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[…] will be presented to Joe Ligon. A signature of the Stellar Awards are the rousing, spirit-filled performances and this year is no exception — confirmed performers include Kirk Franklin, Anthony Brown & Group therAPy,Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago, Tasha Cobbs, Travis Greene and Best New Artistnominee Casey J. Additional performers and presenters will also be […]

[…] every major GRAMMY winning artists, as well as on American Idol.  Actors Bill Duke, Marla Gibbs,  and Dawnn Lewis, Record label founder, Vicki Mack Lataillade, who broke Kirk Franklin and many others on Gospel Centric Records, renown Community Organizer Sweet Alice, Record Manager and now political community activist Dina Andrews, PR Maven Edna Sims, Founder, […]

[…] to Darker-Skinned Actresses | WATCH Gemaine / photo supplied When asked who influenced him vocally and musically, he had a surprising answer. “I listened to Kim Burrell, Kirk Franklin, The Clark Sisters,  and The West Angeles Church Choir,” he said. Many of the musicians that played with those artists performed with each other, and Gemaine […]

[…] them superstardom, I am sure it is more than they probably ever imagined alone. Tamela was at the time already on her way to superstardom touring with Kirk Franklin and the Family when they met for the first time. “My group was local famous,” David laughed when telling me how they met. My late husband […]

[…] work with Canton Spirituals when I was 12  along with Keith Wonderboy Johnson.” Additionally, he’s worked with other heavy hitters like Tye Tribet, John P. Kee, and Kirk Franklin. In 2019, Johnson’s most noted single, “Have Your Way,” won a Stellar Award for Best New Artist. His win was a surprise to him and close […]

[…] Lacy was signed to a major recording deal as a teen by Columbia Records. “It was a pretty big Gospel deal,” he told me. “I toured with Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah, and Tye Tribbett. Tye and I did music together so we would often be booked together. Then they brought in Trak Masters, and I got […]

[…] the first child. However, when David’s second baby came along five years into the marriage, things took a turn for the worse. “My career took off with Kirk Franklin and (the mother) came out of the woodwork that he had a daughter,” Tamela said. “I felt like I accepted one child. I can’t accept another […]

[…] his music to the R&B genre, collaborating with Stephanie Mills, Mary J. Blige, and En Vogue. He has also collaborated with Bebe Winans, Tasha Cobb Leonard and Kirk Franklin. His skill for developing artists includes his groups, Donald Lawrence & Company (“There Is a King in You”) and The Tri-City Singers and Company (“Encourage Yourself” […]

[…] Billboard’s Gospel Albums chart, and Billboard’s Top Christian & Gospel Albums chart – includes 20 tracks featuring the biggest hits of this past decade from gospel superstars Kirk Franklin, Tamela Mann, Hezekiah Walker, Donald Lawrence, Ricky Dillard & New G, William McDowell, VaShawn Mitchell, and more. eOne Music will be hosting its next “Billboard #1 […]

[…] – Tamela Mann feat. The Fellas (Tillymann Music Group) Hold Us Together (Hope Mix) – H.E.R. and Tauren Wells (RCA Records / Sony Music) Overcome 2021 – Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul / RCA Records ) Time for Reparations – Sounds of Blackness (Sounds of Blackness / Atomic K Records) Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental […]