Written by | Ray Cornelius

Some of Gospel music’s biggest stars attended the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors Saturday night in Atlanta, GA. The lavish ceremony was held at the historic Rialto Performing Arts Center at Georgia State and featured an all-star salute to sibling acts Mary Mary and music legends BeBe and CeCe Winans. The evening was hosted by Sunday Best judge and radio personality Yolanda Adams and will air on TV One February 19 at 8 p.m. EST.

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CeCe and BeBe Winans with their niece Deborah Joy Winans

The evening began with a dazzling red carpet and then a pre-show where BMI recognized the most played songs of 2015 and their songwriters. Award-winning hits included “But God,” “Different,” “Help,” “No Greater Love,” “I Will Trust,” “I Can Only Imagine,” “This Place,” “You Alone,” “We Are Victorious,” and “War.”

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Erica and Tina Campbell with BMI President Mike O’Neill

The two-hour show will include soul-stirring renditions of Mary Mary and Bebe & CeCe Winans songs performed by some of the industry’s most recognizable artists including KeKe Wyatt, Kierra “KiKi” Sheard with Tasha Cobbs, Tamia with Jonathan McReynolds, Fred Hammond with Deborah Cox, Kelly Price, Avery*Sunshine, Tamela Mann, Lisa Page-Brooks with Tasha Page-LockhartY’anna Crawley, Brian Courtney Wilson, Angie Winans, Debbie Winans, Juan Winans and Pastor Ron WinansDSC_0291-3

The Anointed Pace Sisters

Celebrities spotted on the red carpet included Grant Hill, Kim Fields, Miss Lawrence, Drea Kelly, David Mann, Avery Wilson, Sean Garrett, Donald Lawrence, Bryon Cage, Ricky Dillard, Tiff Joy, Anita Wilson, GooGooMarvin Sapp, T.C. Carson, Ted WinnStevie JAnointed Pace Sisters and TV One President Brad Siegel along with Catherine Brewton, BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta.

Check out some of the red carpet photos below:

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WATC Atlanta Live host Regina Howard interviewing Yolanda Adams

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Kelly Price looking radiant on the red carpet

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Sunday Best’s Y’anna Crawley/Kim Fields with Christopher Morgan

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BeBe & CeCe Winans with their niece Debra Joy Winans

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Isaac Carree and wife/ Tasha Cobbs 

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KeKe Wyatt with David and Tamela Mann

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Tamia and Grant Hill/Stevie J with guest

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Kierra “KiKi” Sheard with the Anointed Pace Sisters

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Drea Kelly/ Miss Lawrence 

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The one and only Fred Hammond with guest

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GooGoo/ T.C. Carson

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BMI’s Catherine Brewton/Deborah Joy Winans 

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Tina and Erica Campbell with their mother Miss Honey

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BeBe and CeCe Winans being interviewed on the red carpet

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The Marys—Eric and Tina Campbell on the red carpet

Photo Credits: RayCornelius.com

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