Stellar Awards

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Stellar Awards
Current: 36th Annual Stellar Awards
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Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the gospel music industry
CountryUnited States
Presented byStellar Awards Gospel Music Academy (SAGMA)
First awarded1984;40 years ago (1984)
Website thestellarawards.com
Television/radio coverage
Network

A Stellar Award is an award presented by SAGMA to recognize achievements in the gospel music industry. [1] The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent gospel artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. [2] The Stellars are the first of the Big Two major gospel music awards held annually.

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The first Stellar Awards ceremony was held on 1984, to honor and respect the musical accomplishments by gospel performers for the year 1983. Following the 2018 ceremony, SAGMA overhauled a few Stellar Award categories for 2019.

In 2020, the awards show was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ceremony was aired virtually on August 23, 2020. [3] Jekalyn Carr later hosted the "Stellar Tribute to the Holidays", which aired on local channels and on UPtv, Aspire TV, and Bounce TV.. [4]

History

The first award ceremony was held at Arie Crown Theater in Chicago in 1984. [5] Over the years, The Stellars have been held in various locations including Atlanta, [6] Houston, [7] Los Angeles, Las Vegas, [8] Nashville, [9] and New York. Starting from the 30th Annual Stellar Awards in 2015, the show has been held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, [10] and airing on American digital cable and satellite television network TV One. [11] Starting with the 34th annual ceremony in 2019, the Stellar Awards moved its annual broadcast to BET. [12] The number of awards given have also changed over the years with categories added and removed. The Stellars were produced in 1970 by Don Jackson's Chicago-based Central City Productions. [2] The production company is also a distributor of original programming to television and cable networks. [2] In the spring of 2000, Central City Productions changed the voting process by creating the Stellar Awards Gospel Music Academy (SAGMA). [1] SAGMA is currently the official voting body for the Stellar Awards. [1] The Academy is open to record company executives, artists, radio announcers, gospel industry professionals and supporters. [1]

Entry process and selection of nominees

Media companies registered with the Stellar Awards Gospel Music Academy and individual members of SAGMA (artists and other professionals working in the industry who meet certain criteria) may enter recordings for consideration, along with an entry form. [13] Record Companies and artists enter recordings and music videos online released during the eligibility period that charted in the top 25 on at least two Nielsen Charts for at least four weeks. [13] Entries are made online and two physical copies of the work is sent to SAGMA. Once a work is entered, submission go through a screening process. [13] A confidential Nominating committee made up of music industry experts in various fields meet to insure that all entries meet the eligibility criteria, all entries are in the appropriate categories, that the entries are charting in the top 25 on the Nielsen Charts during the eligibility period, and are appropriate for the Stellar Awards. [13] Each category is limited based on the dictate and discretion of the Stellar Awards Nomination Committee therefore all entries cannot be included on the ballot. [13] Technical quality, lyrics, voice quality, charting duration, project content and charting performance will be reviewed for inclusion on the ballot. All Stellar Awards Nomination Committee selections are then finalized. [13]

Final voting

The voting process for narrowing down the final nominees consist of two separate ballots. The first round ballot includes eligible entries as determined by the Nominating Committee of SAGMA. Top entries for each category from the first ballot will move forward to the final ballot. During the final voting process, the general public (including fans) are the voting body for the second and final ballot to determine the Stellar Award winners. The nominees are announced during a press/radio tour. [13]

Categories

  • Artist of the year
  • Song of the Year
  • Male Vocalist of the Year
  • Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year
  • Duo/Chorus Group of the Year
  • New Artist of the Year
  • Musician of the Year
  • Album of the Year
  • Choir of the Year
  • Producer of the Year
  • Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year
  • Traditional Duo/Chorus Group of the Year
  • Contemporary male vocalist of the year
  • Traditional male vocalist of the year
  • Male Vocalist of the Year
  • Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year
  • Urban/Inspirational single or performance of the year
  • Music Video of the Year
  • Traditional choir of the Year
  • Contemporary choir of the Year
  • Instrumental album of the Year
  • Special event album of the Year
  • Rap/Hip Hop gospel album of the year
  • Youth Project vocalist of the year
  • Quartet of the Year
  • Praise and worship album of the Year

Radio & Internet Station Awards

  • Gospel Radio Major Market of the Year
  • Gospel Radio Large Market of the Year
  • Gospel Radio Medium Market of the Year
  • Gospel Radio Small Market of the Year
  • Gospel Internet Station of the Year
  • Gospel announcer of the Year

Defunct award categories

Winner Milestones Kirk Franklin was the night's big winner with six statues. Donald Lawrence presents the Tri-City Singers received four Stellar Awards. John P. Kee's I Made It Out delivered three Stellar Awards. Tasha Cobbs Leonard garnered two trophies, while Le'Andria Johnson earned two for her work on Donald Lawrence's project, Goshen. The Walls Group received two statues for their album Friend in Me, along with newcomer Pastor Mike Jr. who took home a pair of Stellar Awards for his work on Live Free. Kurt Carr received two Stellar awards. Rounding out the night with one Stellar Award each were JJ Hairston, Ben Tankard, Gospel Kids, Keith Wonderboy Johnson and Greenleaf; Season 3. [13]

Ceremonies

#DateHost(s)VenueRef.
11985 Tramaine Hawkins Arie Crown Theater, Chicago [5] [14]
21986 Al Green
Tramaine Hawkins		 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago [5] [15]
31987The Winans [5]
41988Tramaine Hawkins
Wintley Phipps
Marvin Winans 		Christ Universal Complex, Chicago [5] [16]
51989 Clifton Davis
Marla Gibbs 		Aquarius Theater, Los Angeles [5] [17]
6
71991Clifton Davis
Marilyn McCoo 		Royce Hall, Los Angeles [5] [18]
8November 5, 1992 [19] [20]
9November 1993Clifton DavisAuditorium Theatre, Chicago [5] [21]
101994Clifton Davis [5]
11
12December 12, 1996 Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville [22]
131998Kirk Franklin Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta
14January 9, 1999 Lynn Whitfield
Steve Harvey
CeCe Winans 		[23] [24]
15January 8, 2000 Dr. Bobby Jones
Donnie McClurkin
Vickie Winans 		[25]
16January 13, 2001Dr. Bobby Jones
Vickie Winans
Bishop T.D. Jakes		 [26]
17January 12, 2002 Yolanda Adams
Donnie McClurkin		 [27]
18January 11, 2003 Mary Mary
Donnie McClurkin
Michelle Williams 		[28]
19January 10, 2004Yolanda Adams
Kirk Franklin
Donnie McClurkin		 George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston [29]
20January 15, 2005Yolanda Adams
Donnie McClurkin
Tonéx 		[30]
21January 21, 2006 Israel Houghton
Donnie McClurkin
Vickie Winans		Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville [31]
22January 13, 2007Kirk Franklin
Mary Mary
Tye Tribbett 		[32]
23January 12, 2008 Byron Cage
Kirk Franklin
CeCe Winans		 [33]
24January 17, 2009 Dorinda Clark-Cole
Donnie McClurkin
Sinbad 		[34]
25January 16, 2010Kirk Franklin
Donnie McClurkin
Vickie Winans		 [35]
26January 15, 2011Donnie McClurkin [36]
27January 14, 2012Dorinda Clark-Cole
Marvin Sapp 		[37]
28January 19, 2013Kirk Franklin
Mary Mary		 [38] [39]
29January 18, 2014 Sherri Shepherd
Rickey Smiley 		Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville [40]
30March 28, 2015 David Mann
Tamela Mann
Rickey Smiley		Orleans Arena, Las Vegas [41] [42]
31February 20, 2016Sherri Shepherd
Rickey Smiley		 [43]
32March 25, 2017 Anthony Brown
Erica Campbell 		[44]
33March 24, 2018Kirk Franklin [45]
34March 29, 2019 [46]
35August 23, 2020Kirk Franklin, Jonathan McReynolds and Koryn HawthorneVirtual ceremony [3]

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