The Stellar Awards
The Stellar Awards
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Premiered:
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- Category: Series
- Genre: Award
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:
- Subject Matter: Musical
- Tags: celebrity
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Plot Synopsis
Each year since 1985, THE STELLAR AWARDS have honored the best in gospel music in 28 different categories. From 1986 through 2008, THE STELLAR AWARDS were a live-to-tape celebration, airing only in national syndication, starting approximately one week after the ceremony. In 2009, GMC aired THE STELLAR AWARDS for the first time, but only after the ceremony's syndicated run was over. After the same broadcast arrangement in 2010, GMC aired the live-to-tape 2011 awards on the same day as the event's syndicated premiere. In 2013, the event was broadcast live for the first time by GMC and then again in 2014 on UP. Starting with 2015, THE STELLAR AWARDS was again a live-to-tape celebration, now broadcast by TV One each year.
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Hosted by Jekalyn Carr & Kierra Sheard, THE 2022 STELLAR AWARDS premiered on Sunday, August 7, 2022 from 8-10pm ET/PT on BET and BET Her after being taped at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA, on Saturday, July 16. The 37th STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS will feature performances by Tye Tribbett, Marvin Sapp, Maranda Curtis, Ricky Dillard, Kelontae Gavin, Rudy Currence, Chrisette Michele, DOE, James Fortune, Jason Nelson, Travis Greene, Darrel Walls, and Jor'Dan Armstrong.
Hitmaker and producer Aaron Lindsey receives the Aretha Franklin Icon Award, while Ricky Dillard "The Choir Master" accepts the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award.
Leading this year's nominations is Gospel music legend CeCe Winans, with 9 total nominations, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, all stemming from her critically acclaimed album, "Believe for It." Pastor Mike, Jr., the 2021 Stellar Award winner for Artist of the Year, received 8 total nominations, including Producer of the Year, Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year, tied to "I Got It: Single's Ministry Vol 1." 2018 James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Tamela Mann, Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music, and Todd Dulaney all received 6 nominations, with Mali Music receiving an additional nomination for a feature on a separate project. Kelontae Gavin received 5 nominations. Other artists with several nominations for this year's Stellar Awards include Maverick City Music, Israel Houghton, Ricky Dillard, E. Dewey Smith, and Jason Clayborn, all of whom received 4 nominations each.
Cast
- Jekalyn Carr - Host (2021 & 2022)
- Kierra Sheard - Host (2022)
- Tramaine Hawkins - Host (1985, 1986, 1988)
- Al Green - Host (1986)
- Carvin Winans - Host (1987)
- Marvin Winans - Host (1987, 1988)
- Michael Winans - Host (1987)
- Ronald Winans - Host (1987)
- Wintley Phipps - Host (1988)
- Clifton Davis - Host (1989, 1991 - 1994)
- Marla Gibbs - Host (1989)
- Marilyn McCoo - Host (1991 - 1993)
- Anna Maria Horsford - Host (1994)
- Arnetia Walker - Host (1995)
- Meshach Taylor - Host (1995)
- James Avery - Host (1996)
- Kim Fields - Host (1996)
- Jonathan Slocumb - Host (1996, 1997)
- Terrence 'T.C.' Carson - Host (1997)
- CeCe Winans - Host (1997, 1999, 2008)
- Yolanda Adams - Host (1998, 2002, 2004, 2005)
- Miguel A. Nunez Jr. - Host (1998)
- Lynn Whitfield - Host (1999)
- Steve Harvey - Host (1999)
- Bobby Jones - Host (2000)
- Donnie McClurkin - Host (2000 - 2006, 2009 - 2011)
- Vickie Winans - Host (2000, 2001, 2006, 2010)
- Ananda Lewis - Host (2001)
- T.D. Jakes - Host (2001)
- Erica Campbell - Host (2003, 2007, 2013 & 2017)
- Tina Campbell - Host (2003, 2007, 2013)
- Tenitra Michelle Williams - Host (2003)
- Kirk Franklin - Host (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2018-2020)
- Tonex - Host (2005)
- Israel Houghton - Host (2006)
- Tye Tribbett - Host (2007 & 2021)
- Byron Cage - Host (2008)
- Sinbad - Host (2009)
- Dorinda Clark Cole - Host (2009, 2012)
- Marvin Sapp - Host (2012)
- Rickey Smiley - Host (2014-2016)
- Sherri Shepherd - Host (2014 & 2016)
- David Mann - Host (2015)
- Tamela J. Mann - Host (2015)
- Anthony Brown - Host (2017)
- Jonathan McReynolds - Host (2020)
- Koryn Hawthorne - Host (2020)
Other Titles
- Also known as The Stellar Gospel Music Awards
Production & Distribution
- Produced by Central City Productions
Settings
- Atlanta Civic Center (1998-2003) - Atlanta, Georgia USA - Map It!
- George R. Brown Convention Center (2004-2005) - Houston, Texas USA - Map It!
- Grand Ole Opry (2006-2012) - Nashville, Tennessee USA - Map It!
- Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2013-2014) - Nashville, Tennessee USA - Map It!
- Orleans Arena (2015-2019) - Las Vegas, Nevada USA - Map It!
- Schermerhorn Symphony Center (2021) - Nashville, Tennessee USA
- Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (2022) - Atlanta, Georgia USA