The Belle

The Rev. Gregory King, formerly pastor of Russell Christian Methodist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, has been appointed pastor of Broomfield CME Church of South Richmond, Virginia. Rev. King,  a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended Morehouse College prior to transferring to Drexel University, where he graduated in 1977 with a degree in accounting. In addition to […]

Ladies, there is nothing like true love when that right man finds you! When that man finds you and takes you to church for the first time. When he HOLDS You and even holds your hand in public, when he pulls you in close, when He comes in for that slow kiss and knows how […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 18, 2016) – The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announces Two-Time GRAMMY, Two-Time GMA Dove Award, Four-Time Stellar Award and Soul Train Award winning artist, producer and songwriter, pastor and television host Tye Tribbett along with award winning duo for KING & COUNTRY as the hosts for the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards. […]

TBR — If you have been following Israel Houghton Instagram recently, you may have come across pictures of him and girlfriend Adrienne Bailon in Europe.  The two were taking some quality time together before Houghton popped the question.  Sharing their news with the public Adrienne held up her left hand, with the Eiffel Tower serving […]

BRYAN POPIN’s “Such A Time As This” wins “Hit Of The Week” and beats out NBC The Voice’s Jordan Smith on Radio One’s syndicated hit show, The Willie Moore Jr. Show: Bryan Popin’s “Such A Time As This” was up against Jordan Smith’s “Every Prayer” this week on The Willie Moore Jr. Show’s Holy Grounds […]

Washington, DC – Stellar Gospel Music Award winning recording artist, J.J. Hairston of J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, has added another chapter to his book of success with the launch of his own recording label, JamesTown Music. “I’m excited about the launch of JamesTown Music and the vision God has given me not just for the […]

TBR — Bryan Popin is currently on a multi-city tour & radio promo in support of his single, SUCH A TIME AS THIS, as it continues to climb the Billboard Gospel radio chart.  Most recently, Popin stopped by WLIB in NYC with Bishop Hezekiah Walker & Neicy Tribbett to talk about life’s struggles, the state […]

LOS ANGLES) – AUGUST 9, 2016 – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has given an eight-episode series order to “The Book of John” (working title) from Leftfield Pictures, a weekly one-hour dramedy docu-series featuring the life of John Gray, associate pastor at Joel Osteen’s world-famous Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. The series will […]

by Sheilah Belle Well, well, well.  Look at who I ran into while in Atlanta early in the morning!  Yes, T.C. Carson who is well known for portraying Kyle Barker on the hit sitcom Living Single.  However his talents go before the hit FOX sitcom, as he is also a respected singer, television actor, has […]

(The Belle congratulates Phil Thornton on new appointment) Nashville, TN (August 8, 2016) – RCA Inspiration announced today that Phil Thornton has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager.  Mr. Thornton, a veteran entertainment executive, will drive the day-to-day initiatives, manage business operations, and establish external partnerships for the label.  He will report to […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 2, 2016 — RCA Inspiration will operate under the umbrella of the Provident Music Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, in a shift of operations for the New York-based award-winning inspirational music label.  Under this shift, RCA Inspiration will now conduct operations based out of Nashville, TN. Terry Hemmings, President and […]