Gospel Industry VIPs — Like Pastor Donnie McClurkin, Donald Lawrence, SWV's LeLee Lyons And More — Attend eOne BMI Trailblazers Kickoff Celebration! [PHOTOS]

By Star Connor (s.connor@mstarsnews.com) | Jan 21, 2015 03:36 PM EST

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It appears everyone was in the building and in Atlanta as BMI celebrated the 2015 BMI Trailblazers Awards last weekend.

MStars News has learned that event that seems to have had everyone in attendance was the eOne Music Blowout Celebration at the Hard Rock Cafe.

The gospel music elite stars gathered to celebrate the 16th annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards and eOne's Billboard #1 Gospel Hits compilation.

In addition to eOne Music artists who joined the event, gospel award-winning singers including Dorinda Clark-Cole and Donald Lawrence were in the house.

Entertainment One Music executives Phil Thornton, Gabriella Jones, Gina Miller, Stephanie Andry-Wilkinson, Ta'mar Poole, Joe Wilson and Nakiyah Hayling attended the Atlanta weekend celebation.

Guests enjoyed hors d'oeuvres by the Hard Rock Cafe and were gifted with a copy of eOne Music's latest collection.

There were also a number of reality stars, radio personalities, R&B singers and BMI executives who came out for the celebration, including Pastor Donnie McClurkinPastor Mavin SappZie'lB.SladeThe Walls GroupLeLee Lyons of SWV and the WE TV show SWV: ReunitedSyleena Johnson of R&B Divas Atlanta and Marriage Boot Camp Reality StarsMarcus D. Wiley; comedian and co-host of the Yolanda Adams Morning Show; and more.

Check out the photos in the slideshow above.

This year BMI honored gospel greats Israel Houghton, LaShun Pace and The Anointed Pace Sisters at the Trailblazers gala.

MStars News previously reported that the 16th annual event was held at the Rialto Center for the Arts.

BMI also recognized its Most Performed Gospel Song of the Year: "The Gift," written and performed by Donald Lawrence.

Gospel singers Kim Burrell and VaShawn Mitchell hosted the Atlanta ceremony along with Michael O'Neill, BMI president and CEO, and Catherine Brewton, BMI vice president, writer/public relations.

Burrell told the BMI red carpet host what the importance of BMI was to her.

"It's a family thing, the importance of it is, I am a 20-plus BMI writer, and producer, and then the importance of what this represents is, BMI reaches out to the necessary light to bring gospel music, and I think the best thing I do in gospel is support others," the singer said.

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