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The most performed Christian rock, contemporary Christian, inspirational, southern and urban Gospel songs on U.S. Christian radio were celebrated at the 2014 BMI Christian Awards on June 17th.  Aaron Lindsey was honored as one of the six Christian songwriters of the year for Its Not Over (When God Is In It) for Israel Houghton and My Testimony for Marvin Sapp.  Other award winning songs included Awesome (Charles Jenkins), Life and Favor (John P. Kee) and Take Me To The King (Kirk Franklin).

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.

Following up on his Grammy win for Best Gospel Album, Reach Records recording artist Lecrae joins ten time Grammy Award Winner Chaka Khan on her new single, Its Not Over.  The single is available for digital download today and is  part of the Ikhan Project scheduled for release on April 30th.

A Samar Biggham brings new definition to the expression “a son of the church”,  for church and gospel music come very naturally to him.  Samar is the grandson of noted producer/singer/songwriter and Georgia Mass Choir front man, Reverend Milton Biggham.   During his college years, Samar was an integral part of the famed Benedict College Gospel Choir serving as co-director. He was featured alongside his father Anthony and grandfather on Its Not Over from the Georgia Mass Choir’s 2007 Tell It CD.  Today, Reverend Samar serves as an associate minister at the Mount Vernon Baptist Church where his grandfather is pastor.  Each week, he can be found leading the congregation in worship  while ministering the gospel in song and the preached word at various churches and auditoriums across the country .

On November 16th, he makes his solo debut as his first single Every Praise,  is released for download via Amazon.com and iTunes.