by Diana Brantley | Feb 19, 2020 | Superlatives
In the categories of Song, Album, and Concept Video, we had 20 or more nominations each! Because there are so many, we have opted not to narrow these down to a single pick. Instead, each MusicScribe writer will announce their picks in these categories. Here are my...
by Daniel J. Mount | Feb 18, 2020 | Superlatives
In the categories of Song, Album, and Concept Video, we had 20 or more nominations each! Because there are so many, we have opted not to narrow these down to a single pick. Instead, each MusicScribe writer will announce their picks in these categories. Here are my...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 17, 2020 | Superlatives
In the categories of Song, Album, and Concept Video, we had 20 or more nominations each! Because there are so many, we have opted not to narrow these down to a single pick. Instead, each MusicScribe writer will announce their picks in these categories. Here are my...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 14, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Jackson Heights (consisting of former DMB Band members) signed a management deal with Gateway Management. Darin & Brooke Aldridge band member Carley Arrowood (fiddle/vocals) has signed a solo recording agreement with Mountain Home Music Company....
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 14, 2020 | Superlatives
An additional category has been added to the Best Of The 2010s: Top Fan. To determine the Top Fan of the past 10 years, we asked artists to vote. After all, it’s the artists who know more Southern Gospel fans than anyone else! By an overwhelming margin, the...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 8, 2020 | Superlatives
Over the past couple of weeks, the MusicScribe staff has diligently reviewed the music of the past ten years (2010-2019) and distilled it down to 12 categories representing the very Best Of The 2010s. Congratulations to the nominees! Our top selections for each...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 7, 2020 | News
NEWS THIS WEEK Jason Crabb recently signed recording and publishing agreements with Red Street Records. The label was launched by Rascal Flatts member Jay Demarcus and industry mogul Don Koch in 2019. The Harper Agency announced the addition of The Sound to the...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 1, 2020 | CD Reviews, DVD Review, Reviews
Billy Blackwood’s From The Heart is a collection of slow orchestrated selections. Most of these are familiar classics. Blackwood’s melodies are sung simply, not over-decorated. The most interesting tracks are the duets: “In The Garden” with...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 31, 2020 | News
Bruce Taliaferro who sang lead for Gold City from 2008-2010 has returned to fill the same role in the wake of Scott Brand’s resignation. Brand had been traveling with the group since 2016. Former Mark Trammell Quartet tenor Blake Buffin announced the formation...
by Kyle Boreing | Jan 28, 2020 | DVD Review, Reviews
Last year, a documentary was released called Russ Taff: I Still Believe (an accompanying book and audio release also hit the market around the same time). The documentary was screened as a “one-night-only” event and later released on home video. While...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 24, 2020 | News
Absolutely Gospel Music announced the nominees for their 2020 awards last week. Click HERE to view the list of nominees. REMEMBERING Charles Novell School Of Music founder Charles Novell passed away on January 17, 2020. A memorial service for Novell is planned...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 21, 2020 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, News, Singing News
Some Southern Gospel DJs are expressing disappointment with new reporting requirements for the Singing News Top 80 airplay chart. They must now turn in a computer-generated spin count of songs played on their station along with their report. Some complaints include:...
