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.
JGM Pick of the Week – July 25, 2023
“It's Morning” Latrice Pace From the forthcoming album Exodus: The Journey of Obedience Volume 2 (single release date: July 14, 2023)
“The Way You Made Me” – Daphney Hilton
Daphney Hilton’s even-handed delivery on “The Way You Made Me” sells the song.
“He’s Love” – The Caleb Project feat. Cassie Graham-Price
For those who feel lost and “stuck in the moment / and the moment won’t let you go,” the Caleb Project is here to tell you “He’ll do it for you.”
JGM Pick of the Week: July 11, 2023
“He Rose” Rhyme & Reason feat. Robert Copeland From the Enon Music Group album Number 1 Reason (release date: April 9, 2022)
JGM Pick of the Week: July 4, 2023
“A Million Moments” Amanda Joy Powell Independent (release date: April 21, 2023)
“Measure of a Man” – Deacon J & COMMUNION
Opening with a sweetly warbling organ, “Measure of a Man” is Chicagoland-based Deacon J’s (aka Dennis Jackson’s) “anthem of accountability” for adult males.
“It Can Only Get Better” – Zack Landry
“It Can Only Get Better” delivers a hopeful message better than most of its contemporaries.
JGM Pick of the Week: June 27, 2023
“He Did It For Me” Alicia Moore Independent (release date: April 28, 2023)
“A Better World” – Becky Morrall feat. St. Philip Westbrook School Choir
UK singer Becky Morrall recruited the choir of St. Philip Westbrook to join her on John Evans’s heartwarming “A Better World.”
Bethany Music – Live From New Orleans
Live From New Orleans delivers marvelous singing, well-written songs, professional musicians, and all of it expertly curated. It’s a worship experience in a jewel case.
“The Way, the Truth, the Life” – Central Baptist Church Choir feat. Soul’d Out
“The Way, the Truth, the Life” is a little bit country, a little bit gospel, and a little bit Pentecostal.