Article By Angela Hall // EEW Magazine Reporter As her estranged husband James Fortune serves his five-day jail sentence for assaulting her, Cheryl Fortune is getting back to doing what she loves: singing. The domestic abuse survivor, who once accompanied her abusive spouse on tours, is now acting as a background singer on Kirk Franklin’s […]
Kirk Franklin is a Grammy-winning producer, recording artist and songwriter who is insecure about not having the same type of gift as his peers. The 46-year-old minister of music has made songs for some of the biggest names in Christian music. While he is grateful for God blessing him with the gift of songwriting, the […]
Before Tamela Mann became a Grammy nominated gospel music singer, she struggled to get into the industry because of her weight. In a question and answer Twitter chat on Thursday, the 49-year-old singer responded to the question: “What are some of the struggles you faced when entering the gospel music genre?” Mann was candid in […]
You may remember Heavenly Joy Jerkins as the precious child who charmed America’s Got Talent judges by telling them she had Jesus in her heart. But now, get ready to know her as a soldier on the frontlines for Jesus. In her new single with Charles Jenkins Heavenly Joy is going all out against the enemy: I […]
Even though he’s now a gospel music super star, Donnie McClurkin tells inquiring fans that his road to success was paved with challenges and disappointments. The 56-year-old “We Fall Down” singer was asked on Twitter about the hardships he faced before reaching his veteran status in the industry. “@donnieradio what has been the most challenging […]
Uncle G Records recording artist Alexis Spight on the Red Carpet at the NAACP Image Awards Luncheon in Beverly Hills with label owner Greg “Uncle G” Lyons and his wife Tiesha. Alexis was favored to sing at the “Gospel Explosion” during the luncheon in front of the Nominees and a audience mostly made up of […]
Gospel singer T.J. Bristol filmed himself on a selfie stick during a traffic stop explaining that he had been pulled over for not wearing his seat belt. “The craziest thing just happened to me – I’m being pulled over by police officers,” Bristol explains in the video clip he posted to Facebook. “I’m gonna pray my way out […]
Readers, remember Sunday Best contestant Tiquila Wilson who was eliminated from the show, earlier in the month, in which the show policy indicates contestant(s) once eliminated must leave the hotel premises? Well, Tiquila failed to do as policy stated and wanted to stay longer for the recording of the remaining contestants, which didn’t end well. Anyhow, […]
Oh, say can you sing? The Cleveland Cavaliers are holding open call national anthem auditions to find talented vocalists to perform during the 2015-16 season.…
Check out this quick video on the new season of Sunday Best ALL STARS on BET, which begins July 19th, 8P/7C. source: BCNN1.com
When will people accept that New York is pretty much populated by honey badgers? Residents of the Big Apple are known for being less than impressed by what is going on around them. Grammy-winning singer Brandy learned that the hard way when she recently boarded a subway train in the city. It may have been […]
Ledisi is kickin’ off her ‘Intimate Truth’ Tour this week and stopped by Tower Theatre in Los Angeles, CA to give a preview of her upcoming show. And you know she had to add ‘Precious Lord’ to the line-up following the Grammy’s scandal right? An attendee uploaded the performance to Facebook yesterday and says Ledisi […]
