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 leading man, was “Earnestly Ours” for an exclusive interview with uGospel.com. His fourth album, Earnestly Yours ...
Read More »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 from #6 to #9. Kirk Franklin’s “I Smile” remains at #1 this week, followed by Trin-i-tee ...
Read More »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 the top five by forcing the other albums to drop one spot each. Pugh’s debut at ...
Read More »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 being on the charts, Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear still reigns supreme at #1. Mary Mary’s Something ...
Read More »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 Smile” continuing to dominate at #1, even after being on the charts for 22 weeks. “Over ...
Read More »Mary Mary Wins Big: Duo Takes Best Gospel Award At 2011 BET Award Show and Recieves ASCAP Golden Note Award
This past weekend was most incredible for My Block/Columbia Records multi-Grammy Award-winning recording act Mary Mary. Last night, the inspirational duo took top honors as Best Gospel artist at the annual BET Awards, one of the biggest events of the ...
Read More »Week of July 2, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Must Be Smiling Since “I Smile” is #1 Again
In the world of radio, Kirk Franklin is still on top of his game. Actually, there hasn’t been much change to the top five on the Gospel Song charts. The only difference from last week is “Well Done” by Deitrick ...
Read More »Week of July 2, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums: Kirk Franklin’s “Hello Fear” Shows the Charts Who’s Boss
The three kings make their mark at the top of the Gospel Charts this week. Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear continues to reign supreme, as it remains in the #1 spot. Followed by Trin-i-tee 5:7’s debut album, Angel & Chanelle at ...
Read More »Week of June 25, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Songs: Kirk Franklin Continues to Dominate at #1 with “I Smile”
In the world of radio, Trin-i-tee 5:7’s “Over and Over” featuring PJ Morton made a significant jump from #7 last week to #4 this week. However, Kirk Franklin’s “I Smile” still reigns at #1, after 20 weeks on the charts, ...
Read More »Week of June 25, 2011 Billboards Top Gospel Albums: Kirk Franklin’s “Hello Fear” Regains #1 Spot
This week, Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear regained its #1 spot, after being pushed to #2 last week by Trin-i-tee 5:7’s Angel & Chanelle, who is #2 this week. Mary Mary’s Something Big moved up one spot on the charts from ...
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