By Chavon Panton
Tasha Cobbs and Anthony Brown came bearing good tidings yesterday afternoon on the Stellar Award official Facebook page. The two joined forces to announce the major categories for the 33rd Stellar Music Awards. Anthony Brown & group therAPy leads the pack with 10 nominations, while Tasha Cobbs Leonard, JJ Hairston and Travis Greene are each tying at 9 nominations. This year, the first and oldest televised awards show honoring Gospel Music Artist for over 30 years will be held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on March 24. See the full list of nominees here. Artist of the Year – Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
– JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Heart. Passion. Pursuit, Motown Gospel
– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration Song of the Year – Anthony Brown, Trust in You – A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records – David Bloom, Cortez Vaughn, Phontane Demond Reed & JJ Hairston, You Deserve It (JJ Hairston & YouthfulPraise), JamesTown Music/Entertainment One – Derrick Starks & J.D. Sheard II, Hang On (Feat: Kierra Sheard) – Bishop J. Drew Sheard Presents: GEI LIVE,Karew Records – Travis Greene, You Waited – Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration Male Vocalist of the Year
Travis Greene JJ Hairston Anthony Brown Marvin Sapp Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year - Tasha Cobbs Leonard - CeCe Winans - Tina Campbell - Le'Andria Johnson Duo/Chorus Group Of The Year – Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
– Deitrick Haddon & Hill City Worship Camp, Deitrick Haddon & Hill City Worship Camp, Entertainment One
– James Fortune & FIYA, Dear Future Me, Fiya World Music/Entertainment One
- The Williams Brothers, Timeless, Blackberry Records New Artist Of The Year – Dr. F. James Clark Presents the NextGeneration Choir, Sure. Focused. Centered, City of Peace Music
– Gene Moore, The Future, Motown Gospel
– Isabel Davis, The Call, Uncle G Records
– Koryn Hawthorne, Koryn Hawthorne EP, RCA Inspiration The Next Geneneration Choir CD Of The Year – A Long Way from Sunday, Anthony Brown & group therAPy, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Record – You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
– Heart. Passion. Pursuit, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Motown Gospel
– Crossover Live in Music City, Travis Greene, RCA Inspiration Choir of The Year – JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
– Ricky Dillard & New G, 10, Entertainment One
– The Miami Mass Choir, The Miami Mass Choir Live: At The Adrienne Arsht Center, MaJo Records
– Vincent Bohanan & The Sound of Victory Fellowship Choir, We Win, Independent Producer Of The Year – Anthony Brown, Justin Savage, Dana T. Sorey, Warryn Campbell & Darryl Woodson, A Long Way from Sunday (Anthony Brown & group therAPy), Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
– Deitrick Haddon, Marcus Hodge & Gina Miller, Deitrick Haddon & Hill City Worship Camp, Entertainment One
– Kenneth Leonard & Natasha Leonard, Heart. Passion. Pursuit (Tasha Cobbs Leonard), Motown Gospel– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City,RCA Inspiration
– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City,RCA Inspiration Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group Of The Year – Gods Posse, The Kind of God We Serve, Independent
– The Rance Allen Group, Live from San Francisco, Tyscot Records
– The Williams Brothers, Timeless, Blackberry Records
– The Williams Singers, In Real Time, Blackberry Records Contemporary Male Vocalist Of The Year - JJ Hairston - Anthony Brown - Deitrick Haddon - Travis Greene Traditional Male Vocalist Of The Year - Bishop Paul S Morton - Ricky Dillard - Marvin Sapp - Rance Allen Contemporary Female Vocalist Of The Year - Tasha Cobbs Leonard - Koryn Hawthorne - Lucinda Moore - Isabel Davis Traditional Female Vocalist Of The Year - Le'Andria Johnson - Tina Campbell - CeCe Winans - Anita Wilson Contemporary CD Of The Year – A Long Way from Sunday, Anthony Brown & group therAPy, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
– Deitrick Haddon & Hill City Worship Camp, Deitrick Haddon & Hill City Worship Camp, Entertainment One
– Heart. Passion. Pursuit, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Motown Gospel
– Crossover Live in Music City, Travis Greene, RCA Inspiration Traditional CD Of The Year – I Got Out, Bryan Popin, Little Boy Wonder Music/Flaydo Music
– Let Them Fall in Love, CeCe Winans, Pure Springs Gospel
– Close, Marvin Sapp, Verity/RCA Inspiration
– 10, Ricky Dillard & New G, Entertainment One Urban/Inspirational Single Or Performance Of The Year – Trust in You, Anthony Brown & group therAPy, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
– You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
– I’m Getting Ready, Tasha Cobbs Leonard ft. Nicki Minaj, Motown Gospel
– You Waited, Travis Greene, RCA Inspiration Music Video of the Year – Byron Purnell, You – The Dolly Express (Jermaine Dolly), By Any Means Necessary
– Derek Blanks, We Livin – It’s Still Personal (Tina Campbell), Gee Tree Creative/Malaco
– Terrance Crawley, I’ve Seen Him Work – Sunday Song (Anita Wilson), Reflection Media, Inc/Entertainment One
– Terrance Crowley and Ted Winn; Grateful – Stand In Awe (Ted Winn), Shanachie Entertainment Corp. Traditional Choir Of The Year – Bishop Paul S. Morton, Legacy Live in New Orleans, Tehillah Music Group/Entertainment One
– Charles Butler & Trinity, The Blood Experience, Entertainment One
– Ricky Dillard & New G, 10, Entertainment One
– Vincent Bohanan & The Sound of Victory Fellowship Choir, We Win, Independent Contemporary Choir of The Year – Dr. F. James Clark Presents the NextGeneration Choir, Sure. Focused. Centered, City of Peace Music
– GEI, Bishop J. Drew Sheard Presents: GEI LIVE, Karew Records
– JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
– The Miami Mass Choir, The Miami Mass Choir Live: At The Adrienne Arsht Center, MaJo Records Praise and Worship CD Of The Year – Crossover Live in Music City, Travis Greene, RCA Inspiration
– Heart. Passion. Pursuit, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Motown Gospel
– Sounds of Revival II: Deeper, William McDowell, Delivery Room Music/Entertainment One
– You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One