[Music] The Promise – Mississippi Mass Choir
It has been 10 years since the Mississippi Mass Choir released new music, and radio is quickly taking notice. Just one month after being serviced to programmers, the choirâs new single, âThe Promise,â is #23 on Billboardâs Gospel Radio chart and #29 on Mediabase.
âWe are ecstatic about the response to âThe Promise,ââ says Mississippi Mass executive director Jerry Mannery, who co-wrote the song. âAfter a decade away from recording, we knew God was calling us to release new music. This song is an extension of Mississippi Mass Choirâs roots: 200 voices lifted in harmony with a fresh sound and renewed energy, reminding people that the promises of God are still yes and amen.â
One of those voices is the lead singer and co-writer Stan Jones, who also produced âThe Promiseâ. âThis is 100% a song of faith,â says Jones. âEven in the midst of the enormous chaos and confusion going on around us, we have to hold on to the promises of God.â Â
âThe Promiseâ also features the electrifying vocals of Myron Butler, who says the song is âa powerful anthem for the world right now, put forth by a powerful, historic ensemble.â âI am proud to be a part of this moment in Mississippi Mass history,â adds Butler.
âThe Promiseâ was part of a much-heralded Mississippi Mass Choir live recording at Word of Life Church in Flowood, MS, that also included special guest(s) Tina Campbell, Brian Courtney Wilson, Crystal Aikin, Rev. Milton Biggham, and Paul Porter. That project, âWe Still Believe,â will be released later this year and will be the 11th Mississippi Mass Choir album.
Currently celebrating 34 years of âserving God through song,â the Mississippi Mass Choir has received numerous accolades, including three Grammy Awards nominations, 12 Stellar Gospel Music Awards â including the Thomas A.
Dorsey Notable Achievement Awards, induction into The Mississippi Music Museum Hall of Fame, Billboard Gospel Artist of the Year and Gospel Record of the Year recognition, a Soul Train Music Award, and countless other honors.
They have spread the Gospel through song on international stages in Japan, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, the Bahamas, South Africa, the Canary Islands, and Greece, where they were the first Gospel group to perform at the historic Acropolis in Athens.
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