Earnest Pugh has teamed up with J. Moss and the PAJAM team to create I Believe You Most. The song debuting at radio this week is the lead single for Pugh’s upcoming Live In Nassau album .
Pugh will record a live version of the song as part of his May 3rd session on his newly formed P Man Music Group label produced by Grammy winner Cedric Thompson. In addition to cameos by various gospel artists, Pugh has planned an O’landa Draper tribute medley honoring the founder of the Memphis based group The Associates and Pugh’s mentor.
BET Sunday Best Auditions are about to begin and BET has released the official list of audition songs contestants can sing:
Audition Songs
1. I Need Your Glory – Earnest Pugh
2. Nobody Greater – Vashawn Mitchell
3. Awesome – Charles Jenkins
4. Thank You Lord (For All You’ve Done For Me) – Walter Hawkins
5. I’ll Make It – Hezekiah Walker
6. Turning Around For Me – Vashawn Mitchell
7. Indescribable – Kierra Sheard
8. Holy Holy Holy – Traditional Version
9. I Need Thee Every Hour – Traditional Version
10. No Not One (There’s Not A Friend) – Traditional Version
11. Near The Cross (In The Cross) – Traditional Version
12. Blessed Assurance – Traditional Version
13. Blessed Quietness – Traditional Version
14. Jesus Paid It All – Traditional Version
15. Never Alone – Traditional Version
16. Battle Hymn Of The Republic – Traditional Version
17. It Pays To Serve Jesus – Traditional Version
18. Just As I Am – Traditional Version
19. Since Jesus Came Into My Heart – Traditional Version
20. It Is Well – Traditional Version
21. Power In The Blood – Traditional Version
22. Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us – Traditional Version
23. I Surrender All – Traditional Version
24. Bye and Bye (When The Morning Comes) – Traditional Version
GOSPELflava caught up with Earnest Pugh at the 2013 BMI Trailblazers Luncheon in Nashville, TN. He talks with our red carpet correspondent Goo Goo from weTV’s “Mary Mary”, about his new artist Charles Butler, and all the exciting things going on with his new label.
Things are changing for Gospel’s Hardest Working Man. It was announced late today that Earnest Pugh is relocating from the DC area to Houston to consult with Houston’s Silverlake Christian Church pastored by Reginald DeVaughn.
Earnest Pugh is “earnestly” earning his way into the hearts of gospel music lovers. The Christmas with Earnest Pugh and Friends tour was announced today begins on Wednesday with its first stop in Dallas Texas at the Concord Baptist Church featuring music from the Billboard chart topping Christmas with Earnest Pugh and Friends. The tour will feature several members of the EPM Music Group family along with Pugh including Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis, Keith Williams and the incomparable Chrystal Rucker. Additional information and tour dates can be found above as well as on the EPM Music Group website at www.epmmusicgroup.com
Well it was another nonstop weekend for Gospel Music
The “hardest working woman in show business “ Vickie Winans began Thanksgiving Day in worship at Memphis’ Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ, then appeared in concert in Columbus, OH on Friday. Trying to keep up with her was the equally as hard working Earnest Pugh who after making his acting debut on TV One’s Rickey Smiley Show celebrated his birthday on Friday, passed through Columbus on Saturday and then shared the stage with Beverly Crawford, DeWayne Woods, Leandria Johnson and Tyronn Wilkins in Spartanburg, SC for an Evening of Worship on Sunday at Evangel Temple.
Miami native and hip hop superstar Flo Rida was the host for the Big Dreams for Kids Foundation’s Gospel Explosion on Saturday at Carol City Park. The free event drew a capacity crowd to see special guests J Moss, Deitrick Haddon and Mary Mary. James Hall and Worship and Praise returned to Montreal on Saturday for a concert appearance at the Outrement Theater. Canada holds a special place in Hall’s heart as his Stellar Award nominated Trip Down Memory Lane was recorded in Toronto and King of Glory was recorded in Montreal in 1995.
Donnie McClurkin joined Bishop Marvin Winans in Johannesburg South Africa for Perfecting Church International’s 2012 Holy Convocation. Byron Cage joined the ranks of fellow radio angels Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams with the debut of Sunday Joy airing from noon to 4pm each Sunday on DC’s Praise 104.1 FM, a Radio One station. Cage was feted with a brunch at the Carlyle Club in Alexandria for the show’s first broadcast and many well wishers were on hand including Tye Tribett.
EPM Music Group’s Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis makes an impressive debut at #9 on the Billboard Gospel Album’s Chart. This is the first national release for the Memphis based ensemble whose project was released on October 30th.
EPM Music Group continues to hold its own as Christmas with Earnest Pugh and Friends also makes the top ten landing at #5 on the Billboard Chart.
Congratulations to Earnest Pugh and EPM Music Group. Christmas with Earnest Pugh and Friends has debuted at #2 on Billboard’s prestigious Top Gospel Albums chart. This marks the second Top Ten release for the new EPM Music Group. The Christmas album also charted at number 18 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart and number 84 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart.
Earnest Pugh doesn’t let good talent pass him by. Memphis based Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis is but one of the recent signings to the EPM Music Group label, and they are wasting no time in tearing up the airwaves with the release of their “Thanksgiving Anthem of the Year” Thank You, Lord
Vincent Tharpe and Kenosis have already established a presence in gospel music with appearances on BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel in addition to taking top prize at Dorinda Clark Cole’s Singers & Musicians Conference Artist Showcase Competition in 2011. The CD (their first nationally released outing) drops on October 30th.
