Gospel Music

59th Annual GRAMMY Nominations Announced

2016-12-08T02:46:02-06:00December 8th, 2016|

Yesterday, the Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards.  Here are the nominees in the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music categories: Best Gospel Performance/Song It's Alright, It's Ok Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton; Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters (Light Records/Entertainment One) You're Bigger [Live] Jekalyn [...]

VaShawn Mitchell: Secret Place – Live in South Africa

2016-12-06T05:26:16-06:00December 6th, 2016|

VaShawn Mitchell Secret Place – Live in South Africa V Man Entertainment / Motown Gospel Release date: November 4, 2016 www.motowngospel.com By Bob Marovich While European and Scandinavian countries prefer American gospel artists to sing traditional fare when touring, South Africa appears to have wholly embraced the P&W offerings of [...]

The 2017 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors Celebrates Greats Kim Burrell and Marvin Sapp

2016-12-02T01:38:48-06:00December 2nd, 2016|

Gospel Music Legend and Former BMI Trailblazer Award Recipient Yolanda Adams to Co-Host with Gospel Singer-Songwriter VaShawn Mitchell NEW YORK, November 28, 2016 – Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) will honor gospel music superstars Kim Burrell and Marvin Sapp at the 18th annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors at the [...]

The Stand Campaign – #America

2016-10-22T02:49:32-05:00October 22nd, 2016|

The Stand Campaign #America Tyscot Records (release date: September 9, 2016) www.thestandcampaign.com By Bob Marovich In 1971, the protagonist of Alvin Lee and Ten Years After’s “I’d Love to Change the World” sings about the desire to change the world, “But I don’t know what to do / So I [...]

Phillip Carter Delivers Songs Choirs “Can Learn in Two Rehearsals or Less”

2016-10-17T15:33:11-05:00October 17th, 2016|

By Bob Marovich Some twenty years ago, Phillip Carter gathered a half dozen of his friends into a local studio. He had written some songs and wanted to hear what they sounded like as performed by a vocal group. Carter told JGM: “I taught them the music, and we thought, [...]

Nate Bean & 4Given – Hymns & Devotionals Unplugged

2016-10-11T16:30:41-05:00October 11th, 2016|

Nate Bean & 4Given Hymns & Devotionals Unplugged G.Favored Entertainment Group/DREAM Gospel (release date: July 1, 2016) www.TheGFavored.com By Bob Marovich It’s heartening to witness the increased interest in hymns. These songs of the church, with their timeless messages and poignant melodies, brought generations through some of the hardest trials [...]

Mahalia Jackson – Moving On Up a Little Higher

2016-10-06T15:11:53-05:00October 6th, 2016|

Mahalia Jackson Moving On Up a Little Higher Shanachie / Spirit Feel (release date: September 30, 2016) www.shanachie.com By Bob Marovich Moving On Up a Little Higher may well be the finest collection of Mahalia Jackson selections ever released, and ranks among Anthony Heilbut’s best produced music projects to date. It’s [...]

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