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Hello World,

The 31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, “biggest night in gospel music,” was held at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena on Saturday. The telecast will premiere on TV One during the week of March 6, as well as in broadcast syndication on 150 stations in over 125 markets around the country from March 12 – April 10. But you don’t have to wait to see pics from  31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which were hosted by Sherri Shepherd, an ABC’s “The View” contributor and syndicated radio and TV personality Rickey Smiley.

sherri and rickeySherri Shepherd & Rickey Smiley

anthony brownAnthony Brown with his Stellars

jawn and sherryJawn Murray & Sherri Shepherd

tina and ericaTina Campbell & Erica Campbell

tasha cobbsTasha Cobbs

dorothy norwoodDorothy Norwood

dr.Dr. Bobby Jones

dorindaDorinda Clark Cole

byron cageByron Cage

Donnie McClurkinDonnie McClurkin

yolandaYolanda Adams

rickey tammy kirkRickey Smiley, Tammy Franklin & Kirk Franklin

kirk franklinKirk Franklin

tammy franklinTammy Franklin

charles jenkinsPastor Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago

jamesJames Wright Chanel (Yes, the Patti’s Pies’ James Wrights Channel 🙂 )

wallsThe Walls Group

TimTim Bowman Jr.

wendyWendy Raquel Robinson

dewayneDeWayne Woods

*** THE 2016 AWARD WINNERS ***

CATEGORY #1

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY, EVERYDAY JESUS,

KEY OF A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #2

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN, WORTH – EVERYDAY JESUS (ANTHONY

BROWN & GROUP THERAPY), KEY OF A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #3

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN, EVERYDAY JESUS, KEY OF A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #4

ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • TASHA COBBS, ONE PLACE LIVE, MOTOWN GOSPEL

CATEGORY #5

GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY, EVERYDAY JESUS,

KEY OF A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #6

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • CASEY J., THE TRUTH, MARQUIS BOONE/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #7

CD OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY, EVERYDAY JESUS,

KEY OF A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #8

CHOIR OF THE YEAR

  • CHARLES JENKINS & FELLOWSHIP CHICAGO, ANY GIVEN

SUNDAY, INSPIRED PEOPLE LLC/MOTOWN GOSPEL

CATEGORY #9

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN & JUSTIN SAVAGE, EVERYDAY JESUS

(ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY), KEY OF

A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #10

CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY, EVERYDAY JESUS,

KEY OF A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #11

TRADITIONAL GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR

  • THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP, CELEBRATE, TYSCOT

CATEGORY #12

CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN, EVERYDAY JESUS, KEY OF A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #13

TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • CHARLES JENKINS, ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, INSPIRED PEOPLE

LLC/MOTOWN GOSPEL

CATEGORY #14

CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

 TASHA COBBS, ONE PLACE LIVE, MOTOWN GOSPEL

CATEGORY #15

TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

  • TINA CAMPBELL, IT’S PERSONAL, GEE TREE CREATIVE

CATEGORY #16

CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR

  • ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY, EVERYDAY JESUS,

KEY OF A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #17

TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR

  • TINA CAMPBELL, IT’S PERSONAL, GEE TREE CREATIVE

CATEGORY #18

URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

  • KIRK FRANKLIN, WANNA BE HAPPY? (SINGLE), FO YO SOUL

RECORDINGS/RCA RECORDS

CATEGORY #19

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • CHARLES JENKINS & THE SPIN SINGERS, #WAR – ANY

GIVEN SUNDAY (CHARLES JENKINS & FELLOWSHIP

CHICAGO), INSPIRED PEOPLE LLC/MOTOWN GOSPEL

CATEGORY #20

TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR

  • CHARLES JENKINS & FELLOWSHIP CHICAGO, ANY GIVEN

SUNDAY, INSPIRED PEOPLE LLC/MOTOWN GOSPEL

CATEGORY #21

CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR

  • J.J. HAIRSTON & YOUTHFUL PRAISE, I SEE VICTORY, LIGHT

RECORDS/EONE MUSIC

CATEGORY #22

INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR

  • BEN TANKARD, FULL TANK 2.0, BENJAMIN UNIVERSAL

MUSIC

CATEGORY #23

SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR

  • VARIOUS ARTISTS, WOW GOSPEL 2015, RCA INSPIRATION

CATEGORY #24

RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR

  • DEREK MINOR, EMPIRE, REFLECTION MUSIC GROUP/EONE

MUSIC

CATEGORY #25

YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR

  • GOD’S GIFT AND SOLDIERS YOUTH CHOIR, THROUGH THE

FIRE AND FLOOD, DIR/MOTOR CITY PRAISE RECORDS

CATEGORY #26

QUARTET OF THE YEAR

  • THE RANCE ALLEN GROUP, CELEBRATE, TYSCOT

CATEGORY #27

RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR

  • DENISE TROTMAN & CONNI TREANTEFELES, EVERYDAY

JESUS (ANTHONY BROWN & GROUP THERAPY), KEY OF

A/TYSCOT

CATEGORY #28

PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR

  • TASHA COBBS, ONE PLACE LIVE, MOTOWN GOSPEL

JAMES CLEVELAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

 O’LANDA DRAPER (POSTHUMOUSLY)

AMBASSADOR DR. BOBBY JONES LEGEND AWARD

WILLIE JOE LIGON

THOMAS A. DORSEY MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  1. MARABETH GENTRY & THE THOMAS A. DORSEY

FOUNDATION

STELLAR HONORS

  • TRAMAINE HAWKINS
  • YOLANDA ADAMS
  • MARVIN SAPP
  • JONATHAN SLOCUMB

GOSPEL RADIO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR

  • PRAISE 104.1 WPRS, WASHINGTON, DC, RON THOMPSON

LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR

  • HEAVEN 600 – WCAO – AM, BALTIMORE, LEE MICHAELS

MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR

  • PRAISE 104.7 FM WPZZ 104.7, RICHMOND, REGINALD

BAKER

SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR

  • WIMG 1300 AM, TRENTON, NJ, ED LONG

INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR

  • ALL NATIONS RADIO, ALLNATIONSRADIO.NET,

BISHOP SAMUEL MCGILL III

GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR

 TRACY BETHEA BODIE, WHAL – MEMPHIS, TN

 

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Sherri Shepherd Hosts the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, Scores New Sitcom & More…

Sherri Shepherd 2

Hello World,

stellar hostsMy favorite Christian celeb Sherri Shepherd, an ABC’s “The View” contributor, is a moving target because she stays on the move! Tomorrow night in Las Vegas, Sherri along with syndicated radio and TV personality Rickey Smiley will return as co-hosts of the 31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, having hosted together in 2014.  Hailed as the “biggest night in gospel music,” this year’s Stellar Awards will be held at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena. The telecast will premiere on TV One during the week of March 6, as well as in broadcast syndication on 150 stations in over 125 markets around the country from March 12 – April 10.

The 2016 Stellar Awards nominees in 28 categories were revealed in January with gospel heavyweight Anthony Brown, a contender for both Male Vocalist of the Year and Producer of the Year, topping the list with ten nominations. The prolific songwriter and his bandmates Group therAPy are also nominated for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Group/Duo of the Year, CD of the Year, Choir of the Year, Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year, Contemporary CD of the Year, and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year.

Also returning to the show with a slate of nominations this year, chart-topping act Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago receives eight nods, the second highest number overall. Jenkins is nominated for Producer of the Year and Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year, and his critically acclaimed group is competing for Song of the Year, CD of the Year, Choir of the Year, Traditional CD of the Year, Music Video of the Year and Traditional Choir of the Year.

With eight and six nominations respectively, Erica Campbell and Tasha Cobbs demonstrate the powerful impact of women in gospel music, recognized for Artist of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, CD of the Year, Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year and Contemporary CD of the Year. Campbell also receives a nod for Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year while Cobb garners one for Praise and Worship CD of the Year.

Richard Smallwood, nominated for Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year, and his group Vision are in contention for Traditional Choir of the Year, Special Event CD of the Year and Praise and Worship CD of the Year. Other artists earning multiple nominations include Israel & New Breed, Jonathan McReynoldsTina Campbell, The Rance Allen Group, newcomer Casey J and living legend Dorinda Clark Cole.

In other Sherri Shepherd news, Sherri and John Lithgow will star in NBC’s legal comedy pilot The Trail, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Below is the description of the new sitcom!

The Trail is described as a serialized single-camera comedy following a young big-city lawyer and his oddball defense team during a high-profile murder trial in a small Southern town.

Lithgow will play the man on trial, Larry Henderson. A smart but slightly clueless poetry professor at a South Carolina community college who is accused of killing his wife, Larry finds the whole notion of being charged with murder absurd, but he has a couple secrets that could really derail his defense.

Shepherd will play Anne, the well-meaning and enthusiastic assistant/receptionist at a makeshift law office in East Peck, S.C. She suffers from facial blindness — the inability to recognize people by their faces — along with a host of disorders that make her job as a member of Henderson’s defense team much more difficult.

As Sherri is a former legal secretary, I know she will be great in this role!

And finally, Sherri is hosting and executive producing WE TV’s unscripted series Match Made In Heaven for its upcoming second season, according to Deadline.com!

“During my time co-hosting The View, I was always talking about the need for an African-American bachelor on television,” Shepherd told Deadline. “When We TV approached me about partnering up with them I had to say yes. Words can’t describe the amount of fun I’ve had working on this show.”

 Any thoughts?