Christian Hip Hop’s Presence Felt In 30th Annual Stellar Awards Nominations

Christian hip-hop’s presence is felt in the 30th Annual Stellar Award nominations, which were recently announced. CHH related musicians like Lecrae, Da’ T.R.U.T.H., Andy Mineo, Uncle Reece, and Mali Music received Stellar nods.

Below are the categories that Christian Hip Hop related artists were nominated in.

Rap Hip Hop Gospel CD Of The Year
– Andy Mineo – Never Land (Reach Records)
– Da’ T.R.U.T.H. – Heartbeat (Mixed Bag)
– Lecrae – Anomaly (Reach Records)
– Uncle Reece – Bold (Obed Music Group)

Song Of The Year
– Michael McDowell & James Johnson for Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir’s “You Alone” from You Alone (Emtro Gospel)
– W. Campbell, L. Moore, H. Lilly, A. Sledge, H. Jones, & E. Campbell for Erica Campbell’s “Help” featuring Lecrae from Help (My Block/EOne Music)
– Harmony Samuels, Michelle Williams, H. “Carmen Reece” Culver, & Al Sherrod Lambert for Michelle Williams’s “Say Yes” featuring Beyonce & Kelly Rowland from Journey To Freedom (Entertainment One)
– Tiffany Joy McGhee for Rickey Dillard & New G’s “Amazing” from Amazing (Light Records/Entertainment One)

Male Vocalist Of The Year
– Deitrick Haddon
– Mali Music
– Ricky Dillard
– Smokie Norful

New Artist Of The Year
– Ruth La’ontra
– Tasha Page-Lockhart
– Temple Of Deliverance Women’s Choir
– Uncle Reece

Contemporary Male Vocalist Of The Year
– Donald Lawrence
– Deitrick Haddon
– Mali Music
– Smokie Norful

Urban/Inspirational Single Or Performance Of The Year
– Deitrick Haddon’s LXW – “Great God” (Tyscot Music And Entertainment)
– Erica Campbell – “Help” featuring Lecrae (My Block/EOne Music)
– James Fortune & FIYA – “Live Through It” (FIYA World/Entertainment One)
– Michelle Williams – “Say Yes” featuring Beyonce & Kelly Rowland (Entertainment One)

Music Video Of The Year
– Florian Schneider for “Great God” from Deitrick Haddon’s LXW (Tyscot Music And Entertainment)
– Billie Woodruff for “Help” featuring Lecrae from Erica Campbell (My Block/EOne Music)
– Mr. Boomtown for “Love On The Radio” from The Walls Group (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA)
– Matthew Cherry for “Say Yes” featuring Beyonce & Kelly Rowland from Michelle Williams (Entertainment One)

Lecrae’s Gravity won the Stellar Award for Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year in 2014.

The 2015 Stellar Awards will be filmed at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV on March 28, 2015. It will air on TV One on April 5, 2015 (Easter Sunday) and in syndication in over a hundred markets throughout the month of April and early May.

For more information visit the official Stellar Awards’ website: https://www.thestellarawards.com/