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)

The 2022 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Juneteenth UNITYFEST concert, co-presented by the Robert Randolph Foundation (@therrfound) was held in Brooklyn, NY.

A national multi-cultural experience united diverse voices and communities, in commemoration and celebration of Juneteenth and Black culture, featured performances from multi-award winning gospel artist, Tye Tribbett (@tyetribbett), legendary vocalist, Deborah Cox (@deborahcox), Grammy-award winning gospel singer, Israel Houghton (@israelhougton), inspirational R&B singer, Mali Music (@malimusic), and six-time Grammy-nominated steel pedal-guitarist,Robert Randolph (@robertrandolph).

The event was hosted by actor and comedian Barry Brewer (@barrybrewerjr) and made possible by a phenomenal list of sponsors and partners, including Heal America, Levitt Foundation, and LiveOne as the official streaming partner.

To view the Juneteenth UNITYFEST live stream, please click here.

The Festival season will continue this Friday, June 24 with Latin Grammy-winning  artist  Fonseca (@fonescamusic), and neo-traditionalist ensemble, La Cumbiamba eNeYé (@lacumbiambany).

BRIC, a Brooklyn-based leading arts and media institution, hosts the 44th annual BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! festival at the Lena Horne Bandshell at Prospect Park, with live, free and in-person performances, which kicked off June 8, 2022 and runs through August 6, 2022 For more information on the artist lineup, RSVPs and more, visit http://bricartsmedia.org/bcb.

Aaron Cole releases new music his single titled “Hard Times.” The official audio can be heard below.

“Hard Times” is available now.

https://youtu.be/oY_phq7jez4

NPR Music premiered a special Tiny Desk Concert featuring GRAMMY-winning artists Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music. Coming off the release of their collaborative album, Jonny x Mali: Live in LA, and the Jonny x Mali Tour earlier this year, the two artists showcase their prolific talents in this holiday themed performance. The concert, which closes out the NPR Music series for the year, includes some Christmas classics and a high energy rendition of “Movin On,” which earned Jonathan and Mali a GRAMMY for Best Gospel Performance / Song at the 2021 awards.

Additionally, Jonny x Mali: Live in LA is nominated in the Best Gospel Album category at the the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards taking place on January 31, 2022.

Nashville, TN (September 24, 2021) – Today, GRAMMY^® winning artists Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music released their highly anticipated collaboration album, Jonny x Mali: Live in LA in partnership between Mali’s imprint, K Approved Enterprises, RCA Inspiration, Jonathan’s Life Room Label and eOne Music. 

The EP, which was recorded live in Los Angeles, features six dynamic odes that showcase Jonathan’s and Mali’s individual voices and prowess as songwriters but meld their talents together in a glorious fashion. Among Jonny x Mali’s tracks is the uplifting hit, “Movin’ On,” which earned Jonathan and Mali a GRAMMY for Best Gospel Song / Performance at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards in March, 2021. Another highlight of Jonny x Mali is the super charged single, “Jump Ship”. The live performance video for “Jump Ship” premiered today in conjunction with the release of the album. 

In addition to the debut of the album, Jonathan and Mali will co-headline the Jonny x Mali Tour kicking off in Atlanta, GA on September 30th. The multi-city tour will make stops in Charlotte, NC, Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY, New Haven, CT, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL and Los Angeles, CA. 

Listen to Jonny x Mali: Live in LA:

Travis Greene Ft. Mali Music on track dubbed Close The Door off his latest album Oil + Water, available now.

The five-time GRAMMY® nominated hit maker has penned a ten-track album to provide much-needed joy and hope. Featuring the lead single “Hold On Me” (feat. Kirk Franklin and John P. Kee) out at Gospel radio, Greene creates a fresh lineup of songs with more sonic experimentation and collaboration with diverse voices that inspire celebration of God’s love and abundance.

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GRAMMY® and Stellar Award winner, Jonathan McReynolds, continues his reign in gospel music by adding another #1 single to his resume. The single, “Grace” (lifted from the PEOPLE EP), has earned #1 status on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart. Along with this milestone, McReynolds celebrates winning 3 Stellar Awards for Male Vocalist of the Year, Producer of the Year and Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year, during the 36^th Stellar Gospel Music Awards telecast. Jonathan McReynolds current EP, PEOPLE, is available wherever music is sold and streamed now.

Beginning September 30, Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music will take their GRAMMY® winning collaboration on the road, embarking on a multi-city tour simply titled Jonny x Mali. Tickets are available for purchase at JonnyXMali.com.

“I told Mali at the recording, being a gospel artist is simply more fun for me when he’s around. We are the perfect odd couple of musical creativity. I love it. I draw the lines; he colors the picture. Magic and Bird love. A teacher and a poet. I think people will hear it and love it too,” shares Jonathan McReynolds.

The PEOPLE EP by Jonathan McReynolds boasts collaborations with Mali Music, The Walls Group and Pastor Mike Todd. It is available now everywhere that music is streamed. Impacting radio now are the singles “Grace” and “Best Thing.” The new #1 single, “Grace” marks McReynolds’ fourth #1 single preceded by “Movin’ On,” “Make Room” and “Not Lucky, I’m Loved.”

Watch “Grace” video below;

For more information on Jonathan McReynolds visit jonathanmcreynolds.com; on Facebook at Facebook.com/jmcreynoldsmusic; on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube using the handle @jonmcreynolds. 

For more information on Entertainment One visit EntertainmentOne.com.

JONNY X MALI – Tour Dates

• September 30th: Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
• October 1: Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC
• October 3rd: Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA
• October 4th: Sony Hall, New York, New York
• October 5th: Toad’s Place, New Haven, CT
• October 7th: Lincoln Theatre, Washington DC
• October 10th: Chicago IL, House of Blues
• October 13th: The Novo, Los Angeles, CA

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)

RCA Inspiration, one of the premiere labels in Gospel and inspirational music, congratulates Mali Music (K Approved Enterprises/RCA Inspiration) on his first GRAMMY Award win. Announced during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony, Mali Music won Best Gospel Performance/Song as a co-performer in the Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music #1 hit song “Movin’ On” (RCA Inspiration/eOne). Mali Music, who’s also a co-writer on the soulful track (credited as Kortney Jamaal Pollard), garnered this GRAMMY win on his fourth career nomination, following three prior nominations across Traditional R&B, Urban Contemporary, and Gospel categories.

Also during the Premiere Ceremony, Kierra Sheard (Karew Entertainment/RCA Inspiration) made a featured appearance in the all-nominee special performance that kicked off the show. In the musical tribute to Marvin Gaye’s “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)” celebrating the classic song’s 50th anniversary, the three-time GRAMMY nominee sang in the star-studded lineup that comprised twenty of this year’s nominees across Jazz, Latin, R&B, Gospel, Rock, Instrumental and other categories.

Phil Thornton, SVP and General Manager or RCA Inspiration says, “Congratulations to Mali Music on his GRAMMY win! It’s an honor to celebrate his creativity and incredible work as an artist this past year. Congratulations also to Jonathan McReynolds on his GRAMMY win, who we have the pleasure of working with as a label partner with his Life Room Label on the artist DOE. And kudos to Kierra Sheard and all the nominees on their amazing performances in the opening tribute number.”

Four-time GRAMMY® nominated artist, composer, and producer, Mali Music, premiered his new video for “Blessed,” an up-tempo, hip-hop infused track from Mali’s latest album, The Book of Mali (K Approved Enterprises / RCA Inspiration), which was released in August 2020.

Directed by Derek Kozakiewicz, the “Blessed” video mirrors the upbeat and uplifting vibe of the song, showcasing Mali in his element kicking back and having fun, but still captivating viewers with his prowess as a performer.

In addition to preparing the visual for “Blessed,” Mali has been busy with virtual performances and concerts. Also, he is nominated for a GRAMMY® Award at the 63rd Annual GRAMMYs for “Movin’ On,” his duet with Jonathan McReynolds.

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