The 38th Stellar Awards will take place on July 15th at the Orleans Arena – 4500 West Tropicana Avenue – in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is the first and oldest televised awards show honoring gospel music. Below is the list of this year’s nominees.

Artist of the year
– Doe; Clarity; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration
– Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Kingdom Book One; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Pastor Mike Jr.; Winning; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Hymns; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel
– Tye Tribbett; All Things New; Motown Gospel

Song of the year
– “Impossible”; Pastor Mike Jr., James Fortune & JeVon Hill; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– “Kingdom” (feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore); Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Jonathan Jay & Jacob Poole; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– “New”; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel
– “Positive”; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell & Juan Winans; My Block Inc.
– “When I Pray”; Dominique Jones & Dewitt Jones; Label ~ Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration

Male artist of the year
– Brian Courtney Wilson; Transitions; Motown Gospel
– JJ Hairston; Believe Again; Jamestown Music/ Tribl Records, LLC
– Pastor Mike Jr.; Winning; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Tye Tribbett; All Things New; Motown Gospel
– Zacardi Cortez; Imprint; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

Albertina Walker female artist of the year
– CeCe Winans; Believe For it – Deluxe Edition; Pure Springs, Fair Trade, Red Alliance Media
– DOE; Clarity; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration
– Maranda Curtis; Die to Live; Butterfly Works /Red Alliance Media
– Tamela Mann; Overcomer Deluxe; Tillymann Music Group
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Hymns; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel

Duo/Chorus group of the year
– Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Kingdom Book One; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– The Group Fire; Heal the Land; Jet Records North/East
– Tim Bowman Jr. & Faith City Music; Welcome to Faith City; Faith City Music/Tribl Records, LLC
– Travis Greene & Forward City; Tent Revival; Tribl Records, LLC

New artist of the year
– Courtney Franklin; Heal Us; Pebble Street Records
– Lena Byrd Miles; Brand New; My Block Inc.
– Pastor Nell; It’s My Time; Righteous Records Inc.
– The Hawkins Boys; Vanquish; Melvin Williams Entertainment

Album of the year
– All Things New; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel
– Imprint; Zacardi Cortez; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Kingdom Book One; Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Overcomer Deluxe; Tamela Mann; Tillymann Music Group
– Winning; Pastor Mike Jr.; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

Choir of the year
– Bishop S.Y. Younger feat. Sounds of the Ramp; Rampology Vol. 1; Ramp Records / MNRK
– Brent Jones; Nothing Else Matters (Instead of Complaining, Praise Him); JDI Entertainment
– Demetrius West & Jesus Promoters; Old Fellowship Hour; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Vincent Bohanan & SOV; A Choir Christmas; HezHouse Entertainment

Producer of the year
– James Fortune & David Outing; My Life; FIYA World / MNRK
– Rodney Andre Turner, Jr. & Michael McClure Jr.; Winning; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Tony Brown, Jonathan Jay, Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore & Norman Gyamfi; Kingdom Book One; Tribl Records /Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Travis Greene, Matthew Edwards, Brunes Charles & Reggie Rhett; Tent Revival; Tribl Records, LLC
– Tye Tribbett; All Things New; Motown Gospel

Contemporary duo/chorus group of the year
– Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Kingdom Book One; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Tennessee State University Marching Band, Kierra Sheard Kelly, Sir The Baptist & Dubba-AA; The Urban Hymnal; Tennessee State University
– The Group Fire; Heal the Land; Jet Records North/East
– Travis Greene & Forward City; Tent Revival; Tribl Records, LLC

Contemporary male artist of the year
– Brian Courtney Wilson; Transitions; Motown Gospel
– Pastor Mike Jr.; Winning; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– James Fortune; My Life; FIYA World / MNRK
– Tye Tribbett; All Things New; Motown Gospel

Traditional male artist of the year
– Bishop S.Y. Younger; Rampology Vol. 1; Ramp Records / MNRK
– Brent Jones; Nothing Else Matters (Instead of Complaining, Praise Him); JDI Entertainment
– JJ Hairston; Believe Again; Jamestown Music/ Tribl Records, LLC
– Zacardi Cortez; Imprint; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

Contemporary female artist of the year
– CeCe Winans; Believe For it – Deluxe Edition; Pure Springs, Fair Trade, Red Alliance Media
– DOE; Clarity; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration
– Maranda Curtis; Die to Live; Butterfly Works /Red Alliance Media
– Tamela Mann; Overcomer Deluxe; Tillymann Music Group
– Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Hymns; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel

Contemporary album of the year
– All Things New; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel
– Kingdom Book One; Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– Overcomer Deluxe; Tamela Mann; Tillymann Music Group
– Winning; Pastor Mike Jr.; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

Traditional album of the year
– Believe Again; JJ Hairston; Jamestown Music/ Tribl Records, LLC
– Imprint; Zacardi Cortez; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– Nothing Else Matters (Instead of Complaining, Praise Him); Brent Jones; JDI Entertainment
– Rampology Vol. 1 (Live); Bishop S.Y. Younger feat. Sounds of the Ramp; Ramp Records / MNRK

Urban/Inspirational single or performance of the year
– “Bless Me”; Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin; Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul Recordings / RCA Inspiration
– “Get Up”; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel
– “Impossible”; Pastor Mike Jr.; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– “The Better Benediction” ft. Zacardi Cortez, Gene Moore, Samoht, Tim Rogers, and Darrel ‘MusiqCity’ Walls; PJ Morton; Morton Records / Empire
– “When I Pray”; DOE; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration

Music video of the year
– “Goodness of God”; C’mon Creative; Pure Springs/FairTrade Services/Red Alliance Media
– “Jesus” (feat. Le’Andria Johnson); Joshua Freeman and Tim Bowman Jr.; Faith City Music/Tribl Records, LLC
– “Mr. McClure”; Michael McClure, Andre Rudolph & Antonio Minifield; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– “Positive”; James Earl; My Block Inc.

Special event album of the year
– Christmas at Our House; Teddy & Tina Campbell; Gee Tree Creative/Red Alliance Media
– Kingdom Business: Season 1 soundtrack; Kingdom Business Cast; RCA Inspiration / Sony Music Entertainment
– T.D. Jakes Presents “Finally Loosed”; Various Artists; Dexterity Sounds
– The Urban Hymnal; Tennessee State University Marching Band, Kierra Sheard Kelly, Sir The Baptist & Dubba-AA; Tennessee State University

Rap/Hip-Hop gospel album of the year
– As I Am; 1K Phew; Reach Records
– Church Clothes 4; Lecrae; Reach Records
– He’s Been Good; Miz Tiffany; Mixed Bag Entertainment
– Us Against the World; God Over Money; God Over Money Records

Youth project of the year
– Alana Inez; Minor in a Major World; Law Ent.
– Alphonso (A.J.) Evans Jr.; Not 2 Young; Enon Music Group
– AMG Kidz; Sunday School; AMG Kidz / Anderson Music Group
– Detroit Youth Choir; Rockspell; Confidential Records
– Walt Whitman & The Soul Children of Chicago; Still Standing; M’Paact Records

Quartet of the year
– Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson; Restructure, Renew Reunion; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– The Christian Brothers; He ReWrote My Story; Millennium Sound Records
– The Hawkins Boys; Vanquish; Melvin Williams Entertainment
– The Williams Singers; Quartagious (Deluxe Edition); Deznell Music Group / Anderson Music Group

Recorded music packaging of the year
– All Things New; Mike McKesey & Trent Nicholson; Motown Gospel
– Clarity; Tyler Simien; Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration
– Overcomer Deluxe; Keston McKinnon; Tillymann Music Group
– Worship & Justice; Tim Parker; RCA Inspiration

Praise and worship album of the year
– Die to Live; Maranda Curtis; Butterfly Works /Red Alliance Media
– Hymns; Tasha Cobbs Leonard; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel
– Morning Songs; Dulaneyland Music; MNRK
– The Invitation; Isabel Davis; Global Ministry Records

Praise and worship song of the year
– “I Still Have You”; Smokie Norful; Tre’Myles Music / MNRK
– “I Will Rejoice”; Isabel Davis; Global Ministry Records
– “The Moment”; Tasha Cobbs Leonard; TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel
– “You’ve Been Good to Me”; Zacardi Cortez; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide

Rap/Hip-Hop song of the year
– “Any Attack”; Lecrae + 1K Phew; Reach Records
– “Blak Sheep”; Pastor Mike Jr.; Blacksmoke Music Worldwide
– “He’s Been Good”; Miz Tiffany; Mixed Bag Entertainment
– “Jireh (My Provider)” ft. Lecrae + HappiMusic; Limoblaze; Limoblaze Music
– “New”; Tye Tribbett; Motown Gospel