Grammy-Award winning star and Gospel Music icon Kirk Franklin is joining forces with House of Blues and its venues across the United States to create a brand new Gospel Brunch experience as part of its year-long 20th Anniversary Celebration. The House of Blues Gospel Brunch has been a staple of Sunday morning family entertainment around […]
English Christian artist and worship leader Matt Redman has been working closely with Passion City Church in Atlanta to record his new album, “Let The Future Begin”. The album will be recorded live at the Passion City church during the ‘LIFT Conference’, a worship leading conference that brings talented artists and like minded Christians to […]
Last month Steve Harvey announced his forthcoming April 26 episode of “The Steve Harvey Show”featuring none other than Oprah Winfrey. And while the two media moguls covered an array of topics including Winfrey’s response to Terrence Howard’s comments about her “tig ol’ bitties,” she also shared her thoughts on what she misses the most from “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” “What I really miss is […]
Kim Burrell was in good creative company, when she was joined in the studio by hit makersClaude Kelly (Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Derulo) and Chuck Harmony (Ledisi, Rihanna, Chrisette Michele). Harmony sharing the snap on his personal Instagram, Burrell’s sighting with Kelly and Harmony prompted reports that the pair have joined the camp crafted to create Kim Burrell‘s new […]
Last year, it was announced that Deitrick Haddon launched his new youth choir, LXW (League of Xtraordinary Worshippers). The newly formed choir seems to be comprised mostly of Los Angeles natives. Having already been featured on Haddon’s “Church Rock“, D.Haddy is now ready to present the LXW to the world. LXW is gearing up for […]
Three generations of gospel music’s finest are teaming with McDonald’s to give back to communities nationwide through the McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. Headlined by Grammy-winning gospel sensation Smokie Norful, the concert series offers an assortment of soulful sounds through contemporary gospel with Tamela Mann, hip-hop with Lecrae and traditional/contemporary gospel with John P. […]
Charges against Gospel Tabernacle pastor Bishop Wiley Jackson and his brother, the Rev. Rodney Jackson, were dismissed Monday after they repaid investors $90,000. DeKalb District Attorney spokesman Erik Burtonsaid the men made restitution to seven DeKalb County victims involved in an investment company headed by the pair. “After the money was set up in an escrow account and […]
BET Sunday Best finalist, Alexis Spight is continuing to make a name for herself in the gospel music industry. The young singer has been tapped as the featured artist for BET’s 106th & Park – “New Joint of the Day” for her hit single, “Steady.” The fun-loving video is sure to catch the attention […]
With one study ruling out lack of exercise as a leading cause of obesity among African-Americans, new research from Dartmouth’s Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (iQBS) and the Center for Genomic Medicine may off some clues as to why obesity rates in the black community continue to soar. According to a study of more […]
President Barack Obama on Thursday consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners they are not alone in their grief and they will have the nation’s support to rebuild from the devastation. “This small town’s family is bigger now,” Obama said during a memorial service at Baylor University for […]
The most awarded a capella vocal group in history, Take 6, are celebrating their 25th Anniversary! The multi-platinum recording group, made up of Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley, have thus far earned 10 Grammy Awards with 24 nominations, 10 Dove Awards, a Soul Train Award, 2 NAACP Image […]
Well if it’s one thing that we try to do ’round these parts, it’s to be objective and ‘play fair’ with your favorite and not-so-favorite celebs. Yesterday, we shared a story about how actress Essence Atkins said thatTyler Perry’s casting was all wrong when it came to Kim Kardashian being featured in his latest film,Temptation: Confessions Of A Marriage Counselor. And […]