Recorded live at The First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, MD where Hurd is the Minister of Music, the collection is scheduled to hit retail stores on February 21, 2012 via a distribution deal with Central South Distribution, Inc.

In order to be successful in today's musical landscape, gospel artists need to have the necessary tools to navigate the industry. The Independent Gospel Artist Alliance, founded by Stellar Award Winner Phillip Carter and Stellar Award Nominee Earl Bynum, was started to empower, educate and motivate gospel artists.

Nothing short of a living legend, The World’s Greatest Storyteller , Dorothy Norwood has been entertaining, preaching, uplifting, mentoring, writing, and producing for more than fifty years.

Luther Barnes, Son of “Mr Rough Side Of The Mountain” The Late Great F.C. Barnes, has forged his own place and has made his own mark in the history of Gospel music.

New York, NY -- Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William "Willie" Wilkerson.

The Rev. Al Sharpton says he is no longer eating meat and will be joining the growing ranks of others who have also decided not to eat meat. One reason is because many believe the vegetarian lifestyle is a healthier choice.

Meet Theodore Lee and DeWayne Callaham. They are two young men on a mission to remind the world to continue to dream as they journey to Times Square in New York, NY on foot.

Gospel singer Robert E. Person has had a whirlwind year. Since the release of his third CD, Soul Sanctuary, in July 2011, Robert has been busy promoting the new, critically-acclaimed release. The lead single, “Someday We’ll All Be Free”, a jazzy arrangement of the Donny Hathaway classic, has been heard on 200 radio stations nationally.

After Pastor Marvin Sapp’s recent recording in Maryland, The Belle caught up the pastor and asked him about one of his obvious hit songs for the evening, “Testimony.” The overall evening was powerful as Pastor Sapp was so transparent with the many obstacles he has gone through in his life and shared many of them in song. Check out the full story to see the video.

Gospel music’s greatest living organist, Moses Tyson Jr., has earned the first Stellar Award (Gospel music’s version of the Grammy Awards) nomination of his long and illustrious career.

Almost four years ago, Fred Hammond declared that he was going to do a love album “before he leaves this earth.” Truly a man of his word, Hammond has done just that with his new project GOD, LOVE & ROMANCE. Set for release January 31, 2012, the 2-CD set is a novel approach for a Gospel artist but it is a natural progression for Hammond, who is a Gospel music pioneer with a career that spans more than 20 years.

Billboard has listed Kirk Franklin as the Top Gospel Albums Artist of the year, and his album HELLO FEAR is the year’s Top Gospel Album.