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Album features Charlie Wilson, The Clark Sisters, Faith Evans, Patti LaBelle, Mary Mary, Marvin Sapp, Tye Tribbett, Rance Allen, Lonny Bereal and more Snoop will perform music from Bible of Love at the 33 rd  Annual Stellar Awards premiering on TV One on March 30th Nashville, TN   – Today, iconic artist and entertainer,  Snoop Dogg , released his first gospel album, the much anticipated,  Bible of Love ( All The Time Entertainment / RCA Inspiration ). The project, which was a labor of love for Snoop, is his 16 th  album and marks the first release from his new imprint, All The Time Entertainment. Throughout Snoop’s 25-plus year career, he has been a trailblazer and his body of work showcases both his diversity as an artist and willingness to try new things. While performing and producing gospel music is something new for Snoop, the music itself has always been very close to his heart. His late grandmother,  Dorothy Tate , first...

buzzz worthy. . . Three years in the making, Grammy ® nominated recording artist Jonathan Butler is set to release his highly-anticipated new gospel CD, Free, on October 30, 2015 through Rendezvous Music and distributed by Provident Distribution and Sony Red Distribution. The smooth jazz artist first catapulted onto the Gospel music scene with the Grammy-nominated hit “Falling In Love With Jesus,” and Butler once again impresses with his emotional testimony on Free, reflecting his life the past few years. “I’ve been through a fire and all kinds of challenges. It’s been a crazy three or four years,” Butler said. “So this album is a testimony of God’s goodness. With the timing of all these things happening to me and in the midst of all of that, writing a record was pretty heavy. I was going through quite a lot personally and I wanted to make that statement very clear on this album that I’m in a new season in my life.” Butler’s new season spawned the album Free with 11 rousing track...

buzzz worthy. . . The world knows her as the lead singer of the Pips, a powerhouse solo act  and the "Empress of Soul." A lesser known fact about the legendary Gladys Knight is that she is  the favorite singer of BeBe Winans.  An even more obscure detail about Knight is that she is also a famous Mormon.  Knight converted to Mormonism in 1997 and when she did, she brought the sound of the Baptist church with her. “I have always loved Gospel music; that is my beginning,” she shares.  “My first time singing in public was in the youth choir at church. After we were baptized, all of the youth joined the Sunshine choir.  Since that time, Gospel music has been a part of my life.  I have always been singing Gospel music. ”   This month, the legendary soul singer  covers the affect becoming a Mormon has had on her career  in the latest issue of LDS Living magazine. In 2002 the Georgia born vocalist started sharing her take on sacr...

  CD Features Nationally-acclaimed Artists And Musicians Including  Shirley Murdock, Preashea Hilliard, And John Wilds   (Orlando, FL) – April 7, 2014 - Renowned preacher and pastor Dr. Riva Tims presents Gospel ensemble, Majestic Praise, granting listeners full access to the new project titled,  Access Granted.   With two singles already charting, the ensemble’s debut project ushers in God’s presence with its praise and worship emphasis while prompting believers to utilize their kingdom access granted through Jesus Christ.   The highly anticipated CD, scheduled to drop this summer, follows the release of the album’s first single, “Incredible God ” .  It features the harmonious blend of the Majestic Praise team of Tims’ church, Majestic Life Ministries, based in Orlando.  The 10-song project also highlights the talented vocals of nationally recognized artists such as Shirley Murdock, Preashea Hilliard, and John Wilds. Listeners a...

buzzz worthy. . . GLORIA GAYNOR Releases Gospel Radio Single "YOU'RE RIGHT ON TIME" Grammy Award-winning singer  GLORIA GAYNOR  took the music world by storm in the 1970s, striking platinum with her disco hit "I Will Survive".   "I Will Survive" was the only song to earn a  Grammy for Best Disco Recording  and was one of only twenty-five songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012. On September 19, 2005 Gaynor, along with her hit song "I Will Survive" were inducted into the  Dance Music Hall of Fame  during a ceremony that took place in New York City. "I Will Survive", has been featured on the soundtrack of more than a half dozen major motion picture releases, and VH-1 honored Ms. Gaynor with the number one spot during their countdown of the  Top 100 Dance Records of All Time . Over the years, the disco legend has received thousands of personal messages from adoring fans whose lives have been ...