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WOW Gospel 2015
''WOW Gospel 2015'' is the seventeenth album in the WOW series#WOW Gospel, WOW Gospel series. Capitol Christian Music Group, Motown Gospel, RCA Inspiration, Word Records, and Curb Records released the album on February 3, 2015. Track listing Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wow Gospel 2015 2015 compilation albums Gospel compilation albums WOW series albums Christian music compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Christian Music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and stylistically rooted in Christian music. It was formed by those affected by the 1960s Jesus movement revival who began to express themselves in other styles of popular music, beyond the church music of hymns, gospel and Southern gospel music that was prevalent in the church at the time. Initially referred to as Jesus music, today, the term is typically used to refer to pop, but also includes rock, alternative rock, hip hop, metal, contemporary worship, punk, hardcore punk, latin, EDM, R&B-influenced gospel and country styles. It has representation on several music charts including '' Billboard''s Christian Albums, Christian Songs, Hot Christian AC (Adult Contemporary), Christian CHR, Soft AC/Inspirational and Christian Digital Songs as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Lawrence
Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist. He is best known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs "The Blessing of Abraham" and "Encourage Yourself". He studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in music. He has received multiple Grammy and Stellar Award honors and served as vocal coach to the R&B group En Vogue, was the musical director for Stephanie Mills, songwriter for The Clark Sisters, and collaborator with a host of artists including Peabo Bryson, Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, and Mary J. Blige. Biography Lawrence took on The Tri-City Singers after a friend vacated his position as musical director. (The three cities that The Tri-City Singers come from are Spartanburg, SC, Gastonia, NC, and Charlotte, NC.) The group debuted in 1993 with ''A Songwriter's Point Of View'' on a then-brand-new independent record label called Gospo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lecrae
Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979), mononymously known as Lecrae, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record and film producer, record executive, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the president, co-owner and co-founder of the independent record label Reach Records, was the co-founder and president of the now-defunct non-profit organization ReachLife Ministries, is an investor and co-owner of the audio production software MXD, and is a co-founder of the film production studio 3 Strand Films. To date, he has released ten studio albums and three mixtapes as a solo artist, and has released three studio albums, a remix album, one EP, and numerous singles as the leader of the hip hop group 116 Clique. He produced much of his earlier material along with other early Reach Records releases. Lecrae, in reference to him being labelled as a Christian rapper, has stated that his music is just hip hop, though it reflects his Christian faith. In May 2016, Lecrae signed to Columb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mali Music (singer)
Kortney Jamaal Pollard (born January 12, 1988), who performs under the stage name Mali Music, is a Grammy Award-winning American recording artist, singer-songwriter and producer. His two independently released albums, ''The Coming'' (2008) and ''The 2econd Coming'' (2009), earned him much critical and underground acclaim. In 2011, he was the first inspirational artist to be a part of BET's acclaimed "Music Matters" series. Signed to RCA Records in 2013, Mali released the single "Beautiful" in anticipation of his first major album release '' Mali Is...'', which was released on June 17, 2014 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Career Pollard was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He learned to play the piano at age 5 and at age 11 was active in the ministry of music in his church. In 2011, he signed a short-lived contract with Akon's label Konvict Muzik Konvict Muzik is a record label founded by R&B singer Akon. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Walls Group
The Walls Group is an American urban contemporary gospel group signed to RCA Records. The group consists of four siblings: two sisters, Rhea Walls and Ahjah Walls, and two brothers, Darrel Walls and Alic "Paco" Walls. In 2012, the group broke through on the ''Billboard'' charts with their album ''The Walls Group'', released on June 11, 2012. On September 2, 2014, they released their debut studio album, ''Fast Forward'', with RCA Records and Fo Yo Soul Recordings, which charted on the ''Billboard'' 200. History The Houston, Texas-based urban contemporary gospel quartet, The Walls Group, was started in 2009. It is made up of the oldest four of eight siblings; from oldest to youngest: Darrel McGlothen Walls, born February 8, 1991; Rhea Walls, born September 19, 1995; Alic (Paco) Walls, born July 7, 1996; and Ahjah Walls, born November 20, 1997 to Parents Roger and Alicia Wall, affectionately known as Mom and Pop Walls. (The Walls Group have four younger siblings - Michea, Talia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOW Series
"WOW" is a series of annual compilation albums featuring contemporary Christian music dating from 1995. Comprising songs submitted by each partner label, the annual ''WOW Hits'' releases are usually double CD sets. The series was officially cancelled in 2019. Throughout its run, the WOW franchise evolved into one of the most successful collections of Christian music. Background The birth of the WOW record project can be traced to Grant Cunningham, A&R Director at Sparrow Records. In November 1994, Cunningham made a business trip to EMI Limited in London, which at the time was the parent company of Sparrow Records. There, he noticed that several British record labels were issuing an annual CD of top-rated songs, known as the ''NOW'' series, containing collections of pop songs. Cunningham brought the idea back to Sparrow. Sparrow executives suggested a similar project be developed for Christian pop music and he was assigned the task of getting the project off the ground. Released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOW Gospel 2016
''WOW Gospel 2016'' is the eighteenth album in the WOW Gospel series. Motown Gospel, RCA Inspiration, Word Records, and Curb Records Curb Records (also known as Asylum-Curb and formerly known as MCG Curb) is an American record label started by Mike Curb, originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963. From 1969 to 1973, Curb merged with MGM Records where Curb served as President of ... released the album on January 29, 2016. Track list Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wow Gospel 2016 2016 compilation albums Gospel compilation albums WOW series albums Christian music compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WOW Gospel 2014
''WOW Gospel 2014'' is the seventeenth album in the WOW Gospel series. Motown Gospel, RCA Inspiration, Word Records, and Curb Records Curb Records (also known as Asylum-Curb and formerly known as MCG Curb) is an American record label started by Mike Curb, originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963. From 1969 to 1973, Curb merged with MGM Records where Curb served as President of ... released the album on February 4, 2014. The album has sold 116,000 copies in the US as of February 2015. Track listing Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wow Gospel 2014 2014 compilation albums Gospel compilation albums WOW series albums Christian music compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaph Ward
Asaph Alexander Ward is an American gospel music record producer. Background Ward came to the forefront of the gospel music industry as producer of the groundbreaking 1998 album ''Everlasting Life'' for gospel jazz singer Kim Burrell. Since then, Ward has also produced the self-titled debut of Dorinda Clark Cole, as well as the recent 2004 release from Twinkie Clark, ''Home Once Again: Live in Detroit''. Ward also produced 2 tracks on Smokie Norful's 2004 Grammy-winning ''nothing without You'' album. Asaph's wife Miranda co-writes and collaborates on many of the projects for their joint company Miralex Entertainment. Production credits * Mary J. Blige: "The First Noel (feat. The Clark Sisters)" (Verve, 2013) * Kim Burrell: ''The Love Album'' (Shanachie, 2011) * The Clark Sisters: ''A Clark Family Christmas '' (Karew Records, 2009) * Coko: "Endow Me (featuring Fantasia, Faith Evans, and Lil' Mo)" (Light/Artemis, 2006) * Kim Burrell: ''Everlasting Life'' (Tommy Boy Gospel, 1998) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tye Tribbett
Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) is an American gospel music singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He is choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short for 'Greater Anointing.')Monger, James ChristopherTye Tribbett Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2011 Biography Tribbett was born on January 26, 1976, in Camden, New Jersey. He was raised in an Apostolic Pentecostal church in Camden, New Jersey. His father is Bishop Thomas Tyrone Tribbett, a former pastor, and his mother is Neicy Tribbett, a minister as well as a disc jockey in the Philadelphia and New York area. He toured with Faith Hill in 2000, leading to work with Will Smith, Usher, Don Henley, Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Stevens (musician)
Christopher Stevens (born November 29, 1967), was an American record producer, mix-engineer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, Tennessee. Early and personal life Stevens was born Christopher Edmund Stevens, on November 29, 1967, in Eugene, Oregon. He graduated from North Eugene High School and studied electronics at Lane Community College. After working as a composer for video games in the 1990s, Stevens eventually relocated to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue songwriting and record production full-time. Credits awards and accomplishments Chris Stevens has produced and mixed contemporary Christian music artists TobyMac, and ''American Idol'' finalists Mandisa and Colton Dixon, among others. Stevens has also worked on projects for country artists Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood. In September 2013 Stevens traveled to Barcelona, Spain, to work with International pop star Shakira on her 2014 studio album, lending his programming talents on several of her song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kortney Pollard
Kortney Jamaal Pollard (born January 12, 1988), who performs under the stage name Mali Music, is a Grammy Award-winning American recording artist, singer-songwriter and producer. His two independently released albums, ''The Coming'' (2008) and ''The 2econd Coming'' (2009), earned him much critical and underground acclaim. In 2011, he was the first inspirational artist to be a part of BET's acclaimed "Music Matters" series. Signed to RCA Records in 2013, Mali released the single "Beautiful" in anticipation of his first major album release '' Mali Is...'', which was released on June 17, 2014 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album The Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for quality works on albums in the urban contemporary subgenre within the R&B field. Honors in several categories are presented at t .... Career Pollard was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He learned to play the piano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
