Gospel Music

Danielle KelleyConquerorGodfather Records (2013)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogConqueror is the debut solo album for Danielle Kelley, a gutsy singer who honed her chops as part of the New York Fellowship Mass Choir, directed by the late Rev. Timothy Wright.  The choir is now called the Timothy Wright [...]

Jackson, MS – The Malaco Music Group, one of the largest U.S. independent record companies, announces the Board of Directors' election of Thomas J. Couch, Jr. as President and CEO of the company.Mr. Couch, currently a Board member, has been associated with the company for more than 15 years.  He [...]

Venerable music historians Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff have combined their inestimable research on, and knowledge of, gospel quartet singing in a new book, To Do This, You Must Know How. Released by University Press of Mississippi in February of this year, the book takes a fascinating look at the evolution [...]

“Speak Life”Sharifahwww.sharifah.netAvailable on iTunesHere’s one for the Christian clubs, or simply for the faithful who like themselves a little EDM.  “Speak Life” is from Buffalo’s Sharifah, a singer, songwriter, producer, actress, and model.  Two scoops of techno beat drive her message to embrace positivity and freedom in the face of [...]

“I Won’t Give Up”Percy Bady feat. Canton JonesFrom the forthcoming Maranatha!Music CD Kingdom Inspirationswww.maranathamusic.comTo easy-rolling electronica and an insistent beat, Percy Bady sings about coming too far to turn around, and that he will make it by holding to God’s unchanging hand.  It’s his testimony: it took the singer-producer four years [...]

Reverend Floyd Flake Presents The Worship ExperienceRCA Inspiration (2013)www.rcainspiration.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogReleased to stores March 19, 2013, Reverend Floyd Flake Presents The Worship Experience represents truth in advertising.  It is what it purports to be: a live worship service at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral, where Reverend [...]

“I’m Free”Nancey Jackson JohnsonCamdon Music 2013www.camdonmusic.comMany gospel artists have taken their performance to a higher level of gospel-ality by adding the irrepressible energy and traditional chops of Minister Nancey Jackson Johnson. The singer celebrates her freedom from oppression, depression, affliction, and other “ions” on “I’m Free,” the new single from her [...]

“You Just Don’t Know…”Benjamin Cone III & WorshipFrom the Muscle Shoals Sound Gospel CDWhen Praise Meets Worship (2013)www.malaco.comRiffing on the adage “you don’t know my story,” Benjamin Cone III and Pastor Derrick Traylor report that they have “been through hell and high water,” so when you hear them praising, you [...]

TBGB heard from Wade-O Radio that Reach Records gospel hip hop artist Tedashii recently lost his one-year-old son. We extend our condolences to Tedashii and his family on such a devastating loss.Read more here on Tedashii's His Voice Global blog site.

Anointed By GodSelf-TitledOne Voice Media (2012)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogHailing from West Memphis, Arkansas, across the river from the Bluff City, Anointed By God (ABG) is a group of young adults whose energy and spirit earned them a Stellar Award in 2013 for Children’s Project of the [...]