by Sony Elise | Mar 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
What a week! How quickly everyone went from living normal lives to flooding stores and cancelling major events. It’s been interesting watching responses to the Coronavirus. Some are concerned while others think it’s all a lot of hype and are annoyed that...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 14, 2020 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Lift His Name is the first release by Karen Peck & New River since 2017’s Hope For All Nations. Five of the nine songs are co-written by Karen. A song written by former group member Ricky Braddy is also included (“I Know Jesus Lives”). “The...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 13, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced the 2020 Hall Of Fame inductees will include The Isaacs, 4Him, Commissioned, and Bill Hearn. These will be inducted to the GMA Hall Of Fame in a ceremony on May 6 in Nashville, Tennessee. At the same...
by Sony Elise | Mar 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
This past week, I bought my niece a birthday gift. Her birthday isn’t until August but I like to plan ahead so as not to get caught last minute buying something that the person doesn’t want nor need. Upon arriving home, I found that she was having a really...
by David Bruce Murray | Mar 6, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Absolutely Gospel Music announced the performers for their 2020 awards show will include Jeff & Sheri Easter, Joseph Habedank, The Perrys, Jim & Melissa Brady, Tribute Quartet, Sisters, Michael Combs, Wilburn & Wilburn, The Nelons, The...
by Kyle Boreing | Feb 29, 2020 | CD Reviews
Produced by Jeff CollinsSkyland/Crossroadsendlesshighway.orgFormat: CD & DigitalRelease Date: March 20, 2020Format Reviewed: CD (label provided) Tune-O-Meter: Medium-High SONG TITLES: Keep Lookin’ Up (Kenna West/Jason Cox) / Somebody’s World Changed...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 28, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK The April Potter Agency recently added soloist Riley Harrison Clark to their roster. Promoters should contact Potter to book Clark going forward. Singing News magazine is now accepting votes online for the first round of the 2020 Fan Awards. The awards...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 27, 2020 | Superlatives
Thank you to all who have responded via Facebook and the occasional comment here over the past two weeks. I hope each of you had as much fun following the results as I have watching the votes come in. Thanks for sticking with us to the end! I had originally intended...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 26, 2020 | Superlatives
Concert Event Of The 2010s National Quartet Convention – The “Granddaddy of them all” is still the top event Southern Gospel has to offer in the collective opinion of our MusicScribe staff writers. When the decade began, the annual event was held at...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 25, 2020 | Superlatives
Songwriter Of The 2010s Dianne Wilkinson/Joseph Habedank (TIE) – Voting in the Songwriter category was very tight and produced several ties including a tie for the number one spot! Dianne Wilkinson is one of our genres living legends who has written many of the...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 24, 2020 | Superlatives
Group Of The 2010s Triumphant – Since their formation in 2002, Triumphant has maintained the same four front-line singers and consistently produced top quality music. Singing News subscribers have selected Triumphant as their Favorite Quartet every year since...
by Sony Elise | Feb 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
A friend and I have an ongoing discussion: Does God control the world, or are we left to our own devices until the day He calls us Home? I have friends who say that God instigates everything that happens while others agree that God allows what happens to His children,...
