The Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards show will air live on GMC (Gospel Music Channel) for the first time ever. For the past 27 years the show has been taped and re-aired on several syndicated channels but in 2013 all of that will change. The show will take place on January 19, 2013 from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. 

Mary Mary leads the nominations with 9 and will also co-host the show with Kirk Franklin. Others nominated are Charles Jenkins with 8 nominations, Marvin Sapp and Fred Hammond have 6 nomination and Isaac Carree and Andre Crouch have 5 each. Bishop TD Jakes will receive the Thomas A. Dorsey Most Notable Achievement Award; the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to gospel music great Kurt Carr ; and the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award will be bestowed upon Inez Andrews for her contributions to the industry.