Gospeltainment
summer evening of great gospel music and thrilling amusement park rides can only be described as a JoyFest, and that is exactly what Premier Festivals will present next May 28, 2011 at Carowinds in Charlotte, N.C. and on July 16, 2011 at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Va. JoyFest, the annual celebration of black gospel and […]
BET’s CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL Premiering Sunday, January 30, 2011 @ 8P.M.* Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, Chaka Khan, El DeBarge, Smokie Norful,Faith Evans, Kelly Price, VaShawn Mitchell and more will perform. Hosted by Comedian, Radio and Television Personality Steve Harvey, BET’s CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL will feature performances and appearances by Kim Burrell, the Rance Allen Group, Israel Houghton, […]
Los Angeles, CA — Good news gospel music fans! American Idol is making changes that could finally allow gospel influenced singers to showcase their true gifts and talents. American Idol laid out its new set of proposed changes to The Hollywood Reporter. In it they described the 8 big changes coming your way this season, […]
VIA: ELEV8.com The show will be hosted by Donnie McClurkin and included performances from Gospel music artists Joe Pace, Jessica Reedy, Lucinda Moore, VaShawn Mitchell and Bishop Neal Roberson. The 26th Annual Stellar Awards will be held on January 15, 2011 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Air […]
Nashville, TN—Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning artist, songwriter and producer Donald Lawrence launches his “You Pick The Album Cover” web campaign, allowing supporters to select the cover artwork for his upcoming album, YRM (Your Righteous Mind), due in stores on March 15, 2011. Fans can visit http://www.DonaldLawrence.com to place their vote from among three potential covers […]
VIA: EURweb.com According to Billboard Magazine’s Year-End Charts, Marvin Sapp was the top Gospel artist, and had the top Gospel Album (Here I Am) and the top Gospel Song (The Best In Me) of the year. Additionally, for the third consecutive year, Verity Gospel Music Group is the Top Gospel Album Label of the year. […]
(CHRISTIANPOST) A former sex trafficked teen, prostitute, call girl and stripper is starring in a new reality show about helping prostitutes on the street and bringing them to Jesus Christ. The show, “Hookers: Saved on the Strip,” follows Hookers for Jesus founder Annie Lobert on her quest to rescue women willing to escape the “game.” […]
Los Angeles, CA — Mack Avenue Records saxophonist Kirk Whalum is establishing a first for a an artist of any genre by proving that there are no barriers when it comes to great music. Whalum scored four GRAMMY® nominations in three diverse categories – Pop, R&B and Gospel for two CDs: “The Gospel According to […]
Atlanta, GA — The Super Bowl Gospel Celebration (SBGC), a National Football League (NFL) sanctioned event, announced today a new two-year sponsorship with Verizon Wireless. The sponsorship includes prominent branding activities for the company throughout the NFL season. Additionally, “The Best Church Choir in America” – Verizon How Sweet the Sound’s winning choir – will […]
Nashville, TN — Dewitt and Kim Jones and their five children, collectively known in the Gospel music world as Forever Jones, are all making the trip to Los Angeles in February, hopefully to pick up a Grammy in one of the two categories for which they’re nominated. The Joneses, who lived in Yakima until 2004, […]
For the last five years, James Fortune & FIYA have electrified the gospel world like Kirk Franklin did over 15 years ago. Like him, Fortune is more of a storyteller than a singer. In a relatively short span of time, he’s accumulated a long list of gospel and R&B–crossover radio hits like “The Blood,” “Encore,” […]
(EURWEB) Due to popular demand, LeAndria Johnson and Y’Anna Crawley, the winners of season two and three of BET’s hit gospel singing competition Sunday Best, have been added to all-star lineup of performers on the number one gospel show on television Celebration of Gospel. The anointed songstresses will perform alongside season two runner-up Jessica Reedy […]