%20(1).png)
The BIGGEST night in the gospel is back, yet again, to make history for the 37th time! XBlaze Magazine was privileged with the opportunity to engage in exclusive one-on-one conversations with the evening's nominees, performers, and special guests on behalf of the numerous teens and young adults that tune into the award show annually! This year, the show will be taking place TOMORROW NIGHT on BET at 8pm ET on Sunday, August 7th!
Executively Produced by Central City Productions and StellarTV founder Don Jackson, with Jennifer J. Jackson serving as Executive in Charge of Production and Producer. The Stellar Awards recognize the year's best performances in the Gospel music genre, honor Gospel music icons, and acknowledge the accomplishments of individuals instrumental in advocating for the Gospel music industry! Producer and Director Michael A. Johnson will be in charge of the production and direction of this year's award show! With sponsorships from AT&T Dream in Black, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Walmart, State Farm, Toyota, McDonald’s – Black & Positively Golden, Aflac, and a partnership with the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital—The 2022 Stellars will be hosted by the talented and beautiful Jekayln Carr and Kierra Sheard! This year's show is sure to be another one for the books as the list of nominees includes icons and game changers such as CeCe Winans, Pastor Mike, Jr., Tamela Mann, Jonathan McReynolds, Mali Music, Todd Dulaney, Kelontae Gavin, Maverick City Music, Israel Houghton, Ricky Dillard, E. Dewey Smith, and Jason Clayborn to simply name a few!
To tap into some of the amazing carpet conversations we had on the Stellar's Red Carpet, visit https://youtu.be/RE8ex-t_m1A or check out our compilation below!
About Central City Productions (CCP):
Founded in 1970 by Don Jackson, Chicago-based Central City Productions, Inc. is a national broadcast television producer and syndicator of its exclusively owned African American programming. Celebrating over 50 years of broadcasting Black excellence with uplifting and entertaining original television content, CCP’s award-winning television programs include the Black Music Honors (www.blackmusichonors.com), Stellar Tribute to the Holidays, Black College Quiz Show Series (www.blackcollegequiz.com), America’s Black Forum (www.americasblackforum.com), Mentoring Queens (www.mentoringqueen.com) and Mentoring Kings (www.mentoringking.com), among many others. For more information, visit www.stellartv.com.
About BET:
BET, a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ: PARAA; PARA; PARAP), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African American audience. The primary BET channel is in 125 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, sub-Saharan Africa and France. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions including BET+, the preeminent streaming service for the Black audience; BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African American Woman; BET Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, a growing BET festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe.