34th Annual Stellar Awards

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34th Annual Stellar Awards
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Official poster
DateMarch 29, 2019 (2019-03-29)
6:00 p.m. PT
Location Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Hosted by Kirk Franklin
Most awards Jonathan McReynolds (8)
Most nominations Jonathan McReynolds (8)
Television/radio coverage
Network BET
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The 34th Annual Stellar Awards was held on March 29, 2019, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, [1] and later aired for the first time on American digital cable and satellite television network BET on April 19. [2] Musician Kirk Franklin hosted the ceremony.

Contents

The ceremony recognized the best gospel music recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran in 2018. [3]

Delores Washington Green of The Caravans was given the Legend Award. [2] James Robinson Jr., Jackie Patillo and Phil Thornton were inducted into the Stellar Honors Hall of Fame. [2] On behalf of Aretha Franklin, the members of Franklin's family were presented with the inaugural Aretha Franklin Icon Award. [2]

Jonathan McReynolds, who received the most nominations, also received the most wins of the night by winning in each of his nominated categories. [2]

Nominations announcement

Nominations were announced during a radio press tour on January 15, 2019. [3]

Nominations

General

Artist of the Year
Song of the Year
CD of the Year
New Artist of the Year

Vocalist

Female Vocalist of the Year (also referred to as the "Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year")
Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year
Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year
Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year

Group

Duo/Chorus of the Year
Contemporary Duo/Chorus of the Year
Traditional Duo/Chorus of the Year
Quartet of the Year

Choir

Choir of the Year
Traditional Choir of the Year
Contemporary Choir of the Year

Packaging

Recorded Music Packaging of the Year

Production

Producer of the Year

Urban

Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year
Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year

Music Video

Music Video of the Year

Miscellaneous CD of the Year

Contemporary CD of the Year
Traditional CD of the Year
Special Event CD of the Year
Praise and Worship CD of the Year

Children's

Youth Project of the Year

Radio

Major Market of the Year
Large Market of the Year
Medium Market of the Year
Small Market of the Year
Internet Station of the Year
Hip Hop Station of the Year
Gospel Announcer of the Year

Category changes

For the 34th Annual Stellar Awards, multiple category changes are being made; [6]

References

  1. ↑ 34th Annual Stellar Awards. Orleans Arena. Retrieved on March 6, 2019
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jonathan McReynolds Wins Big at Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Billboard. Retrieved on April 1, 2019
  3. 1 2 Stellar Awards Important Dates Archived 2019-03-01 at the Wayback Machine . The Stellar Awards. Retrieved on March 6, 2019
  4. ↑ 34th Annual Stellar Awards Winners. Stellar Awards. Retrieved on March 31, 2019
  5. ↑ "The Stellar Awards | Gospel Radio Announcers Awards". www.thestellarawards.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31.
  6. ↑ 2019 Stellar Award Nominees Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine . The Stellar Awards. Retrieved on March 6, 2019
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