by Sheilah Belle Jackson, Mississippi — Multiple award-winning songwriter, producer and now singer Stan Jones recently debuted his new gospel song “Love Somebody”. The single is from the More 2 Me album which is tentatively scheduled for a September 2011 release. He contributed to the super popular debut gospel music CD by Brian Courtney Wilson […]

  Dr. Bobby Jones and The Belle  Get Set for the 2nd Annual – Gospel Music Fest with “The Belle” Special Guests Include Dr. Bobby Jones, Larry Bland and the Volunteer Choir, Monica Lisa Stevenson, Minister James Johnson and the Voices of Cedar Street Baptist Church, Bryon Pound, God’s Image (G.I), Van Boyd, Soul Tempo, […]

by Sheilah Belle The new single “My Heart Says Yes” is #4 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart and headed towards the #1 position.  A departure for Sneed and the gospel field, the soothing acoustic ballad can easily play between tracks by Robin Thicke or Maxwell on adult R&B stations where its also gaining airplay. […]

(In photo: Byron Cage, The Belle and Bishop Hezekiah Walker) By Sheilah Belle Cincinnati, Ohio — I Hear Music In The Air 2011 delivered a seamless three day convention that offered something for everyone.  Founder and Visionary, Tracey Artis pulled together some of the industry’s top leaders, billboard charting artists and brightest minds in the Gospel […]

by Sheilah Belle “The Vickie Winans Show”, A Weekly Variety Program, Will Debut Fall 2011 The Word Network, the largest African-American religious television network on the globe, is excited to announce the addition of multi-Grammy Award nominated gospel music legend Vickie Winans to its television family. Winans’ new weekly variety and magazine program, “The Vickie […]

by Sheilah Belle TBR — Washington, D.C.– Radio Facts, the leading urban industry trade site, has announced the Top 30 Black Women in Media winners! Radio One founder Cathy Hughes came in at number two, right behind media titan Oprah Winfrey. As the first black woman to own a publicly traded radio chain, Hughes is […]

by Sheilah Belle Nashville TN — EMI Gospel’s VaShawn Mitchell is still going strong.  His album, Triumphant has maintained top 10 sales status on Billboard’s Gospel chart for an impressive 37 weeks in a row.  His hit single Nobody Greater is still heating up Gospel radio, and is now impacting Urban AC radio.  Nobody Greater, […]

by Sheilah Belle Los Angeles, CA — Ami Rushes Ministries kicked off the first leg of the “Testify” tour in Detroit, MI, where she interviewed with Marvin Winans and Deborah Pollard-Smith at radio station WJLB, and Impact Network’s Good News with Greg Davis and TCT’s I’m Just Sayin’ as well as blessing many at Craig […]

by Sheilah Belle Chicago Mass Choir will debut XV Live at their 12th annual Spring Concert this Saturday, May 7th at Sweet Holy Spirit Church in Chicago.  The concert will start at 7:00pm and there will also a small at donation at the door.  A donation will be given to the American Red Cross for the Haiti […]

by Sheilah Belle New York, NY — On the heels of the stunning release of Kirk Franklin’s HELLO FEAR, which is the #1 Gospel CD in the country for the 5th consecutive week, Verity Gospel Music Group has also secured a dominant position on the radio and sales charts.  The label has four CDs in […]

Sheilah Belle aka The Belle and Barbara S. S. Belle in Washington, D.C. (a few years ago)lol! by Sheilah Belle Richmond, VA – It’s Mother’s Day weekend and I pray everyone who has a mom, had a mom or anyone you may think of as a mom is loved and remembered on this weekend.  My […]

by Sheilah Belle On Sunday, July 10, 2011 in Byrd Park at Dogwood Dell, Richmond, Virginia Larry Bland and the Volunteer Choir, will once again grace the Dogwood Dell stage in Byrd Park for a special performance during the 2nd Annual Gospel Music Fest with The Belle. The evening concert will kick off at 5p.m. with The […]