JJ Hairston was the top winner at the Stellar Awards with five, but Travis Greene took home artist of the year and three other trophies at the annual event honoring gospel music.
The ceremony Saturday in Las Vegas included mainstream acts Snoop Dogg and Tori Kelly, as well as a reunion by the sister duo Mary Mary.
Hairston & the Youthful Praise choir won song of the year for “You Deserve It,” and also CD of the year for the album of the same name.
The awards, hosted by Kirk Franklin, are set to premiere on TV One on Friday and will be syndicated on other networks through May
– Travis Greene
Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
– David Bloom, Cortez Vaughn, Phontane Demond Reed & JJ Hairston
OTRE, RCA INSPIRATION
Travis Greene
Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
OHeart. Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel
Anthony Brown & group therapy
A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
Isabel Davis
The Call, Uncle G Records
You Deserve It
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise
You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
Travis Greene
Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
Anthony Brown & group therapy
A Long Way from Sunday, Key of A/FairTrade/Tyscot Records
The Rance Allen Group
Live from San Francisco, Tyscot Records
Travis Greene
Crossover Live in Music City, RCA Inspiration
Marvin Sapp
Close, Verity/RCA Inspiration
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Heart. Passion. Pursuit., Motown Gospel
CeCe Winans
Let them Fall in Love, Pure Springs Gospel
Heart. Passion. Pursuit
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Motown Gospel
Close
Marvin Sapp, Verity/RCA Inspiration
You Deserve It
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
Derek Blanks
We Livin – It’s Still Personal (Tina Campbell), Gee Tree Creative/Malaco
Bishop Paul S. Morton,
Legacy Live in New Orleans, Tehillah Music Group/Entertainment One
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise
You Deserve It, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
Kirk Whalum
LoveCovers, Top Drawer Records
Greenleaf Soundtrack Season 2
Various Artists, RCA Inspiration
Greatness
Canton Jones, Radar Live/Cajo Records
Greatness
Canton Jones, Radar Live/Cajo Records
God’s Little Soldiers International Boys Choir
Through the Years, DIR/Motor City Praise
The Williams Brothers
Timeless, Blackberry Records
Derek Blanks
Heart. Passion. Pursuit. (Tasha Cobbs Leonard), Motown Gospel
You Deserve It
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, JamesTown Music/Entertainment One
Re-Cap Of The 2018 Stellar Awards was originally published on praisecleveland.com
