On Sunday, July 11th at 5PM (local time), all are invited to tune into Television Jamaica’s traditional and social media platforms, as they will be streaming the 2021 Sterling Gospel Music Awards. Viewers will be treated to performances from Geneva Ayre, Petra Kaye and Kevin Downswell, as well as the winner of Sterling’s new talent showcase.
For additional information about this year’s awards show visit their official website: sterlinggospelawards dot com.
On Saturday, September 18th and Sunday, September 19th, H.E.R. in collaboration with Live Nation Urban will present the 2021 Lights On Festival. The event will be held at the Concord Pavilion, which is located at 2000 Kirker Pass Road, in Concord, California.
The confirmed lineup includes: Erykah Badu, Bryson Tiller, Ari Lennox, Ty Dolla $ign, Keyshia Cole, Masego, Lucky Daye, Kiana Lede, Foushee, Blxst, Tiana Major9, Maeta, Brianna, Sabrina, Maxx Moore, Lorea, Arin Ray, VanJess and Tone Stith. Click here for tickets.
On Friday Romain Virgo announced the release of his self-produced new single, Beautiful To Me. The song, which is on the VP Records label, can aptly be described as a fusion of both R&B and soul.
A day after the song went live on music platforms he uploaded the official video. Click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
The highly anticipated album, I Need Revival, by VOUS Worship, is now available on all music platforms. The eleven-track project was officially released on June 11th by the VOUS Worship team, under exclusive license to Watershed Music Group.
I Need Revival is a collection of heartfelt, powerful songs that shows the group’s love for Jesus, as well as the outstanding musical talent of the writers, musicians and singers. Click here or on the image above to watch their latest video, Give Me Jesus, and remember to like, comment and share.
Ghanaian Gospel singer and songwriter Nayaah, who is now based in Luton (United Kingdom), is back with a brand new single titled We Hail You. She released the worship song last week along with the official visuals.
Click here or on the image above to check out the video and remember to like, comment and share.
Jamaican reggae-gospel singer and songwriter Derrick Scott is reviving his 2018 studio album, Gospel Truth, with the release of the official video for God Answer Prayer (track number four). Although the album has been out for a couple of years, some of the songs continue to get heavy rotation, resulting in a lot of ongoing new opportunities for Scott.
God Answer Prayer is one of the song that is continuously attracting new listeners. It is particularly unique to Jamaicans as it is inspired by Neville Martin‘s My Leader Born Yah, the unofficial anthem for one of the island’s major political party. Scott, who is a committed Christian, decided to give Martin‘s song a make-over by emphasizing his love for Jamaica and his belief that the island is truly blessed and covered by God.
In keeping with the lyrics in God Answer Prayer, the new video also highlights all that is good about Jamaica, with a few performance scenes from Derrick Scott sprinkled throughout. He shot two of the performances earlier this year in Florida, where he is currently based, while the stage-show scene was captured last year during his annual Gospel Mission concert. Additional clips that shows the beauty of the island and it’s people, were collected by Maria Jackson, who also did the editing.
At the end of April, Jamaican-American Rastafarian poet turned recording artist Sheldon Gava, released a seven-track EP titled Weather Change. The independent project features music that can accurately be described as reggae-fused Caribbean and/or world music.
With a background in poetry, the now Florida based singer has a unique way in which he presents his songs; he is very articulate and that can be heard in every line of every track on this EP. Another point worth mentioning is his ability to write songs that tells a story relevant to his cause.
The aforementioned songwriting skills and the uniqueness of his music are on full display in the EP’s lead single, Calm Before Storm. The heavy guitar laced track is a tail about a man pursuing a woman with whom he is infatuated. The tune is done in such an outstanding manner that it has elicited reaction from key radio personalities. One such radio figure, Tracy Moore, from the popular Reggae Shack program on KTHX 100.1 FM in Reno and Lake Tahoe, summed up Calm Before Storm as follows: “one of the best most unique tracks i’ve heard in a while.”
Sheldon Gava and his team have rightfully shot, edited and released some visuals for the record; and in keeping with the song’s theme the video is merely an imagery of the words in Calm Before Storm.
