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Millennial Gives Historic African-American Radio Station a New Heartbeat

2020-08-27T01:05:07-05:00August 27th, 2020|

From a press release: With the explosive growth of digital streaming, the rise of social media and other online distractions, many have pronounced terrestrial radio dead. However, KOKA – The Heart of Gospel - Shreveport, Louisiana’s first African American radio station, with a history dating back to the 1950s - [...]

James C. Birdsong, Jr. Honored with the Shining Star Award by Preach the Word Worldwide Network

2020-08-16T03:36:05-05:00August 16th, 2020|

Atlanta, Aug 8, 2020 (Issuewire.com) - James C. Birdsong, Jr., a member of the renowned Birdsong family, will receive the Shining Star Award on Friday, August 28th, 2020, at 7 p.m. via pay-per-view live stream. The Shining Star Award is presented every year by Preach the Word Worldwide Network TV, [...]

Isaac Cates & Ordained to Participate in First-ever Vox Virtual Online A Cappella Festival

2020-08-09T02:18:11-05:00August 9th, 2020|

From Classical Movements: Vox Virtual is a first-of-its-kind online a cappella festival, August 22-29. It will bring together musicians representing cultures and traditions from around the world for a week-long program of free streaming concerts. The very unique part of the festival is each concert will be livestreamed free across [...]

Safer Singing During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: What We Know and What We Don’t

2020-08-08T02:26:19-05:00August 8th, 2020|

By Bob Marovich Dr. H. Steven Sims forwarded JGM a link to a fascinating article in the Journal of Voice, a publication of The Voice Foundation, to which he was one of several contributors. Choir directors, music ministers, and others in the business of training or managing singing groups will [...]

Provident Music Group Becomes Provident Entertainment

2020-06-11T00:46:43-05:00June 11th, 2020|

NASHVILLE, TENN. (JUNE 09, 2020) Provident Music Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, announced today that it has re-branded as Provident Entertainment to showcase the company's wide spectrum of industry-leading faith based entertainment. Provident Entertainment, which operates under the umbrella of Sony Music Nashville, includes Provident Label Group, RCA [...]

Donald Lawrence Recreates the Clark Sisters Sound for Lifetime Biopic

2020-04-11T01:59:49-05:00April 11th, 2020|

By Bob Marovich Like Beatles and Bob Dylan purists, fans of gospel’s celebrated Clark Sisters know every harmony, every vocal ornamentation, and every nuance of every singer on every song by heart—almost better than the artists themselves. No pressure on Donald Lawrence, musical director of The Clark Sisters: First Ladies [...]

Sheltering in Place? Watch Episodes of “Jubilee Showcase”

2020-03-21T03:22:10-05:00March 21st, 2020|

By Bob Marovich On Sunday mornings from 1963 to 1984, Jubilee Showcase treated television viewers in Chicagoland with 30 minutes of gospel music programming featuring local and national artists. Before BET's Bobby Jones Gospel, Jubilee Showcase was the longest-running gospel television show. Steven Ordower, whose father Sid Ordower was the [...]

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