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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.

H.E.R. And Co-Writers Of “Could’ve Been” Settle Action With Members Of 10x-Grammy Winning Take 6 And Writer Of Their Hit “Come Unto Me”

A copyright infringement claim filed by super-producer Mervyn Warren, the co-publisher and arranger of  “Come Unto Me”; Omerror Dawson, the writer of “Come Unto Me”; and Award-winning recording artists  Take 6 members Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, Mark Kibble, Claude McKnight, ...

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I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston Soars to Top of the Charts, Lyric Video Available

Before she became a global superstar, Whitney Houston was “Nippy,” a precocious teenager from Newark, New Jersey. Gospel music was her refuge. She sang in the choir at New Hope Baptist Church. One Sunday, under her mother Cissy Houston’s tutelage, ...

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BMI Celebrates Gospel Music Superstars Tamela & David Mann, Dr. Bobby Jones at the 2023 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards

Gospel music superstars Tamela & David Mann and Dr. Bobby Jones were celebrated today at the 2023 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards held at Flourish in Atlanta, GA. The awards show paid tribute to the best in the Gospel music community ...

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Celebrated Songwriter and Choir Leader Joe Pace Readies New Disc

For more than 2 decades, Grammy Dove and Stellar Award-nominated songwriter, producer, artist, director and author, Joe Pace has secured a place in Gospel and Christian music as one of the nation’s most prolific and premiere church songwriters and choir directors. ...

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H.E.R. And Co-Writers Of “Could’ve Been” Settle Action With Members Of 10x-Grammy Winning Take 6 And Writer Of Their Hit “Come Unto Me”

A copyright infringement claim filed by super-producer Mervyn Warren, the co-publisher and arranger of  “Come Unto Me”; Omerror Dawson, the writer of “Come Unto Me”; and Award-winning recording artists  Take 6 members Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, Mark Kibble, Claude McKnight, ...

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New Single from VaShawn Mitchell Featuring Donnie McClurkin, ‘See the Goodness’, Available Now!

World-renowned gospel artist, and VaShawn Mitchell has just released the first new single from his new album, entitled “See The Goodness” featuring gospel music legend and 3x Grammy winner, Donnie McClurkin. The 7x Stellar Award winner, known for hits including “Nobody Greater” and “Turning Around For ...

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Tamela Mann Makes Gospel Radio History

Grammy® Award Winner, Stellar® Award Winner, and 2022 American Music® Award Winner for Favorite Gospel Artist, Tamela Mann, set an industry record this week. She is the first artist to score ten No. 1’s at the gospel radio format. Her current single, “Finished,” which she ...

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2023 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards to Honor Gospel Greats Tamela and David Mann, Dr. Bobby Jones

BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) will honor Gospel superstars Tamela and David Mann and Dr. Bobby Jones at its 22nd Annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards to be held at Flourish Atlanta on March 30th. The inspirational ceremony will recognize the impact that the three legendary entertainers have made on the genre ...

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Stephanie Mills & Erica Campbell Star in Lifetime’s ‘Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story’ – April 8th

Following the immensely popular Seven Deadly Sins movies—Lust, Envy, Wrath and Greed—Lifetime continues the anthology with a new sin and new movie, Pride: A Seven Deadly Sins Story. Executive produced by T.D. Jakes, Derrick Williams and Shaun Robinson, and inspired by actual events, the movie centers on ...

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Lucinda Moore Reveals New Single Cover and Collaboration With Gospel Legend Tramaine Hawkins

Stemming of the recent success of her #1 Mediabase Gospel Radio chart single “Lord, I Hear You,” songstress Lucinda Moore pushes the momentum with more incredible music.  As one of Gospel music’s hardest-working women, Lucinda has been in the studio working on ...

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