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buzzz worthy. . . Singer Buys A Luxury Van To Transport The Homeless In Each City To Her Shows Legendary gospel singer Vickie Winans has added another element to her already busy singing career! “The Comedianna” (her trademarked definition of a hilarious story-telling Queen), is hitting the road to promote 2 newly recorded Comedy DVDs, entitled, “Hilarious And Unplugged” Volumes 1 and 2. The stand-up comedy projects will be available in stores, on her website and at every stop along the projected 40-city tour that will take the charismatic singer into churches, theaters, and other venues. The tour kicks off on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 at the 10,000-seater, House of Hope/Salem Baptist Church Worship Center, in Chicago where Rev. James Meeks is the Pastor, and continues throughout the summer. Both DVDs were recorded on December 7, 2011 to multiple standing-room-only audiences at Detroit’s Upper Room Complex. During ...

INSPIRATIONAL JAZZ/GOSPEL HARPST JEFF MAJORS BRINGS HIS SIXTH ANNUAL HOMELESS TOUR TO BALTIMORE’S  ISRAEL  BAPTIST CHURCH  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011 @ 7 PM Special Concert Will Feature Majors Alongside  Gospel Legend Vickie Winans  and Urban Gospel Artist Swoop Brown Inspirational Jazz/Gospel harpist, Jeff Majors, is bringing his 6th Annual National Tour for the Homeless to the Israel Baptist Church in  Baltimore, MD   on Friday, October 14th @ 7:00 p.m .  for a concert featuring his musical ensemble, gospel music’s Hardest Working Woman, Vickie Winans, and Urban Gospel Vocalist, Swoop Brown, who is currently making noise with his hit “Praise You.” Over the last few years, Majors’ non-profit organization, The Network of Doves, has partnered with churches and social service organizations to raise awareness of homelessness and to provide food, blankets and other necessities for the needy in these communities across the country. A  Washingt...

14-Track Album Showcases Down Home, Old-School Gospel Hits By Today’s Top Gospel Artists And Hits Stores Everywhere January 26, 2010 FAIRFAX, VA; Time Life’s latest gospel release proves that traditional black gospel music is more popular than ever. The double-disc, Shoutin’ Down the Aisles, features the biggest traditional gospel hits of the last twenty years. The collection is the #1 gospel CD in the country with sales driven by more than $2 million dollars in direct response television ad spending and it’s still going strong. Now, Time Life has compiled a new 14-track retail version of the CD that will hit stores everywhere on January 26, 2010. The Shoutin’ Down the Aisles retail release will rock the church rafters. Opening with Vickie Winans’ 1997 smash “As Long As I Got King Jesus,” the collection takes on the aura of a Pentecostal church service with such up-tempo favorites as Fred Hammond’s “Jesus Be a Fence Around Me”, the Chicago Mass Choir’s “Holy Ghost Power” with Lemmie B...

The 2010 Grammy Awards nominations have been announced, rocognizing gospel music in 7 categories. And the nominees are: Best Gospel Performance (For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.) Free To Be Me Francesca Battistelli [Fervent Records/ Word Entertainment] Jesus Is LoveHeather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful Track from: Audience Of One[EMI Gospel] I Believe Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers Track from: Oh Happy Day[Vector Recordings/EMI Gospel] Wait On The Lord Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark SheardTrack from: We All Are One (Live In Detroit)[Verity] Born Again Third Day Track from: Revelation[Essential Records] Best Gospel Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.) Born Again Tai Anderson, David Carr, Mark Lee & Mac Powell, songwriters (Third Day)Track from: Reve...