Stellar Awards Honor the "Father of Gospel Music" with Thomas Dorsey Most Notable Achievement AwardThe 24th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Return to Nashville on January 17, 2009Confirmed to perform on the show are Deitrick Haddon, Heather Headley, Mary Mary, Tye Tribbett, Dionne Warwick and gospel rapper Da' T.R.U.T.H. November 10, 2008 – Chicago, Ill. – Don Jackson, Chairman and CEO of Central City Productions, announced today that the "Most Notable Achievement Award," a special Stellar Gospel Music Award for recognition of individuals doing outstanding work in the gospel music community, will be renamed the "Thomas Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award" in honor of the late Thomas Dorsey, the 1930s creator and "Father of Gospel Music." Stellar awards veteran Vicki Winans will be the first recipient of the Thomas Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award. The 24th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards will be held, once again, at the historic Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on January 17, 2009. The show will be co-hosted by comedian Sinbad and the iconic Dorinda Clark Cole. Gospel Music Channel (GMC), the nation's fastest-growing television network and the first and only 24/7 television network devoted to all forms of gospel music, will be the exclusive cable home for the 24th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. GMC will premiere the Stellar Awards on Sunday, March 1, 2009. For more information about the Gospel Music Channel, log on to www.gospelmusicchannel.com. Also just announced are some of the confirmed performers for the star-studded awards show which include, Deitrick Haddon, Heather Headley, Mary Mary, Tye Tribbett, Dionne Warwick, and gospel rapper Da' T.R.U.T.H., with more to come. The Stellar Awards nominees were announced on October 21st and the full list of nominees is available at www.thestellarawards.com. This year's list of nominees includes stars from every genre of gospel music including traditional, contemporary, urban and rap/hip-hop. Topping the list, with a phenomenal nine nominations, is chart-topping traditional gospel singer, Marvin Sapp who picks up nominations for "Song of the Year," "Male Vocalist of the Year," and "Traditional Male of the Year," to name a few. Sapp is trailed by Jonathan Nelson with eight noms, and Dorinda Clark-Cole and Kirk Franklin who tie with five nominations each. Clark-Cole and Franklin will compete against Sapp in the "Artist of the Year" and "CD of the Year" categories. Other special awards to be handed out include the "James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award" sponsored by Allstate, which will honor former Tramaine Hawkins music director, Daryl Coley, and the "Dr. Bobby Jones Legend Award," sponsored by Walgreens, will go to last year's "Quartet of the Year," The Rance Allen Group. RushmoreDrive.com is the official search engine for the 24th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Go to www.RushmoreDrive.com for exclusive airing of the Stellar Awards Pre-Show, for the FIRST time ever. RushmoreDrive.com is also sponsoring the Stellar Award/RMD Fan Based Award Weekend Get-a-way, in which one lucky fan will win an opportunity to PRESENT a Stellar Award! Log on to www.RushmoreDrive.com for details. ABOUT CENTRAL CITY PRODUCTIONS ### Contact: Jim Weiss(770) 692-4579 |
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