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Los Angeles, CA — Four of the most successful performers in gospel music history, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin and Israel Houghton, announce today that they will share the same stage for the very first time when they embark on The King’s Men concert tour this fall.  The historic U.S. tour will hit major […]

Richmond, VA – Bishop Daniel Robertson, Jr., stopped by Praise 104.7FM to see The Belle and share his testimony on Thursday.  The senior pastor of Mt. Gilead Full Gospel International Ministry said, God helped our church to pay off a 1.6 million dollar mortgage in just three months with more than $352,000 coming in during […]

Creflo Dollar and his wife Taffi have sold the two-bedroom condo on the 67th floor of the Time Warner Center for $3.7 million, media reports said. The 25 Columbus Circle condo is listed with broker Tytus Ciechorski at CMB Realty. In the past, the evangelist has faced criticism for owning two Rolls Royces and private […]

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 […]

One of gospel music’s most promising new stars, Tim Bowman Jr., is having a beautiful week. His debut album, “Beautiful”, has debuted at #8 on next week’s Billboard Top Gospel Albums sales chart. At the same time, Bowman’s new high-energy radio single, “Free”, is also picking up new adds each week as it makes its […]

You’ve heard of the saying, “You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down,” well it can now also be said that, “You Can’t Keep A Good Song Down.”   I’m referring to the song that could, “Yet Love” by Luther Barnes & The Sunset Jubilaires. (Taken From the full length, Another Level”) “Yet Love” skyrocketed as […]

(The Belle congratulates Hammond on honor) Inspired by President Barack Obama’s 2010 Father’s Day address, Fathers Incorporated (FI) has launched its Ties Never Broken campaign. Fathers Incorporated, a not-for-profit organization in New York is committed to eliminating fatherlessness and increasing the commitment of men to become mentors. Over the last several months, the campaign has […]

Detroit, Michigan — One of the largest religious conferences in the country. will be held in Motor City, Detroit. The National Baptist Congress will be held at Cobo Center June 10-15. More than 5000 people are expected to attend. Organizers say the conference could pump up to $5 million into the Detroit economy. “We feel […]

During a recent interview Nicki Minaj said that the church saved her family, and that God is her hero.   Minaj, recently spoke with The Guardian magazine about how her parent’s violent marriage was saved after they began attending church. In an interview on “Nightline” earlier this month, Minaj said she wanted to kill her father […]

With the Rev. Al Sharpton leading the way, celebrities, civil rights activists and relatives of Trayvon Martin got together at a church in Los Angeles, Calif., recently to mark the two-month anniversary of the Florida black teen’s killing by a neighborhood watch volunteer. “There are Trayvons all over this country,” The Associated Press quoted the Rev. […]

Things are still smoking over at Black Smoke Music where Kerry Douglas’ Houston-based company is currently enjoying two Top Ten gospel radio smashes with Earnest Pugh’s spine-tingling “I Need Your Glory” and Zacardi Cortez & John P. Kee’s churchy “One More Time.” Pugh’s soul-stirring single peaked at #1 in 2011 and he’s planning to go […]

By Sheilah Belle Chicago, IL — Kingdom Records’ million-selling Shekinah Glory Ministry soared into its second decade with an extraordinary highly-anticipated live recording on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Valley Kingdom Ministries International, 5300 West 151st Street, Oak Forest, IL. Guests traveled from all over the country to be apart of the memorable night that ultimately became one […]