Singles that are picks of the week are “singled out” for their quality.
This dramatically sung conversation between Stanley Brown and Jessica Reedy (as the Voice of God) is distinctive in gospel music today due to its recitative-like arrangement and its shift from a minor to major key.
When Zacardi Cortez lends his gravelly vocals to a song, it becomes an instant church workout.
“My Soul Cries Yes” Neva Ford Nation Bdm/Ugroove Music (release date: August 14, 2026)
“That’s What He’s Done” is the latest example of the buoyant and infectious Low Country sound as it's done by North Carolina’s Jason Singleton & the Sound of Destiny Choir.
Bishop Calvin Norton and his singers come in strong but it’s the mighty-voiced Velicia Manor who steals the show on the anthem version of “Spirit of God Moving All Over Me.”
Ann Nesby’s “Amen” is not the Wings Over Jordan / Jester Hairston / Lilies of the Field neo-spiritual but a contemporary piece proclaiming, to a bouncy and bracing backdrop, that when things get bad, “don’t give up,” remember who pulled you through, and “say ‘Amen’.”
The Robersons—formerly known as Desmond Roberson & the Roberson Bunch—return with “Keep Blessin’,” a hand-clapper in the gospel quartet tradition.
With more than a dash of Walter Hawkins embedded in the silky arrangement and distinctive harmonies, “Holy One” evokes Calvin Bridges’ late ‘70s work with the Spirit of Love choir.
By itself, “Always There” is a conventional mid-tempo gospel ballad, but Carlton Person’s voice sells it.
A 12x-Stellar nominee, Kim Person is proof that an indie gospel artist can blossom into a national star today, even if she is not signed to a major label.
