The story of the UK’s premier regular gospel event, GL Live, continues with the latest chapter revealing an exciting line up for the first event of 2010. GL Live VI will hit Nottingham, Birmingham and London and as usual there will be a mix of British and American acts for the shows.
No hype this time around, just a fantastic line up and GL Live’s commitment to a life changing message and an evening of compelling music. Popular New Yorker Richie Righteous will be bringing his unique and powerful blend of hip hop and ministry to the UK stage and sharing his dynamic testimony. His debut album is already creating waves so GL Live welcomes newcomer Mali Music who will be making his UK debut backed by a live band. Representing the UK are Tunday, who is playing his first GL event after the success of his excellent debut album and fellow Londoners Lola Godheld, Husky and TP. The host DJ will be DJ 4Real.
As the noughties come to a close, Gospel Link are set to position themselves to make a huge impact in the next decade. Best known for The GL Live events and the publication of Gospel Link magazine, the organisation has seen a number of changes including a rebranding, the launch of a brand new website and a number of changes within the core team.
After 42 issues, the Gospel Link magazine goes from strength to strength. In a scene where other gospel music publications have been launched with a fanfare but folded before making it into double figures, Gospel Link has set the standards for design and championing new artists from the UK and USA.
The new decade sees the creation of a new team to produce the magazine and create fresh material for the completely new website. The appointment of the respected broadcaster and journalist Mike Rimmer as the magazine’s editor has already seen the magazine go through some changes as a new team of young, fresh writers are currently coming on board to take magazine and website to a new level of creativity and professionalism in the new decade.
Rimmer shares, “I’m aware that I have joined Gospel Link at an exciting time in its history and want to be part of a team that takes it all to a new level. Inevitably there have been changes and difficult choices, especially in the creation of a new team but this is all part of positioning the magazine and website for the future.”
UPRISE PRESENTS…. WORD FROM THE STREET is a controversial documentary that follows Darrell James, a former criminal gun dealer and gang leader, to the most popular urban gospel music concert, GL Live. Offering him his first experience of hearing the powerful anti-gun message promoted through current urban gospel music.
Darrell James says at the beginning of his journey “Gospel music is still only music!, can it actually help? It’s just another option, AND ANOTHER WAY FOR THE CHURCH TO MAKE MORE MONEY,”
Tune into see if the artists below can change his mind.
Soundtrack features some of the top artist from the US and UK urban gospel scene, including performances from; TRIPLE-O, LECRAE, SAMMY G, JAYESS, NEW DIRECTION CREW and music from GUVNA B, COMMISSION, 29th CHAPTER, DUBLIT, ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, TP and many more.
