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*Popular praise and worship leader Martha Munizzi is empathetic about how today’s youth can be constantly bombarded with messages that are contradictory to their religious upbringing. Many Christian youth of this generation continually have an uphill battle in trying to fit into an amoral society and by the time some are young adults, they turn [...]
*Gospel girl group Zie’l is now short one member. The former Light Records/Gospel Warehouse artists are prepping their first independent CD without lead vocalist Christina Bell. Their 2006 debut release Genesis garnered a Stellar Award nomination. That album featured the remake of the Clark Sister’s “Is My Living In Vain” and the James Cleveland favorite [...]
*Relevance: check. Production value: check. Fresh factor: check. Signature sound: check. These are the vital signs of “From Now On” (Light Records), the new career-reviving CD from Dawkins and Dawkins. It’s now been 10 years since blood brothers Eric and Anson recorded as a duo after their former label Harmony Records dissolved. Fortunately, for Dawkins [...]
*In June of 2010, with a voice that tranquilized 20 finalists and garnered 2 million votes from television viewers, Le’Andria Johnson became the season 3 winner of Sunday Best. At first, it was not clear where that victory would lead her: for some time the praise and worship leader from Florida was not signed to [...]
*A year ago, Troy Sneed, the founder of Emtro Gospel, planned to close its doors. Deflated results from the last CD the independent label released were discouraging. Feeling he had nothing to lose, Sneed decided to record a song that was completely outside of the box. The biggest risk he’d taken in his 20-year career [...]
*Last February Leandria Johnson auditioned for BET’s Sunday Best and emerged as the season 3 winner. Her story alone captured viewers’ attention (she’d lost her home and auditioned in New Orleans wearing jeans and flip flops) and her undeniably gifted voice gained fans who have been anticipating her first professional CD. Until she performed on [...]
*Flip through the pages of any hymnal and you’ll find the music of Andrae Crouch. In a recent interview, talking as if God is sitting right next to him, Crouch said because he has so many songs in his catalog, he asks God what to tell his people when selecting music for a project. When [...]
*On the third weekend of January, the gospel industry takes over Nashville with the arrival of The Stellar Awards. For this cadre of gospel music devotees gospel music’s main event is far from their only option. Due to its presence the Stellar Awards has had a mushroom effect, inspiring some twenty outside events held throughout [...]
*Sometimes all an independent artist needs to go from “good” to “great” is sufficient backing. For Interface recording artist Micah Stampley that blessing came in the form of a partnership with Music World, headed up by Matthew Knowles. This relationship has truly “released” Stampley’s already respectable career to soar to greater heights. He has already [...]
*There is King, there is Letterman, and there is Jones – Dr. Bobby Jones – BET’s lifesize front man, host of Bobby Jones Gospel. With his slick hair, joe-cool shades, and often sleek suits, Tennessee-born Jones is one of the most recognized personalities on Sunday morning television. His name may not be associated with night [...]
*These days savvy celebs are diversifying their career portfolios. Tasha Smith of “Why Did I Get Married” fame is no exception. Smith is now producing gospel act, Holy Boy. Holy Boy, is a former R&B singer originally from Alabama who’s first single “Been So Good” (RKD Music) is a toe-tapping reflection of his upbringing. An [...]
*Before the church could say “amen” performance clips from the season premiere of “Bobby Jones Gospel” were uploaded to You Tube and being shared on Facebook. Both the BET Network and its flagship program (“Gospel”) – one of the longest running shows on cable television – are celebrating 30 years. This past Sunday the performance [...]
*(Atlanta, GA) – R&B veteran, Tony Terry will perform at the Stiletto Challenge Fibromyalgia Benefit in Atlanta, GA on Friday, October 22. The voice of the classic love song “With You,” Terry is now a spokesperson for the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA). Fibromyalgia is a syndrome marked by chronic pain and fatigue that affects [...]
*Back in July Darwin Hobbs was about to board a plane, but he just didn’t feel “like himself.” A known diabetic, he’d already survived Congestive Heart Failure and knew that the shortness of breath he was experiencing could be a sign of trouble. Instead of taking that Indianapolis bound flight to perform on the Yolanda [...]
*JDI Records, one of the most consistent independent labels in the industry will release the sophomore project of traditional gospel powerhouse Beverly Crawford on September 14. Live from Los Angeles – Vol. 2, features a sizzling duet with Shirley Murdock (“Everything Will Be Alright”), the toe-tapping lead single, “It’s About Time for a Miracle,” and [...]
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