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The Atlanta-based but South Carolina-born worship leader Quianna Crute returns with another single, “I Am Your Music.”
39th Stellar Awards List of Awardees
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Celebrating 75 Years, Chicago’s Wooten Choral Ensemble Has Come a Mighty Long Way
The Wooten Choral Ensemble, the oldest continuously-operating community choir in the nation, celebrates its 75th anniversary Sunday, July 21, at Beth Eden Baptist Church.
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“I Am Your Music” – Quianna Crute feat. SouthsidePoet
The Atlanta-based but South Carolina-born worship leader Quianna Crute returns with another single, “I Am Your Music.”
39th Stellar Awards List of Awardees
Here is the list of winners at the 39th annual Stellar Awards.
Celebrating 75 Years, Chicago’s Wooten Choral Ensemble Has Come a Mighty Long Way
The Wooten Choral Ensemble, the oldest continuously-operating community choir in the nation, celebrates its 75th anniversary Sunday, July 21, at Beth Eden Baptist Church.
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“Praise Tell Ya!” is an extroverted praise piece with a full-throated P.R.O.O.F. supporting a muscular-voiced LaNorris McFadden.
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The new single is a remake of Fred Hammond and Radicals for Christ’s 1995 hit, “We’re Blessed.”
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“I’ll Do It For You” The Fantastic Bibletones BTones Music (release date: January 29, 2019) www.thefantasticbibletones.com By Bob Marovich Not the Buffalo, New York, group of yesteryear, this Fantastic Bibletones is a female gospel quartet from St. Louis, Missouri, that sounds like a church-honed Sister Sledge. The ladies’ new single, “I’ll Do It For You,” [...]
“Haven’t Seen It Yet” Danny Gokey Sparrow / Capitol Christian Music Group (release date: January 11, 2019) www.dannygokeymusic.com By Bob Marovich After a two-year hiatus, American Idol finalist and CCM star Danny Gokey is back with a new single, “Haven’t Seen It Yet.” The single evokes in melody and arrangement the pop hits of Sam [...]
“It’s All About You” Rev. Stef & Jubilation (independent, 2019) https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/RevStefandJubilation By Bob Marovich The Reverend Dr. Stefanie Minatee, aka Rev. Stef, is back doing what she loves—directing Jubilation, the gospel choir that, among other achievements, backed Queen Latifah on the title track of the GRAMMY Award-winning various artists gospel compilation, Oh Happy Day (EMI, [...]
“Blessing Me” CHurCHicago Independent (release date: February 8, 2019) https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/Churchicago By Bob Marovich The first couple of singles by CHurCHicago left me regretfully nonplussed, but their latest, “Blessing Me,” is a different story. A drive-tempo selection fitted with a fiery vamp and feisty guitar licks, “Blessing Me” is a plea for continued blessings in spite [...]
“Anchored”God’s PosseIndependent (release date: January 30, 2019) By Bob Marovich Acknowledging at the outset that “Anchored” is actually an old song with a new twist, God’s Posse of Chicago proceeds to provide an up-tempo reading of said old song, complete with soft harmonies, a lead-trading vamp, and contemporary arrangement. The metaphoric “Anchored” teaches that, in [...]
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.
NASHVILLE, December 11, 2017—William Ray “Bill” Hearn, a highly admired and revered music industry executive who led the Nashville-based market-leading Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) as its Chairman & CEO, passed away yesterday at age 58 in Nashville, Tennessee. Hearn successfully combined an unwavering vision, a commitment to excellence, and an arsenal of exceptional talent [...]
Della Reese (far right) with Brown's Inspirational Singers, 1950. From left, Kenneth Woods Jr., Milan Brown, Beatrice Brown, Raymond Rasberry. Photo Credit: Kenneth Woods Jr. By Bob Marovich Although better known as a television actor and pop singer, Della Reese made her early foray into professional music as a gospel singer. As a [...]
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