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At 20, Jekalyn Carr Is In Her Winning Season
By Bob Marovich Jekalyn Carr frequently listened to her mother, Jennifer Selvy Carr, as she sang with the award-winning family gospel group the Selvy Singers. But this time it was different. The preteen was watching the Selvys sing from the set of Don McGlynn’s 2010 gospel music documentary, Rejoice and [...]
Damon Williams: “If the Chart Could Become a CD, It Would Be WOW Gospel.”
Damon Williams, RCA Inspiration By Bob Marovich In 1998, Damon Williams eagerly purchased a copy of the first-ever WOW Gospel two-CD compilation. “It was a big moment in gospel music,” Williams, who was recently named Vice President of Marketing for RCA Inspiration, shared with the Journal of Gospel [...]
The Recording Academy Announces 60th GRAMMY Nominees
Congratulations to the 60th GRAMMY nominees in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music categories: 36. Best Gospel Performance/Song • Too Hard Not To Tina Campbell; Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell, songwriters • You Deserve It JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise Featuring Bishop Cortez Vaughn; David Bloom, JJ Hairston, Phontane Demond Reed & [...]
Bishop Cortez Vaughn’s Corporate Sound Music Group Inks Joint Venture with Tyscot
Left to right: Tyscot Records A&R Director, Sidney Scott; Bishop Cortez Vaughn; Tyscot Records founder, Dr. Leonard S. Scott; and Tyscot Records President, Bryant S. Scott at Tyscot Records in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis, IN: Bishop Cortez Vaughn’s Corporate Sound Music Group firm has entered into a joint venture [...]
Tauren Wells Releases Debut Solo Album “Hills and Valleys” June 23; Opening for Lionel Richie
(Nashville, TN) - June 8, 2017 - Reunion Records/Sony Music Entertainment announces the anticipated release of Tauren Wells' new solo LP Hills And Valleys. The digital-only deluxe edition features 15 songs and releases June 23. A physical version of the album, featuring 11 songs, will debut July 21. To create [...]
Five Persistent Myths about Gospel Music in Chicago
Check out Bob Marovich's essay, posted on the Global Small Business Blog this morning, on the five myths that persist about the birth of gospel music in Chicago. Click below: Five Myths about Gospel Music in Chicago
Phil Thornton on WOW Gospel 2017: “A Source of Hope and Inspiration”
Phil Thornton. Photo Credit: Derek Blanks By Bob Marovich What does it take to compile an annual survey of the Best of the Best in gospel music? Phil Thornton knows. As Senior Vice President and General Manager for RCA Inspiration, which just released WOW Gospel 2017, the latest [...]
British Airways Offers First In-Flight Gospel Show
British Airways and YolanDa Brown take Gospel Music into the Air From a Press Release: British Airways has added a new radio show to its inflight entertainment offering: "The Gospel Show," presented by YolanDa Brown." This is the first-ever gospel radio show to be broadcast on British Airways planes around [...]
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