{"id":337,"date":"2008-11-06T10:28:08","date_gmt":"2008-11-06T10:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/11\/stellar-award-nominees-announc-1.html"},"modified":"2008-11-06T10:28:08","modified_gmt":"2008-11-06T10:28:08","slug":"stellar-award-nominees-announc-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/11\/stellar-award-nominees-announc-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Stellar Award nominees announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"stellaraward.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/stellaraward.JPG\" width=\"149\" height=\"186\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>Nominees were recently announced for the 2009 Stellar Awards, which will be presented January 17, 2009 at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.<br \/>\nGospel Music Channel will premiere The Stellar Awards on Sunday, March 1 after the show&#8217;s first broadcast syndication window run. Gospel Music Channel also will debut a new, CCP-produced series, &#8220;The Best of the Stellars.&#8221;  The GMC-exclusive 10-episode series will spotlight the most memorable moments, performances and interviews from the first 23 years of The Stellar Awards.  Hosted by gospel great Vickie Winans, &#8220;The Best of the Stellars&#8221; will begin production this fall and premiere on GMC in April 2009.<br \/>\nThe Stellar Awards recognize the best in Gospel music. Nominees include:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>New Artist of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nJai Reed<br \/>\nJessica Greene<br \/>\nMelody<br \/>\nTerrell Hunt<br \/>\nThe Murrills<br \/>\n<strong>Artist of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBeverly Crawford<br \/>\nDorinda Clark-Cole<br \/>\nKirk Franklin<br \/>\nMarvin Sapp<br \/>\nRicky Dillard &amp; New G<br \/>\n<strong>Song of the Year (songwriter; song; label)<\/strong><br \/>\nCanton Jones ; &#8220;My Day&#8221;; Arrow Records<br \/>\nJonathan Nelson and Justin Savage; &#8220;My Name Is Victory&#8221;; Integrity Music<br \/>\nMarvin Sapp \/ Matthew Brownie; &#8220;Never Would Have Made It &#8220;; Zomba Label Group<br \/>\nMyron Butler and John Webb; &#8220;Stronger&#8221;; EMI Gospel<br \/>\nPercy Gray; &#8220;God Is My Everything&#8221;; New Haven Records<br \/>\n<strong>Male Vocalist of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nByron Cage<br \/>\nIsaiah D. Thomas<br \/>\nMarvin Sapp; Thirsty<br \/>\nMarvin Winans<br \/>\nThe John Tillery Project<br \/>\n<strong>Female Vocalist of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\nBeverly Crawford<br \/>\nCeCe Winans<br \/>\nDorinda Clark-Cole<br \/>\nJessica Greene<br \/>\n<a>Shirley Caesar<\/a><br \/>\nFor a complete list of nominees, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestellarawards.com\/soul.html\" target=\"_blank\">visit the Stellar Awards website.<\/a><br \/>\nRELATED POST<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/10\/songs-of-soul-and-inspiration.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Songs of Soul and Inspiration&#8221; features CeCe Winans, Shirley Caesar, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominees were recently announced for the 2009 Stellar Awards, which will be presented January 17, 2009 at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. 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