CHILDREN OF EDEN is thrilled to announce that multi-award winning gospel artist, KORYN HAWTHORNE, will be joining the staged concert presentation of Stephen Schwartz and John Caird’s Children of Eden in Chicago this October.

KORYN MATTANAH HAWTHORNE is an American gospel singer and actress. Hawthorne was a finalist in season 8 of NBC’s singing competition, The Voice, at the age of 17. After the show, Hawthorne got signed to RCA Inspiration, a division of Sony Music dedicated to gospel music recordings. Her debut studio album, Unstoppable, was released and earned multiple awards nominations. Hawthorne then went on to start a acting career previously appearing on OWN’s “Greenleaf”, as well as BET’s “Kingdom business”. Hawthorne is set to star in the upcoming 2023 Universal Pictures’ “Praise This”.

Koryn will be joining previously announced co-stars, Grammy winner, DAVID PHELPS (Adam/Noah) and internet singing sensation, SAM TSUI (Cain/Japheth).

CHILDREN OF EDEN is a musical freely based on the book of Genesis, with book and score respectively by JOHN CAIRD (Les Mis, Nicholas Nickelby) and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Wicked, Disney’s Pocahontas). Additional creatives and casting will be announced at a later date. The concert presentation will take place ahead of a full-scaled Broadway aimed production due to mount fall next year. The staged concert presentation will be led by Kyle Hass (Artistic Producer); Derek Van Barham (Director); Nicholas Ranauro (Choreographer); and Justin Kono (Music Director). The event will be produced through a special arrangement between the Chicagoland Theatre Fund and Onesti Entertainment.

Tickets for the concert event start at $45 and can be purchased through www.broadwayinchicago.com.

RCA Inspiration celebrates nine Dove Award nominations for song and album releases over the past year. This year’s 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards will take place in October, with the nominations honoring releases from DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration), Travis Greene, Mali Music (K Approved Enterprises/RCA Inspiration), Koryn Hawthorne, and Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling (HezHouse Entertainment/RCA Inspiration).

The nominations span five categories: New Artist of the Year, Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year, Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year, Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year, and Traditional Gospel Album of the Year, with six nods across the two Contemporary Gospel categories.

Separately, DOE garnered a nomination for Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year on the track “Breathe” released from Maverick City Music (feat. Chandler Moore, Jonathan McReynolds, DOE), that she was a co-writer on.

The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards will be held live in Nashville, TN on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022, and air on Friday, October 21st, 2022 on TBN and the TBN app at 8 pm ET and 10 pm ET. There will be an encore presentation on Friday, October 28th, 2022 at 8 pm ET and 10 pm ET. Celebrating the variety of music and entertainment in the Christian and Gospel genres, the Gospel Music Association’s (GMA) Dove Awards honor Contemporary Christian and Gospel to Rap/Hip Hop, Rock, Pop/Contemporary, Bluegrass/Country/Roots, Inspirational, Spanish Language, Worship, Children’s albums, Film, and more.

The full list of RCA Inspiration’s GMA Dove Awards nominations is below.

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)

CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR

“When I Pray” – DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)

“Adulting (Live)” – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music (Life Room Label/K Approved Enterprises/RCA Inspiration/MNRK)

“Sunday” – Koryn Hawthorne

GOSPEL WORSHIP RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR

“Love Song” – Travis Greene (feat. Madison Binion)

CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Clarity – DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)

Jonny x Mali: Live in LA (Stereo) – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music (Life Room Label/K Approved Enterprises/RCA Inspiration/MNRK)

Oil + Water – Travis Greene

TRADITIONAL GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Third Round – Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling (HezHouse Entertainment/RCA Inspiration)

Two-time GRAMMY nominated inspirational artist Koryn Hawthorne releases a remix of “You” featuring Big K.R.I.T.

The track was first featured on Hawthorne’s 2020, I Am. I Am marks the second album released by the Billboard Music and NAACP Image Award-winning hitmaker. Instantly dominating the charts, the album debuted at #1 on  Nielsen’s Current Gospel Album Chart and #2 on Billboard’s Gospel Consumption Chart.

Featuring melodic mixes of various genres including gospel, pop, hip-hop and R&B, I Am, features collaborations with the music industry’s most talented songwriters and producers including, Maher, Johntá Austin, Makeba Riddick, Troy Taylor, Jeremy “TryBishop” Hicks, Daniel Breland, Jason Ingram, Steffany Gretzinger and Dahryl “DJ” Camper.

Provident Entertainment is proud to announce they received five American Music Award nominations. Just announced this morning, Zach Williams, CAIN, and Elevation Worship are nominated for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist, and Kirk Franklin and Koryn Hawthorne are recognized in the newly added category Favorite Gospel Artist.

The AMAs are the world’s largest fan-voted awards show with winners determined by votes cast online as well as via Twitter. Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album sales, song sales, and radio airplay. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partner MRC Data and cover the time period Sept. 25, 2020 through Sept. 23, 2021.

Voting for all categories is now open and for the first time, fans can vote for all AMA categories on TikTok by searching for “AMAs” in-app. The 2021 American Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 21st, and air on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.

In honor of Gospel Music Heritage Month, gospel artist Koryn Hawthorne joins Ebro Darden on Apple Music 1 for a conversation at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville. She discusses the legacy of gospel music, its impact on culture, Koryn Hawthorne Discusses Gospel Music Heritage Month With Ebro Darden On Apple Music 1ushing the genre forward, her song “Sunday”, and more.

Koryn Hawthorne Tells Apple Music About Her Song “Sunday”…
“Sunday” is basically based off of building personal relationship with Jesus, and your everyday life. I think that we kinda put a stigma on, Jesus is for the Church, God is for the Church, and when we leave out of church on Sunday, thats the end of that, you know? But as I went through my walk in my everyday life I had to learn how to find him in every single situation. Whether it’s Wednesday or Saturday, I need him everyday of my life, and not just on Sunday

Koryn Hawthorne Tells Apple Music About Pushing The Gospel Music Genre Forward…
I definitely don’t feel like my music sounds like traditional Gospel, or there’s anything like it out there. So my thing is how do we continue to expand this music and remove the stigmas from off of it. I can be churchy if I want to, okay? Because I was born and raised in church. But my heart and my artistry, it doesn’t sound like that, so we continue to expand the music and also hopefully inspire people who might not feel like that’s their lane or that’s their genre, but if you have something to say, if God has put purpose on your life, that you can do that without the restraints over you.

Koryn Hawthorne Tells Apple Music About Her Church Upbringing…
So we was non-denominational, but like strong pentecostal background. A lot of people that was raised in an environment that I was raised in, they have negativity to say about it, but i’m grateful because I feel that it gives me balance. Like you gotta have somewhere that you start at, and as I got older and knew God for myself I can say to myself, “Okay, this is okay for me to do, this is okay for me to do,” but at least I know I can never go too far because of where I started.

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Koryn Hawthorne releases the new music video for her song “Sunday,” out now. Featured from her chart-topping album I AM, the two-time GRAMMY nominee, Billboard Music Award, NAACP Image Award, Dove and Stellar Award-winner creates a celebratory summertime vibe on this new video.

Giving thanks and praise on the soulful track, “Sunday” is co-written by Hawthorne along with Kasey Sims, Anthony Wyley, Daniel Breland, and Connor J. Little. The music video had a broadcast premiere airing on BET Soul. The young music phenom also recently released an EP of worship ballads, “The Worship Project,” and launched a business, owning the dessert shop The Peach Cobbler Factory in her hometown of Abbeville, Louisiana.

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Each June, music fans around the world come together to celebrate the indelible influence that Black musicians have made on culture with Black Music Month. To mark the month, Amazon Music has worked to put together a brand-new slate of content that honors the legacy of the Black artists whose music soundtracks our lives and defines our culture.

Throughout the month of June, Amazon Music has invited some of the most exciting Black artists across a wide spectrum of genres to record a new collection of brand-new Amazon Originals songs. Debuting Fridays in June, the series kicks off today with a brand-new cover of “Falling in Love with Jesus” from two-time GRAMMY-nominated gospel artist Koryn Hawthorne.

“This song is so special to me because it’s what I live for. Regardless of life’s circumstances the love and comfort of Jesus has pulled me through,” said Koryn Hawthorne. “Releasing this song during Black Music Month is also important to me because Gospel music is the foundation of Black American music, and the message is a reminder of healing and strength.”

Provident Entertainment celebrates 23 nominations for the 36th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, with 10 artists nominated in 17 categories, including the major categories of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, New Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year. 

Releases from Kierra Sheard, Mali Music, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin, All Nations Music, Travis Greene, Le’Andria Johnson, Koryn Hawthorne, Melvin Crispell, III, and KB all garnered nominations for the upcoming awards, covering the range of Contemporary and Traditional Gospel, as well as Urban/Inspirational, and Rap Hip Hop categories. 

With a dominating eight nominations for her hit album KIERRA, chart-topper Kierra Sheard celebrates nominations in the major categories of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for the hit single “Something Has to Break (Live) ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard,” Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year, along with four other categories. 

Also honored with multiple nominations are Mali Music, a co-performer and writer for the Song of the Year-nominated Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music duet “Movin’ On” (RCA Inspiration/eOne) and his latest album THE BOOK OF MALI, Marvin Sapp’s latest acclaimed album CHOSEN VESSEL, Donnie McClurkin’s album A DIFFERENT SONG, and the hit debut album COME ALIVE from the group All Nations Music.    

Le’Andria Johnson, who’s nominated for “Hold On,” has two nominations for Traditional Female Artist of the Year. Separately, she received the second nomination for Traditional Female Artist of the Year, for her appearance on PJ Morton’s album. 

Phil Thornton, SVP and General Manager of RCA Inspiration/Provident Entertainment says,“Congratulations to all of the artists for the amazing creativity and powerful inspiration that they share with the world in their music, to impact others and bring a message of hope, love, healing and strength that remains much needed in these difficult times. Thank you to the Stellars for the recognition and continuing to honor gospel music!”  

The 36th Annual Stellar Awards will be July 10, 2021 in Nashville, TN.

Provident Entertainment’s 2021 Stellar Awards Nominations (listed by artist):

Kierra Sheard (Karew Entertainment/RCA Inspiration)

Artist of the Year

Song of the Year (“Something Has to Break (Live) ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard”)

Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year

Album of the Year (KIERRA)

Contemporary Female Artist of the Year

Contemporary Album of the Year (KIERRA)

Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year (“It Keeps Happening (Live)”)

Music Video of the Year (“Something Has to Break (Live)”)

Mali Music (K Approved Enterprises/RCA Inspiration)

Song of the Year (“Movin’ On ft. Mali Music”)

Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year (“Movin’ On ft. Mali Music”)

Rap Hip Hop Gospel Album of the Year (THE BOOK OF MALI)

Marvin Sapp (Verity Records)

Male Artist of the Year (CHOSEN VESSEL)

Contemporary Male Artist of the Year

Donnie McClurkin (CamDon Music/RCA Inspiration)

Traditional Male Artist of the Year

Traditional Album of the Year (A DIFFERENT SONG)

All Nations Music (All Nations/RCA Inspiration)  

Duo/Chorus Group of the Year (COME ALIVE)

Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year

Music Video of the Year (“Bless Your Name”)

Travis Greene (RCA Inspiration)  

Contemporary Male Artist of the Year (BROKEN RECORD)

Le’Andria Johnson (RCA Inspiration)

Traditional Female Artist of the Year (“Hold On”)

Traditional Female Artist of the Year (Gospel According to PJ-*not a Provident release)  

Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspiration)

Contemporary Female Artist of the Year (I AM)

Melvin Crispell, III (BET/RCA Inspiration)

New Artist of the Year (I’VE GOT A TESTIMONY)

KB (HGA Music/Essential Sound)

Rap Hip Hop Gospel Album of the Year (HIS GLORY ALONE)

Today, two-time GRAMMY nominated inspirational artist, Koryn Hawthorne, released a heart-rending EP, The Worship Project, featuring six worship ballads, including “How Great” and “Know You” (featuring Steffany Gretzinger) from her #1 album I Am.  The Worship Project includes performances from the songstress’ Essential Worship Song Session series including “Know You,” “How Great,” a cover of Elevation Worship’s “Graves Into Gardens,” and features a newly-recorded co-artist release between Hawthorne and Matt Maher, on “How Great (Single Mix),” which is being released to radio. Composed of a mixture of studio and intimate live band performances, the EP showcases Hawthorne’s boundless vocal artistry and ability to shift the atmosphere through worship. In addition to the six tracks, a bonus video “How Great (Essential Worship Song Session)” is available for Apple A/V bundle subscribers.

Released in 2020, I Am, marks the second album released by the Billboard Music and NAACP Image Award-winning hitmaker. Instantly dominating the charts, the album debuted at #1 on Nielsen’s Current Gospel Album Chart and #2 on Billboard’s Gospel Consumption Chart. Featuring melodic mixes of various genres including gospel, pop, hip-hop and R&B, I Am, features collaborations with the music industry’s most talented songwriters and producers including, Maher, Johntá Austin, Makeba Riddick, Troy Taylor, Jeremy “TryBishop” Hicks, Daniel Breland, Jason Ingram, Steffany Gretzinger and Dahryl “DJ” Camper.

Continuing to deliver infectious, chart smashing hits Hawthorne’s lead single “Speak to Me” is currently playing on both Gospel and R&B radio in partnership with Epic Records, and hit #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay Chart, top five on the Gospel Billboard Radio Charts, and top fifteen on the R&B Radio Charts. Hawthorne also recently teamed up with R&B artist Queen Naija to release “Speak to Me (Queen Mix)” in celebration of Women’s History Month. Outside of releasing her new EP, Hawthorne celebrates two 2021 Billboard Music Awards nominations for Top Gospel Album (I AM) and Top Gospel Song (“Speak to Me”), and she is returning to the TV screen starring in the OWN Network unscripted series “Young & Gospel,” which is currently in production.

Danny Gokey releases his latest single titled “We All Need Jesus” featuring Koryn Hawthorne.

The single is available now to download or stream.

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