Gospel Music

Chicago’s Regal Theater resounded with the sounds of local gospel music Saturday evening, March 27, as choirs, groups, a Christian comedian, praise dancers and soloists participated in the first ChiTown Tonight: the Gospel Hour Series. ChiTown Tonight was created to provide a regular, affordable, family-friendly gospel program featuring emerging and [...]

DJ OfficialEntermissionReach Records 2010www.reachrecords.com“My mission is to find him and introduce him to saving grace…I grab my Bible and iPod and leave the house.”This line, from J.A.Z. and Magellan’s “Streets of New York,” is an apt description of the 21st century missionary. To save the errant who run today’s mean [...]

Various ArtistsGospelCity Shout 2010SoulCare Musicwww.gospelcity.comEarlier this month, SoulCare Music, in collaboration with the popular website Gospelcity.com, introduced GospelCity Shout 2010. It is a ten-track collection of previously released gospel performances by some of today’s liveliest old-school choirs, fiery gospel singers, and pumped-up groups and quartets. Linda Klosterman compiled from a [...]

“Go Hard Or Go Home”George MossDreamlight Entertainment 2010www.g-moss.comFor Christian hip hop artist George Moss, “Go Hard Or Go Home” is not just a song: it’s a way of life.A defining moment for the Grand Rapids, Michigan native was when he became a single parent at a young age. The responsibility [...]

...hold the top three positions, respectively, on Billboard's Top 200 best-selling albums chart this week.Billboard reports that Sapp's Here I Am (Verity) is the first gospel album to reach the Top 10 in sales since Mary Mary's The Sound (Sony) did so in November 2008.Congratulations to Pastor Sapp on his [...]

Her new CD, In Spite of Me, will be available digitally April 13, 2010.by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWhen your father organized a rock band in his native Puerto Rico and played Latin jazz in Village clubs upon moving to New York, your musical tastes are going to [...]

“Do It Afraid”Debra AshleyFrom the Habakkuk Music CD New Birth (release date: April 20, 2010)www.habakkukmusic.comDebra Ashley’s “Do It Afraid” is a sweet, inspirational ballad about maintaining faith and courage in the face of everyday crisis. The singer’s lullaby-like delivery imbues the song with the intimacy of maternal wisdom. The single [...]

“We’re Going to Make It”Rev. Timothy Wright feat. Myrna SummersFrom the Savoy album The Godfather of Gospelwww.malaco.comA little less than a year ago, Rev. Timothy Wright passed from earthly labor to eternal reward after months of hospitalization following the tragic July, 2008 auto accident that claimed the life of his [...]

Rev. Roy Reed & the Zion JubileesLet’s Give Him PraiseSharp Records 2009www.sharprecordsusa.comOne thing’s for certain: young gospel artists may throw everything but the kitchen sink into their contemporary arrangements, but quartets pretty much stick to their knitting. That is not to say that gospel quartets haven’t adapted to predominant musical [...]

One 4 ChristGod Can Still Use YouDA’Vine Destiny Entertainment 2009www.one4christ.netOne 4 Christ was founded in March 2004 by Sharon Bouie, and boasts musical direction by Derral Anderson, Jr. and production by singer-songwriter Andrae Ambrose. The 40+ member group from suburban Chicago is similar aurally to John P. Kee or James [...]