Yes it’s true! Telecast
Taping Moves West to Las Vegas' Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 28, 2015;
Travel and Ticket Packages on Sale Beginning August 4th
The biggest night in Gospel music, The Annual
Stellar Gospel Music Awards, is moving to a new venue and taping date in
celebration of its 30th Anniversary milestone. The show's producer announced
today that the telecast will be taped in front of a live audience at the
Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with a new Spring production date, shifting
from January to March 28, 2015.
"I am excited about moving The Stellar
Awards to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas to celebrate our 30th Anniversary in a
bigger, more elegant venue," said Don Jackson, founder & executive
producer of The Stellar Awards. "The 30th Anniversary of The Stellar
Awards will mark the longest running Black awards show in television and we
wanted to commemorate this historic occasion in a first class venue that we
know our Gospel music stars and guests will enjoy."
"Las Vegas is the entertainment capital
of the world, and we are excited to welcome The Stellar Awards to our great
city," said Oscar B. Goodman, former mayor and now the Chairman of the Las
Vegas Host Committee. "As the official ambassador of Las Vegas, I look
forward to welcoming The Stellar Awards and showing them how much we appreciate
them choosing our destination."
"We are honored to welcome The Stellar
Awards to The Orleans, and we look forward to hosting thousands of gospel music
fans from across the country," said Tony Taeubel, Senior Vice President
and General Manager of The Orleans Hotel & Casino. "The Orleans has significant experience
hosting nationally televised award shows including the Academy of Country Music
Fan Jam and the Soul Train Awards. We're
thrilled that they have chosen the Orleans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of
the Stellar Awards."
Annually the Stellar Awards recognizes the
accomplishments of Gospel music icons and individuals instrumental in
advocating for Gospel music. The show will air in broadcast syndication on 150
stations in over 125 markets around the country during the Easter holiday
season from April 5 - May 3, 2015.
Artist submissions for Stellar Awards
consideration will be accepted from September 1 - September 30, 2014. Per
changes to last year's eligibility criteria, projects qualified for
consideration this year must have a release date between October 1, 2013 and
September 30, 2014. Additional rules, regulations and the online submission
form will be posted at www.thestellarawards.com.
The show is open to the public, with hotel and
ticket packages on sale beginning August 4, 2014. Package prices range from
$600-$1000 per person and include premium or deluxe accommodations as well as
priority seating at the live taping and ancillary events. To purchase your
package, call 1-800-675-3267 between the hours of 7:00AM - 11:00PM (PST) seven
days a week and mention The Stellar Awards to receive this special pricing.
Individual show tickets for SAGMA members will go on sale August 15, 2014 and
general public show tickets will go on sale August 29, 2014. Show ticket prices
range from $50-$200.
Prior to the Stellar
Awards taping, The Stellar Gospel Music Awards Pre-Show will be held on Friday,
March 27, 2015 to announce winners of the non-televised awards categories. Additionally, The Stellar Awards Gospel Radio
Awards & Showcase will be held the morning of March 28 to honor the top
radio stations serving urban Gospel music audiences. Tickets for each event are $30.00. Individual
tickets for SAGMA members will go on sale August 15, 2014. SAGMA members may
purchase two (2) tickets at the 15% discount. General Public tickets go on sale
August 29, 2014 and can be purchased at orleansarena.com or by calling
888-234-2334.
"We are also
pleased that the Orleans Arena complex will provide our guests with a one stop
destination to attend all of the new and exciting events taking place for our
30th Anniversary production," says Jackson. For additional details, visit
the Stellar Awards website (www.thestellarawards.com). To join the conversation on social media and
receive up-to-the minute updates on this year's show, "Like" The
Stellar Awards on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/StellarAwards) and follow
the Stellars on Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheStellars).
ABOUT CENTRAL CITY
PRODUCTIONS (CCP)
The Stellar Gospel
Music Awards show is Executive Produced by Don Jackson and Produced by Barbara
Wilson for Central City Productions. Founded in 1970 by Don Jackson,
Chicago-based Central City Productions is a distributor of original targeted
programming to television and cable networks.
CCP's award-winning television programs include the Stellar Gospel Music
Awards, the Trumpet Awards, The Black College Quiz Show Series, Hispanic
College Quiz, Our World with Black Enterprise and The Black Enterprise Business
Report, among many others. For more information, please visit www.ccptv.com.
ABOUT THE ORLEANS ARENA
The Orleans Arena is a
9,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Paradise, Nevada. It is home to the Las Vegas
Sin women's football team, and is also an occasional home for the UNLV Rebels
basketball team when the Thomas & Mack Center is in use. The arena was
previously the home of the Las Vegas Wranglers ice hockey team from 2003 to
2014 and the Las Vegas Gladiators arena football team in 2007. It is located at
the Orleans Hotel and Casino and is operated by Coast Casinos, a subsidiary of
Boyd Gaming Corporation.
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