The GMA (Gospel Music Association) Dove Awards recognize the talents of artists involved in Christian Music and celebrate their respective missions and advancements in the name of the Lord.The 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards ceremony will take place at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia on April 19.The complete list [...]
WLUW's Gospel Memories, the radio home of the pioneers and legends of gospel music, is thrilled to be heard on Internet radio in Austria, courtesy of St. Florian am Inn.Gospel Memories episodes air every Friday at 19:00 uhr (7:00 p.m.) CET (Frankfurt/Germany Time) on www.rsf1.at.Additionally, the show can be heard Sundays [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.For Andrea Helms, “Moving Forward” and “Changed,” two songs she's recorded, could well be autobiographical. The music minister from Texas was catapulted into the national spotlight last year when she was named runner-up on Season Four of BET's Sunday Best program. Then, on [...]
Minister JohnsonThank You for Saving Me – Catalog Vol. IIPsalms Way Music Ministry (2011)www.theministerjohnsoncatalog.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Minister of Music Lamont C. Johnson is a California singer-songwriter whose Thank You for Saving Me is the second audio CD to showcase his gospel and inspirational songs to other [...]
“Great and Mighty”Byron CageFrom the forthcoming Verity Records CD Memoirs of a Worshiper www.verityrecords.com“Great and Mighty” is a bold and dramatic P&W ballad with a simple, conventional melody and lyrics designed for worship teams to learn easily and quickly. Supported by a tightly harmonizing ensemble, the multiple Stellar Award-winning Byron [...]
Songs That Sing You to SilenceHallc333@yahoo.com.auBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Songs That Sing You to Silence may well be the prettiest and most relaxing CD you hear all year.Designed as a meditative means to bring one to an inner place of worship, the album is the product [...]
“You Are”Kierra SheardFrom the Karew Records CD Free (featuring BRL) (2011)www.karewrecords.comSetting aside for the moment the kicking polyrhythmic R&B vibe that has brought her thus far, Dove and Stellar Award-winning Kierra Sheard transforms into a commanding power praiser on her new single, “You Are.” Recorded live in Chicago last year, [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Dr. Feranda Williamson is Dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies at Capella University. But she has an even higher calling. She is also President and CEO of the award-winning Chicago Mass Choir. Dr. Williamson (photo, right) spent time with TBGB recently [...]
Chris EppsHere I Am…X-Factor Entertainment (available on iTunes)http://www.chriseppsmusic.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Long Island, New York-born Chris Epps is a tenor balladeer whose vocals and song arrangements will undoubtedly draw comparisons to Seal and Cee Lo Green because of their retro soul vibe. Now living in Jacksonville, Florida, [...]
“Get On Up for Jesus”G.M. Prince DNA Gospel Musicshayneg2314@gmail.comG.M. Prince’s “Get On Up for Jesus” never fails to put a smile on my face because, consciously or not, it evokes the Esquires' funky 1967 soul hit “Get On Up” with its muscle-twitching beat and good time party feel. But who [...]
