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Fresh off of co-hosting the green carpet at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards from Miami, hip-hop artist Dee-1 unleashes a lyrical opus with his upcoming new album SLINGSHOT DAVID. Available for pre-order now, Dee-1 has crafted a 13-track full-length release featuring “Hood Villains” as an instant grat track. He’s also released a visual for “Hood Villains.” Scheduled for release on Friday November 10th, 2017, SLINGSHOT DAVID is the much-anticipated album from the acclaimed Southern emcee, following on the heels of such hit songs like “Sallie Mae Back,” “No Car Note,” “Against Us,” “3’s Up,” and more. Addressing some of…

Atlanta, GA: Freewill, a native of Atlanta, GA, School Teacher by day and an Inspirational Soul Singer by night with an uplifting message of life, love, and spirituality. The singer’s style was influenced by both 90’s neo-soul and his gospel heritage which played a large role in his upbringing. After receiving widespread acclaim with his debut EP “One Choice,” his lead single “Real” reached the top 40 Gospel Radio Charts and garnered over 100k global streams. He is back with a new EP entitled “Let’sTalk,” which is scheduled for release during the first quarter of 2018. Soon, he will release…

James Gardin and Illect Recordings announce the release of a funky new single, Complaining, produced by Young Heat. Complaining features a dance-floor moving groove with a tight, driving style that aims to bless listeners worldwide. Gardin says, “It’s so easy to complain about what is wrong and all we think is going against us, but if we sit back and recognize the power we have, we can take the steps to change our lives.” Listen to James Gardin “Complaining” below; Complaining is available now at all download & streaming outlets. Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Complaining/dp/B0764S6YDS Apple Music: http://apple.co/2z0MVgw Bandcamp: https://illect.bandcamp.com/album/complaining Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bqlh7f5pwvxrtt7ozk7b33hsbze iTunes: http://apple.co/2xknLMX Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/illect/james-gardin-complaining/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5CjRfsZJ2RpplY5NrBOzMB

Multiple award winning Gospel artiste Donnie McClurkin has announced that he will be performing alongside other various artistes at the TIDAL X BROOKLYN Relief Concert. In his official message, he said ”I am excited to be able to participate in helping those who have recently suffered such devastating catastrophes: 5 major Hurricanes, 3 deadly earthquakes, foods, loss of homes and the heartbreaking loss of lives! 2017 has been a year like we have never experienced before. And while politics cloud the issues and government does all that it can…we, together, can be “our brother’s keeper!” On this Tuesday, October 17th, I,…

On Saturday, October 7th, DC’s Praise 104.1 and WYCB 1340 celebrated their 10th Annual Spirit of Praise concert, held at City of Praise in Landover, MD. A star-studded line-up that featured acts including, Vashawn Mitchell, Ricky Dillard, J.J. Hairston, Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell, and D.C.’s own multiple Stellar Award nominated choir, Charles Butler and Trinity, to name a few performed their hit songs in front of over 9,000 attendees. In addition to the group’s performances, Praise 104.1 presented Charles Butler with The MVP Award honoring him for having done the most Spirit of Praise Performances throughout the Years. Charles Butler…

Hot on the heels of her successful EP “Honor the lord” and milestone birthday, Min. Toyen releases two new singles, “I’m Blessed” and “Mo’Juba”. “I’M BLESSED” is a techno flavored tune inspired by the declaration of her mentor and spiritual father Pastor Chris Oyakhilome ….That “October is ‘Our Month of blessings!’ We are blessed in everything and everywhere” Lifted from the recently released EP, “Mo’Juba” which means ‘Honor the lord’ is a beautiful worship song delivered in Yoruba (local) and English language. In this track, Toyen appreciates God’s continual reign in her life over the years. Both songs were arranged…

Grammy® Award nominated singer-songwriter, Cheryl Fortune, is celebrating the release of her debut album, “Simply Cheryl” (LuDawn Music/Tyscot), with a special album listening performance on Friday October 13, 2017 @ 8 PM CT. “Friday the 13th will never be the same,” Fortune laughs. “We’re going to have a good time and share some uplifting, life-affirming music to motivate us to become better people and to have fun at the same time.” The album listening party also includes Fortune performing with her band and background singers for an intimate, invitation only audience of friends, family and music industry tastemakers.  The event will broadcast live from the KTSU…

Back by popular demand! The legendary Rance Allen Group’s riveting performance on PBS’ “Tavis Smiley” television program last week was so well received that the show has decided to re-broadcast it. “We had such positive feedback from our audience re: The Rance Allen Group’s segment last week that our team has decided that we will RE-AIR their performances this week,” says the show’s Associate Producer. The episode will air on Friday, October 13th @ 11:30 PM PT in Los Angeles and 12:00 AM ET in New York City. All other cites and times, are listed on the PBS website at…

It’s officially out! You may have heard this on your radio, or you may have seen the #RabaBabaEh trend on social media. It’s the official release of the first single by The Gratitude, a music group formed in 2016 by the leadership at The Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA). After a rigorous audition, training and selection process conducted by Tye Tribbett and Tim Godfrey, a 16 member group was formed and then The Gratitude was birthed. Since then, they have written many hits, which they have performed around the world including; South Africa, Dubai and UK. In anticipation of their…

After touring Canada, Brazil, Australia, Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands, and many more, the UK stop will mark her 18th country Appearance in her 2017 WayMaker World Tour, with several thousands at each meeting. Grossing over 280k subscribers, and more than 125m views on Youtube, SINACH is arguably one of Gospel Music’s finest today, and in the league of the biggest and most widely known artists from Africa. She is known for hits such as ‘I Know Who I Am’, ‘WayMaker’, ‘Precious Jesus’, ‘No One Knows’, ‘Awesome God’, ‘Rejoice’ and many more, and will kick off her UK Tour at…

The song “In Love” is the overwhelming response of devotion, every Christian who has encountered God’s unfailing love through Christ declares. How can God give so much, just to receive so little from me. ”I live to see people who never knew Jesus, come to know Him and worship Him being motivated by how they see me worship Him…” – Chikadibia Eze [ddownload id=”36704″]

After a great and successful media tour in Nigeria (4 Cities and 32 media houses) The Survivor Crooner” as she has been called, UNIEKGRACE drops a celebration track “HIGHER HIGHER” featuring Steve Williz and YoungGod of Christ Rydaz, Produced by Yung Williz. Higher Higher is another one from UniekGrace guaranteed to be on your playlist for a long time. This Belgian based singer-songwriter who is signed under her own record label, AFT media production has her upcoming EP titled E GO BETTER set to drop this December 2017. [ddownload id=”36700″]

RCA Inspiration celebrates multiple #1s on the Gospel charts this week, as Verity’s Marvin Sapp makes another chart-topping debut with his 11th solo album CLOSE, and Le’Andria tops the charts again with her hit song “Better Days.” Creating songs of hope and comfort, the two vocal powerhouses deliver unforgettable sounds and moving messages to reach listeners everywhere on their acclaimed projects. Released on September 29th, Marvin Sapp’s new album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums Chart this week, marking his fifth consecutive #1 debut on that chart. The CLOSE album also debuted at #1 on the Gospel Total…

Prayers and condolences to Half Mile Home’s Todd Burton. This past Saturday his son DeAndre Andrus, 21, was shot and killed in what police believe to be a drive-by shooting that involved his cousin. Todd’s son was found dead the next morning from the gunshot wounds in Akron’s Goodyear Heights neighborhood. This is the 2nd time that one of Todd’s kids was shot. His son Trey was shot at the end of last year in the head after an altercation with a man and his girlfriend. Please keep Todd and his family in your prayers. Todd feel’s it’s his duty…

“You Are A Wonder” is a brand new inspiring song from gifted singer KAS, who drops this new tune, produced by #Spiritualdeatz. “There is an attitude of gratitude that goes with the awesomeness of God. This song of gratitude from Kas is all you need to express how awesome God has been to you in the year of Flourishing.” Listen, download and be inspired. [ddownload id=”36690″]

MEMPHIS, TN – – The Tennessee 4th Mass Choir’s current radio single “God’s Been So Good To Me” (Jelama Music Group) is available now for streaming and purchasing (http://smarturl.it/GodsBeenSoGoodToMe).”God’s Been So Good To Me” is the lead single from the choir’s forthcoming sophomore release Excitement of Praise. “God’s Been So Good To Me” is a tune channeling the Gospel grooves of yesteryear with today’s modern instrumentation. The memorable refrain alongside the band’s signature bounce provides the listener with an opportunity to reminisce upon the goodness of The Lord. Blaring horns and organ riffs underpin the question prompted by the choir which simply…

Stellar Award nominated and rising Gospel family group The Showers sophomore release THE JOURNEY enters at a strong No. 3 debut on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums and No. 9 on the combined Top Christian/Gospel sales charts this week. After tons of releases in gospel this year, The Showers’ THE JOURNEY project marks one of the Top 15 highest gospel sales debuts of 2017 to date. “The Journey” released September 29, is available on all digital outlets (http://smarturl.it/thejourneyalbum) now. Released independently without major distribution through the family’s record label A&P Records, THE JOURNEY was boosted by a strong grassroots campaign and…

The SWAG buzz is still on! Still reveling from the Album launch concert which held at David’s Christian Center, Amuwo Odofin, but not resting on his oars, Sammie Okposo has announced the release of the SWAG album on all online stores. You can now get the ‘Saved with Amazing Grace’ (S.W.A.G) album on Boomplay Music and other major online selling platform. The album has already garnered 41,000 streams on BoomPlay Music since it’s release on the platform few days ago. The Album launch and DVD recording concert featured many of Nigeria’s finest gospel music ministers such as Frank Edwards, Joe…

Falling in love is truly a great thing that a lot of people have experienced for once in their life. It is your first love that is very difficult to forget, one who can still make you giggle every time you remember the experience. Indeed, first love will never die. Recordings Artist and Motivational Speaker, songwriter and vocal arranger MYSHEL uses the Genesis story to encourage the listener to return to their First Love. Listen to ‘Genesis’ below; ‘Genesis’ is from Myshel’s latest album ‘Unstoppable’. Myshel’s album can be purchased here–> https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/unstoppable/id1119399534

Multiple award-winning Gospel music icon Marvin Sapp’s 11th solo album debuts #1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, making it the fifth consecutive #1 album debut for the enduring preacher, songwriter and singer. The 10-track album continues Sapp’s signature “churchy but funky” musical style, with songs that refresh, encourage, inspire and uplift. Sapp says: “It is a humbling experience when an album reaches #1. This music, these songs, are birthed out of my life and testimony. They are my lifeline to God. That God would use me to help provide a lifeline to so many others is remarkable. I am grateful to everyone who…