
The winners of the 28th Annual Stellar Awards were announced on January 14th, 2012 from Nashville, Tennessee.
Artist of the Year
- Kirk Franklin
- Earnest Pugh
- Mary Mary
- VaShawn Mitchell
- Song of the Year(Songwriter(s); Song)
- Kirk Franklin, “I Smile”
- Darius Paulk, “Nobody Greater”
- Deitrick Haddon, “Well Done”
- Wess Morgan, “I Choose To Worship”
- Male Vocalist of the Year
- VaShawn Mitchell
- Earnest Pugh
- Smokie Norful
- Israel Houghton
- Female Vocalist of the Year
- Beverly Crawford
- Kim Burrell
- Martha Munizzi
- Yolanda Adams
- Group Duo of the Year
- Rance Allen Group
- Trin-i-tee 5:7
- Mary Mary
- James Fortune & FIYA
- New Artist of the Year
- Greater Mt. Calvary Church Choir
- Y’Anna Crawley
- Todd Dulaney
- Preashea Hilliard
- CD of the Year
- Mary Mary, Something Big
- VaShawn Mitchell Triumphant
- James Fortune & FIYA, I Believe
- Kirk Franklin, I Smile
- Choir of the Year
- Chicago Mass Choir
- Mississippi Mass Choir
- Shekinah Glory Ministry
- Ricky Dillard & New G
- Producer of the Year
- Kirk Franklin, Hello Fear
- Aaron Lindsey, Tommy Sims & Israel Houghton, Love God. Love People
- VaShawn Mitchell, Daniel Weatherspoon & Rick Robinson, Triumphant
- Warryn Campbell, Mary Mary, Something Big
- Contemporary Group/ Duo of the Year New Artist of the Year
- James Fortune & FIYA
- Mary Mary
- Trin-i-tee 5:7
- Traditional Group/Duo of the Year
- The Soul Seekers
- Keith Wonderboy Johnson & Spiritual Voices
- Rance Allen Group
- Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year
- Deitrick Haddon
- Earnest Pugh
- Israel Houghton
- VaShawn Mitchell
- Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year
- Keith Wonderboy Johnson
- Rance Allen
- Smokie Norful
- John P Kee
- Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year New Artist of the Year
- Kim Burrell
- Preashea Hilliard
- Y’Anna Crawley
- Yolanda Adams
- Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year
- Evelyn Turrentine-Agee
- Beverly Crawford
- LaShun Pace
- Twinkie Clark
- Contemporary CD of the Year
- Mary Mary, Something Big
- VaShawn Mitchell, Triumphant
- Deitrick Haddon, Church on the Moon
- Kirk Franklin, Hello Fear
- Traditional CD of the Year
- John P. Kee, The Legacy Project
- Smokie Norful, How I Got Over…
- Mississippi Mass Choir , Then Sings My Soul
- Ricky Dillard & New G, Keep Living
- Urban/ Inspirational Single / Performance of the Year(Artist; Song)
- Deitrick Haddon , “Well Done”
- Kirk Franklin, “I Smile”
- Mary Mary, “Walking”
- VaShawn Mitchell, “Nobody Greater”
- Music Video of the Year – Short Form
- VaShawn Mitchell , “Nobody Greater” (VaShawn Mitchell)
- Christian Heuer, “Walking” (Mary Mary)
- Martha Munizzi, “Excellent” (Martha Munizzi)
- Canton Jones, “God” (Canton Jones)
- Music Video of the Year – Long Form
- Deitrick Haddon, “Church on the Moon”
- Jerry Parries, “Bishop Morton Celebrates…)”
- Mississippi Mass Choir, “Then Sings My Soul”
- Ricky Dillard & New G, “Keep Living”
- Contemporary Choir of the Year
- Lonnie Hunter & Structure
- Shekinah Glory Ministry
- Traditional Choir of the Year
- Chicago Mass Choir
- Ricky Dillard & New G
- Greater Mt. Calvary Church Choir
- Mississippi Mass Choir
- Instrumental Gospel CD of the Year
- Moses Tyson Jr, “Music Remastered & Sacred Organ”
- Harold Rayford, “I Am the Instrument”
- Todd Ledbetter, “Meditations: Hymns in the Key of Jazz”
- Winston Stewart, “Season”
- Special Event CD of the Year
- John P. Kee, The Legacy Project
- Shekinah Glory Ministry, Refreshed By Fire
- Bishop Paul Morton Still
- VaShawn Mitchell, My Songbook
- Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year
- Flame, Captured
- Lecrae , Rehab
- Viktory, Birth of a Legacy
- Lecrae, Rehab: The Overdose
- Children’s Project of the Year
- Santiago & Claude Deuce, My Destiny Place – My Imagination
- Teen Pure N Heart, Pure N Heart Live
- The Velasquez Singers, Ten
- T-Rep The Young Prayzr, Let’s Go
- Quartet of the Year
- Keith Wonderboy Johnson & Spiritual Voices
- Rance Allen Group
- The Soul Seekers
- Recorded Music Package of the Year[art credit / album ]
- Christina Jones, Dominionaire(Canton Jones)
- Denise Trotman & Greg Gilligan, Hello Fear(Kirk Franklin)
- Martha Munizzi , Make It Loud (Martha Munizzi)
- Tanner Gary, Triumphant (VaShawn Mitchell)
- Praise and Worship CD of the Year
- VaShawn Mitchell, “Triumphant”
- Earnest Pugh, “Earnestly Yours”
- Israel Houghton, “Love God. Love People.”
- Shekinah Glory Ministry, “Refreshed By Fire”
- Spoken Word CD of the Year
- Selah, “Look At You Loving Me”
- Marco the Poet, “Marco the Poet EP”
- Trupoetry, “Truepoetry”
- Michael Diallo McLendon, “The Diallo Experience”

Today’s Gospel music is a joke.
By: W Parsons on February 5, 2012
at 8:37 PM
What happened to gospel singers just singing for praise to God not to promote their abilities? What happened to gospel videos that were watching the choir or soloist sing in a service and feeling the sincerity of their praise? What happened to gospel music having its own distinct sound that you did not have to listen for 5 minutes before you heard the name Jesus mention to know that it was gospel? What happened…
By: Lisa G. on February 27, 2012
at 8:17 AM
This is a very good question. The focus has subtly shifted from glorifying God to glorifying self.
By: JoAnn Fashina on June 21, 2012
at 12:44 PM