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NEW BIRTH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH/PR — LITHONIA, GA – Sunday, January 15–New Birth Missionary Baptist Church celebrates the life and legacy of Bishop Eddie L. Long who is now spiritually healed and home with the Lord.  Bishop Long, Senior Pastor of New Birth, transitioned from this life early Sunday morning after a gallant private fight […]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Yesterday, a delegation of prominent, Christian ministers visited Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to appeal to Members of Congress regarding Comcast Corporation’s recent actions against The Word Network, the largest African-American religious network in the world. Inexplicably, on Nov. 11, 2016, Comcast executives sent an abrupt, two-sentence letter to […]

NAN — On January 14, thousands will converge in Washington, D.C. as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday begins — just six days before Donald Trump’s inauguration. We will rally and put the next Administration (and the nation) on notice that there are some things that will not be changed no matter who is president […]

Houston, TX-Tuesday, January 10, 2017-After a slight detour to promote his holiday music, accomplished singer, songwriter, producer, clinician and psalmist, Terrance Bell is back to business, as usual, promoting God is God, the single from his studio effort “God My Hero” on Houston-based record label Virtual Valor Group, LLC. With precise production, delightful vocal arrangements, and […]

2016 ended on a high note for Jekalyn Carr, due to the success of her debut live recording, The Life Project, and its lead single, the chart-topping faith anthem, “You’re Bigger.” The latter, became her first number 1 single, garnered her first Grammy nomination, and now, continues to shine in 2017 as it has opened […]

Nashville, TN (January 9, 2017) – Little Boy Wonder Music & Flaydo Music release a brand new upbeat single from BRYAN POPIN… “I GOT OUT!” Mixed with an urban gospel contemporary feel, Popin brings back that old-school church choir signature sound. “I was raised in the church and my Mom was a choir director. It’s in […]

Richmond, VA — Gi’s New Radio Single “Pray and Don’t Worry” soared this week to #21 on the Billboard Gospel’s Airplay Charts and #17 on Mediabase Gospel’s Airplay Chart! The hit single was recently featured on Pastor Donnie McClurkin’s Radio show as the “Power Pick of the Week.” In same week, the song was selected […]

TAKING THE STAGE: AFRICAN–AMERICAN MUSIC AND STORIES THAT CHANGED AMERICA (Backstage at the Kennedy Center: (pictured l to r:) Donnie McClurkin, Patti Austin and sister duo Mary Mary)  (Los Angeles, CA) –  Three-time GRAMMY®, 11-time Stellar, and three-time Dove Award winning singer/songwriter and syndicated radio show host, Donnie McClurkin,  will take part in the upcoming […]

Houston, TX—Gospel recording artist James Fortune was recently involved in a four car collision while on his way to church. According to several reports, Fortune was hit by a drunk driver. On his Facebook page, Fortune stated, “Family, I’m sore but I’m alive! Jesus spared my life. Thank you so much for your prayers, love […]

Nashville, TN –On Saturday, January 14, 2017, BMI will honor Gospel recording artist Bishop Marvin Sapp at its 18th annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors at the Rialto Center for the Arts in Atlanta, GA. This annual and and uplifting event will pay tribute to the very best of the Gospel music community.  Serving […]

FILM AND SOUNDTRACK PRODUCED BY PHARRELL WILLIAMS EVERYWHERE January 6th, 2017 Pharrell Williams, alongside Columbia Records and 20th Century Fox, has released three brand new tracks featured in the new forthcoming film, Hidden Figures. Listen to “I See A Victory” featuring Kim Burrell and Pharrell Williams, “Surrender” featuring Lalah Hathaway and Pharrell Williams, and “Runnin’” […]

Ten-time Grammy winner Cece Winans’ long-awaited new album, ‘Let Them Fall In Love,’ is set for release on February 3, 2017 via Puresprings Gospel/Thirty Tigers. Recording her first solo album in nearly a decade, the multiplatinum-selling artist returned to the studio in both New York and Nashville to cut her most adventurous album yet. Produced […]