Today, Friday, December 3rd, Lecrae and 1K Phew offers their new collaborative album, No Church In A While, which features 10 tracks including “Wildin” “Ready Or Not,” “Move It,” “One Call,” “What We Gon Do,” “Amen,” “Blockhead,” “Born Sinner” “Save Us,” and “No Church In A While.” 

Reach Records has several rollout plans to celebrate the release including a YouTube premiere of “One Call,” (the second single and video released from NCIAW) at 3pm on December 3rd. The label has partnered with YouTube for a YouTube Premiere exclusive and official afterparty tomorrow. Click here to attend. There’s also a Sunday Brunch planned with Atlanta influencers and local media at a private, invite-only location!

The concept for their collaborative album, No Church For A While grew out of conversations between Lecrae and 1K Phew. Lecrae was recording his mixtape, Church Clothes 4, when it occurred to him that people actually hadn’t been to church to even put on those church clothes because of the pandemic, church hurt, and other reasons. Out of his convos with 1K Phew who he is mentoring came the idea to actually record an album for people who like themselves hadn’t been to church in a while.

“No Church In A While has all types of meanings,” explains 1K Phew. “We just went through the pandemic and ain’t nobody to church in a minute. This album is for everybody who ain’t been to church or connected to God in a while who thinks they can’t go back. It ain’t really that deep. God is waiting for everybody to tap back in. No Church In A While is telling people there’s still hope, you can still turn to God no matter how long you’ve been away.”

Atlanta native, 1K Phew is the only artist signed to the Reach Records roster who is born and raised in the city that the label now calls home. He is leading the way for a new breed of artists taking the trap sensibility and elevating it into a new sound called “Street Gospel,” a term he coined. 1K Phew’s smooth delivery, swag, and evocative vocals have an infectious quality that is streetwise yet commercially viable. Reach Records president and co-founder, Lecrae describes Phew’s sound as hip-hop that is equally at home in the club or the church. “Our artists at Reach Records are continuing to prove that faith can exist beyond the pews of the church if expressed authentically. Rappers like 1K Phew are carrying forward the torch we lit with ‘Let The Trap Say Amen’ using their music to reach hip-hop heads with a spiritually that’s not forced or foreign to them.” 

To say that Atlanta is merely having a moment would be to overlook decades of the region’s impact on hip-hop culture at large. From the emergence of Outkast and Goodie Mob in the early 90s to Ludacris and T.I. at the top of 2000, and more recently with Migos, Young Thug, Gucci Mane, and Future, Atlanta has proven itself to be an inimitable force. Join Reach Records as they celebrate the City Of Atlanta and bring the scriptures to the streets!

Dove Award-winning band The Afters is marking a new chapter this week with the release of their first-ever live collection. The Afters Live From The Grove: Where Heaven Touches Earth is available now to download/stream. In addition to live versions of some of their most well known songs, the project also features a brand new track titled “Where Heaven Touches Earth.”

“Live music captures a big piece of who we are as a band, and we are so excited for you to experience these songs in a new way,” The Afters shared on social media.

The Collective UG is pleased to announce their first full length studio album titled The Sound of Revival that will be released today, Dec 3. Leading to the release of this album, The Collective UG has released three singles in November.

Along with the release of the album, The Collective UG will be launching a new program called ‘The Collective Care.’ This program will engage young people in providing care for the vulnerable in our communities through a process of gathering and distributing basic needs.

The hope is that the songs on this new album will resonate with young people and move them to action, bringing God’s revival to our immediate communities.

After much anticipation, Vincent Bohanan & SOV’s rousing set LIVE FROM CHICAGOis available today on HezHouse Entertainment/RCA Inspiration. 

The full-length album bows one week after the online premiere of the upbeat video for Bohanan’s current single, “Oh Give Thanks.” The video, which celebrates the vibrant Brooklyn community that Bohanan was raised in, can be seen on YouTube.

Bohanan, who also serves as Pastor of The Winner’s Assembly – a thriving church in Brooklyn, New York, comprised entirely of members under the age of 30 years old – has mastered the generational divide by reaching back to the days of traditional gospel choir music and bringing them fully into the new millennium. Live From Chicago puts this gift on full display. The albumopens by ushering in the spirit with a stirring rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer.” Known for their full-throated youthful energy, SOV’s delivery on hits such as the first release from the album, “Any Day Now,” leaves you no choice but to move. The current single “Oh Give Thanks” is not only befitting the holiday season, it is a praise chant that showcases the choir’s expansive vocal range with infectious energy and modulations that soar to the heavens. “I Believe God” is an up-tempo praise break-inspiring decree of faith that would be just as at home in the 1980s as it is in 2021, and gives a nod to Ron Kenoly’s popular “Whose Report Shall You Believe?” 

“I Owe You” is an Afro-Caribbean-inspired that Bohanan refers to as a “Disney-esque song” that pushed SOV outside of the traditional choir music box and expand their versatility.  “Take Control” offers an apt benediction to the album by imploring the listener to reaffirm their trust in the Lord’s ability to move, even in seemingly impossible situations.

“Gospel music has a universal message, but it can be represented in a kaleidoscope of sounds. I was raised on and love hymns and an old school, traditional sound, but as I learned more about music in general and discovered different forms of expression, I decided to incorporate some variety into this album. We had a great time recording this project, and I hope that everyone has a great time listening to it,” says Vincent Bohanan.

Born in Long Island, but raised in Brooklyn, Pastor Bohanan might be a millennial, but he is an old soul when it comes to gospel music. He is an immensely passionate, self-described “choir head” whose first exposure to a church choir was at Brooklyn’s Institutional Church of God in Christ. After stepping in as the church’s organist at the age of 15, Bohanan organized the Sound of Victory Fellowship Choir in 2014, a year after releasing his first single, “Heaven,” with Institutional Church of God in Christ’s C.E.W. Youth Choir and in response to the lack of community choirs in the area. It was such a success, nearly 100 members from as far away as New Jersey and Connecticut showed up by the third rehearsal.

Vincent Bohanan is a living testimony of God’s grace. His pastoral and music ministries carry on the legacy of his mother, the late Marie Bohanan, a  former New York City Police Officer who developed cancer and passed away after being part of the 9/11 World Trade Center search and recovery  team. Vincent Bohanan discovered his love for music and ministry through his mother, and proudly continues in her footsteps. In fact, he started pastoring after his mom passed away – stepping into her leadership role. 

Bishop Hezekiah Walker, a longtime friend of the Bohanan family, and a fellow Brooklynite, has been supportive of Vincent since the early years of SOV. He invited the young choir to sing at his Love Fellowship Tabernacle Easter services, where Vincent was serving as one of Love Fellowship’s organists. Walker even brought the group along to back CeCe Winans on “Dancing in the Spirit,” a track for her 2017 release Let Them Fall in Love. From there, SOV made week-long appearances with P. Diddy at New York’s Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden.

The much anticipated 3rd album titled “No Restriction” by Gospel music minister Preye Odede is now live!

The album is coming after 4 years of releasing his sophomore album titled “READY.”  It features songs that create an atmosphere for prayer, worship and praise; it is a compilation of professionally produced music pieces that inspires every listener to understand God’s unfeigned love and mercy towards us, thereby bridging the gap (giving us access to Him) through Jesus.

Preye Odede held the “No Restriction” album tour in Bayelsa state on the 28th of November, 2021. The worship and praise concert held in Preye Odede’s homeland featured Frank Edwards, Michael Stuckey, Moses Bliss, Prinx Emmanuel, Pamela Scott and more.

Although the album is Preye Odede’s 3rd compilation project, it is the first since establishing the Script Music headquarters, (an ultra-modern facility that caters to multiple creative needs in Port Harcourt) and putting together the Script Music management team that sees to the professional needs of the Preye Odede brand.

There are collaboration tracks on the album, including “Jigidem” featuring Michael Stuckey, “Oba” featuring Bukola Bekes and “Sold Out”featuring Pamela Scott. Other tracks on the album include the very prophetic “Ephphata,” “I Worship You,” “Chase After You,” “Becoming”and more. It contains 15 tracks on the hardcopy while the online version contains 16 tracks to include 2 previously released tracks namely “Nothing Missing” and “For My Good (Live).”

GET “NO RESTRICTION” ALBUM

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Music’s inspirational power couple, Teddy and Tina Campbell, have shared details on their first Holiday release, A Married Christmas, to be released this Friday – December 3rd, 2021. The collaborative release, inspired by and celebrating the couple’s love, features intimate songs like “Ask Away,” the video for which is slated to premiere ahead of the album on the couple’s official Facebook and YouTube pages on Thursday, December 2nd at 8pm PST / 11pm EST.

Written, recorded, and executive produced by the couple and released through their own label Gee Tree Creative, A Married Christmas is “sure to be a staple for lovers,” the couple proclaims. Married for over twenty years, the couple has five children who each have their own budding musical talents. The new release is Teddy and Tina’s first holiday collaboration, but hardly their first creative pursuit as a family; the soon-to-be holiday classic is one that the couple hopes will inspire memorable moments between couples all over the world.

Their first collaborative single, “21,” was released this past August in celebration of their 21st wedding anniversary, while its follow-up “Marry Me,” released in October, reworked a song written by Teddy in 2012 and performed for the first time when the couple renewed their wedding vows eight years ago. Both songs seemed to strike a chord among families, romantics, and the media; Teddy and Tina are currently in the midst of a number of promotional appearances throughout Chicago, DC, Nashville, South Carolina, and Atlanta. The past month has seen the couple and their songs featured on SiriusXM’s “Praise, as well as the iconic KTLA and Fox Good Day NY, with features in the works at Voice of America, ABC Radio, and Nashville’s Talk of the Town on December 13th.

The new album will be available for pre-order at their website here; you can pre-save it on streaming here. Exclusive merchandise will be available on the couple’s website and social media platforms on December 3rd.

Teddy Campbell is a legendary drummer best known as the house drummer for 10 seasons of FOX’s hit series American Idol, as well as for the final 3 seasons of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno band along with playing on countless other tours, albums, TV shows, movie scores, and soundtracks.. Tina Campbell is a GRAMMY-nominated solo gospel artist, songwriter, author, speaker, and 1/2 of the internationally iconic, Platinum-selling, multi-GRAMMY and multi-award winning gospel duo Mary Mary.

Find Teddy & Tina online at: http://teddyandtinacampbell.org 

or @TeddyandTina on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

Gospel Music Minister Jeff Prince has finally released his debut album titled THE LIGHT. 

THE LIGHT album symbolizes hope. The Light Album reels out in music some of my experiences and experiences of others whilst stoutly preaching God’s love. Given the times we are in, hopelessness seems to reek in every corner, suicide rates are up and depression has become the regular news. This means that a lot of people need to be constantly reached using several communication blocks, I have chosen music as my arrowhead.

Just as when light is introduced in a dark place, things come alive, that is what we are believing God for with this album. Light will come into every life that listens to the album.

The album, though ‘gospel’ comprises love, inspiration, and of course gospel lyric songs. It is a blend of rock, contemporary afrobeat fusion, contemporary Highlife, R&B, and some traditional vibes.

Passion Music dropped a new Live From Rehearsals collection today. The EP features live versions of Passion favorites as well as a brand new song titled “Shine Like Stars.” You can stream/download Live From Rehearsals here.

“Our hope for these songs is that they would lead us all in prayerful expectation into all that God has in store for Passion 2022,” Passion shared on social media.

Passion has announced plans to kick off 2022 with the return of their live-in-person Passion Conference at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Passion 2022—a gathering of 18- to 25-year-olds and their church and campus leaders—is to be the largest gathering of its kind for the age group in the United States, showing that the church is alive and well, and that Jesus is still important to millennials and Gen Z. This year’s conference will be lead by Passion founders Louie and Shelley Giglio, Passion Music and Christian and Sadie Huff.

Passion 2022 will feature special guests Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, Sean Curran, KB, David Platt, Christine Caine, Crowder, Jackie Hill Perry, Ben Stuart, Jennie Allen, Levi Lusko and more. For more information about Pasion 2022 and to purchase tickets today, visit passion2022.com.

Calgary based recording artist, David Agboola, has been honing his skills in Jazz and Soul music for several years. He infuses African content and flavor into Contemporary music.

A prolific Guitarist, Singer and Music Arranger – he gives you the smoothness of Norman Brown, the vocal fluidity of Louis Armstrong and the aptitude of Richard Bona.

David has recorded two well received studio albums – a 10 track debut work; Stale Dreams released in July 2020 and quickly followed by a 7 track EP – Loud Christmas, released in December of the same year.

David Agboola has maintained a steady flow of new music that continues to push the boundaries of contemporary jazz, and it appears he’s just getting started.

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Gospel music legend, John P. Kee, will drop a one-song, 16-track holiday album entitled, “No Christmas Without You” (Kee Music Group / Tycsot), on all digital music platforms on December 10th. This one-of-a-kind rarity is comprised of sixteen unique versions of the feel-good yulettide track that was written and produced by Kee, a gold-selling artist known for gospel standards such as “Show Up!,” “Standing in the Need,” and “Jesus is Real,” among many others.

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Each of the renditions of the song is distinct in some manner. The first version is a We-Are-the-World kind of affair featuring  The Family which is comprised of most of the artists who also perform individually on the album. The next version is John P. Kee himself, turning in a warm, contemporary R&B-flavored track about enjoying the holiday with loved ones. There are other solo versions by gospel heavyweights such as Kim Burrell, Gene Moore, and Jason Nelson.

R&B star, Susan Carol, delivers a thrilling, acoustic rendition while soul man, Frank McComb, plays the piano on his version that takes on a Smooth Jazz essence. R&B singer, Lachardon, emphasizes the bass guitar on her sultry late night ballad rendering. Corvius Scott offers up a Stylistics-worthy falsetto on his turn while George Leggett’s tenor is a commanding force on his cut.  Mekahla D. Smith’s bright soprano shines over a programmed track that fuses elements of country music in an urban setting.

Reality TV singing contestants Majeste Pearson (FOX TV’s The Four), Shameia Crawford (ABC TV’s Rising Star), and Saeed “SrSoul” Renaud (FOX YV’s The Four) sing their own versions. There are mash-ups too. The sweet-voiced, Glynis LaFlore, teams with Darius “DJ” James who demonstrates a silky tenor on his effort. Actor Chaz Shepard, who played Trey Wiggs on BET’s The Game TV series, joins Sonya McGuire for a smooth, soulful take.

Catch Pastor Kee on the road this month with these stops:

11/28

Perfecting Zion Institutional Church @ 5 PM 

1485 Five Chop Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115 

11/29 

Greater St. Mary Baptist Church  @ 6 PM 

58820 W. W. Harleaux Street, Plaquemine, LA 70764 

11/30  Christian Unity Baptist Church @ 1 PM 

1700 Conti Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 

12/01

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church @7 PM 

3920 W. Cardinal Drive, Beaumont, TX 

12/02

Lancaster Full Gospel Holy Temple @7:30 PM 

1050 W. Wintergreen Road, Lancaster, TX 

12/03

The Embassy @ 7 PM 

24862 US 59, Humble, TX 77365 

12/04

Lake Bethlehem Baptist Church @6 PM 

2842 Martin Luther King Jr., Shreveport, LA 71107 

12/05

Abundant Life Christian Center COGIC @ 6 PM 

4400 Old Poole Road, Raleigh, NC 27610 

12/06

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit @7 PM 

729 Union Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06607 

12/08

Transcend Worship Center @7 PM 

971 Clinton Avenue, Irvington, NJ 

12/09

Truth Church Philly @ 7 PM 

7970 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136 

12/10

Empowerment Temple @7:30 PM  

4217 Primrose Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215 

12/11

St. Paul’s Baptist Church @ 6 PM 

4247 Creighton Road, Richmond, VA 23223 

12/18

The Light Church @ 7:00 PM 

474 Bennington Avenue, Youngstown, OH