In this picture, finalizing Crawford-Spain’s Recording Agreement, are L-R: Roger Skelton, SVP Business & Legal Affairs, RCA Music Group; James “Jazzy” Jordan, Executive Vice President, Verity Gospel Music Group; Latice Crawford-Spain; Rashan Staley, manager; Kojo Benil, attorney. Photo Credit: B. Jeffrey Grant-Clark New York, NY — Verity Gospel Music Group, has added Latice Crawford-Spain to […]

Tim Bowman Jr. shook up the Gospel world with his mesmerizing scatting on his aunt Vickie Winans’ 2009 Top 10 radio smash, “How I Got Over.” Last year, he and Winans reteamed for their ultra cool Top 20 radio hit, “He Will,” and now he’s ready to do it again!  The sophisticated black and white video of the smooth jazzy […]

Nashville, TN — Prolific songwriter, choir director and praise leader JJ Hairston, and his well know choir Youthful Praise claim the top spot on the Billboard Top Gospel Chart and is also the highest new release debut on the Top 200 Chart at Number 35 this week. This marks Hairston’s first number 1 album, highest […]

Chicago, IL — The Chicago Mass Choir will sing “Praise Jehovah” and many other songs this weekend, as they join with the Body of Christ in celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. On April 6th, The Chicago Mass Choir will minister during a Good Friday Celebration at Sweet Home Baptist Church at 7pm in Round […]

One-half of the duo Mary Mary is pregnant with her fifth child.

Gentelmen, pull the breaks–another Hollywood beauty is officially off the dating market. Actress Meagan Good recently revealed her engagement to Columbia Pictures VP of Production, DeVon Franklin.  According to TMZ, the two met while on the set of last year’s rom-com, Jumping The Broom–which Meagan starred in and Franklin produced.  Franklin popped the question to […]

Nashville, TN — The wait is finally over.  Anita Wilson’s debut album, “Worship Soul” is in stores and online TODAY.  With her soulful single “Speechless” still working up the radio charts, people can’t stop talking about Ms Anita Wilson.  She is set to take center stage and introduce her personal style of worship music to […]

Troy Sneed’s Emtro Gospel label is starting to move in a new direction as it has partnered with #1 African-American romance novelist, Brenda Jackson, on the new movie, “Truly Everlasting.” During an exclusive interview with The Belle, Sneed says, I thought about taking my company and exploring options in the movie industry years ago, while on the set […]

New York, NY– Marvin Sapp’s highly anticipated new CD & DVD I WIN will be in stores tomorrow. Sapp is on a promotional tour that has included stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, D.C., Atlanta and New York – where he made an appearance at the 14th Street Apple Store.  Sapp performed songs from I WIN and […]

 Richmond, VA — Bishop T. D. Jakes continues to make his way up the East Coast with his Promotional Tour for his new book, “Let It Go”! Along the way he stopped at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Richmond, VA where he gave encouraging words to more than 3,000 who had gathered to hear him […]

Tyler Perry is living proof that success and money doesn’t eradicate America’s troubling issue of racial profiling. In a recent post on Facebook, Perry revealed why he understands Trayvon Martin’s plight. It was only a few months ago, Tyler Perry delivered a sermonette during Whitney Houston’s Home going.  His words touched the world as he […]

People are still talking about Tom Joyner’s Fantastic Voyage. Between the unending partying, seminars, dancing and others kinds of merriment on the cruise liner, vacationers were offered a daily respite from the wonderful commotion and pandemonium that took place on the rest of the vacation vessel.   The legendary gospel singer and BET fixture Dr. […]