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Marvin Winans Jr. is hitting the studio to work on his second album. This project is will include some very well know artists and producers like Rodney Jerkins, Marvin Winans Sr., Israel Houghton and Aaron Lindsay. I’ll let you know when I hear about a release date. In other news… The Gospel Music Channel has recently announced that Marvin Winans Jr.’s song You Never Let Me Down [...]

I will be the first one to admit that BET has made some very questionable programming decisions over the last couple of years. Many people would argue that BET is contributing to the dumbing down of the African American community. That being said, BET is to be commended for their Gospel music programming, more specifically Celebration of Gospel. I’m surprised by the number of people that had [...]

Last night I watched episode 3 of Gospel Dream 2009 and it was time for the female contestants to show what they can do. The producers brought in Natalie Grant to serve as vocal coach. Overall, I think Natalie’s influence helped out, because the vocal quality of the contestants definitely improved. I have to be honest. I am still trying to figure this show out. I am not sure what the identity [...]

Now that the 10 finalists have been chosen, their next step was to go the a boot camp. This boot camp consisted of vocal coaching, wardrobe, photos, and media training. There was not any competitive singing and nobody got voted off. Here are my observations from episode 2. They Are Not Looking for the Best Singer Episode 2 made it very clear to me that Gospel Dream is not about finding the best singer [...]

Last night the Gospel Music Channel aired episode 1 of the 2009 Gospel Dream competition. The show featured 3 judges (Michelle Williams, J. Moss, Mitchell Solarek) and 2 co-hosts (Kimberly Locke, Mike Kasem). After a nationwide search, 37 contestants were given a chance to audition for the judges. After watching the show, I left with the following observations: Where Was the Talent? I know that TV [...]

On Thursday, April 23 at 7 PM ET, the Gospel Music Channel will air a new documentary called “From Idol to Inspiration”. The documentary will explore the relationship between American Idol and Christian/Gospel music. American Idol has brought us a number of Christian artists like George Huff, Mandisa, Melinda Doolittle and Ruben Studdard. Clearly there is a connection between American [...]