Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) dominated this year's 30th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards taped on March 28th in Las Vegas, winning half of the 28 categories with a total of 14 awards including most of the major categories: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year, Choir of the Year and CD of the Year. Celebrating wins for the #1 hits from Erica Campbell, Ricky Dillard, William McDowell and Michelle Williams, career honors were also bestowed with Bishop Paul S. Morton receiving the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, and Pastor Shirley Caesar and Ricky Dillard inducted into the 2015 inaugural class of Stellar Honors honorees with special medallions. Scroll down for photos from the post-awards celebration!
eOne Music also delivered powerful performance moments on stage, as Michelle Williams kicked off a soaring opener with a never-before-seen live performance of her single "Say Yes" joined by Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland, Dorinda Clark-Cole joined Deitrick Haddon on his new hit "My City," Jonathan McReynolds delivered an acoustic performance of new single "Pressure," Erica Campbell performed a "More Love"/"Help" medley, and Ricky Dillard closed the show for the second year with a blowout choir finale, performing a medley of "The Holy Place"/"Take Me Back"/"The Light"/"Grace" this year. Top nominees Erica Campbell and Ricky Dillard won multiple Stellar Awards, with Erica Campbell's solo debut Help garnering 8 total wins: Artist of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year, CD of the Year, Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year, Contemporary CD of the Year, Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year (for the single "Help" ft. Lecrae), Producer of the Year (by Warryn Campbell) and Recorded Music Packaging of the Year (by Derek Blanks). Choir master Ricky Dillard's 25th anniversary live album Amazing with New G, took 4 awards: Song of the Year (for the record-breaking single "Amazing" by songwriter Tiffany Joy McGhee), Choir of the Year, Traditional CD of the Year and Traditional Choir of the Year. William McDowell's live CD/DVD album Withholding Nothing won Praise and Worship CD of the Year, and Michelle Williams's "Say Yes" ft. Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland from Journey to Freedom won for Music Video of the Year (by director Matthew Cherry).Photo Credit: Greg Davis
Stellar Award winner Erica Campbell performs a new song 'I Luh God' for the crowd at the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration. 'I Luh God' is a new song from Campbell's newly-released Help 2.0 album.
Stellar Award winner Michelle Williams performs her latest single 'Believe In Me' from her hit album Journey to Freedom, at the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
Jonathan McReynolds performs his new single 'Gotta Have You' from his upcoming sophomore album, at the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
eOne Music Urban Inspirational General Manager and Vice President Phil Thornton (middle), presents commemorative plaques to Stellar Award winner Ricky Dillard (left) and Dillard's manager Will Bogle (right), in honor of Dillard's record-breaking hit single 'Amazing' and his chart-topping 25th anniversary live gospel album Amazing, at the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
St. Jude Radio Cares Advisory Council member Monica Bacon and St. Jude rep Carmen Triplett-Watson present Tamela and David Mann with the St. Jude Star Award at the eOne Music post-Stellars Award Celebration.
Gospel legend Pastor Shirley Caesar wears her special Stellar Honors medallion, at the eOne Music post-Stellars Award Celebration.
Stellar Award winner Deitrick Haddon celebrates at the eOne Music post-Stellars Award Celebration.
Erica Campbell reunites with Jonathan McReynolds, who's featured on her song 'All I Need Is You Remix' from her Help 2.0 album, at the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
Donald Lawrence attends the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
Trina and JJ Hairston take a fun photo at the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
Jonathan and Christina Nelson attend the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
Stellar Award winner Michelle Williams on the red carpet before her performance at the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
Artists Chante Moore and Marvin Sapp attend the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
Kirk Franklin attends the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
David and Tamela Mann on the red carpet with Phil Thornton, eOne Music Urban Inspirational General Manager and Vice President, and an executive producer of 'It's A Mann's World,' at the eOne Music post-Stellar Awards Celebration.
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