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“Joy in the Morning” – Marjane’
BET Sunday Best finalist Marjane’ adds a single to her music catalog by invoking Psalm 30:5 to encourage all discouraged listeners that although things are bad now, they won’t always be.
The McCrary Sisters on Gospel Memories
Click on the image to hear "Words and Music" with the McCrary Sisters!
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” – Donnell Russell
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” written by Aaliyah Franklin, starts out soft and sweet—almost too softly in the first few seconds—but builds to a robust apex and ends with a traditional-sounding vamp.
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Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews gospel recording artist Lil Prince.
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Recent Posts
“Joy in the Morning” – Marjane’
BET Sunday Best finalist Marjane’ adds a single to her music catalog by invoking Psalm 30:5 to encourage all discouraged listeners that although things are bad now, they won’t always be.
The McCrary Sisters on Gospel Memories
Click on the image to hear "Words and Music" with the McCrary Sisters!
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” – Donnell Russell
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” written by Aaliyah Franklin, starts out soft and sweet—almost too softly in the first few seconds—but builds to a robust apex and ends with a traditional-sounding vamp.
Sponsored Post:
JGM is saddened to learn of the passing of Spencer Bouvier Taylor III, drummer and singer with the legendary quartet the Highway QCs.
“Live Again” Kelontae Gavin From the Marquis Boone Enterprises LLC / RCA Inspiration album Testify (single release date: March 10, 2023)
Taking their name from the Greek term for “equal sister,” Knoxville, Tennessee, female quintet Konai Adelphe (pronounced Ko-nigh A-del-fay) lives up to their name in sound and core beliefs.
“Move Upstairs” Tim Woodson and the Heirs of Harmony Marxan Records (release date: January 27, 2023)
Kell Bailey’s Evidence is a collection of bracing P&W selections with traces of hymnody embedded in their DNA.
The Mississippi Mass Choir’s latest single “The Promise” has more of a pop sound than we’re used to from a group best known for combining the intensity of quartet singing with the full-throated sound of a community choir.
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“The Master’s Calling” Deborah Joy Winans Malaco Records www.malaco.com “The Master’s Calling” by singer and actor Deborah Joy Winans is at turns haunting, electrifying, and inspiring, and quite possibly one of the best gospel songs of the year. Written by Thad Cockrell, the song opens with a solemn piano and organ and features an earnest and [...]
“All I Need” Ramona J. Sanders From the CD Beginning With Me www.cdbaby.com/cd/ramonajsanders Opening with a tinkling piano and a marching beat, “All I Need” finds New York singer Ramona J. Sanders rendering praises to the Most High, the only one she really needs in her life, with genuine conviction and studied vocal versatility. She [...]
“More than a Conqueror” Gregory D and Company (available digitally) www.cbgministries.com During this election season, the concept of winning is tossed around like a greased football, but for Elder Gregory DeMyers Jr. (Gregory D) and his singers, winning is a far more personal, temporal, and even eternal pursuit. On the even-tempered but nonetheless passionate “More [...]
“Holy Spirit” Nia Allen (available from digital music outlets) www.niaallenmusic.com From the first few bars of “Holy Spirit,” praise and worship singer-songwriter Nia Allen draws the listener in with her lithe and lovely soprano, her tone breathing in the song's reverent invitation for the Holy Spirit to come and fill the room. Written by Jesus Culture's Bryan and [...]
“Closer to You” Carrington Gaines From the EP The Process (released November, 2015) www.cdbaby.com/cd/carringtongaines Cut from the same musical mold as current gospel vocalists Jonathan McReynolds and Travis Greene, Carrington Gaines offers “Closer to You.” It’s an introspective ballad led by acoustic guitar and propelled by a delicate finger-popping beat. At one point, the song [...]
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.
