The Gospel Compilations in Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium
By Nicole McCray Black History Month coincided with the release of the new compilation, Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium (Craft Recordings, 2023). Listeners who want to learn about Black music history can enjoy and rejoice in Black artists' impact on American music throughout history. Some of the recordings are [...]
“Get Up” – Cheryl Boggs
Cheryl Boggs’ anthemic “Get Up” is directed at everyone who has been hurt and hides their pain behind a brave face.
JGM Pick of the Week – March 7, 2023
“Proof” K.T. Ellis feat. Kenneth Coleman Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (2023)
“Building – ‘What Are You Waiting On?'” – Erica Reed
“Building – ‘What Are You Waiting On?’” Erica Reed EDP Entertainment (release date: October 21, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich I’ve followed the career of St. Louis-based indie gospel artist Erica Reed since meeting her at the Gospel Music Workshop of America years ago. Her new single, “Building – [...]
“If I Don’t Wake Up” – Chosen 4
On the mellow “If I Don’t Wake Up,” the quartet members reassure their loved ones that they “fixed it up with Jesus a long, long time ago” and are therefore ready to receive their crown and “golden shoes” when the great day comes.
JGM Pick of the Week – February 27, 2023
“Come By Here” Aria Gaston From the EP Aria Gaston Presents Worship Live (release date: June 21, 2022)
Da’ T.R.U.T.H. – Emanuel
Da' T.R.U.T.H. gathered an all-star crew of veteran and current gospel stars—from Fred Hammond and Yolanda Adams to Dante Bowe and Maranda Curtis—to assist on his self-titled Emanuel.
“If It Weren’t for Grace” – Mariee Murphy
Plano, Texas, singer-songwriter Mariee Murphy’s “If It Weren’t for Grace” is a salvation story bathed in warm and unobtrusive electronica.
JGM Pick of the Week – February 20, 2023
“Cover Me” Patrick Lundy & the Ministers of Music feat. LeJuene Thompson From the album Way Maker – 25th Anniversary Live Recording (album release: March 4, 2021)
JGM Pick of the Week: February 13, 2023
“I Wanna Say Thank You” James Grear & Company feat. Maurette Brown Clark Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: October 7, 2022)
“It Is Well” – Kergyma Community Choir
The Kergyma Community Choir’s “It Is Well” is inspired by and has the same message, but is not the same piece as, the classic nineteenth-century hymn that begins, “When peace like a river…”
“Lamb of God” – Brenda Jefferson feat. Stephen Hurd
The muscular-voiced Hurd who leads the call-and-response with the background vocalists on this rhythmically undulating song of praise.
JGM Pick of the Week: February 7, 2023
“He Brought Me Out” Quinten Simon Independent (release date: January 20, 2023)
JGM Pick of the Week – February 1, 2023
“Speak to the Mountain” Angela Moss Poole 141st Lane Music/DarkChild Gospel (2022)
Jarred AllStar – The Gift and the Calling 3
The Gift and the Calling 3 is the finale of Christian hip hop artist Jarred AllStar’s The Gift and the Calling Series, which began in 2020.
JGM Pick of the Week – January 23, 2023
“One Step Closer” DiVine of Annapolis From the CD One Step Closer (release date: September 20, 2022)
“I’m So Happy” – Fountain of Life Joy Choir (Marc Davis & Sadar Bahar Edit)
Chicago-based gospel music collector Marc Davis collaborated with Sadar Bahar and recording engineer Tone B. Nimble to inject a disco beat into the Fountain of Life Joy Choir’s “I’m So Happy.”
Adia – Hold It All Together
On her latest solo album, Hold It All Together, Destiny Adia Andrews, known as Adia, sings in a tranquil, conspiratorial voice, as if holding a prayer meeting with a few friends in a tiny room with the lights out and candles burning.
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