2018 - 2019 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees Category #1 ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group - Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One - Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade - Todd Dulaney, Your Great Name, Entertainment One Category #2 SONG OF THE YEAR - Nobody Like You Lord, Maranda Curtis & Anthony Rachel, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade - Not Lucky, I’m Loved, Jonathan McReynolds, Terrell Demetrius Wilson & Anna B. Warner, Entertainment One - Won’t He Do It, Makeba Riddick, Richard Shelton & Loren Hill, RCA Inspiration (Koryn Hawthorne) - You Know My Name (Live), Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Brenton Brown, Motown Gospel Category #3 MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR - Brian Courtney Wilson, A Great Work, Motown Gospel - Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One - Kelontae Gavin, The Higher Experience, MBE/Tyscot - Tye Tribbett, The Bloody Win, Motown Gospel CATEGORY #4 ALBERTINA WALKER FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR* - Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group - Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable, RCA Inspiration - Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade - Tasha Page-Lockhart, The Beautiful Project, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings - Tori Kelly, Hiding Place, Schoolboy/Capitol CATEGORY #5 DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR - Donald Lawrence & Tri-City, Goshen 432 Hz, RCA Inspiration - Isaiah D. Thomas and Elements of Praise, Still Here, Murchison Motion Pictures - Judah Band, Gone Fishin’, Light Records - The Walls Group, The Other Side, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings CATEGORY #6 NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Cheryl Thomas Fortune, Simply Cheryl, LuDawn/Tyscot - Jabari Johnson, Day of Redemption, Entertainment One - Phil Thompson, My Worship, Phil Thompson Worship/JamesTown - PJ Morgan, The Transparency Project, IDMV Music Group 2018 - 2019 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees CATEGORY #7 CD OF THE YEAR - Bible of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration - Make Room, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One - Open Heaven, Maranda Curtis, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade - Your Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One CATEGORY #8 CHOIR OF THE YEAR - Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir, Run to the Altar, JH/Tyscot - Dexter Walker & Zion Movement, Hope, IndieBlu Music - The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, I Am Reminded: Live!, Brooklyn Tabernacle Music - Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis, Super Excited, Empty Me Entertainment CATEGORY #9 PRODUCER OF THE YEAR - Jonathan McReynolds & Darryl “Lil Man” Howell, Make Room, Entertainment One - Kirk Franklin, Ronald Hill, Phil Thornton, Clifton Lockhart, Tasha Page Lockhart, Myron Butler, Dontaniel Kimbrough, Zeek Listenbee, Cordell Walton, Edward “6Mile JP” Page, Charles “Ollie” Harris, Daniel Bryant, Bryan Popin & AyRon Lewis, The Beautiful Project, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings - Kirk Franklin, Ronald Hill, Warryn Campbell and Phil Thornton, The Other Side, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings (The Walls Group) - Todd Dulaney & Dontaniel Jamel Kimbrough, Your Great Name, Entertainment One CATEGORY #10 CONTEMPORARY DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR - Donald Lawrence & Tri-City, Goshen 432 Hz, RCA Inspiration - God’s Chosen, God’s Chosen, Dream Label Group/Dream Gospel/GFavored Entertainment/Capitol Christian - Judah Band, Gone Fishin’, Light Records - The Walls Group, The Other Side, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings CATEGORY #11 TRADITIONAL DUO/CHORUS GROUP OF THE YEAR - Gospel Legends, Resting Easy, Humility Music Group - Jarrell Smalls & Company, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get Ready/SRT - Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Keep Pushin, Wonder Spirit/SRT/Shanachie - Nu Tradition, Nu Tradition, Altmo Productions CATEGORY #12 CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR - Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room, Entertainment One - Kelontae Gavin, The Higher Experience, MBE/Tyscot - Todd Dulaney, Your Great Name, Entertainment One - Tye Tribbett, The Bloody Win, Motown Gospel 2018 - 2019 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees CATEGORY #13 TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR - Earnest Pugh, Survive, EPM/Black Smoke - Jarrell Smalls, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get Read/SRT - Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Keep Pushin, Wonder Spirit/SRT/Shanachie - VaShawn Mitchell, Cross Music, Tyscot CATEGORY #14 CONTEMPORARY FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR - Benita Jones, The Evolution, IndieBlu Music - Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable, RCA Inspiration - Tasha Page-Lockhart, The Beautiful Project, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings - Tori Kelly, Hiding Place, Schoolboy/Capitol CATEGORY #15 TRADITIONAL FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR - Jekalyn Carr, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group - Maranda Curtis, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade - Shana Wilson-Williams, Everlasting, Shana Wilson Ministries/IndieBlu - Tammi Haddon, Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir - Run to the Altar, JH/Tyscot CATEGORY #16 CONTEMPORARY CD OF THE YEAR - Bible of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration - Make Room, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One - The Higher Experience, Kelontae Gavin, MBE/Tyscot - Your Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One CATEGORY #17 TRADITIONAL CD OF THE YEAR - A New Season, Jarrell Smalls & Company, Southern Wave/Get Ready/SRT - One Nation Under God, Jekalyn Carr, Lunjeal Music Group - Run to the Altar, Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir, JH/Tyscot - The River, Keion D. Henderson, Eye Light Productions CATEGORY #18 URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - Forever, Jason Nelson, RCA Inspiration - Never Alone ft. Kirk Franklin, Tori Kelly, Schoolboy/Capitol - Not Lucky, I’m Loved, Jonathan McReynolds, Entertainment One - Reckless Love, Israel Houghton, RCA Inspiration 2018 - 2019 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees CATEGORY #19 MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR - A Great Work, Matt Reed, Motown Gospel (Brian Courtney Wilson) - For My Good, G. Randy Weston, Light Records (Judah Band) - Won’t He Do It, Casey Cross, RCA Inspiration (Koryn Hawthorne) - My Life, Patrick Tohill, RCA Inspiration/Fo Yo Soul Recordings (The Walls Group) CATEGORY #20 TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR - Bishop Noel Jones & City of Refuge Sanctuary Choir, Run to the Altar, JH/Tyscot - Demetrius West & Jesus Promoters, ChoirOlogy: The Study of Choir Music, Blacksmoke Music Worldwide - Dexter Walker & Zion Movement, Hope, IndieBlu Music - The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, I Am Reminded: Live!, Brooklyn Tabernacle Music CATEGORY #21 CONTEMPORARY CHOIR OF THE YEAR - Brent Jones & the Waco Community Choir, Open Your Mouth and Say Something, JDI Records - Dr. Alyn E. Waller Presents Fresh Anointing, Totally, Enon Music Group - New Direction, When All God’s Children Get Together, New Haven Records - Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis, Super Excited, Empty Me Entertainment CATEGORY #22 INSTRUMENTAL CD OF THE YEAR - CATEGORY OMITTED CATEGORY #23 SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR - Bible of Love, Snoop Dogg, RCA Inspiration - Evidence, Elevation Collective, Elevation Worship Records - The Best of Fred Hammond, Fred Hammond, Verity/Sony Music - WOW Gospel 2018, Various Artists, RCA Inspiration CATEGORY #24 RAP HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR - BLSD, Jor'Dan Armstrong, Seaq Management - God Knows, Flame, Clear Sight Music - I Ain’t Preaching to the Choir, Miz Tiffany, Digistoric Music - PRAISE, Emcee N.I.C.E., Gypsy City Music CATEGORY #25 YOUTH PROJECT OF THE YEAR - Christian Bolar, Speak It, BGA Music Group - Personal Praise, We are Personal Praise, RoBabies Records - Pure N Heart, “Be You” 15 Years Unplugged, Music2ChangeU - The Children Speak, Hey Young World, HOLYwood Records 2018 - 2019 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees CATEGORY #26 QUARTET OF THE YEAR - Gospel Legends, Resting Easy, Humility Music Group - Jarrell Smalls & Company, A New Season, Southern Wave/Get Ready/SRT - Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Keep Pushin, Wonder Spirit / SRT/Shanachie - The Wardlaw Brothers, Stand There, TWB Records CATEGORY #27 RECORDED MUSIC PACKAGING OF THE YEAR - Israel Houghton, Road to DeMaskUs, RCA Inspiration - Justin Foster, Open Heaven, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade (Maranda Curtis) - Keemon Leonard, Make Room, Entertainment One (Jonathan McReynolds) - Octavious Holmes, One Nation Under God, Lunjeal Music Group (Jekalyn Carr) CATEGORY #28 PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR - Everlasting, Shana Wilson-Williams, Shana Wilson Ministries/IndieBlu - Open Heaven, Maranda Curtis, Red Alliance Media/Fair Trade - The Higher Experience, Kelontae Gavin, MBE/Tyscot - Your Great Name, Todd Dulaney, Entertainment One *A tie in the Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year category resulted in having 5 nominees 2018 - 2019 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees GOSPEL RADIO OF THE YEAR NOMINEES MAJOR MARKET OF THE YEAR - WGRB Inspiration 1390AM, Chicago - WNAP 1110 AM, Philadelphia - WPZE Praise 102.5, Atlanta - WYCA 92.3 FM WPRS-FM, Hammond/Chicago LARGE MARKET OF THE YEAR - WFMI-FM 100.9 FM, Virginia Beach - WJXY 103.5 FM/93.7 FM, Myrtle Beach - WOKB 1680AM, Orlando - WXHL 89.1FM, Wilmington MEDIUM MARKET OF THE YEAR - WCGL AM 1360/FM 94.7, Jacksonville - WPZZ 104.7 FM, Richmond - WREJ 101.3FM, Richmond - WTJZ Praise 104.9FM, Chesapeake SMALL MARKET OF THE YEAR - WDJL-AM 1000, Huntsville - WEHA GOSPEL 88.7 & 100.3 FM, Egg Harbor - WHBT 1410 AM & 98.3 FM, Tallahassee - WIMG 1300AM, Ewing INTERNET STATION OF THE YEAR - GH3 Radio - "God's House of Hip Hop,” http://www.gh3radio.com - Gospel Central Radio, http://www.thegospelcentral.com - SOAR Radio, http://soarradio.com - uGospel Radio, http://uGospel.com GOSPEL ANNOUNCER OF THE YEAR - Dwight Stone, WPZE Praise 102.5, Atlanta, GA - Linda Greenwood, WNAA 90.1 FM, Raleigh, NC - Randi Myles, WDMK-HD2, Detroit, MI - Sherry Mackey, WHAL 95.7, Memphis, TN .