Winners announced of the 25th annual Stella Awards

AMERICA's most important awards for African American gospel artists, the Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which this year celebrated its 25th year on 16th January at the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, honoured such acts as Hezekiah Walker, Smokie Norful, Vickie Winans and Mary Mary. The full list of winners is as follows: Artist Of The Year: Hezekiah Walker And Love Fellowship; Song Of The Year: Mary Mary, "God In Me"; Male Vocalist Of The Year: Smokie Norful; Female Vocalist Of The Year: Vickie Winans; Group/Duo Of The Year: Mary Mary; New Artist Of The Year: Crystal Aikin; CD Of The Year: Hezekiah Walker And Love Fellowship, 'Souled Out'; Choir Of The Year: Hezekiah Walker And Love Fellowship; Producer Of The Year: Donald Lawrence & Daniel Weatherspoon, The Law of Confession Part 1; Contemporary Group/Duo Of The Year: Mary Mary; Traditional Group/Duo Of The Year: Lee Williams & The Spiritual QCs; Contemporary Male Of The Year: Smokie Norful; Traditional Male Of The Year: Donnie McClurkin; Contemporary Female Of The Year: Crystal Aikin; Traditional Female Of The Year: Dottie Peoples; Contemporary CD Of The Year: Hezekiah Walker And Love Fellowship, 'Souled Out'; Traditional CD Of The Year: Shari Addison, 'Shari Addison'; Urban/Inspirational Single Or Performance Of The Year: Mary Mary, "God In Me"; Music Video Of The Year: Vickie Winans, "How I Got Over"; Traditional Choir Of The Year: Bishop Paul S Morton & The FGBCF Mass Choir,; Contemporary Choir Of The Year: Hezekiah Walker And Love Fellowship; Instrumental Gospel CD Of The Year: Ben Tankard, 'Mercy, Mercy, Mercy'; Special Event CD Of The Year: The Clark Sisters, J Moss and Kierra Sheard, 'Silky Soul Music: An All Star Tribute To Maze'; Rap/Hip-Hop Gospel CD Of The Year: Da'T.R.U.T.H., 'The Big Picture'; Children's Project Of The Year: Rev Dr Emory Andrews and Oxon Hill High School Choir, 'Amazing'; Quartet Of The Year: Lee Williams & The Spiritual QCs; Recorded Music Packaging Of The Year: Denise Trotman, Donald Lawrence; Praise And Worship CD Of The Year: Stephen Hurd, 'Times Of Refreshing'. CR

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