::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

  Houston, TX --  Billboard released their year-end stats, and  Blacksmoke Music Worldwide  ranked  #10 on the Top Gospel Labels  chart and earned the  #1 spot for Top Gospel Airplay Labels .  Blacksmoke worked on radio singles this year that soared to the top of the charts.  Five Blacksmoke artists landed on the Billboard Year-end Top Gospel Airplay Chart. #15 "Work It Out For Me" - Zacardi Cortez  #17 "You’ve Been So Faithful (Groove)" - Ted & Sheri  #20 "Don’t Give Up" - Earnest Pugh  #26 "Without You" - Jevon Dewand & The Trap Starz #38 "Do It Again" - James Grear & Company Blacksmoke and CEO  Kerry Douglas  had a banner year with GRAMMY®-nominated and Stellar Award-winning artist  Zacardi Cortez.   On Billboard's Year-end charts, Zacardi's  IMPRINT LIVE  album is the #14 Top Gospel Album, his "Lord Do It For Me" single ranked #22 on the Top Gospel Streaming Songs Chart, making Zaca...

(April 5, 2010 – Atlanta , GA ) – Gregg Patrick & The Bridge Project recently released out of its contract with Tyscot Records, signed a new deal with BlackSmoke Music Group owned by Kerry Douglass. Both Patrick and Douglass are based in the Houston area. With this move, their new album CROSSOVER TOO including a DVD, will be released nationwide Tuesday, May 18th. The new single - “El Shaddai” featuring the late Roz McDuffie, has already been shipped to radio and the press and climbing up the charts. The incredibly-orchestrated song also features Patrick and Shawn McLemore. But it is McDuffie, who takes over to bring the song to its' great spiritual crescendo. Patrick and the choir will be performing on RADIO ONE’S One Love Cruise on April 12th and a live performance on TBN May 3rd.