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“What the Song Does: Field Interviews on Gospel and Religious Life in Harlem and Chicago” – Hongbai Zhu
"What The Song Does" is a fascinating and easy-to-navigate photographic and interview montage of Brown University student Hongbai Zhu's field research in Harlem and Chicago.
ASCAP Joins with Motown Gospel to Celebrate 2026 Stellar Awards Nominees
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, together with Motown Gospel, celebrated the most renowned names in gospel music at the Stellar Awards Nominee Mixer August 13.
JGM Pick of the Week – August 18, 2026
By itself, “Always There” is a conventional mid-tempo gospel ballad, but Carlton Person’s voice sells it.
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Recent Posts
“What the Song Does: Field Interviews on Gospel and Religious Life in Harlem and Chicago” – Hongbai Zhu
"What The Song Does" is a fascinating and easy-to-navigate photographic and interview montage of Brown University student Hongbai Zhu's field research in Harlem and Chicago.
ASCAP Joins with Motown Gospel to Celebrate 2026 Stellar Awards Nominees
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, together with Motown Gospel, celebrated the most renowned names in gospel music at the Stellar Awards Nominee Mixer August 13.
JGM Pick of the Week – August 18, 2026
By itself, “Always There” is a conventional mid-tempo gospel ballad, but Carlton Person’s voice sells it.
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Marvin Sapp’s 17th album, Restoration, will be distributed by music and culture juggernaut Roc Nation, through a newly established partnership that was announced today.
Central City Productions announced the first wave of performers and special honorees for the 41st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, hosted by Kirk Franklin.
Multiple award-winning artist and songwriter Kierra Sheard received the BMI Impact Award in recognition of her impressive career and impact on the future of gospel music.
James Guy, better known as G-MAN, owns his own Internet radio station, Charlotte’s WGUY.LIVE, which celebrated its three-year anniversary in June of this year.
“That’s Where I’ll Be” Limie Dupree D.A.R.E. Music Group (release date: June 26, 2026) By Robert M. Marovich If you’re waiting for Limie Dupree’s debut single, “That’s Where I’ll [...]
LATEST 5 STAR REVIEWS
Gaither Tribute is a big bouquet of roses for Bill and Gloria Gaither.
Live From New Orleans delivers marvelous singing, well-written songs, professional musicians, and all of it expertly curated. It’s a worship experience in a jewel case.
Believer, Ray Curenton’s third studio album, is his finest to date.
What makes Ubuntu outstanding is that it doesn’t just feature Jonathan Butler, smooth jazz artist, but Jonathan Butler, smooth jazz artist who has returned to his roots and applied his craft to an expression of African sentiments, sounds, and rhythms. It’s the South African musician’s finest album to date.
Strictly Gospel by Northern Ireland’s Belfast Community Gospel Choir is a collection of contemporary gospel, CCM, and classic inspirational songs. The group is directed by Marie Lacey, the daughter of gospel singer Margaret Leebody and a soloist herself.
LATEST PICK OF THE WEEK – SINGLES
What would The Family sound like without Kirk Franklin? Pretty solid, though not surprisingly, given the voices involved.
From the boom-chuga-lugga rhythm to the hint of the congregational favorite “When We All Get Together” in the melody to the unrelenting vamp, singer-songwriter David Frazier’s “Finish With the Victory” reminds the listener over and over that it’s not over until it’s over.
“Tis So Sweet” Clarence McEwen Independent (release date: April 3, 2026)
“He’ll Fix It” The Marable Twins & Company From the 3Sonz Records album Grateful (release date: March 27, 2026)
“My Rock” DJ Allen & Righteous EvoWorld Entertainment (release date: March 6, 2026)
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 Robert M. Marovich What if your music ministry provided songs for not one church, nor two, nor even three, but hundreds? That’s what King’s Collective does. King’s Collective is the artistic arm of King’s Cathedral & Chapels. From a First Assembly of God church of 100 members in Maui, Hawaii, to planting churches [...]
Christmas spirit filled the air when the McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour: Homecoming Edition hit Houston, Texas, on December 2.
Robert M. Marovich Ray Kroc was 52 when he opened his first McDonald’s restaurant in 1955. Col. Harland Sanders was in his 60s when his “Finger Lickin’ Good” Kentucky Fried Chicken became a national sensation. Duncan Hines didn’t license his name for cake mixes until age 73. And Johnny Ray Daniels didn’t release his first [...]
When I heard the news that Richard Smallwood passed away today, it was as if church bells stopped tolling.
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.
