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Deitrick Haddon & Voices of Unity – Chain Breaker 2.5
Deitrick Haddon and Voices of Unity released Chain Breaker 2.5, which honors its ancestor by offering new music as well as a modernistic reimagining of several Chain Breaker favorites.
Emmanuel Dickson – My Truth
My Truth offers musical variety, simple messages of faith, bright singing, and authentic energy.
RIP: Jeffrey Newberry of the Gospel Keynotes
The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to learn of the passing of quartet singer Jeffrey Newberry on December 14, 2025. He was 69 years old.
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Deitrick Haddon & Voices of Unity – Chain Breaker 2.5
Deitrick Haddon and Voices of Unity released Chain Breaker 2.5, which honors its ancestor by offering new music as well as a modernistic reimagining of several Chain Breaker favorites.
Emmanuel Dickson – My Truth
My Truth offers musical variety, simple messages of faith, bright singing, and authentic energy.
RIP: Jeffrey Newberry of the Gospel Keynotes
The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to learn of the passing of quartet singer Jeffrey Newberry on December 14, 2025. He was 69 years old.
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The USC Upstate Gospel Choir’s single “Already Done” uses Psalm 46:10 (“Be still and know that I am God”) as the foundation for a statement of divine victory.
North Carolina-born and bred Regina Vandereijk has re-released her recent five-star album, The Lord Is There, as a Deluxe Edition.
Desmond Roberson and the Roberson Bunch take on the Tindley standard “Pass Me Not” with cheerful delight.
The 2025 BMI Christian Awards will be held on June 17 at the organization’s Nashville office.
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.
By the Riverside is a 10-song house wrecker that comes straight out of the country church.
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Various Artists Christians Catch Hell: Gospel Roots 1976-79 Honest Jon’s Records http://honestjons.com/shop/artist/Christians_Catch_Hell By Bob Marovich Those of us who moved and grooved to 1970s hits by the likes of George McCrae and K.C. and the Sunshine Band on Henry Stone’s TK label had no idea the veteran record man had a subsidiary reserved for the [...]
The Dynamic Abraham Brothers Use What I Have New Ham Records By Bob Marovich I don’t know what else the Dynamic Abraham Brothers could possibly have done to make Use What I Have a more archetypal gospel quartet album. First, the quintessential quartet drive tempo quickens the title track as well as the handclapping “God [...]
Pilgrim Travelers Gospel Boogie – Rare Recordings 1946-1957 Gospel Friend (release date: December 18, 2015) www.gospelfriend.com By Bob Marovich Per Notini of Gospel Friend has developed a handsome catalog of well-produced collections of classic gospel music that covers quartet, choir, and piano-led groups alike. His latest production, Gospel Boogie – Rare Recordings 1946-57, spotlights one [...]
Packin’ Up: The Best of Marion Williams Marion Williams Spirit Feel/Shanachie www.shanachie.com By Bob Marovich If you thought you’d heard everything Marion Williams recorded, alone or with the Ward Singers or Stars of Faith, think again. In addition to the thirteen hand-picked solo tracks by Williams’s longtime friend and producer, Anthony Heilbut (The Gospel Sound, [...]
Jonathan McReynolds Life Music: Stage Two eOne/Tehillah Music Group (release date: September 18, 2015) www.jonathanmcreynolds.com By Bob Marovich Life Music: Stage Two couldn’t be a better showcase for Jonathan McReynolds. The follow-up album to the 26-year-old singer-songwriter-musician's 2012 debut, Life Music, Stage Two is the musical manifestation of his honest and spiritually grounded approach to dealing with [...]
LATEST PICK OF THE WEEK – SINGLES
“A Million Moments” Amanda Joy Powell Independent (release date: April 21, 2023)
“He Did It For Me” Alicia Moore Independent (release date: April 28, 2023)
“God, You’ve Been Faithful” Lucinda Moore & Tramaine Hawkins Nalah Music Group (release date: March 31, 2023)
“Live Again” Kelontae Gavin From the Marquis Boone Enterprises LLC / RCA Inspiration album Testify (single release date: March 10, 2023)
“Move Upstairs” Tim Woodson and the Heirs of Harmony Marxan Records (release date: January 27, 2023)
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 Nearly a decade ago, singer Charlin Neal stood on a stage in Trinidad as a member of Israel & New Breed. It was her first official program with the multi-award-winning group. “I was excited and intimidated,” Neal told the Journal of Gospel Music. "Of the 30 [Israel songs I learned], we maybe did eight [...]
By Bob Marovich With its infectious aisle-walking vigor, “Nobody Like the Lord” couldn’t be more Chicago if the CD cover had a photo of the Picasso on it. It’s the debut single by Cynthia Eubanks, a Chicago artist who has wanted to sing gospel music ever since she was a young girl, participating in regular [...]
By Bob Marovich Amour has a two-fisted passion for life. Growing up in her father’s church, she sang, played drums, led the youth choir, and joined the dance team. In college, she focused on business, law, fashion, and graphic design. Among a kaleidoscope of interests, one was a gift for rhyming and rapping. Channeling her [...]
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JGM learned from Pastor Mitty Collier and Eric Clark of the passing of the Reverend Dr. Stanley Keeble. Rev. Keeble died December 27, 2023, at age 86.
By Robert M. Marovich JGM learned of the passing last week of singer, guitarist, and GRAMMY nominee Sam Butler. He was 70 years old. From preschool age, Samuel Butler Jr. had an estimable apprenticeship learning at the feet of his father, the Reverend Samuel Butler Sr., who played guitar for the Original Five Blind Boys [...]
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