33rd Annual Stellar Awards (2018) : See Full List Of Winners…

Central City Productions completed the taping of the 2018 Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards in Las Vegas at the Orleans Arena, on Saturday, March 24, 2018. The 33rd annual show was hosted by 11-time GRAMMY® Award winner, Kirk Franklin.

Top winners of the night were JJ Hairston six awards; Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Travis Greene each winning four awards. See Full List Below;

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• – Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration

SONG OF THE YEAR

• – David Bloom, Cortez Vaughn, Phontane Demond Reed & JJ Hairston, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• – Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration

ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• – Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel

DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR

• – Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• – Isabel Davis, The Call, Uncle G Records

CD OF THE YEAR

• – You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One

CHOIR OF THE YEAR

• – JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

• – Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration

CONTEMPORARY DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR

• – Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records

TRADITIONAL DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR

• – The Rance Allen Group, Live from San Francisco, Tyscot Records

CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• – Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration

TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• – Marvin Sapp, Close, Verity/RCA Inspiration

CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• – Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel

TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

• – CeCe Winans, Let them Fall in Love, Pure Springs Gospel

CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR

• – Passion. Pursuit., Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Motown Gospel

TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR

• – Close, Marvin Sapp, Verity/RCA Inspiration

URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

• – You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• – Derek Blanks, We Livin – It’s Still Personal (Tina Campbell), Gee Tree Creative/Malaco

TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR

• – Bishop Paul S. Morton, Legacy Live in New Orleans, Tehillah Music Group/Entertainment One

CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR

• – JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One

INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR

• – Kirk Whalum, #LoveCovers, Top Drawer Records

SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR

• – Greenleaf Soundtrack Season 2, Various Artists, RCA Inspiration

RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR

• – Greatness, Canton Jones, Radar Live/Cajo Records

YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR

• – God’s Little Soldiers International Boys Choir, Through the Years, DIR/Motor City Praise

QUARTET OF THE YEAR

• – The Williams Brothers, Timeless, Blackberry Records

RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR

• – Derek Blanks, Passion. Pursuit. (Tasha Cobbs Leonard), Motown Gospel

PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR

• – You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One

JAMES CLEVELAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

• – Tamela Mann

THOMAS A. DORSEY MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• – Bishop Kenneth Moales, Sr.

1. BOBBY JONES LEGENDS AWARD

• – Milton Biggham

ICON AWARD

• – Edwin Hawkins (posthumously)

STELLAR HONORS HALL OF FAME

Ben Tankard

Dr. Marabeth Gentry

Kurt Carr

GOSPEL RADIO OF THE YEAR Winners

MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR

• – WGRB-AM 1390AM (Inspiration 1390), Chicago, Sonya Blakey

LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR

• – WOKB 1680AM, Orlando/Central Florida, Shanti Persaud

MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR

• – WFMI 100.9, Virginia Beach, Mike Chandler

SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR

• – KSYB 1300AM, Shreveport, Rhonda Phillips- Sanders

INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR

• – SOAR Radio, soarradio.com, Justin Francis

GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR

• – Liz Black, 1190AM WLIB, New York, NY