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 won the GMC Music Video Award for Best Soul Video of 2009. That wasn’t my first choice, but it was still a nice video. In case you haven’t seen the video, you can check it out below. Read more...
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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 issues with the most recent edition of Celebration of Gospel. It seems that people really wanted BET to show those spirit driven moments of the program. By many accounts, there were moments where the presence of the Holy Spirit could be felt in the theatre. If you watched the broadcast on TV, you were not able to see these moments, because they were edited out. Read more...
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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 of this show is. I understand that they don’t want to copy American Idol (in some ways). They are not looking for the best overall singer. They’re looking for the most marketable person they can find. Mitchell Solarek told Rachelle Garrett that “I don’t know where to place you commercially.” I knew right then and there that Rachelle wouldn’t last long in the competition and she didn’t. Read more...
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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 possible. It is about finding the person who will have the most overall appeal in the marketplace. So now we know that it is just not about the music. Read more...
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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 editing can be a little misleading at times. However, I was a little disappointed in with the overall pool of talent. If this was the best 37 singers they could find, I am scared to think what everyone else who auditioned sounded like. Read more...
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