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Memphis, TN — About 180 record label management, radio station general managers, promotions staff, national sales managers, program directors, and on-air staff, including award-winning gospel music artist James Fortune came together this weekend to help kick off the Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids® radiothon season for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the […]

Earnest Pugh leads crows in Praise and Worship Petersburg, VA – Gospel recoding artist Earnest Pugh, VSU Gospel Chorale, St. Paul’s Baptist Church Voices of Vision and Larry Bland & The Volunteer Choir delivered an awesome concert for the kick off of Virginia State University Homecoming Gospel Extravaganza in the Daniel Gymnasium on Virginia State […]

by Sheilah Belle Fairbanks, AK – Get set for a new experience when it comes to Gospel music, as “Together We Stand” presents the Alaskan Project 2011.  Slated to take place near the heart of Fairbanks, Alaska, Gospel music lovers will be coming together for an extraordinary workshop experience with one of the top Gospel […]

Nashville, TN — William McDowell, well known for bringing us one of the most powerful songs in recent times, “I Give Myself Away,” has returned with an all new two-CD set, ARISE, in stores Tuesday, November 8th. This prolific collection was recorded live in Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Christian Life Center and includes 23 compelling […]

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By Sheilah Belle Memphis, TN – Over the weekend, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital rolled out the red carpet for radio announcers across the country.  The goal was to talk about the many goals of the research hospital and the important roll the radio announcer’s play in helping to raise money during their yearly nationwide […]

Memphis, TN –Over the weekend, as the world took time out to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., I also found my way to Memphis.  While there I was able to stop by the Lorraine Hotel where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was hit with […]

by Sheilah Belle Washington, DC — For four weeks in a row now, popular Gospel crooner Earnest Pugh has reigned on the charts.  The Black Smoke/EPM Music Group artist is celebrating his song, “I Need Your Glory”, as it continues to sit at the top spot on the Billboard Top Gospel Songs chart.  It’s a […]

by Sheilah Belle Nashville, TN –The Nevels Sisters are excited to announce the release of their first major-label CD, It’s My Time, through Central South Distribution under the leadership of Vicki Mack Lataillade. The CD featuring 11 songs introduces their “new traditional thump” sound and is available in stores and online November 1, 2011. “I […]

by Sheilah Belle Los Angeles, CA –Isaac Carree continues to top the radio and sales charts with his debut solo album UNCOMMON ME. Carree shot to Number 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel chart when UNCOMMON ME was released in August. Proving his staying power the album is holding steady in the Number 3 position […]

Several Virginia law enforcement agents ran a campus wide drug sweep at Virginia State University, in Petersburg. More than 12 law enforcement vehicles were at the scene around 1 p.m. today, including the officers from the VSU, Colonial Heights, Chesterfield and Virginia State Police agencies. See the story WTVR.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people gathered Sunday to give the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial a proper dedication on the National Mall after its opening in August. Aretha Franklin, poet Nikki Giovanni and President Barack Obama were among those honoring the legacy of the nation’s foremost civil rights leader during a ceremony scheduled […]