CeCe Winans Presented The “Aretha Franklin Icon Award” At 2023 Stellar Gospel Music Awards
CeCe Winans has receive the Aretha Franklin Icon Award at the 2023 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which was presented to her at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, July 15.
Winans has won 15 Grammy Awards from 31 nominations, giving her one of the best batting averages of any artist. Winans’ total of Grammy wins is just three shy of the number received by Franklin, who died in 2018. Though Franklin will forever be known as the Queen of Soul, she also made a lasting impression with her gospel recordings, including the 1972 classic Amazing Grace and the 1987 album One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism. Both of those live, double-disk recordings won Grammys for best soul gospel album.
The Stellar Awards red carpet special pre-show was televised on the newly launched Stellar TV Network on Sunday, July 30, at 5 p.m. ET, followed by the 38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards telecast. The Stellar Network can be found on Charter Spectrum and Verizon Fios. Both shows will be available on-demand via Xumo Play at a later date. The ceremony will also air in national broadcast syndication from Aug. 7 through Sept. 10.
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"We were pleased to honor CeCe Winans with the Aretha Franklin Icon Award presented by State Farm during the 38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards for her profound impact on the Gospel music genre which will be forever treasured, recognized & remembered by future generations!"
