The New York Timesdetails the career of jazz and blues singer Carrie Smith, who passed away Sunday, May 20. Smith began, as many do, in the gospel genre before becoming a recording artist, achieving acclaim on Broadway, and gaining notoriety abroad.
GMF sends condolences to her family, friends, and fans.
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.
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.
GMF is excited to learn that Aretha Franklin will be added to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame this August in Tennessee. It is another well deserved honor for the “Queen of Soul,” whose roots in gospel music run deep. CBS News is one of several outlets that shared the announcement a few days ago: Aretha Franklin to Join Gospel Hall of Fame.
You can listen to a few of Aretha’s classic gospel pearls on the YouTube channel of GMF’s partner, Gospel Experience. The channel has an entire playlist (below) devoted to her.
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.
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!”
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Detroit, MI – The Word Network will premiere Stellar Award winner Stephen Hurd’s half hour musical television special, “O That Men Would Worship,” tonight at 9:30 PM EST. The concert was recorded live at First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, MD, where Hurd serves as Minister of Music.
Throughout the broadcast, Hurd leads the congregation in song and shares the stage with his musical peers Jason Nelson, Deonte Gary, Anthony Brown and Anthony Evans, who was recently featured on the NBC’s singing competition The Voice.
The full-length live recording, O That Men Would Worship, is available at Walmart and online.
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.
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.
In case you never noticed, Vickie Winans is very funny, and this month, “The Comedianna” (her trademarked definition of a hilarious story-telling Queen), is taking her side-splitting sense of humor on the road to promote two new comedy DVDs entitled “Hilarious And Unplugged” Volume 1 and “Hilarious And Unplugged” Volume 2. The tour kicks off Easter Sunday, April 8, at Chicago’s House of Hope/Salem Baptist Church Worship Center, where Rev. James Meeks is the Pastor, and continues throughout the summer.
Recorded in December at Detroit’s Upper Room Complex, Winans’ DVD stand-up routine consists of uproarious stories as well as a live performance of her hits “Shake Yourself Loose” and “How I Got Over” with her nephew, Tim Bowman, Jr. She also shot a music video of her son Mario Winans’ “Overcomer” remix.
According to a press release, a unique element to the comedy tour is that Winans has purchased a luxury Sprinter van to transport the homeless in each city to be her special guests at each show. The singer is currently in pre-production for the starring role as “Grace Avery” in the feature film Amazing Grace, amovie centered around the issue of homelessness. It is an issue that has heightened her sensitivity so much so that she has established a foundation to help decrease homelessness in America.
“My ultimate goal is to build homes and more shelters for the homeless,” says an enthusiastic Winans, “but until then, as many as the bus will hold will be my special guest VIPs for a night of laughter, food and a gift bag!”
The stand-up comedy DVDs will be available in stores, on www.vickiewinans.com, and at every stop along the projected 40-city tour.
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.
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.
