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JGM Pick of the Week – May 26, 2026
“New Thang” Eternal Light Singers feat. Josh Myles Ecko Records (release date: March 8, 2024)
“He’ll Make It Alright” – Chicago Mass Choir
Karen Wooten leads the venerable Chicago Mass Choir on “He’ll Make It Alright,” a hard-charging declaration of encouragement in the midst of life’s trials.
Journal of Gospel Music Editor-in-Chief Robert Marovich Receives Living Legacy Award
Robert Marovich, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Gospel Music, received the 2026 Tyrone Porter Living Legacy Award from the Arnold Fields Endowment Foundation and Palmetto State Gospel Music Association on March 7, 2026.
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Although Washington, DC-based singer Keith Moore starts “I’m Better Now” quietly and cautiously, it’s not long before he’s singing the stuffing out of this gospel ballad on Jesus as the source of strength, overcoming, and personal victory.
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Nearly dying from hypothermia while hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2019 infuses the message music of singer-songwriter Anya Lee.
Psalm 98 has always been an ideal psalm to set to music; after all, it’s about singing a new song.
Gregory Gay passed along the sad news of the passing of Bishop Dr. Barbara Ward Farmer today, April 5, 2025.
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“Proud of Me” Treva Chezmusique (release date: June 18, 2022) www.trevajones.com By Robert M. Marovich Treva Jones is no stranger to gospel music or to the Journal of Gospel Music. Written by the premier songwriter V. Michael McKay, “Proud of Me” is Jones’s latest single. Her warm, resonant alto curls around a lyric that expresses [...]
“Grace Over Me” Mike Geo Independent (release date: July 8, 2022) www.MikeGeoMusic.com By Robert M. Marovich What Staten Island CCM artist Michael Giordano, aka Mike Geo, offers in “Grace Over Me” is a fizzy, energetic outpouring of gratitude for salvation. When the walls are closing in, Geo closes his eyes and remembers that God’s grace [...]
“Take Me to the River” VAA’DAM KJ Productions (release date: March 8, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich The last time JGM heard from Dallas, Texas-based female duo VAA’DAM, they were featured on Kisha Grandy’s 2021 album Epitome. Trina and Quita are back with “Take Me to the River,” a laidback and soulful paean to the [...]
“That Name Is Jesus” Beloved St. John Evangelistic Church Independent (2022) www.BelovedStJohn.org By Robert M. Marovich As long as Pastor Clement M. Lumpton III and the Beloved St. John Evangelistic Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, keep on singing, the church choir will remain relevant. On its latest single, “That Name is Jesus,” the choir celebrates the [...]
“He is the King” M. Cornelius Wyche & Octave Praise From the Enon Music Group album The Script (release date: January 14, 2022) www.enonmusic.com By Robert M. Marovich On their latest single, “He is the King,” M. Cornelius Wyche & Octave Praise worship the Lord, who is the antidote for the depression and despondency brought [...]
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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.
The Journal of Gospel Music's Bob Marovich interviews Detroit's own Evin Martin and Torrence Greene, better known as gospel duo 21:03. Hear their single, "Brand New Day," how producing team PAJAM groomed them for success, and information on the duo's forthcoming EP, Outsiders.
By Bob Marovich When Regina Showers was born, her father asked God to give his baby daughter the gift of song. His prayer was answered tenfold. Not only did Regina rise up singing but so did her siblings Angela, Tiffany, Ciara, Tabitha, Melody, Bobby, Timothy, Titus, and Thaddeus. Known as The Showers, the family gospel [...]
The Journal of Gospel Music's Bob Marovich spoke to Mr. Del, Christian rap artist, minister, and record label owner, about his new CD, Hope Dealer 2, and what inspires his writing and ministry. Hear Mr. Del's single, "When Men Worship (On Dat)" feat. Canton Jones and Uncle Reece, immediately following the interview.
The Journal of Gospel Music was sad to learn from Tim Dillinger-Curenton that Clyde Brown Moultry, a former member of Charles Fold's Gospel Messengers and the Cleveland Singers, passed away on December 21, 2022, at the age of 77.
It is with deep sadness that we join the family of Kevin Lemons in announcing his transition early this morning. Kevin Lemons was not only an extraordinary, highly respected songwriter, artist and choir director, he was a devoted and loving husband, a trusted leader of his music ministry and a pillar of gospel music’s vital choir scene.
