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Ricky Dillard Talks About Almost Quitting Gospel

Choir master Ricky Dillard seems to be an anomaly on radio airwaves during a time when many of his kind have been replaced by more modern sounding gospel music artists. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | September 25, 2014

This Week’s Billboard Top 10 Gospel CDs: Michelle Williams Debuts at #2, Lecrae #1

This week rapper Lecrae has shocked the world by not only debuting on top of the Christian/Gospel chart, but also on top of the secular Billboard Top 200. Only a handful of Christian Contemporary artists have ever achieved this, and no Gospel artist has ever outsold the music industry debuting #1 in the top 200 until now.  The album sold 88,000 copies in it’s first week, trumping his 2012 ‘Gravity’ release where he debuted first weeks sales of 72,000 copies. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | September 22, 2014

This Week’s Billboard Top 10 Gospel CDs: Smokie Norful Climbs to #1 Spot

This week Smokie Norful takes the spot we all anticipated he would take on his CD release date. After two weeks on the charts the Gospel star has risen to #1. Norful sold 2,571 copies this week to land the coveted spot on the charts. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | August 25, 2014

Smokie Norful Talks About Declining Gospel Album Sales

Smokie Norful has went gold twice, but seeing those kind of numbers aren’t as easy now as they were before. The “I Need You Now” singer knows he has to take a different approach to be successful this time around, and after working on his newly released album for five years he wants it to be worth the effort. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | August 19, 2014

James Brown Movie ‘Get On Up’ Shows Browns Roots in Gospel

The new James Brown movie ‘Get On Up’ took home 13.6 million dollars at the box office over the weekend. Slightly lower than the projected numbers of studio executives, who were out-shined by adventure flick ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ which took in 94.3 million. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | August 5, 2014

This Week’s Billboard Top 10 Gospel CDs: Kierra Sheard #1 and Bizzle at #2

This week we have several changes to the Billboard Gospel charts. Kierra Sheard debuts at #1 with her new album ‘Graceland.’ This is Sheard’s third #1 release. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | August 4, 2014

Gladys Knight Returns to Gospel Roots with New Gospel Album ‘Where My Heart Belongs’

You surely know Gladys Knights’ secular hits like “Midnight Train to Georgia.”  Now the seven-time GRAMMY Award winner Gladys Knight connects to her gospel roots with her upcoming Gospel album ‘Where My Heart Belongs.’   Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | July 16, 2014

REALITY STAR REBECCA CREWS DEBUTS SINGLE “CAN I STAY”

Rebecca Crews, known for her hit reality show on BET, “The Family Crews,” alongside her actor/comedian husband Terry Crews (Are We There Yet?, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire), is releasing her first single, “Can I Stay” available today nationwide. The inspirational/smooth jazz track offers encouragement to all who listen and can be purchased on iTunes® and Amazon. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | July 11, 2014

Lecrae Calls Out Secular Artists in First Single Off Upcoming Album Titled “Nuthin”

Leading Gospel rapper Lecrae releases the first single from his upcoming CD ‘Anomaly.’ Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | July 10, 2014

Nicki Minaj’s Mother Carol Maraj Believes Daughter Will Record Gospel Music

Carol Maraj could have been satisfied with giving birth to the Hip Hop sensation known to the world as Nicki Minaj, but the superstar’s mother has much more to offer the world. Read the full post »

This post was written by Kris Patrick | July 1, 2014

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