2013 Stellar Awards

The line-up for the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards has been announced. Hosts Kirk Franklin and Mary Mary will be joined by artists that include Amber Bullock, Anita Wilson, Byron Cage, Pastor Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Choir, Delores Washington, Donnie McClurkin, Dorothy Norwood, Jason Nelson, Kierra Clark Sheard, LeAndria Johnson, Marvin Sapp, Marvin Winans, Shirley Caesar and Tamela Mann for a night of all-star entertainment. Presenters, including Andrae Crouch, Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones, Michelle Williams and William Murphy will round out the evening.

The show will air live on GMC TV from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 7 p.m. EST. with rebroadcasts on over 200 television stations from January 19 through March 3, 2013.

The evening will also pay homage to this year's three special honorees. Gospel legend Inez Andrews will be posthumously awarded the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award for her 50 year career as a recording artist and one of the genre's foremost songwriters. The Andrews tribute will feature a special reunion of The Caravans with Shirley Caesar, Dorothy Norwood and Delores Washington. Bishop T.D. Jakes will receive the Thomas Dorsey Notable Achievement Award for his achievements in 2012 and Kurt Carr will be honored with the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award for his 22 years of hard work and dedication in the Gospel music industry.

The nominees for the 2013 Stellar Awards are: