MUSIC NEWS
The Stellar Awards: Right 'Out
of the Box'
Compiled by Jennifer E. Jones
Associate Producer
January 21, 2005
CBN.com –
The 20th annual Stellar Awards were announced this
week with the R'n'B flavored Tonéx
making a clean sweep of the top honors. It was also
a good night for worship music as first-time winner Martha
Munizzi and Lakewood's
Israel Houghton were also recognized. Here is a partial listing
of this year's Stellar Award winners.
Artist of the Year
- Out
of the Box by Tonéx
& The Peculiar People (Verity)
Let It Rain by Bishop Paul S. Morton & The FGBCF
Mass Choir (Tehillah/Light)
Somethin' 'Bout Love by Fred Hammond (Verity)
Live From Another Level by Israel & New Breed (Integrity
Gospel)
Song of the Year
- "Make
Me Over" written by A.C. Williams (Verity)
"Hallelujah Praise" written by CeCe Winans, Victor
Caldwell, Cedric Caldwell (PureSprings)
"Celebrate (He Lives)" written by Fred Hammond, Noel
Hall, Darryl Dixon (Verity)
"We Acknowledge You" writen by Karen Clark Sheard
(Elektra)
Producer of the Year
- Somethin'
'Bout Love by Fred Hammond (Verity)
Spirit & Truth by Kevin Bond (EMI Gospel)
The Heavens Are Telling by Donald Lawrence / PAJAM
(Elektra)
Another Level by Israel Houghton / Aaron W. Lindsey
(Integrity Gospel)
Group/Duo of the Year
- The
Williams Brothers
Luther Barnes & The Sunset Jubilaires
Deitrick Haddon Presents Voices of Unity
Men of Standard
New Artist of the Year
- Martha
Munizzi
Born Again Church Choir
Tye Tribbett & G.A.
Lisa McLendon
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Israel Houghton
Ricky Dillard
DeAndre Patterson
Bishop Paul S. Morton
Female Vocalist of the Year
- CeCe
Winans
Beverly Crawford
Martha Munizzi
Dorothy Norwood
Music Video of the Year
- Let
It Rain by Bishop
Paul S. Morton (Tehillah / Light)
Angela Spivey Live by Angela Spivey (Aleho)
Still Here by The Williams Brothers (Blackberry)
Live In New York by Rev. Timothy Wright & The New
York Fellowship Mass Choir (AIR)
Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year
- Thank Q/Out The Box by Tonéx
(Verity)
Hold Up The Light by Percy Bady & Papa San (Gospo
Centric)
Good Life by Natalie Wilson & Rodney Jenkins (GospoCentric)
Real Mean Pray by God's Little Soldiers (Motor City
Praise Records)
For a complete listing of the Stellar Awards winners, go
to Gospel Flava
online.
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