Gospel Music News

by Sheilah Belle Houston, TX — Music World Gospel recording artist Le’Andria Johnson will release her debut album, The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson, on September 6, 2011.  The CD is produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Chuck Harmony (Rihanna, Fantasia, Chrisette Michele). The songs on the CD showcase Le’Andria’s unique combination of power, skill and reverence, […]

by Sheilah Belle Richmond, VA — Mark your calendars now for the “ 9th Celebrated Anniversary of the Virginia Gospel Announcers Guild”, Friday September 16th at 7 pm. and Saturday, September 17th at 6:00pm at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 555 Canal Street in downtown Richmond, VA.  Groups appearing Friday night include Gospel Recording artist Earnest Pugh, Damon Little, Lucinda […]

by Sheilah Belle Los Angeles, CA — GRAMMY ® Award Winner and music legend Andraé Crouch releases his first CD in five years, THE JOURNEY featuring 15 new songs, through Riverphlo Entertainment and distributed by Universal Music Christian Group on September 27, 2011. Crouch, whose legendary status has been solidified since his debut in 1960, […]

by Sheilah Belle Sounds of Blackness (SOB ) has been bringing hope and inspiration to people through their music for the past four decades.  As the group celebrates 40 years in music and entertainment, it offers another soaring anthem to resilience of the human spirit. “Fly Again,” the first single on the group’s tenth and […]

by Sheilah Belle After five years since her Top Ten CD “In His Presence” was released, Judith Christie McAllister, prepares for the August 30th release of her fourth CD Sound the Trumpet on Shanachie Entertainment. McAllister’s highly anticipated new project brings praise and worshippers the high-energy anthems and tender songs of praise, expected from this […]

by Sheilah Belle On Sunday, August 28th – 48 years after he gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech before 250,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a national monument will be dedicated to fallen civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Thousands are pouring into Washington, D.C. for a week of […]

by Sheilah Belle Exclusive to TBR— Tampa, FL –The Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) the largest independent Gospel Convention in the world, also known as a place where everybody is somebody is actually even more than that.  The GMWA is also a place where you can go to feel appreciated, loved on and respected […]

Shirley Murdock enjoys traveling and spending time on the road, but she makes it known that her family is priority.  Murdock frequently speaks of the love she has for her supportive husband Dale DeGroat and her son who is a college student.  Family is very important and she expresses this during every performance and ministry […]

TBR — Nashville, TN — Lataillade Entertainment and Veronica Petrucci (also known as the other half of Angelo and Veronic) have entered into an exclusive joint venture deal with her label, Latin Soul Entertainment.  The first project to come from this venture is “Made it Out Alive” which will be distributed by Central South Distribution […]

TBR — Washington, D.C. –Robert E. Person is thrilled about his latest gospel release.  The 11-song project, aptly entitled Soul Sanctuary, is a stunning collection of inspirational, soon-to-be hits.  Merging gospel, jazz and R&B sounds, Person takes the listener to a musical paradise with songs like the God-directed “You”, the upbeat “Gotta Praise” and a […]

Multi-platinum Gospel recording artist, Kirk Franklin, has endorsed the “Medicine: Live At The Black Academy of Arts & Letters” CD benefiting youth arts programs at the non-profit Black Academy of Arts & Letters, a national institution based in Franklin’s native city of Dallas, Texas for the last 34 years. “I truly enjoyed this project,” says […]

by Sheilah Belle New York, NY — The Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) will call Tampa home for the next seven days as the national convention heads south after being in Cincinnati for two consecutive years.  The biggest Gospel music convention brings its celebration of all things Gospel with a new line up of […]