BBC One talent show judge and award-winning gospel singer, Muyiwa Olarewaju, awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020
Star of Songs of Praise’s Gospel Choir of the Year competition given the honour in recognition of his service to music.

BBC One talent show judge, radio host and award-winning British gospel singer, Muyiwa Olarewaju, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020. The vibrant performer is known to television audiences as a star of Songs of Praise’s Gospel Choir of the Year.  He has been hugely instrumental in popularising the gospel music genre on a global scale by mixing traditional gospel music with elements from Africa, the Caribbean and Asia, with soul, R&B and pop.

Given the honour for his service to music, Muyiwa has brought his unique style to music fans around the world as he’s toured with legends such as Stevie Wonder and Mariah Carey. He has worked alongside superstars Bob Dylan  and Lauryn Hill.

Prince William handed the OBE medal to Muyiwa at the event on the 12th of January 2022.  A delighted Muyiwa, said:  “I am honoured to be the first in my genre to receive such a wonderful recognition of my work and dedication over such a long period of time.

“I’m incredibly passionate about gospel music and playing a part in the genre reaching as wide an audience as possible. When you pour your heart into your passions, you do so because you love what you do and want to make an impact in not only your own life, but the lives of others. So to be recognized for it as well, especially on such a large scale is a great feeling.”

Muyiwa is the station director of the country’s best known gospel radio station Premier Gospel, which has an audience of 1.3 million listeners nationwide and he presents the popular flagship programmes Gospel Tonight and Worship Tonight to an audience of 500,000. He has also won numerous awards, including Best Presenter Oasis Awards; Best Radio Show and Best Contribution to Gospel Music at the Gospel Music Awards.
In addition, he is host of the TV show Turning Point, which has an estimated audience of 70 million globally.

Today, on Friday, January 14th, Five-time Grammy nominated artist, Dante Bowe, will bring “Joy” to the Tamron Hall Show with an exclusive interview to discuss his humble beginnings and historic Grammy nominations, along with an exclusive performance of his fresh, feel-good anthem, “joyful.”  For a complete list of air times and affiliate channels, please view HERE.

“joyful,”the lead hit single from multi-platinum recording artist Dante Bowe’s sophomore album, circles, reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Gospel Digital Song Sales and No. 3 on Hot Gospel Songs, making it the highest solo charting position of Bowe’s career. Bowe wrote his sophomore album, ‘circles’ that reflects on the death of his grandfather and the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, and the album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart

Date Bowe has had arguably the most powerful year of his career, making history as the first artist to have the greatest number of simultaneous nominations in both Gospel & Christian genres with 3 solo and 2 group Grammy award nominations for the upcoming 64th Grammy Awards including Best Gospel Performance/Song twice for “Voice of God” and “joyful,” Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Wait on You” with Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music; Best 5 Gospel Album with Maverick City Music for Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition, and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album with Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music.

Dante Bowe closed out the season with top ten placements on three different Billboard Year End Charts, hailed as the Top New Gospel Artist of 2021–No. 9 overall for Top Gospel Artist, No. 4 for Top Male Gospel Artist, and No. 4 on Top New Christian Artists. Known for his distinctive raspy vocals, Bowe won his first Dove Award at the 52^nd GMA Dove Awards for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for “joyful.” The award-winning songwriter made history with “joyful” again and became the first artist to have his song chart on both the Billboard’s Gospel Airplay and Christian Song charts, bridging the gap between Gospel and CCM formats. Recently seen at the 49th American Music Awards red carpet, Bowe has been featured in Variety, Billboard, Entertainment Tonight and Vogue Magazine’s Fashion Round-up.

Bowe is set to embark on his firstSpring 2022 tour, ‘What Are We Waiting For? – The Tour,” as a solo artist with four-time Grammy award winners & Pop Sensations, For King + Country. Dante Bowe is the one to watch, and he is unstoppable.

Curb | Word Entertainment’s Love & The Outcome announces the upcoming release of their third studio LP, Only Ever Always, arriving Apr. 1, 2022. Beginning today, the full-length project is available to pre-order, pre-save and pre-add HERE. Previewing the upbeat pop set, the duo also drops “I’m Not Lucky, I’m Blessed” and is set to unveil an official music video for the buoyant track today (1/14) at 1 p.m. CT.

Only Ever Always finds Love & The Outcome’s Jodi King and Chris Rademaker choosing hope in the face of hardship. The recent flooding of their Nashville home inspired the 13-track collection as the couple realized rain precedes the rainbow. Produced by Seth Mosley, Mark Campbell and Colin Munroe, the album is colored by the act’s signature blend of positive pop and a retro groove. It boasts select songs from their 2020 EP, You Got This, as well as future hits like “I’m Not Lucky, I’m Blessed,” “More” and “Nothing Surprises You,” featuring Maverick City Music’s Stefan Cashwell.

Today’s advance release of “I’m Not Lucky, I’m Blessed” proves the duo doesn’t believe in happenstance. Penned by Jodi and songwriter Joshua David, the optimistic track gives credit to the Creator for every good thing, made sweeter in light of the Rademakers’ life-altering flood. The sunny singalong was produced by Seth Mosley (FOR KING + COUNTRY, Francesca Battistelli) and features Dmitry Gorodetsky, Charlie Puth’s bassist, whose contribution was fittingly one of divine coincidence.

Pre-order, pre-add or pre-save Only Ever Always HERE. For tour dates and more information, visit www.loveandtheoutcome.com.

Only Ever Always Official Tracklisting:

1. “Only Ever Always”
2. “Need U On Repeat”
3. “I’m Not Lucky, I’m Blessed”
4. “Look What God Has Done”
5. “End Of The Day”
6. “Start From There”
7. “More”
8. “Nothing Surprises You”
9. “You Got This”
10. “Lookin’ Up”
11. “Same Page”
12. “I’ll Find You”
13. “Moving On”

We are thrilled to announce the planned release of a fresh sound from UK based SongWriter and Prophetic Psalmist, Isabella Melodies in January 2022. Omeriwo (He has prevailed) will be the first single to be unveiled from Isabella’s soon-to-be-released 10th album titled “Melodies From The Secret Place” and is simply a declaration of the victory we have in Jesus Christ.

Revelations 5:5 “Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed…”

Get ready to be blessed by this one.

Connect with Isabella Melodies for further updates @isabellamelodies

On February 11, 2022, DOVE Award-winning Gospel singer/songwriter Lynda Randle is set to release her new recording Pilgrim Journey – a gripping, gospel album that showcases emotion-filled vocals and rich, honest lyrics. Released by Gaither Music Group, the album features guest vocals by Kimberly Schlapman, of Little Big Town, and Tommy Sims with stirring production by two-time GRAMMY nominated and 13-time DOVE Award-winning singer-songwriter Cindy Morgan.

Pilgrim Journey is an uplifting, spiritual voyage that invites listeners to navigate their inherent yearning for hope and inspires perseverance as they anticipate the eternal promise of freedom. The recording highlights Randle’s signature Gospel stylings while capturing an epic, soulful side of her that is reminiscent of artists who have inspired her, including Mavis Staples, Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Blind Boys of Alabama and more.

“Pilgrim Journey is such a special project to me because it is a bridge between my roots and my present–a musical coming home of sorts,” stated Randle. “It is an album of lament, healing, forgiveness, love…a journey to unity; and bringing people together is my passion. Getting to work and produce with my musical ‘she-ro’ Cindy Morgan and the amazing musicians and talent she brought to the project were more than a dream come true!”

On February 12, 2022, Pilgrim Journey will be aired as part of a special television offer surrounding Randle’s project Homecoming Favorites and Songs of Inspiration on PBS, Circle TV, TBN, RFD-TV, GaitherTV, TCT, Heartland and CTN. The special will also be aired in Canada on Vision TV, CTS, The Miracle Channel and Hope TV.

To stream or purchase Pilgrim Journey or listen to the debut single, “Plenty Good Room,” visit: https://gaithermusic.lnk.to/PilgrimJourney_LyndaRandle.

Lynda is featured regularly on the Gaither Music TV YouTube channel (over 2.3M subscribers) and on the Gaither Music Facebook page (over 1.3M followers). Pilgrim Journey will be available on all digital streaming platforms, featured on various playlists and marketed through direct-to-consumer initiatives. Songs from the release will be heard on Gaither Radio on Pandora and made available on Gaither Radio on Amazon.

Lynda’s unmistakable alto voice has created opportunities for her to minister across the United States and around the world for the past three decades. She has shared the stage with musical legends such as Andre Crouch and Gladys Knight, has enjoyed the distinct honor of being a musical guest for a Billy Graham Crusade and is deemed a favorite on the Gaither Homecoming Video Series.

In 2005, she won a DOVE Award for her album A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson. Lynda’s intrinsic ability to unite diverse audiences makes both her message and music cross-cultural. This is a theme that can be seen through her individual performances, women’s conferences, books and albums; and her ability to build bridges across audiences has never been more transparent than on this heartfelt recording.

Pilgrim Journey official track listing:

1. “Oh Lord” (Prologue)
2. “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me” (feat. Tommy Sims)
3. “Can You Hear Me Praying?”
4. “My Feet May Be Tired”
5. “My Soul Is Troubled”
6. “Plenty Good Room”
7. “Give Me Jesus” (feat. Kimberly Schlapman)
8. “Arms Strong and Mighty”
9. “Motherless Child Medley”
10. “Freedom Medley”
11. “Oh Lord”

 Celebrated vocalist KARIMA soars high claiming the Number 1 spot on several Gospel radio charts. The beautiful worship ballad “Redeemer,” is KARIMA’s DARE Records debut and its impressive rise speaks to the power of the song and KARIMA’s exceptional performance of it.

‘REDEEMER’
ENTERING NUMBER 1 ON MULTIPLE CHARTS
#1 BILLBOARD GOSPEL AIRPLAY
#1 MEDIABASE GOSPEL AIRPLAY
#1 BILLBOARD GREATEST GAINER GOSPEL AIRPLAY

KARIMA’s first-ever Number 1 song, “Redeemer” is #1 on the Gospel Airplay Chart, is the greatest gainer on that chart, and is #1 on the Mediabase Gospel chart.

“Just when you think it’s over it’s literally just the beginning. After being in the music industry for 25 years, I hoped and may have even dreamed of being in this position,” said KARIMA. “While I was contemplating giving up on music, God was waiting on me to recognize His ultimate plan for this season of my life… the plan was just to believe in myself and KEEP GOING no matter what that looked like to others or felt like to myself.”

She went on to say “I’ve learned in this process that His ‘no’ is even good. His ‘no’ doesn’t always mean things are permanently not going to happen. His ‘no’ in my situation simply meant not right now. Patience and perseverance was key. He’s a promise keeper and a restorer of all things good. Wow God.”

This rare feat adds to DARE Records’ latest string of hits marking the label’s third consecutive Billboard Number 1 song. Juan and Lisa Winans; “It Belongs To Me,” and “Jesus Will Fix It (Trouble In My Way)” from Shontelle Norman-Beatty both peaked at Number 1 last year.

Michael-Anthony “Mooki” Taylor, DARE Records CEO & Chairman, said, “so many wonderful pieces to this exciting story!” “Tara Griggs-Magee (Dare Records label president) signed Karima and her sisters in Virtue to Verity Records over 20 years ago. While I did a remix on ‘He’s Been Good’ in 2002. I also was writing and recording with Nicole C. Mullen for Carman in 1994.” 

Taylor went on to explain the full circle moment “I signed Karima to DARE Records in 2020 the same week Juan and Lisa Winans’ ‘It Belongs To Me’ (feat. Marvin L. Winans) went #1 and we released the ‘Redeemer’ remake in 2021. Shontelle Norman-Beatty went #1 in September 2021. And HERE-WE-ARE. THREEPEAT! Like the 90’s Bulls!”

Best known for her musical success as co-founder and member of the enormously successful Gospel/Christian trio Virtue, KARIMA signed with DARE Records in 2021. While achieving success on the music front, KARIMA elevates her brand and business enterprises. In addition to the launch of THE SOUP CHIC, an online delivery service of homemade soup, KARIMA plans to launch a women’s athleisure brand called The KARIMA Brand. The fashion line will feature pieces for the on-the-go woman to go from the Yoga studio to the recording studio. 

AMA Records signee, Minister Eldia is excited to announce the first edition of her concert tagged “Eldia Live in Concert” set to take place this year, 2022.

Announcing ELICON’1.0 on her Social Media Handles, she said “I am pleased to announce to you that amongst the numerous projects for 2022, We will be having “ELDIA LIVE IN CONCERT”.

It promises to be an awesome time of fellowship and worship. To partner or sponsor do well to call or message the numbers on the E-flyers. God bless you!!!”

Eldia is the crooner of “Heart Cry” which was released earlier this year under AMA Records. The song, among many others, has been a huge blessing to its listeners both home and abroad.

Information on the date, time, and venue where the event will take place is yet to be released but it’s surely going to be 2022.

Get Ready.

Double-Platinum selling, award-winning singer/songwriter, Cory Asbury, whose credits include “Reckless Love” and “The Father’s House”, has signed an exclusive artist management agreement with Maximum Artist Group. The announcement was made by Mitchell Solarek, president of the Nashville-based firm. Asbury joins a roster that includes Gold and Platinum selling, multi-award winners Natalie Grant, Tauren Wells, and producer/writer Bernie Herms, among others.
“Cory is an incredible songwriter and artist who has experienced amazing success over the past few years,” says Solarek. “We are thrilled he’s now a member of the Maximum family and we’re hugely excited to be part of his future.”

Asbury burst onto the top of the airplay and sales charts with his smash single and album, Reckless Love, which has gone on to earn an abundance of accolades, including Gospel Music Association Dove Awards for Song of the Year, Worship Song of the Year, and Worship Album of the Year; a 2019 Grammy® nomination; Billboard’s 2019 Christian Song of the Year; BMI’s and ASCAP’s 2019 Christian Song of the Year (after spending 18 weeks at No. 1). The single was recently certified Double-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales consumption of more than two million units. Asbury has generated over 779 million audio and video streams in the US alone.

“I am incredibly excited to run with Maximum. Mitchell and his team are people of extremely high character,” adds Asbury. “Any time you can find folks with pure hearts for God coupled with a tenacious reach for excellence, you know you’re in good hands. I am confident they’ll help me bring my God-given vision to fruition.”

A native of North Carolina now making his home in the suburbs of Nashville, Asbury is a songwriter, singer, speaker, author, and worship leader. From singing in his local church in his early teens to becoming worship leader at local churches in Kansas City, MO and Kalamazoo, MI, Asbury now commands global stages with his passionate performances and deeply resonating lyrics. His career defining mega-hit single, “Reckless Love”, was inspired by his journey through the birth of his first son and the near loss of his first daughter.

“I feel like this song is a culmination of the latter half of my life,” Asbury told Relevant Magazine in 2018. “When our son was born . . . [a]nd when I held him for the first time, it’s like everything changed. . . . And I remember thinking, man, there’s nothing this little boy could ever make me do to love him any less. And it was through that experience that I began to see [God] rightly . . . And that changed everything for me.”
A prolific songwriter and touring artist, Asbury is gearing up for a hefty load of 2022 dates including the upcoming January events with the KLOVE Caribbean Cruise and “Rock the Universe” festival at Universal Studios Florida. Both late spring 2022 and a fall 2022 tours are in the works.

Asbury lives in Middle Tennessee with his wife Anna and their four children, Gabriel, Lily, River, and Willow-Grace.

About Maximum Artist Group, LLC
Maximum Artist Group, LLC is an artist management, music publishing, event and product development firm founded in 1998 by Mitchell Solarek. Currently, the firm’s clientele includes:

Natalie Grant: 5-time Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year and 10-time GRAMMY® nominee;
Tauren Wells: 10-time GRAMMY® nominee and 6-time Dove Award winner;
Bernie Herms: GRAMMY® award winning songwriter and producer Bernie Herms (Josh Groban; Barbra Streisand; Natalie Grant; Tauren Wells);
Riley Clemmons: SoundExchange Top 20 breakout artist with over 250 million gobal streams;
Evvie McKinney: Motown Gospel/Capitol CMG recording artist and winner of “The Four” on Fox network;
Laurieann Gibson: Emmy® nominated creative director, author, and television show producer;
Donald Lawrence: GRAMMY® and Stellar® award-winning artist/producer;
Social Club Misfits: 2-time Dove Award winning Hip-Hop/Rap duo;
Charlotte Gambill: Author, speaker, and podcaster.

Three-time GRAMMY-nominated artist Crowder kicked off the new year at Passion 2022, performing to a SOLD-OUT crowd at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta earlier this week. A hometown highlight for the Texarkana-turned-ATL resident, he hit the stage during the annual gathering’s triumphant, in-person return – the largest of its kind, which brings together collegiate students from campuses across the nation and around the world for two days of life-changing worship, teaching and a challenge to live for what matters most.

Crowder’s current single “In The House” is climbing the Christian radio charts, and he has more than 30 tour stops through the spring, hitting the road with TobyMac to serve as direct support on the Hits Deep 2022 Tour, which includes shows in NYC, Denver, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and more. Fans can purchase tickets to Crowder’s upcoming shows by visiting crowdermusic.com.

Crowder Upcoming Tour Dates:
Fri., Jan. 14 | Connection Church Statesboro | Statesboro, GA
Sun., Jan. 16 | LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge | Pigeon Forge, TN
Sat., Jan. 22 | Hawkins Centennial Chapel | Bourbonnais, IL
Fri., Jan. 28 | Universal Studios Florida, Music Plaza | Orlando, FL
Sat., Jan. 29 | Ford Park Arena | Beaumont, TX
Wed., Feb. 9 | First National Bank Arena | Jonesboro, AR*
Fri., Feb. 11 | Rio Rancho Events Center | Rio Rancho, NM*
Sat., Feb. 12 | Gila River Arena | Glendale, AZ*
Thu., Feb. 17 | Save Mart Center at Fresno State | Fresno, CA*
Fri., Feb. 18 | Toyota Arena | Ontario, CA*
Sat., Feb. 19 | Toyota Arena | Ontario, CA*
Tue., Feb. 22 | Pechanga Arena | San Diego, CA*
Wed., Feb. 23 | Golden 1 Center | Sacramento, CA*
Fri., Feb. 25 | accesso ShoWare Center | Kent, WA*
Sat., Feb. 26 | Toyota Center | Kennewick, WA*
Sun., Feb. 27 | Spokane Arena | Spokane, WA*
Thu., Mar. 3 | Ball Arena | Denver, CO*
Fri., Mar. 4 | Maverik Center | West Valley City, UT*
Sat., Mar. 5 | ExtraMile Arena | Boise, ID*
Sun., Mar. 6 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Portland, OR*
Tue., Mar. 8 | First Interstate Arena | Billings, MT*
Thu., Mar. 10 | The Monument – Summit Arena | Rapid City, SD*
Fri., Mar. 11 | FargoDome | Fargo, ND*
Sat., Mar. 12 | Target Center | Minneapolis, MN
Sun., Mar. 13 | UWM Panther Arena | Milwaukee, WI*
Thu., Mar. 17 | Baxter Arena | Omaha, NE*
Fri., Mar. 18 | Cable Dahmer Arena | Independence, MO*
Sat., Mar. 19 | Cable Dahmer Arena | Independence, MO*
Fri., Mar. 25 | Bojangles Coliseum | Charlotte, NC*
Sat., Mar. 26 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena | Baltimore, MD*
Sun., Mar. 27 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena | Baltimore, MD*
Tue., Mar. 29 | XL Center | Hartford, CT*
Thu., Mar. 31 | Liacouras Center | Philadelphia, PA*
Fri., Apr. 1 | Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York, NY*
Sat., Apr. 2 | Petersen Events Center | Pittsburgh, PA*
Fri., Apr. 29 | Gas South Arena | Duluth, GA
Thu., May 5 | Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts | Warsaw, IN
Fri., Jul. 1 | Morrow County Fair | Mt. Gilead, OH
*TobyMac Hits Deep 2022 Tour

Two-time GRAMMY-nominated group We The Kingdom will make its Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday, February 26th.

Additionally, the family-bound band’s 16-date ‘We The Kingdom Live Tour’ will kick off on Thurs., March 3 in Columbia, SC. It will include stops in St. Louis Kansas City, Memphis, and more.

Named Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year at the 2021 Dove Awards, We The Kingdom has racked up more than 300k social media followers and was recently awarded an RIAA-certified GOLD Single for ‘Holy Water‘, the multi-generational group’s first No.1 hit. For tickets and more information, please visit wethekingdom.com.