Los Angeles, CA (November 20, 2017) — Two-time GRAMMY® nominated artist Travis Greene will kick off 2018 with a U.S. tour beginning February 18 through March 1. Launching at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, the tour will hit nine cities throughout the U.S.
Greene recently reached #1 on the Billboard Gospel Airplay Chart for his song, “You Waited,” marking his third consecutive #1 single, “You Waited.” Greene’s current album, Crossover: Live From Music City, also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart
Dates & Venues:
02/18 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
02/19 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
02/20 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre 02/22 – New York, NY – B.B. King Blues Club
02/23 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live
02/24 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry
02/25 – Washington, DC – The Howard Theatre
02/27 – Charlotte, NC – McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
03/01 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
About Travis Greene
Greene, who launched his recording career with THE MORE in 2007 – shares fresh material with eager audiences in Crossover: Live From Music City, for longtime and new fans alike to partake in an experience that captures the artist’s passion, excitement and charisma onstage — and his ability to reach hearts with the gospel through music.
Greene has been nominated for two career GRAMMY® Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, 13 Stellar Awards, three Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award, and an NAACP Image Award for his album Crossover: Live From Music City for “Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary). This year at the 2017 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, he won in seven key categories, including “Song of the Year” (for “Made A Way,” which also hit #1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart), “Male Vocalist of the Year,” “CD of the Year (The Hill, which also reached #1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart),” “Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year,” “Contemporary CD of the Year,” “Recorded Music Packaging of the Year” and “Praise and Worship CD of the Year.” In 2016, Billboard named him “Gospel Airplay Artist of the Year.”
*Nashville, TN — From the recent release of Todd Dulaney’s newest single “Your Great Name”, comes the exhilarating Free To Worship Tour slated to begin the end of October 2017.
The Free To Worship Tour will feature dates within a variety of cities ranging from Huntsville, Alabama to Kansas City, MO, and Little Rock, Arkansas, just to name a few. The Free to Worship Tour expects attendees to experience a night full of worship that is free of “gimmicks and games”.
His newest uplifting single, “Your Great Name”, which has already hit #1 on the charts, stands as the lead single for Dulaney’s new, upcoming album entitled “The 2nd Encounter” which will be forthcoming in early 2018.
Dulaney, a former professional baseball player for the New York Mets, released his sophomore album, “A Worshipper’s Heart” in the spring of 2016 and it immediately debuted at #1 on Billboard, alongside the debut single “The Anthem”, which also shot to #1 on Billboard. Additionally, The Anthem went #1 at Gospel Radio for over a month and currently holds 114 weeks on the Digital Gospel Songs Chart.
A Worshipper’s Heart was Todd’s first live recording and earned him a slew of award nominations from The 2017 Stellar Awards to The 2016 and 2017 Dove Awards and The 2017 Grammy Awards. On top of these nominations, A Worshipper’s Heart currently holds 71 weeks on the Current Gospel Albums Chart and 71 weeks on the Digital Gospel Song Charts with follow up single, “Victory Belongs To Jesus”. A Worshipper’s Heart also has tallied over 26 million digital streams.
Dulaney recently signed an exclusive management agreement with Maximum Artist Management, a Nashville-based company led by the firm’s founder and president, Mitchell Solarek. Maximum Artist Management guides the careers of chart-topping artists including Natalie Grant, Bernie Herms, Danny Gokey, Donald Lawrence, and Koryn Hawthorne, who will be joining Dulaney on the Free To Worship Tour.
Dulaney has one main agenda with this tour and that’s for all attendees to spend time in the presence of God. With his newly released single and the highly anticipated upcoming album, fans are sure to receive the agenda that Dulaney has set.
Dates & Venue:
10/26 – Lorain, OH – Church on the North Coast
10/27 – Hyattsville, MD – Jericho City of Praise
10/29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Ebenezer Baptist Church
11/02 – Hopkinsville, KY – All Nations House of Prayer
11/03 – Huntsville, AL – Breath of Life Ministries
11/04 – Lilburn, GA – New Mercies Christian Church
11/05 – Lexington, KY – Consolidated Baptist Church
11/09 – Kansas City, MO – Memorial Church
11/10 – Tulsa, OK – Metropolitan Baptist Church
11/11 – Little Rock, AR – 2nd Baptist Church
11/12 – University City, MO – Victory Christian Outreach Church
About Todd Dulaney
Todd Dulaney is a GRAMMY® Award-nominated worship artist from Chicago, IL. At the age of 18, Dulaney was drafted by the New York Mets, but to the surprise of many, left that world behind to pursue a career as a Gospel recording artist. Since accepting that call, Dulaney has released two albums, (Pulling Me Through, A Worshipper’s Heart), which have both garnered him several award nominations ranging from Stellar Awards to Dove Awards, and a 2017 GRAMMY® Award for Album of The Year. Dulaney’s sophomore album and its debut single, “The Anthem”, both went to #1 on the Billboard charts, resulting in Dulaney being named Billboard’s New Gospel Artist of the Year in 2016.
Todd has since shared the stage with the likes of Smokie Norful, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Michelle Williams, Nicole and David Binion, Tye Tribett and Donnie McClurkin, Jonathan Nelson, Travis Greene, and Nicole C. Mullen, just to name a few. His third album and second live recording, titled The 2nd Encounter, is slated to be released through eOne Nashville in early 2018. Todd and his wife Kenyetta Dulaney, are the proud parents of four. While Todd is beyond grateful for his current success, he continues to stay at the feet of God, and put the attention on Jesus, for life has continued to show them that in all situations, the Victory Belongs to Jesus. Learn more about Todd at www.ToddDulaneyLand.com
Kirk Franklin and Ledisi kicks off “The Rebel, The Soul, & The Saint Tour” today in Oakland, CA.
“This tour is non-traditional on purpose. The goal is to not alienate anyone, bringing all people together and to perform music that inspires and reflect the human experience” Ledisi says in a statement. “This is an event for Music as a whole. That is why it is called ‘The Rebel, The Soul, and The Saint.'”
She continued: “How awesome will it be to see all these wonderful people on stage, fearlessly expressing life, spirit, and LOVE through music. I am looking forward to this tour with the great Kirk Franklin.”
Kirk adds, “In this climate, the world definitely needs to be reminded of the power of love. From God’s heart to the human touch, Ledisi and I are excited to bring the power of love to the people!”
The 27-city tour will continue until December 2nd in Richmond, VA.
“The Rebel, The Soul & The Saint Tour” Dates:
10/25 – Oakland, CA – Paramount Theatre
10/27 – Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Community Theatre
10/28 – Los Angeles, CA – Microsoft Theatre
10/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre
11/01 – St Louis, MO – Peabody Opera House**
11/02 – Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Casino**
11/04 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre**
11/07 – Pittsburgh, PA – Byham Theatre
11/08 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
11/09 – Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
11/10 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
11/11 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre**
11/12 – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
11/15 – Houston, TX – Revention Music Center
11/16 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall
11/17 – Birmingham, AL – Historic Boutwell Auditorium
11/18 – Louisville, KY – Palace Theatre**
11/19 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Center**
11/21 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens Auditorium**
11/22 – Baltimore, MD – The Modell Lyric
11/24 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
11/25 – Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall 11/26 – Newark, NJ – New Jersey Performing Arts Center 11/28 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre 11/29 – Westbury, NY – Theatre at Westbury
12/01 – Norfolk, VA – Constant Convocation Center
12/02 – Richmond, VA – Altria Theatre
McDonald’s announced the 11th annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. Multi-award winner Tye Tribbett is joined on this year’s tour by Donald Lawrence, Bishop Paul S. Morton, Brian Courtney Wilson, Anita Wilson, Jekalyn Carr, and Paul Porter. The tour, hosted by radio personality and gospel artist Lonnie Hunter, also features Christian comedienne Small Fire. Bishop Hezekiah Walker will also join the tour in select cities (Dallas, Charlotte, Greensboro, Los Angeles). Beginning May 10 and running through October 21, this concert series will bring communities hope and inspiration through song and comedy.
05/10 – Detroit, MI – Greater Grace Temple
05/11 – Chicago, IL – House of Hope 05/13 – Newark, NJ – The Prudential Center
06/07 – Charlotte, NC – The Park Church
06/08 – Greensboro, NC – Mt. Zion Baptist Church
06/09 – Raleigh, NC – Wake Chapel Church
06/30 – Dallas, TX – Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center Arena
08/18 – St. Louis, MO – Friendly Temple MB Church
08/31 – Memphis, TN – Brown MB Church (Southaven, MS)
09/01 – Jackson, MS – Jackson Convention Complex
09/02 – New Orleans, LA – Greater St. Stephens Church
09/14 – Atlanta, GA – House of Hope Atlanta
09/15 – Birmingham, AL – Cathedral of the Cross AOH
09/21 – Philadelphia, PA – Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church East
09/22 – Washington, DC – Ebenezer AME Church (Ft. Washington, MD)
10/21 – Los Angeles, CA – Taste of Soul Family Festival
32nd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Winners & Nominees
This year’s Stellar Awards ceremony was held at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The telecast will premiere on TV One Sunday, April 9 at 7 p.m. ET with encores at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. In addition, the Stellar Awards will air in national broadcast syndication on 170 stations in over 150 markets around the country from April 14 – May 7, 2017.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR WINNER: TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT, LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/eONE MUSIC
KIRK FRANKLIN, LOSING MY RELIGION, FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
WILLIAM MCDOWELL, SOUNDS OF REVIVAL, DELIVERY ROOM MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC
SONG OF THE YEAR WINNER: “MADE A WAY”, TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE)
“YOU’RE BIGGER”, ALLUNDRIA CARR & ALLEN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT (JEKALYN CARR)
“GOD PROVIDES”, KIRK FRANKLIN, ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN)
“YOU DESERVE IT” (SINGLE), JJ HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR WINNER: TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL, RCA INSPIRATION
TODD DULANEY, A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, eONE MUSIC
DONNIE MCCLURKIN, THE JOURNEY (LIVE), RCA INSPIRATION
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA / eONE MUSIC
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR WINNER: TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS
SHIRLEY CAESAR, FILL THIS HOUSE, LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC
JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT, LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/ eONE MUSIC
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR WINNER: MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, ON PURPOSE, MOTOWN GOSPEL
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA, GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY
VIRTUE, FEARLESS, MIXED BAG ENTERTAINMENT
BRYAN ANDREW WILSON RODERICK GILES & GRACE, OVERFLOW, BRYAN’S SONGS/CE MUSIC/MRI/SONY RED
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR WINNER: BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS
ENON TABERNACLE, ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE: THE EXPERIENCE, ENON MUSIC GROUP
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA, GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY
DEBORAH JOY WINANS, GREENLEAF SOUNDTRACK, MALACO RECORDS
CD OF THE YEAR WINNER:THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION
A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY, eONE MUSIC LOSING MY RELIGION, KIRK FRANKLIN, FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN, TILLY MANN
CHOIR OF THE YEAR WINNER: HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
CHARLES BUTLER & TRINITY, MAKE IT, ANOINTED SOUNDS/ eONE MUSIC
CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
ENON TABERNACLE, ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE: THE EXPERIENCE, ENON MUSIC GROUP
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR WINNER: MYRON BUTLER, TAMELA MANN, KIRK FRANKLIN, TIMBERLAND, ERIC DAWKINS, KING LOGAN, SHAUN MARTIN & DAVID MANN, ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN), TILLY MANN
KIRK FRANKLIN,RON HILL, MONICA COATES, SHAUN MARTIN & MAX STARK, LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN), FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
GEO BIVINS, TRAVIS GREENE & VICTOR NAVEJAR, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE), RCA INSPIRATION
DONALD LAWRENCE FOR QUIET WATER ENTERTAINMENT & HEZEKIAH WALKER FOR HEZHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER (HEZEKIAH WALKER), AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR WINNER: MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, ON PURPOSE, MOTOWN GOSPEL
GI, PRAY AND DON’T WORRY, BGA MUSIC GROUP
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA, GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY
VIRTUE, FEARLESS, MIXED BAG ENTERTAINMENT
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR WINNER: TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL, RCA INSPIRATION
CHARLES JENKINS, THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS, INSPIRED PEOPLE
JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS, SESSIONS, eONE MUSIC
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR WINNER: DONNIE MCCLURKIN, THE JOURNEY (LIVE), RCA INSPIRATION
LUTHER BARNES, THE FAVOR OF GOD, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT
FRED HAMMOND, WORSHIP JOURNAL LIVE, RCA INSPIRATION
BRYAN ANDREW WILSON, OVERFLOW, BRYAN’S SONGS/CE MUSIC/MRI/SONY RED
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR WINNER: BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS
LATICE CRAWFORD, DIARY OF A CHURCH GIRL, LATICE CRAWFORD MUSIC
JANICE GAINES, GREATEST LIFE EVER, MOTOWN GOSPEL
TIFF JOY, TIFF JOY, WALWAY ENTERTAINMENT/TYSCOT RECORDS
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR WINNER: TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
LEMMIE BATTLES, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
SHIRLEY CAESAR, FILL THIS HOUSE, LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC
JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT, LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/ eONE MUSIC
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR WINNER:THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION
A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY, eONE MUSIC LOSING MY RELIGION, KIRK FRANKLIN, FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS MASTERPIECE, DEITRICK HADDON, eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR WINNER:ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN, TILLY MANN
FILL THIS HOUSE, SHIRLEY CAESAR, LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, NEW HAVEN RECORDS WORSHIP JOURNAL LIVE, FRED HAMMOND, RCA INSPIRATION
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE Or PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR WINNER:GOD PROVIDES, ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN, TILLY MANN
THE ANTHEM: A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY, eONE MUSIC YOU DESERVE IT (SINGLE), JJ HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE, JAMESTOWN MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC BETTER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA / eONE MUSIC
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNER: ROCK JACOBS, “WANNA BE HAPPY” – LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN), FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
WILL THOMAS OF SPACE CHERRY FILMS, “INTENTIONAL”, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE), RCA INSPIRATION
DEREK BLANKS, “THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME”, SESSIONS (JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS), eONE MUSIC
MARK CLEMENT, “BETTER”, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER (HEZEKIAH WALKER), AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR WINNER: CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
LUTHER BARNES & THE RESTORATION WORSHIP CENTER CHOIR, THE FAVOR OF GOD, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT CORP
ENON TABERNACLE, ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE: THE EXPERIENCE, ENON MUSIC GROUP
HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY, GLORIOUS GOD, HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR WINNER: HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA INC./EONE MUSIC
CHARLES BUTLER & TRINITY, MAKE IT, ANOINTED SOUNDS/eONE MUSIC
BISHOP ANDREW MERRITT & STARLIGHT GATE MASS CHOIR, SATURATE US, BAJADA RECORDS
SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS FEATURING HSRA, ROYALTY, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS/ATOMIC K RECORDS
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR WINNER:WOW GOSPEL 2016, VARIOUS ARTISTS, RCA INSPIRATION
GLORIOUS GOD, HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY, HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR ROYALTY, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS FEATURING HSRA, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS/ATOMIC K RECORDS GREENLEAF SOUNDTRACK, VARIOUS ARTISTS, MALACO RECORDS
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR WINNER:I AM JUSTICE, CANTON JONES, CAJO INTERNATIONAL
SURRENDER, BIZZLE, GOD OVER MONEY RECORDS IT’S COMPLICATED, DA’ TRUTH, NEXT MUSIC/MIXED BAG THE GLORY ALBUM, CHRISTON GRAY, FO YO SOUL RECORDS/RCA RECORDS
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR WINNER: JOSHUA’S TROOP, IT’S MY TIME, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
CHOIRBOI CAM, THE DESTINY PROJECT, INDEPENDENT
KINGDOM KIDS WORLDWIDE, AFTERSCHOOL PARTY REMIX, HEADSTRATE ENTERTAINMENT
PURE-N-HEART, ALPHAEUS ANDERSON PRESENTS PURE-N-HEART YOUTH PSALMS HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS, MUSIC2CHANGEU
QUARTET OF THE YEAR WINNER: KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON, TIMELESS MUSIC MOVEMENT VOLUME 1, WONDERSPIRIT PRODUCTIONS RECORDS
DA CHOZEN BROTHAZ, THE BLUEPRINT OF D.C.B., D.C.B. INC.
SHAWN JONES AND THE BELIEVERS, VICTORY, HUMILITY MUSIC
LIL’ JAY AND THE SPIRITUAL BOYS, RATED R*, T.S.B. MUSIC GROUP
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR WINNER: ANNIE STOLL, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE), RCA INSPIRATION
JEFF GILLIGAN, LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN), FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
PAUL GROSSO, FILL THIS HOUSE (SHIRLEY CAESAR), LIGHT RECORDS/eONE MUSIC
D LACEY MAYSON MINOR & KESTON MCKINNON, ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN), TILLY MANN
PRAISE & WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR WINNER:THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION
THE LIFE PROJECT, JEKALYN CARR, LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/eONE MUSIC A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY, eONE MUSIC SOUNDS OF REVIVAL, WILLIAM MCDOWELL, DELIVERY ROOM MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC
JAMES CLEVELAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SPENCER TAYLOR, THE HIGHWAY QC’S
AMBASSADOR DR. BOBBY JONES LEGEND AWARD
REV. CLAY EVANS
THOMAS A. DORSEY MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HARVEY WATKINS, JR., THE CANTON SPIRITUALS
GOSPEL RADIO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR WINNER: WIGO AM 1570, ATLANTA, LARRY YOUNG
WNAP GOSPEL HIGHWAY ELEVEN 110 AM, PHILADELPHIA, FRED BLAIN
WGRB AM INSPIRATION 1390, CHICAGO, SONYA BLAKEY
WPZE Praise 102.5 FM, ATLANTA, LORI FLOWERS & DEREK HARPER
LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR WINNER: WOKB 1680 AM, ORLANDO, SHANTI PERSAUD
95.7 HALLELUJAH FM – WHAL-FM, MEMPHIS, TRACY BETHEA
WBBP 1480, MEMPHIS, TRACY MORGAN
WFMI 100.9 FM, VIRGINIA BEACH, MIKE CHANDLER
MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR WINNER: PRAISE 104.7 FM WPZZ, RICHMOND, REGINALD D. BAKER
THE LIGHT WNNL 103.9 FM, RALEIGH, JERRY SMITH
WLOU 104.7 FM/1350 AM, LOUISVILLE, BRODRIC PURVIS
WYLD AM 940, NEW ORLEANS, DR. LORETTA PETIT
SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR WINNER: WIMG 1300 AM, TRENTON, NJ, ED LONG
WBCP RADIO 1580 AM, CHAMPAIGN, LADY LYNN LIVE
WEHA GOSPEL 88.7 & 100.3 FM, ATLANTIC CITY, WILLIAM & ELAINE HAWKES
WGOK, MOBILE, FELICIA ALLBRITTON
INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR WINNER: SOAR RADIO, SOARRADIO.COM, JUSTIN FRANCIS
AWESOME GOD RADIO (AGRADIO), AWESOMEGODRADIO.COM, ANTOINE “AJ” JEFFERSON
GOSPEL CENTRAL RADIO, THEGOSPELCENTRAL.COM, MICHAEL STEWART
SPIRITCO 1, SPIRITCO1.COM, HENRY HARRIS
GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR WINNER: MIKE CHANDLER, REJOICE MUSICAL SOULFOOD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
CARMINA BARNETT, KHVN, DALLAS, TX
LIZ BLACK, WBLS, NEW YORK, NY
META WASHINGTON, SIRIUS XM SATELLITE, NEW YORK, NY
*Nashville, TN — Ten time Grammy Award winner and multi-platinum-selling artist CeCe Winans will follow her recently released number one album “Let Them Fall In Love,” with a national tour. The Fall In Love Tour presented by Medi-Share is Winans’ first solo tour in a decade.
The Fall In Love Tour will kick off on May 31 in New Orleans with eight additional dates across the country. A full list of dates and venues is below. For tickets and show details go to: http://cecewinans.com
Winans is the best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist of all time and is credited as one of the most accomplished and celebrated women in modern music history. Her current release ‘Let Them Fall In Love’ (released via Puresprings Gospel/Thirty Tigers last month) was both critically and consumer acclaimed. The album debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Chart. In addition to heavy airplay across Urban Adult Contemporary, AAA, and Non Comm radio stations, the project’s first single “Never Have To Be Alone,” landed in the Top 5 on the Hot Gospel Songs
“I’m looking forward to my upcoming Falling In Love tour! I’m excited about sharing Love and Joy through my music. Hope to see you there!,” said Winans.
“We are honored to partner with Grammy-award winning Christian artist, CeCe Winans. As the best-selling female gospel artist of all time, CeCe has touched hearts and changed lives with her soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics,” said Christian Care Ministry CEO, Ted Squires. “What a privilege to stand beside her as she shares her heart and passion with audiences during her “Fall In Love” tour, featuring songs from her latest album.”
The Fall In Love Tour Presented by Medi-Share Dates & Venue:
05/31 – New Orleans, LA – The Orpheum Theatre
06/01 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre
06/02 – Dallas, TX – The Majestic Theatre
06/16 – Washington DC – Warner Theatre
06/23 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
06/24 – Bowling Green, KY – SkyPac Theatre
07/13 – Grand Rapids, MI – DeVos Performance Hall
07/14 – Detroit, MI – MotorCity Casino at Sound Board
07/15 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
** CeCe will also be joining the famed Boston Pops as a guest performer for a concert in Boston, MA at the Boston Symphony Hall on June 17th
About CeCe Winans
Winans has released a slew of duo and solo albums that crossed genres and boundaries and influenced a generation of gospel and secular vocalists. Her mantel today holds a staggering ten GRAMMY Awards, 20 Dove Awards, and seven Stellar Awards. She’s been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the Nashville Music City Walk of Fame, in addition to being named a Trailblazer of Soul by BMI and garnering multiple NAACP Image Awards, Soul Train Awards, Essence Awards, and more. She’s sold in excess of five million albums in the U.S. alone, topping the Gospel charts repeatedly while managing to cross over with smashes like “Count On Me,” her stunning duet with Whitney Houston from the multi-platinum ‘Waiting To Exhale’ soundtrack, which sold two million copies and cracked the Top 10 on the Pop, R&B, and Adult Contemporary charts. She touched millions more with inspirational performances everywhere from Oprah to The White House, and even showed off her acting chops on television series like ‘7th Heaven’ and ‘Doc.’ In 2016, Winans became a member of the Artist Committee for the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors.
About Medi-Share
Medi-Share is a Christian healthcare sharing program that allows believers to come together and share each other’s medical bills. Since the program’s inception in 1993, Medi-Share members have shared more than $1 billion in medical bills. The Medi-Share program is an outreach of Christian Care Ministry and has more than 250,000 members nationwide. For more information visit: www.MyChristianCare.org.
WINNER:God Provides
Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Track from: One Way
Label: TillyMann Music;
Publisher(s): Second Half Music Publishing
It’s Alright, It’s Ok
Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton; Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
Track from: Fill This House
Label: Light Records/Entertainment One;
Publisher(s): Stan Brown Music/Courtney Adrianna Rumble
You’re Bigger [Live]
Jekalyn Carr; Allundria Carr, songwriter
Track from: The Life Project [Live]
Label: LUNJEAL Music Group/Entertainment One;
Publisher(s): ALJELUN Publishing
Made A Way [Live]
Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
Track from: The Hill [Live]
Label: RCA Inspiration;
Publisher(s): Greenelight International
Better
Hezekiah Walker; Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
Track from: Azusa: The Next Generation 2- Better
Label: Entertainment One/Azusa;
Publisher(s): JayClay Publishing/Luv-Ki/Phat Chordz Productions
Best Gospel Album
WINNER:Losing My Religion
Kirk Franklin
Label: Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records
Listen
Tim Bowman Jr.
Label: Lifestyle Music Group/Motown Gospel
Fill This House
Shirley Caesar
Label: Light Records/Entertainment One
This year’s show will feature Donnie McClurkin, Erica Campbell, Hezekiah Walker, Israel Houghton, Bishop Paul Morton, and Anthony Brown & group therAPy.
Central City Productions announced today the nominees in 26 categories for the 2017 Stellar Awards. Hailed as an “epic night in gospel music,” this year’s Stellar Awards will return to the Las Vegas Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The hosts will be Anthony Brown and Erica Campbell. The telecast will premiere on TV One Sunday, April 9 at 7 p.m. ET with encores at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET. In addition, the Stellar Awards will air in national broadcast syndication on 170 stations in over 150 markets around the country from April 14 – May 7, 2017.
ARTIST OF THE YEAR JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT, LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/eONE MUSIC
KIRK FRANKLIN, LOSING MY RELIGION, FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
WILLIAM MCDOWELL, SOUNDS OF REVIVAL, DELIVERY ROOM MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC
SONG OF THE YEAR “YOU’RE BIGGER”, ALLUNDRIA CARR & ALLEN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT (JEKALYN CARR)
“GOD PROVIDES”, KIRK FRANKLIN, ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN)
“MADE A WAY”, TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE)
“YOU DESERVE IT” (SINGLE), JJ HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR TODD DULANEY, A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, eONE MUSIC
TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL, RCA INSPIRATION
DONNIE MCCLURKIN, THE JOURNEY (LIVE), RCA INSPIRATION
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA / eONE MUSIC
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS
SHIRLEY CAESAR, FILL THIS HOUSE, LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC
JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT, LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/ eONE MUSIC
TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, ON PURPOSE, MOTOWN GOSPEL
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA, GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY
VIRTUE, FEARLESS, MIXED BAG ENTERTAINMENT
BRYAN ANDREW WILSON RODERICK GILES & GRACE, OVERFLOW, BRYAN’S SONGS/CE MUSIC/MRI/SONY RED
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS
ENON TABERNACLE, ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE: THE EXPERIENCE, ENON MUSIC GROUP
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA, GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY
DEBORAH JOY WINANS, GREENLEAF SOUNDTRACK, MALACO RECORDS
CD OF THE YEAR A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY, eONE MUSIC LOSING MY RELIGION, KIRK FRANKLIN, FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN, TILLY MANN
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
CHARLES BUTLER & TRINITY, MAKE IT, ANOINTED SOUNDS/ eONE MUSIC
CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
ENON TABERNACLE, ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE: THE EXPERIENCE, ENON MUSIC GROUP
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
KIRK FRANKLIN,RON HILL, MONICA COATES, SHAUN MARTIN & MAX STARK, LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN), FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
GEO BIVINS, TRAVIS GREENE & VICTOR NAVEJAR, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE), RCA INSPIRATION
MYRON BUTLER, TAMELA MANN, KIRK FRANKLIN, TIMBERLAND, ERIC DAWKINS, KING LOGAN, SHAUN MARTIN & DAVID MANN, ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN), TILLY MANN
DONALD LAWRENCE FOR QUIET WATER ENTERTAINMENT & HEZEKIAH WALKER FOR HEZHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER (HEZEKIAH WALKER), AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, ON PURPOSE, MOTOWN GOSPEL
GI, PRAY AND DON’T WORRY, BGA MUSIC GROUP
LIVRE’, TRIBE OF JOSHUA, GLORY 2 GLORY/RAL A SONY COMPANY
VIRTUE, FEARLESS, MIXED BAG ENTERTAINMENT
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL, RCA INSPIRATION
CHARLES JENKINS, THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS, INSPIRED PEOPLE
JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS, SESSIONS, eONE MUSIC
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
LUTHER BARNES, THE FAVOR OF GOD, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT
FRED HAMMOND, WORSHIP JOURNAL LIVE, RCA INSPIRATION
DONNIE MCCLURKIN, THE JOURNEY (LIVE), RCA INSPIRATION
BRYAN ANDREW WILSON, OVERFLOW, BRYAN’S SONGS/CE MUSIC/MRI/SONY RED
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS
LATICE CRAWFORD, DIARY OF A CHURCH GIRL, LATICE CRAWFORD MUSIC
JANICE GAINES, GREATEST LIFE EVER, MOTOWN GOSPEL
TIFF JOY, TIFF JOY, WALWAY ENTERTAINMENT/TYSCOT RECORDS
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
LEMMIE BATTLES, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
SHIRLEY CAESAR, FILL THIS HOUSE, LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC
JEKALYN CARR, THE LIFE PROJECT, LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/ eONE MUSIC
TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY, eONE MUSIC LOSING MY RELIGION, KIRK FRANKLIN, FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION MASTERPIECE, DEITRICK HADDON, eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR FILL THIS HOUSE, SHIRLEY CAESAR, LIGHT RECORDS/ eONE MUSIC WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, NEW HAVEN RECORDS WORSHIP JOURNAL LIVE, FRED HAMMOND, RCA INSPIRATION ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN, TILLY MANN
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE Or PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR THE ANTHEM: A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY, eONE MUSIC YOU DESERVE IT (SINGLE), JJ HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE, JAMESTOWN MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC GOD PROVIDES, ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN, TILLY MANN BETTER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA / eONE MUSIC
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
ROCK JACOBS, “WANNA BE HAPPY” – LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN), FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
WILL THOMAS OF SPACE CHERRY FILMS, “INTENTIONAL”, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE), RCA INSPIRATION
DEREK BLANKS, “THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME”, SESSIONS (JONATHAN MCREYNOLDS), eONE MUSIC
MARK CLEMENT, “BETTER”, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER (HEZEKIAH WALKER), AZUSA INC./ eONE MUSIC
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
LUTHER BARNES & THE RESTORATION WORSHIP CENTER CHOIR, THE FAVOR OF GOD, SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT CORP
CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
ENON TABERNACLE, ALYN E. WALLER PRESENTS ENON TABERNACLE: THE EXPERIENCE, ENON MUSIC GROUP
HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY, GLORIOUS GOD, HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
CHARLES BUTLER & TRINITY, MAKE IT, ANOINTED SOUNDS/eONE MUSIC
BISHOP ANDREW MERRITT & STARLIGHT GATE MASS CHOIR, SATURATE US, BAJADA RECORDS
SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS FEATURING HSRA, ROYALTY, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS/ATOMIC K RECORDS
HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA INC./EONE MUSIC
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR GLORIOUS GOD, HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY, HOWARD GOSPEL CHOIR ROYALTY, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS FEATURING HSRA, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS/ATOMIC K RECORDS GREENLEAF SOUNDTRACK, VARIOUS ARTISTS, MALACO RECORDS WOW GOSPEL 2016, VARIOUS ARTISTS, RCA INSPIRATION
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR SURRENDER, BIZZLE, GOD OVER MONEY RECORDS IT’S COMPLICATED, DA’ TRUTH, NEXT MUSIC/MIXED BAG THE GLORY ALBUM, CHRISTON GRAY, FO YO SOUL RECORDS/RCA RECORDS I AM JUSTICE, CANTON JONES, CAJO INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
CHOIRBOI CAM, THE DESTINY PROJECT, INDEPENDENT
JOSHUA’S TROOP, IT’S MY TIME, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
KINGDOM KIDS WORLDWIDE, AFTERSCHOOL PARTY REMIX, HEADSTRATE ENTERTAINMENT
PURE-N-HEART, ALPHAEUS ANDERSON PRESENTS PURE-N-HEART YOUTH PSALMS HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS, MUSIC2CHANGEU
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
DA CHOZEN BROTHAZ, THE BLUEPRINT OF D.C.B., D.C.B. INC.
KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON, TIMELESS MUSIC MOVEMENT VOLUME 1, WONDERSPIRIT PRODUCTIONS RECORDS
SHAWN JONES AND THE BELIEVERS, VICTORY, HUMILITY MUSIC
LIL’ JAY AND THE SPIRITUAL BOYS, RATED R*, T.S.B. MUSIC GROUP
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
JEFF GILLIGAN, LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN), FO YO SOUL/RCA RECORDS
PAUL GROSSO, FILL THIS HOUSE (SHIRLEY CAESAR), LIGHT RECORDS/eONE MUSIC
D LACEY MAYSON MINOR & KESTON MCKINNON, ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN), TILLY MANN
ANNIE STOLL, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE), RCA INSPIRATION
PRAISE & WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR THE LIFE PROJECT, JEKALYN CARR, LUNJEAL MUSIC GROUP/eONE MUSIC A WORSHIPPER’S HEART, TODD DULANEY, eONE MUSIC THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION SOUNDS OF REVIVAL, WILLIAM MCDOWELL, DELIVERY ROOM MUSIC/ eONE MUSIC
Travis Greene
2 – Top Gospel Artists
4 – Gospel Albums Artists
5 – Gospel Albums – The Hill
2 – Hot Gospel Songs Artists
4 – Hot Gospel Songs – Made a Way
6 – Hot Gospel Songs – Intentional
