Good Gospel Gossip

Nine-time GRAMMY Award nominee and Curb | Word Entertainment artist Natalie Grant has released her soulful gospel rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” with one of Gospel Music’s top artists, Tasha Cobbs Leonard.

Originally written by Paul Simon and released by Simon & Garfunkel in 1970 and inspired by a classic gospel song, “Bridge Over Troubled Water” is a call to come together in unity during otherwise turbulent times. To record the moving rendition, Grant and Cobbs Leonard performed live with full backing band at Blackbird Studio in Nashville to capture the performance as it happened, with no overdub or post-production tuning

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Recording artist, producer, songwriter, and musician Chris Byrd & True Victory team up with gospel legend Paul Porter for a Tribute to the late Bishop Rance Allen. 

 

Chris Byrd has been in the music industry for more than 3 decades, has been nominated for Stellar awards, won multiple BMI awards for songwriting, and written and produced chart-topping multiple stellar award-winning projects, grammy and Dove nominated projects for well-known gospel artists as well as his own gospel projects.

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The Chosen is a groundbreaking historical drama based on the life of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie), seen through the eyes of those who knew him. Set against the backdrop of Roman oppression in first-century Israel, the seven-season show shares an authentic and intimate look at Jesus’ revolutionary life and teachings.

Season four premieres in theaters February 1, 2024. The full season of a streaming TV show will be released exclusively in theaters, distributed by Fathom Events. The Chosen, the groundbreaking historical drama that has become one of the most-watched shows in the world, recently announced its Season 4 theatrical release plan to more than 3,500 avid fans in Dallas, TX at “The Chosen Insiders Conference” in addition to several thousand attending virtually.

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Who’s doing what, when, and where in and around the gospel music industry.

From record-breaking hits to 19 GRAMMY^® Awards, Kirk Franklin has created an esteemed career that spans over 30 years as an artist, songwriter, musician, producer, and a slate of other projects in television, film, radio, and more.   

Franklin has achieved so much, in spite of having a very difficult start in life, including being adopted and being homeless. But, this past year has brought revelations that have shaken up his world and upended everything he thought he knew.  

Now, Franklin is sharing these discoveries and this latest chapter in his life with the documentary, “Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story,” which recently premiered on the Kirk Franklin YouTube channel.  

He says, “Nothing could prepare me for what God had in store for me in 2023,” in an early teaser from the film that he shared on social media. A deeper look into his personal story, the raw and powerful short film shows Franklin leaning on his faith, work, and loved ones as he grapples with the painful life-changing revelations. All of this was happening as he was preparing his 13^th studio album, Father’s Day (October 6, 2023). The 10-track album includes his newly-released songs “Needs,” “Try Love,” and “All Things.”    

Kirk Franklin is continuing to process the things that are revealed in Father’s Day, finding solace and strength through God, his family, and his life’s work. He hopes that the album and the film can help others who may be experiencing similar challenges or who just need to be encouraged as they navigate the experiences and obstacles that life brings.  

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Recording artist, Tye Tribett’s  NEW lands the opening slot in the new NBC lineup commercial

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Mildred Summerville recently held a book signing event for her book, “A Woman with A Vision.“ at Mt. Calvary Word of Faith Church in Raleigh, N., The event was graced by the National recording artist and Pastor, Dr. Shirley Caesar.

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Donald Lawrence recently released, Donald Lawrence Presents Power: A Tribute to Twinkie Clark.

The GRAMMY^®-winning legendary producer, recording artist, songwriter, and music director delivers a reimagined 8-track project honoring the legendary Twinkie Clark’s early solo work.

Blazing a new trail, Lawrence creates a packed lineup of special performances with bold, sonic melodies on new covers of Twinkie Clark’s songs from her classic 1981 Power album. Making a powerful celebration with the Clark family’s iconic voices and other beloved musical greats, some of the album’s featured stars include performances from The Clark Sisters, Kierra Sheard, Yolanda Adams, Sir The Baptist, PJ Morton, J Moss, among others. 

The album’s two lead singles are “In Him There Is No Sorrow” (with Yolanda Adams) and “Fix Me Jesus” (feat. Sir The Baptist, Jason Ferdinand & The Jason Ferdinand Singers). 

Along with the new album, newly-released is a lyric video for the song “Awake O’ Zion” (feat. J Moss & Daniel Weatherspoon), which premiered on YouTube.  Donald Lawrence Presents Power: A Tribute to Twinkie Clark, pays tribute to the historic artistry of Twinkie Clark’s songwriting and her continued impact on gospel music today. 

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GRAMMY® nominated and Stellar Award-winning Jekalyn Carr announces her new self-titled album, JEKALYN, due via WayNorth Music.  JEKALYN is preceded by the Billboard Gospel National Airplay #1 single, “I Believe God,” and is due in stores and online Friday, October 20, 2023.

JEKALYN is full of inspiration, faith-filled messages, encouragement, and empowerment with each lyric bringing excitement, freedom, and restoration into the listeners’ atmosphere. Jekalyn Carr delivers a timeless album that shows maturity and defines the elevation of Jekalyn’s faith has inspired people for years and will continue for years to come. The self-titled, JEKALYN, marks Carr’s first full release in four years. Currently, Carr is currently nominated for the 54th GMA Dove Award for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year with her collaboration “New Day” (Word Entertainment) with Blanca.

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Motown releases New music on Anna Golden….CHURCH!

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The Dove Awards will be held in Nashville on October 17. The show will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app on October 20 at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. ET. The first Dove Awards were celebrated in 1969.

According to Jackie Patillo, GMA President,

“Each year, we choose a theme representing our community and why we celebrate. We announced this year’s theme, Joyful Echo. Like it says in Isaiah 42:12 ….., ‘Make God’s glory resound, echo His praises from coast to coast.’ We expect and believe this year’s show will be a joyful echo of the love of Jesus.”

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