Damita Haddon, Fred Jerkins, BMI's Catherine Brewton, Rodney Jerkins

Honorees at the Delta Airlines-sponsored luncheon were BMI contemporary gospel artists The Rance Allen Group and Pastor John P. Kee, who each received a Trailblazer Award plaque in recognition of their outstanding achievements in gospel music. Highlights of the event included performances by gospel greats Men of Standard, Kirk Franklin, J Moss, Vanessa Bell-Armstrong, Smokie Norful and 2005 Stellar Award winner Deitrick Haddon, whose Voices of Unity was named Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year.

Bobby Jones and John P. Kee	Teresa Hairston (Gospel Today) and Bishop Paul Morton

In addition to Haddon's Stellar Award, BMI songwriters and artists celebrated a near sweep of the trophies at this year's ceremony. Multiple winners included the Williams Brothers and Bishop Paul S. Morton & the FGBF Mass Choir, who each earned three, and CeCe Winans and Israel Houghton & New Breed, who took home two wins each. Winans' Born Again Church Choir also picked up an award for Contemporary Choir of the Year.

Steve Allen (The Rance Allen Group), Rance Allen (The Rance Allen Group), Joe Ligon (Mighty Clouds Of Joy)

BMI Award-winning songwriter/artist Dottie Peoples added another Traditional Female Vocalist statue to her collection, while Gospel Music Hall of Fame member Fred Hammond was named Producer of the Year.

Bishop Paul Morton and Bercy Bady	Kirk Franklin and Vanessa Bell Armstrong

John P. Kee and Vanessa Bell Armstrong	Kirk Franklin and Tye Tribett

New Artist of the Year
Martha Munizzi

Male Vocalist of the Year
Israel Houghton

Female Vocalist of the Year
CeCe Winans

Fred Jerkins, Tye Tribett, J. Moss

Contemporary Group/Duo of the Year
Deitrick Haddon Presents Voices of Unity

CD of the Year
Israel and New Breed
Another Level

Traditional Group/Duo of the Year
The Williams Brothers

Tye Tribett and Micah Stampley	J. Moss and BMI's Catherine Brewton

Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year
Bishop Paul S. Morton

Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year
CeCe Winans

Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year
Dottie Peoples

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Traditional CD of the Year
Luther Barnes & The Sunset Jubilaires
It's Your Time

Music Video of the Year
Bishop Paul S. Morton
Let It Rain

Traditional Choir of the Year
Bishop Paul S. Morton & The FGBCF Mass Choir

BMI's Wardell Malloy, BMI's Catherine Brewton, Fred Hammond

Contemporary Choir of the Year
Born Again Church Choir (CeCe Winans)

Quartet of the Year
The Williams Brothers

Donnie McClurkin, Fred Jerkins, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond

JoAnn Rosario, Donnie McClurkin	BMI's Catherine Brewton, Israel (Israel & New Breed), Kim Burrell

Tye Tribett, Lowell Pye (Men of Standard), Rance Allen (The Rance Allen Group), Steve Allen (The Rance Allen Group), Donnie McClurkin, Isaac Carree (Men Of Standard), Kirk Franklin

Lowell Pye (Men Of Standard), Donald Lawrence, BMI's Catherine Brewton, JoAnn Rosario, Rance Allen (The Rance Allen Group), John P. Kee, Steve Allen (The Rance Allen Group), Isaac Carree (Men Of Standard)

Donald Lawrence, lil' i ROCC, J. Moss, Joe Wilson

BMI's Wardell Malloy, J. Moss, Donald Lawrence, Paul Allen

Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Rodney Jerkins	Vanessa Bell Armstrong and BMI's Wardell Malloy

]]> 2005-01-31T17:00:00-05:00 http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233275 Artists, Carree, Isaac, Musical Styles, Urban Men of Standard's Isaac Carree stopped by the New York office to say hello to BMI's Kimberly Dawkins.

photo: Dana Rodriguez

Honorees, performers and other special guests with BMI executives

This year’s honorees included BMI songwriter/artists Kurt Carr, who received five Stellar Awards out of his nine nominations; Take 6; Doug and Melvin Williams, who were nominated for two Stellar Awards; Tramaine Hawkins; and James Cleveland, who was honored posthumously. Also recognized as a "Trailblazer" was Teresa Hairston, Founder & CEO of Horizon Concepts, which publishes Gospel Today and Gospel Industry Today magazines. Each honoree received a Trailblazer Award plaque in recognition of their outstanding achievements in gospel music. Performers included Fred Hammond, Men of Standard, LaShun Pace, Darwin Hobbs, Richard Smallwood and Doc McKenzie.

BMI's Thomas Cain, Michael Bacon, Isaac Carree, Melvin Williams, Bryan Pierce, Doug Williams, Lowell Pye and BMI's Catherine Brewton