2015 – 2016 Nominees

Category #1: Artist Of The Year

• Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, Everyday Jesus, Key Of A/Tyscot
• Erica Campbell, Help 2.0, My Block Inc./EOne Music
• Jonathan McReynolds, Life Music: Stage Two, Tehillah Music Group/EOne Music
• Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live, Motown Gospel

Category #2: Song Of The Year

• Anthony Brown, Worth – Everyday Jesus (Anthony Brown & Group Therapy), Key Of A/Tyscot
• Dorinda Clark Cole, Shanika Deshun Bereal, Rodrick Cliché, Saaed Renaud, & Field Blanchard, Bless This House – Living It (Dorinda Clark Cole), Light Records/EOne Music
• Charles Jenkins, #War – Any Given Sunday (Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago), Inspired People LLC/Motown Gospel
• Will Reagan, Fill Me Up – The Truth (Casey J.), Marquis Boone/Tyscot

Category #3: Male Vocalist Of The Year

• Anthony Brown, Everyday Jesus, Key Of A/Tyscot
• Travis Greene, Intentional (Single), RCA Inspiration
• Fred Hammond, I Will Trust, RCA Inspiration
• Jonathan McReynolds, Life Music: Stage Two, Tehillah Music Group/EOne Music

Category #4: Albertina Walker Female Vocalist Of The Year

• Erica Campbell, Help 2.0, My Block Inc./EOne Music
• Tina Campbell, It’s Personal, Gee Tree Creative
• Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live, Motown Gospel
• Dorinda Clark Cole, Living It, Light Records/EOne Music

Category #5: Group/Duo Of The Year

• The Rance Allen Group, Celebrate, Tyscot
• 3 Winans Brothers, Foreign Land, Entertainment One Music
• Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, Everyday Jesus, Key Of A/Tyscot
• Israel & New Breed, Covered Alive In Asia, RGM/New Breed/RCA Inspiration

Category #6: New Artist Of The Year

• Geoffrey Golden, Kingdom…Live!, Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records
• Gerald & Tammi Haddon, #Us, Pembroke Records
• Casey J., The Truth, Marquis Boone/Tyscot
• Pastor Marlon Lock, Good Seed Project, Oghbyrg Productions

Category #7: CD Of The Year

• Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, Everyday Jesus, Key Of A/Tyscot
• Erica Campbell, Help 2.0, My Block Inc./EOne Music
• Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live, Motown Gospel
• Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, Any Given Sunday, Inspired People LLC/Motown Gospel

Category #8: Choir Of The Year

• Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Super Mass Choir, The Kingdom Sound, Tehillah Music Group/EOne Music
• J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, I See Victory, Light Records/EOne Music
• Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, Any Given Sunday, Inspired People LLC/Motown Gospel
• Richard Smallwood With Vision, Anthology Live, RCA Inspiration

Category #9: Producer Of The Year

• Anthony Brown & Justin Savage, Everyday Jesus (Anthony Brown & Group Therapy), Key Of A/Tyscot
• Warryn Campbell For My Block, Inc., Teddy Campbell For Gee Tree Creative, Jason White For White Throne Productions, Damon Thomas & Harvey Mason, Jr. The Underdogs, Edward “Eddie” Brown, Aaron Lindsey For Ardent Media, It’s Personal (Tina Campbell), Gee Tree Creative
• Charles Jenkins & Rodney East, Any Given Sunday (Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago), Inspired People LLC/Motown Gospel
• Donald Lawrence For Quiet Water Entertainment, Daniel Weatherspoon For Longlife Entertainment & J. Drew Sheard II For JDS Productions, Destined To Win (Karen Clark Sheard), Karew Records

Category #10: Contemporary Group/Duo Of The Year

• 3 Winans Brothers, Foreign Land, Entertainment One Music
• Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, Everyday Jesus, Key Of A/Tyscot
• Gerald & Tammi Haddon, #Us, Pembroke Records
• Israel & New Breed, Covered Alive In Asia, RGM/New Breed/RCA Inspiration

Category #11: Traditional Group/Duo Of The Year

• The Rance Allen Group, Celebrate, Tyscot
• Larry D. Reid, One Musick, LDR Enterprises
• The Showers, The Showers, A&P Records

Category #12: Contemporary Male Vocalist Of The Year

• Anthony Brown, Everyday Jesus, Key Of A/Tyscot
• Travis Greene, Intentional (Single), RCA Inspiration
• Fred Hammond, I Will Trust, RCA Inspiration
• Jonathan McReynolds, Life Music: Stage Two, Tehillah Music Group/EOne Music

Category #13: Traditional Male Vocalist Of The Year

• Charles Jenkins, Any Given Sunday, Inspired People LLC/Motown Gospel
• John P. Kee, Level Next, Motown Gospel
• William McDowell, Send The Rain (Single), Delivery Room Music/EOne Music
• Richard Smallwood, Anthology Live, RCA Inspiration

                
Category #14: Contemporary Female Vocalist Of The Year

• Erica Campbell, Help 2.0, My Block Inc./EOne Music
• Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live, Motown Gospel
• Casey J., The Truth, Marquis Boone/Tyscot
• Karen Clark Sheard, Destined To Win, Karew Records

             
Category #15: Traditional Female Vocalist Of The Year

• Jekalyn Carr, It’s Gonna Happen, Lunjeal Music Group/Malaco
• Tina Campbell, It’s Personal, Gee Tree Creative
• Dorinda Clark Cole, Living It, Light Records/EOne Music
• Dorothy Norwood, An Incredible Journey, Dorothy Norwood Music Group

               
Category #16: Contemporary CD Of The Year

• Anthony Brown & Group Therapy, Everyday Jesus, Key Of A/Tyscot
• Erica Campbell, Help 2.0, My Block Inc./EOne Music
• Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live, Motown Gospel
• Alexis Spight, Dear Diary, Uncle G Records/EOne Music

Category #17: Traditional CD Of The Year

• Jekalyn Carr, It’s Gonna Happen, Lunjeal Music Group/Malaco
• Tina Campbell, It’s Personal, Gee Tree Creative
• Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, Any Given Sunday, Inspired People LLC/Motown Gospel
• Pastor Marlon Lock, Good Seed Project, Oghbyrg Productions

Category #18: Urban/Inspirational Single Or Performance Of The Year

• Erica Campbell, I Luh God – Help 2.0, My Block Inc./EOne Music
• Kirk Franklin, Wanna Be Happy? (Single), Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records
• Casey J., Fill Me Up – The Truth, Marquis Boone/Tyscot
• Jonathan McReynolds, Gotta Have You – Life Music: Stage Two, Tehillah Music Group/EOne Music

Category #19: Music Video Of The Year

• Derek Blanks, Gotta Have You – Life Music: Stage Two (Jonathan McReynolds), Tehillah Music Group/EOne Music
• Charles Jenkins & The Spin Singers, #War – Any Given Sunday (Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago), Inspired People LLC/Motown Gospel
• Adrean Mangiardi, A Lil’ Louder (Clap Your Hands) – Celebrate (The Rance Allen Group), Tyscot
• Dale “Rage” Resteghini, I Luh God – Help 2.0 (Erica Campbell), My Block Inc./EOne Music

Category #20: Traditional Choir Of The Year

• Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Super Mass Choir, The Kingdom Sound, Tehillah Music Group/EOne Music
• Lonnie Hunter Featuring Structure, #Getitdone, Tyscot
• Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, Any Given Sunday, Inspired People LLC/Motown Gospel
• Richard Smallwood With Vision, Anthology Live, RCA Inspiration

Category #21: Contemporary Choir Of The Year

• Dr. F. James Clark & The Shalom Church (City Of Peace) Mass Choir, Simply Amazing, City Of Peace Records
• J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, I See Victory, Light Records/EOne Music
• Kenny Lewis & One Voice, The Way Of Escape, Puresound Music Group

Category #22: Instrumental CD Of The Year

• Craig Crawford Players, I Love You, Life Jam Entertainment
• Mel Holder, Back 2 Basics: Music Book Vol. II, Psalmist Music Group
• Ben Tankard, Full Tank 2.0, Benjamin Universal Music

Category #23: Special Event CD Of The Year

• Israel & New Breed, Covered Alive In Asia, RGM/New Breed/RCA Inspiration
• Richard Smallwood With Vision, Anthology Live, RCA Inspiration
• The Legends Of Quartet, An Evening With The Legends Of Quartet, 4Winds/Malaco
• Various Artists, WOW Gospel 2015, RCA Inspiration

Category #24: Rap Hip Hop Gospel CD Of The Year

• Dee-1, 3’s Up, RCA Inspiration
• Flame, Forward, Clear Sight Music
• Trip Lee, Rise, Reach Records
• 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
• Pure-N-Heart, Revolution: Saving Our Youth, Music2ChangeU
• Jada Redmond, “Brother”, 4Red Music/Music2ChangeU
• Robyn, He’s B4 Me, Oak Tree

Category #26: Quartet Of The Year

• The Rance Allen Group, Celebrate, Tyscot
• The Highway QC’s Featuring Spencer Taylor, The Godfather, Ophir Gospel/TBT Music Group
• The Hi-Lite Juniors, A New Beginning, Dynasty Production
• The New Christianaires, Remember Me, Carter Classic Records

Category #27: Recorded Music Packaging Of The Year

• Derek Blanks, Worth Fighting For (Brian Courtney Wilson), Motown Gospel
• Derek Blanks, Help 2.0 (Erica Campbell), My Block/EOne Music
• Annette Reischl, Unstoppable (Vashawn Mitchell), Motown Gospel
• 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
• Israel & New Breed, Covered Alive In Asia, RGM/New Breed/RCA Inspiration
• Jason Nelson, Jesus Revealed, RCA Inspiration
• Richard Smallwood With Vision, Anthology Live, RCA Inspiration

Gospel Radio Of The Year Nominees

Major Market Of The Year

• Heaven 97 – KHVN, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Carmina Barnett
• Praise 104.1 WPRS, Washington, DC, Ron Thompson
• WIGO AM 1570, Atlanta, Larry Young
• WPZE 102.5 FM, Atlanta, Lori Flowers & Derek Harper

Large Market Of The Year

• 95.7 Hallelujah FM – WHAL-FM, Memphis, Tracy Bethea
• Heaven 600 – WCAO – AM, Baltimore, Lee Michaels
• WFMI 100.9 FM, Norfolk-Virginia Beach, Mike Chandler
• WPZR-FM Praise 102.7, Detroit, Nate Bell & Randi Myles

Medium Market Of The Year

• Praise 104.7 FM WPZZ 104.7, Richmond, Reginald Baker
• The Light WNNL 103.9 FM, Raleigh – Durham, Jerry Smith
• WAAW, Augusta, BJ Murphy
• WXOK Heaven 1460 AM, Baton Rouge, J’Michael Francois

Small Market Of The Year

• 1300 AM KSYB, Shreveport, Rhonda Phillips-Sanders
• KRGN 98.5, Killeen-Harker Heights, TX, Ron Grace
• WFMV FM 95.3, Columbia, SC, Tony “Gee” Green
• WIMG 1300 AM, Trenton, NJ, Ed Long

Internet Station Of The Year

• All Nations Radio, www.allnationsradio.net, Bishop Samuel Mcgill Iii
• Bonnerfide Radio, www.bonnerfideradio.com, Gerard Bonner
• Gospel Central Radio, www.thegospelcentral.com, Michael Stewart
• I Am Radio, www.I-Am-Radio.com, Beatrice “Sistah Peaches” Haywood

Gospel Announcer Of The Year

• Carmina Barnett, KHVN – Dallas, TX
• Tracy Bethea Bodie, WHAL – Memphis, TN
• Lee Michaels, WCAO – Baltimore, MD
• Billy St. James, KPZK – Little Rock, AR