Gospel Music

De-Ann LottReturn to the CenterIndependent Release 2008www.DeAnnLottmusic.comOakland and the surrounding Bay Area have been wellsprings of contemporary gospel music for decades, and De-Ann Lott (pronounced Dionn) is among the artists who are helping the area maintain its well-deserved reputation.Lott’s forthcoming CD, Return to the Center, is produced by Jamie Walter [...]

Josh Kimball of the Christian Post writes: "Gospel music duo Mary Mary will be performing at the White House tonight in honor of legendary musician Stevie Wonder, who will be receiving the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song." Read more at: Mary Mary to Perform at White House

AceShowbiz.com reported a rumor that Chicagoan Jennifer Hudson may be considering recording a gospel album. That's the kind of rumor we like to hear. Let's hope it's true.Such a move wouldn't be surprising. After all, Jennifer's breakout performance from the film Dreamgirls, "And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going," has [...]

Terry Newsome with Praiz PeopleMo Soul MusicSoul Music Records 2007www.sonicbids.com/terrynewsome“Jesus Cool” is the title of Track 2 on gospel singer-songwriter Terry Newsome’s third project, Mo Soul Music. The song, featuring Take 6-like harmonic complexity, is also an apt description of Newsome and Praiz People’s unflappable rhythm and praise style. On [...]

“My Worship”Sharon MaReeFrom the T Records/Emtro Gospel CD Triumph (release scheduled for March 31, 2009)www.trecords.netIt helps to have family in the business.I don’t mean in a nepotistic way, but when your sister is recording artist Elaine Norwood, you come from a gene pool that is recording-ready. This is contemporary gospel [...]

TBGB reader Will Harris contributes his own review of Cassietta Lerone Baker's book, Miss Walk Around Heaven All Day:The legendary Cassietta George is one of the gospel industry’s most revered trailblazers. Her trademark voice is often imitated, but it cannot, and will never be, duplicated.Sadly, Mrs. George is not known [...]

The National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc.NANM Sings SpiritualsNANM, Inc. 2006www.nanm.org/products.htmIn the introduction to NANM Sings Spirituals, Roland Carter, immediate past president of the ninety year-old National Association of Negro Musicians, explains that the purpose of the NANM is the “preservation and cultivation of African American music, with an emphasis [...]

BloodlineTime for Change: Live in ColumbusBAMM Records 2008www.BloodlineMusicGroup.com“Originality with no compromise.” “New Sounds for Generation Now.” “Urban gospel with a twist.” “Crazy Praise.”These are just a few of the ways Bloodline describes itself. Listening to the Richmond, Virginia group’s first full-length project, Time for Change, I must say the descriptions [...]