The BET Award for Best Gospel Artist is given to an urban contemporary gospel artist. Urban/contemporary gospel is a modern form of Christian music that expresses either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. Musically, it follows the trends in secular urban […]
Pastor Donnie McClurkin is a perennial on the gospel music scene as well as a judge on BET Sunday Best so it’s no surprise that he’ll be a big part of this year’s BET Celebration of Gospel airing Sunday, April 6 at 8 p.m. Hosted for the first time this year by actress Taraji P. […]
Donnie McClurkin only records every four to five years, but when he does it’s like he never left. There’s a special message behind his latest…
Gospel greats Donnie McClurkin and Tye Tribbett have joined forces on this uptempo and inspirational song called “We Are Victorious.” Here’s what Donnie McClurkin had to…
Our first song featured for New Music Tuesdays is “I Am Amazed,” from Donnie McClurkin. “I Am Amazed” features the rich vocals of Preashea Hilliard…
Pastor Donnie McClurkin says that it was wrong of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington organizers to remove him from the lineup of a concert last weekend celebrating the anniversary. The Long Island, N.Y. based pastor made national news when he was asked by Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s office to leave […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gospel singer who says God delivered him from being gay was removed from a concert lineup at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial after a request from Washington’s mayor. The Washington Post reports singer Donnie McClurkin was scheduled to perform at the concert Saturday evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of […]
While some view Ray Lewis as a controversial figure, others say he’s inspiring. The football player is to be honored at the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration concert on Friday at the University of New Orleans. “His accomplishments and triumphs have inspired football fans, teammates and colleagues – a true representation of what the essence of […]
Frances McClurkin, the mother of gospel singer, Donnie McClurkin & GRAMMY nominated siblings, passed away on Friday,January 18 at 11pm/EST from complications of a massive coronary heart attack which was suffered on Sunday, January…
When Israel Houghton, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin and Marvin Sapp combine forces, you can best believe a mighty praise will follow. The four gospel music heavyweights begin a combined tour on September 16th in Phoenix, Arizona, spearheaded by Kirk Frankin, who brought them together and asked Live Nation, the country’s biggest concert promoter to back […]
