Karen Clark Sheard & J. Drew Sheard II Celebrate 4 Stellar Award Nominations
Karew Entertainment proudly announces that it has been honored with a total of four nominations at this year’s biggest night in gospel music, the prestigious Stellar Awards. As a result of Karen Clark Sheard’s critically acclaimed album Still Karen, Sheard has been nominated for “Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year”, “Contemporary Album of the Year” and “Music Packaging of the Year”.
The album’s Co-Executive Producer J. Drew Sheard II, was also nominated for “Producer of the Year” on the same project. The winners will be announced at the upcoming award ceremony in Nashville on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
The Grammy and NAACP Image Award-nominated album, Still Karen, is Sheard’s sixth solo album and combines the sounds from producers Anthony Brown, J Moss and co-Executive producers Pharrell Williams and J. Drew Sheard II.
The album’s leading single, “Send it Down” spent two weeks at #1 on Billboard and MediaBase and the second single, “Completely Yours” has just entered Top 30 with the expectation to head to the top of the chart as well.
The music from the album has received an overwhelmingly positive response and has been referred to by many as “a no skip album”. During last year’s Stellar Awards ceremony Sheard rendered a special performance of “Yes” and later joined by her Grammy-nominated daughter Kierra Sheard for a performance of “Look at Me” both of which are also on the album.
When asked about the album’s success and four Stellar Award nominations Sheard II says , “I’m truly thankful for the overwhelmingly positive feedback we’ve received from this album. It was truly a passion project for me and KCS to pull a lot of the elements from her iconic record Finally Karen and put a spin on it that speaks to today.
Now to receive four nominations from the Stellar Awards is truly a blessing that I don’t take lightly and I pray that it causes those who haven’t heard it to listen and be blessed by it as well.”
When asked about his nomination as “Producer of the Year” he says, “Wow, to be nominated in a category among so many other great producers is truly an honor for me. I’ve been producing for many years and to be chosen to be recognized in a category with them is truly amazing and I will forever cherish this moment.”
The Stellar Awards will take place at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Saturday, August 16th at 4:30pm in Nashville, TN.
