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Steven Curtis Chapman to be Named First BMI Icon at the 2022 BMI Christian Awards
Top Christian Songwriters and Publishers to be Honored at June 14 Event June 1, 2022 – Nashville, TN – Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) will celebrate the extraordinary and inspirational career of Steven Curtis Chapman by presenting him with the BMI Icon Award at the Company’s annual BMI Christian Awards, to be held at BMI’s Nashville office on June 14, 2022. Chapman will be the first Christian music artist to be honored with the prestigious BMI Icon Award. BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill will host the ceremony with Leslie Roberts, BMI AVP, Creative, Nashville. The BMI Icon Award is presented [...]
“Strong Name” – Darius Paulk
“Strong Name”Darius PaulkAIR / Malaco (2019)www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich Darius Paulk, perhaps best known for penning Vashawn Mitchell’s number one hit “Nobody Greater,” demonstrated facility as a singer on his own 2012 EP, Lyrics and Melodies (which included his own interpretation of “Nobody Greater”). “Strong Name,” Paulk’s debut single for [...]
Roberta Martin Singers: 1947-1962
Roberta Martin Singers Didn’t It Rain / Only a Look / The Old Ship of Zion: 1947-1962 Fremeaux & Associes (release date: February 2019) www.fremeaux.com By Bob Marovich Roberta Martin is to today’s enthusiasts of gospel music what writers like James Joyce and Henry James are to today’s enthusiasts of [...]
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Steven Curtis Chapman to be Named First BMI Icon at the 2022 BMI Christian Awards
Top Christian Songwriters and Publishers to be Honored at June 14 Event June 1, 2022 – Nashville, TN – Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®) will celebrate the extraordinary and inspirational career of Steven Curtis Chapman by presenting him with the BMI Icon Award at the Company’s annual BMI Christian Awards, to be held at BMI’s Nashville office on June 14, 2022. Chapman will be the first Christian music artist to be honored with the prestigious BMI Icon Award. BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill will host the ceremony with Leslie Roberts, BMI AVP, Creative, Nashville. The BMI Icon Award is presented [...]
“Strong Name” – Darius Paulk
“Strong Name”Darius PaulkAIR / Malaco (2019)www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich Darius Paulk, perhaps best known for penning Vashawn Mitchell’s number one hit “Nobody Greater,” demonstrated facility as a singer on his own 2012 EP, Lyrics and Melodies (which included his own interpretation of “Nobody Greater”). “Strong Name,” Paulk’s debut single for [...]
Roberta Martin Singers: 1947-1962
Roberta Martin Singers Didn’t It Rain / Only a Look / The Old Ship of Zion: 1947-1962 Fremeaux & Associes (release date: February 2019) www.fremeaux.com By Bob Marovich Roberta Martin is to today’s enthusiasts of gospel music what writers like James Joyce and Henry James are to today’s enthusiasts of [...]
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by Bob Marovich, The Black Gospel Blog As a preteen, Harold Rayford stood before the congregation of his home church, the Pentecostal Assembly of Fort Worth, Texas, ready to render [...]
"The Lord Will Make a Way"Salvation Music MinistrySalvific Records 2010http://salvationmusicministryco.comSalvation Music Ministry is a six-member combo from the nation’s capitol that has been toiling in the vineyard for 21 years. [...]
“Help Me Now”Lisa McClendonFrom the BluSoul Entertainment CD Reality (2010)www.myspace.com/mcclendonlisaStellar and Dove Award nominee Lisa McClendon defines cool in style and voice. On “Help Me Now,” from her fourth CD [...]
Jasper Williams, Jr. feat. the Salem Bible Church Mass ChoirLandmarkChurch Door Records (available July 20, 2010)After twenty years, the voice of Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. – the celebrated Son of [...]
"The Turn Around"J.E. JonesFrom the forthcoming Ultimate Entertainment Records CD Fire (available July 20, 2010)www.jejones.netDuring the 1990s, J.E. Jones moved his way up the urban music corporate ladder to be [...]
The following are statements from the Love Center Ministries website:Homegoing Celebrations for Bishop Walter L. Hawkins is as follows: ˜Musical˜ Tuesday, July 20th at 7:00 p.m. ˜Homegoing Service˜ Wednesday, July [...]
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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.
