The 27th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards have announced an all-star lineup of Gospel music's finest performers, including Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, James Fortune & FIYA, Ricky Dillard & New G, Earnest Pugh, Richard Smallwood & Vision and William McDowell.

In order to be successful in today's musical landscape, gospel artists need to have the necessary tools to navigate the industry. The Independent Gospel Artist Alliance, founded by Stellar Award Winner Phillip Carter and Stellar Award Nominee Earl Bynum, was started to empower, educate and motivate gospel artists.

Nothing short of a living legend, The World’s Greatest Storyteller , Dorothy Norwood has been entertaining, preaching, uplifting, mentoring, writing, and producing for more than fifty years.

Mark your calendars, purchase your tickets & prepare to make your way down to Nashville, TN for the 27th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards coming January 14, 2012!

Gospel music’s greatest living organist, Moses Tyson Jr., has earned the first Stellar Award (Gospel music’s version of the Grammy Awards) nomination of his long and illustrious career.

            Richmond, VA — Kim Burrell stopped by to see The Belle at Praise 104.7 FM Studios in Richmond, VA.   During the visit, The Belle congratulated Burrell on her two Stellar and Grammy nomiations.  Congrats!

Some big names in Gospel were in Nashville this weekend to announce the nominees for the 27th Annual Stellar Awards, and they looked great while sharing the good news on GMC. In addition to the announcements, there were live performances, and here are some photos from the big night. RELATED PHOTOS: Stellar Awards Nominees Revealed […]

In Photo: (L-R): Angel of Trin-i-tee 5:7, CCP Chairman Don Jackson, Y’Anna Crawley, Brian Courtney Wilson, CCP President/COO Erma Gray Davis, Akintunde, Chanelle of Trin-i-tee 5:7. (Photo  by: Rick Diamond) TBR — Nashville, TN — The nominees for the 27th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, gospel music’s biggest night of the year, were revealed last […]

The nominees for the 27th Annual Stellar Awards were announced last night on GMC, and several familiar names made the cut. Take a look at all of the honorees in our comprehensive list below. Something To See In Tennessee The winners of the 2012 Stellars will be announced on January 14th, 2012 at the Grand […]

You can now vote for the second and final round of Stellar Award nominees to determine who will be the final four nominees until October 17th! All you have to do is log on to StellarAwards.com and click on the Register to Vote picture on the bottom right. Once you register, you will be able […]

(Forever Jones and The Belle) by Sheilah Belle Nashville, TN – The Stellar Awards, the premier Gospel music event that recognizing and honoring African American artists, airs its 26th annual awards show with all-star performances by Marvin Sapp, Beverly Crawford, Deitrick Haddon, Nevel Sisters, JJ Hairston, VaShawn Mitchell, Joshua’s Troop and New Artist of the […]

At the 2011 Stellar Awards in Nashville, Praise 103.9’s Ms. Kala caught up with Donald Lawrence and spoke to him about his relationship with Christ.