Contemporary Gospel

Angelo & Veronica: The Original Recordings, 1990-1991

2022-05-26T01:59:20-05:00May 26th, 2022|

Angelo & Veronica The Original Recordings, 1990-1991 A&V Music (release date: April 25, 2022) www.angeloandveronica.com By Robert M. Marovich Christian music duo Angelo & Veronica’s recent release, The Original Recordings: 1990-1991, could easily have been titled (with deference to Dylan) The Basement Tapes. The twelve-track collection was recorded in Angelo [...]

“Everything Will Be Alright” – Harold Wade Sr.

2022-05-23T01:31:43-05:00May 23rd, 2022|

“Everything Will Be Alright” Harold Wade Sr. Independent (release date: August 31, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Little Rock, Arkansas, pastor Harold Wade Sr. and his choir offer tender words of encouragement on this comforting ballad that hearkens back to the golden era of recording church choirs. “Everything Will Be [...]

JGM Pick of the Week:  May 9, 2022

2022-05-10T01:49:48-05:00May 10th, 2022|

“I’m Encouraged” Patrick Noble Allen presents Claude Deuce Embrace Your Texture Enterprises (release date: February 24, 2022)www.ClaudeDeuce.com By Robert M. Marovich Written last year by Claude Deuce, who is also the featured vocalist, “I’m Encouraged,” presented by music industry veteran Patrick Noble Allen, is a gospel power ballad about holding [...]

“Beautiful Day” – Trenton Kirksey ft. Nikki Ross

2022-04-15T02:30:53-05:00April 15th, 2022|

“Beautiful Day” Trenton Kirksey ft. Nikki Ross Independent (2022) www.Facebook.com/MusicByTrent By Robert M. Marovich “Beautiful Day” is the debut single from Trenton Kirksey, a Houston-based baritone vocalist, songwriter, and conductor. Fellow Houstonian Nikki Ross is the vocalist on Kirksey’s track. To a classically-inspired and Latin-fired arrangement, Ross expresses unbridled joy [...]

“Jesus is Lord” – Calvin Bridges

2022-04-10T00:56:03-05:00April 10th, 2022|

“Jesus is Lord” Calvin Bridges PNEUMA/Spirit Recordings, Inc. (2022) www.calvinbridges.org By Robert M. Marovich Celebrated singer-songwriter and gospel music instructor Calvin Bridges, known for his hit composition “I Can Go to God in Prayer,” takes listeners to church again with “Jesus is Lord.” This song of worship brims with ‘80s [...]

JGM Pick of the Week – March 21, 2022

2022-03-22T02:04:17-05:00March 22nd, 2022|

“You’ve Been Good to Me”Zacardi CortezBlacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: January 27, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich “You’ve Been Good to Me” is a song with simple lyrics and a singable melody—essentially a chorus and pounding vamp—but it’s the aggressive, hard-charging way in which Zacardi Cortez and his background singers [...]

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