16th Annual Stellar Award Nominations (2001)
The nominations have been announced!
Central City Productions, under CEO/ Chairman Don Jackson, are going back to
the Atlanta Civic Center on January 13, 2001 for a third-in-a-row visit to
celebrate Gospel music excellence. It's The 16th Annual Stellar
Awards.
Hosts for this year's celebration will be Vickie Winans and Dr. Bobby Jones.
Tickets for the televised award ceremonies are now available to the public through all Ticket Master outlets.
 The leading
nomination-getters this year are Hezekiah Walker with nine,
and Fred Hammond with eight (or nine if you
count the "Song of the Year' nomination for his
cover of Sam Cooke's "Be A Fence") and Yolanda Adams with eight
(if you count the nomination for "Open My Heart" for "Song of the Year").
Mary Mary is
given a nod in six categories.
Several other artists also received multiple nominations.
Complete listings are presented below, and a clickable, full color overview is also available:
Artist of the Year
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High...Valley Low; Elektra
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
CeCe Winans; Alabaster Box; Wellspring Gospel
Song of the Year (Songwriter; Song; Label)
David Frazier and Hezekiah Walker; "Power Belongs To God"; Verity
Lawrence; "Never Seen The Righteous"; EMI Gospel
James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Wright, Yolanda Adams; "Open My Heart"; Elektra
Sam Cooke; "Be A Fence"; Verity
Male Vocalist of the Year
Daryl Coley; Christmas Is Here; Verity
Fred Hammond; Purpose By Design; Verity
Luther Barnes; Wherever I Go; AIR
Rev. James Moore; Family and Friends, Live From Detroit; Malaco
Female Vocalist of the Year
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High..Valley Low; Elektra
Brenda Waters; Believers & Friends; Crystal Rose
CeCe Winans; Alabaster Box; Wellspring Gospel
Kathy Taylor-Brown; Taylormade; Aleho
Group Duo of the Year
Trin-i-tee 5:7; Spiritual Love; B-Rite
The Williams Brothers; The Concert; Blackberry Records
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
Luther Barnes & The Sunset Jubilaires; Wherever I Go; AIR
New Artist of the Year
The McClurkins; The McClurkin Project; Gospo Centric
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
Bishop Clarence McClendon; Shout Hallelujah; Integrity
Tarralyn Ramsey; Tarralyn Ramsey; Verity
Choir of the Year
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design; Verity
Ricky Dillard & New G; No Limit; Crystal Rose
Mississippi Mass Choir; Emmanuel; Malaco
Producer of the Year
Fred Hammond; Purpose By Design; Verity
Donald Lawrence, Cedric Thompson, James Poyser, Daniel Weatherspoon; tri-city4.com; EMI Gospel
Fred Hammond, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jarren Campbell, Richard Smallwood, Kevin Bond; Mountain High...Valley Low
; Elektra
Hezekiah Walker; Family Affair; Verity
Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year
Trin-i-tee 5:7; Spiritual Love; B-Rite
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design; Verity
Commissioned; Time & Season; Verity
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
CD of the Year
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design; Verity
Donald Lawrence presents The Tri-City Singers; tri-city4.com; EMI Gospel
Norman Hutchins; Battlefield; JDI
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High..Valley Low; Elektra
Traditional Group/Duo of the Year
The Williams Brothers; The Concert; Blackberry Records
The Canton Spirituals; The Live Experience 1999; Verity
Luther Barnes & The Sunset Jubilaires; Wherever I Go; AIR
Brenda Waters & Rev. Michael Mark; Believers & Friends; Crystal Rose
Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year
Darwin Hobbs; Vertical; EMI Gospel
Marvin Sapp; Nothing Else Matters; Myrrh
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design; Verity
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year
Norman Hutchins; Battlefield; JDI
Rev. Gerald Thompson; Live In Chicago; AIR
Rev. James Moore; Family and Friends, Live From Detroit; Malaco
Carlton Pearson; Live at Azusa 3: Reminding the Saints of the Hope; Atlantic
Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year
Lillian Lilly; The Other Part of Me; Malaco
Margaret Allison; Home In The Rock; Malaco
Dorothy Norwood; Ole Rickety Bridge; Malaco
Brenda Waters; Believers & Friends; Crystal Rose
Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelli Williams; In The Myx; Myrrh
Ametria; It's Not About Me; MCA
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High..Valley Low; Elektra
CeCe Winans; Alabaster Box; Wellspring Gospel
Contemporary CD of the Year
Yolanda Adams; Mountain High..Valley Low; Elektra
Mary Mary; Thankful; Columbia
Trin-i-tee 5:7; Spiritual Love; B-Rite
Hezekiah Walker; Family Affair; Verity
Traditional CD of the Year
Rev. James Moore; Family and Friends, Live From Detroit; Malaco
The Canton Spirituals; The Live Experience 1999; Verity
The Williams Brothers; The Concert; Blackberry Records
Mississippi Mass Choir; Emmanuel; Malaco
Urban/Inspirational Performance of the Year
Montel Thomas and Soul Winners International; Sealed By Divine Authority; Danbla
Masque; Thank You; Meek
Sounds of Blackness; Reconciliation; Zinc
Al Green; Greatest Gospel Hits; EMI Gospel
Music Video of the Year
Trin-i-tee 5:7; Put Your Hands; B-Rite
Mary MaryShackles; Columbia
Yolanda Adams; Open My Heart; Elektra
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Let's Dance; Verity
Traditional Choir of the Year
Chester Baldwin & Music Ministry Mass Choir; Sing It On Sunday; JDI
Bishop Clarence McClendon presents The Harvest Fire Mega Mass Choir; Shout Hallelujah; Integrity
Carlton Pearson; Live at Azusa 3: Reminding The Saints of the Hope; Atlantic
Brooklyn Tabernacle Mass Choir; God Is Working - Live; Word
Contemporary Choir of the Year
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
Fred Hammond & Radical For Christ; Purpose By Design; Verity
Ricky Dillard & New G; No Limit; Crystal Rose
Donald Lawrence presents The Tri-City Singers; tri-city4.com; EMI Gospel
Instrumental CD of the Year
(minimum number of nominations not met)
Special Event CD of the Year
Various; M2K; Gospo Centric
Various; WoW Gospel 2000; Verity
Various; J2K - Jesus 2000; EMI Gospel
Andre Crouch; The Gift of Christmas; Qwest
Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year
Hezekiah Walker & LFCC; Family Affair; Verity
Lexi; And That's The Way It Is; Real Deal
Montrel Darrett; J2K - Jesus 2000; EMI Gospel
Ametria; It's Not About Me; MCA
Children's Performance of the Year
(minimum number of nominations not met)
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