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Michael Jones is the Director of Public Relations for Urban Roundup Group, LLC and Chief Editor of uGospel.com. He began his career in the Gospel Music Industry upon graduating from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Since then, Jones has had the honor of interviewing Kirk Franklin, Donald Lawrence, Erica Campbell, Deitrick Haddon and many more of Gospel’s elite.

Damien Sneed Makes Conducting Debut at Carnegie Hall and Performs a MoMA

Multi-genre recording artist and Sphinx Medal of Excellence recipient Damien Sneed makes his Carnegie Hall conducting debut for Wynton Marsalis’ “Abyssinian 200: A Celebration” on the legendary Ronald O. Perelman Stage on Sunday, April 26. The new offering features WorldStrides’ ...

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Stellar Award Nominee Prez Blackmon Releases “On The Other Side of Through”

Prez Blackmon is best known as half of JDI Records contemporary gospel duo Renee Spearman & Prez. His cd Dr. Bobby Jones presents Renee Spearman and Prez – He Changed Me debuted at #13 on Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart ...

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Tiffany Joy McGhee Signs New Deal with VaShawn Mitchell’s Walkway Music Group

Hot off the heels on winning her first Stellar Award, Tiffany Joy McGhee (TiffJoy), announces new deal with VaShawn Mitchell’s new company, Walkway Music Group, a division of VMan Entertainment. TiffJoy penned and is featured on the title track to ...

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Full Video: Shirley Caesar, Rance Allen, Tamela Mann, Michelle Williams Perform at “The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House”

The President and First Lady invited music legends and top contemporary artists to the White House as part of its “In Performance at the White House” series. The event paid tribute to the fundamental role gospel music has played in ...

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Mary Mary | Episode 7: “Sailing Apart”

  Check out the latest episode of WE tv’s hit reality series, “Mary Mary”, below. Can Erica and Tina keep Mary Mary together as they prepare to perform on a Caribbean cruise? Click play to find out!  

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Tonya Lewis-Taylor Debuts as Top 20 Artist on Billboard Gospel Songs Chart with “Thank You,”

The Gospel Music Industry is buzzing as Tonya Lewis Taylor makes her debut as a TOP 20 artist on the Billboard Gospel Charts with her hit single “Thank You,” an upbeat, head bobbin, feel good contemporary track with a retro feel reminiscence of the Walter Hawkins classic of the ...

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Interview: Deitrick Haddon Talks New Music, Upcoming Movie and More at 2015 Stellar Awards

uGospel.com caught up with Deitrick Haddon back stage at the 2015 Stellar Awards in Las Vegas. During the interview, Deitrick talks about his upcoming music, movies and televisions shows. Click play to hear what the “Male Vocalist of the Year” ...

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Casey J Participates in “Record Store Day” Event and Releasing Debut Album This Week

The gospel world’s newest sweetheart Casey J celebrated the eighth annual Record Store Day (a national observance that celebrates independent record store retailers and the purchase of vinyl albums/LPs) this past Saturday with a mini-concert before an enthusiastic, capacity crowd at DBS Sounds, an independent music ...

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Jewel Tankard Launches New Television Talk Show, “The Jewel Tankard Show”

The Impact Network, the nation’s fastest growing faith-based channel, adds Jewel Tankard the star of Bravo’s hit reality show “Thicker Than Water” to its weekly lineup beginning Wednesday, April 22 at 4 p.m. Whether it is dishing on the day’s headlines, discussing issues of interest to ...

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Week of April 25, 2015 Billboard Top Gospel Songs Chart: Jason Nelson Returns to #1 with “I Am’

Jason Nelson’s I Am is the #1 song in Gospel music this week, causing Casey J’s Fill Me Up to drop to #2. Ricky Dillard’s record-breaking song Amazing lands at #3 and Tamela Mann follows with This Place at #4. ...

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