Clark Sisters win Stellar's Artist Of The Year Award

THE RESULTS from the 23rd Annual Stellar Awards were announced on 12th January, 2008 from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Hosted by Kirk Franklin, Byron Cage and CeCe Winans, the televised event is the premier showcase for African American gospel music. The results were: Artist Of The Year: The Clark Sisters; Song Of The Year: P J Morton, "Let Go"; Choir Of The Year: Bishop T D Jakes & The Potter's House Mass Choir; Producer Of The Year: Donald Lawrence; Group or Duo Of The Year: The Clark Sisters; New Artist Of The Year: DeWayne Woods; Male Vocalist Of The Year: DeWayne Woods; Female Vocalist Of The Year: Tramaine Hawkins; Contemporary Group/Duo Of The Year: The McClurkin Project; CD Of The Year: The Clark Sisters; 'Live - One Last Time'; Traditional Group/Duo Of The Year: The Clark Sisters; Contemporary Male Of The Year: Fred Hammond; Traditional Male Of The Year: Richard Smallwood; Contemporary Female Of The Year: Vickie Winans; Traditional Female Of The Year: Tramaine Hawkins; Contemporary CD Of The Year: J Moss; Traditional CD Of The Year: Bishop Paul S Morton; Urban/Inspirational Single/Performance Of The Year: DeWayne Woods, "Let Go"; Traditional Choir Of The Year: Bishop T D Jakes & The Potter's House Mass Choir; Contemporary Choir Of The Year: Isaiah Thomas And The Elements Of Praise; Instrumental CD Of The Year: Ben Tankard; 'Let's Get Quiet: The Smooth Jazz Experience'; Special Event CD Of The Year: Kirk Franklin; 'Kirk Franklin Presents Songs For The Storm Volume 1'; Rap/Hip-Hop Gospel CD Of The Year: PAJAM Presents 21:03; 'Twenty One O Three'; Children's Performance Of The Year: Jada Simone Clark, Maurette Brown Clark's 'The Dream'; Quartet Of The Year: The Rance Allen Group; Music Video Of The Year: J Moss, "Operator"; V2...; Recorded Music Package Of The Year: Denise Trotman (art direction and design), Ronald Cadiz (photography), 'Woman To Woman: Songs of Life' (Vickie Winans); Praise And Worship CD Of The Year: Maurette Brown Clark, The Dream; Fan Favorite Song Of The Year (based on online voting): Curtis Turrentine Jr, Edward Armstead III, "World Wide God ". CR

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