You\u2019ve \u00a0waited for it, Here it is. the winners announced during the 33rd Annual Stellar Awards at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n
Category #1
\nARTIST OF THE YEAR
\n– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration<\/p>\n
Category #2
\nSONG OF THE YEAR
\n– David Bloom, Cortez Vaughn, Phontane Demond Reed & JJ Hairston, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music\/Entertainment One<\/p>\n
Category #3
\nMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
\n– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #4
\nALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
\n– Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Heart. Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #5
\nDUO\/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
\n– Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A\/FairTrade\/Tyscot Records<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #6
\nNEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
\n– Isabel Davis, The Call, Uncle G Records<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #7 CD OF THE YEAR
\n– You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music\/Entertainment One<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #8 CHOIR OF THE YEAR
\n– JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music\/Entertainment One<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #9 PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
\n– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #10
\nCONTEMPORARY DUO\/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
\n– Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A\/FairTrade\/Tyscot Records<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #11
\nTRADITIONAL DUO\/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
\n– The Rance Allen Group, Live from San Francisco, Tyscot Records<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #12
\nCONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
\n– Travis Greene, Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
\nCATEGORY #13
\nTRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
\n– Marvin Sapp, Close, Verity\/RCA Inspiration<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #14
\nCONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
\n– Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Heart. Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #15
\nTRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
\n– CeCe Winans, Let them Fall in Love, Pure Springs Gospel<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #16
\nCONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR
\n– Heart. Passion. Pursuit., Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Motown Gospel<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #17
\nTRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR
\n– Close, Marvin Sapp, Verity\/RCA Inspiration<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #18
\nURBAN\/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
\n– You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music\/Entertainment One<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #19
\nMUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
\n– Derek Blanks, We Livin – It’s Still Personal (Tina Campbell), Gee Tree Creative\/Malaco<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #20
\nTRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
\n– Bishop Paul S. Morton, Legacy Live in New Orleans, Tehillah Music Group\/Entertainment One<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #21
\nCONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR
\n– JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It, JamesTown Music\/Entertainment One<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #22
\nINSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR
\n– Kirk Whalum, #LoveCovers, Top Drawer Records<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #23
\nSPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
\n– Greenleaf Soundtrack Season 2, Various Artists, RCA Inspiration<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #24
\nRAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR
\n– Greatness, Canton Jones, Radar Live\/Cajo Records
\nCATEGORY #25
\nYOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
\n– God’s Little Soldiers International Boys Choir, Through the Years, DIR\/Motor City Praise<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #26
\nQUARTET OF THE YEAR
\n– The Williams Brothers, Timeless, Blackberry Records<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #27
\nRECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
\n– Derek Blanks, Heart. Passion. Pursuit. (Tasha Cobbs Leonard), Motown Gospel<\/p>\n
CATEGORY #28
\nPRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR
\n– You Deserve It, JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music\/Entertainment One<\/p>\n
JAMES CLEVELAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
\n– Tamela Mann<\/p>\n
THOMAS A. DORSEY MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
\n– Bishop Kenneth Moales, Sr.<\/p>\n
DR. BOBBY JONES LEGENDS AWARD
\n– Rev. Milton Biggham<\/p>\n
ICON AWARD
\n– Edwin Hawkins (posthumously)<\/p>\n
STELLAR HONORS HALL OF FAME
\nBen Tankard
\nDr. Marabeth Gentry
\nKurt Carr<\/p>\n
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