Juan Winans continues to soar as his current song “Never On My Own,” climbs Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart to Number 4. The groovy R&B-tinged duet with sister Deborah Joy Winans also enters the Top 10 on the Mediabase Gospel Airplay Chart this week. The Warryn Campbell produced tune is underscored by the pair’s soulful vocals and the throwback nod to the …
Chinese Court Sentences Female Pastor to 8 Years in Prison for Preaching the Gospel
A female pastor in China’s Hubei province has been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of “fraud for preaching the Gospel” after her house church refused to join the state-run church, which monitors and regulates Protestant churches.After being in police custody for two and a half years, earlier this month, Echeng District Court…
Grammy Nominated Songwriter David Frazier Teams Up With Powerhouse Vocalist Y’Anna Crawley For Reboot Of His Classic Hit “2nd Chance”
David Frazier is the musical genius behind iconic Gospel hit songs “I Need You To Survive”, “Power Belongs To God”, “Release”, and many more. The Grammy®, Stellar and Dove Award-winning songwriter and producer has now teamed up with BET’s Sunday Best season 2 winner and powerhouse vocalist Y’Anna Crawley to recreate one of his classic Gospel hit songs “2nd Chance”. …
Music Industry Executive Michael Towns Passes Away
Michael Towns, a music industry executive with Kingdom Records and Urban Ideas, has passed away of bronchial complications at the age of 55. “I met Mike through the Inroads program. I went on to work for First National Bank of Chicago and Mike became my intern in the late 1980’s” says Kingdom Records President, Joan Sullivan. “We’ve been dear friends ever …
Ukraine-Russia: Local churches launch brave aid effort in war zone
Children ‘full of fear’ as crisis escalates; Slavic Gospel Association supports lifesaving outreach LOVES PARK, Ill. — “Unstoppable” local churches in Ukraine and Russia are launching a large-scale humanitarian outreach across Ukraine as war erupts around them and many suffer. Supported by U.S.-based Slavic Gospel Association (SGA), the church-driven emergency response will provide food, winter…
Tamela Mann Takes Home Two NAACP Image® Awards
Grammy® Award-Winning Recording Artist Tamela Mann is celebrating wins at the 53rd NAACP Image® Awards for Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album for Overcomer and Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song for “Help Me,” featuring The Fellas.
E. Dewey Smith’s Debut Single, “Your Presence is a Gift” Hits #10 on Billboard!
Pebble Street Record Label head, E. Dewey Smith is setting the tone for 2022 by entering the TOP 10 Billboard Gospel Airplay Charts with his debut single, “Your Presence Is A Gift”.
GRAMMY-Winning Ensemble ISRAEL AND NEW BREED Releases Live Album, ‘FEELS LIKE HOME’
The Feels Like Home project blossomed out of Houghton’s idea in early 2020 to remotely stream worship services, the impetus behind what would become his “Worship Wednesdays,” after seeing an opportunity to explore and reinvent group worship dynamics online throughout the pandemic.
Motown Gospel Signs Nine-Time Grammy® Nominated Singer/Songwriter Kelly Price + Releasing New Gospel EP ‘Grace’
Motown Gospel, in joint venture with SANG GIRL! Inc., announces the signing of iconic singer and songwriter Kelly Price, as she readies the release of her new gospel project, Grace, on April 2, 2021. The 6-track EP is available for pre-order now, with the lead single, “Grace,” and an accompanying lyric video out today: The release of Grace comes fifteen years after Price’s …
Willie Moore Jr. to be Honored at GMA Honors – May 12, 2021
The Stellar Nominated Inspirational Artist and host of the “Willie Moore, Jr Show” has been recognized as a fan-favorite amongst today’s generation reaching 1.7 million people weekly hosting, top entertainers, and celebrities. Adopted at three months old, Moore is a husband and father of four phenomenal children. Moore has had a passion to help others and is an adoption advocate …