BET announced its slate of programs for the new season on Tuesday, April 2nd. Making a return is Bobby Jones Gospel, the longest continually running original series on cable television and the network’s flagship gospel program, the gospel competition Sunday Best hosted by Kirk Franklin and the ever popular Celebration of Gospel hosted by Steve Harvey.
Adding to the network’s line up is the much anticipated debut of The Sheards, a reality show following the lives of siblings Kierra and J Drew Sheard and their parents Bishop J Drew Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard. BET is also excited about the premiere of TD Jakes Presents: Mind Body and Soul, a talk show fronted by noted spiritual leader and motivator Bishop T D Jakes covering a wide range of topics including health and wellness, finance and relationships. The show will air on Sundays beginning in the fall of 2013 .
Bobby Jones Gospel returns to BET this Sunday with appearances from Dottie Peoples, Jason Nelson and Bryan Wilson. Peoples is riding high with the February 12th release of her latest CD I Got This and Wilson debuts his current radio single Expect You Now. New artist Mary Glover also makes an appearance. Bobby Jones Gospel airs on BET on Sundays. Check your local listings for time and station in your area.
Zacardi Cortez graces the stage of Bobby Jones Gospel this Sunday to tell the world, God Held Me Together. The 26 year old Texan has been making waves in gospel with high profile performances with the likes James Fortune, John P. Kee, Rance Allen and others. His debut CD, the introduction of Zacardi Cortez released last year dropped at #2 on the Billboard Gospel Chart and #8 on the R&B Albums Chart. Cortez is currently traveling the country on the United as One Tour featuring Fortune, Kierra Sheard and VaShawn Mitchell. Also appearing on BJG this week are the famed Chicago Mass Choir and 2013 BMI Trailblazer Tramaine Hawkins.
Fresh from appearances on Bobby Jones Gospel and at Stellar Weekend, The Wardlaw Brothers are ready to take gospel music to the next level. Natives of Georgia and reared in a religious home , the 5 brothers Tony, Martin Luther, Jamie, Carl and Rodney have been impacting audiences with their unique sound. Fans have warmly embraced the contemporary Boyz II Men sound of Somewhere Listening and can’t get enough of quartet drive from Right Now Lord.
Chances are you’ll turn on your tv this weekend and see Genita Pugh. The music video for her current radio smash “Who Can?” makes its television debut on Centric TV’s “Lifted” inspirational video program. In addition, Pugh makes her performance debut on BET’s long-running “Bobby Jones Gospel” program where she performs “Presence of the Lord” The praise continues on Friday, December 21st, when Pugh performs live on The Word Network’s “Rejoice in the Word” program.
Ted Winn delivers new music with “You Are The Reason” from his soon to be released sophomore project Perspective. Winn performs the single on BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel this coming Sunday. In the meantime, you can also hear Ted’s compositions on the Billboard chart topping Bishop Paul S. Morton CD Best Days Yet.
Celebrated Gospel Organist and 2012 Stellar Award Winner for Instrumental Gospel CD of the Year Moses Tyson, Jr. is counting the days until the release of his latest project Music 2, Remastered and Sacred Organ on November 13th.
Tyson celebrated his Stellar Award win with appearances on BET’s Celebration of Gospel and Bobby Jones Gospel in addition to appearances on TBN’s Praise the Lord program. Tyson’s label, Tymo Records saw the release of Bishop Ed Stephens and the Golden Gate Cathedral Choir in August and is making preparation for additional releases in the upcoming year.
Radio has warmly embraced “You Reign”, the first single from GODCHASER, the upcoming Verity debut of William Murphy. “You Reign” bowed at #22 on the R&R Gospel chart, and at #26 on the Soundscan Digital Genre Gospel Chart. The single gains momentum charting at #18 on this week’s chart.
Most will recognize Murphy from the 2001 smash hit Praise Is What I Do recorded by Shekinah Glory Ministry. However, gospel aficionados will remember hearing his soaring vocals on Jesus Is Alive from the Revival In the House CD as well as All Hail the Power from Bishop Clarence McClendon’s Shout Hallelujah CD. William Murphy was also a part of Michael Brooks group The Nation that recorded 2 cds for the CGI label.
Because we like to share, here is You Reign and All Hail the Power and be sure to look for William performing You Reign on BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel on Sunday, December 23rd.
Bobby Jones Gospel reported the passing of Emily Harris (pictured above second from right) via their official fan page on Facebook today. Harris travelled the world with Dr. Jones for over 2 decades as part of the New Life Singers (recording the critically acclaimed 1993 Tyscot CD Bring It To Jesus) and then as part of the Nashville Super Choir. (more…)
You would have to be living in a vacuum to not remember the glory days of Reverend Milton Brunson’s Thompson Community Singers. Affectionately known as the Tommies and hailing from Chicago, Illinois- the Gospel Music Capital of the World, this choir dominated the charts during the 80s and 90s with multiple hits fronted by masterful musicians and skilled lead vocalists. Leanne Faine was a huge part of the TCS hit machine(The Holy Ghost, Guess You’re Wondering) and went on to even greater acclaim with regular appearances on the Bobby Jones Gospel Show on BET and touring with Dr. Jones’ Nashville Super Choir ensemble. With 2solo projects under her belt (the self titled “Leanne” and “Conqueror”), the end of 2010 brought the release of her latest effort Serve the Lord.
Backed by a group of hand picked singers whom she christened Favor, Leanne brings the liquid smoke, lighter fluid and fire to the bar b cue on this project. Here lies a treasury of gospel standards done “Leanne Faine style”. The Power Plays include When the Gates Swing Open, Come to my Rescue (yes, the Luther Barnes one), her own cover of the Tommies’ Just a Prayer Away, a tribute to fellow TCS member Ethel Holloway in the form of He’ll Make it Alright and a contemporary Can I Get a Witness. The title cut Serve the Lord and He Kept Me round out the disc. Its unequivocally all Leanne and very nicely done.
BET announced its slate of programs for the new season on Tuesday, April 2nd. Making a return is Bobby Jones Gospel, the longest continually running original series on cable television and the network’s flagship gospel program, the gospel competition Sunday Best hosted by Kirk Franklin and the ever popular Celebration of Gospel hosted by Steve Harvey.
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