Stellar Award winning singer and pastor Donnie McClurkin will receive the Gospel Music Icon Award as Rickey Smiley and LeToya Luckett host the Black Music Honors, taping on August 18th at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, TN. Other honorees include The Jacksons, Slick
Gospel's biggest night did not disappoint as the 31st Annual Stellar Awards returned to the city of Las Vegas to celebrate Gospel music and the people who make it. Anthony Brown and group therAPy made Stellar Award history as the Tyscot recording artists took home
The Stellar Awards, dubbed the biggest night in Gospel music will make a triumphant return to Las Vegas Nevada in the Orleans Arena on February 20th. Also making a return for hosting duties are comedian Rickey Smiley and actress/daytime talk show host Sherri Shepherd. The
In 2015, Stellar Awards Founder and Executive Producer Don Jackson introduced the Stellar Awards Honors paying tribute to individuals who have been trailblazers and trendsetters in Gospel music. The inaugural honorees included Pastor Shirley Caesar, Byron Cage, Clifton Davis, Kirk Franklin, Vickie Winans, Dottie Peoples, Ricky Dillard, Vicki Mack Lataillade, Dr. Leonard Scott and Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones.
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f the guard as Stellar Awards producer Barbara Wilson passes the baton to Deborah Byrd. Wilson has helmed production efforts for the show since the very first show taped at Chicago’s Arie Crown Theater in 1985. We talked with Barbara Wilson some years back, see our interview here. While taking a step back, Wilson is not going off the scene entirely, she will maintain an active presence with the show as executive consultant.
Now comes official word from Central City Productions that the Stellar Music Awards will celebrate its 30th Anniversary in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, the 2015 awards show will be held on March 28th moving from its original January date. The venue
[caption id="attachment_6838" align="aligncenter" width="341"] Seven time 2014 Stellar Awards winner Tamela Mann (Photo Credit: Linximages / The FrontPage Firm[/caption] Nashville, TN was on fire as the 29th Annual Stellar Awards came into time. This year's award show was hosted by two comedians who truly love GOD.
Voting season has begun as the first round ballot was released for the 29th Annual Stellar Awards. Twenty-six categories make up this year's ballot with a few modifications. The Quartet of the Year category was eliminated and replaced with a fan favorite Quartet selected by
The Stellar awards released the following information via their website on Friday, October 18th Stellar Awards Fan Favorite Quartet of the Year Although Quartets are a staple in the gospel music industry, the Stellar Awards criteria does not facilitate nationwide inclusion. Therefore, the category would be eliminated.
Central City Productions, Inc. (CCP) celebrates 40 years as the leading provider of syndicated African American television programming with a star studded event at Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African American History on Thursday, September 9th.
