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“I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston” Soars to Top of the Charts, Lyric Video Available
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.
Donald Lawrence to Revive the Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar as “Music + Arts Global”
GRAMMY® Award winning choirmaster Donald Lawrence is reviving his mentor, the legendary late Edwin Hawkins’ annual Music & Arts Seminar that was birthed in 1979 and reimagining it for the 21st century as a bi-annual conference, Music + Arts Global.
“We Sound Crazy” Show Set to Premiere on Howard University Radio Network February 17
We Sound Crazy’s premiere broadcast will air Friday, February 17 at 8PM EST, followed by weekly airings Mondays and Fridays at 8PM EST.
“The Brent Jones Show” Debuts January 8 on Las Vegas’s Power 88.1 FM
(Las Vegas, NV) Power 88.1 FM announced that Grammy and Stellar Award-winning recording artist Brent Jones is joining Las Vegas’ top-ranked urban radio station starting January 8 as the host of the newly-minted “The Brent Jones Show.”Reaching more than 2.7 million listeners in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, Power 88.1 FM has been serving the community for over 50 [...]
Jekalyn Carr on McDonald’s 16th Annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour Holiday Experience: It’s “Black Excellence on One Stage”
Christmas spirit filled the air when the McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour: Homecoming Edition hit Houston, Texas, on December 2.
Media Veteran Bishop Greg Davis Announces Departure from The Word Network
(DETROIT, MI) December 6, 2022 — Long time show host and producer for the Word Network, Bishop Greg Davis has officially departed from working with the famous television network. Davis leaves on “good standing” as he embarks deeper into his relationship work, “When the Right One Comes”.To The Word Network owner Kevin Adell, Davis says, “Thank you for the exposure [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By Nicole McCraySpecial Feature - Journal of Gospel Musicwww.nicolemccray.com Christian music has been chiefly regarded as hymns. However, it has evolved into a multitude of genres, breaking the barrier between [...]
Photo: Ray Flynn and Scott Godsey Tour Graceland, the iconic and historic home of Elvis Presley. Photo courtesy of Sea Walker Media Corporation NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 3, 2021) [...]
(FEBRUARY 16, 2021) – CHICAGO, IL – Global spiritual leader, thought provoker, and celebrated GRAMMY®- and Stellar Award-winning artist Charles Jenkins continues his mark as an author with the release [...]
Kirk Franklin and Sony Music Entertainment Debut New Podcast Series, “Good Words with Kirk Franklin”
New York – February 9, 2021 – Sixteen-time GRAMMY-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin and Sony Music Entertainment today announced the launch of “Good Words with Kirk Franklin,” a [...]
New Releases to Come from Kelontae Gavin and Fresh Start Worship (Nashville, TN) – February 9, 2021 – RCA Inspiration, one of the premiere labels in Gospel and inspirational music, [...]
Sponsored Post: We are looking into ways to improve the health and wellness of people worldwide, picking out different areas where many struggle, and finding ways to combat this and [...]
By Robert M. Marovich Last March, the COVID-19 pandemic washed over Bishop J. Drew Sheard’s family and associates like a tsunami. His brother, the Reverend Ethan B. Sheard, tested positive [...]
By Cecille Richman, Guest Contributor While many might say that gospel music is incredibly niche, the opposite is actually true. Formed out of a mixture of African American folk music [...]
Photo Credit: Christian Redl Singer Wraps Whirlwind Year With Holiday Programming Alongside Dolly Parton and Ne-Yo. Nashville, TN (December 11, 2020) – GRAMMY®-winning singer/songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard has [...]
RCA INSPIRATION TO RELEASE NEW MUSICFROM THE VOICES OF FIRE CHOIR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ I AM OTHER (Nashville, TN) – November 23, 2020 – RCA Inspiration, one [...]
(Houston, Texas) Blacksmoke Music Worldwide Founder and CEO Mr. Kerry Douglas counts the joys of life a little sweeter as he recovers from an extensive bout with COVID-19. The venerable [...]
Southern Gospel's Legacy Five and Gospel's The Wardlaw Brothers Unite For "9 Makes Us 1" Nashville, TN -- Legacy Five and The Wardlaw Brothers are two groups, from two genres [...]
By Bob Marovich Earlier this year, the Chicago Children’s Choir was busy coordinating some 5,000 youth meeting in various in-school and after-school ensembles throughout the region. The sound of song [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“I’M GETTING READY” WRITTEN BY TODD GALBERTH AWARDED SONG OF THE YEAR KIRK FRANKLIN NAMED SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR SONGS OF KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING AWARDED PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR (New York, [...]