2022 – 2023 – 38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees

2022 – 2023
38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees

Category #1
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Doe; Clarity; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration
– Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Kingdom Book One; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Pastor Mike Jr.; Winning; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Hymns; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel
– Tye Tribbett; All Things New; Motown Gospel

Category #2
SONG OF THE YEAR
– Impossible; Pastor Mike Jr., James Fortune & JeVon Hill; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Kingdom (feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore); Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Jonathan Jay & Jacob Poole;
Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– New; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel
– Positive; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans; My Block Inc.
– When I Pray; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones; Label ~ Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration

Category #3
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Brian Courtney Wilson; Transitions; Motown Gospel
– JJ Hairston; Believe Again; Jamestown Music/ Tribl Records, LLC
– Pastor Mike Jr.; Winning; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Tye Tribbett; All Things New; Motown Gospel
– Zacardi Cortez; Imprint; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

CATEGORY #4
ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– CeCe Winans; Believe For it – Deluxe Edition; Pure Springs, Fair Trade, Red Alliance Media
– DOE; Clarity; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration
– Maranda Curtis; Die To Live; Butterfly Works /Red Alliance Media
– Tamela Mann; Overcomer Deluxe; Tillymann Music Group
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Hymns; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel

CATEGORY #5
DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
– Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Kingdom Book One; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– The Group Fire; Heal the Land; Jet Records North/East
– Tim Bowman Jr. & Faith City Music; Welcome to Faith City; Faith City Music/Tribl Records, LLC
– Travis Greene & Forward City; Tent Revival; Tribl Records, LLC

CATEGORY #6
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Courtney Franklin; Heal Us; Pebble Street Records
– Lena Byrd Miles; Brand New; My Block Inc.
– Pastor Nell; It’s My Time; Righteous Records Inc.
– The Hawkins Boys; Vanquish; Melvin Williams Entertainment

CATEGORY #7
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
– All Things New; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel
– Imprint; Zacardi Cortez; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Kingdom Book One; Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Overcomer Deluxe; Tamela Mann; Tillymann Music Group
– Winning; Pastor Mike Jr.; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

CATEGORY #8
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
– Bishop S.Y. Younger feat. Sounds of the Ramp; Rampology Vol. 1; Ramp Records / MNRK
– Brent Jones; Nothing Else Matters (INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING, PRAISE HIM); JDI Entertainment
– Demetrius West & Jesus Promoters; Old Fellowship Hour; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Vincent Bohanan & SOV; A Choir Christmas; HezHouse Entertainment

CATEGORY #9
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
– James Fortune & David Outing; My Life; FIYA World / MNRK
– Rodney Andre Turner, Jr. & Michael McClure Jr.; Winning; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Tony Brown, Jonathan Jay, Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore & Norman Gyamfi; Kingdom Book One; Tribl Records /
Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Travis Greene, Matthew Edwards, Brunes Charles & Reggie Rhett; Tent Revival; Tribl Records, LLC
– Tye Tribbett; All Things New; Motown Gospel

CATEGORY #10
CONTEMPORARY DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR
– Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Kingdom Book One; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Tennessee State University Marching Band, Kierra Sheard Kelly, Sir The Baptist & Dubba-AA; The Urban
Hymnal; Tennessee State University
– The Group Fire; Heal the Land; Jet Records North/East
– Travis Greene & Forward City; Tent Revival; Tribl Records, LLC

CATEGORY #11
CONTEMPORARY MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Brian Courtney Wilson; Transitions; Motown Gospel
– Pastor Mike Jr.; Winning; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– James Fortune; My Life; FIYA World / MNRK
– Tye Tribbett; All Things New; Motown Gospel

CATEGORY #12
TRADITIONAL MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– Bishop S.Y. Younger; Rampology Vol. 1; Ramp Records / MNRK
– Brent Jones; Nothing Else Matters (INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING, PRAISE HIM); JDI Entertainment
– JJ Hairston; Believe Again; Jamestown Music/ Tribl Records, LLC
– Zacardi Cortez; Imprint; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

CATEGORY #13
CONTEMPORARY FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
– CeCe Winans; Believe For it – Deluxe Edition; Pure Springs, Fair Trade, Red Alliance Media
– DOE; Clarity; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration
– Maranda Curtis; Die to Live; Butterfly Works /Red Alliance Media
– Tamela Mann; Overcomer Deluxe; Tillymann Music Group
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Hymns; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel

CATEGORY #14
CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
– All Things New; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel
– Kingdom Book One; Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Overcomer Deluxe; Tamela Mann; Tillymann Music Group
– Winning; Pastor Mike Jr.; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

CATEGORY #15
TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
– Believe Again; JJ Hairston; Jamestown Music/ Tribl Records, LLC
– Imprint; Zacardi Cortez; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Nothing Else Matters (INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING, PRAISE HIM); Brent Jones; JDI Entertainment
– Rampology Vol. 1 (Live); Bishop S.Y. Younger feat. Sounds of the Ramp; Ramp Records / MNRK

CATEGORY #16
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
– Bless Me; Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Get Up; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel
– Impossible; Pastor Mike Jr.; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– The Better Benediction ft. Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers, and Darrel ‘MusiqCity’ Walls; PJ
Morton; Morton Records / Empire
– When I Pray; DOE; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration

CATEGORY #17
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
– Goodness of God; C’mon Creative; Pure Springs/FairTrade Services/Red Alliance Media
– Jesus (feat. Le’Andria Johnson); Joshua Freeman and Tim Bowman Jr.; Faith City Music/Tribl Records, LLC
– Mr. McClure; Michael McClure, Andre Rudolph & Antonio Minifield; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Positive; James Earl; My Block Inc.

CATEGORY #18
SPECIAL EVENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR
– Christmas at Our House; Teddy & Tina Campbell; Gee Tree Creative/Red Alliance Media
– Kingdom Business: Season 1 Soundtrack; Kingdom Business Cast; RCA Inspiration / Sony Music Entertainment
– T.D. Jakes Presents “Finally Loosed”; Various Artists; Dexterity Sounds
– The Urban Hymnal; Tennessee State University Marching Band, Kierra Sheard Kelly, Sir The Baptist & Dubba-
AA; Tennessee State University

CATEGORY #19
RAP/HIP HOP GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
– As I Am; 1K Phew; Reach Records
– Church Clothes 4; Lecrae; Reach Records
– He’s Been Good; Miz Tiffany; Mixed Bag Entertainment
– Us Against the World; God Over Money; God Over Money Records

CATEGORY #20
YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR
– Alana Inez; Minor in a Major World; Law Ent.
– Alphonso (A.J.) Evans Jr.; Not 2 Young; Enon Music Group
– AMG Kidz; Sunday School; AMG Kidz / Anderson Music Group
– Detroit Youth Choir; Rockspell; Confidential Records
– Walt Whitman & The Soul Children of Chicago; Still Standing; M’Paact Records

CATEGORY #21
QUARTET OF THE YEAR
– Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson; Restructure, Renew Reunion; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– The Christian Brothers; He ReWrote My Story; Millennium Sound Records
– The Hawkins Boys; Vanquish; Melvin Williams Entertainment
– The Williams Singers; Quartagious (Deluxe Edition); Deznell Music Group / Anderson Music Group

CATEGORY #22
RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR
– All Things New; Mike McKesey & Trent Nicholson; Motown Gospel
– Clarity; Tyler Simien; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration
– Overcomer Deluxe; Keston McKinnon; Tillymann Music Group
– Worship & Justice; Tim Parker; RCA Inspiration

CATEGORY #23
PRAISE AND WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR
– Die To Live; Maranda Curtis; Butterfly Works /Red Alliance Media
– Hymns; Tasha Cobbs Leonard; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel
– Morning Songs; Dulaneyland Music; MNRK
– The Invitation; Isabel Davis; Global Ministry Records

CATEGORY #24
PRAISE AND WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR
– I Still Have You; Smokie Norful; Tre’Myles Music / MNRK
– I Will Rejoice; Isabel Davis; Global Ministry Records
– The Moment; Tasha Cobbs Leonard; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel
– You’ve Been Good To Me; Zacardi Cortez; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

CATEGORY #25
RAP/HIP HOP SONG OF THE YEAR
– Any Attack; Lecrae + 1K Phew; Reach Records
– Blak Sheep; Pastor Mike Jr.; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– He’s Been Good; Miz Tiffany; Mixed Bag Entertainment
– Jireh (My Provider) ft. Lecrae + HappiMusic; Limoblaze; Limoblaze Music
– New; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel

GOSPEL RADIO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR
– WPZE Praise 102.5, Atlanta
– WPZS 100.9, Charlotte
– WGRB 1390AM, Chicago
– WMBM AM 1490, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale

LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR
– WJYD JOY 107.1, Columbus
– WBBP AM 1480, Memphis
– WHAL-FM 95.7, Memphis
– WREJ 101.3 FM 990 AM, Richmond

MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR
– WNZN 89.1, Cleveland
– WCGL AM1360/FM94.7, Jacksonville
– WHLH FM 95.5, Jackson
– WXHL 89.1 FM Reach Gospel Radio, Wilmington

SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR
– KOKA 980 AM 93.3 FM, Shreveport
– WEHA 88.7FM & 100.3FM, Atlantic City
– WHLW -FM 104.3, Montgomery
– WWLD-HD2 98.3FM, Tallahassee

INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR
– Black Gospel Radio, https://blackgospelradio.net/listen
– Power of Worship Radio, www.powerofworship.net
– WNZNSouth/waycrosspraise.org, https://s5.radio.co/s69376b9dc/listen
– WVTC Gospel Radio Network, http://www.wvtcradio.com

GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR
Charles Johnson, KOKA 980 AM, Pastor CeJay In The Afternoons
Darlene McCoy Jackson, WPZE Praise 102.5 – The Nightly Spirit With Darlene
Erica Campbell, Nationally Syndicated, Get Up! Mornings With Erica Campbell
Melanie Pratt, WPZS Praise – Melanie In The Midday