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2022 GRAMMY Awardees in Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music

2022 GRAMMY Awardees in Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music

Bob Marovich2022-10-28T01:55:26-05:00April 5th, 2022|

By Robert M. MarovichCongratulations to the 64th GRAMMY Awardees in the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music categories. A special congratulations to CeCe Winans for garnering three statuettes!36. Best Gospel Performance/Song"Never Lost"CeCe Winans37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song"Believe For It"CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters38. [...]

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BMI Celebrates the Best in Gospel Music at the 2022 Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards

BMI Celebrates the Best in Gospel Music at the 2022 Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards

Bob Marovich2022-04-05T15:25:46-05:00April 1st, 2022|

Right: BMI Gospel Songwriter of the Year honorees Kierra and J Drew Sheard II at the 2022 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards. Photo Credit: Steve Lowry for BMI. “Speak To Me” Named BMI’s Gospel Song of the Year Aaron Lindsey, J Drew Sheard II, Kierra Sheard and Jeshua “TedyP” [...]

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First Quartet Music Awards Slated for June 18

First Quartet Music Awards Slated for June 18

Bob Marovich2022-03-19T01:51:53-05:00March 19th, 2022|

Atlanta, GA -- The stage is being set for the biggest night in Gospel Quartet music. The inaugural Quartet Music Awards (The QMAs) will take place on Saturday, June 18, at Center Stage Theater, 1374 West Peachtree Street in Atlanta, GA. The ceremony will be a history-making night of electrifying [...]

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JGM Presents the Best CDs, Singles and Historic Reissues of 2021

JGM Presents the Best CDs, Singles and Historic Reissues of 2021

Bob Marovich2022-01-09T21:11:15-06:00January 9th, 2022|

By Bob Marovich As is our custom for this time of year, the Journal of Gospel Music presents its "best of" lists in the category of CDs, songs, and historical releases. The recordings were not chosen as "best of" based on sales, chart status, promotion, voting, fan popularity, number of [...]

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December 23 Virtual Christmas Concert “Songs of Hope” to Benefit Haiti

December 23 Virtual Christmas Concert “Songs of Hope” to Benefit Haiti

Bob Marovich2021-12-16T02:53:48-06:00December 16th, 2021|

From a press release: This holiday season in partnership with e-Camp Mentoring and the Black Rose of Durham Radio, both from Canada, Cloud Records of Philadelphia is sponsoring a free virtual Christmas concert, “Songs of Hope,” on December 23, 2021, at 8:00 PM EST on Cloud Records' YouTube channel and [...]

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Historic Church in St. Louis Slated to Become Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Historic Church in St. Louis Slated to Become Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Bob Marovich2021-11-16T17:53:59-06:00November 16th, 2021|

Photo Credit: St. Louis Post-Dispatch Monica Butler of the Butler Group seeks to transform the historic Second Baptist Church in St. Louis's Central West End community into a Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Read more here from reporter Steph Kukuljan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: https://www.stltoday.com/business/local/local-producer-aims-to-turn-holy-corners-church-into-gospel-music-hall-of-fame/article_6b08e0a3-e364-5d57-966a-7a7646d7998b.html

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Grand Opening of the Black Gospel Archive and Listening Center at Baylor University

Grand Opening of the Black Gospel Archive and Listening Center at Baylor University

Bob Marovich2021-11-15T03:06:19-06:00November 15th, 2021|

By Robert M. Marovich On Friday, November 12, 2021, Baylor University opened the doors to its new Black Gospel Archive and Listening Center. It is an extension of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, funded initially by Charles Royce and helmed by Baylor professor Robert Darden. JGM's Bob Marovich was [...]

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Charles Fold Singers of Cincinnati Celebrate 50 Years

Charles Fold Singers of Cincinnati Celebrate 50 Years

Bob Marovich2021-11-14T20:40:01-06:00November 14th, 2021|

By Robert M. Marovich On Saturday, November 13, 2021, the Grammy Award-winning Charles Fold Singers of Cincinnati celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a program at Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, where Dr. Fold had been minister of music. Maryanne Zeleznik on Cincinnati Public Radio's "Cincinnati Edition" conducted an interview with [...]

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Lillian Lilly, James C. Birdsong Jr. to be Honored at Antigua & Barbuda Gospel Music & Media Awards October 22

Lillian Lilly, James C. Birdsong Jr. to be Honored at Antigua & Barbuda Gospel Music & Media Awards October 22

Bob Marovich2021-09-28T01:20:17-05:00September 28th, 2021|

Birdsong and Lilly will receive recognition for their contributions to the gospel music industry St. John’s, Antigua – James C. Birdsong, Jr., a member of the renowned famed Birdsong family and award-winning figure in gospel music; and Lillian Lilly, the longtime principal vocalist of the world-renowned GRAMMY® Award-nominated Mississippi Mass [...]

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September 24 to be Rance Allen Group Day in Toledo, Ohio

September 24 to be Rance Allen Group Day in Toledo, Ohio

Bob Marovich2021-09-27T03:51:10-05:00September 27th, 2021|

Photo: (Left to right) Producer Chris Byrd, Tom Allen, Steve Allen, Mayor Wade, and Tyscot A&R executive, Sidney Scott. Out front is Chris Byrd’s grandson, Christopher. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz Proclaims Friday, September 24 Rance Allen Group Day in Toledo, Ohio In Celebration of New Release, “Love Makes the [...]

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