RCA Inspiration Celebrates 2019 Stellar and NAACP Awards

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 29: Kirk Franklin performs during the 34th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on March 29, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images ) Read more: RCA INSPIRATION CELEBRATES WINNING NIGHT AT 2020 BET AWARDS WITH KIRK FRANKLIN’S “JUST FOR ME”.

RCA INSPIRATION CELEBRATES�WINNING WEEKEND AT THE 2019 STELLAR AWARDS AND NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

RCA Inspiration�celebrated a winning weekend at the�2019 Stellar Awards�and�NAACP Image Awards, with honors at both shows for�Koryn Hawthorne, and five additional awards at the Stellar Awards honoring releases from�Fred Hammond, Israel Houghton, Tasha Page-Lockhart, and�The Walls Group.� Taped in Las Vegas on March 29^th,�Kirk Franklin�hosted the�34^th�Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards�for the second consecutive year and performed.��Hezekiah Walker�and�Koryn Hawthorne�also performed on the show,�Donald Lawrence�presented, and�Phil Thornton,�RCA Inspiration’s SVP and General Manager, was inducted into the Stellar Honors Hall of Fame. Koryn Hawthorne’s�“Won’t He Do It”�won the Stellar Award for Music Video of the Year (director: Casey Cross), Israel Houghton’s album�Road to DeMaskUs�won the Stellar Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year, and the hit collection from Fred Hammond,�The Best of Fred Hammond�(Verity Records), won the Stellar Award for Special Event CD of the Year.� The Walls Group garnered two Stellar Awards in recognition of their latest album�The Other Side�(Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Inspiration), winning in the categories of Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, and Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, and Tasha Page-Lockhart won the Stellar Award for Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year, for her latest album�The Beautiful Project�(Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA Inspiration).��Jason Nelson�also kicked off the evening pre-show, co-hosting the Stellar Awards red carpet.� The evening concluded with the post-Stellar Awards party, Living the Stellar Life, hosted by AARP, powered by WOW Gospel and the Stellar Awards. Catch the�34^th�Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, airing on BET on Easter Sunday April 21, 2019 at 7 pm ET/6 pm CT.� Wrapping up the weekend, Koryn Hawthorne also was announced as a winner at the�50^th�NAACP Image Awards, which took place live from Los Angeles on March 30^th.� Hawthorne won her first NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary), for her chart-topping album�Unstoppable.Phil Thornton, RCA Inspiration SVP and General Manager says:�”Congratulations to all the winners, Koryn, Israel, Fred, Tasha, and The Walls on the awards this weekend! I am also grateful to receive this momentous honor from the Stellar Honors Hall of Fame. It’s a blessing to for our work to be acknowledged. Glory to God, thank you to the Stellar Awards! LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 29: Koryn Hawthorne performs during the 34th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on March 29, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images ) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 29: Hezekiah Walker performs during the 34th annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on March 29, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images )