(Houston, Texas) Gospel music has a favorite son in Zacardi Cortez.  The inimitable voice behind such hits as YDIA, Let Your Power Fall and You Don’t Know starts the new year in stride with the release of You’ve Been Good To Me, now available on all digital outlets . Blacksmoke Music Worldwide CEO Kerry Douglas […]

(Houston, Texas) (Houston, Texas) On the heels of the success of his latest #1 single “God Wants To Heal You” the Gentleman of Gospel, Earnest Pugh is releasing a new single entitled “Thank You So Much.”  According to Pugh “Unfortunately, millions didn’t make it but I was one of the ones who did….three words sum […]

The dynamic recording act, Anthony Brown & group therAPy, have racked up another No. 1 smash with their soulful track “This Week” which grabs the No. 1 spot on Billboard Magazine’s coveted Gospel Airplay chart for the week ending July 18th. It’s the Maryland ensemble’s second No. 1 in a year. Their Go-go-flavored “Blessings on Blessings” topped […]

(Houston, TX) Gospel’s leading man and Billboard chart topper Earnest Pugh spent the bulk of this week visiting radio stations in support of God Wants To Heal You, the first single from his highly anticipated live disc, The Outpour Experience.  The song is one of Pugh’s favorites and has become one of the most requested […]

He’s being hailed as gospel music’s next superstar and Zacardi Cortez is definitely headed in that direction. His new music video, “Living For You,” posted on YouTube on May 3rd and has racked up over 92,000 hits in six days. The soulful song was produced by Drathoven (who also produced Yolanda Adams’ Top Ten smash “Be Still”) […]

His spine-tingling vocal gymnastics on songs such as James Fortune & FIYA’s #1 smash “I Believe” and his current Top 5 duet with John P. Kee on “One More Time” have made Zacardi Cortez the talk of the music industry and now he wants his fans to talk back to him. “I want everybody who […]

Since blowing up as the dazzling lead vocalist on James Fortune & FIYA’s 2008 breakthrough hit “The Blood” and their subsequent #1 smash, “I Believe”, Zacardi Cortez has gained a reputation in music circles as a singer’s singer as much for his intricate vocal gymnastics and fiery hoops as for his smooth tone. The Houston native can sing it all, from […]

Gospel next up and coming superstar Zacardi Cortez is getting major love from radio stations from around the country. The single has been at radio for six months and recently reached The Top 5 at Billboard.  “One More Time” is one of the songs anchoring the solo CD debut, “Zacardi Cortez: The Introduction” (Black Smoke Media Worldwide), scheduled for release […]

Zacardi Cortez is about to get his close-up. The 26-year old Houston-based singer has been singing all of his life and in recent years has become known for his earth-quaking vocals on James Fortune & FIYA’s hits, “The Blood” and the #1 smash, “I Believe.” He began his career singing with his family, The Cortez Singers, […]

Friday, March 2, 2012 @7p.m. Village of Faith, Richmond, VA – FREE Concert Earnest Pugh Stops By Praise 104.7 to talk to The Belle about giving back to Richmond through his concert…”Night of Outpouring” .  Be sure to hang out with us at 4p.m. TODAY!

“We’re breaking the hits,” says Black Smoke Media Worldwide’s CEO Kerry Douglas as he discusses his latest Top 10 radio smash, “One More Time.” The soul-stirring ballad features gospel legend, John P. Kee and Douglas’ next superstar singer, Zacardi Cortez. The single has been at radio for six months and just reached The Top 5 at Billboard.  “One More Time” […]

What do you get when Gospel Music’s hottest independent record label chief, Kerry Douglas – founder of Blacksmoke Music, Gospel Truth Magazine and The New Deal Entertainment University, teams up with the Leading Lady of Urban Theatre, Angela Barrow Dunlap? You get the hot new DVD of the gospel stage play, “Church Girl,” that hits retail shelves everywhere on January 31, 2012.