Travis Greene, Tamela Mann Big Winners at 32nd Stellar Awards
Combined, gospel artists Travis Greene and Tamela Mann took home nearly half of the honors at the 32nd Stellar Awards, held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend. Erica Campbell and Anthony Brown served as hosts.
Greene garnered six awards, including Song of the Year (“Made a Way”) and Male Vocalist of the Year. Annie Stoll’s design for Greene’s The Hill (RCA Inspiration) secured a Stellar for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year.
Mann, whose live rendition of her single, “God Provides,” was among the highlights of the Saturday evening awards program, received six honors, including Artist of the Year and the Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year.
Emerging artist Bri (Briana Babineaux) took home two awards. Myron Butler and Levi also won two awards; Butler captured an additional Stellar for his production role on Mann’s One Way album (Tillymann). Chicago Mass Choir won its first-ever Stellar Award for Traditional Choir of the Year.
Mike Chandler of Rejoice Musical Soulfood (Virginia Beach, VA) was named Announcer of the Year.
Special honors were bestowed on three gospel music trailblazers. Spencer Taylor Jr. of the Highway QCs received the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, Harvey Watkins Jr. of the Canton Spirituals received the Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award, and the Reverend Dr. Clay Evans received the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legend Award.
Throughout the weekend, Central City Productions CEO Don Jackson announced the development of Stellar TV, a 24/7 television network scheduled to debut in the fourth quarter of this year. He said Stellar TV will not only broadcast the annual Stellar Awards show but will provide a variety of faith-based and family-friendly programming centered on gospel and inspirational music. Jackson asked everyone at the weekend’s events to text the word stellartv to 797979, and to encourage their local cable television providers to add Stellar TV to their service packages.
For more information and for television air dates for the Awards program, visit TV One and www.stellartv.com.
Congratulations to all the awardees and honorees, and to Don Jackson and his team at Central City Productions for a masterful job coordinating all of the weekend’s festivities!
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
SONG OF THE YEAR
– MADE A WAY, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL, RCA INSPIRATION
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
– MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, ON PURPOSE, MOTOWN GOSPEL
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS
CD OF THE YEAR
– THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA, INC./eONE MUSIC
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
– MYRON BUTLER, TAMELA MANN, KIRK FRANKLIN, TIMBERLAND, ERIC DAWKINS, KING LOGAN, SHAUN
MARTIN & DAVID MANN, ONE WAY (TAMELA MANN), TILLY MANN
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
– MYRON BUTLER & LEVI, ON PURPOSE, MOTOWN GOSPEL
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– TRAVIS GREENE, THE HILL, RCA INSPIRATION
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– DONNIE MCCLURKIN, THE JOURNEY (LIVE), RCA INSPIRATION
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– BRI (BRIANA BABINEAUX), KEYS TO MY HEART, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT RECORDS
TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
– TAMELA MANN, ONE WAY, TILLY MANN
CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
– THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION
TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
– ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN, TILLY MANN
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
– GOD PROVIDES – ONE WAY, TAMELA MANN, TILLY MANN
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
– WANNA BE HAPPY – LOSING MY RELIGION (KIRK FRANKLIN), ROCK JACOBS, FO YO SOUL/RCA
RECORDS
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– CHICAGO MASS CHOIR, WE GIVE YOU PRAISE, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– HEZEKIAH WALKER, AZUSA THE NEXT GENERATION 2: BETTER, AZUSA, INC./eONE MUSIC
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
– WOW GOSPEL 2016, VARIOUS ARTISTS, RCA INSPIRATION
RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
– I AM JUSTICE, CANTON JONES, CAJO INTERNATIONAL
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
– JOSHUA’S TROOP, IT’S MY TIME, NEW HAVEN RECORDS
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
– KEITH “WONDERBOY” JOHNSON, TIMELESS MUSIC MOVEMENT, VOLUME 1, WONDERSPIRIT
PRODUCTIONS RECORDS
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
– ANNIE STOLL, THE HILL (TRAVIS GREENE), RCA INSPIRATION
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR
– THE HILL, TRAVIS GREENE, RCA INSPIRATION
RADIO AWARDS:
MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR
– WIGO – AM 1570, ATLANTA, GA, LARRY YOUNG
LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR
– WOKB 1680AM, ORLANDO, SHANTI PERSAUD
MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR
– PRAISE 104.7 FM WPZZ 104.7, RICHMOND, REGINALD BAKER
SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR
– WIMG 1300 AM, TRENTON, ED LONG
INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR
– SOAR RADIO, SOARRADIO.COM, JUSTIN FRANCIS
GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR
– MICHAEL CHANDLER, WFMI – REJOICE MUSICAL SOUL FOOD
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