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JGM Editor to Present at Baylor University

2014-09-04T03:40:53-05:00September 4th, 2014|

Journal of Gospel Music Editor-in-Chief is honored to present "I Can’t Make This Journey By Myself: Gospel Music and the Pursuit of Community and Modernity" at the 2014 Pruit Symposium at Baylor University.  See below for more details on the program.

Chicago Pastor Marks 38th Year on Radio

2014-08-14T03:45:17-05:00August 14th, 2014|

By Bob Marovich I first met Pastor Mack C. Mason more than a decade ago. Our mutual appreciation for traditional gospel music brought us together for lunch in Chicago's Loop. At that lunch, Pastor Mack not only gave me great advice, but I took it. He suggested I join the [...]

Choirs, Groups and Quartet Take Top Honors at Rhythm of Gospel Awards

2014-08-07T02:37:51-05:00August 7th, 2014|

By Bob Marovich Photo: Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver II & the Hallelujah Singers perform on the main stage Saturday night. Credit: Candice Shavalia / Big Red Hen Films Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver II & the Hallelujah Singers and Dr. Patrick Bradley & Westside Baptist Church Choir, the Christian rock band True [...]

“Take Me to the King” an RIAA Certified Gold Digital Single

2014-08-05T17:48:53-05:00August 5th, 2014|

DALLAS (August 5, 2014) - Grammy Award® Nominee Tamela Mann and Gospel Icon Kirk Franklin have a lot to celebrate. The "Take Me To The King" digital single, written and produced by Franklin and recorded and performed by Tamela, has been RIAA Certified Gold, having sold more than 500,000 digital [...]

Mathew Knowles Releases Alexis Spight from Music World Gospel

2014-08-16T23:54:34-05:00August 4th, 2014|

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 4, 2014) - Stellar Award-nominated gospel recording artist Alexis Spight is being released from her recording contract with Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel to ink a record deal with the newly formed Uncle G Records. Uncle G Records is headed by Veteran Industry Executive Greg "Uncle G" Lyons [...]

Gospel Community Mourns Loss of Al “The Bishop” Hobbs

2014-08-01T17:14:20-05:00July 31st, 2014|

By Bob Marovich On Tuesday, July 29, members of the Gospel Announcers Guild of the Gospel Music Workshop of America saluted their longtime friend and leader, Al "The Bishop" Hobbs, with a special musical program at the GWMA Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.  Among the performers were Rev. Milton Biggham, Dottie [...]

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