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*Gospel giant Kirk Franklin recently opened up about his decision to pay for an abortion at the tender age of 15. Franklin did an interview with Sway in the Morning on Sirius/XM Channel 45. He touched on a host of topics, including how he was raised and how it all played a part in making [...]
*Arrow Global Entertainment just announced its inaugural Xtreme Performance Arts Summer Camp taking place this summer. Created through the partnership of SESAC and platinum recording artist Sammie’s non-profit organization, Sammie’s Youth Foundation, the camp aims to educate and inspire Atlanta-area youth through singing, songwriting, dancing, and recording arts instruction. The program will also include fitness classes, field trips [...]
*(Via Total Prayze) – Tye Tribbett’s new single “If He Did It Before … Same God” enters at No. 1 on iTunes. The single is also No. 17 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Singles chart. And his Motown Gospel debut project, Greater Than, will be in stores on June 4, says TotalPrayze.com. On the historic night [...]
*Joel Osteen, senior pastor of the 40,000-member Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, spoke with The Christian Post on Friday at Marlins Park baseball stadium in Miami, Fla. – one day before his scheduled America’s Night of Hope event – to talk about his life in ministry, how to respond when bad things happen to good [...]
*A study released by the Rasmussen Reports polling firm on Good Friday found that 64% of Americans believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, says CNSnews.com. While Americans who believe in the resurrection remain in the majority, that number is down significantly when compared to a Rasmussen Poll that asked the same question, released a year [...]
*Just weeks after two Metrorail security guards were caught on video roughing up photography-rights activist Carlos Miller, another Metrorail security guard has been recorded yanking an elderly woman off the train for singing gospel music, reports The Miami New Times. Emma Anderson, age 82, had broken into some impromptu gospel singing when a guard decided to [...]
*Apparently name changes in entertainment are all the rage! Earlier this year it was announced that Verity Records would be officially changing its name to RCA Inspiration, and then came word that EMI Gospel will now be known as Motown Gospel. In the latest name change, the GMC Network – which has already changed its [...]
*Most churches tell us that all our welcome in the house of the Lord. But those of you who might be questionable or have a unique doctrine that you follow and want others to follow, stay at home and preach from your dining room table. One woman’s ministry is going viral on YouTube. We’re not [...]
*RCA Inspiration is set to release Rev. Floyd Flake Presents the Worship Experience, which offers an outstanding collection of songs recorded by Greater Allen Cathedral. The CD is currently available for presale at Amazon.com and iTunes, and will be in stores March 19. The project features a beautiful cover of Walter Hawkins’ “Jesus Christ is the [...]
*The Rev. John J. Hunter, who last fall was abruptly reassigned from First African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest black church in Los Angeles, has been fired from his post at a San Francisco church, reports the L.A. Times. “I hereby immediately relieve you of the pastoral charge of Bethel AME Church,” Bishop Larry T. [...]
*A strong line up of recording artists will take the stage at the 2013 Super Bowl Gospel Celebration (SBGC) in New Orleans, says Singersroom.com. In addition to Kirk Franklin, who will host, Bishop Morton, Fantasia, Lecrae and Donnie McClurkin are slated to perform. The annual celebration is sanctioned by the NFL as one of several events that take place every year in the days and hours leading up [...]
*(Washington, DC) – On Sunday, January 20, 2013 in Washington, D.C., a day prior to the second-term inauguration of President Barack Obama, a diverse roster of gospel talent will trace the Civil Rights journey through song at the “Second Chances Inaugural Concert & Prayer Service” (SCIGCPS). The performers are: 2011 Stellar Award Female Vocalist of [...]
*Sacred steel ensemble The Lee Boys are ecstatic over the release of their high-energy Gospel CD titled “Testify,” distributed by RED/Provident. The first single “Smile,” is currently impacting gospel radio. The Lee Boys are a family group, raised in the House of God church in Miami, Florida. Though world renown for having toured with an [...]
*It’s not just the collection plate that’s getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation, says the Associated Press. Exhorting congregations to register to vote, church leaders are distributing registration cards in the middle of services, and many are pledging caravans of [...]
*The Gospel Announcers Guild will host “The Los Angeles Faith Based Multi-Media and Music Conference.” This power packed conference will take place October 4th – 7th, 2012 at the newly renovated and luxurious Double Tree Hotel by Hilton in Culver City, CA., and is expected to be well attended. Tickets are on sale now. The objective [...]
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