Good morning, all! Hope you had a great weekend, and that you were able to listen to some good music. :)
At the end of this month there's going to be a show for the 2009 Stellar Awards. They are the equivalent of the Grammy Awards, except it's strictly gospel music artists. Here are some of the categories & nominees. My choices for the winners are in bold. 
Artist of the Year 
Beverly Crawford; Live From Los Angeles; JDI Records 
Dorinda Clark-Cole; Take It Back; Zomba Label Group 
Kirk Franklin; The Fight of My Life; Fo Yo Soul/Gospocentric/Zomba Label Group 
Marvin Sapp; Thirsty; Verity/Zomba Label Group Ricky Dillard & New G; The 7th Episode: Live in Toronto; Nuspring Records/EMI Gospel 
Song of the Year (Songwriter; Song; Label) 
Canton Jones ; "My Day"; Arrow Records 
Jonathan Nelson and Justin Savage; "My Name Is Victory"; Integrity Music 
Marvin Sapp / Matthew Brownie; "Never Would Have Made It "; Zomba Label Group Myron Butler and John Webb; "Stronger"; EMI Gospel 
Percy Gray; "God Is My Everything"; New Haven Records
Male Vocalist of the Year 
Byron Cage; Live at the Apollo: The Proclamation; Gospocentric/Zomba Label Group 
Isaiah D. Thomas; The Greatest; Habakkuk Music 
Marvin Sapp; Thirsty; Verity/Zomba Label Group Marvin Winans; Alone But Not Alone; PureSprings Gospel 
The John Tillery Project; The Next Level; Danbla Records 
Female Vocalist of the Year 
Beverly Crawford; Live From Los Angeles; JDI Records CeCe Winans;Thy Kingdom Come; PureSprings Gospel 
Dorinda Clark-Cole; Take It Back; Zomba Label Group 
Jessica Greene; 4 The World; Habakkuk Music 
Shirley Caesar; After 40 Years... Still Sweeping Through the City; ShuBel Records/Light Records 
[I have a feeling that Shirley Caesar will actually win here, but Beverly Crawford's CD is great from beginning to end!]
Group Duo of the Year 
Deitrick Haddon Presents Voices of Unity; Together in Worship; Tyscot Records 
Israel & New Breed; Live: A Deeper Level; Integrity Music Jonathan Nelson featuring Purpose; Right Now Praise; Integrity Music 
The John Tillery Project; The Next Level; Danbla Records 
Youthful Praise featuring JJ Hairston; Exalted ...Live in Baltimore; Evidence Gospel / Light Records 
There you go. Check your local listings for show times. It's always more of a peek at a black church service than an awards show. :) Have a blessed day!