Maverick City x Kirk Franklin – Kingdom Book One
Maverick City x Kirk Franklin Kingdom Book One Tribl Records / Fo Yo Soul / RCA Inspiration (release date: June 17, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich Maverick City Music, gospel’s current “it” group, joined...
View ArticleWilliam Murphy – Worship & Justice
William Murphy Worship & Justice RCA Inspiration (release date: July 15, 2022) www.rcainspiration.com By Robert M. Marovich Do gospel artists have a responsibility to speak truth to power through...
View ArticleDOE Celebrates American Music Awards Nomination for Favorite Gospel Artist
Nashville, TN (October 14, 2022) – Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration recording artist DOE celebrates a nomination for Favorite Gospel Artist at this year’s upcoming American Music Awards. Voting is open...
View ArticleRIP: Charles “Uncle Chucc” Hamilton, Gospel Quartet Leader, Collaborated with...
By Robert M. Marovich Dana “Ms. D.” Lin informed the Journal of Gospel Music that Charles V. Hamilton, affectionately known as Uncle Chucc and best known for his collaborations with Snoop Dogg, passed...
View ArticleJGM Pick of the Week – June 6, 2023
“Live Again” Kelontae Gavin From the Marquis Boone Enterprises LLC / RCA Inspiration album Testify (single release date: March 10, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich In the spirit of overcoming that forms the...
View ArticleStellar Gospel Music Awards – 2023 Awardees
By Robert M. Marovich Pastor Mike Jr., Blacksmoke Music Worldwide recording artist, took home eight statues, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, for “Impossible,” at the 38th Annual...
View ArticleRCA Inspiration to Release New Music from the Voices of Fire Choir
RCA INSPIRATION TO RELEASE NEW MUSICFROM THE VOICES OF FIRE CHOIR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ I AM OTHER (Nashville, TN) – November 23, 2020 – RCA Inspiration, one of the premiere labels...
View ArticleHow Gospel Music Influenced Mainstream Hits
By Cecille Richman, Guest Contributor While many might say that gospel music is incredibly niche, the opposite is actually true. Formed out of a mixture of African American folk music and religious...
View ArticleJGM’s Best CDs, Singles and Historic Reissues of 2020
By Bob Marovich As is our custom for this time of year, the Journal of Gospel Music presents its “best of” lists in the category of CDs, songs, and historical releases. The recordings were not chosen...
View ArticleRCA Inspiration Announces Strategic Partnership with Marquis Boone Enterprises
New Releases to Come from Kelontae Gavin and Fresh Start Worship (Nashville, TN) – February 9, 2021 – RCA Inspiration, one of the premiere labels in Gospel and inspirational music, announces a...
View ArticleKelontae Gavin – The N.O.W. Experience
Kelontae Gavin The N.O.W. Experience RCA Inspiration / Marquis Boone Enterprises (release date: March 5, 2021) www.rcainspiration.com By Robert M. Marovich Some gospel artists you meet outside of the...
View ArticleWilliam Murphy – Worship & Justice
William Murphy Worship & Justice RCA Inspiration (release date: July 15, 2022) www.rcainspiration.com By Robert M. Marovich Do gospel artists have a responsibility to speak truth to power through...
View ArticleDOE Celebrates American Music Awards Nomination for Favorite Gospel Artist
Nashville, TN (October 14, 2022) – Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration recording artist DOE celebrates a nomination for Favorite Gospel Artist at this year’s upcoming American Music Awards. Voting is open...
View ArticleRIP: Charles “Uncle Chucc” Hamilton, Gospel Quartet Leader, Collaborated with...
By Robert M. Marovich Dana “Ms. D.” Lin informed the Journal of Gospel Music that Charles V. Hamilton, affectionately known as Uncle Chucc and best known for his collaborations with Snoop Dogg, passed...
View ArticleJGM Pick of the Week – June 6, 2023
“Live Again” Kelontae Gavin From the Marquis Boone Enterprises LLC / RCA Inspiration album Testify (single release date: March 10, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich In the spirit of overcoming that forms the...
View ArticleStellar Gospel Music Awards – 2023 Awardees
By Robert M. Marovich Pastor Mike Jr., Blacksmoke Music Worldwide recording artist, took home eight statues, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, for “Impossible,” at the 38th Annual...
View ArticleKirk Franklin – Father’s Day
Kirk Franklin Father’s Day Fo Yo Soul Entertainment / RCA Inspiration (release date: October 6, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich “Welcome to the duality of reality, where sunshine and rain coexist,” Kirk...
View ArticleGRAMMY Award Winner Joe L. Barnes Signs Solo Record Deal with RCA Inspiration...
(NASHVILLE, TN) – March 8, 2024 – Today, RCA Inspiration, one of the premiere labels in Gospel and inspirational music, and Provident Entertainment, announce the signing of GRAMMY Award winning singer...
View Article“Holy Hands”– DOE
“Holy Hands” DOE A Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration (release date: September 22, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich Like her sometime collaborator, Jonathan McReynolds, singer-songwriter Dominique Jones (DOE)...
View ArticleJGM Pick of the Week – October 28, 2024
“God Is” Melvin Crispell III From the RCA Inspiration album No Failure (release date: June 16, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich Melvin Crispell III – the BET Sunday Best Season 9 champion – gives James...
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