta
– WGRB Inspiration 1390AM, Chicago
– WNAP 1110 AM, Philadelphia
– WYCA 92.3 FM WPRS-FM, Hammond/Chicago
LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR
WINNER: WFMI-FM 100.9 FM, Virginia Beach
– WJXY 103.5 FM/93.7 FM, Myrtle Beach
– WOKB 1680AM, Orlando
– WXHL 89.1FM, Wilmington
MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR
WINNER: WCGL AM 1360/FM 94.7, Jacksonville
– WPZZ 104.7 FM, Richmond
– WREJ 101.3FM, Richmond
– WTJZ Praise 104.9FMj, Chesapeake
SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR
WINNER: WIMG 1300AM, Ewing
– WDJL-AM 1000, Huntsville
– WEHA GOSPEL 88.7 & 100.3 FM, Egg Harbor
– WHBT 1410 AM & 98.3 FM, Tallahassee
INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR
WINNER: uGospel Radio, http://uGospel.com
– GH3 Radio – “God’s House of Hip Hop,” http://www.gh3radio.com
– Gospel Central Radio, http://www.thegospelcentral.com
– SOAR Radio, http://soarradio.com
GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Dwight Stone, WPZE Praise 102.5, Atlanta, GA
– Linda Greenwood, WNAA 90.1 FM, Raleigh, NC
– Randi Myles, WDMK-HD2, Detroit, MI
– Sherry Mackey, WHAL 95.7, Memphis, TN
