The GMWA Annual Board Meeting closed in Little Rock on March 19 with the presenting of the 18th Gospel Music Excellence Awards. The complete list of winners in all 28 categories is listed below:

Artist of the Year: Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ

Group of the Year Contemporary: Greg O’Quin 'N Joyful Noyze

Group of the Year Urban Contemporary: Trin-i-tee 5:7

Male Vocalist of the Year Traditional: Rev. Gerald Thompson

Male Vocalist of the Year Contemporary: Fred Hammond

Male Vocalist of the Year Urban Contemporary: Kirk Franklin

Female Vocalist of the Year Traditional: LaShun Pace

Female Vocalist of the Year Contemporary: Yolanda Adams

Female Vocalist of the Year Urban Contemporary: CeCe Winans

Quartet of the Year Traditional: The Christianaires

Quartet of the Year Contemporary: The Williams Brothers

Instrumentalist of the Year: Angella Christie

Best New Artist Traditional: Love Tabernacle Fellowship Church Choir

Best New Artist Contemporary: Trin-i-tee 5:7

Best New Artist Urban Contemporary: New Direction

Choir of the Year Traditional: GMWA Women of Worship

Choir of the Year Contemporary: Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ

Choir of the Year Urban Contemporary: Here II Praise

Album of the Year Traditional: Just Churchin’, Bobby Jones & The Nashville SuperChoir

Album of the Year Contemporary: Pages of Life, Chapters I & II, Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ

Album of the Year Urban Contemporary: The Nu Nation Project, Kirk Franklin and the Nu Nation

Song of the Year Traditional: "As Long As I Got King Jesus", Rev. James Cleveland/Arr. Vickie Winans

Song of the Year Contemporary: "Let The Praise Begin", Fred Hammond

Song of the Year Urban Contemporary: "Revolution", Kirk Franklin/Rodney Jerkins

Producer of the Year Traditional: Melvin & Doug Williams, Never Seen Your Face

Producer of the Year Contemporary: Fred Hammond, Pages of Life Chapters I & II

Producer of the Year Urban Contemporary: Kirk Franklin, The Nu Nation Project

Video Concert or Concept: "Long As I Got King Jesus", Vickie Winans