In his four decades in the Gospel recording community, BeBe Winans has certainly made a name for himself with Gospel audiences, but his popular appeal pales in comparison to his status among other artists in the Gospel and Urban Adult Contemporary arena. A member of the legendary Winans family, he has built a multi-faceted […]
It’s a sweltering Washington, D.C., summer day, but inside Deal Middle School’s auditorium, it is just starting to warm up. Samantha Rios is belting out, in her strong and beautiful voice, the lead of “Indescribable (You Are Amazing, God).” The choir seated informally before Rios, some 64-children strong, chimes in at the chorus, softly at […]
Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Christian/Gospel music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and…
If you haven’t seen the 3 Winans Brothers on tour already, you might’ve missed that window of opportunity. The group tells “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show” the likelihood of them being in a city near you is pretty slim. Listen to the audio player to hear Marvin Winans, BeBe Winans, andCarvin Winans discuss why they don’t miss touring, what […]
George Washington University will present critically acclaimed balladeer BeBe Winans at Lisner Auditorium on Saturday, May 11, the day before Mother’s Day. Beginning at 8:00 p.m. Winans will review over two decades of Gospel, R&B and Soul infused inspirational songs for one night only. The 50-year-old, who keeps the schedule of a newborn (he said […]
When Gospel recording artist BeBe Winans decided to write a book about his longtime friendship with the late Whitney Houston, he figured doing so would help him “embrace the pain” he felt over the sudden and expected loss of the world-renowned singer. Winans has said that his book was written with the blessing of the […]
R&B and Gospel music favorite Bebe Winans is on a 7-day tour of Kuwait as he tweeted today. According to the Winans’ tweets, during the trip Winnas will serve the troops by performing for them, he will visit several bases in Kuwait including Camp Virginia, Camp Arifjan, Camp LSA, Camp Buering, and Camp Patriot. Winans […]
“People need to know before I’m associated with any party, I am an American and that’s what I want to drive home at the RNC.” – BeBe Winans, Gospel/R&B singer BeBe Winans knew some African Americans would have a problem with the fact that he sang for Mitt Romney and his party at the RNC, […]
First time saxophonist Dave Koz played Wolf Trap, he opened for Ray Charles, in a major moment of his early career. Now, a seasoned artist with 12 albums and 20 years of successes behind him, he returns to the Filene Center with close friend BeBe Winans. “Wolf Trap is one of my favorite places going […]
For some African-Americans who tuned in to the Republican National Convention on television, one surprise might have been gospel singer Bebe Winans. The popular gospel singer performed two numbers on the convention’s closing night — his song “America, America,” from his new CD of the same title, and “America the Beautiful,” as the convention came […]
Bebe Winans, a registered Democrat who campaigned for President Obama, will be closing outthe Republican National Convention in Tampa on Thursday night. Why is he crossing party lines? For starters, he doesn’t see it that way. “I want to remind people that before any association with any party that we’re all Americans,” he told The […]
In his new book, The Whitney I Knew, celebrated gospel and R&B singer BeBe Winans refers to “The Pact,” an agreement that he and Whitney Houstonmade early in their 28-year friendship. “It was a sanctuary,” Winans explains during a conversation in his publicist’s office. “Whitney knew that she could tell me anything, and it would […]
