Congratulations to Tye Tribbett, who has earned two nominations for the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards in the following categories: Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song. This marks Tribbett’s twelfth career nomination.
“As always I’m grateful,” says Tribbett. “I put a lot of time, focus, and intent into All Things New and to have your work recognized on this platform is an amazing honor.”
“Tye Tribbett is one of the most innovative artists in gospel music,” share Monica Coates and EJ Gaines, Co-Executive Directors, Motown Gospel. “Today’s nominations are not only a testament to Tye’s relevance, but also to his ability to consistently impact and progress the genre.”
Released in July via Motown Gospel, All Things New is Tye Tribbett’s trailblazing new album that encapsulates the ways he honors the musical tradition in which he operates, all while continuously redefining and stretching its limits within a modern musical landscape. Tribbett follows the throughline between gospel, funk and hip-hop, illustrating the way one flows into another and illuminates the connective tissue amongst them, all in both energy and heritage.
Best Gospel Album
‘All Things New’ – Tye Tribbett
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Get Up” – Tye Tribbett
Tye Tribbett has built a tremendous career and is globally known for his charismatic, dynamic personality, and range – from delivering high-energy praise songs to intimate worship moments and even African rhythms to trap beats. His music cannot be classified as just one genre, but his unique, abstract way encompasses all, which has helped him garner many awards and accolades, including two Grammy wins (and now seven Grammy nominations), five #1 albums, four #1 digital tracks, three #1 radio singles, and ten Billboard Top 10 songs.
The sounds of Christmas joy will echo throughout the holiday season as Jason Crabb and Unspoken bring their Christmas Forever: An Evening of Holiday Joy tour to cities this November and December. Joining them will be hilarious Christian comedian Mickey Bell and CCM newcomer Iveth Luna.
“Christmas is my favorite time of year,” says Jason Crabb. “I can’t wait to celebrate the birth of Jesus with Unspoken, Mickey Bell, and Iveth Luna – and all of you! I know this tour will bless you and put you in the Chrismas spirit! Let’s celebrate Jesus. Let’s celebrate Christmas forever!”
Chad Mattson, lead singer of Unspoken, says: “We are so excited to be celebrating the birth of Christ this season on tour with Jason, Mickey and Iveth. We’ve put together a wonderful tour that will make you laugh, cry and encounter Jesus all at the same time. You don’t want to miss it!”
The evening will feature beloved Christmas classics as well as new music from Crabb, Unspoken and Luna, along with hilarious Christmas-themed comedy from Mickey Bell.
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Doug Williams is synonymous with quality traditional gospel music boasting contemporary inflections that satisfies the heart and touches the soul. Today he announces his new label, DLW Music Group, and a new holiday single featuring Grammy Award winning saxophonist Gerald Albright.
“An Unusual Child” featuring Gerald Albright will be available on all music platforms in late November. Preview the track here: “An Unusual Child” Snippet
“I started to feel a tug in my spirit in 2020 during the pandemic that it was time to start my own label,” says Willams. “I had recently retired from Blackberry Records, so I was reluctant at first but the Holy Spirit kept prompting me to move and I was obedient.”
During this time, Williams’ creativity was also sparked: he began writing songs and eventually enlisted long-time co-producer Stan Jones to help bring them to life. Their unmistakable musical alchemy resulted in an album that will be released on DLW Music Group in 2023, as well as “An Unusual Child” – the new single available for the 2022 holiday season.
“An Unusual Child” is simultaneously reflective and mellow, uplifting and joyous as Williams, Albright and their ethereal background vocalists take listeners on a beautiful journey of adoration for Christ.
“I want people to be uplifted and encouraged during this Holiday season just knowing that we have a Savior who’s continuously working on our behalf,” says Williams. “I heard a preacher speaking about ‘an unusual child’ and that sparked the whole concept inside of me. He was an unusual child with an unusual assignment, and we are blessed that God gave us a Savior through His son Jesus Christ.”
“An Unusual Child” will be available everywhere that digital music is sold and streamed. More information about Doug Williams’ 2023 album “Colour Of Love” will be announced soon.
Syntax Creative is honored to announce its partnership with Nashville-based LoweKey Entertainment, home to famed gospel artist Debbie Winans, whose career highlights include opening for Whitney Houston’s Body Guard Tour and performing as a background vocalist for her brother and sister, Bebe & Cece Winans. Her new holiday single “Hustle & Bustle” will release Nov. 18, 2022 and can be pre-saved now by clicking here.
“I felt immediately at home when I met with Syntax on behalf of LoweKey,” Debbie Winans said. “Kindred at heart; small but powerful and purposeful; a company driven by the passion of their business, and focused on their purpose. To find a company led by the heart of an artist with the wisdom of the business is a true treasure.”
“This is full circle,” Syntax Creative CEO Timothy Trudeau said. “We’ve had the privilege to work multiple titles from Debbie and her family to the digital space, including her debut with her sister Angie. All these years later, she is still faithfully creating great art that the world needs to hear, and we love having the opportunity to serve as part of that process.”
The soon-to-drop “Hustle & Bustle” builds on Winans’ success last year with her holiday single “The Story” and will be the first of many more to be released from the 35-year music veteran.
“Today’s digital space is an amazing opportunity to reach people in a more optimal and effective way,” LoweKey co-founder James Lowe said. “I’m just grateful LoweKey has an opportunity to work with Syntax—a company we believe will help us navigate the digital world and help bring our mission to life.”
“Mixing the talent and experience of a veteran with all these new tools and fresh perspectives will be an explosive combination,” Syntax Creative marketing coordinator Erin Moorman said.
LoweKey Entertainment is headed by James Lowe, senior pastor of Bethel World Outreach Church, a multi-ethnic, multi-generational church located in Brentwood, TN, along with his wife Debbie Winans, member of the world-famous Winans music dynasty. Together they have built a company that values displaying God through creativity, music, and production for the purpose of spreading the gospel.
Syntax Creative is one of the top independent digital distributors, design firms, and marketing agencies, representing more than 150 record labels. Their impressive list of clientele includes Crossroads Label Group, Central South Distribution, Cross Movement Records, Elevation Church, and Woodlands Church among others. To learn more, visit https://syntaxcreative.com
Acclaimed BEC Recordings artist Tasha Layton is teaming up with Raymond Arroyo on his new mega-selling children’s holiday title, “The Wise Men Who Found Christmas,” the #2 overall ranked book on Amazon in recent weeks.
Layton renewed the seasonal classic “We Three Kings” with fresh lyrics inspired by “The Wise Men Who Found Christmas” and created an original video featuring animated illustrations from the book.
The song, a blend of traditional and modern, just released on YouTube as a lyric video. The newly inspired “We Three Kings (We Magi of Orient Are)” was produced by GRAMMY and Dove Award-winner Keith Everette Smith.
The dynamic duo is hitting the streets this fall with various national tours. Arroyo is in the middle of his national book tour and Layton will be joining the K-LOVE Christmas Tour slated to stop in 11 cities across the country beginning December 1st.
Dallas, TX – Multi-gifted musician and songwriter Ethan Kent has given us inspirational music that is soulful and totally groovy. He crafts his worship music with moments of traditional churchy Gospel and pop-infused Contemporary Christian elements, all masterfully produced and ingeniously arranged over God-inspired lyrics. With his Top 30 Billboard Radio hit songs “My Hope Is In Glory,” “Bring Us To Our Knees,” and “The Name Of The Lord,” Ethan Kent is the fresh-found treasure of Gospel music.
Ethan’s newest sonic treasure is “Church Be The Church”. His latest single is inspirational and progressive, with a minimalistic yet big, bright, and even cinematic sound. “Church Be The Church” is soulful and Gospel-centered.
“I conceptualized the song coming out of one the most challenging times of the pandemic,” Ethan says. “Churches completely shut down in-person worship experiences to slow down the curve and help the medical community get a grip on effectively treating Covid-19. It was one of many songs I wrote with friends via zoom due to our inability to travel and meet in person.”
“Church Be The Church” is the precursor to Ethan’s long-awaited sophomore album coming in 2023. His debut album WORK IN PROGRESS was released in 2014 and gave Gospel music a massive dose of his artistically fresh and musically diverse creativity. He has since released successful singles “Get The Glory” (2016), “Second To None” (2018), and “God Is Good” (2020) but Gospel music fans and media crave more from the musical genius.
“In a way, this song is a return for me. I am super excited about this single release as it will kickstart more single releases leading to my sophomore album releasing next year,” Ethan explains. “I had Gospel radio programmers personally reach out to check on me. I felt they all talked to each other before calling because they all said, Where have you been? We want to hear more music from you. Don’t stop!”
“Church Be The Church” is a song about the church and it feels like church! The single features Aaron Gordon, Jr. and Calvary Worship and is written by Kent, Alyssa Hutchinson, Madai Bernal, and Areli Alvarez. “Church Be The Church” is available for pre-order now and will be released via Ethan’s independent label Tonic Blueprint on Friday, November 18.
Ethan serves as the Worship Pastor and Production Lead at Calvary Church of Irving under the leadership of Pastors Ben and Kim Dailey. With his Calvary Worship team, Ethan has also written and produced three original live Calvary Worship albums SOUND OF GRACE (2017), DECLARATIONS Part 1. (2019), and DECLARATIONS: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE(2022).
Recorded live at their downtown New Orleans campus, worship collective Bethany Music has released a new single titled “OMG,” encouraging listeners to celebrate everything God has done for them this holiday season.
Inspired by the Christian experience of finding freedom in Christ, “OMG” gives a new meaning to the saying, “Oh My God.”
“We visualized a man sitting in darkness, in prison chains, and a bright light appearing to set the captive free,” Bethany Music member BJ Putnam said. “That is the Christian story and experience. Christ truly has set us free. He has set us free from our bondage to sin, the curse of the law, the chains of addiction, the downward spiral of a purposeless life, and every other thing that tries to bind or limit us.”
The single was released on Oct. 28, shortly followed by the live worship video, released on Nov. 3. The timing makes, “OMG” an incredible resource for Christian churches to utilize throughout the Thanksgiving season. The song’s lyrics proudly emphasize the gratitude of whoever sings it to God.
About Bethany Music We are a community of singers, musicians, and songwriters who are passionate about serving God’s people through songwriting and leading them into His presence. Our mission to provide space for people to encounter God is more important than the music itself. ?Bethany Music champions the cause and is a part of Bethany Church, a local church with multiple locations in Louisiana committed to bringing all people into the life, family, and purpose of God.
LeRae Records is thrilled to announce the signing of recording artist Marvinetta Clay, and is celebrating her debut radio single, “God Is So Good,” which releases today, Friday, November 11, 2022 via Exploration Distribution.
“LeRae Records is honored to be the record label home of the incredibly talented Marvinetta Clay,” says LeRae Records Founder and CEO, Rev. Wilfred Moore.
“God Is So Good” is a silky-smooth, jazz-inflected, Gospel-Urban Contemporary synthesis that effectively showcases Marvinetta’s rich, passionate vocals as they imbue the song with a soaring spiritual burst of energy. To listen to the “God is So Good” single, click here.
The label will honor Marvinetta with a single release party tonight at Hamburger Mary’s Restaurant, located at 1700 East Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada. Festivities will start at 6 p.m. PT and will feature music from Marvinetta, along with fellow LeRae Records recording artists Jack Yates and Fate Kent. Talent manager Kim Flowers of SMG | Styles Management and World Talent Management Group, LLC, will be on hand as the event’s celebrity host. Admission is free.
A preacher, teacher, singer, musician, writer, radio personality, and educator, Marvinetta is the newest signing at the Inspirational Gospel music label. Her radio single, “God is So Good,” is the debut release from her upcoming 2023 EP, Just Marvinetta, slated for release in First Quarter 2023.
As a featured soloist with vocal groups including The Las Vegas Mass Choir, Michael Stokes & Company, The Voices of Judah, God’s P.L.A.N., and David Blakely, Marvinetta has performed throughout the United States and as far away as Australia at venues including The Melbourne International Jazz Festival, The House of Blues, and the Super Bowl.
“I’m so excited at what God is doing with my music ministry,” says Marvinetta. “I can’t wait to see what doors He will open next!”
In addition to her music ministry, Marvinetta, who holds a Doctor of Theology degree, serves as President of the Bread of Life Christian University Theology Seminary in Las Vegas, where she is an instructor in the Master’s Degree program. She is the Associate Pastor at God’s House International Ministries, where she is also the worship leader of the Praise and Worship ministry. In addition, she is a radio personality at Anointed Radio and hosts the Music of the Heart segment on KCEP 88.1 every 1st Sunday. Marvinetta is also the CEO of Clay Enterprises, LLC. She is reaching beyond the stars and will continue her preaching, teaching, and musical journey because she knows that God is the master planner of her life and she is very grateful for all opportunities and experiences encountered.
Marvinetta’s debut single, “God Is So Good,” was co-written by Jack Yates and Fate Kent, who are also signed with LeRae Records.
Jack Yates, who released his first project with the label in 2010, rose to prominence as one of the lead vocalists in the Stellar Award-nominated James Grear & Company, and has worked with renowned production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, performing on the Prince of Egypt and Emperor’s New Groove soundtracks. Yates is currently the Minister of Music for the 10,000 member Victory Baptist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada, the largest African American Church in Southern Nevada.
Fate Kent, whose voice has been compared to such Motown greats as Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, and Smokey Robinson, but with a sound that is uniquely his own, has a solo project slated for release on LeRea Records in First Quarter 2023. Kent currently serves as one of the Associate Pastors of the Abundant Peace United Church of Christ, Las Vegas and is esteemed as a speaker and life-coach.
“LeRae Records is blessed to work alongside of these amazing singer/songwriters,” says Rev. Moore. “We believe they are each uniquely qualified to reach the world with the message of God’s love.”
Georgia-born singer/songwriter Kristian Stanfill shared a deeply personal milestone on social media today. The Passion City Church worship pastor posted today marks two years of alcohol sobriety. Stanfill talked openly about his decision to go public with his journey and how he hopes to encourage others who may be struggling with addiction. You can read his post in its entirety below.
On November 11, Stanff will release a new solo album, Make It Out Alive, via sixtstepsrecords/Capitol CMG. The eleven songs on Make It Out Alive are his most personal offering to date. Written at a time of reckoning in his life, these songs were born out of Stanfill’s own need for survival. Along the way, it became clear that these songs could help someone else find hope at their lowest moment and to let them know that they are not alone.
I am 2 years sober today. I’ve been pretty quiet about this part of my life on social media but I wanted to share today for a couple of reasons.
first, somebody needs to know that you’re not alone. I read somewhere that “when we struggle in silence we suffer alone.” Owning our brokenness and being honest about our humanity helps us heal and helps others heal too. SOBRIETY IS A WE. I have taken every step of this journey WITH people. my wife, close friends, pastors, counselors…it takes a village! community and connection is where we experience the power of Grace and begin to heal. if you’re addicted and hurting the first step toward change is reaching out to someone and asking for help. we can’t do this alone.
second, somebody needs to hear that sobriety isn’t just possible but it’s also worth it. my life is not perfect and the last 730 days has not been easy but I am happier and healthier than I ever was with a drink in my hand. my head is clear and my relationships are real. my heart is ON and I’m dreaming again. I’m checked in to reality and I’m fighting to be present to every moment. this is the good life. beauty from ashes. something worth fighting for.
I hope this is encouraging for someone. I don’t have it all figured out and I have not arrived. this is a process and I’m committed to it. one step at a time, one day at a time until I see Jesus face to face and the struggle ends.
Gospel legendary singer, VaShawn Mitchell hosted an incredible live recording at the Sound Board in Detroit Motor City Casino. Fans were lined up hours in advance full of anticipation of what was to come. The show was hosted by Detroit native actor, songwriter and social media influencer Jor’el Quinn with special performing guests including Donnie McClurkin, Jekalyn Carr, Lisa Page Brooks and Shana Wilson. Ron Poindexter directed the heavenly chorus of twelve singers and continued to raise the bar on his own solo feature. Other special guests in attendance include Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Bebe Winans, actor Darius McCrary, BET ‘Sunday Best’ alum Clifton Ross III, and Grammy-nominated producer J. Drew Sheard II.
Throughout the concert, audience members were enthralled in a trance of praise and worship, ballads, as well as praise breaks that had everyone on their feet. When speaking to concertgoers, people referred to the experience as “the best record so far” and “the best time I’ve had in a long time”. One person even claimed, “This record is going to take over the industry next year!” All in all, no one left disappointed. The concert also concluded with a call for salvation where individuals were lead to Christ.
When asked about the concert, Mitchell says, “Wow what an incredible night! I pray that lives were changed and the people were blessed by the ministry that took place today.” He continues, “as long as God gets the glory, I’m blessed to be the instrument he chose to use to touch someone’s heart in a way they’ve never felt God before.”
Mitchell’s new album, ‘Chapter X’ is set to release in early 2023 on all digital streaming platforms.
