Tasha Cobbs Leonard Wins First-Ever NAACP Image Award for ‘TASHA’
Tasha Cobbs Leonard has earned the Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album accolade for her critically acclaimed studio debut TASHA at the 57th NAACP Image Awards.
Pastor Mike Jr. Sparks Industry Conversation with “PMJ Vs. AI” Campaign
Pastor Mike Jr. has launched a bold and headline-grabbing social media initiative titled “PMJ vs AI.” The campaign challenges the growing presence of AI-generated artists and songs dominating Christian and Gospel music charts.
Crystal Aikin Officially Joins Mixed Bag Entertainment’s Music Division
Stellar Award-Winning Gospel artist Crystal Aikin, joins the ranks of nationally acclaimed Gospel stars by inking a deal with a new label, Mixed Bag Entertainment.
World Famous Soul Stirrers Reunite for Historic Gospel Revival
Released under Ruff Moore Media and distributed via DistroKid, Jesus Be a Fence, Vol. 1 captures the essence of the Soul Stirrers’ faith and artistry, combining a touch of modern rhythm with the deeply rooted soul and integrity that made them a household name in gospel music.
Fifty Something Records and Lrae Entertainment® Sign NBC’s The Voice Top 8 Standout Alum Justin Aaron To Their Record Label Collaboration
Jim Vierra and Dr. Earl Bynum announced today that they have signed their first artist, NBC's The Voice Top 8 standout alum Justin Aaron, to their label partnership.
Check out Bob Marovich's essay, posted on the Global Small Business Blog this morning, on the five myths that persist about the birth of gospel music in Chicago. Click below: Five [...]
Phil Thornton. Photo Credit: Derek Blanks By Bob Marovich What does it take to compile an annual survey of the Best of the Best in gospel music? Phil [...]
British Airways and YolanDa Brown take Gospel Music into the Air From a Press Release: British Airways has added a new radio show to its inflight entertainment offering: "The Gospel [...]
SPONSORED POST Dr. Mark Williams is a physician, lecturer, worship leader, songwriter, husband and father who has intricately merged his music, his medical practice, and his ministry leadership into a [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA (Tuesday, October 4, 2016) - Gospel recording artist Ami Rushes is gearing up for her sixth album and she wants to make you part of the process. [...]
Click on the image above to purchase One Way. Sponsored Post: DALLAS (September 8, 2016) – Grammy® Award Nominated, NAACP Image Award Winning Artist and Billboard Chart-Topping Singer TAMELA MANN [...]
By Bob Marovich When his mother passed away in 2004, filmmaker David Licata began to ponder life’s timeless questions: What is our purpose on earth? What do we want to leave [...]
CHAMPAIGN, IL & LOS ANGELES, CA (TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016) — Archeophone Records (www.archeophone.com) today announced that its highly-anticipated book and CD compilation, Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the [...]
Baylor University art professor Terry Roller and his Art 4331 students took on a special assignment: Design custom album jackets for 45 rpm discs in Baylor's Black Gospel Music Restoration [...]
Photo credit: Earl Gibson III NASHVILLE, TN (June 29, 2016) – The Reigning Queen of Gospel, Shirley Caesar, was honored in a jubilant celebration in Hollywood on Tuesday [...]
Here is the official 2016 Winner List for the 2016 Rhythm of Gospel Awards, submitted by National Independent Gospel Music Association CEO Kris Jackson. Congratulations to the following individuals and [...]
Industry leaders oversee the legacy and educational aspects of Gospel and Christian music NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 11, 2016) – The GMA Foundation is proud to announce its 2016-17 Board of [...]
Click on the image above to hear a one-hour special musical tribute to the late Min. Daryl Coley, originally broadcast on WLUW-FM Chicago's "Gospel Memories" on Saturday, March 26, 2016. [...]
By Bob Marovich Janell Lancaster is a gospel announcer, singer, actor, dancer, and now a blogger. Last month, she launched Keep the Gospel Alive into the blogosphere. Its purpose, Lancaster [...]
Photo Credit: John Sturdy Tiffany Walden writes in The Reader about Chicago senior pastor Julian DeShazier who, as Christian rap artist J.Kwest, seeks "to find a middle ground where [...]
By Bob Marovich For the past 30 years, musician, producer, and record label executive Michael Weatherspoon has seen what works and what doesn’t in church music ministry. In particular, he’s [...]
A lovely tribute from gospel singer-songwriter Calvin Bridges : Black History Month - My Tribute IV I am blessed and elated to express my gratitude and veneration of several people [...]
By Bob Marovich The gospel music world mourns the passing of Mrs. Jodi Litmon, an independent gospel artist from Cincinnati, Ohio, who recently racked up six nominations for the 2016 [...]
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 [...]
The nominations in the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music categories (#36-40) for the 58th GRAMMY Awards were announced, and they are as follows: 36. Best Gospel Performance/Song Worth [Live] – [...]
Journal of Gospel Music Editor-in-Chief Bob Marovich (pictured, left), discussed his book, A City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel Music (University of Illinois Press), with radio legend Milt Rosenberg (center) on [...]
From a press release: Grammy Award winner Tye Tribbett’s cousin Corey Jones, a drummer, was on his way home from a concert gig when he experienced SUV trouble in the [...]
By Bob Marovich From 1963 to 1984, the Emmy Award-winning television program Jubilee Showcase brought the nation's greatest gospel singers and groups into living rooms throughout Chicagoland. Every Sunday morning, [...]
When Art Rupe of Specialty Records recorded the July 22, 1955, gospel program at Los Angeles's Shrine Auditorium, he was making history. It would be the first multi-artist gospel program [...]
