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Washington, DC  -  Billboard Music Award winning and GRAMMY® Award nominated choir,  J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise , has just announced their upcoming 2-part live recording session in Nigeria and Landover, MD (Washington, D.C. suburbs). This comes on the heels of the group's great success over the previous year with the release of their current album,  Y ou Deserve It , which was nominated for a GRAMMY®, won 6 Stellar Awards, a Billboard Music Award, an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award, and many other accolades and chart topping achievements.   The first recording will take place in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday, November 6th at 6 PM. It will be held at the COZA Auditorium and will feature Nigerian gospel artists,  Mercy Chinwo  and  Tim Godfrey and The Gratitude . Godfrey is known for his song,  "Nara,"  which features Travis Green and is currently the #1 gospel song in Africa. This recor...

buzzz worthy. . . Washington, DC -  Stellar Gospel Music Award winning recor ding artist, J.J. Hairston of J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, has added another chapter to his book of success with the launch of his own recording label, JamesTown Music. "I'm excited about the launch of JamesTown Music and the vision God has given me not just for the sound of Youthful Praise but for other artists as well," says Hairs ton.   JamesTown Music has also signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Nashville-based Entertainment One that will release J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise's first album under the new agreement in 2017. The as-yet untitled live project (recorded at City of Praise Family Ministries in La ndover, MD where Hairston is the Director of Music) celebrates the group's fifteen years as a recording choir and will feature the new radio single "You Deserve It." It's an infectious worship song that will be available for purcha...

buzzz worthy. . . Third Single from Chart-topping album I See Victory, Impacting Radio Now NASHVILLE, TN (March 26, 2015) – The acclaimed sound of award-winning artist JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise continues to inspire listeners everywhere with the launch of their new single “You Are Worthy.”  Impacting gospel radio now and also available on iTunes as a 3-track maxi single, “You Are Worthy” has been another fan favorite from their #1 gospel album I See Victory.  “I am excited to be releasing ‘You Are Worthy’ as the next radio single; it is my favorite worship song on the album and I have loved hearing from so many fans who’ve responded to it! I am truly thankful for their ongoing support,” says JJ Hairston. Choir master JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise deliver their hallmark contemporary choir sound with an eloquent declaration of praise and worship.  “You Are Worthy” marks their third radio single from I See Victory, which features the singles “It P...