June is Black Music Month, a celebration of African-American musicians, creators, innovators and influencers. For 2018, the Urban One family is highlighting 25 of the most influential musicians of all-time that have contributed to black spaces far and wide, ranging from inspirational, to hip-hop and R&B. Artist: Donnie McClurkin Genre: Gospel Quick Highlights: One of […]
After three seasons, the Oprah Winfrey Network has decided not to air any new episodes of The Book of John Gray. Per The Greenville News, a network spokesperson has confirmed that there are “no plans” for new episodes of the series that starred the Relentless Church pastor. It was not disclosed why the show was canceled or […]
Kanye West believes that he is living proof that God sometimes gets the last laugh in your battles. The entertainer and musician spoke about his renewed commitment to the Lord during a Saturday appearance at Awaken 2020, an evangelical prayer rally hosted in Tempe, Arizona. After a performance, West told the crowd that he considered […]
A 19-year-old has been charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States after investigators say he had ties to Neo-Nazi “dark web” chat groups and made bomb threats against his former school, journalists, government officials and the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria. Per The New York Times, John William Kirby […]
Lois Evans, the wife of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship senior pastor Tony Evans has passed away. She was 70. Tony Evans shared the news about his wife’s passing on his official Facebook page. “Just before the sun came up this morning, the love of my life, Lois Irene Evans, transitioned from earth and watched her first […]
Backstage at the Inspiration Celebration in Houston, AV catches up with 13-time Grammy award winner and BET Sunday Best host Kirk Franklin and discuss some of his album favorites and the sense of renewal (1:04), the advice he’d give to artists starting out in gospel (2:15), his upcoming gospel series (3:24), his family (3:58) and […]
The spirit comes to you whenever it does. Singer Tiffany Evans recently jumped on Instagram Live to interact with fans when something made her dive into her gospel bag. Already a known vocalist since her childhood, Evans brought up Donald Lawrence‘s signature melody “Encourage Yourself”. Known gospel superfan Jerome Trammel captured Evans’ impromptu performance and […]
As often happens within the faith, especially with a younger generation of believers, finding a good church home can be tough. You could have easily subscribed to Bedside Baptist but something within you compels you to just get up and enjoy worship with like-minded people. For those of you looking for an ideal church home […]
After returning for an amazing ninth season, BET Sunday Best crowned its winner for this season — North Carolina’s own Melvin Crispell III. He beat out Joshua Copeland in the finals to take home a recording contract with RCA Inspiration and a cash prize of $50,000. https://twitter.com/BETSundayBest/status/1165790415527849989 Crispell III joins an elite Sunday Best winners list including Le’Andria […]
Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell of Windsor Village United Methodist Church, also known as the Kingdom Builders’ Center in Southwest Houston has revealed he’s been diagnosed with stage one prostate cancer. Caldwell said that his prognosis is good in a message shared on Facebook. “Go to the doctor. Get your check ups — mammogram, pap smear, prostate check,” […]