Nashville, TN (May 14, 2024) – RCA Inspiration celebrates 15 nominations for the 39th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, with nominations across 12 categories including Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, Traditional Album of the Year, and more. Albums and singles by Donald Lawrence, Melvin Crispell, III, KB (RCA Inspiration/Provident Entertainment), Kelontae Gavin, Kierra Sheard (RCA Inspiration/Karew Entertainment), Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA), and Koryn Hawthorne garnered nominations for their releases this past year.     

Continuing to blaze new trails in gospel and hip hop with their music, the latest albums out now are Donald Lawrence’s Donald Lawrence Presents Power: A Tribute to Twinkie Clark; Melvin Crispell, III’s No Failure; KB’s His Glory Alone II; Kelontae Gavin’s Testify; Kierra Sheard’s All Yours; Kirk Franklin’s Father’s Day; and Koryn Hawthorne’s On God.     

2024 Stellar Awards nominations by artist:   

Donald Lawrence 
Artist of the Year 
Producer of the Year 
Traditional Album of the Year (Donald Lawrence Presents Power: A Tribute to Twinkie Clark) 
Special Event Album of the Year (Donald Lawrence Presents Power: A Tribute to Twinkie Clark)   

Melvin Crispell, III 
Male Artist of the Year 
Traditional Artist of the Year 
Traditional Male Artist of the Year 
Traditional Album of the Year (No Failure)   

KB 
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year (His Glory Alone II) 
Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year (“Miracles” ft. Lecrae)   

Kelontae Gavin 
Traditional Male Artist of the Year   

Kierra Sheard 
Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year 
Contemporary Female Artist of the Year   

Kirk Franklin 
Music Video of the Year (“All Things” - dir. West Webb and Jalen Turner)   

Koryn Hawthorne 
Music Video of the Year (“Look t God” - dir. Damien Sandoval)   

The 39th Annual Stellar Awards will be taped at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV on July 20th, 2024. For more information about tickets and Stellar weekend events, visit: www.stellarawards.com    

Check out the releases from these Stellar Award nominees below.   

Donald Lawrence, Donald Lawrence Presents Power: A Tribute to Twinkie Clark 
https://donaldlawrence.lnk.to/PowerPR    

KB, His Glory Alone II 
https://kb.lnk.to/HGAII    

Kelontae Gavin, Testify 
https://kelontaegavin.lnk.to/TestifyAlbumPR   

Kierra Sheard, All Yours (RCA Inspiration/Karew Entertainment) 
https://KierraSheard.lnk.to/AllYoursAlbumPR   

Kirk Franklin, Father’s Day (Fo Yo Soul/RCA Records) 
https://KirkFranklin.lnk.to/FathersDayPR     

Koryn Hawthorne, On God 
https://korynhawthorne.lnk.to/ongoddeluxeIN    

Melvin Crispell, III, No Failure 
https://melvincrispell.lnk.to/NoFailurePR    

For more information on RCA Inspiration, visit: 
Website: http://rcainspiration.com/   
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