Acapella Sensation Returns to their Roots with Their Highly Anticpated CD One “The baddest vocal cats on the planet!” – Quincy Jones New York, NY — Acapella sensation Take 6 (Alvin Chea, Khristian Dentley, Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, David Thomas) defies category. The instantly recognizable and irrepressible ten-time Grammy and Dove […]

Born in the trauma of the 1930s, nurtured in the dramatic shifts of the 1940s and 50s, validated during the uncertainties of the 1960s and 70s, and complicated amid the technological advances of the 1980s and 90s, it has wonderfully articulated the hopes, fears, struggles, and joys of generations of blacks.

Valentine’s Day is one of the few holidays that seem to have a polarizing effect on most people. Some love it and relish in all of the promises of love it offers. This is especially easy for those who have a significant other. For many, however, it is a dreaded day especially for those who […]

Direct To DVD Film of Angela Barrow Dunlap’s Hit Stage Play “Church Girl” Starring Robin Givens Will Hit Retail Stores On January 31, 2012   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 […]

Throughout the 1990s and the new millennium The Gospel Truth Magazine (GTM) was the premier outlet for independent gospel artists to make the music industry and the gospel consumer aware of their musical projects. Over the years, the magazine has featured the likes of Bishop Paul Morton, Juanita Bynum, Kirk Franklin and Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson. The magazine was also the […]

See List of Winners in the Gospel Category Kirk Franklin Walks Away with Two Awards Los Angeles, CA — The Grammys got under way on Sunday, with the Recording Academy trying to focus on music’s biggest night after of the death of one of music’s biggest names — Whitney Houston. Houston died on the eve […]

Maurette Brown Clark ministers in song, after congregation prays for the Houston family Richmond, VA —  Morning Star Baptist Church, Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA had several special invited guests to stop by Sunday morning for worship and fellowship including Maurette Brown Clark and The Belle who served as the 8am Worship Leader. About thirty minutes […]

Richmond, VA — It was a moment being played out through churches around the world Sunday, “Let’s keep the family of Whitney Houston in prayer.  Her daughter Bobbi and mother and her entire family…they need our prayers.” At Morning Star Baptist Church where Pastor Terrell Brown is the pastor, a special prayer was delivered over […]

The 14th Annual Richmond Tri-City Gospel Step Show Delivers Winning Team that Turns Themselves into A Human Jump Rope! Click here to see the winning team Become a Human Jump Rope! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jk0vPxrsXQ Richmond, VA —  Richmond, VA – The 14th Annual Richmond Tri-City Gospel Step Show once again pulled together kids from up and down the […]

(The Belle congratulates Fred Hammond on debuting @ #1)  New York, NY — Fred Hammond’s 12th CD, GOD, LOVE & ROMANCE, debuts #1 on Billboard’s Gospel sales charts, and #8 on the Billboard Top-200.  This is Fred Hammond’s 7th consecutive #1 Gospel debut, and his highest debut ever in the Top-200.   GOD, LOVE & ROMANCE […]

Dallas, TX — Pastor, Entrepreneur and Filmmaker, Bishop T.D. Jakes proudly presents the second installment in his thought-provoking “Woman Thou Art Loosed!” film franchise entitled, “Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day.” “On the 7th Day” is a dramatic thriller starring Golden Globe Nominee Blair Underwood (“Madea’s Family Reunion,” “Set It Off”) and Sharon […]

Washington, D.C. –Independent Gospel Artists are becoming a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. The Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Conference is taking the lead in providing these gifted artists with the information they need to be successful.  The brainchild of Stellar Award Winner Phillip Carter and Stellar Award Nominee Earl Bynum, the […]