“Praise in the Choir Stand” – Brent Jones
Brent Jones’ latest single, “Praise in the Choir Stand,” is a hand clapper set to a loping tempo where the spotlight is not on the soloist but on the singers moving and grooving in their robes.
Various Artists – Altar Call
Like his 2018 compilation Bible of Love, Snoop Dogg’s new Death Row production, Altar Call, is the genuine article.
JGM Pick of the Week: April 28, 2025
Amy Hillis’ “Thousand Tongues” is a sweetly-sung song of praise with lithe piano backing and a heartwarming string arrangement that tenderly embraces the melody.
“He’ll Make It Alright” – Mighty Golden Wonders
“He’ll Make It Alright” by the Mighty Golden Wonders of Warren, Ohio, is a delicious slice of retro.
“God Is Good” – Maxx Cabello Jr.
Bay Area blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Maxx Cabello Jr. shows his sacred side on “God Is Good.”
JGM Pick of the Week – April 21, 2025
“God Won’t” Autumn Nelon feat. the Issacs Daywind Records (release date: April 18, 2025)
“Another Hallelujah” – Camille G. Brown
Camille G. Brown She sings praise eagerly and ecstatically to a bubbly mid-tempo pop beat.
JGM Pick of the Week – April 14, 2025
Although Washington, DC-based singer Keith Moore starts “I’m Better Now” quietly and cautiously, it’s not long before he’s singing the stuffing out of this gospel ballad on Jesus as the source of strength, overcoming, and personal victory.
Imari Tones – Coming Back Alive
Coming Back Alive, the title of the group's nineteenth full-length album, is not metaphorical.
JGM Pick of the Week – April 7, 2025
Nearly dying from hypothermia while hiking the Appalachian Trail in 2019 infuses the message music of singer-songwriter Anya Lee.
“Shout For Joy (Psalm 98)” – Cindy Clark
Psalm 98 has always been an ideal psalm to set to music; after all, it’s about singing a new song.
JGM Pick of the Week – March 18, 2025
“Jesus” Eldrick Rodgers feat. Michelle Prather Independent (release date: August 30, 2024)
“Don’t Faint” – Jekalyn Carr
“Don’t Faint” Jekalyn Carr WayNorth Music (release date: March 15, 2025) By Robert M. Marovich Jekalyn Carr, gospel music’s princess of positivity, its empress of encouragement, has made a career of releasing singles designed to reach down and pick people up in their distress. The latest is “Don’t Faint.” [...]
Various Artists: House of David: Season One (Music inspired by the Prime Video Original Series)
Ten songs by a mix of CCM, gospel, country, and pop artists comprise the soundtrack to the first season of the Amazon Prime Video series House of David.
JGM Pick of the Week – March 11, 2025
“Brighter Days” Roshawn Nicole Roshawn Nicole Records (release date: May 4, 2024)
Strange Things Happening – Kid Ramos feat. Brian Templeton and Johnny Ramos
On Strange Things Happening, the first album in five years by California-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter David “Kid” Ramos, the bite of no-holds-barred roadhouse blues meets timeless gospel songs that have shaken the rafters of many churches for decades.
JGM Pick of the Week – March 3, 2025
“It’s In Your Praise” Lamont McCoy David’s Dance Music (release date: December 31, 2024)
JGM Pick of the Week: February 25, 2025
“Like Jabez” Ernest J. Lee David’s Dance Music (release date: December 31, 2024)