2020 Stellar Gospel Music Awards hosted by Kirk Franklin, Jonathan McReynolds and Koryn Hawthorne

family welcome the creator and executive producer of the stellar gospel music awards my brother don jackson hello stellar family welcome to our 35th annual stellar gospel music awards we have a great great program lined up for you and because of the covet we have an opportunity to honor the first responder heroes out there on the front lines get with your family enjoy a great night that we're honored to present you with the greatest night in gospel music and some of the greatest gospel music artists performers that you've ever seen we hope you'll enjoy our program tonight welcome to the 35th anniversary stellar awards gospel's greatest night salutes america's frontline responders please welcome your hosts for the evening stellar award-winning recording artists jonathan mcreynolds corrine hawthorne and kirk franklin what's up everybody it's your boy uncle kirk joined by your slightly younger nephew jonathan and you're even younger than that niece corrine oh i think it was happening they got jokes they got senior citizen jokes jonathan and i are honored to host the celebration of 35 years of the best in the game raising the roof and raising our spirits wow and we're equally blessed tonight to get an assist from the greatest of all time this man right here who blazed new trails for contemporary gospel real talk as a kid i grew up being influenced and inspired by all the classic performances you bought to the stellars over the years i don't know how i made it no listen okay now see what y'all did right there y'all even kind of threw your little names in there and that was kind of cute but i want you to know i'm honored to be here with such great legends in the making like girl you are beautiful your voice is so dope and you know i love what is happening whenever god put that vibrato in your throat this boy got the most anointed vibrato in his throat not throat but throat anyway we're honored to contribute to the stellar's legacy like this guy has so beautifully originally scheduled to celebrate live direct from las vegas aka salvation city yeah unfortunately the ongoing covet health crisis forced us to postpone the show but we got you yes the greatest night in gospel ain't going nowhere and we're about to hit you with the stellars unlike anything you've ever seen with our gospel family coming together from locations all around the nation for an epic must-see praise party using creative settings and state-of-the-art tech to keep us socially distant they look too close but i love them and we're still spiritually connected to y'all this year's show sean's life on those who deserve it the most are brave front-line responders from healthcare professionals working overtime to flatten the covet curve innovative scientists researching a cure yeah and the community leaders keeping their eyes on the prize of social justice we're talking about the supermarket cashiers the delivery drivers yeah my uber drivers yeah my lyft drivers grub hub all that people at the drive-thru window we appreciate y'all and this show is for you and as you notice we're wearing these stellar first responders hero lapel pins which we'll give out to the heroes of our community we salute tonight yeah yeah yeah so there's no more fitting way to set the tone for our brave front line workers than with the latest and greatest of this gospel genius this boy right here he's my guy whether it is the covet pandemic or social justice holding on to our faith will ensure us that we gonna be all right please welcome the one and only todd trivette now that's what's up won't he do it he can and he will and there's so much more where that came from bro did she just throw her song in it yeah i heard it i saw that but you know what she can sing though so better be glad that's in your seatbelts family set your phones on worship mode and get ready for this faith flight to take off all right my stellar soldiers suit up the 35th anniversary stellar awards drops right now okay welcome to the 35th anniversary stellar awards gospels greatest night hosted by jonathan mcreynolds corinne hawthorne and kirk franklin with appearances by anthony brown cece winans doe group fire james fortune jj harrison jonathan mcreynolds keila richardson kiara sheard corinne hawthorne marvin sapp melvin crispell iii pastor mike junior from the bet drama tala perry's sisters novi brown rich tolbert jr pamela mann torren wells titus showers travis green ty trivette and zaccardi cortez the 35th stellar gospel music awards is being brought to you by atnt's dream in plaque and in part by state farm like a good neighbor state farm is there olay face anything toyota let's go places mcdonald's black and positively golden join in and follow on instagram at we are golden and stellar tv it's all good hey what's up yeah you can hook me up like that in my crib and my car yo who are you on the phone with we're about to present the first award who is that what you're doing it's just it's jake from state farm yeah uh-huh hand it over probably one of your little instagram followers hello j-mac's phone who is this it's jake from state farm uh-huh and what fit are you wearing jake from state farms uh still khakis oh what are you gonna tell me what's jake from state farm that's fine dude what's good jake here's the deal i just wanted to let you guys know that the state farm fam and i congratulate the stellars on 35 years of excellence and we're proud to team up with y'all for the greatest night and gospel yeah that's great but can you hook a sister up with one of those home and auto saving deals though hey i got you you got us we've got you jake we're gonna let you do the honors with the next award give me back my phone it'll be my pleasure join me in honoring the talented artists and good neighbors behind all your favorite music the composers and lyricists here are the nominees for the state farm song of the year state farm song of the year big michael mcclure curtis glenn and rodney turner black smoke worldwide deliver me this is my exodus donald lawrence william stokes marshawn lewis robert woldridge and desmond davis rca inspiration love theory kirk franklin for your soul rca rca inspiration this is a move live tasha cobbs leonard tony brown brandon lake and nate moore motown gospel and the state farm 2020 song of the year is deliver me this is my exodus donald lawrence william stokes marshawn lewis robert woldridge and desmond davis rca inspiration wow song of the year this is the second time i've won this award um thank you sir the baptist for allowing me to expand this story to marshawn desmond rob thank you for working on this piece as well for helping co-write it to rca records the radio team take mark thank you for working the song to all of radio to terry and phil the entire rca staff to um lee andrea johnson thank you for sharing your soul and inspiring everyone through your struggle to sunday best for really launching this piece when you allow me in the choir to come on and do it thank you kurt thank you to all of radio thank you to don jackson and the academy thank you god for allowing the song to touch people around the world god bless you congratulations to the song of the year this texas-based baritone candidly shares the trials he's faced in life and how faith keeps him strong and keeps him pushing with the message we all need to hear these days here's the cardi cortez with you don't know [Music] you don't know what i've been through let me share my story with you [Music] all the things that he brought me through the stormy days and my rainy day [Music] you don't know all the tears i've cried the things i've kept bottled up inside [Music] trying my best to be strong waiting on god [Music] felt like it wasn't here you came and you did it again you did it [Music] again [Music] i [Music] [Applause] [Music] but that's enough about me [Music] just [Music] this year's show is dedicated to the frontline responders who are out there making a difference often risking their lives to save ours jonathan got the opportunity to thank some of these heroes up close and personal jonathan you may not be able to tell right now but we're all smiling i'm here with the great people at jackson park hospital on the south side of chicago thank you guys so much for being our first responder hero hey so i'm here with dr william dorsey he's the ceo of this incredible hospital on the south side of chicago jackson park hospital just tell us about the hospital and how things have changed since cobit 19 and all of the craziness that has ensued since as we begin to admit covet patients and treat them our regular patients began to stay away which put a financial strain on us what we are having to do is fight for uh uh government dollars that's why we really wanted to make sure that we honored you in a special way i really pray that you understand how much we appreciate you you are absolutely a first responder hero for us over here the stella awards and all the gospel world this is dr william dorsey of jackson park hospital signing off state farm recognizes the first responders who work relentlessly to keep our families and communities safe every day especially during this crisis on behalf of state farm i am proud to recognize the first responders from jackson park hospital chicago with the stellar award lapel pin tonight as we celebrate faith music and fellowship socially distanced of course over 19 thousand state farm agents our neighborhood small business owners and nearly 60 000 state farm employees are with me in spirit honoring our frontline heroes thank you our heroes for all you do up next anthony brown brings the fire and a musical salute to congressman john lewis only on the 35th anniversary stellar awards brought to you in part by state farm welcome back family when this stellar soldier blesses our show it's always an event his innovative gospel moves fans worldwide and tonight his mission is to give us some hopeful light during these dark cover times prepare to witness the healing power of my nephew anthony brown [Music] jesus whoever is listening please cover them today i pray [Music] jesus whoever's watching please protect them along long way wherever they go please go with them and let your grace and mercy follow them i pray for favor [Music] and use your favor and healing supernatural healing and blessings to overtake him this is my prayer for you this is my prayer for you when the day comes to an end you'll say god did it amen please cover them today [Music] i pray follow them i pray [Music] and blessings [Music] end i pray my friend that you'll say god did it [Music] amen [Music] god did amen [Music] amen we say [Music] [Applause] god did it [Music] i [Music] god did amen [Laughter] amen okay it's time to meet this year's nominees for praise and worship album these worship warriors are on a mission and it's made plain in the titles of their cds and will never settle for less than musical excellence let's meet him praise and worship album of the year a month of sundays bishop paulus morton in the full gospel ministry of worship tehillah integrity music ty scott miracle worker j.j hairston jamestown music entertainment one part passion pursuit live at passion city church tasha cobbs leonard motown gospel settle here william murphy rca inspiration and the winner is miracle worker j.j hairston jamestown music entertainment one praise and worship album of the year this is incredible thank you don jackson central city productions and everyone who's responsible for the stella awards thank you to my beautiful wife who helps me in everything i do including releasing music thank you for praise you know i love you and my of course my co-producer thank you for helping me to release this sound thank you to e1 and our management team the ico group thank you all for helping us to push this sound into earth we will continue to give god praise because he truly deserves it and he is a miracle worker thank you again at a time where america finds itself at a crossroads in the fight for equality we recently lost the ultimate social justice warrior i mean honestly one of my heroes the late great john lewis dedicated to achieving liberty for over 60 years lewis wrote the book on youth activism yes you know you're right and he was truly a hero from lunch counter sit-ins in nashville to the march on washington to risking his life on a bridge in selma john lewis was always there he crossed that bridge over troubled water to get us to the promised land his legacy is to inspire future generations to calm the rising rivers below here in musical tribute to a true american hero with an american music classic is an american music icon welcome the best-selling gospel artist of all time y'all miss cece ynets when you're weary [Music] feeling small [Music] when tears are in your eyes i will dry them all i'm on your side [Music] oh wind times get rough and friends just can't be found like [Music] i will lay me down [Music] [Music] when you're down and now when you're on the stream when evening falls [Music] i'll take you apart oh when darkness [Music] [Applause] comes [Music] [Music] oh [Music] i will lay me down i'll give up everything hi beautiful people it's time for gospel's freshest voices to get on the come-up y'all with the stella's emerging artist spotlight presented by a t first up he became a vocal force to be reckoned with as the season nine winner of sunday best bet y'all the sky's the limit for this talented brother the boy with the epic voice welcome melvin chris bell the good of my life i've never known you to fail you remain the same man wonderful is your name [Music] is [Music] [Applause] is family medicine doctor michelle reed tested positive for covet 19 in late march 2020. dedication to the community of queens new york inspired her to incorporate telemedicine into her practice to ensure that her patients continue to receive care safely as she recovered from the virus back in good health she's even more determined to make sure that all people get the quality compassionate care that they deserve a t dr reed for her resilience and being on the front lines up next a performance from gospel superstar marvin sapp only on the 35th anniversary stellar awards presented by a t welcome back to the 35th anniversary stellar awards taking you higher with songs that inspire like this one from the multi-platinum multiple stellar award-winning legend music minister loving father and one of my personal heroes taking us to church welcome marvin sapp i thank [Music] the times of victory and when i fall i'm so grateful that i'm still standing tall i thank you for my tears the pain helped me overcome my fears you've been good to me it's a miracle and i'm still standing here all that i am is because all that you brought me through [Music] and everything i survived it's all because oh i thank you for my tears [Music] is [Music] it's all because of you [Music] thank you [Music] oh [Music] [Applause] for every opportunity [Music] thank you thank you [Music] ugly great and small [Music] the times of victory and when i fall i'm so grateful that i'm still standing tall [Music] all that i am is because of all that you brought me through [Music] everything i survived is all because of you i'm grateful for you [Music] toyota would like to pay tribute to the national urban league serving over 2 million people nationwide the urban advocacy organization its president and ceo mark morial has made it a mission to provide resources to black communities in one of their newest partnerships it expands free covet testing sites in 30 markets thank you national urban league for your outstanding commitment to keep black communities informed educated and inspired hello this is sandra phillips rogers with toyota everyone in the world has felt the impact of the covet 19 crisis this pandemic has especially impacted communities of cullen at toyota we seek opportunities to support our communities from our corporate giving to the manufacture of personal protective equipment together we can beat this pandemic and we look forward to the opportunity to again meet face to face coming up a powerful performance from jonathan mcreynolds plus the award for new artist of the year keep it locked on the 35th anniversary stellar awards welcome back beautiful people i love that i'm getting a chance to hang out with my talented co-host here in person i'm so glad to just be hanging out with anybody i'm so glad to have somebody next to me i've been at home by myself all by myself with listen i've been just in my socks and withdrawals and this brother right here is gonna sing for you and he has all his clothes on show some love for jonathan mcreynolds [Music] shoulder [Music] whatever's left you make it right for me [Music] i find my life when i lose it in you i gain control when i give it to you [Music] i save myself when i let you say yeah the best thing i can't do for me is you yeah yeah the best thing i can do for me is you [Music] sometimes there are things i question but [Music] so i try to figure it out and myself the load and make it light whatever's left you'll make it right for me god for me [Music] when i give it to you [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] know what real love is [Music] when i lose it in you i gain control when i give it to you i save myself when i let you save me yeah the best thing i can do for me is you [Music] best thing i can do for me okay many of gospel's current stars first got their shine by being crowned stellar's best new artist here's the nominees for best new artists new artist of the year fresh start worship have it all fresh start worship marquise boone enterprises gerard and jovan what a beautiful name motown gospel in person the journey kop enterprises llc pastor mike jr live free black smoke worldwide and the winner is pastor mike jr live free black smoke worldwide wow i am so excited to be receiving new artist of the year to black smoke music worldwide carrie douglas you sat in my basement and told me if we had the faith and we worked hard this could be a reality and here we are to my beautiful wife jacquita all of my children to angela tiffany and leslie for all the hard work thank you so much to don jackson and the stella ward family last but not least for someone watching this time last year i was sitting at home i inboxed the new artist of the year last year and sold a seed into his life because i believe that would be where he is by this time next year and god did it keep the faith the best is yet to come up next in the att emerging artist spotlight is a praise and worship princess all the way from pensacola florida she turned it out on sunday best she was one of my favorites and turned up on the gospel charts with this breakthrough single please welcome kela richardson [Music] every day when i wake up [Music] i can see his nurses all around me and in every circumstance its plans for me is to succeed [Music] thank you jesus thank you [Music] a t turns the spotlight on dr angela mosby as medical practices continue to change due to covet 19. independently dr mosby plays an instrumental role in training fellow medical professionals across the country on incorporating telemedicine into their practices the ucla urgent care doctor also uses these technologies to ensure that proper care is accessible for everyone at t thanks you dr mosby for connecting us at a social distance social distancing should lead to spiritual intimacy gospel music is the only genre of music where the melody plus the message equals a miracle gospel's greatest night continues with a show-stopping performance from james fortune on the 35th anniversary stellar awards presented by at t the 35th stellar gospel music awards is being brought to you by a t and in part by aarp for more than 60 years aarp has been here to serve and fight for older americans learn more at aarp.org black community the makers of zyrtec zyrtec muddle no more toyota let's go places olay supports the important voices of racial injustice and stellar tv it's all good the national medical association has served as the collective voice of african-american physicians and patients for 125 years when data showed covet 19 disproportionately impacted communities of color the organization leapt into action identifying and implementing processes to reduce the impact of the virus in underserved communities the nma is on the front lines to create a board that will facilitate best practices to keep our classroom safe toyota acknowledges your efforts welcome back to the 35th anniversary of the stella awards now when the weatherman says it's gonna rain tomorrow and you don't take an umbrella you tripping that's on you because you were warned that's right young buck we're facing major storms right in front of us right now y'all and as always our community has been the weatherman for america yeah when there's economic despair we're the early warning system we get hit first and hardest and if there's a health crisis our communities are disproportionately affected man and when it comes to injustice the reality of which many are finally waking up to hey we've been trying to tell you we've been woke it's great to see diverse communities coming together taking it to the streets in peaceful protests unity gives us comfort and shelter but we can't just keep taking cover we've got to commit to changing your climate yeah that's right it's time for real talk and real listening consistently this ain't attempt job we can't just swipe to the next thing in our news feed use your power register and vote amen hey y'all i hate to break it to you but it's raining in america yeah the sun will shine again but until it does you've been warned wow in honor of george floyd brianna taylor and all the lives that had been needlessly taken an empowering message of hope from my brother james fortune to every first responder and healthcare worker i know in moments like this it can feel like god is unresponsive but even when you can't see god god can still see you and you can have peace even in this pandemic because if you have god you have everything that you need [Music] thank you father [Music] [Music] because the [Music] and somebody's feeling weak right now but god you are stressed when we don't feel strong we can be strong because somebody's feeling stronger right now [Music] when i didn't have nothing left [Music] that's why we can testify [Music] i am [Music] [Applause] i am [Music] nobody nobody [Music] you're a great defender this newark new jersey quartet may have smooth harmonies like your favorite boy bands but they're spreading the good word like committed men welcome to the att emerging artist spotlight stage group [Music] fire don't know [Music] god pulled me [Music] karen hawthorne speaks to our soul up next on the 35th anniversary stellar awards presented by a t welcome back beautiful people to the 35th anniversary stella awards let's check in with my sister corrine who spent some time with the dream team of researchers trying to make a world free of covert 19 a reality [Music] we're here at meharry medical college and this is the hbcu who have been on the front lines during the covet 19 battle i am here with dr farmer dixon can you tell us a little bit about what's going on here today we are one of the testing sites for the city and so it's important for us to be a part of this initiative because we are in the heart of the african-american community here in north nashville and so being able to be one of the testing sites to provide testing for the coronavirus is very important to us but we just want to say thank you so much for everything that you guys are doing and on behalf of the seller awards this is why we wanted to present you with this first responder covert 19 stellar lapel pin thank you so much well thank you and it's an honor for us to receive this award so we're all in this together and so it takes all of us working together to really make a difference well y'all that is all from the front lines thank you so much again mahari medical college i appreciate everything that you guys are doing here and i really like your hair your braids are fired thank you yeah thank you this is dope though just as the research team at mahari is blazing new trails and medicine to heal the world my talented co-host has blazed new musical trails that go straight to the heart and the soul i think we all need a little bit healer right now people and y'all i cannot wait for you to hear her voice karen speak to the people taylor you to go [Music] nothing feels better know you and nothing's more important than to show you that nothing comes close to what the vibe is nothing's more exciting than the time to spit with you no one but you [Music] [Music] you are my everything and i never [Music] i promise to be honest when i speak to you i wanna put you at the top of my list wanna walk in like a talking wanna give you everything please tell me that you're rocking with this you know all the ways to speak to me i like it when it's just us talking and you don't hold it against me that you don't really need me for nothing but i need you for everything and when i'm honest with you telling [Music] don't change don't change and i never no never never ever wanna know what it's like without you i wanna wake up to you every day i think i feel like this forever as long as we're together wanna know you each [Music] you [Music] i promise to be honest when i speak to you i [Music] tell me that you're rocking with this that's my sister she cold corinne hawthorne everybody now our next att emerging artist was one of a 10 sibling strong group of gospel harmonizers that broke through big in 2019 but now he's front and center on his own but still bringing the same heat who is tighter showers you won't need to ask after tonight [Music] speak speak speak speak speak over your situation speak over that mountain and got to move that things will change gospel music is important because um first of all the messages that it carries find your sound but don't be afraid to be innovative with it text your friends and sound the alarm pastor mike is about to go big on the 35th anniversary stellar awards presented by at t welcome back to the 35th anniversary of the stella awards i know you're enjoying this show but it's about to get better breakthroughs are about to be all over this room y'all making his stella awards debut in a big way prepare to rise up in praise for pastor mike if you hold down just a little while longer i know he will come through just for you i'm talking to the person who was frustrated to the point that you said throw the whole year away the devil is a liar cause what's coming for you it's gonna be get ready in your body your children are gonna make it unbelievable [Music] god is a big guy god is a big guy god is a big guy may i believe i believe yeah it's my season that is my season god didn't bring you this far just to bring you this far i believe say this it's my time [Music] [Music] it's yours if you want it i'm anticipating fellas cops get ready [Music] if you still believe that the pandemic doesn't change the promise you want to [Music] is a big declare god is a big guy yeah god is a big guy everybody [Music] i need everybody up right now [Music] [Music] hey my future is big [Music] the next door will be [Music] swag [Music] tell everybody connected to you they better stay close to you because the next thing god is doing for you is gonna be [Music] god bless you the albertina walker female artist of the year is presented by olay it's time to salute the soulful sisters nominated by the olay abertina walker female vocalist of the year and i can't think of anyone better to represent forum than the talented actress from the hit bt drama taliperi sistas please welcome novi brown thanks corinne i'm proud to recognize the amazing women of gospel they are the music's foundation from sister rosetta to sister mahilia from shirley to cece to yolanda the ladies are the guardians of gospel legacy providing comfort passion and real talk so here's to the next generations one named icons the nominees for olay albertina walker female vocalist of the year kaylynn carr i see miracles lungio music group leandrea johnson goshen rca inspiration miranda curtis i'm all in red alliance media fair trade tasha cobbs leonard heart passion pursuit live at passion city church motown gospel and the winner is leandria johnson goshen rca inspiration i'm so honored thanks to don jackson the stella award committee donald lawrence the tri-city singers everybody god my family my my label rca records phil thornton my team gabby sands stephen uh grover everybody thank y'all so much all my supporters thank you so much i am so so so honored and excited thank you so much love you olay salutes the nominees it's never too late to be your true self it's never too late to be fearless i defy you to not be moved by this next performance this brother gave us a song that took us through the hills and the valleys now destined to become gospel royalty with inspirational songs that dig deep this is my song right here y'all dedicated to all the frontline responders this is his new song trenches here's my little bro torn wells [Music] [Music] thought i could be my own savior but i'm still getting fast cause it's too much to [Music] so close to surrender to my enemies but love came from heaven to buy for me when i am defenseless you climb in the trenches the trenches [Music] faithful from the beginning [Music] you found my pain you have been where [Music] it is [Music] but love came from heaven [Music] [Music] glory made himself [Music] always [Music] what's up [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] is the trenches [Music] travis green and doe team up to spread the love up next on the 35th anniversary stellar awards welcome back he's the multi-stellar award-winning praise and worship powerhouse she's the renaissance woman whose passionate songs of devotion are changing the gospel game they're here with the life affirming duet that's the perfect remedy to lift our spirits out of the depths of our current health crisis get ready for the collab of life y'all here with good and love travis green and dope [Music] the story [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] in times when you're down [Applause] oh [Music] and if [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] [Applause] i am [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] look around and you'll find me right here [Applause] [Music] [Applause] oh [Applause] [Music] my [Music] [Applause] my by the way i am [Music] okay so 2019 saw a number of artists making career defining statements with their albums but they all had one thing in common creating a collection of songs that'll last a lifetime here are the nominees for mcdonald's album of the year mcdonald's album of the year goshen donald lawrence presents the tri-city singers rca inspiration miracle worker j.j hurston jamestown music entertainment one long live love kirk franklin foyo soul rca rca inspiration heart passion pursuit live at passion city church tasha cobbs leonard motown gospel and the winner is long live love kirk franklin foyo soul rca rca inspiration wow you know i um first came to the stella's in 1993 i won my first dell award and um came there had to borrow money to get there uh even rode the bus to get to the first dallas from from texas to chicago and to be a part of this community is even more that i could ever deserve more than i could ever earn and i want to celebrate all the incredible brothers and sisters in the category because i mean they did great bodies of work and so to be here uh thank you to everyone that has allowed me to just continue to uh try to be uh not an owner but a manager of what god has trusted me to be able to have and so to god be the glory uh thank you incredible team of people uh max stark ron hill sean martin singers uh band uh tammy my kids i love y'all and uh man jesus is king the album of the year award is sponsored by mcdonald's black and positively golden movement which is elevating and empowering our community by shining a brilliant light on black excellence dr leon mcdougall is on a mission to educate and expose some hard truths about covet 19. chief diversity officer at osu medical school sits on the ncaa coronavirus advisory panel and the 121st president of the national medical association there are a few common threads of all his hats health inclusion and accessibility for all people of color and various backgrounds toyota recognizes dr mcdougall's tireless efforts in the community jj hairston keira sheard and rich tolbert jr with the finale to end all finales up we're here next dallas texas at the incredible parkland hospital with our first responders miss pamela bryant and aaron mitchell i want you to tell them what you're doing right here for the beautiful people hi i am pamela bryan i serve as the leader for supply chain for the organization and my role is to get ppe and for our first responders to keep them safe we are so excited to have you here and i'm aaron mitchell the director of practice operations for the east region primary care also helped lead the covet testing effort for dallas county and with a special message from atng it's my boy miss corey anthony thanks kirk doing these incredibly challenging times sir mister keep going that's fine during these incredibly challenging times we think it's crucial to recognize our first responding hero so on behalf of att we will be making donations to all first responded tributes throughout tonight's program and to the first responders we really appreciate everything that you've done and everything that we know you will continue to do god bless you att giving you that blessed bag baby and with the brand new single here right now y'all the legendary pamela man there's been a drought for way too long we need to sing our freedom songs oh lord we need a touch from you we really need a touch from you lord we need to hear your voice our hearts are open we have no choice oh lord we need a touch from you we really need a touch from you sing [Music] lap [Music] can you hear the voices of [Music] [Applause] [Music] we need your presence we need your power [Music] just [Music] oh [Music] we really [Music] touched welcome back okay we're in the home stretch uh-huh and not a moment too soon because these shoes are killing me let's go come on here's the moment we've been waiting for the last chance for real jordan dropped the gospel record no that's the last dance although if mj made the album i probably get it shot time represent well 2019 saw gospel's biggest stars represent from vets in the game to relative newcomers statements were made that pushed the envelope but there's no old school middle school or new school that's just real school in the nominees for att's artist of the year have kept their music and their faith completely 100. here they are at t artist of the year donald lawrence presents the tri-city singers goshen rca inspiration jj hairston miracle worker jamestown music entertainment one kirk franklin long live love for your soul rca rca inspiration tasha cobbs leonard heart passion pursuit live at passion city church motown gospel and the winner is tasha cobb's leonard heart passion pursuit live at passion city church motown gospel oh my gosh thank you stella awards this is absolutely amazing um again it is it is the joy of my life to lead worship to to worship god and to be honored for that and appreciate it thank you so much for your love and your support down through the years it means the world to me thank you mr don jackson thank you to the stella awards my label my team my husband everybody i love you so much this is absolutely incredible and that's a wrap on the 35th anniversary of the stellar awards the greatest night in gospel was greater than ever in my opinion thanks to the talented artists who did their thing in this one of a kind event yeah y'all we appreciate them for coming through to bring the human family closer together and if they know of frontline heroes in your community and you think they're deserving of our stellar lapel pins please hit us up at the stellarwars.com yes well that's our time keep the face stellar nation we'll all be back praising with you live next year absolutely i believe that amen amen man taking us home and salute to all the heroes out there working miracles for us on the daily yeah stellar winning writer producer and artist jj hairston accompanied by rich tobert and a member of gospel music royalty pierre shields for the 35th anniversary seller gospel music awards i'm corinne hawthorne i'm jonathan mcreynolds and i'm uncle kirk stay safe stay focused stay bathed up and stay inspired let's go hallelujah you are the god of miracles signs and wonders and we believe in your power [Music] hallelujah and wonders we believe in your power we believe in your power you're the gods [Music] [Applause] me [Music] [Applause] [Music] you've got the power [Music] [Applause] wow we believe in your power jesus [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] yes [Music] is [Music] [Music] [Applause] yes [Music] you got [Music] miraculous the 35th stellar gospel music awards has been brought to you by at t's dream in black and in part by state farm like a good neighbor state farm is there olay face anything toyota let's go places mcdonald's black and positively golden join in and follow on instagram at we are golden and stellar tv it's all good [Music] [Music] [Music] here [Music] so [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] up [Music] everyone [Music] oh you

Channel: The Stellar Awards

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Length: 84min 32sec (5072 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 23 2021