The 32nd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees Announced
(CHICAGO) - January 17, 2017 - Central City Productions has announced the nominees in 26 categories for the 2017 Stellar Awards. Hailed as an "epic night in gospel music," this year's Stellar Awards will return to the Las Vegas Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The telecast will premiere on [...]
Various Artists – Heal: Songs of Hope for our Nation
Various Artists Heal: Songs of Hope for our Nation Motown Gospel (release date: January 13, 2017) www.motowngospel.com By Bob Marovich Gospel music often functions as protest music. Either explicitly, as during the Black Power Movement of the late 1960s, or implicitly, with semi-coded lyrics like the spirituals before them, gospel songs [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: January 16, 2017
“All God’s Children Ain’t Free” Level One Sound presents the Jones Family Singers www.jonesfamilysingers.com It seemed appropriate, on this remembrance day for the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that JGM should spotlight the Jones Family Singers’ newly-released cover of Johnny Cash’s “All God’s Children Ain’t Free.” Bishop Fred Jones Sr. channels [...]
Video Premiere: The Kinsmen – “Born Again”
The Kinsmen are opening the New Year by debuting of the video of their single, "Born Again," today: Stay tuned to JGM for an interview with the Kinsmen to be posted later this week.
“When Will It End?” – Dave Bass & the D.B.G.s
“When Will It End?” Dave Bass & the D.B.G.s DNB Associates, Inc. (2013) www.cdbaby.com/cd/davebass2 DC-area gospel soloist Dave Bass recorded “When Will It End?” in 2013 after the death of Trayvon Martin. Since the song’s message, “the way you look can change your fate,” rings just as true four years [...]
J. Bethel & Spoken For – All In
J. Bethel & Spoken For All In (independent release) www.jbs4.co By Bob Marovich All in, indeed. Frenetically rolling drums at the outset signify that the debut full-length release by Detroit gospel group J. Bethel & Spoken For is about to dazzle the listener with a proverbial kitchen sink’s worth of instrumentation [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: January 9, 2017
“Whoa” Bryan Andrew Wilson Bryan’s Songs/CE Music Bryan Andrew Wilson opens 2017 with a well-crafted single whose message of encouragement is a life saver in the midst of a swirling rapid. “I see past my now / I know it will get better,” he sings, and as the music and [...]
JGM Music Hour Special: Best of 2016
Click on the badge above to stream the program. Playlist: 1. “Give Thanks” – Doe Jones (independent release) 2. “By Myself” – Deon Kipping (RCA Inspiration) 3. “To Be Loved By God” – Kimberly Palmer (independent release) 4. “Use What I Have” – Dynamic [...]
Journal of Gospel Music’s Best of 2016 Lists
By Bob Marovich As is our custom for this time of year, the Journal of Gospel Music presents its "best of" lists in the category of CDs, songs, and historical releases. The recordings were not necessarily chosen as "Best of 2016" based on sales, chart status, promotion, voting, fan popularity, [...]
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