Whitney Houston’s family wants to highlight her Gospel roots
Los Angeles, US AP Whitney Houston’s brother remembers when his young sister listened to their mother during Gospel rehearsals before she mimicked every tune that was sung. As Houston rose to pop superstardom, her exceptionally talented vocals were rooted in Gospel music. And now, her family – led by her sister-in-law Pat and brother Gary […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: 2022 in review, part I
Australia-born Mitch Wong won a Grammy Award this year. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
Amy Grant, ‘queen of Christian pop’, feted at Kennedy Center Honours
United StatesRNS The Kennedy Center Honors, on its 45th occasion, recognised singer and songwriter Amy Grant, marking the first time the top cultural distinction was given to a contemporary Christian musician. “There are stories of tenacity, stories of faith, stories of unfettered creativity and stories of endurance,” said actress and 2002 honoree Chita Rivera at […]
The Interview: CeCe Winans on ‘Believe For It’ and building a bridge across the generations
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks to CeCe Winans, recently honoured at the GMA Dove Awards, about her new book and album, ‘Believe for It’, her hopes for opening doors for younger artists, what she’s learned from “church mothers” and why retirement is not on her mind…
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Mitch Wong among Australian winners at GMA Dove Awards
Mitch Wong Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
CeCe Winans first Black female soloist to win Artist of the Year at Dove Awards
United StatesRNS CeCe Winans, already a multi-Grammy-winning Gospel singer, added a historic win at the 2022 Dove Awards, the contemporary Christian music honors, becoming the first African American female solo artist to be named Artist of the Year. She also won Song of the Year for Believe for It, the title track of her 2021 […]
Five faith facts about Whitney Houston, set to be inducted in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
RNS Whitney Houston, one of the most famous names in pop music, will be posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this weekend. Though she’s perhaps best known for such hits as Greatest Love of All and How Will I Know, Houston continues to have another claim to fame: Her 1996 The […]
CeCe Winans “absolutely not” paid for COVID-19 PSA requested by Trump administration
RNS Gospel singing star CeCe Winans said the planned public service announcement in which she discussed the coronavirus pandemic with the US surgeon general was “not political” and did not mention President Donald Trump. The singer, who co-pastors a Nashville, Tennessee, church with her husband, told Rev AR Bernard in an Instagram Live interview on […]
MUSIC: AFTER 30 YEARS LEADING CHURCH, MARVIN WINANS STILL SAYS “MUSIC IS WHAT I DO”
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with US Pastor Marvin Winans…
US Christian artist CeCe Winans wins twice at Grammys
Veteran US Christian artist CeCe Winans has had a double win at this year’s Grammy Awards, taking out Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song. Ms Winans won Best Gospel Album for Let Them Fall In Love and Best Gospel Performance/Song for Never Have To Be Alone at the 60th Grammy Awards held in New […]