JGM Pick of the Week – May 9, 2023
“It Is Well” Monica Lisa Stevenson Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: April 28, 2023)
“It Is Well” Monica Lisa Stevenson Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: April 28, 2023)
“Heaven Belongs to You” The Wilson Family of Cades JEF Records (release date: March 7, 2023)
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston chronicles the singer’s journey from the junior choir to singing hymns in major motion pictures and large arenas. The fourteen-track album rocketed to the top of Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart shortly after its release on March 24.
By Nicole McCray Black History Month coincided with the release of the new compilation, Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium (Craft Recordings, 2023). Listeners who want to learn about Black music history can enjoy and rejoice in Black artists' impact on American music throughout history. Some of the recordings are [...]
“Proof” K.T. Ellis feat. Kenneth Coleman Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (2023)
“He Brought Me Out” Quinten Simon Independent (release date: January 20, 2023)
“One Step Closer” DiVine of Annapolis From the CD One Step Closer (release date: September 20, 2022)
Chicago-based gospel music collector Marc Davis collaborated with Sadar Bahar and recording engineer Tone B. Nimble to inject a disco beat into the Fountain of Life Joy Choir’s “I’m So Happy.”
“He’ll Make It Alright” Julius Pearson & the Gospel Chorale of Chicago Enchanted Media Group
Although on her latest selection, “Don’t Leave Me Jesus,” Lady Voncile Belcher pleads with Jesus to not leave her “in this barren land,” she knows he won’t. Quoting from “No Ways Tired,” she and her background vocalists sing: “he didn’t bring me this far to leave me.”