Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), one of the most prestigious performing rights organizations in the world for songwriters, recognized singer/songwriter TIFF JOY’s composition “Amazing” (as recorded by Ricky Dillard & New G) as the Most Performed Gospel Song of 2015 at the 17th annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors program that took place January 16th at the Rialto Center for the Arts. Continue reading
Chart-Topping Artist TIFF JOY Honored at BMI Awards for Writing “Amazing” Performed by Ricky Dillard
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Spiritual soul singer Bryan Andrew Wilson is kicking the New Year off with a robust follow-up to last year’s introspective Top 15 Billboard Gospel Airplay hit “Turning Away.” The inspiring new worship song “Overflow” (Bryan’s Songs/CE Music) is knocking on the door of the Billboard Top 30 Gospel Airplay chart. It’s been #31 for the last three weeks and is currently at the top of the Billboard Gospel New & Active radio listing with 255 total plays and airplay detections on twenty-two of the forty-seven chart reporting stations with one new station add from KHVN in Dallas, TX. 
After a seven-year absence from the U.S. gospel chart, the legendary 4x Grammy Award nominated recording artist Candi Staton is back with her first U.S. gospel radio single since 2008. The new song “Shout Out, Hallelujah” (Beracah Records) picks up on the singer’s dance roots that stretch from her recent multi-platinum European anthem “You Got The Love” to her million-seller “Young Hearts Run Free” that reached #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles and Club charts in 1976. 
This week on the Billboard Gospel charts the top 3 held serve, while newcomers burst into the top 10. Kirk Franklin continues to lead coming in at #1 with “Losing My Religion.” Anthony Brown & Group Therapy come in at #2, and Tasha Cobbs is #3 with her sophomore album “One Place LIVE.” 
Sherrod White announces release date and track list of new EP FRSH X STRT along with New Single “Made It” featuring Hillary Hand. Atlanta based hip-hop/alternative artist Sherrod White is set release his new EP, FRSH X STRT, on January 29th. 
The Afters blew fans away yesterday morning with the premiere of their highly-anticipated new music video for “Live On Forever.” The band debuted the video for their latest single exclusively on their website and spent time hanging out with fans online in celebration. 
Multi-award winning jazz, pop and R&B group TAKE 6 are debuting “When Angels Cry,” the first single from their highly-anticipated upcoming album “Believe,” on TBN’s “Praise the Lord” on Monday, Jan. 11 at 9pm CT/10pm ET. TBN is viewed globally on 70 satellites, over 18,000 TV and cable affiliates and the internet. 