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“You’ll Never Thirst”Juanita BynumFrom the Flow Records CD More Passion (2010)www.juanitabynum.comJuanita Bynum hits another home run, this time with “You’ll Never Thirst,” written by Da’Dra Crawford, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Brad O’Donnell and Roger Ryan. Bynum delivers the contemporary ballad, based on the “woman at the well” story, with stadium-filling largesse reminiscent [...]

(Atlanta, GA – July 19, 2010) -- Gospel recording artist Darwin Hobbs was hospitalized last week with multiple large blood clots in both lungs. He is being treated at a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently resides. Hobbs recently had lap band surgery, which went extremely well. He has [...]

by Bob Marovich, The Black Gospel BlogAs a preteen, Harold Rayford stood before the congregation of his home church, the Pentecostal Assembly of Fort Worth, Texas, ready to render a song. He had no intention of singing. Instead, he put a shiny saxophone to his lips and let loose a [...]

"The Lord Will Make a Way"Salvation Music MinistrySalvific Records 2010http://salvationmusicministryco.comSalvation Music Ministry is a six-member combo from the nation’s capitol that has been toiling in the vineyard for 21 years. On “The Lord Will Make a Way,” the group gives the Thomas Dorsey chestnut a soulful makeover, infusing it with [...]

“Help Me Now”Lisa McClendonFrom the BluSoul Entertainment CD Reality (2010)www.myspace.com/mcclendonlisaStellar and Dove Award nominee Lisa McClendon defines cool in style and voice. On “Help Me Now,” from her fourth CD Reality, Lisa is in a bit of a fix. She asks for support from The Man Upstairs, stat, in her [...]

Jasper Williams, Jr. feat. the Salem Bible Church Mass ChoirLandmarkChurch Door Records (available July 20, 2010)After twenty years, the voice of Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. – the celebrated Son of Thunder – is back on record. His label, Church Door Records, is reactivated, sporting what looks like a stylish new [...]

"The Turn Around"J.E. JonesFrom the forthcoming Ultimate Entertainment Records CD Fire (available July 20, 2010)www.jejones.netDuring the 1990s, J.E. Jones moved his way up the urban music corporate ladder to be a celebrated songwriter, producer and eventually vice president of Russell Simmons’ Def Jam Records. Despite his success, Jones felt a [...]

The following are statements from the Love Center Ministries website:Homegoing Celebrations for Bishop Walter L. Hawkins is as follows: ˜Musical˜ Tuesday, July 20th at 7:00 p.m. ˜Homegoing Service˜ Wednesday, July 21st at 11:00 a.m. BOTH services will be held at:Paramount Theatre2025 BroadwayOakland, CA 94612-2303(510) 465-6400NOTE: Word has it that the [...]

"Mama's Cry"F1 DiamondFrom the CD Pastor of the Traphousewww.f1diamond.comMemphis's "Pastor of the Traphouse," F1 Diamond, is back with another Christian rap from the mean streets. This time, it's a paean to the power of a praying mother and a saving God.Mama pulls her twelve year-old son out of a drug [...]

"So Good"Holy BoyRKD Music 2010www.rkdmusic.comHoly Boy's 2009 album Out of Time was resplendent with smooth, hook-laden urban contemporary gospel tracks, but on his latest single, "So Good," the Mobile, Alabama native is 100 percent country church."Well I hear y'all clapping your hands like you're from the country," Holy Boy (Herbert [...]