Tis Ain’t So Sweet- Bishop Larry Trotter- At PrayzeHymnOnline.com

Remebering The Spirit And Strength Of Wayman Tisdale- At 1800gospel.com

Kingdom Records Signs The Whispers- At GospelCity.com

Donnie McClurkin Is On Television- At EURWEB.com

The BlackGospel Blog Pick Of The Week- At BlackGospel.blogspot.com

From Carrington Lei:
What I learned today: Pastor Donnie McClurkin isn’t a man to mince words. Serious about the Lord, his ministry and his music, he speaks candidly in a no holds barred interview about his new CD, “We Are All One – Live in Detroit (out today) and is surprisingly forthcoming as I quizzed him about rumors of homosexuality and the Lesbian Bisexual Gay & Transgendered community putting pressure on the Obama campaign after he was announced as a performer during the ’08 presidential campaign.

Read entire interview by Carrington Lei at PearlsWindow.com

Donnie McClurkin All For One, One For All- At GospelMusicChannel.com

Atlanta Church Launches New Campaign To Bring Water Wells To Africa- At StreamingFaith.com

Also a big welcome to new gospel bloggers 1800gospel.com and GospelPundit.com. Please stop by their sites and show some love!

Kirk Franklin Speaks On ‘Sunday Best’- At EURWEB.com

The BlackGospel Blog Pick Of The Week- At BlackGospel.blogspot.com

Has there ever been a tragedy in your life that was difficult to understand? Tune in this Sunday morning on BET’s Lift Every Voice. Pastor Donnie McClurkin will be sharing his testimony regarding the recent death of his sister, Olivia McClurkin, and how he continues to press through.

Lift Every Voice will be also joined by Lou Gossett Jr. speaking boldly regarding racism and finding the path that leads to God.

Don’t miss it! You won’t be dissapointed.

Hosted by nationally syndicated radio host “CoCo Brother”, the man who is known for campaigning JESUS!

Cory “CoCo Brother” Condrey Lift Every Voice Sundays 10am EST/9am CST on BET

Friday, January 30th – Performing at 10th Annual Superbowl Gospel Celebration in Tampa, Florida.

SOURCE: http://www.gospelcity.com/news/headlines/1648

Mary Mary, LL Cool J, Louis Gossett Jr., Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Vickie Winans and More Take the Stage with Funnyman and Host Steve Harvey

/PRNewswire/ — Taking the spirit to new heights, BET’s CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL is a soulful two-hour celebration with moving performances of worship by both gospel and mainstream greats. In his ninth year, veteran comedian, actor and popular syndicated radio personality Steve Harvey again hosts the popular religious telecast, which premieres Sunday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m.* on BET.

Led by the world-renowned musical director Ray Chew and his 24-piece orchestra, gospel supernovas Mary Mary and hip-hop legend LL Cool J passionately performed their new hit collaboration “We Gonna Make It” to a packed house at downtown Los Angeles’ Orpheum Theatre. Kirk Franklin, Isaac Carree, Lowell Pye and Rance Allen also blessed the crowd with a soul-moving performance of “Lil Boy”, followed by Smokie Norful and Heather Headley’s rendition of “Jesus is Love.” Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. and actor Terry Crews performed beautiful spoken word segments, while Trin-i-tee 5:7 and 21:03 hit the stage and gave young gospel listeners something to stand up and dance to with “I’ll Take You There.”

Marvin Sapp, Pastor Shirley Caesar and Pastor Dorothy Glass, Dr. Bobby Jones with the Nashville Super Choir, Karen Clark-Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, Vickie Winans, Hezekiah Walker & LFC, Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, as well as Christian artists Muyiwa & Riversongz direct from the United Kingdom, round out the mega-list of awe-inspiring performances at BET’s CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL ’09.

CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL is produced by BET: Stephen Hill (President of Programming), Lynne Harris Taylor (Vice President of Specials) and Marilyn Gill.

*All times ET/PT

About BET Networks

BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET Digital Networks – BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

Source: BET Networks

Each year this exciting show brings new awe-inspiring performances and spoken word segments by both mainstream and gospel greats and this year will be no different. Taking to the stage will be hip-hop icon LL Cool J, Oscar winner, Lou Gossett Jr., along with gospel supernovas, Mary Mary, Kirk Franklin, Dr. Bobby Jones & 21:03, Donnie McClurkin, Vickie Winans, Smokie Norful & Heather Headley, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Hezekiah Walker & LFC, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, and direct from the United Kingdom, Contemporary Christian artist Muyiwa & Riversongz. These are just a few of the artists who will “Raise the Praise” on Wednesday, December 10 at 6 p.m.* at Los Angeles’ historic Orpheum Theater.

Last year’s show boasted performances by R&B and soul singer-songwriter Patti Labelle, R&B chart topper John Legend, gospel songstress Yolanda Adams, gospel music singer and author Kirk Franklin and spoken word selections by Rev. Jesse Jackson, actor Henry Simmons among other offerings.

CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL is produced by Stephen Hill, President of Music Programming & Specials, BET, Lynne Harris Taylor, Vice President of Specials, BET and Marilyn Gill.

About BET Networks
BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 87 million households according to Nielsen Media Research, and can be seen in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; BET Digital Networks – BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, a service venture into the lucrative world of ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, an extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

“Hopeville,” the original U.S. tour that was launched in 2003 and then as re-launched in 2004, is now on DVD.

“Hopeville” is a must-see concert event that features the biggest names in Gospel – Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin.

Read more at EURWEB.COM