Master Worship Leader and multiple Grammy winner Israel Houghton adds movie producer to his credits. He dons his Executive Producer cap and with business partner Galley Molina launches I’m In Love With A Church Girl, the first movie from their RGM Films production company. The movie, a story of love and redemption stars Ja Rule, Adrienne Bailon and Stephen Baldwin. Houghton serves as one of the music composers along with Bruce Fowler. The film is slated for a theatrical release on October 4th.
In the meantime, be sure to catch Israel with Jason Nelson and Jonathan Butler performing Its Not Over (When God Is In It) from his Jesus At The Center CD on BET’s Celebration of Gospel this Sunday.
Congratulations to the following artist and songwriters who won GRAMMY Awards in the Gospel category at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. These awards were given during the Grammy Pre-Show on Grammy.com
Best Gospel/ Contemporary Music Performance: 10, 000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)- Matt Redman
Best Gospel Song- “Go Get It”- Erica Cambpell, Tina Campbell, Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song- 10, 000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)- Matt Redman and Jonas Myrin & Your Presence Is Heaven- Israel Houghton and Micah Massey
Best Gospel Album- Gravity- Lecrae
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album- Eye On It- Toby Mac
Tune into tonight as some of Gospel’s new and biggest acts invade TBN. Pastor Donnie McClurkin hosts Stellar Awards Praise with Israel Houghton, Rance Allen, Kim Burrell, Anita Wilson, Charles Jenkins, Kurt Carr, Smokie Norful, Tasha Cobbs, Anthony Brown & Group Therapy in Nashville, TN. ”Praise The Lord” airs at 10pm EST on TBN. Check local listings for more information.
With 2012 wrapping up, its evident that the saints of GOD are holding fast to the message “It’s Not Over”. Israel Houghton’s latest hit with James Fortune, and Pastor Jason Nelson from his latest release “Jesus At The Center” has hit #1 on the Gospel Singles Chart. Israel will perform the song on the 2013 Stellar Awards in Nashville, and currently has two Grammy Nominations.
The Largest Gospel Concert in the world is taking place in Lagos Nigeria tonight. The Experience 2012 held in the Tafewa Balewa Square brings together a crowd of over 500,000 with performances from some of Gospel’s finest including: Don Moen, Israel Houghton, Fred Hammond, Micah Stampley, Chevelle Franklin, Deitrick Haddon, and the Soweto gospel singers.
Los Angeles based worship leader, singer/songwriter and actor (One Night with the King, Preacher’s Kid) Javen Campbell signed a joint venture agreement with Tyscot Records and is scheduled to release Worship In The Now, a live CD produced by Jonathan Nelson in 2013.
Javen’s 2009 release Keeping the Faith produced the hit single None Like You and featured guest appearances from Israeal Houghton, Damita Haddon and Deitrick Hadon and was nominated for a Dove award.
One can certainly ask, Where in the world is Deitrick Haddon? The answer is he is not standing still for very long. Deitrick has had a very busy November in the studio working on music for his new CD, The League of Extraordinary Worshippers. In the midst of recording, Haddon ministered the gospel in song in the city of lights; Paris, France. In December, Haddon joins Fred Hammond, Don Moen, Israel Hougton, Micah Stampley and others for The Experience 2012, the largest musical concert in Lagos, Nigeria attracting crowds of over 250,000.
AND THIS: TV One will celebrate the holiday season with the world television premiere of “Deitrick Haddon’s A BEAUTIFUL SOUL” on Saturday, December 22, 8:00PM EST
Just in case you missed it, here’s Kirk Franklin, Pastor Marvin Sapp, Pastor Donnie McClurkin, and Israel Houghton perform a medley of their hits LIVE on ABC’s “The View” …don’t forget “The King’s Men Tour” is coming to a city near you!
Folks make sure to tune in to ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday July 24th, 2012 to see the men of the The King’s Men tour: Israel Houghton, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, and Marvin Sapp. They will make a special appearance and give us a sneak peak of what’s to come on this groundbreaking tour!Let’s support them next Tuesday and send the ratings through the roof!
This is the tour that you don’t want to miss! Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, Pastor Donnie McClurkin, and Pastor Marvin Sapp live on one stage! 4 of GOSPEL’s leading men are hitting the road in September, hitting 15 cities across the United States. Combined and individually these artist have received numerous awards and sold millions of albums worldwide. Each artist have given the GOSPEL community timeless worship and praise anthems. The idea of them all coming together on one stage…one word… ELECTRIFYING!
The tour kicks off September 16th in Phoenix Arizona, and tickets go on sale May at Ticketmaster May 8th! You definitely want to be in the building for this!
stars Ja Rule, Adrienne Bailon and Stephen Baldwin. Houghton serves as one of the music composers along with Bruce Fowler. The film is slated for a theatrical release on October 4th.
