JGM Pick of the Week: October 3, 2023
Fronting a bluesy groove, a familiar rocking chair rhythm, and crooning background vocalists, Christina Bell delivers a melismatic workout on “Still Holding On.”
“The Lord Has Made a Way” – Pastor Derail Smith & the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Warriors
“The Lord Has Made a Way” Pastor Derail Smith & the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Warriors Independent (release date: May 15, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich Now in its seventh decade of music ministry, the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Warriors, founded by the late Father Charles G. Hayes, are known [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 25, 2023
“I Will Wait” Bri Babineaux Bri Babineaux Music LLC / Tyscot Records LLC (release date: April 7, 2023)
JGM Pick of the Week – September 18, 2023
The Lighthouse Singers and a chorus of singers team up to deliver deliciously old fashioned gospel quartet singing on “Good To Me.”
Various Artists – Parchman Prison Prayer: Some Mississippi Sunday Morning
This may be the most haunting, the most refreshingly informal, and the most moving album you encounter this year.
Elohin – El3vate
Elohin El3vate CF Entertainment (release date: September 12, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich “I hope you all ready for this one.” That’s how Elohin (pronounced EL-oh-in) introduces his album, El3vate. And it’s no idle threat, because the Detroit-based Christian rapper (aka Lon Harris) has a great deal to say. [...]
JGM Pick of the Week – September 11, 2023
He’s so certain of the message in “It’s Gonna Happen” that Atlanta, Georgia, native Anthony Adeion Hill is in full evangelist move from the outset of this gritty traditional-sounding single.
“The City” – Sondra Busby
To a rhythm that chugs along like a locomotive, South Carolina gospel singer Sondra “Queen of the Vamp” Busby imagines what heaven, aka “The City,” will be like when she disappears through the crack in the sky and enters its doors.
JGM Pick of the Week: September 4, 2023
“I Am” Love Desrosiers From the EP Love Unfailing, Part 2 (release date: March 21, 2023)
“Lord I Thank You” – Hiram Ettienne
Hiram Ettienne and his troupe put the ‘hip’ in worship.
“Don’t Wonder About It” – The Calvin Delites
From the opening strains of “Don’t Wonder About It,” the female quartet from Memphis, Tennessee, makes it plain that their feet are planted firmly in the traditional church.
JGM Pick of the Week – August 28, 2023
On a single oozing with old school soul, gospel crooner Gene Moore endorses the power of believing, especially on the bad days.
Gaither Tribute: Award-Winning Artists Honor the Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither
Gaither Tribute is a big bouquet of roses for Bill and Gloria Gaither.
The Flatline Movement – Gotta Die
If the four singles from Gotta Die are any indication, Flatline Movement has a promising career ahead.
“For My Good” – Angela Missy Billups
With her latest single, “For My Good,” New York-based gospel singer Angela Missy Billups encourages anyone facing a challenge to hang in there and be encouraged.
JGM Pick of the Week – August 8, 2023
“Miracle” Paul Porter and the Christianaires Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (2023)
Saved By Grace – The Nashville Recordings
Like a cross between a worship team and a mellower Marshall Tucker Band, the earnest Saved by Grace delivers radio-sized songs with uncomplicated lyrics sung with conversational ease.
“Praise Him” – Bishop Dan Willis & the All Nations Choir feat. Fred Dubose
“Praise Him” has the fulsome and thunderous Sunday morning church choir sound characteristic of its presenter, Bishop Dan Willis and the All Nations Choir, the artist formerly known as the Pentecostals of Chicago.
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