This past Friday, Dominique Jones – Doe – released her highly anticipated new single: When I Pray. The record is the testimony of countless believers who, through their orisons, turn to God in both good and bad times.
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On Sunday October 17, 2021, the small island of Jamaica was rocked with news that a man – Kevin Smith, who has been successfully posing as a pastor for many years – was engaged in human sacrifice at his place of worship. The self-styled prophet, who was subsequently taken into custody along with 41 members from his congregation, had apparently been living a lavish lifestyle with monies stolen from his congregants.
It is this, and similar reports, that have led reggae-gospel singer Derrick Scott to reshare his tune False Preacher. The song is featured on his independently produced Gospel Truth album, released in 2018. As the name implies, Scott‘s False Preacher brings to light the unrighteous, impious, disrespectful and Godless lifestyle of the many fake pastors, not just in Jamaica, but all over the world.
To properly reintroduce the record, Derrick Scott and his team shared its brand new lyric video at the end of December. In it they showed clips of the aforementioned disgraced and now diseased Smith; David Taylor, the American pastor accused of running his multimillion-dollar church as a cult; and a lesser known African church leader who was arrested in Europe for robbing the church’s tithes and offerings.
Because of the tune’s subject matter and with consideration that the earlier mentioned incident is still fresh in the minds of many Jamaicans, False Preacher lyric video is getting non-stop rotation on some of the biggest networks in Jamaica.
As for Scott, though he is happy that the tune now has a wider audience, he’s making it clear that his real desire is to get the message out so that the perpetrators repent and the victims are not seriously hurt.
On Saturday, February 26th, newcomer NobodyGHY will host his debut concert at Scripture Cathedral – 7610 Central Avenue – in Landover, Maryland. He has invited a couple of heavy weights to join him: Grammy nominated Canton Jones and the man of the moment 1kphew.
That said, Saint, Marquis Dolford and Misfit.K are also confirmed to perform; and Jamal Roberts, Kurt Carr and Tiya Askia will serve as co-hosts. This show is schedule to begin at 7pm local time, and general admission is $15 USD while VIP is $20. Get tickets here.
On Friday, January 7th, The Foundation Radio Network New York Charts reported that reggae-gospel singer Derrick Scott is in the number one position with his hit song: God Answer Prayer.
The Jamaican born, Florida based artist has taken to social media to make known his gratitude for the support the track has been getting, especially over the past year. It is also worth noting that God Answer Prayer has emerged in the top spot among some very big tunes: Gramps Morgan‘s If You Are Looking For Me, Beres Hammond‘s Me Deh Ya Again, Tanto Metro & Devonte‘s Gypsy Tipsy and many more.
When contacted for his feedback on the song’s success, Scott said the following: “I get great audience response whenever l perform this song. So l am happy to hear how good it is doing, plus it is a joyful feeling to know that the Gospel Truth is going out to the world. From what l am hearing, a lot of DJs are pulling it up and playing it several times.
It was recorded at Heavybeat Studio with Willie Lindo on guitar, Benbow on drums, Robbie Shakespeare on bass, Kashief Lindo on piano and and Robbie Lyn on Keyboards; mixed by the Heavybeat Crew. Willie Lindo said from the start that there was something special about this one. I am thankful for his help.”
Tribl Records is laying the foundation for 2022 with the early release of Firm Foundation (He Won’t), performed by Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes.
Both song and video were published on January 3rd, with the visuals – which were captured in front of a live audience – already racking up well over three hundred thousand views.
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On Friday, January 8th, inspirational singer Esther Chungu – formerly known as Carmine – shared the official video for Healing. The song is featured on her April album, which was released in December, 2020.
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Real reggae lovers who know and appreciate the history of the genre would have recognized that Audley Rollen – one of Jamaica’s foundation artist from the 70s – made a forceful return to the reggae scene in 2021.
The preceding statement should not be misinterpreted to mean that Rollen has been away from music. To the contrary, he has been very active, albeit in gospel. Between the end of the 90s and early 2000s Audley stepped away from secular music, choosing instead to commit his life to Christ. Since then he has been focused on writing, recording and releasing only inspirational songs.
That said, a couple of reggae-gospel tunes he shared last year did very well in both the gospel arena and on non-religious platforms.
Never Knew Love Till You, an enchanting song laced with horns, was released on April 2nd. It stayed on the reggae chart in South Florida for weeks and even held the #1 spot for three consecutive weeks. It also sat at #1 on the Top 30 chart in New York for two weeks; and by the end of 2021 it was #11 among the top 100 Songs.
Following the success of Never Knew Love Till You, he published Close To You, another pulsating reggae record that came out at the beginning of October. Currently Close To You is riding high on several charts: it’s #12 on the South Florida Reggae Chart; #19 on the Top 30 Chart in New York and #5 on Mikey B’s Chart (WAVS 107.9 FM).
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