By Carlton McConnell
It was the ‘Super Bowl’ of Gospel
Music…the 2016 Stellar Awards
celebration. The 31st edition of this
annual event was held at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas. For one
day, February 20th, the so-called
“Sin City,” became “Salvation City,”
with more than 10-thousand people
from across America on hand for
what may have been the greatest
praise and worship session on the
planet!
This year’s hosts for the taped 2
hour show recognizing top Gospel
performers of 2015, were comedian
Ricky Smiley and actress Sherri
Shepard.
It was, in fact, a historic night, as
Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy,
won a total of 10 Stellar awards for
their album, “Everyday Jesus.” That
eclipsed the previous record of 7
Stellars given to Bishop Marvin
Sapp in 2009.
Other multiple award winners at
this year’s show were Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago (4 Stellars), and Tasha Cobbs (3 Stellars).
There was a special, surprise guest
who attended the awards program,
the former First Lady, Secretary
of State, and current presidential
candidate, Hillary Clinton.The 2016
Stellar Awards show premiered
March 6th at 5pm - on the cable
channel, TV One.