JGM Pick of the Week: April 29, 2024
Two of the Magnolia State’s top quartet lead singers, Paul Porter of the Christianaires and Melvin Williams of the Williams Brothers, join forces on a “blood” song.
CeCe Winans – More Than This
Fresh off her multi-award-winning debut live project Believe For It, CeCe Winans drops another five-star live project with More Than This.
Lawrence Hancock – See Me Through
Christian hip hop artist Lawrence Hancock’s tenth studio album, See Me Through, is a litany of spiritual emotion channeled through a moody atmosphere reminiscent of Phil Collins’s debut solo hit “In the Air Tonight.”
JGM Pick of the Week – April 22, 2024
“Jesus Dropped the Charges” Earl Bynum and Phillip Carter SOV Inc. (release date: March 30, 2024)
Dr. Mark A. Williams – One Touch (EP)
Dr. Mark Williams' One Touch is a three-track EP and the first issue of a planned three-volume succession of releases called The Reconciled Series.
JGM Pick of the Week: April 15, 2024
“Father in Heaven (Right Now)” BeBe Winans feat. Gerald Albright Regimen Records (release date: April 12, 2024)
Jason Buckley – “Victorious”
Jason Buckley’s “Victorious” is another in a litany of gospel songs written during, or in response to, the COVID pandemic.
Mighty Men of Faith – Faithful Journey: Let It Be So
For those who like sweet singing gospel quartets who minister in a Whispers/Spinners/Dramatics style, the Mighty Men of Faith deliver.
JGM Pick of the Week – April 8, 2024
“Prayer Room” Sarah Betshabaz Independent (release date: February 19, 2024)
Marcus Mason – Resounding Praise
Although technically Resounding Praise is Marcus Mason’s solo album, it’s a collective accomplishment.
JGM Pick of the Week – April 1, 2024
“I’m Redeemed” Beloved St. John Evangelistic Church Music and Fine Arts Ministry Independent (release date: October 6, 2023)
“Grace and Mercy” – Jennifer Lynn
Christian singer-songwriter Jennifer Lynn’s “Grace and Mercy” sparkles with tenderness and authenticity.
JGM Pick of the Week: March 25, 2024
“No Stressing” Damon Little feat. Angie Stone Little World Music (release date: May 16, 2023)
“Come Go With Me” – Betty Griffin Keller
“Come Go With Me” Betty Griffin Keller Enon Music Group (release date: March 15, 2024) By Robert M. Marovich Betty Griffin Keller, a former Cleveland Singer, member of the Southern California Community Choir and GMWA Mass Choir, and a solo recording artist, is back with her version of Rudolph Stanfield’s [...]
“God is Good” – Powerhouse Fellowship Soul Choir feat. Shawn Cotterell
Lead vocalist Shawn Cotterell delivers an earnest reading on the choir’s latest single, “God is Good,” a high-spirited mid-tempo gospel complete with false ending and polyrhythmic vamp.
JGM Pick of the Week: March 11, 2024
Warm, energetic, and with a longstanding passion for churchy gospel music, Bishop Neal Roberson injects each of these characteristics into his new single, “Keeps on Making a Way.”
JGM Pick of the Week – March 4, 2024
“Live Your Best Life” Brent Jones JDI Records (release date: February 12, 2024)
“No Weapon” – Calvin Bridges
“No Weapon,” the latest single from Chicago’s indefatigable singer-songwriter-director Calvin Bridges, puts a Hawkins-meets-GMWA-Chapter-Choir touch to Isaiah 54:17.