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JGM Music Hour Special – Gospel on Groover
This JGM Music Hour Special features independent gospel and CCM artists worldwide who JGM found on the Groover platform. The show is streaming with no interruptions. Enjoy!
JGM Pick of the Week – November 10, 2025
Luther Barnes is one of the most compelling gospel singers on the highway today, effortlessly bringing the authentic expressions of the church into the modern era.
Armstead Ford & Calvin Ivy – Anthems of Hope
Armstead Ford's Anthems of Hope, featuring fellow singer Calvin Ivy, showcases Ford's fealty to traditional gospel.
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JGM Music Hour Special – Gospel on Groover
This JGM Music Hour Special features independent gospel and CCM artists worldwide who JGM found on the Groover platform. The show is streaming with no interruptions. Enjoy!
JGM Pick of the Week – November 10, 2025
Luther Barnes is one of the most compelling gospel singers on the highway today, effortlessly bringing the authentic expressions of the church into the modern era.
Armstead Ford & Calvin Ivy – Anthems of Hope
Armstead Ford's Anthems of Hope, featuring fellow singer Calvin Ivy, showcases Ford's fealty to traditional gospel.
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Jason Buckley’s “Victorious” is another in a litany of gospel songs written during, or in response to, the COVID pandemic.
For those who like sweet singing gospel quartets who minister in a Whispers/Spinners/Dramatics style, the Mighty Men of Faith deliver.
“Prayer Room” Sarah Betshabaz Independent (release date: February 19, 2024)
Although technically Resounding Praise is Marcus Mason’s solo album, it’s a collective accomplishment.
“I’m Redeemed” Beloved St. John Evangelistic Church Music and Fine Arts Ministry Independent (release date: October 6, 2023)
Christian singer-songwriter Jennifer Lynn’s “Grace and Mercy” sparkles with tenderness and authenticity.
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“Grateful” James Chappell III Independent (release date: October 5, 2018) aplazmanagementllc@gmail.com By Bob Marovich “Grateful” is a charming, smile-inducing song on its own, but add James Chappell III as lead vocalist, and it delights on two levels. In less than three minutes, Chappell channels the elastic yodels of Sam Cooke and Johnny Taylor, lofts falsetto [...]
“He Worked It Out” Leah Oduro-Kwarten Ok Productions (release date: June 22, 2018) By Bob Marovich A lead vocalist with the Illinois Midwest Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Choir under Dr. Cynthia Nunn, Leah Oduro-Kwarten, better known as Lady Flo, flexes her Chicago chops on this high energy aisle walker. Lady Flo lends her smoky alto to songwriter [...]
“In My Name” Ruth La’Ontra ALJR Music Group/Tyscot Records, LLC Available on all digital outlets By Bob Marovich Ruth La’Ontra, the Stellar Award-nominated artist from Aberdeen, North Carolina, is going after radio play with her new single, “In My Name.” From her 2017 album I Got You, Ruth’s marvelous cover of the Thompson Community Singers’ [...]
“Don’t Judge Me” Kierra Sheard feat. Missy Elliott Karew Entertainment / RCA Inspiration (release date: August 9, 2019) By Bob Marovich The latest gospel-R&B mashup, “Don’t Judge Me,” teams Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning Kierra Sheard of Detroit’s legendary Clark-Moss dynasty with Missy Elliott, iconic hip hop artist and soon-to-be MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Awardee. [...]
“I’ll Be Alright” Larry Hill feat. Ervin “Bigman” Williams RonKay Music Group (release date: May 1, 2019) www.ronkaymusic.com By Bob Marovich Though “I’ll Be Alright” is ostensibly a solo outing for Philadelphia gospel singer Larry Hill, it thrums with the sound of good old fashioned southern soul quartet. One reason is the presence of quartet [...]
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 As many readers already know, gospel drummer, bass player, bandleader and producer Joel Smith passed away on September 8 at age 58. Smith cut his teeth on gospel music by accompanying his uncles Edwin and Walter Hawkins. In 1977, at age thirteen, he played drums on Edwin's Wonderful album. That was only [...]
Photo Credit: Facebook JGM learned the sad news that Chicagoan and longtime gospel musician Lavelle Lacy has gone from labor to reward. The number of gospel artists he accompanied is numerous, and includes Inez Andrews, Rev. Maceo Woods and the Christian Tabernacle Concert Choir, Rev. Ernest Franklin, and the Starlight St. James Choir. Lacy was part [...]
