THE 2017 BMI TRAILBLAZERS OF GOSPEL MUSIC HONORS CELEBRATES GOSPEL GREATS KIM BURRELL AND MARVIN SAPP IN ATLANTA ON JANUARY 14TH
Gospel Music Legend and Former BMI Trailblazer Award Recipient
Yolanda Adams to Co-Host with Gospel Singer-Songwriter VaShawn Mitchell
NEW YORK, November 28, 2016 – Broadcast Music, Inc.(BMI) will honor gospel music superstars Kim Burrell and Marvin Sapp at the 18th annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors at the Rialto Center HE 2017 BMI TRAILBLAZERS OF GOSPEL MUSIC HONORS CELEBRATES GOSPEL GREATS for the Arts in Atlanta, GA on January 14, 2017. This inspirational event will pay tribute to the very best of the gospel music community with former Trailblazers award recipient Yolanda Adams returning to the stage as host alongside gospel singer-songwriter VaShawn Mitchell.
The invitation-only event, which is part industry celebration and part awe-inspiring worship service, will be attended by gospel music’s premier songwriters, brightest stars, and leading industry executives. In addition to honoring Kim Burrell and Marvin Sapp, BMI will also announce the “Most Performed Gospel Song of the Year” during this uplifting evening of music and praise.
“BMI is thrilled to be back in Atlanta celebrating the brightest talent in gospel music today,” said BMI Vice President, Writer/Publigospel music and are positive role models in faith, charity and beyond.”
Kim Burrell is revered by her peers in the music industry from both the spiritual and secular world. For over 30 years, the Houston native has been affectionately known as the “singer’s singer,” because of her distinctive voice which gospel music know him for his timeless hits, “Not the Time nor the Place,” “You are God Alone,” and “I Believe” to name a few. Sapp has enjoyed a decorated 40-year music career, receiving 22 Stellar Awards, two Soul Train Music Awards, two BET Awards, two Dove Awards and eight BMI Songwriter’s Awards along with many other honors from national, regional and local institutions. He is a multiple Grammy and Billboard Award nominee and, in 2015, was named Billboard’s Top Male Gospel Artist. His most universal song, “Never Would Have Made It,” topped Associated Press’ “Best Song List” in 2008 and made radio history that year by becoming the longest-running No. 1 single across all formats. Sapp has one of the highest-ever Billboard Top-200 charting Gospel albums with his 2010 release Here I Am. His most recent project, You Shall Live, is Sapp’s 10th album and his fourth consecutive #1 debut.
