May 2012

Cheneta Jones Transformed Habakkuk Music (release date: May 22, 2012)http://www.chenetajones.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogCheneta Jones of St. Louis may be the lead background singer for Tye Tribbett, but on her new, much-anticipated CD, Transformed, she demonstrates her ability to deliver songs all by her lonesome.The 2008 winner of [...]

“Released”Bill Winston Presents Living Word (feat. Donald Lawrence)From the Source Media CD Released (2012)What happens after prayers are answered?“Released,” featuring Donald Lawrence, answers that question by describing heaven on earth. No disease, no toil, no tears.  The slow, dramatic contemporary gospel piece, backed by the full-throated Living Word chorus, could [...]

“Lord, You’re the Landlord”MississippiMass ChoirFrom the Malaco Records CD ...Then Sings My Soulwww.malaco.comLeave it to the Mississippi Mass Choir to develop such a clever and delightfully old-school conceit: Jesus as landlord of a broken world.  Fashioned, naturally, as a gospel blues with a weeping guitar intro and strong vocals from Lillian [...]

“Greater Than This”Erin DaneeleAvailable on iTunesLovely Berklee College of Music grad and Boston-born singer-songwriter Erin Daneele made her television debut in 2009 as a semifinalist on Gospel Music Channel’s reality singing competition, Gospel Dream.  She also recently appeared on American Idol Season 10 and received the fabled "golden ticket" to Hollywood. [...]

Necie B.Runaway LovePower Move Management (2012)www.powermovemanagement.comBy Bob Marovich for The BlackGospel Blog.Shreveport, Louisiana songstress Necie B. teams with The Good Guys Production Team (Jor’Dan Armstrong, Jeshua “TedyP” Williams and Franchise Tief) on her debut CD, Runaway Love.Love is in the title and love is in the air for Necie B.  [...]

“Undefeated”Carl BristerFrom the CD Undefeatedwww.carlbrister.comThe title track of Carl Brister’s third CD, Undefeated, opens with a playfully insistent piano riff and transitions into a wall of melodious Christian power pop as the singer-songwriter praises the Lord for letting him know that “my afflictions are just momentary, compared to glory.” Like [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog."One day you're on top of the mountain and the next moment you're living in some deserted valley." -- Bishop Larry D. TrotterHe is Senior Pastor of Chicago's famed Sweet Holy Spirit Church, a successful record label owner, and a recording artist.  But [...]