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“Stomp”Shekinah Glory MinistryFrom the 2008 Kingdom Records CD Jesuswww.kingdomrecordsinc.comWarrior worshippers stomping metaphorically on the Devil’s head and feet.That’s what Shekinah Glory Ministry’s “Stomp” is about, at least at first blush. An incessant thumping rhythm prodded by a bouncy, wordless call to battle offers an aural image of legions marching forward [...]

From The Sowetan:25 August 2008Khanyi NkosiRebecca Malope once again proved to be queen of gospel when she was honoured with a life time achievers award at the SABC Gospel Music Awards held in Durban yesterday. Overwhelmed by emotion, Malope who also won the Best Gospel Artist Award said the late [...]

Earlier this month, gospel hip hop phenom Canton Jones spent some time with The Black Gospel Blog to talk about his latest project, Kingdom Business.TBGB: Where did you develop your love for singing?CJ: I grew up in the Church of God in Christ, Thomas Temple COGIC in Pompano Beach, Florida. [...]

Shoshana Bean is best known for her role as Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) in the Tony Award winning Broadway show, Wicked. She was praised by Brian McKnight as "one of the greatest voices I've ver heard." She recently took off her black witch hat and green makeup, [...]

At the Gospel Music Workshop of America in Nashville last week, Vicki Mack Lataillade, founder of GospoCentric Records (later sold to Zomba) and known as the most powerful woman in gospel music, announced that she is officially launching the “Lilly Mack Sing-A-Long Series” in October 2008.An interactive multi-media music production, [...]

Darwin HobbsFreeTyscot Records (release date: August 26, 2008)http://www.tyscot.com/Darwin Hobbs is referred to as the Luther Vandross of gospel, but to my ears, his husky, muscular voice is more akin to the blue-eyed soulster Michael McDonald, with whom the forty year-old singer once worked.Regardless, the Darwin Hobbs sound is what one [...]

The Gospel Music According to Chicago (GMAC) Choir put the finishing touches on the 41st Gospel Music Workshop of America, which closed Friday, August 15. The week-long event was held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.During the concluding musical Friday evening, on which they were the final act, [...]

"Joy"NiyokiFrom the D2G Records CD RestRelease Date: August 19, 2008www.niyoki.comBorn in Fort Wayne, Indiana and former backup singer for Prince with one hit gospel CD already under her belt, Niyoki is back with her sophomore disc, Rest."Joy," the album's advance single, hits the listener like a bracing wind. It dresses [...]

Now here's a great idea, in the tradition of the Music Maker Relief Foundation, the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, HART (Handy Artists Relief Trust) for blues musicians, and others...The Gospel Music Trust Fund (GMTF) was established "to supply to those who have made lasting contributions to gospel music, emergency assistance [...]