Fred Hammond’s orchestrated new group the ‘United Tenors’ suffered a major set-back in production this week.  

PATH previously announced earlier this month that a super-group was being formed uniting Fred Hammond, Dave Hollister, Brian Courtney Wilson, and Eric Roberson.  Recording on the new album is going forward, but without Brian Courtney Wilson.

Wison’s label Music World Gospel has put a halt to plans that would have added a unique dynamic to Gospel music.

It is unknown why the label has denied Brian the ability to record the project scheduled for release sometime in March of 2013.

Fred Hammond announces the news via his Social Cam, with a devastated Dave Hollister visibly hurt by the recent turn of events.  

In the earlier announcement this month we knew that details of the collaboration still had to be worked out with their respected labels, but that hadn’t stopped the four of them from rapidly recording tracks.

Brian Courtney Wilson spoke with PATH publisher Kris Patrick first about the news, from the studio and home of Fred Hammond as they listened to the first mixes of the album.  

“I am extremely grateful to be working with Fred Hammond and the team he has conceived.  We are all excited to be working together and even more excited for you to hear what we think will be an important contribution to Kingdom music.”  Brian goes on to say “That God will be pleased.”  

The news leaves the United Tenors with 3 in the group now, and Fred Hammond made it clear that they’re moving forward with recording.  They hope to wrap up production on the album by Christmas.

Currently, Dave Hollister is Pastoring at Word Assembly Family of Churches in California.  Brian Courtney Wilson is coming off his sophomore album, and Eric Roberson hopes to broaden his fan-base by joining the group.

Brian Courtney Wilson continues to feel the squeeze of diminished radio play on FM stations due to the on-going dispute between his label owner Matthew Knowles, and Radio One founder Cathy Hughes.  

Lets pray that Brian’s ministry will go forth, and reach the multitudes.

The finale of the Verizon Wireless How Sweet the Sound national choir competition, set to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY this Sunday, November 4, 2012, has been postponed until further notice.

“The safety and care for our audience, our extended communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, and all of our performers is our first priority,” said Steven Marrs, President of Momentum Entertainment Group, which helps to produce the event. “Our thoughts and best wishes are with all those affected by the devastating, life-altering hand of Superstorm Sandy.”

The program’s producers are said to be looking at various alternate options for the future. Once a decision has been made, the public will be updated on plans. Watch the official website for details.

Beginning Monday, November 5, 2012, customers will be able to receive a refund at their place of purchase.

In a new online poll, Vanity Fair and 60 minutes posed the question “if you were directing a new film version of the New Testament, which actor would you cast to play Jesus?” Denzel Washington was the winner with 21 percent of people preferring him to take on the role of Jesus Christ on the big screen.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Al Pacino, Ryan Gosling, Woody Allen and Phillip Seymour Hoffman were also amongst the list of actors included in the survey. Actor Jim Cavizel starred as Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ in 2004, which was the last major box office film to depict Jesus Christ.

Washington, a devout Christian may welcome the roll, but it wouldn’t come without its share of risks.  Actor Jim Cavizel said playing Jesus in Passion of the Christ ruined his ability to get work in Hollywood.  

If Washington were to take on the role of Jesus, it would not be the first time he has starred as a character with religious or spiritual undertones.

In 1996 Washington appeared as an angel alongside Whitney Houston in The Preacher’s Wife. And in 2010 the Academy Award winning actor starred in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi hit The Book of Eli, where he fought to protect a King James Version of the Bible, which was portrayed as a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

In 2006 Washington lent his voice to the Audio Bible CD ‘The Bible Experience,’ narrating the Song of Songs chapter.

Washington’s American Gangster co-star Russell Crowe will play Noah in the biblical epic film of the same name, which is currently in production and will hit theaters sometime in 2014.

Currently, Denzel Washington is set to debut his new film ‘Flight’ in theaters this Friday.

Chris Brown recently revealed that his road to stardom began with a childhood singing in church and outlined some defining moments in his career on “This is How I Made It.”

Brown, 23-year-old singer, recently appeared on MTV’s “This is How I Made It” program where he opened up about his humble beginnings in a church where he grew up in Tappahannock, Va.

“It was difficult growing up. We didn’t have everything we wanted,” Brown revealed on the episode that aired Saturday. “We were used to two pairs of shoes for a school year. We used to go to church every day. I was one of those kids that had more church clothes than school clothes.”

The Grammy Award-winning R&B star said church taught him a lot about music and he spoke about the place of worship becoming a form of discipline for him as a child.

“Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday we had choir rehearsal and the band, the whole nine. So being able to get that music lesson was also a blessing in itself,” Brown said. “It was also a discipline. I think my mom knew what she was doing like, ‘OK I’m going to keep you out the streets and put you in the church first.'”

The singer-songwriter and dancer recalled one incident where he experienced the holy ghost while performing “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” in church.

“The first time I performed, wow I was in church. I was about nine or 10…I finally got a chance to perform it and it was emotional,” Brown recalled. “I started crying for no reason and my mother was like ‘that’s the holy ghost baby.'”

According to Brown, seeing his mother’s happiness while she watched her son perform made him realize that he wanted to pursue a singing career.

“Seeing my mom happy is an overwhelming feeling and I was like wow I really want to do this,” he said.

Although Brown has received many accolades in his career, he spoke briefly about an incident that changed his life and the outlook that many fans had on him — the night where he engaged in a physical altercation with singer Rihanna. However, the singer said the incident was one of his most humbling experiences that just may cement his legacy.

“Having to get personal opinion back and having to gain personal success back, you know, it’s not all the way back you know. But it’s one of my most humbling experiences,” he said on the MTV show. “My story or my life or my legacy can hopefully show them that once you’re down, that don’t just mean you’re down forever. You never let up.”

Source: Christian Post