Gospel music artiste, singer, and songwriter, Victoria Bandele widely known as ‘Veeki Royce‘ has released a brand new music video titled, “OBA”.
According to the ‘On God’ crooner, OBA was inspired by the Holy Spirit and many things that have happened to her over time.
In her words, a king is referred to as OBA in the Yoruba Language. Wherever a king is, there is respect! Wherever a king is there is peace! The Lord God Almighty is the King of Kings! He alone has the power to do all things. The words of a king are final, when a king decrees no one can change it!
“As you listen to this song, I pray that everything God has said concerning you will come to pass with ease. Remain blessed! And enjoy this song!” – Veeki Royce.
OBA is produced by Samuel Afolabi, and its visuals was directed by Ralph Kanye.
Chorus: Ki lan foba pe Oba alase Yes you’re the sovereign God Forever is your reign 2x Bami bami Bami ooo
Verse 1: Heavenly Father 2ce You are oluwa Wonderful father 2ce You’re yeshuwa Oba alade wura iwo nikan ni Ogo ye Shebi iwo ni mole to tan Kari gbogbo aiye Your excellency sir You reign
Chorus: Ki lan foba pe Oba alase Yes you’re the sovereign God Forever is your reign 2x
Vamp: Call – Oba 3ce Resp – oba Call – Oba 3ce Resp – oba Call – oba 3ce Resp – oba alase is your name 2x
Bridge: Alade ogo oni bata isegun Oba mi to fina bora bi aso Yagbo yaju okunrin ogun Oba baba tiri bambam baba mi o Ogbenu wun dia Shola Ogbenu adelebo shogo Mimo mimo mimo ninu awon orun Jesu jesu jesu
Grammy and Dove Award-winning recording artist and Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame member John Schlitt will share the stage with some of Contemporary Christian Music’s pioneers during the Legends 2022 Concert this weekend.
Presented by Chrisagis Brothers Ministries & Productions, the concert will be hosted at Harbor of Hope Assembly of God, located at 67667 Warnock Road, St Clairsville, Ohio, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
Schlitt will perform alongside such beloved artists as Scott Wesley Brown, Leon Patillo (former lead singer of Santana), Jayne Ferrell (of Ferrell and Ferrell), Dave Boyer, Steve Camp, Terry Tripp, The Chrisagis Brother, and the 17-piece Trinity Jazz Orchestra.
Tickets are $25 in advance (call 740-859-2344 or 304-650-0425) or $30 at the door.
“I’m excited to be with my good friends, The Chrisagis Brothers!” says Schlitt. “I’ve had the privilege of being part of their productions in the past. They have been both professional and enjoyable, not only for the audience, but for the artists, as well. I’m looking forward to being part of their newest adventure!”
Schlitt will perform songs from GO, his first full-length solo album of original material in seven years. GO has proven to be well worth the wait for fans of the man who has been called the best rock singer in Christian music history.
GO met with immediate critical acclaim upon its release the week before the 2020 Covid 19 pandemic lockdown in the U.S.
The album was tapped in pre-release as a Top 10 Album of 2019 by Classic Christian Rock Magazine, which extolled the project’s sweet melodies, direct lyrics, and Schlitt’s seemingly ageless vocal prowess.Fans can stream the project on multiple platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal, Amazon Music, Pandora and others.
For more information about the Legends 2022 Concert, click here.
TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel artist Anna Golden debuts a beautiful live video of her latest song, “Take It To Jesus,” as prominent CCM artists and worship leaders share on social media praise for the song. Watch the encouraging and poignant rendition of her song below.
“Take It To Jesus” has amassed more than 230K global streams in just one week since release, already surpassing her best-streaming song, “Peace.”
This latest offering from Golden is one of hope when life hits its hardest. Produced by Paul Mabury (Lauren Daigle), she wrote the song along with Jessie Early and Monty Rivera soon after her close friend suffered the unimaginable and sudden loss of her fiancé.
“Oftentimes when you’re in a place of leadership, especially within the ministry, people expect you to have the answers, to know what to say during such unimaginable grief,” Golden explains. “I literally said to my friend, ‘I have nothing to say.’ The last thing you want to say is ‘God has a plan’ or give a specific scripture. We’re all so busy trying to figure out what to say and have the right answers, but nothing I can say can take away the pain you are feeling. All I can give you is Jesus.”
Stay Prayed Up,a documentary of harmony, fellowship, and a “church gospel noisy crew” is poised to release in limited theaters June 17, 2022, followed by a home entertainment launch on Apple TV and Google Play in July.
The only thing mightier than Lena Mae Perry’s electrifying voice is her faith. She’s spent the last 50 years sharing and sharpening both as the steadfast bandleader of The Branchettes, a legendary North Carolina gospel group that has packed churches throughout the South and lifted hearts as far away as Ireland. Stay Prayed Up is a spirited celebration, inviting audiences into “Mother” Perry’s close-knit community as the 83-year-old strives to extend The Branchettes’ sacred song ministry ever forward. The film follows The Branchettes as they record their first live album, a hallmark in the canon of Black gospel groups. Through shared prayer, laughter, and praise, this “church gospel noisy crew” demonstrates that music, like faith, ain’t nothing without some fire inside.
Greenwich Entertainment acquired the North American distribution rights to this feature directorial debut of co-director, Matt Durning, and second feature from co-director, D.L. Anderson (FARMER/VETERAN). The Vittles Films and Interlocking Pictures documentary premiered to rave reviews at its World Premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and at DOC NYC.
“We believe Stay Prayed Up offers a well-timed, welcomed dose of spiritual and communal uplift,” said Co-Director Anderson. Co-Director Matt Durning added, “We are thrilled to partner with Greenwich to offer this soul stirring experience to a range of theatrical audiences seeking healing and renewal, regardless of their faith practice or background.”
Stay Prayed Up was produced by Mikel Barton, Phil Cook, Lena C. Williams, and Leslie Raymond. Greenwich’s Andy Bohn negotiated the acquisition with Cinetic Media’s Jason Ishikawa on behalf of the filmmakers.
Premier Productions, Dante Bowe and Food for the Hungry announce the Worship Nights Tour. The tour will span eight cities and will see Bowe fresh off the What Are We Waiting For? Tour with For King & Country.
“I think this tour is going to be a special one because we’re going back to simple worship,” said Bowe. “We’re stripping away the smoke, lights and all the extra things we tend to use. Not that those things are bad, but these are going to be nights of remembrance. Remembrance of what Jesus has done and what He has yet to do.”
For his first solo headlining tour, Bowe is bringing along fellow Maverick City artist Aaron Moses and Hillsong’s Aodhan King.
Audiences can sign up for the exclusive pre-sale on Wednesday, May 18, at dantebowelive.com. Tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday, May 19th at 10:00 a.m. local time.
The eight-city summer tour will kick-off on August 13th in Minneapolis, MN and will stop in Columbus, OH, St. Louis, MO and Memphis, TN before the final show on August 21st in Lexington, KY. For a full list of dates and cities, see below.
HezHouse Entertainment has received its first Stellar Award nominations. Chorale favorite Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling are nominated in the Traditional Choir of the Year and Choir of the Year categories for the 37th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. These are also the first Stellar nominations for Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling.
Hezekiah Walker, founder of HezHouse Entertainment, says: “The Stellar Gospel Music Awards are very special to choirs, as most awards shows don’t even have choir categories anymore. I am ecstatic for Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling to be nominated this year, and grateful for the role that HezHouse Entertainment is able to have in keeping the choir tradition going strong in Gospel music.”
The nominations were received for Kevin Lemons and Higher Calling’s HezHouse release Third Round. The lead single, “For Your Good,” peaked at #3 on the Billboard’s Gospel Digital Sales Chart and garnered over 100,000 streams. Third Round features 11 soul-stirring tracks, including the latest single, “I Owe You”.
Kevin Lemons says: “I am overjoyed, surprised, elated; every good, happy emotion there is – that is how I feel. We’ve been doing music for a long time and never thought this day would come. Praise God it has. We are grateful.”
Bryan & Katie Torwalt share the official acoustic video for their newest single “Simple Kingdom”. “Simple Kingdom” is available now to download/stream and will be featured on the Torwalt’s upcoming album slated to drop May 20. Pre-order I’ve Got Good News here.
“The way Jesus talked about The Kingdom of God was completely backwards and upside down compared to the culture of the day, and it still is. His Kingdom is as simple as love. He welcomed the children, and stopped for the one. His Kingdom is humble, and always seeks to serve. His Kingdom is backwards, where the last become first, and what’s treasured in heaven, the world calls a curse. His Kingdom is coming, and at the same time He said it was at hand. As it is in Your Kingdom Lord, let it be with Your church!” – Bryan & Katie Torwalt
Ryan Ellis shares new music with his single titled “Gonna Be Alright.” The official music video can be viewed below. “Gonna Be Alright” is available now.
“I needed this song out for me ! Haha Foreal Foreal .. love just sitting in this song and just reminding myself when I get a little loco in my brain” -Ellis
Music runs through Scotty Inman’s veins. A second-generation vocalist, Scotty’s music career has taken him around the world and allowed him the share the message of Christ on stages that many only dream of. While his nearly two decade tenure with the fan-favorite Triumphant Quartet has afforded him opportunities and accolades too numerous to count, the four-time BMI awarded singer/songwriter found himself with a considerable catalog of songs personal to him; songs about faith, family and life. These songs birthed the inspiration behind his debut solo release, Anywhere Jesus Is.
“I have been blessed to have cuts by not only Triumphant, but several other artists within the genre. However, I realized that some of the songs were messages that I needed to share myself,” shares Scotty Inman. “A solo project is the perfect opportunity to speak my heart and produce music that might not fit the mold of what I do with Triumphant, but I’m excited to branch out and let listeners get a glimpse into another side of who I am!”
Anywhere Jesus Is, produced by Josh Swift (The Isaacs, Doyle Lawson), features 10 songs all co-written by Inman including the first single, ‘Grow Up Slow.’ Listeners will love the upbeat tune of ’Saved People,’ and feel at home with the title track, ‘Anywhere Jesus Is.’ Country music fans will recognize the voice of legend John Anderson, who joins Scotty on ‘Good Enough For Me,’ and love the acoustic vibe of ‘God Made Good,’ Regardless of musical styles or preferences, there is literally something for everyone on this incredible project!
In celebration of the release of Anywhere Jesus Is, Scotty Inman has released his next single to radio, entitled ‘Saved People.’ This fun, engaging song contains a simple but poignant message: Saved people, serve people. Served people get saved. From the pen of Scotty and Jimmy Yeary, this new single will not only have listeners singing along, but serve as a daily reminder to be the hands and feet of Christ.
The liner notes of Anywhere Jesus Is contain a whos whos list of co-writers, including Jimmy Yeary, Tony Wood, Scott Krippayne, Lee Black, Nathan Woodard and others, but each song is uniquely personal to Scotty and intentional about the message he wishes to convey. Not often does a project come along with no filler songs, nothing to skip past to get to the good part. But Anywhere Jesus Is is just that.
Anywhere Jesus Is is available for purchase on all digital & streaming platforms, as well as scottyinman.com
Centricity Worship, a division of Centricity Publishing, releases its debut EP, Centricity Worship And Friends, today (May 13) to digital and streaming outlets everywhere via https://fanlink.to/cwfriends. All of the songs were composed at Centricity Worship writing retreats where many well-known artists and songwriters from various record labels and publishing companies gathered to create music for the Church to sing.
“King Jesus continues to defy our expectations,” says Wong. “We wrote this song about the mystery of who Jesus is; the humility, the kindness, the compassion that we wouldn’t first come to expect from royalty. No other king has loved as deeply, served so humbly, or triumphed as unequivocally as our King. We hope that this song will bring you back into wide-eyed wonder of Jesus.”
“The Centricity Worship And Friends EP is a beautiful collection of worship songs for the Church, filled with biblical truth and singable melodies,” remarks Mayberry, who not only produced the EP, but also co-wrote and is featured on some of the tracks.
The full Centricity Worship + Friends track listing and corresponding artists and songwriters follow:
1. You See Me (In Focus) Artists: Seth Condrey, Rita Springer, Centricity Worship Writers: Matt Armstrong, Seth Condrey, Rita Springer
2. Only Jesus Artists: Patrick Mayberry (featuring Chris McClarney), Centricity Worship Writers: Mike Grayson, Patrick Mayberry, Chris McClarney
3. Here At This Table Artists: Seph Schlueter, Centricity Worship Writers: Seph Schlueter, Rita Springer, James Tealy
4. First Love Artists: Frankie Barranco, Gary Rea, Centricity Worship Writers: Frankie Orella, Gary Rea, Kristian Stanfill
5. I Come Running Artists: Patrick Mayberry, Kristian Stanfill, Centricity Worship Writers: Mike Grayson, Patrick Mayberry, Kristian Stanfill
6. No Other King Artists: Heath Balltzglier, Seth Condrey, Centricity Worship Writers: Patrick Mayberry, Chris Renzema, Mitch Wong
Centricity Worship was created as a platform for song discovery with the goal of equipping the global Church with new and powerful worship songs. It’s foundation dates back to a series of songwriter retreats which birthed songs like Lauren Daigle’s “Come Alive (Dry Bones)” and Corey Voss’s “Nothing But The Blood.” These retreats have since become a part of Centricity Worship’s DNA.
“Centricity Publishing has been doing these worship retreats for years, and out of them have come some really powerful songs that have gone on to inspire worshipers around the world,” says Chad Segura,Vice President, Centricity Publishing. “Along with our own team of writers, we always like to invite other talented songwriters from around the industry as well. We love getting to do this with our friends. And in recording some of the favorite tunes from the resulting collaborations, our hope is that people will discover and connect with these songs, incorporating them into both their personal and corporate worship settings.”
