KINGDOM CHOICE AWARDS
The Kingdom Choice Awards has been branded as the nations official award show for Christian Hip Hop/Urban Gospel music and culture. Many people have called the KCA the “Source Awards” of Christian Hip Hop because it embodies the authenticity of CHH culture. The KCA was founded by Kingdom Time Enterprises CEO, Marcus Hall, in 2009 and it has been a huge blessing to the entire Urban Gospel fraternity. Up until the pandemic, the KCA was held at the Kumble Theater on the Long Island University campus, which is located in Downtown Brooklyn. In 2022 KCA organizers made a leap of faith by moving the event to Peter Norton’s Symphony Space, Broadway, New York, NY. The move proved to be pivotal in propelling KCA to the next level.
(KCA 2023, Symphony Space, Broadway, New York City)
The KCA has honored Hip Hop legends and pioneers such as Mike Peace, Corey Red, Richie Righteous, Kurtis Blow, Gospel Gangstaz, Flame, Da Truth, The Ambassador, Pettidee, Canton Jones, Tre 9, Aziz Brimah, DJ Wade-O, K-Drama, Mahogany Jones and more. The event has seen some unforgettable performances by heavy hitters such as Andy Mineo, Social Club, Eshon Burgundy, Bizzle, Steven Malcolm, Miles Minnick, Jor’Dan Armstrong, Angie Rose, R-Swift, Swoope, Brinson, Th3 Saga & Loso, Datin, Transparent, Sean C.Johnson, Uncle Reece, David Veira, Heesun Lee, Beleaf and many others. The production for the KCA is executed in a spirit of excellence and the show has a very professional presentation that gives attendees an official award show experience.
(2022 KCA Honoree, The Ambassador)
Due to the success of KCA 2022 venue change, the Kingdom Time ENT executive team have decided to solidify Peter Norton’s Symphony Space as the new home for the event. Kingdom Time Ent, CEO, Marcus Hall said ” We stepped out on faith last year by changing the venue and by the grace of God it was successful . It was great working with the Symphony Space team and we were able to take the KCA experience to a new level”.
Sponsorship:
The KCA executive team is inviting 2023 sponsors to sign up to partner with Kingdom Time Entertainment for this years event. There are four feature packages for sponsors to choose from. The KCA executive team is open to customizing sponsorship packages for potential sponsors.
Steven Malcolm live on KCA 2021 Red Carpet
2023 KCA Submission Info:
The requirements to be a 2023 KCA nominee are as follows:
- You must be saved, sanctified and sealed with the Spirit!
- You must fit the criteria for the category/categories you are submitting for.
The submission guidelines are as follows:
- All submissions must be submitted to kingdomchoiceawardsnyc@gmail.
com. You must submit your name, contact information and category/categories you are submitting for. - All non-recording artists (i.e., producers, radio persons, etc) must submit a bio and website (if possible).
- All recording/music artists must submit one song, album or video (depending on the category/categories you are submitting for).
- The date span for materials that are eligible for submission is from Aug 1st 2022 through June 1st 2023.
- June 1st is the deadline date for submissions.
Submission Process:
Your submission material will be reviewed by members of the KCA committee which is made up of professionals who have strong affiliations and extensive knowledge of the Christian Hip Hop and Urban Gospel genre. Once the submitted materials have been reviewed, the panel will choose the KCA nominees.
Performance opportunities:
If you would like to perform at the KCA pre-show or main event, you must must submit your request to the KCA production team via email (kingdomchoiceawardsnyc@gmail.com). Performance slots are limited, and official nominees are given priority. You will be contacted of our receipt of your submitted materials within 2 weeks of the date your nomination/performance request was received. There are also 2 sponsorship performance slots available. (See 2023 KCA sponsorship package above).
KCA 2019 winner, Wande
Nomination acceptance guidelines:
If you accept a KCA nomination, you must let us know if you will be attending the event. This information is necessary because we only order trophies for nominees who will be in attendance. We do not ship trophies to nominees who do not attend.
If you accept a KCA nomination and you win, you must accept the trophy when it is presented to you. The trophy will be specifically designed for you, with your name on it. If you have issues with receiving these kind of accolades, please do not accept the nomination.
Categories for the 2023 Kingdom Choice Awards :
- Hip Hop Album
- Female Rap
- Male Rap
- Hip Hop Lyricist
- Rap Single
- Hip Hop mixtape/EP
- Urban Gospel Singer/Group
- Urban Singer Single
- Breakthrough Artist
- Up Next Artist
- Music Video
- CHH Collective/Label
- Radio/Podcast Show