Stomp! Crunch!Steve Jones of USA Today reports that Kirk Franklin is giving the storied House of Blues Gospel Brunch a face lift in celebration of its 20th anniversary. In the article, Franklin says he is endeavoring to retain the brunch's traditional flavor while introducing patrons to the newer styles of [...]
Sponsored entry: Nine time GRAMMY winner and multi-platinum-selling musician and producer Kirk Franklin—known for his unique style of gospel music that blends contemporary sounds, flawless harmonies and inspiring lyrics—has joined THE AMERICAN BIBLE CHALLENGE as musical co-host for the second season of the network’s highly rated original one-hour [...]
(l. to r.) Kierra, Bishop J. Drew,J. Drew II, and Karen Clark SheardBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe First Family of Detroit’s Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ, known as the Sheard Family—Bishop J. Drew, Karen Clark Sheard, J. Drew II, and Kierra—opened their home and lives [...]
(April 2, 2013 - New York, NY) -- Motown Records takes a giant step into the ever-expanding Gospel music field as the result of a joint venture partnership with EMI Gospel, creating a new label Motown Gospel. The announcement was made by Barry Weiss, Chairman & CEO, UMG East Coast [...]
“More To Life” Joint Heirs feat. Andale’From the CD The Solution (release date: May 7, 2013)www.jointheirs.netThe Joint Heirs’ single, “More to Life,” is a guitar-led, pop-flavored song about the importance of faith and hope in God in “a world of tears and pain.” Christian rapper Andale’ sells it with his [...]
Fred HammondUnited Tenors: Hammond, Hollister, Roberson, WilsonRCA Inspiration (2013)www.rcainspiration.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogAs United Tenors, Fred Hammond, Dave Hollister, Eric Roberson, and Brian Courtney Wilson offer more muscular singing than a Welsh male chorus. Whether bearing down like a freight train of sound on “Unshakeable” and “I Need You,” [...]
"Jump"Rev. Harvie J. Cody, Sr.Sharper Brothers Records (2012)Mississippi-born Rev. Harvie J. Cody, Sr. might just have himself a grassroots gospel hit on his hands. “Jump,” from his Sharper Brothers EP of the same name, is a simple, catchy, and eminently fun gospel novelty about how the spirit can make you [...]
Dottie PeoplesI Got This – Live!DP Musik Group (2012)www.dottiepeoples.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogDottie Peoples and live performance go together like biscuits and gravy. The Ohio-born and multi award-winning gospel singer’s light shines through on her latest CD, I Got This – Live! Recorded in April 2012 at [...]
Original musical 'The Reed Singers,' the story of a 1960s KC gospel group, debuts next Saturday
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Linda Clark is a self-proclaimed “old head.” A devotee of many types of music but particularly the soul and R&B artists of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, Clark has fashioned herself into an able gospel singer. Her latest single, “New Beginnings,” was TBGB’s Pick [...]
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