“After 22 years, I’m still very humbled to play a part in people’s journey to get to know God’s love. It’s more than I could have ever imagined.”- Kirk Franklin Continue reading
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9/6/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Grateful – Hezekiah Walker
Bishop Hezekiah Walker is a popular gospel music artist and pastor of prominent Brooklyn New York megachurch, Love Fellowship Tabernacle. His choir, Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir has won Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus twice: once for Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College (1994), and once for Love Is Live! (2001). Continue reading
8/30/15 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday: Charles Jenkins AWESOME REMIX ft. Jessica Reedy, Isaac Carree, Da’ T.R.U.T.H. & @CantonJones
Charles Jenkins and Canton Jones team up to do a REMIX to the chart topping song AWESOME! Jessica Reedy, Isaac Carree, and Da Truth joins them as Gospel meets Hip Hop and R&B! Continue reading
8/16/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Richard Smallwood- Same God
Same God, the rousing feel-good retrospective is the lead single from Richard Smallwood’s aptly named Anthology. This epic project includes his 20-member renowned ensemble, Vision. The classically trained Smallwood presents a collection of music like only he can– rich, heartfelt, and layered with dynamic musical arrangements. Anthology is steeped in the tradition of gospel music. Continue reading
8/9/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Didn’t It Rain
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, is a pioneer of twentieth-century music. Tharpe attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel recordings that were a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and rhythmic/early rock accompaniment. She became gospel music’s first crossover artist and its first great recording star. Continue reading
8/2/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Brian Courtney Wilson – Worth Fighting
Brian Courtney Wilson has a voice full of sincerity that always connects to fans, and he’s back with a new song called Worth Fighting For. In response to hate crimes, social and civil injustice and outright killings of unarmed young men, Wilson wanted a way to bring people together to share visual messages for our community and our young people- “WE are valuable, treasured and worth fighting for“. Continue reading
7/26/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: O’Landa Draper & The Associates- My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord
O’Landa Draper founded the Associates Choir, a Grammy Award-winning Gospel music artist, Draper was considered to be one of the top gospel artists in the 1990s. Known for his choir directing style he was best known by fans for My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord Continue reading
7/18/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Erica Campbell- I Luh God
Erica Campbell caused a stir when she released her new song, I Luh God. Campbell switches up her look several times and praises with a group of friends. Her sister and the other half of Mary Mary, Tina Campbell, also makes a cameo. Upon its release, responses to Campbell’s new song varied with many questioning her decision to explore new territories in gospel music. Some have compared the song to previous releases by Kirk Franklin and God’s Property, which include “Stomp” featuring Salt of the female rap duo Salt-N-Pepa.
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7/12/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Worth- Anthony Brown & group therAPy
Worth is the debut single from Anthony Brown & group therAPy’s sophomore album Everyday Jesus the Live Experience. With it’s grace and power, Worth reminds of us the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the unmerited favor granted to us by God. Anthony Brown & group therAPY is the 2013’s Stellar Awards Group (Duo) of the Year. Continue reading
7/5/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Jason Nelson – I Am
Bishop Jason Nelson pastors the Greater Bethlehem Temple Church in Randallstown, Maryland. Nelson established his vocal status in 2005 with the release of his first solo project, “I Shall Live”. A gifted voice, and song writer, he composed Marvin Sapp’s title track to the platinum recording Thirsty. He has also received a Stellar Award for Praise and Worship CD of the year in 2013. Continue reading
