BMI has announced that its Trailblazers Awards luncheon, the heralded, exclusive event of each year’s Stellar Awards weekend, will be aired on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 7pm ET, exclusively on gmc.

The special, co-hosted by Donnie McClurkin and Kim Burrell, was recorded live during last month’s 12th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon on Friday, January 14th. Honored this year were Shirley Caesar and Commissioned, with jaw-dropping performances from Kim Burrell, the Clark Sisters, Ledisi, Lucinda Moore, Marvin Sapp, Dawkins & Dawkins, Men of Standard and many more.  Donald Lawrence, with DeWayne Woods, handled musical direction of the event.

An encore presentation of the program will air at 8:30pm ET, immediately following its initial broadcast.