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2025 GRAMMY Nominations in the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music Group
Congratulations to the 2025 GRAMMY Awards nominees in the Gospel and Contemporary Christian Music Group
Crown Gospel Music Awards 17th Edition to Occur November 24 in Joburg, South Africa
Durban, South Africa, Tuesday, 10 September 2024 - Media representatives, colleagues, artists, and the World Gospel Powerhouse team gathered at Ukhozi FM Studios in Durban, South Africa, today for an inspiring press briefing led by Bishop Mpendulo Nkambule, the Executive Producer of the Crown Gospel Music Awards. The atmosphere was amazing and shared purpose as attendees came together to discuss [...]
Music Mogul Dr. Earl Bynum Launches ONSTAGE WITH EARL BYNUM MAGAZINE
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The Historic Tulsa Massacre to be Revitalized in Epic Stage Play Featuring Vickie Winans and Byron Cage
Black History Month Concludes with a Chilling Recount of the Original Black Wall Street and Its Demise Due to Racial Tensions, Anger and Jealousy [ATLANTA, GA] February 21, 2024 - Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center will be presenting Deep Greenwood Ignited: The Hidden Truth of Black Wall Street, a stage play reliving the horrific Tulsa Massacre. This important showing will [...]
“Gospel,” Four-Hour Documentary with Henry Louis Gates Jr., to Premiere on PBS February 12-13, 2024
GOSPEL, a new four-hour docuseries from executive producer, host, and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song. The series premieres on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS App, February 12 and 13, 2024, with a special companion concert premiering February 9. GOSPEL reunites Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard [...]
Northwestern University to Present Musical Tribute to Professor L. Stanley Davis
Join Northwestern’s Religious and Spiritual Life as they honor Professor L. Stanley Davis on Sunday, February 18th at 3:00pm CST at Alice Millar Chapel (1870 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL).
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DALLAS (August 5, 2014) - Grammy Award® Nominee Tamela Mann and Gospel Icon Kirk Franklin have a lot to celebrate. The "Take Me To The King" digital single, written and [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 4, 2014) - Stellar Award-nominated gospel recording artist Alexis Spight is being released from her recording contract with Mathew Knowles' Music World Gospel to ink a record deal [...]
Film ‘Get on Up!’ Reveals James Brown’s Gospel Roots – US – CBN News – Christian News 24-7 – CBN.com
Film 'Get on Up!' Reveals James Brown's Gospel Roots - US - CBN News - Christian News 24-7 - CBN.com.
By Bob Marovich On Tuesday, July 29, members of the Gospel Announcers Guild of the Gospel Music Workshop of America saluted their longtime friend and leader, Al "The Bishop" Hobbs, [...]
Phyllis Brown is on the far left. By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music learned today from Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild President Yvonne Wesley-Seabrooks that Phyllis Brown [...]
Henry "Hanq" Neal By Bob Marovich In 2012, the Wheeler Avenue Mass Choir recorded a CD in honor of the Houston, Texas church's fiftieth anniversary. The full-length album, [...]
I am pleased to announce on its tenth anniversary that The Black Gospel Blog is now the Journal of Gospel Music. The name change reflects the proper title of the [...]
Veronica Petrucci (Angelo & Veronica) Seeking New Marketing and Distribution for “Made It Out Alive"Nashville, TN (July 24th, 2014)--Latin Soul songstress, Veronica Petrucci, announces a split from former marketing and [...]
From Donna Stoering Anderson:We are seeking all experienced African-American Gospel Music directors to apply to fill the shoes of our wonderful, nationally-renowned Rawn Harbor who needs, for family reasons, to [...]
2015 Stellar Gospel Music Awards Marks30th Anniversary Milestone with New Date and LocationIn Las Vegas, NevadaTelecast Taping Moves West to Las Vegas' Orleans Arena on Saturday, March 28, 2015; Travel [...]
Birmingham Gospel Singers Bring Old Spirituals to a New Generation (WBHM - Your NPR News Station)
TBGB thanks Dwayne Lightsey for alerting us to the passing of Georgia Louis. Georgia was one of the first gospel artists I had the opportunity to speak with, and she [...]
Internet radio stations continue to be birthed, grow, and thrive, especially those focused on gospel and inspirational music. How many of you now tune into gospel music via your smartphone? [...]
Libra Boyd of Gospel Music Fever reported today that Bishop Harold Ivory Williams Sr., husband of gospel star Shirley Caesar and Senior Bishop Emeritus of the Mount Calvary Holy Church [...]
This is always an amazing program. It features some of the best in today's gospel quartet community all in one evening. The program will conclude the GMWA Quartet Division's annual [...]
DALLAS (June 30, 2014) -NAACP Image Award-winning, GRAMMY®-Award Nominated Vocalist TAMELA MANN received her first BET Award on Sunday for Best Gospel Artist, announced during the live show broadcast on [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThese were taken yesterday afternoon at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival, where traditional and contemporary gospel artists and fans came together for one [...]
Bobby Womack, famous soul singer who started his singing career as part of his family's gospel group, died Friday, June 27, 2014, at the age of 70.Read the story on [...]
TBGB's Bob Marovich provides ChicagoMusic.org readers (and you, too) some tips for getting the most out of this year's Chicago Gospel Music Festival.Seven Treasures at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival [...]
Paul "Easy" Arnold, lead singer of the Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio, will be inducted into the Dayton, Ohio, Walk of Fame. Congratulations to Paul's daughter, Khadijah Ali, for her perserverance [...]
Gospel Concert Pick, 6/23-29, featuring Chicago Gospel Music Festival | Chicago Music Blog
Tone Ross & Inspired performing at last night's preview concertBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy joined forces with the city's Department of [...]
From Erma Byrd:Per Sandra Crouch, our dear father in contemporary gospel music, Pastor Andrae’ Crouch, is facing some serious health challenges and was just released from the hospital last week. His [...]