Inspirational
Artist Robert E. Person Rejoices During The Holiday Season With A Birthday
Celebration Concert On Monday, December 26, 2011 At H Street Playhouse In D.C.
This year has been a great year for Robert E. Person. Last summer, the gospel crooner released his
third CD, Soul Sanctuary. The project’s
lead single, “Someday We’ll All Be Free”, a remake of the Donny Hathaway
classic, has been embraced by radio and soared up the Mediabase charts. With appearances including the Library of
Congress, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication, Rejoice In
The Word on the WORD Network and Babbie’s House, 2011 shaped up to be a great
year for the award-winning singer. He
will be closing out the year with a Birthday Celebration Concert on Monday,
December 26th at 7:30PM at the H Street Playhouse (1365 H Street,
NE, Washington, DC). Tickets for the
birthday bash can be purchased by going to Person’s website at www.RobertEPerson.com.
Desiring to celebrate his birthday in musical
style, Robert has invited some of his closest friends to share in his special
day. In addition to a performance by the
evening’s host, the event will feature fellow artists Quest, Jimmy Russell
& Because Of Christ, Allyn Johnson & Divine Order and Tony Thomas. The Birthday Celebration Concert is presented
by Theater Alliance and REP Music. Seating
is limited and advance reservations are recommended.
Person is currently performing in the musical
Black Nativity at H Street Playhouse which runs through Saturday, December
31. Presented by Theater Alliance and
written by Langston Hughes, Black Nativity recounts the Christmas story through
a gifted cast of actors, singers and dancers.
More information about the musical and tickets are available at www.TheaterAlliance.com. Additional
information about Robert E. Person can be found at www.RobertEPerson.com.
Popular Gospel Artist Earnest Pugh To Appear On
BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel On Sunday, December 18, 2011
Singer Closes Out 2011 With Impressive Chartings, Stellar Award
Nominations And Upcoming Engagements
Earnest Pugh has
had a phenomenal year. His mega-hit, “I Need Your Glory”, has been ushering
the saints into God’s presence for months now.
The riveting power ballad from Earnest’s latest release, Earnestly
Yours, has solidified him as one of gospel’s premiere balladeers. Now fans of the artist can see him perform
the hit live. Pugh will be performing the
chart-topping song, “I Need Your Glory”,
on BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel Show this Sunday, December 18th. Check local listings for broadcast times.
For the last 14
weeks, the song from the six octave singer has kept a tight hold on the #1 spot
on the Billboard Top Gospel Songs Chart.
The strength of the single propelled it to the #10 spot on Billboard’s
Top Gospel Songs for 2011. Earnestly
Yours also ranked at #15 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums Year-End Chart. The song is also included on the 2012 WOW
Gospel CD, one of the genre’s best-selling compilation series. In addition, the psalmist netted four 27th Annual Stellar Award Nominations:
Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Contemporary Male Vocalist of
the Year and Praise and Worship CD of the Year (for Earnestly Yours). He will be performing, “I Need Your Glory” during the awards ceremony, which will be held
at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN on Saturday, January 14, 2012.
During this
Christmas season, Earnest Pugh is continuing to hit the road. Catch him in your area during the holidays:
Itinerary
Wednesday, December 14th
Love Fellowship Church, Bensalem, NJ
(Bishop Hezekiah Walker) @ 7pm
Thursday, December 15th
Johnny Mercer Theater, Savannah, GA @ 7pm
Friday, , December 16tth @ 7pm
Brown Missionary Baptist Church, E.
Southaven, MS @ 7pm
Saturday, December 17th
Private Event: Memphis, TN
Friday, December 23rd
Christmas with the Condreys (Hosted
by CoCo Brother)
Changing A Generation Church,
Atlanta, GA (Bishop Paul S. Morton, Host Pastor) @7pm
Sunday, December 25th
Village of Faith, Richmond, VA
(Pastor Brown) @ 9 & 11am
Friday, December 30th
Beacon Light Full Gospel Baptist
Church, New Orleans, LA (Bishop Darryl S. Brister) @ 7pm
Saturday, December 31st
Upper Room Bible Church, New Orleans,
LA (Pastor Caleb Rowe) @10pm
Sunday, January 1st
Kettering Missionary Baptist Church,
Largo, MD
11am Service and Full Concert at 2pm
For more information about Earnest
Pugh, log on to www.earnestpugh.com.
Stellar Award Winning
Artist & Producer Phillip Carter Releases New Holiday Single, “Christmas Is
A Special Time Of Year”
Artist Provides
Android App For Ministry Updates
Phillip Carter is one of the gospel music industry’s most
popular artists. The Stellar Award
winner is a gifted producer, arranger, musician, songwriter, vocalist, choir
director and artist. The multi-talented
Carter, along with his ensemble, Sounds of Victory, received a 2010 Stellar
Award for Fan Favorite Choir of the Year.
In addition to leading his own group, Carter is the owner of Sounds of
Victory record label and the founder of the Independent Gospel Artists Alliance
Conference. Now, just in time for the holidays, the anointed composer has
recently released a brand new single entitled, “Christmas Is A Special Time Of
Year”.
The festive single, “Christmas Is A Special Time Of Year”, is
a musical reminder of the sparkle of the season. Bringing to mind what makes this time of year
so amazing, the ballad features of the vocals of Carter and soprano Ana Gibson. He penned the track himself and has been
holding on to the song for years now. "I wrote the
song while teaching at the Parkdale High School in the 90's while preparing for
a Holiday Concert for the School at the time," says the artist. "I
wanted to write a song that expressed the joy of sharing during Christmas while
keeping the original meaning in tact".
The single has been serviced to radio and is available on iTunes, Amazon
and CDBaby.
As independent artists
continue to expand their ministries in this new digital age, Phillip Carter is
leading the way. Fans of the artist can
stay in the loop with the happenings of the ministry of Phillip Carter &
SOV through a new Android app and texting service. In order to get updates, text the word “phillip”
to 88202. For more information on
Phillip Carter & SOV, log on to www.sovministries.com,
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phillip-Carter/275792999133646), Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/Phillip_Carter) or ReverbNation
(http://www.reverbnation.com/phillipcarter).
Veteran
Worship Leader Martha Munizzi Earns Three Stellar Award Nominations
Artist To Perform
At The Awards Program On Saturday, January 14, 2012
Famed
worship leader Martha Munizzi is riding high on the success of her latest
project, Make It Loud!. The 12-track
project, filled with powerful praise and intense worship tunes, is the
award-winning artist’s 6th release.
Catapulted by the lead single, “Excellent”, the project has been touted
as the singer’s finest record to date.
Now, the Stellar Awards Gospel Music Association has taken note of the songstress. Munizzi just received three nominations for
the upcoming 27th Annual Stellar Awards including Albertina Walker
Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year-Short Form for “Excellent”
and Recorded Music Packaging for Make It Loud!. In addition to receiving the nominations,
Martha will be performing on the telecast as well. The Stellar Awards will be held at the Grand
Old Opry in Nashville, TN, on Saturday, January 14, 2012.
Make
It Loud! peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart and the single
“Excellent” peaked at the #11 spot on the Billboard Top Gospel Songs Chart. In addition, the CD entered Billboard’s Top
Christian Albums Chart at #11, the Top Independent Albums Chart at #27 and the
Billboard Top 200 at #140. Worship
Leader Magazine selected Make It Loud! as one of the magazine’s Best of the
Best in Song Discovery. Also, the CD was named as one of the Top 5 Indie Albums
of 2011. Recorded live in Orlando, Florida, Make It Loud!
includes the talents of fellow praise and worship artists William
McDowell, Michael Gungor, Jonathan Stockstill, Lori Morrison, Daniel Eric
Groves, and features the debut of Martha’s daughter Danielle
Munizzi.
Martha
Munizzi is known for skillfully merging the feel of gospel and the energy of
worship. A GRAMMY Award Nominee, Dove
and Stellar Award winner, she’s captured the hearts of Gospel music lovers with
songs like “Say The Name”, “Glorious”, “Because Of Who You Are” and “Jesus Is
The Best Thing (That's Ever Happened To Me)” and was the first non-African
American to win the coveted Stellar Award.
For more information on Martha
Munizzi, log on to www.MarthaMunizzi.com.
