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RCA INSPIRATION GARNERS 18 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2016 STELLAR AWARDS

Dee-1, Kirk Franklin, Geoffrey Golden, Travis Greene, Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton, Jason Nelson, and Richard Smallwood Garner Multiple Nominations across 12 Categories




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NEWS SOURCE: W&W PR
January 6, 2016

New York, NY (January 5, 2016) -RCA Inspiration celebrates an outstanding year in music at the 31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards with 18 nominations in 12 categories. With nine projects, multiple nominations are blanketed under Male Vocalist of the Year, Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year, Praise and Worship CD of the Year and more. The artists that have garnered these nominations are carving their own path in the music industry all the way from gospel to hip hop, with nominations for: Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/ RCA) Travis Greene, Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton & NewBreed (RGM/NewBreed/RCA Inspiration), Jason Nelson, Richard Smallwood with Vision, Geoffrey Golden (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/ RCA), Dee-1 and the hit WOW Gospel series.

Below is the full list of RCA Inspiration's Stellar Award nominations by artist. The 31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards will be taped on Saturday February 20, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV.

RCA Inspiration 2016 Stellar Award nominations:
Travis Greene - "Intentional" (Single) (RCA Inspiration)
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Fred Hammond - I Will Trust (RCA Inspiration)
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
CONTEMPORARY MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Israel Houghton & New Breed - Covered: Alive in Asia (RGM/NewBreed/RCA Inspiration)
GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
CONTEMPORARY GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR

Richard Smallwood with Vision - Anthology Live (RCA Inspiration)
CHOIR OF THE YEAR
TRADITIONAL CHOIR OF THE YEAR
TRADITIONAL MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR

Geoffrey Golden - Kingdom…Live! (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records)
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Kirk Franklin - "Wanna Be Happy?" (Single) (Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Records)
URBAN/INSPIRATIONAL SINGLE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Various Artists - WOW Gospel 2015 (RCA Inspiration)
SPECIAL EVENT CD OF THE YEAR

Dee-1 - 3's Up (RCA Inspiration)
RAP/ HIP HOP GOSPEL CD OF THE YEAR

Jason Nelson - Jesus Revealed (RCA Inspiration)
PRAISE AND WORSHIP CD OF THE YEAR

ABOUT RCA INSPIRATION
RCA Inspiration (formerly Verity Gospel Music Group), is the #1 gospel label in the country that operates under Sony Music Entertainment. Voted Billboard's #1 "Gospel Songs Label" for the past 15 years, RCA Inspiration is the home of mega-gospel artists Donnie McClurkin, Richard Smallwood, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Le'Andria Johnson, Fred Hammond and many more.

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