Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene and Anthony Brown amongst Stella winners

Tasha Cobbs Leonard

THE 33rd Annual Stellar Awards, America's primary awards for African-American gospel music, was held in Las Vegas on 24th March. Major winners were Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene and Anthony Brown. The full list of winners is: Artist Of The Year: Travis Greene; Song Of The Year: David Bloom, Cortez Vaughn, Phontane Demond Reed & JJ Hairston, "You Deserve It"; Male Vocalist Of The Year: Travis Greene; Albertina Walker Female Vocalist Of The Year: Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Duo/Chorus Group Of The Year: Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; New Artist Of The Year: Isabel Davis; CD Of The Year: JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, 'You Deserve It'; Choir Of The Year: JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise; Producer Of The Year: Travis Greene; Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group Of The Year: Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Traditional Duo/Chorus Group Of The Year: The Rance Allen Group; Contemporary Male Vocalist Of The Year: Travis Greene; Traditional Male Vocalist Of The Year: Marvin Sapp; Contemporary Female Vocalist Of The Year: Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Traditional Female Vocalist Of The Year: Cece Winans; Contemporary CD Of The Year: Tasha Cobbs Leonard, 'Heart. Passion. Pursuit.'; Traditional CD Of The Year: Marvin Sapp, 'Close'; Urban/Inspirational Single Or Performance Of The Year: JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, "You Deserve It"; Music Video Of The Year: Derek Blanks, "We Livin - It's Still Personal" (Tina Campbell); Traditional Choir Of The Year: Bishop Paul S Morton, Legacy Live In New Orleans; Contemporary Choir Of The Year: JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise; Instrumental CD Of The Year: Kirk Whalum, '#Lovecovers'; Special Event CD Of The Year: Various artists, 'Greenleaf Soundtrack Season 2'; Rap Hip-Hop Gospel CD Of The Year: Canton Jones, 'Greatness'; Youth Project Of The Year: God's Little Soldiers International Boys Choir, 'Through The Years'; Quartet Of The Year: The Williams Brothers; Recorded Music Packaging Of The Year: Derek Blanks, 'Heart. Passion. Pursuit.' (Tasha Cobbs Leonard); Praise And Worship CD Of The Year: JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise, 'You Deserve It'; James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement: Tamela Mann; Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award: Bishop Kenneth Moales; Bobby Jones Legends Award: Milton Biggham; Icon Award: Edwin Hawkins (Posthumously); Stellar Honors Hall Of Fame: Ben Tankard.