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JGM Pick of the Week – June 15, 2026
In the church-wrecking tradition of the Caravans, veteran gospel singer Beverly Crawford shouts and squalls it up on “Made a Way.'
JGM Pick of the Week – May 18, 2026
What would The Family sound like without Kirk Franklin? Pretty solid, though not surprisingly, given the voices involved.
Music With A Mission: Enon Music Group/EMG Cares Combines Gospel Music and Community Outreach On The I STILL BELIEVE 25-City Tour
EMG Cares, the philanthropic 501(c)(3) arm of Enon Music Group, is making a powerful impact nationwide through its 2026 I STILL BELIEVE Tour under the inspiring theme, “Building Unity, Igniting Hope!”
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JGM Pick of the Week – June 15, 2026
In the church-wrecking tradition of the Caravans, veteran gospel singer Beverly Crawford shouts and squalls it up on “Made a Way.'
JGM Pick of the Week – May 18, 2026
What would The Family sound like without Kirk Franklin? Pretty solid, though not surprisingly, given the voices involved.
Music With A Mission: Enon Music Group/EMG Cares Combines Gospel Music and Community Outreach On The I STILL BELIEVE 25-City Tour
EMG Cares, the philanthropic 501(c)(3) arm of Enon Music Group, is making a powerful impact nationwide through its 2026 I STILL BELIEVE Tour under the inspiring theme, “Building Unity, Igniting Hope!”
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In addition to everything already being said about Rev. Jackson's achievements, it should be noted that he also loved gospel music.
The SRG-ILS Group proudly welcomes PJ Morton’s own Morton Records to its label roster.
Jamie Lee Rake informed JGM of the passing of Nate Luckett, a member of the Fabulous Luckett Brothers.
“All Along” Kate Stanford Lucid Artist Management (release date: October 10, 2025)
By Robert M. Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Ron Kenoly. He transitioned from earth to glory on Tuesday, February 3, [...]
Congratulations to the Christian and Gospel artists who went home with hardware at the 68th Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.
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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
UK-based modern worship artist Faithful Forever offers a stunning cover of “10,000 Reasons,” the Matt Redman hit from 2012.
“He Will Heal the Land” Rev. Hayward Anderson & the Davis Chorale Singers Anderson Music Group (release date: August 26, 2024)
“Near” The Beautiful Gate Music From the album We All Need Jesus (single release date: January 31, 2025)
“Blessings” Yolanda Adams From the Epic Records album Sunny Days (album release date: September 13, 2024)
Mervin Mayo, the Richmond, Virginia, policeman whose gospel singing was caught on video in 2020 and subsequently went viral, sings “In This Place” with a gritty and instantly-compelling R&B-style vocal delivery.
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 [...]
Jo Jo Wallace, the famed guitarist and quartet singer, passed from earthly labor to heavenly reward on May 7, 2025, at age 98.
The Thomas Whitfield Company and the Detroit gospel family lost tenor singer Ronald J. Kelly and keyboardist extraordinaire Bishop Earl Jerome Wright, Jr. in the space of mere days.
