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RCA INSPIRATION CELEBRATES 16 NOMINATIONS FOR THE 38TH ANNUAL STELLAR AWARDS


RCA Inspiration Celebrates 16 Nominations for the 38th Annual Stellar Awards


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NEWS SOURCE: W&W Public Relations
May 11, 2023

Nashville, TN (May 11, 2023) – RCA Inspiration celebrates 16 nominations for the 38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards coming up this summer, with nominations for album and song releases in 12 categories, including the major categories of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, and Album of the Year. The acclaimed projects receiving nominations include the hit collaboration Kingdom Book One by Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA), Clarity by DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration), and the releases of Worship & Justice by William Murphy and the Kingdom Business: Season 1 Soundtrack. 

Garnering 8 Stellar Awards nominations, the GRAMMY?-winning acclaimed live collaboration by chart-toppers Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin is nominated in album and song categories. The group’s live album Kingdom Book One (Tribl Records/Fo Yo Soul/RCA Inspiration), #1 hit Gospel single “Kingdom” (feat. Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore), and the single “Bless Me” are nominated for: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (“Kingdom”), Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, Album of the Year, Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, Contemporary Album of the Year, Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year (“Bless Me”), and Producer of the Year (producers: Tony Brown, Jonathan Jay, Kirk Franklin, Chandler Moore, Norman Gyamfi).

Garnering 6 Stellar Awards nominations is chart-topper DOE, whose hit debut album Clarity was released in partnership between Jonathan McReynolds’ Life Room Label and RCA Inspiration. Clarity (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration) and her #1 hit Gospel single “When I Pray” are nominated for: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (“When I Pray”), Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, Contemporary Female Artist of the Year, Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year (“When I Pray”), and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year (packaging: Tyler Simien).

Rounding out the Stellar Awards nominations are a nomination for Special Event Album of the Year, for the release of the Kingdom Business: Season 1 Soundtrack, featuring original music from the popular BET+ series “Kingdom Business,” and a nomination for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year (packaging: Tim Parker), for the album Worship & Justice by William Murphy.

The 38th Annual Stellar Awards will be taped in Las Vegas, NV on July 15th, 2023 and premiere on the new Stellar TV Network on July 24th. 

Check out the Stellar Award-nominated releases below.

Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin: Kingdom Book One (Tribl Records/Fo Yo Soul/RCA Inspiration)


https://MaverickCityXKirkFranklin.lnk.to/KingdomPR 


DOE: Clarity (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)

https://doe.lnk.to/ClarityPR!WW 

Kingdom Business: Season 1 Soundtrack

https://kingdommusicsoundtrack.lnk.to/AlbumPR 

William Murphy: Worship & Justice

https://williammurphy.lnk.to/WorshipAndJusticePR 

For more information on RCA Inspiration, visit:

Website:  http://rcainspiration.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RCAInspiration 

Instagram: @RCAInspiration

Twitter : @RCAInspiration



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