The G.M.A’s 2009 is the first annual Gospel Music Awards Ceremony in the UK. The Gospel Music Awards UK, is by no means a competition but an evening of appreciation and recognition of some of our best talented and hard working Christian musicians. The format of the event will include an Awards show, a Concert and After Party, at one of Europe’s largest hotel and conference centres, Hilton Metropole Hotel, London on Saturday 5th December 2009.
This unique event aims to:
celebrate and honour the best of Gospel music and culture in the UK
showcase and promote the diverse range of talent in UK gospel industry
raise the profile of Christian events in the UK,
become a permanent fixture in the UK’s annual Christian events calendar
award the achievements of Christians who have laboured with excellence
In the Kingdom streets are paved with gold no more crying
I’m on an assignment for the Kingdom
Stay on the battlefield till you get there I’ll meet you in the air
In the Kingdom Kingdom Kingdom
When Fred Hammond appeared at The Music Experience in Chicago on September 29, it was an unforgettable event. There was a line wrapped around the block. A group of tourists from Sweden filled the balcony. Fred Hammond poured his heart out in a one-on-one interview with Dedry Jones (founder of The Music Experience) and gave a stirring performance that included music from his new CD LOVE UNSTOPPABLE, spontaneous worship songs and Hammond favorites such as “Blessed” and “This Is The Day.”
This Thursday, Gospel fans worldwide are invited to relive the excitement online as The Fred Hammond Music Experience is streamed atwww.verityrecords.comThe stream event will begin and 3 p.m. EST and will include a chat facilitated by Dedry Jones.
“The Experience was definitely one of the best events I’ve ever done,” Hammond said. “It was a great evening and I love that what happened in that one venue will now be available to people around the world.”
Fred Hammond’s latest CD LOVE UNSTOPPABLE is number two on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart and the first single, “They That Wait,” is currently #2 at Gospel radio.
Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir from Atlanta West Pentecostal Church won Verizon Wireless’ How Sweet the Sound competition and has earned the title of “The Best Church Choir in America.” During the grand finale, held on Nov. 7 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Atlanta West Pentecostal Church Choir walked away with not only the title, but a cash prize of $30,000.
The second annual How Sweet the Sound finale brought together the best church choirs from 11 cities across the nation. Gospel music celebrities, who added performances to the night’s entertainment, judged and hosted the event. Returning for a second year, GRAMMY winning music legend Marvin Sapp helped judge the choirs along with GRAMMY Award-winning Gospel artist Dorinda Clark Cole and Gospel music legend Byron Cage.
In 2008, After spending 32 weeks as the number one song at Gospel radio, Marvin Sapp’s, “Never World Have Made It,” becomes the longest running number one radio single across all formats in the history of the BDS chart and surpasses former record-shattering hits that have topped the Adult Contemporary, Rock, Hot AC and Regional Mexican Charts for 25 weeks or more.
“We are immensely proud to have made radio history. This is a great moment for Marvin Sapp and a great moment for Gospel music that will stand for years to come,” says B. Jeffrey Grant-Clark, Zomba Gospel’s Vice President of Promotions/Artist Relations.
“This has been such an amazing experience, because we weren’t even going to put this song on the album,” said Marvin Sapp. “The song was birthed during a time of pain that I thought would be my breaking point, but everyone has had a “never would have made it” moment and that’s why I think the song is receiving such a tremendous response.”
When it comes to lifting their voices in song, Grammy award-winning gospel duo Mary Mary send praises to the heavens. As sisters, Tina Campbell and Erica Campbell share a familial bond that’s prevalent in their Billboard chart-topping songs such as the hip-hop-infused anthem “God In Me.” ESSENCE.com caught up with Mary Mary to discuss the controversy surrounding their latest hit, how they have learned to brush negativity off their shoulder and being pregnant at the same time.
When Fred Hammond appeared at The Music Experience in Chicago on September 29, it was an unforgettable event. There was a line wrapped around the block. A group of tourists from Sweden filled the balcony. Fred Hammond poured his heart out in a one-on-one interview with Dedry Jones (founder of The Music Experience) and gave a stirring performance that included music from his new CD LOVE UNSTOPPABLE, spontaneous worship songs and Hammond favorites such as “Blessed” and “This Is The Day.”
