Donald Lawrence & the Tri-City Singers sweep annual gospel awards
THE ANNUAL Stellar Gospel Music Awards where held at Nashville's Grand
Ole Opry on 13th January. Big winner this year was Donald Lawrence
whose wrap-up recordings with the Tri-City Singers brought the
songwriter/producer/choir leader a heap of awards. The full list of
winners is: Artist Of The Year: Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City
Singers, 'Finale: Act One' (EMI Gospel); Song Of The Year: Isaiah D
Thomas, "I Will Bless The Lord"; Choir Of The Year: Donald Lawrence
presents The Tri-City Singers; Producer Of The Year: Donald Lawrence;
Group/Duo Of The Year: Myron Butler & Levi; New Artist Of The
Year: Myron Butler & Levi; Male Vocalist Of The Year: Myron
Butler; Female Vocalist Of The Year: Dorinda Clark-Cole; Contemporary
Group/Duo Of The Year: Myron Butler & Levi; CD Of The Year: Kirk
Franklin, 'Hero' (Fo Yo Soul Entertainment); Traditional Group/Duo Of
The Year: The Williams Brothers; Contemporary Male Vocalist Of The
Year: Tye Tribbett; Traditional Male Vocalist Of The Year: Bishop G E
Patterson; Contemporary Female Vocalist Of The Year: CeCe Winans;
Traditional Female Vocalist Of The Year: Shirley Caesar; Contemporary
CD Of The Year: Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers,
'Finale: Act One' (EMI Gospel); Traditional CD Of The Year: New Life
Community Choir Featuring John P Kee, 'The Reunion' (Verity);
Urban/Inspirational Single/Performance Of The Year: Tye Tribbett &
G.A., "Victory" (Sony Gospel); Traditional Choir Of The Year: Hezekiah
Walker & LFC; Contemporary Choir Of The Year: Donald Lawrence
Presents The Tri-City Singers; Instrumental CD Of The Year: Ramsey
Lewis, 'With One Voice' (Narada Jazz); Special Event CD Of The Year:
Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers, 'Finale: Act One' (EMI
Gospel); Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD Of The Year: Da' T.R.U.T.H., 'Cross
Movement Records Presents... Da' T.R.U.T.H.' (Cross Movement);
Children's Performance Of The Year: Youth For Christ, 'The Struggle Is
Over' (Emtro Gospel); Quartet Of The Year: Keith Wonderboy Johnson
& The Spiritual Voices; Music Video Of The Year: Donald Lawrence
Presents The Tri City Singers, 'Finale: Act One'; Recorded Music
Package Of The Year: Philpott Design (art direction); Jay Blakesberg
(photography); Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri City Singers, 'Finale:
Act One'; Praise and Worship CD Of The Year: Kevin Burroughs Neeley,
'Fingers Of Fire Vol 1' (MTF).