Charts Week of September 10, 2011 Billboard Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Is Still #1 With “I Smile” Not much has changed in the world of radio this week. I Smile by Kirk Franklin is #1 this week, followed by I Need... Mike JonesSeptember 6, 2011
Charts Week of September 3, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums Chart: Kirk Franklin Returns To #1 With Hello Fear Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear takes back the #1 spot, after being replaced by Donald Lawrence’s YRM last week. YRM is #2 this week followed... Mike JonesAugust 29, 2011
Charts Week of August 27, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums: Donald Lawrence Makes Major Come Back With YRM’s #1 Debut There’s a new person relaxing at the top of the Gospel Albums Chart. David Lawrence debuts at #1 this week with his new release,... Mike JonesAugust 22, 2011
Charts Week of August 27, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Still #1 After 29 Weeks With “I Smile” In the world of radio, the charts are experiencing a “stand-still” in the top five Gospel Songs. I Smile by Kirk Franklin remains at... Mike JonesAugust 22, 2011
Charts Week of August 20, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Songs Chart: Smiling Pays Off, Kirk Franklin Is Still #1 In the world of radio, there hasn’t been much shaking up of the charts this week. I Smile by Kirk Franklin is still #1... Mike JonesAugust 15, 2011
Charts Week of August 20, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums Chart: Kirk Franklin Continues To Dominate With Hello Fear After 20 weeks of being on Billboard, Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear is still #1, which is where the album spends most of its time.... Mike JonesAugust 15, 2011
Concerts Gospel Music Workshop Of America Annual Music Conference Takes Place August 13-19, 2011 In Tampa The Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) will call Tampa home this August as the convention heads south after two successful conventions in Cincinnati.... Mike JonesAugust 10, 2011
Conferences The Third Annual Merge Summit: Integrating Faith and Entertainment at The Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles AUGUST 18-20, 2011 THE MERGE SUMMIT 2011 will host its third annual conference with an all-star line-up of some of the top names in the entertainment industry... Mike JonesAugust 9, 2011
Charts Week of August 13, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums: Kirk Franklin is Still on Top With Hello Fear Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear regains the #1 spot, after a short stint at #2 last week. Promises by Richard Smallwood With Vision follows at... Mike JonesAugust 8, 2011
Charts Week of August 13, 2011 Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Continues to Smile With “I Smile” at #1 I Smile by Kirk Franklin continues to reign at #1, followed by VaShawn Mitchell’s Nobody Greater at #2 after 54 weeks on the charts.... Mike JonesAugust 8, 2011
Industry News The 41st Annual Gospel Music Workshop of America Convenes in Tampa, FL Sunday, August 14th – Thursday, August 18th The who’s who in Gospel Music will soon be heading south for the 41st Annual Session of the Gospel Music Workshop of America featuring... uGospel News DeskAugust 4, 2011
Charts Week of July 30, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Is Still Smiling Not much has changed in the world of radio this week. I Smile by Kirk Franklin is still #1, after 25 weeks on the... Mike JonesJuly 25, 2011
Charts Week of July 30, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums: Kirk Franklin Takes Back The #1 Spot This week’s charts have been shaken up a bit. Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear takes the #1 spot back, after being #2 for the past... Mike JonesJuly 25, 2011
Charts Weeks of July 23, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums: Earnest Pugh Maintains #1 Spot With Earnestly Yours Earnest Pugh continues to prove his title as Gospel Music’s new leading man, as his album Earnestly Your maintains the #1 spot this week.... Mike JonesJuly 18, 2011
Charts Week of July 23, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Holds On Tight To #1 Spot After 24 weeks on the Billboards Gospel Songs chart, “I Smile” by Kirk Franklin is still #1. Followed by “Over & Over” by Trin-i-tee... Mike JonesJuly 18, 2011
Artists Interview: Earnest Pugh, Gospel Music’s New Leading Man Earnest Pugh, an En Sound Male Vocalist of the Year, Independent Music Award Winner for Gospel Album of the Year, and Gospel music’s new... Mike JonesJuly 14, 2011
Charts Week of July 16, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Declares #1 Spot As His Home In the world of radio, there haven’t been any significant changes. The most notable change in the top 10 is Mary Mary’s “Walking” drop... Mike JonesJuly 11, 2011
Charts Week of July 16, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums: Earnest Pugh Debuts at #1 with “Earnestly Yours”, Ending Kirk Franklin’s Reign Earnest Pugh sends shockwaves throughout the industry as he debuts at #1 this week with “Earnestly Yours.” The album causes a trickledown effect in... Mike JonesJuly 11, 2011
Charts Week of July 9, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums: Kirk Franklin Continues to Lead with “Hello Fear” at #1 Again The contenders of the top five Gospel albums remain the same; however, there is a minor change in their arrangement. After 14 weeks of... Mike JonesJuly 4, 2011
Charts Week of July 9, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Smiles From Ear to Ear as “I Smile” is #1 Again There are a few noticeable changes in the top five of the Gospel Songs charts. One thing that hasn’t changed is Kirk Franklin’s “I... Mike JonesJuly 4, 2011