M2 Kingdom Xperience will present Christmas with Jabari Johnson, an evening of holiday-themed gospel music, on Friday, December 4, at 7:00 p.m. at Impact Church, 3935 Twin Pines Road in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Titus Jackson will host the concert, which features Jabari Johnson as the headliner. The program also includes The Fraser 5, The C3 Movement, Antuan Barnes, The Ministry of Kenny Mayo, Re-Formed, and Terris Gamble & Living Testimony.

General admission tickets are $40. VIP tickets are $65 and include a VIP lanyard, early entry, and a meet and greet with the artists. Groups of 10 or more can ask about discounted group rates. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

Island Tribe Collective will bring together some of the Caribbean’s gospel and worship voices on November 30th for the Island Worship Recording, a live event at the Sanctuary Empowerment Centre in Barbados.

The evening begins at 6:00 PM and is free to attend, though entry is by RSVP only. Guests can reserve their place through the collective’s website, islandtribecollective.com.

The lineup is headlined by Positive, Sherwin Gardner and Kevin Downswell. They will be joined by Alicia Taylor, Alyssa Joseph, John Yarde, Marc Isaacs, Colyn Kristopher, Trecian Bryan and Jaicko Lawrence.

The Sanctuary Empowerment Centre is located at 14 Country Road, Bridgetown, Saint Michael. Because it is a live recording, attendees will be part of the session itself and help shape its atmosphere.

This December, Tasha Cobbs Leonard will travel through the Midwest on a three-city mini tour dubbed “An Unscripted Christmas.”

The tour begins on Friday, December 18, in St. Louis, Missouri, and continues Saturday, December 19, in Chicago, Illinois. It wraps up on Sunday, December 20, in Detroit, Michigan, just days before Christmas. The run extends the Unscripted Nights Tour brand.

The tour is presented in partnership with Motown Gospel, TeeLee Records, and Collective Touring.

Grammy Award-winning gospel music icon Kirk Franklin released his highly anticipated double album, I Am What I Am, on October 30, 2026, through Uptown Records. The 14-track project showcases two sides of his musical artistry, pairing contemporary studio recordings with live performances rooted in traditional gospel.

The album features an impressive lineup of guest artists, including Davido, GloRilla, Jelly Roll, Tobe Nwigwe, Karen Clark Sheard and Tim Rogers. Blending gospel, hip-hop, R&B and Afrobeats influences, the project explores themes of faith, personal growth, vulnerability and self-acceptance.

With more than three decades in gospel music, Franklin continues to push creative boundaries while maintaining his connection to the genre’s spiritual foundation. I Am What I Am offers listeners an intimate look at the artist, his journey and the music that defines him.

The Apostolic Pentecostal Church of Pickering has announced the “Music For His Glory 2026: It’s All In Hymn” concert, scheduled for Sunday, November 15. The evening is designed to bridge generational divides by delivering traditional, faith-building anthems arranged with a fresh, contemporary gospel production.

This event brings two internationally acclaimed co-headliners to the Pickering stage. Making her venue debut is celebrated Jamaican gospel artist and vocal powerhouse Rhoda Isabella, alongside returning contemporary worship leader Antwaun Cooks from Atlanta, Georgia.

The Apostolic Pentecostal Church is located at 1920 Notion Road in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. Click here for tickets.