Stellar Awards nominees announced |
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Wednesday, 18 October 2006 08:00 PM America/New_York |
Nominations for the 22nd annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards were announced Tuesday in Nashville. Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers dominated the list of nominees with nine nominations, including Artist of the Year, Choir of the Year, Contemporary CD of the Year and Music Video of the Year. Kirk Franklin and Myron Butler each received seven nominations for their CD projects. Both were nominated in the Song of the Year category. Rounding out top nominees were CeCe Winans and Tye Tribbett, with five nods each. Winans also was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and Tribbett in the Male Vocalist of the Year categories. Other nominees include The Williams Brothers, Yolanda Adams, Israel Houghton & New Breed, Kierra Kiki Sheard, Shirley Caesar, Martha Munizzi, Fred Hammond, Ramsey Lewis, Lil' Rufus, Juanita Bynum and Vicki Yohe. For a complete listing of all nominations, visit www.thestellarawards.com.
The Stellar Awards will take place Jan. 13 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville and will air in syndication from Jan. 27 through March 4, co-hosted by Kirk Franklin.
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