This year’s Sterling Gospel Music Awards will be presented on Saturday, October 7th, at Swallowfield Chapel – Building 9 – on Swallowfield Road in Kingston (Jamaica).

There will be appearances by DJ Nicholas, Kevin Heath, Chantal Smalling, Johnmark Wiggan, Chris Campbell, H.U.M.B.L.E., and others.

The show, which will be preceded by the red carpet walk-ins, interviews, pictures etc., will begin at 7pm. Members of the public will be asked to pay $3,800 JMD at the gate, and the colors (dress code) for the night are black and white.

Root, and Reach Gospel Radio, in association with the GMA Dove Awards, present The Denim & Pink Dove Awards After Party on Tuesday, October 17 at Shamblin Theater (Lipscomb University) in Nashville, Tennessee.

In addition to celebrating the actual award show, the after party will also bring attention to breast cancer in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Confirmed for the after party are: Melvin Crispell III, Lucinda Moore, Anthony Brown, Jokia, Latrice Pace, Otis Kemp, Angel Taylor, Lamont Sanders, and Semaje. Destiny Diggs and Travis Greene will host.

Dionne Warwick, the second-most charted female vocalist during the rock era, and Damon Elliott (her son), the multi-genre producer, singer, songwriter and composer, have combined their creative energies on a captivating gospel single called I Kneel.

The rhythm-and-blues fused track, shared earlier this year via Kind Music Group, also features Donnie McClurkin. If you have not done so as yet, check it out on your preferred music platforms.

Community Fellowship Centre in Turks & Caicos will welcome three major gospel acts to the islands on Saturday, October 8th, 2023. Todd Dulaney (U.S.), Jai Kingston (Jamaica), and Jaron Nurse (Trinidad and Tobago) are all confirmed for the annual Community Fellowship Centre Gospel Fest.

The event will be held at the Gustarvus Lightbourne Sports Complex in downtown Providenciales. Several local groups and praise teams will join the aforementioned performers.

A few days ago, on September 15th, contemporary Christian music and gospel singer Koryn Hawthorne released a new single called Look At God. A day before the track was officially published, Hawthorne and her team uploaded the visuals to YouTube.

If you have not yet seen it, click here or on the image above to check it out, and remember to like, comment, and share.

Deitrick Haddon, the American gospel singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, record producer, pastor, and actor; and Trinidadian gospel reggae artist Sherwin Gardner, will both join a slew of Jamaica’s top-tier gospel performers for a Gospel Celebration like no other.

Presented by Charvette Distribution Limited, in association with New Vision Faith Apostolic Ministries, the event, which is to take place on Saturday, September 30th, will be held at Sugarman Beach (on the lawn) in Hellshire, Portmore. Starting time is 6pm sharp.

In addition to the aforementioned guests, the lineup will also include Petra-Kaye, Lucas Musiq, Kevin Downswell, Sister Patt, Levy’s Heritage, Michal Malaki, Sueshawna, Anthon Johnson, Minister Howdy, Pastor Crystal Maye, and Keron Clarke. Entrance fee is $4,500 JMD.

Von Won was born in St. Croix – one of the U.S. Virgin Islands – and raised on the Southeast side of Houston, Texas. His ministry and music career has granted him opportunities to appear nationally on MTV, Daystar, and FOX News, as well as on local television and radio stations in the city of Houston.

In 2014 he released an album called Grace Still Abides, on which he collaborated with Scarface, Bun B and Paul Wall. The successful record debuted at #26 on the Gospel Billboard Chart. Since then he has been featured on various projects spearheaded by other artists. His latest independent release is Why Should I Run, a combination done with motivational speaker Dr. Eric Thomas. The song and its visuals were shared on September 15, 2023; if you have not yet heard it, click here to check it out.

When he is not busy making music, Von Won can be found pastoring at Space City Church, while simultaneously building the Grown & Saved brand, and running his own creative marketing agency, Urban Eye Media.

He has encountered countless challenges in his life, but continues to overcome, so much so that he has emerged as a voice of inspiration to many. He is a loving husband, and a proud father of four, with a vision of spreading a message of hope worldwide.