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Author Archives: Khalif M. Townes

Khalif M. Townes is the Founder/President/CEO of The Townes Media Group, LLC (formally Urban Roundup Group, LLC.) He is also the creator of uGospel.com. Townes formed uGospel.com to provide an outlet where up to the minute information on the Faith Based Community and Gospel Music Industry can be accessed with the click of a button.

Courtney Franklin’s WE MADE IT Maxi Single Available Now

Recently signed to E. Dewey Smith’s Pebble Street Records, singer-songwriter Courtney Franklin releases all-new maxi-single “We Made” “We Made It-Heal Us” -Heal Us” to digital outlets today. “We Made It,” is Sunday morning ready and is a quintessential Gospel sound. The straightforward churchy “We Made It,” is ...

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Cecil Thornton Releases New EP “Continuation” AVAILABLE NOW on ALL digital platforms.

Multi-talented singer, songwriter, and producer Cecil Thornton returns with new EP titled “Continuation.” The EP, which is produced by Justin Gilbert and Anthony Parrish of GPAC, LLC and is AVAILABLE NOW   “Continuation” is an uplifting and positive anthology attesting to God’s goodness.  The producers of “Continuation” ...

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Lawrence Hancock Moves Gospel Forward With His Seventh Album, Need Of You

Lawrence Hancock has the bag with this one!  His 7th release, Need Of You (LV Productions/Symphonic) is a hit infested project slated to be one of 2021’s Best Gospel Albums!  Picking up from his Summer 2020 Who I Am record, ...

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August 13, find out what it means when RESPECT opens only in theaters

“Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, we know her as this legend but there is a story to everyone. Her life had so much depth to it, and it came through the music.” Jennifer Hudson   “My dream for the ...

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Grammy Winning Musical Director Shedrick Mitchell Releases New CD

Shedrick Mitchell can easily be described as a musical wonder.  The highly revered and celebrated musician has poured pure essence into the heart of the music he has played for over two decades touring with a venerable list of who’s who ...

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Marvin Sapp to receive the Gospel Music Icon Award at Black Music Honors HOSTED BY. Loni Love

In recognition and celebration of Black Music Month, Chicago-based television production company Central City Productions will present the 2021 Black Music Honors in commemoration of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated holiday honoring the end of slavery in the United States, ...

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Earnest Pugh Plans Mothers Day Music Special For NY

He is a wearer of many hats, among them, Worship Leader, Psalmist, Author, and recently added Pastor and Bishop Designee, but to most he will always be  The Gentleman of Gospel, EARNEST PUGH —Emmy Award Winning -3x #1 Billboard Charting ...

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Monica Lisa Stevenson Climbs The Radio Charts

Monica Lisa Stevenson is proud to proclaim that she’s not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and her music bears witness to the truth/  I’m Not Ashamed, her latest single burst through the top twenty on the BDS radio ...

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CeCe Winans ” Never Lost ” Secures The #1 Position at Gospel Radio

CeCe Winans continues to blaze the trail in the gospel music industry with her latest chart-topping release, Believe For It.  After occupying the #1 slot for seven consecutive weeks on the Billboard Gospel charts for best album, the single, “Never ...

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Ministry Elevation For Award Winning Songwriter Pastor Derrick Starks

The Memphis based Church of God in Christ recently elected Bishop J. Drew Sheard to head the over 6-million-member Pentecostal denomination.  Among his cabinet picks, he made selection of new leadership to head the Music department with Dr. Myron Williams ...

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