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JGM Pick of the Week – April 15, 2026
Replacing the quartet with a choir, Minister John Taylor Jr. has re-recorded "God's Power" as “God’s Power (Worship).”
JGM Music Hour – Episode 184
This episode includes music reviewed on the Journal of Gospel Music between early June and late September 2025.
Fifty Something Records and Lrae Entertainment® Sign NBC’s The Voice Top 8 Standout Alum Justin Aaron To Their Record Label Collaboration
Jim Vierra and Dr. Earl Bynum announced today that they have signed their first artist, NBC's The Voice Top 8 standout alum Justin Aaron, to their label partnership.
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JGM Pick of the Week – April 15, 2026
Replacing the quartet with a choir, Minister John Taylor Jr. has re-recorded "God's Power" as “God’s Power (Worship).”
JGM Music Hour – Episode 184
This episode includes music reviewed on the Journal of Gospel Music between early June and late September 2025.
Fifty Something Records and Lrae Entertainment® Sign NBC’s The Voice Top 8 Standout Alum Justin Aaron To Their Record Label Collaboration
Jim Vierra and Dr. Earl Bynum announced today that they have signed their first artist, NBC's The Voice Top 8 standout alum Justin Aaron, to their label partnership.
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Stellar Award-winner Lucinda Moore will be recognized with her first BMI Award for her hit song, “Lord I Hear You” at this year’s BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards ceremony.
Warm, energetic, and with a longstanding passion for churchy gospel music, Bishop Neal Roberson injects each of these characteristics into his new single, “Keeps on Making a Way.”
RCA Inspiration and Provident Entertainment announce the signing of GRAMMY Award winning singer and songwriter, Joe L. Barnes.
Jaye Harmon has recently prepped a new 2-hour Gospel countdown show called “Jaye Harmon’s TG 30.”
“Live Your Best Life” Brent Jones JDI Records (release date: February 12, 2024)
Minister Earl Bynum, Th.D., was Selected to be National Chairman of The Alliance of Gospel Music Professionals during the GMWA 57th Annual Board Meeting in Norfolk, VA last week.
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“I’m So Glad” Bishop Neal Roberson feat. Bishop Paul S. Morton Malaco Music Group (2019) www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich Those who know Bishop Neal Roberson as an upbeat man with a wonderful sense of humor will be taken aback by his spoken word introduction to “I’m So Glad.” In a sobering tone, he informs listeners [...]
“Amazing”The Davis’Heartbeatz Productions LLCwww.realdavismusic.com By Bob Marovich A family that prays together stays together, and that goes double for family groups that sing their prayers. Like the Davis Family of Inkster, Michigan. The members of this sibling act--Carl, James, Andrea and Angela (the girls are twins)—demonstrate their choir-honed harmonies and church-refined song delivery on their [...]
“I Have So Much to Thank God For” Bishop Jonathan Greer feat. Evangelist Lorraine Punch Baldwin Dorothy Norwood Music Group (release date: May 31, 2019) By Bob Marovich With Bishop Jonathan Greer doing a song co-written by Dorothy Norwood and featuring fiery shouting and squalling from the Georgia Mass Choir's Lorraine Punch Baldwin, “I Have [...]
“One Praise Away” Kevin Davidson Infinity Music Group (release date: March 1, 2019) By Bob Marovich “One Praise Away” is a spirit-filled Sunday morning song, a call-and-response declamation of victory between the Memphis-based Kevin Davidson, Cheryl Rogers, and the Voices, their choral harmonies full-throated and thunderous. The organ chirps, the drums and bass set a [...]
“Don’t Break” Micah Lee DarkChild Gospel (release date: May 10, 2019) By Bob Marovich Micah Lee sings praises for God’s amazing grace in the testimonial “Don’t Break.” Referencing a near fatal car accident that nearly left him unable to walk, Lee reiterates how the power of faith pulled him through. Even in the worst of [...]
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.
Photo Credit: Starks Family (Detroit, MI) Members of the Gospel Music community at large offer prayers and condolences to the Starks family in the untimely passing of the family patriarch, Elder C. James Starks, on Monday, April 14. A loving and devoted husband, father, spiritual leader, and "man by example," Pastor Starks was [...]
(l. to r.) Yvonne, Pervis and Mavis record at Chicago's Universal Studios, early 1960s. Photo: Ted Williams By Bob Marovich Bill Carpenter, co-founder of Capital Entertainment in Washington, DC, and a longtime friend of and spokesperson for the Staples Family, informed JGM of the passing of Yvonne Staples. She died at her home [...]
