Motown Gospel and Re:Think Music are celebrating a monumental night after earning thirteen wins at the 40th Stellar Gospel Music Awards, held August 15–16 at the historic Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN. Known as “The Greatest Night in Gospel Music,” the Stellar Awards remain the nation’s only awards show dedicated exclusively to honoring Gospel artists, writers, and industry professionals.
“This recognition reflects the extraordinary passion and talent of our artists, songwriters, and creative teams,” shared Brad O’Donnell, President of Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG). “Their commitment to excellence and to sharing their message of hope through music continues to inspire us, and we congratulate each of them on these wins.”
The evening featured soul-stirring performances from Motown Gospel and Re:Think artists including Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Dante Pride, Jonathan McReynolds, Pastor Mike Todd & Transformation Worship, Adia, and William Murphy.
SVP of Motown Gospel, Walter Thomas, emphasized the importance of this milestone, saying: “We celebrate this as a collective victory and look forward to continuing to uplift and serve the world with life-changing music.”
Among the night’s biggest winners was Pastor Mike Jr., who walked away with nine awards including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (“Amen”), Album of the Year, and Producer of the Year. Choir legend Ricky Dillard took home Choir of the Year and Traditional Choir of the Year, while Gospel icon Karen Clark Sheard earned Recorded Music Packaging of the Year. Transformation Worship rounded out the honors with Praise and Worship Song of the Year.
Full List of Motown Gospel & Re:Think Music Stellar Wins
Pastor Mike Jr.
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Artist of the Year
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Song of the Year: Amen
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Male Artist of the Year
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Album of the Year
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Producer of the Year
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Contemporary Male Artist of the Year
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Urban Inspirational Single of the Year
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Music Video of the Year: Amen
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Rap Hip Hop Song of the Year
Ricky Dillard
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Choir of the Year
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Traditional Choir of the Year
Karen Clark Sheard
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Recorded Music Packaging of the Year
Transformation Worship
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Praise and Worship Song of the Year
Fans can relive the celebration when the 40th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards premieres on the Stellar Network, Saturday, August 30th at 8PM and 11PM EST, and on BET, Sunday, August 31st at 8PM ET/7PM CT.
About Motown Gospel
Motown Gospel is one of the most prominent gospel music companies in the world, boasting over two decades of chart-topping and award-winning artists, albums, and songs. A division of Capitol CMG/Universal Music Group, the world’s leading Christian music company and market leader in recorded music, distribution, and music publishing, Motown Gospel’s artist roster has included Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Smokie Norful, Tye Tribbett, Brian Courtney Wilson, Kierra Sheard, The Clark Sisters and more.
About Re:Think
Re:Think Music is an innovative and modern approach to artist-friendly label services, data analysis, and content strategy. Re:Think serves artists and labels, aiming to grow their audiences and enhance listener engagement, while keeping ownership in the hands of the artist.
ABOUT CAPITOL CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP
Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) is the world’s leading Christian Music company and market leader in recorded music and music publishing. CCMG operates several divisions, including CCMG Label Group, Sparrow Records, ForeFront Records, sixstepsrecords, Hillsong, Tamla Records, Jesus Culture, Motown Gospel, Commercial Partnerships and CCMG Publishing. CCMG is home to artists Chris Tomlin, Amy Grant, TobyMac, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Tauren Wells, Jeremy Camp, Hillsong United, We the Kingdom, Tye Tribbett, Crowder, Anne Wilson and many others. Capitol CMG Publishing, in addition to publishing most of the CCMG labels’ premier artist/writers, represents many of the leading writers in Christian/Gospel including Ben Glover, Ed Cash, Tommee Profitt, Kirk Franklin, Jeff Pardo and many more. Key Distribution and Publishing Administration partners include Primary Wave/The Gaither Music Group, Centricity Music, Maranatha Music, The Belonging Co, and Getty Music. Led by Co-Presidents Brad O’Donnell and Hudson Plachy and a strong executive team of long-time Christian and Gospel music veterans, CCMG is characterized by a passionate commitment to their artists, songwriters, customers, business partners, and one another, as well as a strong spirit of community service.