Pastor Mike Jr. makes history with 9 wins at 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards

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18/08/2025

Pastor Mike Jr. makes history with 9 wins at 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards

Pastor Mike Jr. made history at the 40th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, held live at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville on Saturday, August 16. The contemporary gospel singer, public speaker, and pastor from Birmingham, Alabama, won in all nine categories in which he was nominated, cementing his place as the most-awarded artist in the history of the Artist of the Year category with four wins, surpassing Kirk Franklin and Marvin Sapp, who each have three.

This year’s awards marked Pastor Mike Jr.’s 28th Stellar Award, a testament to his influence and longevity in gospel music. His EP I Got Away won Album of the Year and reached No. 5 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart, while his song “Amen” won Song of the Year, which reached No. 4 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.

Notable Wins Include:

Artist of the Year: Pastor Mike Jr.; I Got Away EP
Song of the Year: “Amen,” Pastor Mike Jr.
Album of the Year: I Got Away EP, Pastor Mike Jr.
Male Artist of the Year: Pastor Mike Jr.
Contemporary Male Artist of the Year: Pastor Mike Jr.
Urban Single/Performance of the Year: “Amen,” Pastor Mike Jr.
Music Video of the Year: “Amen,” Pastor Mike Jr.
Producer of the Year: Pastor Mike Jr. (I Got Away EP)
Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year: The Group Fire

Other Major Winners:

Female Artist of the Year: CeCe Winans (More Than This) – 3 awards
Contemporary Album of the Year: Jason Nelson (You Belong: Live in Durham)
New Artist of the Year: ADIA (On the Way)
Traditional Male Artist of the Year: Earnest Pugh (Worthy Is the Lamb)
Traditional Female Artist of the Year: Lisa Page Brooks (The Grateful Chant)
Traditional Duo/Chorus Group of the Year: Brandon Camphor & One Way (Hymn Medley)
Traditional Album of the Year: Dorinda Clark-Cole (Determined)
Praise and Worship Album of the Year: CeCe Winans (More Than This)
Praise and Worship Song of the Year: “Overflow” ft. Todd Dulaney (Transformation Worship)
Rap/Hip Hop Gospel Album of the Year: Canton Jones & CAJO Records (The Free Life Experience)
Special Event Album of the Year: Bishop S.Y. Younger (Worship in Brazil)
Youth Project of the Year: Brent Jones presents The Fire