January 2011 promises to be a special month for gospel music.In addition to the 26th Annual Stellar Awards…On January 14, 2011, BMI will honor gospel music artists Commissioned and Pastor Shirley Caesar (right) at its 12th Annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon.The event will be held one day before [...]
“Things Are Gonna Get Better”Zak Williams & 1/Akordhttp://www.zakwilliams.com/Zak Williams & 1/Akord is a 40-member, multi-denominational gospel choir whose members hail from several states on the east coast. The group has existed in its current iteration since 2005. Its sophomore CD, recorded in 2008, is scheduled for release sometime this year.The first [...]
By Bob Marovich of The Black Gospel Blog.Joe Pace is a busy man these days. He just released Praise for the Sanctuary, his first CD for Tyscot Records and the latest in the popular Joe Pace Presents series. Listening parties around the country are giving fans a chance to meet [...]
“Remind Me”Brian Reeves & Heart After GodFrom the CD Awakening (2010)http://www.heartaftergod.org/“Remind Me,” from Indianapolis-based Brian Reeves & Heart After God, is a sensitively but powerfully wrought vocal ballad set to a lovely CCM melody. The song is about God’s promise to never let His creatures down, no matter what. Thus, [...]
From Charlie and Pam Horner of Classic Urban Harmony:In a year filled with bad news, we are extremely saddened to report the passing of our close friend Calvin Williams. Calvin was born in Bucksport, SC, on November 8, 1921. Calvin began singing Gospel music and at the age of 15 [...]
G.L.O.BreakthroughNarrow Path Records (2010)www.myspace.com/godsloveonlySan Antonio’s Kim Ruiz, aka G.L.O. (God’s Love Only), is a rarity: a female Christian hip hop solo artist. Even rarer: this female Christian hip hop solo artist is already on her third CD, Breakthrough. To a soundtrack of pounding industrial beats, Breakthrough features memorable, sing-song choruses [...]
Kassandra McGhee Completely (2007) http://www.mypower4living.com/ Singer-songwriter Kassandra McGhee of Forest Park, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago, has sung background or shared the stage with such notable contemporary gospel and praise and worship artists such as Edwin Hawkins, Phil Tarver and Vanessa Dukes of the Brown Sisters. Not surprisingly, given [...]
Lynda HodgesFreeAsaph Productions 2010www.lyndahodges.comIn addition to her music-loving father, Washington, DC singer-songwriter Lynda Hodges cites Richard Smallwood, the Voices Supreme and the Hawkins Family as among her early musical influences. On her debut CD, Free, Hodges combines these contemporary gospel influences in her smooth, gentle-to-soaring pop-influenced alto, tender (and tenderly [...]
Teddy CrossFamily Healing, Vol. 1Mega Faith Records Megafaithrecords202@msn.comMany know Teddy Cross as a member of the iconic Gospel Keynotes. His CD, Family Healing, Vol. 1, showcases the quartet specialist as a solo artist, allowing him room to experiment with styles and songs that might not necessarily fit in the Gospel [...]
“You That I Trust”The Rance Allen Group feat. Paul PorterFrom the forthcoming CD/DVD: The Live Experience II (scheduled release: Jan 25, 2011)www.tyscot.comRemember our interview with Rance Allen regarding his 40th anniversary celebration in Detroit? While the audio and video fruits of the historic live program will not be available until [...]
