Nia Allen and Jor’Dan Armstrong ascend a spot to No. 1 on Gospel Airplay with “Sunshine.” Armstrong and Allen co-authored it with Kortez Harris, the latter two of whom also co-produced it. The Dallas-based Allen banks her second Gospel Airplay ruler, following “Wait (2020),” which led for a week in May 2021. “I’m in Love […]
PRECIOUS Do you know how precious your life is to God? We have all heard a million times about how he loved the world so much that he sent his Son to die for us, but do we truly understand how desperately God longs for us? How passionately he pursues us? God’s love is the […]
To Jevon Dewand & The Trap Starz, “trap” doesn’t refer to being stuck. Instead, it stands for “talent revolving around purpose.” The group consists of musicians Jevon Dewand, Jazze Pha and Gasner The Artist. They have been nominated for two 2024 Stellar Gospel Music Awards: New Artist of the Year, and Album of the […]
GROWING IN LOVE Love is hard. It means sacrificing our own priorities for those of another. It goes against our natural flesh instincts. In and of ourselves, love is not our matural reaction or response to the people around us. We have to grow in love and we can only learn this properly from the […]
Singer-songwriter/producer Pastor Deitrick Haddon is making noise with his single “Never Be the Same,” which recently landed atop the MediaBase and Billboard Gospel Radio charts. The track, taken from the album One Night in California, arrived last March. It follows a joint album with producer Zaytoven, an USHER collaboration, a role in the TV One film Sins Of The Father and an appearance in the ALLBLK film The Fallen of which he produced […]
Singer-songwriter/producer Pastor Deitrick Haddon is making noise with his single “Never Be the Same,” which recently landed atop the MediaBase and Billboard Gospel Radio charts. The track, taken from the album One Night in California, arrived last March. It follows a joint album with producer Zaytoven, an USHER collaboration, a role in the TV One film Sins Of The Father and an appearance in the ALLBLK film The Fallen of which he produced […]
Karen Clark Sheard scores her second solo No. 1, and first in a lead role, on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart as “Send It Down” rises two spots to the top of the list dated Jan. 4. Clark Sheard co-authored the song with Kierra Sheard, her daughter; J. Drew Sheard II, her son; and Marcus Johnson, who also produced […]
Every Word When we are too weak in our flesh to know how or what to pray, we can count on the Holy Spirit to show us the way. What a relief! When the words don’t seem to come out right or our supplications feel empty, we can submit to the Holy Spirit to intercede […]
Billboard Gospel Air Play Chart Week of August 31, 2024 1. Hold On Ricky Dillard 2. Look At God Koryn Hawthorne 3. Up Up Up Anthony Brown 4. That’s My King CeCe Winans (greatest gainer this week) 5. God Be Praised Charles Jenkins 6. It’s Morning Latrice Pace 7. Working For Me Tamela Mann 8. Great and Mighty Dorinda Clark Cole […]
Brent Jones banks his second total and consecutive No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart as “Live Your Best Life!” ascends to the top of the Aug. 3-dated list. During the July 19-25 tracking week, the song advanced by 3% in plays among format reporters, according to Luminate. The single is the title cut from Jones’ 12-track album, […]
Real Love Authenticity. It matters, doesn’t it? We wonder if the gem, the handbag, the promise, is real. We’ve all heard the expression, “If it’s too good to be true, it’s probably not,” so we scrutinize the people and possessions in our lives, looking for authenticity. What great comfort we can take in our God: […]
Coffee With God How is morning for you? Do you rise before you need to, eager to start your day, or is the snooze button your best friend? If you are in the former group, do you begin your day with God? Numerous times in Scripture, we are encouraged to be morning people. For […]