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Euclid Gray’s “Unleashed” In Stores February 26, 2008

Euclid Gray’s “Unleashed” contains eight (8) hyped, powerful, hand clapping, foot stomping tracks that will make you want to get up and dance whether you are in the pews, in the clubs, your home, office or car.

Gospel Superfest Releases 8th Annual Black History Special

Hosted by Dawnn Lewis, Clifton Davis, Cee Cee Michaela and Flex Alexander with performances by Trin-i-tee 5:7, Howard Hewett, Bishop Paul S. Morton, TONEX and others airs February 28, 2008 (Late night) on ION TV Network.

Darwin & Traci Hobbs Launch New Management Company

Dove and Stellar Award nominated gospel artist Darwin Hobbs and his wife, Traci, have launched Atlanta-based Liaison Creative Services, a new artist development company. The firm’s mission is to become a bridge for aspiring artists and the music industry establishment.

DIRECTV To Launch Gospel Music Channel On March 19

GMC will be available to DIRECTV customers nationally on channel 338.

Time Life Music & Bet J to Release 2 Classic Gospel Choir Collections “Going Up Yonder” And “Voices"

Voices: The Ultimate Gospel Choir Collection and Going Up Yonder: The Best of the Gospel Choirs both feature a dozen classic black gospel choir songs.

Troy Sneed’s Group, Bonafide Praisers New CD Debuts in Top 30 on Billboard Gospel Album Sales Chart

Bonafide Praisers new single “Work it Out” is continuing to build and has inched from #18 last week to #15 with a bullet this week on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart.

True Believers “Break Through” In Stores In 7 days!!!

True Believers are by far the most exciting young Quartet group in the nation and Malaco Records is proud to present their 2nd release on the label entitled “Break Through”.

Dove Awards to Air Live on Gospel Music Channel

The nation’s first and only 24/7 all-Gospel/Christian music television network, will become the exclusive television home for the The Dove Awards in a multi-year agreement.

Life Story of One of Gospel’s Leading Men Told In Revealing Faith & Fame: Smokie Norful

The program will feature candid interviews with Norful, friends and family, sharing never before told stories about his musical and spiritual journey, which have shaped him into a GRAMMY-winning artist and new church pastor.

Finding Your AFRICAN ANCESTRY: Testing Firm Uses DNA to Trace African American’s Roots

Because of miraculous advances in DNA science, the bridge to an African past that collapsed for millions due to slavery is being rebuilt. Over 50,000 people now know WHERE in Africa people with whom they share genetic ancestry are found today.

Hope Today Magazine Partners with GospelCity.com

John C. Parks, President, Founder, and Publisher of Hope Today Magazine states, “We at Hope Today Magazine are excited to further extending our reach through our partnering with GospelCity. We believe that working synergistically with GospelCity will help to further the gospel message through the combination of print and the web.

GMA Dove Awards Nominations Announced In Nashville

The GMA Dove Awards, gospel music’s biggest night of the year featuring artists from every style of gospel/Christian music coming together for a night of music and celebration, will be produced in high definition and broadcast live on the Gospel Music Channel from 8 – 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

39th Annual GMA Dove Award Nominee List

Casting Crowns, The Clark Sisters, Natalie Grant, Point Of Grace, Skillet, tobyMac and Chris Tomlin are among the diverse and gifted artists nominated for gospel/Christian music’s highest honor – the Dove Award.

Martha Munizzi is Back and Ready to Change the World!

As expected, award winning Martha Munizzi once again puts her stamp of energy and sincere love for God on every song from her fourth independent live project entitled Change The World to release April 1, 2008.

Gospel Music Association Introduces New Online GMA Christian/Gospel Industry Directory

This unique and regularly updated directory will provide GMA members, music industry professionals and other interested parties immediate access to a comprehensive listing of Christian/gospel music companies, services and products.

The Legendary Clark Sisters Win Big Taking Home 3 Grammys At The 50th Annual Grammy Awards

The Clark Sisters took home trophies in three major categories: Best Traditional Gospel Album (for Live - One Last Time), Best Gospel Performance (for “Blessed & Highly Favored” – which tied with Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith”) and Best Gospel Song (“Blessed & Highly Favored”).

A Big Night for Gospel at the 50TH ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS

In an awards show packed with great moments, none was more spirited and inspiring than the gospel music segment during which Israel & New Breed shared the stage with Franklin, BeBe Winans, the Clark Sisters, the Madison Bumblebees and Trin-I-Tee 5:7.

Winners List – 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards

The GRAMMY Awards rang in its 50th show with a wide-ranging, celebratory telecast that honored the old, the new and everything in between as The Recording Academy paid tribute to its legacy as well as the exciting list of this year's honorees and performers. See the Christian and Gospel music winners of the night here!

Hope Today Magazine Partners with the Word Network

At the opening of the 2008 year, Hope Today Magazine- a Contemporary Lifestyle magazine- enters into an exclusive partnership with the Word Network, a burgeoning network that provides Christian programming specifically for the “urban” African American community.

Hope Today Magazine Partners with Streaming Faith

In January 2008, Hope Today Magazine, develops a partnership with Streaming Faith - a live streaming video production company designed to provide ministries with state of the art technology that empowers them to share their message to a worldwide audience.

Wow Gospel 2008 In Stores February 12th

The compilation offers a double dose of the groundbreaking hits that characterize the best of today’s Gospel music. WOW GOSPEL 2008 features 33 of the most vibrant and impassioned songs of the past year. Recognized world-wide as the top-selling Gospel compilation series, this 2-CD set will be released simultaneously with a DVD on February 12, 2008.

Jonathan Nelson New Project “Right Now Praise” Releases February 5th

Integrity Music has signed praise and worship leader Jonathan Nelson to an exclusive, long-term recording and publishing contract. Nelson and his ensemble, Purpose, will release their first Integrity CD “Right Now Praise” on February 5, 2008 worldwide.

EMI Christian Music Publishing and Lilly Mack Announce Groundbreaking Partnership

EMI CMG Publishing and Lilly Mack Publishing, home to the song catalogue of Grammy® Award winning, multi-platinum artist Kirk Franklin, and one of the world’s largest Gospel music catalogues, have agreed to a groundbreaking partnership that will open new territories for gospel songwriters and their music.

Winner of the Online Vocal Contest By Burger King® Announced

More than 370 singers from around the country uploaded videotaped A Capella performances on MySongMyWay.com to vie for the chance to win a VIP trip to Phoenix, Arizona and attend Super Bowl XLII.

Gospel Artist Carmen Calhoun Returns With New Project “Life”

Melding different sounds (including R&B, rock, hip hop, jazz and neo soul) and reflecting different life experiences, Calhoun becomes transparent with real issues and speaks of a God that can deliver from them all.

Black History Month On Gospel Music Channel Features World Premieres, Specials & Documentaries

Gospel Music Channel (GMC) will celebrate Black History Month this February with 29 days of music and artists that have inspired the world.

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