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RIP: Rev. Dr. Issac Whittmon, Chicago-Based Pastor and GRAMMY-Nominated Gospel Artist
Rev. Dr. Issac Whittmon, Founder and Senior Pastor of Greater Metropolitan Church of Christ in Chicago, has passed away.
RIP: Judy Cheeks – Singer, Daughter of Rev. Julius Cheeks
Judy Cheeks, daughter of Reverend Julius Cheeks and a singing star during the disco era, passed away on November 26 at the age of 71.
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RIP: Rev. Dr. Issac Whittmon, Chicago-Based Pastor and GRAMMY-Nominated Gospel Artist
Rev. Dr. Issac Whittmon, Founder and Senior Pastor of Greater Metropolitan Church of Christ in Chicago, has passed away.
RIP: Judy Cheeks – Singer, Daughter of Rev. Julius Cheeks
Judy Cheeks, daughter of Reverend Julius Cheeks and a singing star during the disco era, passed away on November 26 at the age of 71.
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The Gospel Music Hall of Fame (GMHOF) today announces its 2025 Induction Gala Ceremony and Expo.
“Keep On Smiling” Heroy (Independent; release date: June 27, 2025)
Central City Productions' “40th Stellar Gospel Music Awards” were held on August 16th, 2025 at the historic Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN.
Chuck Girard of the pioneering Christian rock band Love Song passed away Monday, August 11, 2025, at the age of 81. Born in Los Angeles, California, on August 27, 1943, [...]
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) has announced the first round of performers and presenters for the 56th Annual GMA Dove Awards. Performers include Lauren Daigle, Fred Hammond featuring The Choir [...]
“Be Alright” Mr. Sipp feat. Williams Brothers, Paul Porter, and LaTeriance “Tee” Burns Malaco Music Group (2025)
LATEST 5 STAR REVIEWS
Calvin Bridges Gospel Church Generations PNEUMA / Spirit Recordings, Inc. (release date: October 8, 2019) By Bob Marovich Despite its unassuming packaging, Calvin Bridges’ Gospel Church Generations offers plenty of songs, old and new, for choir directors and worship leaders to teach their groups. Bridges, a singer, songwriter, director, and teacher, is perhaps best known [...]
Michelle David & the Gospel Sessions Vol. 4 MDGS Records (release date: March 6, 2020) http://michelledavidandthegospelsessions.com/ By Bob Marovich If you didn’t know better, you’d think that the fourth volume of songs by Michelle David & the Gospel Sessions is a long lost vinyl album from the 1970s, but it’s as recent as today’s breakfast. [...]
Isaac Carree No Risk No Reward Shanachie Entertainment Group (release date: March 20, 2020) www.shanachie.com By Bob Marovich Isaac Carree has bestowed upon his first solo album in seven years a very accurate title. And in so doing, he has scored his best solo recording to date. No Risk No Reward finds Carree, former member [...]
Reba Rambo Lady Provident Label Group / Sony Music (re-release date: December 13, 2019) By Bob Marovich Provident Label Group / Sony Music has just made a beloved recording by Christian singer Reba Rambo available once again, digitally remastered. By 1977, when she released her fifth solo recording, Lady, on Greentree Records, Reba Rambo, the [...]
Gloria Gaynor Testimony Gaither Music Group (release date: June 7, 2019) www.gloriagaynor.com By Bob Marovich The release of Gloria Gaynor’s gospel album Testimony may have taken some by surprise, but if you know something about her life story, it makes sense. In fact, Gaynor's signature song, “I Will Survive,” followed an almost career-ending accident that [...]
LATEST PICK OF THE WEEK – SINGLES
Regina Vandereijk doesn’t just sing “Oh Jesus,” she declares it like a prophet from a mountaintop.
“Church Doors” Yolanda Adams Epic Records (album release date: September 13, 2024)
There’s a full day’s dose of vitamin D in Chicago singer Cortez Lake’s “Grateful Melody.”
“I Feel the Spirit” Jason Singleton & the Sound of Destiny Choir Singletone Music Group (release date: March 30, 2024)
“Another Chance” Ellen Hayes feat. The Word of Truth Mass Choir Songs and Melodies Records (release date: January 19, 2024)
Conversations with the Gospel Legends: Vernon Oliver Price and Loretta Oliver
Conversations with the Gospel Legends with Bob Marovich. Guests: The Oliver Sisters, Loretta Oliver and Vernon Oliver Price. from PCC Studio on Vimeo.
Conversations with the Gospel Legends – The Barrett Sisters
Check out the first episode of "Conversations with the Gospel Legends," a new program on Rev. Harold Bailey's PCC Broadcast Network. Our guests for the debut show are the world-renowned Barrett Sisters: Rodessa Barrett Porter and Billie Barrett Greenbey. JGM's Bob Marovich is the host. The next program will feature [...]
By Robert Marovich
In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its indispensable bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago.
By Robert Marovich
In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its indispensable bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago.
By Bob Marovich In 1776, the Declaration of Independence freed American people from the oppression of the Royal Crown. In 2018, Jonathan Nelson’s seventh studio album, Declarations, is intended to free all people for salvation under the Holy Crown. The Stellar Award-winning singer and songwriter releases Declarations (Entertainment One) nationwide and through digital outlets today, Friday, [...]
By Bob Marovich Anyone who witnessed Tappahannock, Virginia, rapper J Rock during freestyle battles heard a young, hungry, and confident artist who didn’t just want to emulate Jay-Z: he wanted to be better than Jay-Z. But behind the scenes, the story looked different. “I was hooked on drugs and did a lot of bad stuff,” [...]
By Bob Marovich Once upon a time in Grand Rapids, Michigan, life was looking pretty good for Steven Malcolm. He and his family lived in a middle-class home. Their father, Winston, a Jamaican by birth, had a decent job at General Motors. Then when Steven was about ten years old, Winston was arrested. He had been [...]
Gregory Gay passed along the sad news of the passing of Bishop Dr. Barbara Ward Farmer today, April 5, 2025.
By Robert M. Marovich Darrell Luster of Malaco Music Group informed JGM today that Huey Williams of the famed gospel quartet the Jackson Southernaires, passed away today, March 24, 2025. He was 86. Here is a biography of the Jackson Southernaires that I wrote for the Malaco Music Group website some years ago. Homegoing details [...]
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