Singing and ministering is powerfully and awesomely entrenched in this young anointed woman of God.  Shree Newman-Isabell is an emerging new talent with a voice unique in texture.  Her opulent tone authenticates the churchy tunes she skillfully blends in velvety smoothness.
 
Shree belts out rich vocals and original lyrics on her debut solo independent project Life Of A Worshipper.  This Tennessee native with a noticeable southern dialect, cheerful personality and graceful charm is on a mission to keep the “churchy” sound in gospel music, but to develop her own distinctive sound and innovative style.
 
Life Of A Worshipper is comprised of original music penned by Shree. “Every song is linked to a memory or experience I had,” explains Shree.  “That’s where the inspiration for the CD was derived. Through those experiences, I remained a worshipper!”  As a songwriter, Shree believes listeners will truly engage in the music when lyrics are pure, not whimsical or laced with swelling words, but instead, thought-provoking lyrics that are biblically based words of life.  She continues, “When I write songs and listen to gospel music, I love to hear lyrics that point directly back to God.”

“City Called Heaven” is the first radio single from the project that is quickly becoming a hand clapping favorite gospel tune that Shree executes with effortless power.  Stand out track “I’ll Always Worship” was birthed from a very low point in Shree’s life.  While going through a divorce and losing her home to foreclosure Shree would meditate on the lyrics of the song.  “I continued to repeat ‘look past my pain’ and I knew it would get better,” she testifies.  “I had to carry an internal attitude of positivity.”
 
Shree received a prophetic utterance, that although Shree was from a small town, she did not have a small town anointing.  Not only is Shree an anointed singer, she’s also a sought after preacher who has been blessed to preach across the country crossing organizational and denominational lines.  Shree is passionate for ministry and worship recognizing that one of her assignments is to invoke spiritual hunger into the lives of people.  It is her steadfast love for God, which she has carried all of her life, that has fueled her pursuit of Him.
 
Although she has been privileged to sing along side of Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC’s, Harvey Watkins & The Canton Spirituals, Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, The Marable Twins, and many others, Shree is humbly positioned now to be one of Gospel music’s future leading female vocalists.  Shree has been deemed as “Nashville’s Best Kept Secret”, but the word is now out, the world will soon know about the music and life of a worshipper – Shree Newman-Isabell!

Radio Single:  “City Called Heaven”
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Radio Contact: Norma DeShields Brown
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Television mogul Oprah Winfrey and stage and movie producer Tyler Perry created a stir with a surprise appearance at Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, Sunday for an 11 a.m. service.

“Awesome to have you!” said Osteen, announcing their presence and welcoming the celebrities to the church. “We’re so honored to have you both here, and we just celebrate and pray for you guys with what God is doing in your lives.”

Winfrey was in the area to interview Osteen as part of her new series “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” which is set to premiere in January on her channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network. She reportedly joined Osteen and his wife, Victoria Osteen, for lunch at their home and discussed topics with them such as power, marriage and faith, according to The Houston Chronicle.

The non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch, located in Houston, Texas, and headed by Osteen, is the largest congregation in the country averaging over 40,000 attendees per week. Osteen, author of numerous books on spirituality and whose services are broadcast worldwide, has been known to spark controversy in the Christian community on his views about certain fundamental beliefs of the church, such as homosexuality.  Read the Rest on www.christianpost.com.

Yesterday Dr. Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary man-slaughter for medicine he administered that led to the death of music icon Michael Jackson.

Murray, a deeply religious man, can be seen on TMZ leaving church the day before the verdict was read.

Dr. Conrad Murray attended West Angeles Church of God on Crenshaw Boulevard, where Bishop Charles E. Blake is the Pastor.  In service Rev. White with the church told Murray that to find the peace he sought he needed Jesus. “You can have Hollywood,’ Rev White told Murray, ‘but who you really need is Jesus.” Later on Rev. White would say, “If you chase Jesus…God can wipe the slate clean.”

While walking to the car Murray tells the photographer that “God is good,” and that he “loves the Lord.”

Now that the trial moves on to the sentencing phase, Conrad Murray faces up to four years in jail. After the verdict was read, Murray was immediately handcuffed and taken away by deputies after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor denied bail.

Sentencing was set for November 29, with Murray facing up to four years in prison on the conviction.

Defense attorney Ed Chernoff told CNN the defense team’s main job right now is to prepare for sentencing and limit the amount of time that Murray spends in jail.

“What matters most right now is trying to keep Dr. Murray from taking up a prison cell in this community,” Chernoff said. “That’s what we’re focusing on right now and we’ll deal with an appeal after that.”

When asked if he was shocked by the verdict, Chernoff said, “No.”

Another of Murray’s lawyers, Nareg Gourjian, told CNN on Monday night the outcome may have been different had the defense been able to introduce additional evidence — like on Jackson’s past drug use and “financial condition.”

Gourjian described his client as “devastated” by the verdict, adding Murray is trying to stay positive with more legal options ahead of him.

“We’re hoping that the appeals court will have something to say about this,” the lawyer said. Murray served as Jackson’s personal physician as Jackson prepared for his comeback concerts, with Murray giving him the surgical anesthetic propofol to help him sleep nearly every night for the last two months of his life, according to testimony. The drug propofol is a drug that’s normally only administered in hospital situations.

Nashville, TN (November 8, 2011) —- Centricity Music’s high-profile band, Downhere, won two major categories during the recent GMA Covenant Awards in Canada. The group won Song of the Year (Let Me Rediscover You) and Pop/ Contemporary Album of the Year (Two At  A Time).  Two At a Time was released in the summer of 2010 and had two new songs plus B-sides and demos in order to satisfy the high demand for new Downhere music between albums.  Downhere’s current project, On The Altar Of Love, released in late August and as a result didn’t qualify for this year’s awards. 

“It is such a thrill when artists we have been developing and working with get the recognition they deserve,” states Steve Ford, VP of Marketing, Centricity Music. “To have Downhere continue to garner the accolades from their Canadian fans is overwhelming. “

Downhere continues to generate tremendous reviews for their projects, with JesusFreakHideout.com calling On The Altar Of Love “one of the best releases of the year.” The band is currently on The Called To Love Tour with labelmates, Jason Gray and Aaron Shust that ends November 13^th in North Carolina.  Downhere will launch their highly anticipated How Many Kings Christmas tour on December 1^st in Overland Park, KS.   At the same time, co-lead singer, Marc Martel, has become a music sensation with his Queen Extravaganza video audition that generated more than 4-million hits.  It led to an appearance on the Ellen Show, winning the MTV O Awards 2011 for Best Fan Cover and Queen drummer, Roger Taylor, announcing in a FOX News interview that Martel “is an extraordinarily good singer.”  The fan voting process begins November 14^th at www.queenextravaganza.com and concludes November 25^th.  Winners for the Queen Extravaganza Live Tour will be announced in December.

About Centricity Music:

Centricity Music is an independent recording and publishing company based in Bellevue, Washington and Nashville, Tennessee.  The company’s mission is to enable our artists to create life-changing experiences for the world. Centricity Music’s artist roster includes Jaime Jamgochian, Downhere, Aaron Shust, Jason Gray, Andrew Peterson, High Valley, Sixteen Cities and Me In Motion. For more information about Centricity Music visit online at www.centricitymusic.com.

Eaglemont Entertainment’s Country band, High Valley, won big award categories during the GMA Covenant Awards in Canada.  High Valley won five categories that included: Group of the Year, Artist of the Year, Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year (“The Father’s Love”), Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year (High Valley), and Video of the Year (“A Father’s Love”). 

“I’m so proud of High Valley and the Covenant awards they won recently,” says Jeff Berry, Manager, Eaglemont Entertainment.  “They are one of the hardest working artists out there and I’m proud to be on their team.   Though they have had great success with four top 20 Country singles in Canada this past year, they spent many of their early days singing in churches so it’s very special that the GMA community would honor them in this way.

High Valley signed with Centricity Music in 2007 and the group is comprised of three brothers; Brad Rempel (lead singer/guitarist), Curtis Rempel (background vocals/mandolin), and Bryan Rempel (background vocals/bass), who hail from Alberta Canada.  Within the last year, Brad has moved to Nashville with his wife and two children and is becoming a well-known songwriter in the country music community, having co-written with such high-profile writers as Rivers Rutherford (“When I Get To Where I’m Going,” “Real Good Man”) and Casey Beathard (“No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems,” “Right Where I Need to Be”).  High Valley’s video for “On The Combine” just went into rotation at CMT Pure Country and is part of the fan voting for Pure 12-Pack Countdown each week.  The group has garnered quite a loyal fan following in Canada, and now also in the states, where they have played festivals/concerts with such superstars as Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, and Michael W. Smith.  They played their first concert at CMA Music Fest last year on the Hard Rock outdoor stage to a tremendous response from the crowd.

About Centricity Music

Centricity Music is an independent recording and publishing company based in Bellevue, Washington and Nashville, Tennessee.  The company’s mission is to enable our artists to create life-changing experiences for the world. Centricity Music’s artist roster includes Jaime Jamgochian, Downhere, Aaron Shust, Jason Gray, Andrew Peterson, High Valley, Sixteen Cities and Me In Motion. For more information about Centricity Music visit online at www.centricitymusic.com.

Henry County native Dr. Bobby Jones was among seven new inductees for the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville Sunday.  The seven were honored in a ceremony with their very own star on the sidewalk along the Music Mile at Walk of Fame Park, on Demonbreun between Fourth and Fifth avenues.

Also honored were fashion designer Manuel Cuevas, broadcaster Dan Miller, gospel great Dottie Rambo, electric guitar pioneer Les Paul and country legends Alan Jackson and Kix Brooks.

The stars honor those who have left a lasting creative mark in Nashville.  Sunday’s seven joined 51 past inductees, including Ernest Tubb, Elvis Presley and Jimi Hendrix.

Jones, an award-winning gospel singer, is most recognized for the BET program “Bobby Jones Gospel.”

“God’s been in my life, and we are pleased that he’s shown us favor to let us deliver the word,” Jones told The Tennessean.

Coming off the huge success of Lisa Page Brooks’ #1 Billboard Gospel Charting song “I want to say thank you”, Habakkuk Music releases Hidden Treasures: The Best of Lisa Page Brooks on November 15^th.

Hidden Treasures: The Best of Lisa Page Brooks is the initial release from the Hidden Treasures series.  The Hidden Treasures series is a Collection of Timeless Inspirational Songs.

The Best of Lisa Page Brooks is a treasure CD filled with some of Lisa’s most memorable and heartfelt songs. Every song is uplifting and centered on God’s greatness.

History was made when Stellar award winner Lisa Page Brooks shared the timeless song “I want to say thank you” with the nation. As a special treat, fans will experience the previously unreleased live version of “I Want To Say Thank You” on Hidden Treasures: The Best of Lisa Page Brooks.

Hidden Treasures: The Best of Lisa Page Brooks includes the songs, “More Than You’ll Ever Know”, “Fully Persuaded”, “I Want To Say Thank You (Live Version)”, “No Other God”, “Waiting” and more.

This unique project is a great edition to Lisa Page Brooks’ many career highlights!

Hidden Treasures: The Best of Lisa Page Brooks will be in stores and online November 15, 2011.

For More information visit: www.habakkukmusic.com

Tonight wraps up the multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY ® award winning artist Steven Curtis Chapman’s first “Songs & Stories” tour with friends Andrew Peterson and Josh Wilson. After performing in front of sold out crowds across the country, the Show HOPE sponsored tour continues to be in high demand and as a result Chapman will launch a spring leg of the intimate tour. 

During this unique writer’s night, Chapman performs songs from his latest album re:creation and more, including his most recent No. 1 hit “Do Everything.” Chapman also opens up about the stories that inspired him to write the songs that have impacted lives around the world. 

“What a night! Having been in the business for 18 years, I’ve come to appreciate a well-crafted evening of music,” exclaims CAA Agent Bryan Myers. “Hit songs, superb musicianship, tasteful instrumentation (not to mention instruments you’ve never seen before), and artist collaboration from beginning to end. This is what music, community, and storytelling is all about. Would see it again in a heartbeat!” 

“Steven’s show was one of the most creative and fun evenings of worship I have experienced in a long time,” says Lowell MacGregor from the Lowell MacGregor Group. “This show combined an amazing musical history of one of the most prolific musicians in CCM with a healthy helping of his new material interspersed with fun forays into up and coming musical talents and fresh musical perspectives.” 

Dan Fife with Awakening Events agrees, “Watching these world class musicians collaborate from the first note to the last has been an incredible treat. Steven, Andrew and Josh come at you right away to let you know it’s going to be a special and unique evening. With the guys playing for each other all night long and the ‘music store’ of instruments up on stage, the band trades off on ukuleles, banjos, guitars, pump organ, hammer dulcimer, upright bass and others constantly. It’s such a fun night and really captures the audience.” 

Additionally, Chapman, Peterson and Wilson showcase their diverse musical talents by playing an extensive variety of instruments (over 47 on stage) making it a night of nonstop musicianship and entertainment. 

Fans are also invited to a special pre-show event, “Soundcheck and Stories.” Two hours prior to each show, Chapman connects with his fans in a personal Q&A, performs an exclusive acoustic song or two and gives each fan a collector’s edition autographed poster. 

For more date and ticket information about Steven Curtis Chapman and the upcoming “Songs & Stories” tour, please visit http://stevencurtischapman.com/. 

About Steven Curtis Chapman: 
Steven Curtis Chapman has sold over ten million records including two RIAA certified platinum albums and eight RIAA certified gold albums. Along with his five GRAMMY awards, Chapman has won an American Music Award, has recorded 46 No. 1 US radio hits and been awarded 56 Dove Awards, more than any other artist to date. Since his recording career began in 1987, Chapman has recorded seventeen projects with Sparrow Records. He has performed at the White House and has appeared on multiple national programs via CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CMT, FOX News, the Hallmark Channel and E!, including Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Fox&Friends, Huckabee, CBS Sunday Morning, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and more. Chapman and his wife Mary Beth created Show HOPE in 2001 after bringing their first adopted daughter, Shaohannah, home from China. The ministry’s goal is to help families reduce the financial barrier of adoption, and has provided grants to more than 2,700 families wishing to adopt orphans from around the world. 

About Andrew Peterson: 
Andrew Peterson is a man of many talents with a successful recording and songwriting career, as well asbeing an award-winning author and the host of a highly popular creative community known as the Rabbit Room ( www.RabbitRoom.com). Peterson’s current project Counting Stars debuted at #1 on iTunes, and #6 on Billboard. His single “Dancing in the Minefields” reached the Top 10 on the Christian AC chart, while the video for the song has received well over500,000 views online. Peterson won the 2010 Christy Award for Young Adult Fiction for book two in the four-part Wingfeather Saga series, while book three, The Monster In The Hollows, released in May and is already being hailed as a classic. In September, Peterson will host Hutchmoot, the second annual Rabbit Room conference for lovers of art, songs, and stories—an event that sold out in six hours! In December, he will embark on his 12th annual Christmas tour, Behold the Lamb of God, which is an annual sell-out at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. For more information on Peterson please visit www.Andrew-Peterson.com. 

About Josh Wilson: 
Singer/songwriter Josh Wilson grew up the son of a preacher in Lubbock, Texas. He signed to Sparrow Records in 2006 and released his major label debut, “Trying to Fit the Ocean in a Cup” in 2008. The album was met with critical acclaim, hailed by Christian Retailing as “the future of Christian pop” and named among the Top Ten Best Albums of 2008 by GospelMusicChannel.com. Since then he has released numerous No. 1 hits including “Savior Please” and the powerful track “Before the Morning,” which recently landed the No. 4 spot on Billboard’s Year-End Christian Songs chart, while also releasing a sophomore album, “Life Is Not A Snapshot” and a compilation self-titled record. This year he released his third studio album “See You,” which was praised by critics across the board. Wilson also attracted national media attention with a breakout viral video when he had travelers at the Newark airport breakout in “Hey Jude” during a 6-hour security lockdown. For more information on Josh Wilson, visit www.joshwilsonmusic.com.

The Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnsonfrom Le’Andria Johnson returns to the top of the Billboard Top Gospel Charts this week, holding this position for six of the last eight weeks. The album also enters at #19 on the Independent Albums Charts and #89 on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. Kierra Sheard‘s latest release, Free, moves to the #2 position on this week’s charts. Jessica Reedy‘s From The Heart holds to the #3 spot followed by Isaac Carree‘s Uncommon Me which enters at the #4 position. Kirk Franklin‘s Hello Fear rounds out the week’s top five albums. In other chart news, Preshea Hilliard‘s Live Out Loudre-enters the charts at #8 while The Next Dimension from GI also re-enters the charts at #16.

The rest of the Top 10: 
6 | Lecrae – Rehab
7 | WOW Gospel 2011
8 | Preashea Hilliard – Live Out Loud
9 | CoCo Brother – Gospel Mix V
10 | 116 Clique – Man Up  

In the world of radio, “I Need Your Glory” from Earnest Pugh spends its sixth consecutive week at the top of the radio charts.  Isaac Carree‘s “In The Middle” moves to the #2 spot while “Spiritual” from Donald Lawrence & Company takes the #3 position. Yolanda Adams “Be Still” moves to the #4 spot while “I Smile” from Kirk Franklin rounds out the week’s top five songs. 

Mathew Knowles and Music World Gospel announce the release of Brian Courtney Wilson’s sophomore CD, So Proud in stores January 31, 2012. Wilson’s new single, “So Proud” is impacting gospel radio at November 7.

“Brian has been consistent and diligent with his music, ministry and artistry,” said Mathew Knowles, founder, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment. He has a great spirit, great work ethic and deserves all the great things that have come his way. In So Proud, Brian has another superb CD project.”

Wilson’s new single, “So Proud,” is receiving rave reviews at gospel radio. “Beautiful single! Enjoyed the lyrics and definitely hit potential,” said Skip Dillard, Operation Managers for WBLS-FM/WLIB-AM (New York City). Ace Alexander, National Music Director and award-winning radio personality of the Sheridan Gospel Network of Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation said, “Brian Courtney Wilson is one of the most soulful and heartfelt inspirational singers you will ever hear. His new single, ‘So Proud’ reminds you of the power of love, family, home and a God that will never forsake us. ‘So Proud’ will make you feel so good, you’ll listen again and again.” And Publisher and Editor of The Belle Report, Sheilah Belle says, “So Proud’ is simply Soul Food for your heart, mind and soul! It has all of the ingredients for a Gospel hit while also reaching music lovers outside of the Gospel Box. The beat is contagious, the lyrics tell a heart felt story and Brian Courtney Wilson’s voice makes this song flow like butter!”

Touted as one of gospel music’s contemporary break-through artists of 2010/2011, the three-time Gospel Music Association Dove Award nominee has spent part of the year in the studio working on his new CD. Wilson wrote a majority of the songs on the new project and serves as co-producer on the album. Wilson believes God gave him “So Proud” when he was feeling especially discouraged and needed to remember the way to go. Several months after writing the song, Brian played it for the phenomenal multiple GRAMMY®, Dove and Stellar Award-winning producer Aaron Lindsey (Israel Haughton, Marvin Sapp), who caught the vision of the tune and agreed to produce it. Aaron also graciously allowed Wilson to participate in and share credit for the song’s production. The result is a feel good blend of inspiration, heart and soul rooted in the Christian church paradigm that has always been a cornerstone in Brian’s life. “‘So Proud,’ is about remembering…remembering the reasons why you should keep going when the days seem the hardest…remembering your value when people cast you aside…remembering the people who did not give up on you when you felt like giving up on yourself…and most of all, it’s about remembering that the reason we have so much to remember is because God has always been there to make a way through the people in our lives, says Wilson. “Proverbs 22:6 says train up a child in the way that he should go and when is old he will not depart from it.”

Wilson’s inaugural CD, Just Love, entered at #2 on the Billboard Top Gospel Album chart and #6 on Billboard’s Top Christian Album chart. The CD has remained at #1 on Christian Music Trade Association’s (CMTA) Inspirational Album chart for 52 weeks. Since its release in June 2009, the CD held steady in the Top 20 on the Billboard Top Gospel Album chart for over 90 weeks—longer than any other CD title on Billboard’s Top 50 that year [2010].

As a fitting follow-up, the Music World Gospel relaunch, Just Love Deluxe Edition, re-entered on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album chart at #3. Just Love made music chart history; Wilson was the only artist to have four active singles [“All I Need,” “Already Here,” “Just Love,” and “Awesome God”] on Billboard’s Gospel charts, and all have peaked in the Top 5, 10 and 15 positions [2009/2010]. His first single release, “All I Need,” was the longest-running current single at that time, charting 92 weeks on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Song chart.

In 2009, “All I Need” was named Song of the Year at the Mississippi Gospel Music Awards, which also saluted producer Stan Jones as Producer of the Year for his work on the project. In 2010, Wilson received two Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award nominations for New Artist of the Year and Urban Recorded Song of the Year for “Just Love,” which was followed in 2011 with his third nomination for Urban Recorded Song of the Year for “All I Need.” Also in 2010, he was nominated by the Atlanta Gospel Music Choice Awards for Song of the Year for “All I Need” and he was also included in The Root.com list of 100 Young Achievers and Pace Setters. In September 2010, Wilson received the Gospel Music Heritage Month Rising Artist Award. In early 2011, Wilson received a nomination for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Gospel Album of the Year (Traditional and Contemporary). God is real to Brian Courtney Wilson. “Every good thing that’s happened to me has happened because of God’s favor and grace in my life,” he says. “Even the stuff that He’s calling me to do, I can’t do it on my own. I can work as hard as I can, but ultimately God provides the increase.”