DetroitGospel.com’s Renee’ was down in Nashville Jan. 14, 2012, for the live taping of the 27th Annual Stellar Awards. The awards were
hosted by Grand Rapids-based Marvin Sapp and Detroit-based Dorinda Clark Cole.
Other Detroit connections included performances by Fred Hammond and Jessica
Reedy; award presentations by Byron Cage, Karen Clark Sheard and Kierra “Kiki” Sheard; and
award nominations for Twinkie Clark and Deitrick Haddon. Damita Hadden, performed at The Stellar Awards pre-show on the 13th.
Long Format” for Church on the Moon: Part One (Verity Gospel Music
Group).
February 5, 2012, at 8PM.
Here’s a Complete list of the winners for
the 2012 Stellar Awards in all 29 categories
Artist of the Year: Vashawn Mitchell-
Triumphant
Song
of the Year: Kirk Frankllin,
Smile – Hello Fear
Male
Vocalist of Year: Vashawn Mitchell –
Triumphant
Albertina
Walker Female Vocalist of the Year: Kim Burrell –
The Love Album
Group/Duo
of the Year: Mary Mary – Something Big
New
Artist of the Year: Y’Anna Crawley ,
The Promise
CD
of the year: Kirk Franklin –
Hello Fear
Choir
of the Year: Ricky Dillard &
New G – Keep Living
Producers
of the Year: Kirk Franklin –
Hello Fear
Instrumental
CD – Moses Tyson –
Music Remastered Scared
Organ
Contemporary
Group/Duo of the Year: Mary Mary – Something Big
Traditional
Group/Duo of the Year: The
Rance Allen Group – The Live
Experience
Contemporary
Male of the Year: Vashawn Mitchell –
Triumphant
Traditional
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Smokie Norful – How I got Over Songs that
Carried Us
Contemporary
Female Vocalists of the Year: Kim
Burrell – The Love Album
Traditional
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Beverly Crawford – Live from Los Angeles
Contemporary
CD of the Year: Kirk Franklin –
Hello Fear
Traditional
CD of the Year: Smokie Norful –
How I
got Over Songs that Carried Us
Urban/Inspirational
single or performance of the Year:
Vashawn Mitchell – Nobody Greater
Music
Video of the Year, Short Format:
Vashawn Mitchell – Nobody Greater
Music
Video of the Year, Long Format:
Deitrick Haddon – Church on the Moon: Part
one
Traditional
Choir of the Year: Mississippi Mass
Choir
Contemporary
Choir of the Year: Shekinah Glory
Ministry
Thomas
A Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award Honoree: Vy Higginsen
Ambassador
Dr. Bobby Jones Legend Awards Honoree:
Dorothy Norwood
James
Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree: John P. Kee
The Stellar Awards
annually honors three of Gospel music’s most celebrated veterans with specialty
awards.
This year a tearful
John P. Kee was presented with the
James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award. Vy Higginsen accepted the Thomas Dorsey
Most Notable Achievement Award. Dorothy
Norwood, often called the world’s greatest gospel storyteller, was
given the Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award.
