Dove Award winning Tribl collective Maverick City Music is set to make a network TV appearance this week. Maverick City Music will be a featured performer on The Kelly Clarkson Show this Friday, February 18th. Check your local listings for channel lineup and times.

Last week, Maverick City Music dropped their Breathe EP in celebration of Black History Month 2022.  The new EP features the signature vocals of beloved Maverick City Music artist Joe L Barnes, Maryanne J. George, Naomi Raine, Chandler Moore and Dante Bowe backed by the Mav City Gospel Choir. The Breathe EP includes live and studio versions of standout songs lifted from 2021’s Jubilee: Juneteenth album, like “Breathe,” “Joy of the Lord,” and “Make it Right,” plus three all-new original recordings. The Breathe EP serves as a reminder to all who listen to take a moment to breathe and celebrate life and the legacy of black gospel music.

 Multiple Award nominee and popular Gospel singer-songwriter KARIMA expands her growing business operations with the launch of the second label, “K A R I M A B R A N D.”

Giving a gift of hope and smiles to everyone, this Valentine’s Day, KARIMA’s inaugural collection will feature a variety of activewear for every style from hoodies and tees to yoga pants and joggers, as well as windbreakers, biker shorts, and headbands. The comfortable and affordable line is versatile and stylish. She will also introduce options for men and a limited line of Mommy & Me items. 

Each piece is crafted with the person’s inner beauty in mind. Made for an active lifestyle this first launch will present two collections in a range of sizes “Make It Rain Sunshine (M.I.R.S.)” and “Redeemed” which are available now on shopkarimabrand.com.

“My mission is to make comfy + chic an achievable lifestyle that makes everyone feel and look their best,” said Founder, CEO KARIMA. “No matter if you’re en route to the gym, running errands, meeting friends, or even if you are watching your favorite TV series, K A R I M A B R A N D has something for everyone.”

The women-owned K A R I M A B R A N D comes alongside KARIMA’s other Nashville-based brand, The Soup Chic. Created five years ago, The Soup Chic nurtures body and soul using offering fresh, homemade, all-natural ingredients as the K A R I M A B R A N D encourages health and wellness through an active lifestyle. 

KARIMA continues to maintain a successful music career. Currently, her biggest hit to date, “Redeemer,” has reached audiences worldwide and was Number 1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Airplay chart for two consecutive weeks. KARIMA is poised to release a new song, “It’s Alright To Cry,” in early April. 

Shop K A R I M A B R A N D here: www.shopkarimabrand.com 

Stream & Listen to REDEEMER here: https://smarturl.it/1f03sk

Motown Gospel, a division of Capitol CMG/Capitol/Universal Music Group, announces the signing of South African singer, songwriter, and television personality HLE to an exclusive recording agreement. The partnership is the first of its kind, representing the only direct signing of a global artist in the famed label’s 23-year history.

Today’s announcement comes after a whirlwind season of success for HLE, spurred on by her acclaimed Your Kingdom on Earth. The project peaked at the #1 position on Apple Music’s Gospel Albums chart in 7 countries and landed key positioning in the U.S. & Canada across various streaming platforms. Among the many accolades that followed were 3 South African Music Award (SAMA) nominations, including Female Artist of the Year and Best Live Audio Visual Recording, ultimately winning the honor for Best Contemporary Faith Album.

“As a powerful multimedia presence, HLE seamlessly combines creativity and beauty with personal ministry,” share Monica Coates & EJ Gaines, Co-Executive Directors of Motown Gospel. “HLE elegantly transcends culture. We are delighted to partner with her in her vision to reach a global audience.”

“Motown Gospel/Capitol CMG is a true giant of the industry, known for cultivating some of the world’s greatest artists,” exclaims HLE. “I’m excited to become one of them as my music is taken across the globe.”

In addition to her thriving solo career, HLE recently began hosting VIP Invite, an uplifting television series that offers viewers a front-row seat to entertaining and uplifting musical experiences each week. Season 2 of the popular program will premiere this Sunday, February 20th at 17:00 CAT on Mzansi Magic Music DSTV channel 321.

HLE is currently at work on new music. Her debut offering with Motown Gospel/Capitol CMG is expected to come later this year, introducing HLE to the U.S. & Canada gospel marketplaces, while leveraging existing synergies within UMG’s global network.

Toledo, OH – Christian rap artist iNTELLECT has followed up his concept project ‘Ephesians’ with a new remix EP. The original project was created as a soundtrack to a sermon series packed with deep, theological records inspired by the apostle Paul’s words to the Ephesians. The Ohio emcee quickly discovered it was one of the most important endeavors he had undertaken in his musical journey.

Now, iNTELLECT has partnered with Iamlenflow, the producer on the original ‘Ephesians’ EP, to create Ephesians Remixes.

Ephesians Remixes is a four-song revisiting of the records “Chosen”, “Grace On My Mind”, “It’s Worth It”, and “Be the Light” that includes features from Mitch Darrell and Minister Squad. “With the remixes, we wanted to take what we thought of as the best songs and give them a more edgy vibe,” explains iNTELLECT. “These remixes take the original songs to a whole new level.”

The new EP drops on February 18, 2022 across digital music retailers, including Spotify.

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About iNTELLECT

With a distinct flow, iNTELLECT has used his gift to spread the message of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ to areas throughout the Midwest. Drawing his inspiration from the Gospel and life experience, iNTELLECT combines biblically sound doctrine with hip hop beats.

Music and the Message have always been a passion for iNTELLECT. “I’ve always loved hip hop music; the beats, the lyrics, the whole nine. But at the end of the day, if it’s not God-inspired, it’s powerless.” And recognizing the call to share his faith, iNTELLECT continues to use his talents and gifts to reach a lost generation.

GRAMMY®-nominated artist CRYSTAL LEWIS will release her debut single, “I Can’t Help It,” (feat. Charles Jones) on February 22 from her forthcoming, new album titled “TOGETHER WE CAN,” due May 13. The song was produced by renowned jazz trumpeter and arranger Tony Guerrero, who will also produce her forthcoming full-length collection of vocal jazz duets featuring guest artists: GRAMMY® Award winner Tori Kelly, Kate Flannery (“The Office”), legendary jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, Charles Jones, Nikki Leonti (“Glee”), and more. Check out “I Can’t Help It” HERE.

Three and a half decades since launching her mega-successful career as a CCM artist – and three years after her last jazz vocal album, “RHAPSODY” – Lewis will release one of her most empowering and dynamic musical events yet with “TOGETHER WE CAN,” a collection featuring vocal duets, ensemble originals and re-imaginings that showcase and celebrate the joys of collaboration, friendship, and creative camaraderie, as the world collectively emerges from a time full of profound and dispiriting isolation.

Aptly named, the new album will showcase a wide range of Lewis’ pop, soul, contemporary and traditional jazz — including big band — sensibilities and finds her working with an exciting array of guest artists who are also dear friends. Guest artists include two-time GRAMMY® Award winner Tori Kelly, two-time SAG Award winning actress Kate Flannery (of TV’s “The Office”), legendary Cuban-American jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, veteran country singer Ty Herndon, Charles Jones, up-and-coming SoCal jazz singer Lia Booth, CCM/R&B singer Nikki Leonti, Ally Brooke (formerly of 5^th Harmony), and Mike Murray. The album also features a very personal soul-jazz ballad titled “I Won’t Forget You,” which features Lewis singing with her adult children, Solomon and Isabella – a song she wrote and lovingly dedicates to her mother, who has Alzheimer’s disease.

The concept for the album evolved organically from the many SoCal shows Lewis and her band played after releasing “RHAPSODY” in 2019. In addition to becoming part of the region’s contemporary jazz community via a once-a-month residency at Spaghettini in Seal Beach, she performed a show called “Standards at the Standard” in L.A., Jax in Newport Beach, and various other venues, and often invited vocalist friends to join her, most memorably asking Charles Jones to sing the Michael Jackson song “I Can’t Help It” (one of Lewis’ all-time Jackson favorites) with her at Spaghettini.

“The project definitely took root in those early live performances,” says Lewis. “We can get so caught up in life on social media, and that swirl of isolation and independence, that I thought it might be interesting to do something different and put out an indie project with other artists to show that there’s still strength in sharing the spotlight, and shining a light on everyone, and not just on myself. This is why I chose to collaborate with artists and friends I greatly respect. There’s a lot of stylistic diversity, but this jazz, pop, R&B setting is the space where I feel most comfortable expressing myself. I wanted to keep the momentum going that started with ‘Rhapsody.’”

Both lyrically and stylistically, “TOGETHER WE CAN” is worlds away from Lewis’ 90’s heyday as one of CCM’s top female singers – but she prefers to see it as artistic growth in response to her desire to explore other vistas. As the daughter of a pastor, the SoCal raised singer loved listening to gospel music greats like Andre Crouch and The Winans, but she was equally uplifted and impacted – as she’s been throughout her life – by Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Michael Jackson. After starting her career singing with a CCM rockabilly band called Wild Blue Yonder at age 15, she signed her first solo artist deal with Frontline Records, and released her 1987 debut album “Beyond the Charade” at 17.

TRACK LISTING FOR “TOGETHER WE CAN”:

I Can’t Help It (feat. Charles Jones)

She Was Here (feat. Tori Kelly)

Side By Side (feat. Kate Flannery)

If We Ever Meet Again (feat. Arturo Sandoval)

Everybody Hurts (feat. Ty Herndon)

Take The Chance (feat. Nikki Leonti)

Happy Days/C’mon Get Happy (feat. Lia Booth)

I Won’t Forget You (Solomon Ray & Isabella Ray)

Luckiest (feat. Mike Murray)

She Was Here / Spanish Version (feat. Ally Brooke)

Together We Can (feat. Terron Brooks, Kamilah Marshall & Eden Espinosa)

About Crystal Lewis:

Crystal Lewis dominated the chart for an entire decade, reaching a commercial peak in the genre with her Billboard Top 5 albums “Let Love In” (1990) and “Beauty for Ashes,” (1996), in addition to “Gold” (1998) and the Grammy® nominated “Fearless” (2000), which collectively sold hundreds of thousands of units and inspired young future superstars like Katy Perry and Tori Kelly. In 1999, Kirk Franklin – who later produced the background vocals on “Fearless”- invited Crystal to sing on his Grammy nominated original “Lean on Me” with R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige and Bono – and she joined the others in a performance of the song at the Grammy Awards. Two of the Dove Awards she won in 1998-99 were for her Spanish language albums “Oro” and “La Bellessa de la Cruz.” She planted the seeds of her current jazz-oriented recordings with the release of her Christmas album “Holiday!” (2000) performed with the Peter Erskine Trio.

For more information visit: www.crystallewis.com.

Pray.com, the world’s No. 1 app for Christians, today introduced GRAMMY® Award-winning global entertainer and entrepreneur Lecrae as its latest brand ambassador.

The collaboration with Lecrae will see the release of several new content series led by the artist on the Pray.com website and mobile app. “Transform Yourself,” a seven-part meditative prayer series, will guide listeners through messages of mindfulness in faith to reduce everyday stress and improve their relationship with God, while an additional seven-part motivational prayer series will aim to inspire listeners in the morning to lead a productive day. In addition, Lecrae has narrated “Hope in a Dark World,” a Pray.com Bedtime Bible Story centered around Noah’s Ark that helps parents and families share lessons with children about having faith in tough times.

“Pray.com and I believe positive messages have the power to help uplift, motivate and inspire those on their journey through faith,” said Lecrae. “I’m a Pray.com member who has turned to the app for thoughtful faith-based guidance and I’m excited to partner with a company that helps people of all backgrounds be the best versions of themselves in a safe and user-friendly way. I’m proud to record and share my motivational and meditative prayer series with the world through a trusted partner like Pray.com.”

The special Lecrae-led content is accessible via PRAY PLUS, which users can try for free via a 3-day trial period. Subscribers can listen either through the Pray.com website or app, available both in the App Store and on Google Play. The collaboration with Lecrae is part of Pray.com’s continued pursuit to provide a spiritually-motivating experience for its members in technologically-savvy, engaging ways that positively impact people’s faith, health and well-being.

“The first time I spoke with Lecrae I felt his authenticity and courageous spirit,” said Pray.com CEO Steve Gatena. “His desire to spread God’s message worldwide pumps us up and we are thrilled to welcome him to the Pray.com family as our newest brand ambassador.”

Lecrae’s journey to faith began in his teenage years when, as the son of a single mother, he turned to music to find meaning and share socially conscious messages of hope. Notably, his 2012 album Gravity won Best Gospel Album at the 55th GRAMMY Awards, marking the first time a hip-hop artist won the honors in that category. Over the course of an accomplished career, Lecrae has also received three BET Awards, been named a Dove Award Winner eight times, and has had eight songs reach No. 1 on Billboard. His seventh studio album, Anomaly, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 2014 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. His TEDx Talk “Is Hip-Hop a Cancer or Cure” has been viewed over 650,000 times on YouTube, his New York Times bestselling memoir Unashamed has sold over 100,000 copies, and the 2020 follow-up, I Am Restored, How I Lost My Religion but Found My Faith was a top-selling title.

About Pray.com
Launched in 2017 with a mission to grow faith and cultivate community, Pray.com is the world’s No. 1 app for Christians. Reaching more than 10 million people worldwide through its mobile app and website, it is the easiest way to incorporate prayer into your daily life. Pray.com provides encouragement and inspiration through daily prayers, Pastor podcasts and Bedtime Bible Stories.

Maverick City Música’s surprises are unstoppable! Today, Maverick City Musica, releases the new album Venga Tu Reino Deluxe. The remarkable growth on digital platforms and the rising positioning on radio stations were the result of all the support from their listeners. Thanks to this, they decided to create a deluxe version of their original album, “Venga Tu Reino”.

In 2021, the collective shared various worship experiences with their fans and industry colleagues. Among them, two albums with special guests, live recordings and multiple writing camps.

“For us, it was a project that brought us closer to the arms of our Father and to the presence of Jesus,” shares Nate Diaz. “There were so many moments that could not be included, because the album was already too long, but after much prayer and conversation, we are very excited to share this new edition in which you can listen to every moment of that night that impacted us.”

As part of the celebration of this important release, Maverick City Música is preparing for the first concert of its next tour, which will take place at El Coliseo on the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. For more information visit: https://ticketera.com/maverickcitymusica.

“You have been sharing your enthusiasm and confirming your tickets with us, and we are very excited to worship with all of you LIVE, in Puerto Rico!,” the group shared on their Instagram account.

he 14-track project presents 3 new versions of their hits “Me Rindo,” “Emmanuel,” and “Aleluya,” which were later recorded in Union City, New Jersey. In addition, the contemporary phenomenon adds its own adaptations of the songs “Como Dijiste” by Christine D’Clario, and “Tumbas a Jardines” by Elevation Worship.

Maverick City Música revealed recently on its social media that one of the surprises in this edition is the participation in Spanish of Brandon Lake in the track of “Tumbas a Jardines.”

Without a doubt, the Maverick City Música movement has paved the way and become an influential music reference for the dreams and ministries of countless songwriters, musicians, worship leaders, praise teams and churches around the world. The heart behind what they do is focused on creating new spaces, where the entire Spanish-speaking community can be welcome.

A new single from Christian recording artist Maddie Rey releases Friday, February 18th, 2022. Throwing it back to her hip-hop and rap roots, her song “On My Way” will be available for adds on radio and play listing. The song will also be available on all digital streaming platforms.

Produced by 2x Dove Award winning Atlanta music producer Kid Classic, Maddie Rey took to the studio to write a song that encourages a generation to pursue the life that God has for them. Maddie Rey believes that today’s generation is on their way to a place of freedom, purpose, identity, and a full out life in Christ.

The release of “OnMy Way” is a strong beginning to 2022, continuing the momentum that Maddie Rey built throughout 2021 with the release of 8 Singles, 8 Music Videos, and 4 Books. Along with her releases, Maddie Rey also traveled the nation as an evangelist preaching at large conferences, churches, and events while simultaneously touring with her music. Maddie Rey is becoming a familiar face on prominent Christian platforms such as featuring on reputable news sites, podcasts, media outlets, along with the 5 million user downloaded app YouVersion.

Maddie Rey is a Christian Recording Artist, Speaker, Evangelist, and Author with a heart to reach a young generation and to empower young people to live passionate lives for Jesus. She shares her ministry at churches, youth groups, youth events, youth conferences, crusades, Christian music festivals, social media platforms, and more. At a young age Maddie Rey was able to launch Maddie Rey Ministries where she provides content to the body of Christ through her music, books, videos, merchandise, and teaching.

Benestelle makes an epic entrance in 2022 with the release of her brand new single titled “Trust In You.”

“Trust In You” comes on the back of her viral hit – “Hallelujah” in the summer of 2021.

This new ballad is to remind us that trusting in God is the surest guarantee for safety and prosperity in life.

The new music is accompanied by a brilliant a music video symbolic of the excellent quality and high performance delivery synonymous with the BENESTELLE brand.

In a new season where God is moving around the world through his army of believers, the renowned worshiper Benestelle, ushers us in a worship experience like no other.

Benestelle, full of God’s compassion and love for people,  brings us a new sound that carries the anointing to lift every open heart that hears it. Her mesmerizing vocals bring an energetic yet contemporary sound in her new song titled Trust In You.

According to Benestelle, “God is faithful by whom I have been called.  We are in fellowship, we are in oneness together.” There is nothing greater than to know that we are one with the King of Kings and He is more committed to us than we could ever be committed to ourselves. He is dependable.

Benestelle entered the world stage with class and poise with her debut single “Love of my Life” in 2020.

A few months later, she released the salvation song For Me, then closed the year with the hit song We Give You. After a short break, she changed the game with the absolutely superb song Hallelujah which went viral immediately.

Benestelle owns and anchors the life changing show: Benestelle Inspires. A conservation aimed at lifting listeners to walk in God’s freedom.

Watch the video below:

Aboluwade Kemisola (Aka Kemi wealth) was born on the 16th of February. She is a lover of God and she believes in showcasing her love for God through her music. She’s a graduate of Accounting from Afebabalola university. Comes from a family of 5 with 3 children and happens to be the second born.

All her life, she had always known that she was destined to be a gospel singer considering her journey from children choir to youth choir and up-to where she his now.

It is with so much joy that she releases her first single’ Yafun Yafun on her birthday.

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