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"No Weapon" – Pastor Linwood Dillard and The Voices of Citadel

“No Weapon”
Pastor Linwood Dillard and The Voices of Citadel
From the CD, Pastor Linwood Dillard Presents Churchin’ with The Citadel (2012)
http://citadelofdeliverance.com

Put your dancing shoes on, because you will surely need them for “No Weapon.” Pastor Linwood Dillard and The Voices of Citadel’s exuberant single is an extended praise break with a layer of lyrics proclaiming the obvious: “No weapon formed against me shall prosper.”

The high energy stomper begins with an igneous 13-second homily before the band thrusts the choir into its emphatic declaration.

Superintendent Linwood Dillard, Jr. is the founding pastor of Citadel of Deliverance Church of God in Christ in Germantown, TN, and the International Youth Department President of the Church of God in Christ, Inc.

Libra Boyd

Libra Nicole Boyd, PhD is a musician, award-winning author, gospel music aficionado, and the founder and editor of Gospel Music Fever™. Her commitment to journalistic integrity includes bringing you reliable gospel music content that uplifts and advances the art form. Libra is presently working on several scholarly projects about gospel music in the media as well as gospel music in social movements.

“Love No Limit” – Carl Brister

“Love No Limit”
Carl Brister
From the CD, Undefeated (2011)
www.carlbrister.com

It’s the inspirational gospel remake of Mary J. Blige’s hip-hop soul track, but Carl Brister makes “Love No Limit” his own with rewritten lyrics and his smooth and occasionally jazzy vocal.

Describing himself as a fan of Blige, Brister says, “After I accepted my calling to minister, the words ‘Love No Limit’ took on new meaning and reminded me of God’s unconditional love which has ‘No Limit.'”

Brister, who is a classically trained vocalist, serves as an associate minister, worship leader, and vocal instructor at Irvington, NJ’s Christian Love Baptist Church.

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Zacardi Cortez wants you to pick his next single

“I want everybody who ever liked anything I’ve done to help me pick my next radio single,” says gospel sensation Zacardi Cortez.

That’s right. The 25 year-old Houston-based singer’s CD, The Introduction, has 13 tracks, and he’s inviting his fans to help him pick the next single for a chance to win $500.

“I’m so proud of my new CD. It’s got a little bit of everything on it. I’ve got some quartet, some hymns, some praise and worship and I’ve even got some stuff with a little R&B groove. So, I need the help of the gospel music community to help me pick the song that will bless the most people and touch their hearts.”

You can preview the songs and make your pick by clicking here.

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Lecrae, Burrell, Franklin win at 43rd Dove Awards

Lecrae

Lecrae, Kim Burrell, and Kirk Franklin were among a diverse list of winners at this year’s 43rd annual GMA Dove Awards, held April 19, at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. Vocalists Deitrick Haddon and Richard Smallwood also took home honors for Urban Album of the Year and Traditional Gospel Album of the Year, respectively.

See the complete list of winners here: 43rd Annual GMA Dove Award Winners.

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GMF Anniversary Giveaway! (April 27)

Today wraps up the month-long celebration of GMF’s first anniversary. Thank you for joining in the celebration and thank you for reading Gospel Music Fever. As we enter our second year of being your “RED HOT blog spot for all things gospel,” we look forward to continuing to bring you news, interviews, articles, reviews and more on your favorite gospel artists.

Here is today’s trivia:

In September 2011, GMF quoted this renowned gospel singer, who called national singing aggregation the Yancey Family “the best kept secret in Granville County [NC].” She also features them as songwriters and lead vocalists on her current CD.

4/30/12 1:06 PM EST – Congratulations to Joyce Thorpe who was the first to email us with the correct answer: Dorothy Norwood. You can read a bit more about the Yancey Family here.

Be the first to email the correct answer to [email protected] and receive the Yancey Family’s CD, All in One.

Libra Boyd

Shirley Caesar to be crowned this Sunday

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Y’Anna Crawley to host uGospel’s first official on-air show

Y’Anna Crawley

Stellar Award winner and Sunday Best Season 2 champ Y’Anna Crawley is gearing up to host uGospel Radio’s first official on-air show. Tentatively called “Billboard Top 20 Countdown with Y’Anna Crawley,” the program will feature the powerhouse chatting it up each Tuesday about gospel’s top songs as she plays them. The show premieres Tuesday, April 24, at 2 PM EST on www.uGospel.com.

“When I was presented with the opportunity to host my very own show on uGospel Radio, I was honored to see ‘My Promise’ being fulfilled again,” comments Y’Anna. “Radio is an area that I’ve expressed to my manager for some time that I’m interested in tackling. With the expansion of my brand by partnering with Khalif M. Townes and uGospel.com, who is one of the leading internet outlets for news and information for our genre, I’m excited and grateful. We’re working on a few features that will make things fun, interesting and relevant, as well as keeping the listeners informed. This is gonna be great!”

Townes

Y’Anna’s powerful voice and stage presence earned her the win on BET’s Sunday Best in 2009. This year, she brought home the Stellar Award for New Artist of the Year. Presently, Y’Anna is at work on music for her second project.

uGospel and Khalif M. Townes, CEO/Founder of Urban Roundup Group, LLC, launched uGospel Radio last month. The online radio station now broadcasts live from Townes’ website, uGospel.com. As an officially licensed ASCAP, BMI and SESAC internet radio station, all music played on the site will generate respected royalties to the artists.

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John Thorpe and the Thorpe Family Anniversary Concert – April 21

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GMF Anniversary Giveaway! (April 20)

The giveaways for Gospel Music Fever’s first anniversary continue today as well as next Friday! Are you ready to put your (re)search skills to work?

Here’s this week’s question:

In August 2011, GMF covered the appreciation musical honoring gospel singer John K. Thorpe for his community involvement and dedication to the advancement of gospel music. Besides performing with his family, Thorpe is also affiliated with what NJ area singing group?

Be the first to email the correct answer to [email protected], and receive John Thorpe and the Thorpe Family’s brand new CD release, John Thorpe and the Thorpe Family “Live” with Dr. Bobby Jones.

Libra Boyd