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CeCe Winans Builds Global Legacy With Record-Breaking “More Than This” World Tour”
CeCe Winans' More Than This World Tour has expanded into a global phenomenon, marking her first international tour in more than a decade and reinforcing her influence as both an artist and evangelist.
The Alliance Of Gospel Music Professionals To Host Inaugural Alliance at 2025 GMWA in Montgomery, AL
The GMWA will host its 58th Annual Convention in Montgomery, AL, July 13-18. During the convention, The Alliance will hold its sessions and the Inaugural Alliance Chairman Honors Awards Banquet.
Greater St. Stephen Ministries Celebrates 40 Years of Musical Excellence With Historic Live Reunion Choir Recording
The Greater St. Stephen Reunion Choir, featuring Bishop Paul S. Morton, will celebrate 40 years with a live recording, Monday, July 7, at 6:00 p.m. at Greater St. Stephen in New Orleans.
2025 BMI Christian Awards to Celebrate the Genre’s Top Songwriters and Music Publishers June 17
The 2025 BMI Christian Awards will be held on June 17 at the organization’s Nashville office.
Equal Justice Initiative Brings Grammy Award Winning Musical Artists to Montgomery for Juneteenth
This Juneteenth, the Equal Justice Initiative will bring Grammy Award winning musical artists to Montgomery, Alabama, with concerts happening downtown on June 18 and 19. EJI will also offer free admission to the Legacy Sites on Juneteenth.
Documentary on Archbishop Carl Bean to Premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival
I am proud to serve as a contributing producer to this documentary on the life of Archbishop Carl Bean. In 1977, Archbishop Carl Bean made history by recording his disco hit “I Was Born this Way,” celebrated as the world’s first gay anthem, and setting the stage for a revolution in queer music. All-star interviews with Lady Gaga, Questlove, Billy [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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