http://totalpraise.net Devotionals, Inspiration, Praise & Worship Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The daughter of one of the founding members of legendary gospel group the Clark Sisters, Kierra Sheard, has grown up in powerhouse gospel. At a very young age, "little Kiki" was joining her mother, Karen Clark-Sheard, on stage to belt out verses. But that young "Kiki" is now a woman on ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/21/kierra-sheards-bold-right-life/ by By Mona Austin / mediamindedpro@yahoo.com Ahhhh the good life. Micah Stampley is patting nectar from his lips from eating the succulent fruit sitting on the counter when I enter the dressing room. As he rises to greet me with a hug I'm conscious not to get my made up ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/17/micah-stampley-talks-about-being-delivered-from-hardship-and-suicide/ Nashville, TN (BlackNews.com) - EMI Gospel and Fred Hammond have partnered in order to release the first DVD of Hammond's Stage play produced by fHammond Family Entertainment, entitled Christmas...Who Needs It. "This is a faith based 'dramedy' that will surely put us all in the Christmas spirit. The inspiration for ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/17/fred-hammond-releases-christmas-dvd/ BET's 106 & Gospel, an extension of the network's popular 106 & Park countdown, is one step closer to hitting the airwaves next year with the recent unveiling of its hosts. Jor'el Quinn, of the Gospel group 21:03, has been named as a co-host for the inaugural season. Quinn, the lead ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/17/bet-106-gospel-coming-soon/ Redondo Beach, CA (ChristianPRgroup.com) - Christmas in November? Gospel Songstress Sherrie Keys likes to celebrate the holidays early. The singer is kicking off the holiday season with free mp3 downloads of Christmas music on her myspace page. “With so many attention-grabbing headlines about the economy, I thought I might capture in ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/16/gospel-songstress-sherrie-keys-kicks-off-the-holiday-season-with-free-mp3s/ The enormous contributions from gospel duo Mary Mary to the preface of 21st century urban contemporary gospel remains poignant as ever; years after their breakout debut album Thankful. Sisters Erica and Tina Campbell, along with their hit-making producer Warryn Campbell (Erica’s husband), have emerged to become important trendsetters for the ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/16/mary-mary-the-sound/ With a flood of projects hitting the shelves in the mid ‘90s, the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Mass Choir introduced a movement that symbolically brought the best of gospel music to the church experience. With Bishop Paul Morton leading the newly-formed Baptist organization, the annual assembled choir - led ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/16/bishop-paul-s-morton-cry-your-last-tear/ After releasing a number of successful albums with the Kurt Carr Singers such as No One Else (1997) and Awesome Wonder (2000), Kurt Carr adopted a serious work ethic to help revive the careers of Byron Cage, Paul S. Morton and Tramaine Hawkins. All thanks to the scoring of the ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/16/kurt-carr-the-kurt-carr-singers-just-the-beginning/ For over two decades, Hezekiah Walker has been recording fun exciting displays of contemporary funky gospel music - styled in such a tradition that people have gone to such great lengths to label it the “Hezekiah Walker” sound. And for generations, Hezekiah Walker has become an inspiration to many youth ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/16/hezekiah-walker-souled-out/ New York, NY (BlackNews.com) - Internationally renowned and celebrated, Kurt Carr is one of the brightest jewels in the crown of Gospel music. His 7th CD JUST THE BEGINNING was released last Tuesday and has debuted at #2 on Billboard's Gospel Albums chart. The CD is also #5 on iTunes' ... http://totalpraise.net/2008/11/15/kurt-carr-debuts-at-the-top-of-multi-charts/