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Tasha Cobbs Leonard Named Billboard’s Top Gospel Artist Of The Decade

2020-12-13T01:22:22-06:00December 13th, 2020|

Photo Credit: Christian Redl Singer Wraps Whirlwind Year With Holiday Programming Alongside Dolly Parton and Ne-Yo. Nashville, TN (December 11, 2020) – GRAMMY®-winning singer/songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard has been named Billboard’s Top Gospel Artist of the Decade. News of the top honor came late last week, as Billboard [...]

Mali Music – The Book of Mali

2020-08-10T18:48:01-05:00August 10th, 2020|

Mali Music The Book of Mali RCA Inspiration (release date: August 14, 2020) www.rcainspiration.com By Bob Marovich The Book of Mali is aptly titled. Mali Music’s fifth album, released in a partnership between his own imprint, K Approved Enterprises, and RCA Inspiration, is a study in self-awareness. Much of the [...]

RIP: Troy Sneed, gospel singer, recording artist, and record company owner

2020-04-27T17:18:36-05:00April 27th, 2020|

By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to learn from social media posts by Gayle Lecus and Kurt Carr that gospel's Troy Sneed has passed away. Reports indicate his passing was from contracting COVID-19. Here is a quick bio on Sneed from the Malaco Music Group website: [...]

JGM Pick of the Week: April 1, 2019

2019-04-01T22:01:02-05:00April 1st, 2019|

“Reach”DOEIndependent (release date: March 17, 2019)www.doejonesmusic.com By Bob Marovich “Reach,” the new single by GRAMMY-nominated gospel artist Dominique Jones (aka DOE), represents her finest work to date, amidst a string of quality songs. It’s simply and gently direct, a prayer rising from an anguished soul that builds in intensity and [...]

Doug Williams Retires as President of Blackberry Records

2019-03-16T00:57:52-05:00March 16th, 2019|

Jackson, MS (March 15, 2019): After twenty-eight years of heading the label, Doug Williams is officially retiring from his role as President and CEO of Blackberry Records as of April 1, 2019. Williams was instrumental in signing such artists as Bishop Paul S. Morton, the Canton Spirituals, the Williams Brothers [...]

New Devin Williams CD Comes with Strings Attached…A Whole Quartet, In Fact

2018-10-03T22:49:02-05:00September 30th, 2018|

By Bob Marovich With seven of his singles, including the latest, “Like a Fire,” becoming Top 30 Christian Rock charting songs, Devin Williams has done what, to my knowledge, no Christian rocker has done to date: set his searing singles to the soothing sounds of a string quartet. Released August 31, Devin [...]

“He Promised Me” – BeBe Winans feat. Tobbi & Tommi, Introducing Kiandra

2018-02-09T04:22:17-06:00February 9th, 2018|

By Bob Marovich While CeCe Winans was racking up Grammy Awards for Let Them Fall in Love, her 2017 album with the retro-looking cover, her brother and erstwhile singing partner BeBe Winans was promoting his new single, “He Promised Me.” Co-produced by Daniel Weatherspoon and featuring sister act Tobbi & Tommi [...]

Damon Williams: “If the Chart Could Become a CD, It Would Be WOW Gospel.”

2018-01-27T02:21:27-06:00January 27th, 2018|

Damon Williams, RCA Inspiration By Bob Marovich In 1998, Damon Williams eagerly purchased a copy of the first-ever WOW Gospel two-CD compilation. “It was a big moment in gospel music,” Williams, who was recently named Vice President of Marketing for RCA Inspiration, shared with the Journal of Gospel [...]

Edwin Hawkins’ “Oh Happy Day” Back on Billboard Charts, Hits #1

2018-01-26T17:01:31-06:00January 26th, 2018|

From a press release: A week after the death of four-time Grammy® Award-winning recording artist, Edwin Hawkins, The Edwin Hawkins Singers’ 1969 million-seller, “Oh Happy Day,” has charted at #1 on Billboard Magazine’s Gospel Digital Song Sales chart for the issue week ending January 27, 2018. The classic song had [...]

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