NASHVILLE, TENN. World-renowned worship leader Kari Jobe received a GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Album” for her album, The Blessing (Live). The nominated album has been a hallmark project for Jobe’s career as the title track from the album recently won the 2021 GMA Dove Award for “Song of the Year.” This marks her third career GRAMMY nomination. The 64th GRAMMY Awards will air Monday, Jan. 31, on CBS.

“Wow – it’s so sweet to celebrate what God has done and continues to do through The Blessing,” shares Kari Jobe upon learning about her nomination today. “This album was very special to record, and it’s extremely honoring to be nominated for a Grammy! Thank you to the Recording Academy and my amazing producers Henry Seeley, Austin Davis, and Cody Carnes. My incredible band and crew. The songwriters who helped me craft these songs. And my label and management team that I love working with.”

As her first new album in three years, Jobe recorded the music live during the pandemic in 2020 without an audience despite her deep desire to worship with a live audience. The uniquely recorded live album features 15 tracks and more than three hours of worship captured. The album’s namesake is from the viral global hit song, “The Blessing,” with Jobe, Cody Carnes, and Elevation Worship that received a GRAMMY Award nomination for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song,” won the 2020 “Worship Song of the Year” as well as awarded RIAA Gold Digital Single certification.

The Blessing (Live) features songs co-written by Cody Carnes, Austin Davis, Jacob Sooter, Jonas Myrin, Elyssa Smith, Steffany Gretzinger, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, and Passion’s Kristian Stanfill and Brett Younker. The album was produced by Cody Carnes, Austin Davis, Henry Seeley, and Jobe.
This year she also embarked on “The Blessing Tour” performing songs from the nominated album hitting 42 cities with more than half of those as sold-out dates.

ABOUT KARI JOBE: For nearly two decades, well-respected worship leader Kari Jobe has been using her gifts to lead people into the presence of God. When she began leading worship at age 13, she never imagined she would be nominated for three GRAMMY® awards, win multiple Dove Awards, have two RIAA Gold Certified singles, or be praised by the New York Times. She has more than 1.18 million YouTube subscribers and over 340 million channel views. Originally from Texas and now residing in Nashville with her husband Cody Carnes and their two boys, Canyon and Kingston, and they both serve at their home church The Belonging Co.

The Recording Academy has revealed nominees for the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards and announced that, for the first time, there will be 10 nominees in each of the General Field Categories: Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist. As the only peer-selected music accolade, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recording Academy’s voting membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers.

“This is an exciting day for music,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “These nominations beautifully reflect today’s broad and diverse musical landscape. I congratulate all of the nominees and everyone who submitted work. I’m also so proud of our voters. They voted in record numbers and brought their very best to evaluating the work of their peers, and I thank them on behalf of the entire music community.”

This year’s nominees were voted on by Recording Academy voting members from nearly 22,000 eligible entries and reflect the wide range of artistic innovation that defined the year in music (Sept. 1, 2020–Sept. 30, 2021). The final round of GRAMMY voting is Dec. 6, 2021–Jan. 5, 2022. The Recording Academy will present the GRAMMY Awards on Mon, Jan. 31, 2022, on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+ from 8–11:30 p.m. ET / 5–8:30 p.m. PT. Prior to the telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony^® will be held at the Microsoft Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.

The following is a sampling of nominations from the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards’ 26 Fields and 86 Categories. For a complete nominations list, visit www.grammy.com.

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• No Stranger – Natalie Grant
• Feels Like Home Vol. 2 – Israel & New Breed
• The Blessing (Live) – Kari Jobe
• Citizen Of Heaven (Live) – Tauren Wells
• Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• “We Win”
  Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters
• “Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)”
  H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters
• “Man Of Your Word”
  Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters
• “Believe For It”
  CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters
• “Jireh”
  Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

• Changing Your Story — Jekalyn Carr
• Royalty: Live At The Ryman — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
• Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition — Maverick City Music
• Jonny x Mali: Live In LA — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
• Believe For It — CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• “Voice Of God”
  Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore; Dante Bowe, Tywan Mack, Jeff Schneeweis & Mitch Wong, songwriters
• “Joyful”
  Dante Bowe; Dante Bowe & Ben Schofield, songwriters
• “Help”
  Anthony Brown & Group Therapy; Anthony Brown & Darryl Woodson, songwriters
• “Never Lost”
  CeCe Winans
• “Wait On You”
  Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music; Dante Bowe, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Tiffany Hudson, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters

Best Roots Gospel Album

• Alone With My Faith – Harry Connick, Jr.
• That’s Gospel, Brother – Gaither Vocal Band
• Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
• Songs For The Times – The Isaacs
• My Savior – Carrie Underwood

Ace Gospel music songstress, Monique is set to host a gospel music event tagged “Indigenous Worship and  Gratitude”.

The program has been scheduled to hold live on Wednesday, 1st of December, 2021 on all official social media platforms of Monique; precisely Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Gospel artiste who will minister at Indigenous Worship and Gratitude with Monique includes Mike Abdul, Omotola Jayeola, Wale Sax, A’dam, Elijah Daniel, Toluwani Sings, BBO and Chigozie Wisdom.

Time: 4pm, Nigerian time and 11am in USA and Canada.

Meanwhile, the Spaghetti Records label artiste recently released the official video of her single, Chant. It is a  song off Monique’s recent album (Working for Me) amongst other tracks including “Yahweh Hallelujah”, “Halleluyah All the Way”, “Is It Working”, “You are God”, “Risen”, “Unchangeable” more others.

This past weekend, at a backstage gathering prior to a sold-out performance at Bridgestone Arena, two-time GRAMMY Award winner Lauren Daigle was recognized for the impact that both her music and philanthropy has had on millions of people worldwide.  The Global Impact Honor, presented by the iconic singer/songwriter and musician Amy Grant, distinguished Daigle as a genre trailblazer and ambassador – a role that she’s embraced over the course of her almost decade long, record-breaking career.

When presenting the honor, Grant said “I’m so thrilled to be here tonight, and so proud of you. You have literally impacted millions of people around the world. This is the last night of the tour that has taken 20 months to wrap up and during that time you’ve shared your faith and you’ve done it tirelessly. So for using your platform to share your faith in such an open way and welcoming millions of people around the world, for the work you’ve done having children sponsored, and just using your gifts in such an amazing way I’m proud to give you this honor.”

Daigle’s impact on the genre is undeniable. Worldwide, she has sold over one million concert tickets on three continents, including 170 sold out headline performances, and has donated over $2,000,000 to 25+ organizations from those sales alone. Her music has been streamed over 5,000,000,000 times and she has over 15,000,000 social media followers. She has performed on nearly every network morning, daytime, and late-night show, as well as multiple awards shows, and competition shows including The Voice, American Idol, and America’s Got Talent – a feat no other artist in the genre has accomplished since Amy Grant’s breakthrough in the 90s.

From 100 weeks at No. 1 with her GRAMMY Award winning album, Look Up Child, to 132 weeks at No. 1 with her 4x Platinum selling single “You Say,” her music continues to connect with audiences from all walks of life. Daigle recently earned RIAA certifications for several songs from her first Platinum selling record, How Can It Be. The album’s title track and “First” have been certified Platinum, “Trust In You” is recognized as 2x Platinum, and “Come Alive (Dry Bones),” and “O’Lord” have been certified Gold & Platinum.  Her latest single “Hold On To Me” marks her 5^th Billboard No. 1 and extends her record of most No. 1s among women in the genre. Daigle has earned seven Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, ten GMA Dove Music Awards, two Guinness World Records, and sold-out concert venues all over the world including in including Australia, Germany, England, France, Canada, The United States.

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.

A new breed of artists taking the trap sensibility and elevating it into a new sound called “Street Gospel,” a term coined by Atlanta based Reach Records artist, 1K Phew. 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.”

1K Phew’s new project collaborative album with Lecrae, No Church In A While, 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.” 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 in a while because of the pandemic, church hurt, and other reasons.

The concept for their collaborative album, No Church For A While grew out of their conversations. “No Church In A While has all types of meanings,” expresses 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.”

The Single “Wildin,” releases November 17th and the album, No Church In While releases December 3rd. To stream now, click here.

Christian recording artist, author, speaker and influencer Maddie  Rey is releasing an expanded edition of her fan-favorite book, DWELL: Empowering The Next Generation To  Live The Life God Intended (Church of Joy Publishing), available exclusively on Amazon. The revised version, slated to include new chapters, builds on Rey’s personal mission to empower Christian youth and inspire the upcoming generation to hold fast to their faith. As a pastor’s kid, she’s seen many of her friends who grew up in church walk away from the church as young adults. Based on Psalm 27:4, DWELL is her response to this alarming problem addressing issues plaguing her generation and providing step-by-step instruction on how to stay planted in the local church even when one feels like abandoning it altogether.

The 23-year-old vocalist recently debuted her original track, “Deserve Your Love,” which she co-wrote with hit songwriter Makeba Riddick-Woods. Next week on November 26, Rey, will release her unique cover to the holiday classic “This Christmas” as her new holiday single.  Rey is no stranger to music as she has shared the stage with seven-time GRAMMY winner TobyMac and hip-hop artist Steven Malcolm.  “This Christmas” and “Deserve Your Love” are only a small part of the young artist’s catalog, both showing her range of style and vocal abilities along with her passion for people and God. Other popular tracks Maddie Rey has released over the past year include “No Bad Days,” “No More Lies,” “Never Let You Go,” “Glory,” “So Good” and “Tellin Everybody.”

The energetic singer and performer has been ministering to her peers since she was 12. In the past two years  alone, she’s performed on more than 50 major event stages across the country. At home in Waukegan, Illinois,  she continues to serve at the church her parents founded, Church of Joy, where she previously hosted The Encounter Live, a weekly youth-oriented live production, and where she leads a youth service every Thursday Night as the Youth Pastor. Moreover, the magnetic influencer begins each week by encouraging her thousands of her fans on Instagram with a “Maddie Rey Monday” post, through which she shares a brief video, a Scripture verse and an impactful word of encouragement.

For the latest information on Maddie Rey, visit www.maddierey.com and products and merchandise are available at www.thedwellshop.com.

Traditional gospel singer Thando L Ngcobo announces her live recording of her second album titled “Akahluleki”. The event will include the launch of the song titled “Siyakudinga” which features Lion of Judah hit sensation Lebo Sekgobela. 

This collaborative song will later be available on all digital music platforms in 2022. The live recording will be on the 15th of December 2021 at Every Nation Durban @ Greyville. 

Tickets are available from R150 at Webtickets and PicknPay nation wide. 

ThandoL has performed in many events such as Just Vision Events, THALLY Records Events,Benjamin Dube Glory Show and many other Gospel Show Events. She has work with talented Musicians and Producers such as Thulani Shezi, Sebe Nzuza and Wanda Khwela who is currently her Music Director and a Producer.

ThandoL is a believer who draw her strength from Prayer and God, she grew up watching Shirley Caesar as she was inspired and feeling a Devine connection because of a similar spiritual gift.

ThandoL Ngcobo is currently residing in Durban KwaZulu Natal, she Gospel Minister and Pastor under City Church International.

Ace Nigerian Gospel Singer and songwriter, Sinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu, popularly known as Sinach is bringing an unforgettable Christmas Concert this coming December.

The gig is called Sinach and friends and will feature Award-winning Gospel Artistes from various parts of the world such as Todd Dulaney (USA), Adlan Cruz (Puetorico), Da’dra Great House (USA), Ayo Vincent (Lagos), Onyeka Onwenu (Nigeria)  and the phenomenal Gosgem Choir.

At a strategic media partnership meeting with Neita Uwaibi, a corporate communication officer for cool FM, wazobia FM and Nigeria info FM, Project Director for GosGem concepts, Hillary Vincent explained that this event is to remind people of the true essence of Christmas beyond all of the festivities that comes with the season.

It is also a good time for friends and families to unite in gratitude to God for a fruitful year.

Gosgem Concepts promises an unforgettable Family Christmas Concert with Sinach and Friends which is scheduled to hold in Lagos on Sunday, 12th December 2021 at the prestigious Monarch Event Centre Lekki, by 3pm.

For tickets and reservations please visit sinachmusic.com/events
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It Promises to be a Christmas concert to remember!!!

GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter/producer/worship leader Brooke Ligertwood hosted a moving live recording experience for her forthcoming album “SEVEN: A Live Album By Brooke Ligertwood” on November 11. “SEVEN” is an album of entirely brand new worship songs written by Brooke and husband/longtime collaborator Scott Ligertwood, Jason Ingram (who is co-producing the album with Brooke), Pastor Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake, and other friends spontaneously in 2021. The performance featured a band comprised of gifted musicians from the breadth of the modern worship movement (Hillsong, Bethel, Vineyard), a 30-piece choir, and a collection of stunning new prayer-soaked songs written and arranged in line with Brooke’s singular vision with Jesus at the center.

Brooke Ligertwood is a Grammy-award winning songwriter, producer, and worship leader. With a passion for truth, art, humanity and the church, Brooke has served the global church through song, leadership and creativity through her many years as part of Hillsong Worship, which she leads globally, whilst also enjoying a successful mainstream career of almost two decades under her maiden name (Brooke Fraser). She passionately asserts that all of life, for the follower of Christ, is ministry. She and her husband Scott (also a songwriter) along with their two young daughters, are based in Orange County, California. Brooke is obsessive about the marriage of theology and art, and as such has penned a growing anthology of beloved congregational anthems like “What a Beautiful Name,” “King of Kings,” “Hosanna” and “Man of Sorrows” as well as devotional favorites like “Awake My Soul,” “New Wine,” “None But Jesus,” and many more.

Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Lecrae, drops the first episode of his new six-part original web series, “Protect The Bag” today on his YouTube channel to provide fans and viewers with a blueprint for building a financial legacy. The weekly “edutainment” episodes are produced in partnership with Experian, a leading information services company, and Lecrae’s production company, 3 Strand Films. “I am on a mission to spread the word on financial education because when I was growing up, I wasn’t educated about money or budgeting and had to learn a lot about it the hard way,” shares Lecrae. “I want to make sure others who grew up like me have the knowledge to build their own financial legacy. People need financial literacy broken down in ways they can understand and I’m excited to partner with Experian to present this content, produced by my production team, 3 Strand Films.”

Part scripted-sketch show, part guest-interview, Lecrae will tackle the basics of financial health with themes including budgeting, identity protection, saving, investing and more.

The video releases on Tuesday, November 9th and you’ll see a new one every Tuesday after that on his YouTube channel. “The Protect The Bag web series allows me to walk in multiple spaces simultaneously,” Lecrae said. “I get to host a show that continues the work of Restoration by educating people about financial literacy, but there is also an element of creativity and entertainment that pulls out the best in me. ”

Celebrity friends Coco Jones, WHATUPRG, Kyle Korver, Tyler Lockett, and Michael Porter, Jr. will join him to share the importance of credit education and understanding money matters.

“We are excited to partner with Lecrae on this innovative way to educate young adults on the importance of starting their financial health journey early,” said Abigail Lovell, Experian’s senior vice president of corporate social responsibility. “This unique partnership is like an authentic and hip master class, offered by an artist young adults admire, supporting consumers who may feel as if they don’t have access to financial tools.”

This partnership is part of Experian’s United for Financial Health program, a global financial recovery initiative that helps educate and empower vulnerable consumers and minority business owners around financial health. As part of this program, Lecrae has also supported the Home Preservation Grant, an Experian partnership with the NAACP to provide mortgage relief to homeowners negatively impacted by COVID-19.

A new episode premieres each week starting today for the next six weeks on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. EST/4:00 p.m. PST on Lecrae’s YouTube channel