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buzzz worthy. . .   [Los Angeles, CA]  April 16, 2014  - Deitrick Haddon's LXW  wowed the audience as the opener of this year ' s,  " Celebration of Gospel " , and for those who wanted to see more, here ' s your chance.  Oxygen  viewers will be in for a treat on Good Friday this year. The network has just announced that they will be airing the  entire LXW concert  on  Friday, April 18 th , at 8:30 A.M. EDT .  The concert was taped at the City of Refuge Church in LA.    Deitrick wanted to   bring together the BEST of the BEST in choir music to help propel the movement.    Featured acts include:  Jessica Reedy, Hezekiah Walker, Ricky Dillard, and Donald Lawrence. WATCH JESSICA REEDY PERFORM "DO NOT PASS ME BY" Haddon has this to say about the special airing of Christian programming on the network, "Wow! This is amazing!  Oxygen  is not afraid to go where no other network has ...

buzzz worthy. . . St. Louis Native, Amber Bullock and Dallas Native Andrea Helms Named As This Season’s Finalists SUNDAY BEST Winners Commemorate the Late Mahalia Jackson’s 100 th Birthday with a Special Tribute NEW YORK — September 7, 2011— BET’s gospel reality competition, SUNDAY BEST , is close to naming the winner of season 4.  After auditioning thousands of hopefuls from around the country and narrowing down the top 20 contestants, only two remain standing. In a special 2-hour finale On Sunday, September 11 at 8:00 p.m.*, Finalists Amber Bullock , 25, from St. Louis, Missouri and Andrea Helms , 37, from Dallas, Texas will compete for a national recording contract with Music World Gospel, a cash prize, a brand new 2011 Ford Explorer and the coveted title of SUNDAY BEST.  The 9-week singing competition with gospel greats Kirk Franklin as host along with Erica and Tina Campbell of Mary Mary, and Pastor Donnie McClurkin as judges will allow viewers to vote for their...

buzzz worthy. . . Are you ready for more Jessica Reedy?  We sure are!  After watching her bubbly personality on Youtube and enjoying  her voice on I can hardly wait until her first album debuts this September! Jessica Reedy, undeniably a breakout star in Gospel music, first came to the world's attention with her standout vocals and incomparable range on Season 2 of BET's 'Sunday Best.' After the long wait, FROM THE HEART, Reedy's anticipated debut CD will be available in stores on September 27, 2011 .   This week Light Records will service her new single, " Put It On The Altar" to radio & online outlets and it will be available on iTunes on July 12 th . The bouncy, fun song is a perfect for complement for the summer season and shows a different musical side to Reedy.   The upbeat song speaks to any problem and is poised to be the feel good song of the year.   Reedy co-wrote "Put It On The Altar" along with the producer of the song, an ...

Soon after it's acquisition by Entertainment One, Light Records,  Sr. VP/General Manager ,  James Robinson  locked in several new signings over the last few months adding to the already powerhouse roster of artists and poising the label for a huge year of great Gospel releases in 2011.   First in early August, Robinson inked a deal with Gospel's ultimate showman and choir director, Ricky Dillard. It has been three years since Dillard and New G's last CD,  7 th EPISODE LIVE IN TORONTO,  and Dillard just wrapped up a live recording in Detroit.  The live recording, dubbed the RED PARTY was an awesome worship event highlighted with Dillard's signature excitement and choir dynamism.  Light Records added  Dorinda Clark-Cole , the soaring soprano from the legendary Clark Sisters family and phenom newcomer  Jessica Reedy  in early Fall to the roster.  Clark-Cole immediately went to work in the studio in preparation for her 20...