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JGM Pick of the Week – May 6, 2025
With Mother’s Day nearing, John P. Kee’s latest solo release, “Mother, I Miss You,” as Pick of the Week is appropriate.
DOE Wins First GRAMMY Award for Heart of a Human Album
DOE EARNS HER FIRST GRAMMY AWARD - BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE 67TH GRAMMY AWARDS (Nashville, TN) - February 4, 2025 - Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and worship leader DOE JONES won her first GRAMMY Award, marking a major milestone in her already celebrated career. The [...]
The 67th GRAMMY Awards: Winners in the Gospel Categories
List of the GRAMMY winners in the Gospel categories at the 67th GRAMMY Awards, February 2, 2025.
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JGM Pick of the Week – May 6, 2025
With Mother’s Day nearing, John P. Kee’s latest solo release, “Mother, I Miss You,” as Pick of the Week is appropriate.
DOE Wins First GRAMMY Award for Heart of a Human Album
DOE EARNS HER FIRST GRAMMY AWARD - BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE 67TH GRAMMY AWARDS (Nashville, TN) - February 4, 2025 - Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and worship leader DOE JONES won her first GRAMMY Award, marking a major milestone in her already celebrated career. The [...]
The 67th GRAMMY Awards: Winners in the Gospel Categories
List of the GRAMMY winners in the Gospel categories at the 67th GRAMMY Awards, February 2, 2025.
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Veteran singer CeCe Winans has the training, the talent, the experience, and the chops to put any song over. Her new single, “That’s My King,” is no exception.
“At the Center of Grace” Lillian Lilly Xpress Music Group, Inc. (release date: January 23, 2024) By Robert M. Marovich What’s particularly gratifying about Lillian Lilly’s new single “At the [...]
Dorinda Clark-Cole and Jonathan McReynolds will be Honored at BMI's Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards in Atlanta, Georgia, March 28
Black History Month Concludes with a Chilling Recount of the Original Black Wall Street and Its Demise Due to Racial Tensions, Anger and Jealousy [ATLANTA, GA] February 21, 2024 - Porter [...]
Someone can correct me if I’m mistaken, but Deitrick Haddon’s “One Day” may be the first appearance of the highland pipes in an African American gospel song.
Alan Govenar’s documentary Down in Dallas Town, which streams on Amazon starting Presidents Day, Monday, February 19, 2024
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“It Was the Blood” Minister James Willis & Nu Praze From the CD The Book of James V. 1 http://minjamesawillisjr.com By Robert M. Marovich Blood songs are especially relevant during the Lenten season, and Minister James Willis & Nu Praze deliver one in “It Was the Blood.” The musicians and singers embed bluesy notes in [...]
“Remember Me” Eleanor Dubinsky Touch the Sky LLC (release date: March 12, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Based on a true story, “Remember Me” was written by Sally Ponzio, her brother Frank Ponzio, and Eleanor Dubinsky, though the most critical contributor was Sally’s late son, Travis. Six months after Travis succumbed to an overdose, Sally [...]
“We Need You”Titus ShowersA&P Records (release date: January 15, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Alternately balladic and rhythmic, Titus Showers’ new single “We Need You” is a passionate, moving entreaty to the Lord to help the world search for peace, regain its faith, and answer the most fundamental question during a time of turmoil: “why?” [...]
“You Kept Me” Rev. Luther Barnes & the Restoration Worship Center Choir Shanachie Entertainment / SRT Entertainment www.shanachie.com By Robert M. Marovich Like the title track of the Reverend Luther Barnes and the Restoration Worship Center Choir’s five-star album, Look to the Hills, the new single “You Kept Me” has traditional gospel roots but sufficient [...]
“Pull Together” Roy & Revelation Malaco / 4 Winds Records (2021) www.malaco.com By Robert M. Marovich “When you look in the mirror / Are you proud of your reflection?" That’s what Roy & Revelation want to know on their new single, “Pull Together.” When people continue to be judged by the color of their skin [...]
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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.
Ami Rushes visits The Black Gospel Blog Virtual Interview Room to talk about her new CD, Stand Up for Jesus, and how the late Rev. James Cleveland helped her get started in gospel music.
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog The odds are less than 100 to 1 that a high school baseball player will go pro. That didn't deter Todd Dulaney. "For years, my parents and I, we traveled from city to city, playing travel league baseball," Dulaney told TBGB. "That's all I wanted to do. [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Myron Butler is an award-winning singer, songwriter, worship leader and producer. He spent time with TBGB recently to talk about his latest CD, Worship, released last month on EMI Gospel. Born in Bradenton, Florida, the Baptist-bred Butler’s first taste of gospel music came, naturally, in church. “Before I ever had a [...]
From a Press Release: Bishop Rance Allen, of the Grammy® Award nominated inspirational soul and gospel trio, The Rance Allen Group, has passed away at the age of 71. “While recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland ProMedica [in Sylvania, OH], Bishop Rance Allen passed away around 3 AM this morning,” said Allen’s wife of [...]
By Bob Marovich Gospel music collector and enthusiast John Glassburner informed JGM that the Reverend John Wilkins, son of blues singer Robert Wilkins, passed away October 6 at age 76 after a two-month battle with COVID-19. Bob Mehr of the Memphis Commercial Appeal does a far better job than I could writing Rev. Wilkins' obituary, [...]
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