by David Bruce Murray | Feb 14, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS Greater Vision announced that baritone singer Jon Epley is leaving the group at the end of February. Epley has performed with Greater Vision since 2017. Voting for the Southern Gospel Music Association’s 2025 Hall Of Fame begins on March 3rd. Those...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 7, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS The Kingdom Heirs announced they will pause appearances at Dollywood for several weeks in June, July, and early August. The group will instead be hitting the road for a summer tour. Artist Resource Services (ARS), the label services arm of New Day...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 31, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS Universal Music Group and Spotify announced an agreement that should lead to “new paid subscription tiers, bundling of music and non-music content, and a richer audio and visual content catalog.” The announcement stated the new agreement will...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 24, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS The Dixie Echoes announced the departure of tenor singer Buddy Bates. Those interested in auditioning for the open position should send a demo and résumé to: scootde78@aol.com Singing News announced the winner of their 2024 Songwriter’s Search is...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 17, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS Daywind announced they have signed the Chuck Wagon Gang to their Thoroughbred Records label. Group leader Shaye Smith said of the change, “We have a foothold in Southern, Country, and Bluegrass Gospel. Thoroughbred Records recognizes this and has given us...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 10, 2025 | News
#NEWSNUGGETS Alan Kendall announced his first book will be released on March 12. Titled Decades of Music, Decades of Memories, Volume One: 70 Years Of Songs, Stories, and Moments From The Kingsmen, the 350+-page book will feature stories of 120 songs, stories from...