On Saturday, August 12th, Kemar Gallimore Ministries will host an event dubbed Gospel to the World! This is an in-person gospel concert that will feature Martha Munizzi, DJ Nicholas, Jason Mighty, Judith Gayle, D.A Jay, DaJourney, Kary Diamond, AG. Ikonn, and of course Mr. Gallimore. Pastor Kevin Melliphant and MC Nadine Blair are also confirmed.

Gospel to the World will take place at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center – 151 Civic Center Way – in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. And early bird tickets can be purchased via eventbrite.

Lobster Fest is one of the most anticipated annual music and food festivals in Jamaica. They always have stellar performers – both gospel and secular – as well as top-tier dishes that are usually prepared by celebrity chefs.

Lobster Fest 2023 will be held at Hope Zoo, Hope Gardens (231 Old Hope Road) in Kingston on Sunday, July 30. Patrons will have access to an all you can eat lobster buffet, cabanas, wine bars, and more.

Some of the island’s best selectors will be on deck: Collin Hines, Crazy Chris and Rich Rocc. They will be joined by performers Jai Kingston and Kevin Downswell, who will bring the gospel; as well as reggae artists AJ Brown and Terry Linen. General admission is $15,000 JMD.

Tamela Jean Mann is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She started her career with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family, and was featured on several tracks: Now Behold the Lamb, Lean on Me, etc. She began her solo career by releasing the album Gotta Keep Movin in 2005, followed by The Master Plan in 2009.

Her third studio album, Best Days, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums Chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The lead single Take Me to the King was a commercial success, earning her a Grammy nomination for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. And her fourth studio album, One Way (2016), also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums Chart; with the single God Provides winning the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song in 2017.

As an actress Mann has worked in multiple Tyler Perry productions. She appeared in Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Meet the Browns, Madea Goes to Jail, Madea’s Big Happy Family, and A Madea Homecoming. On television, she starred in the TBS sitcom Meet the Browns from 2009 to 2011, and in 2020 began starring in the BET sitcom Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living. She also starred and produced Bounce TV sitcom Mann & Wife (2015–17).

Along with her Grammy Award, Mann has earned many other accolades and honors, including multiple NAACP Image Awards, a Billboard Music Award, and a BET Award. In 2022, she was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. She has received a total of nine No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay Singles Chart.

Gospel singer CeCe Winans has just announced that five additional shows have been added to her Believe For It Tour. The new dates – scheduled for Charlotte (Oct.11), Brooklyn (Oct.12), Baltimore (Oct.13), Atlanta (Oct.18), and St. Louis (Oct.19) – will now extend the tour to mid October.

She also shared that Jenn Johnson and Todd Dulaney will be her special guests on the final six shows. The full itinerary is available on her website.

4A Productions presents United We Stand gospel concert on Wednesday, July 26th at St. John Baptist Church – 525 Bramhall Avenue – in Jersey City, New Jersey. The event calls for unity, and will feature several gospel artists with host Le’Andria Johnson.

Performing are Darrell Walls, Zacardi Cortez, Alic Walls, Melvin Crispell III, and Rich Tolbert Jr. Tickets, which range from $35 to $50, can be purchased from eventbrite.