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?While thousands of people are planning to hit the Essence Festival in New Orleans next week or the Hampton Jazz Festival this week, thousands of gospel music lovers are planning to converge on the Hampton Roads (the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg) area of the state of Virginia for the first annual Musical Soul Food Festival that features a who's who of today's top gospel music acts.

Today, three-time GRAMMY®, 11-time Stellar, and three-time Dove Award winning singer/songwriter and syndicated radio show host, Donnie McClurkin, released his new single “I Need You” to all digital providers.

Jonathan Nelson celebrates another chart-topping hit with his newest album FEARLESS, debuting at #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums Chart.

Acclaimed chart-topper Jonathan Nelson leads a restorative declaration of strength, faith in God's ever-present love and guidance, and bold praise and worship in his new live album FEARLESS, available now.  Celebrating his fifth album, FEARLESS is an empowering mix of the award-winning sound and gifted songwriting Nelson is known for, drawing the crowd into a transcendent spiritual journey on songs such as the lead single "Anything Can Happen," "I Believe (Island Medley)," "Fearless" (feat. Da' T.R.U.T.H.), and more. 

On Monday evening, March 7, at 7 p.m. with every seat in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater occupied, 400 chorus members of the Young People's Chorus of New York City filled the stage and the balcony boxes above, while YPC Artistic Director Francisco J. Nuñez gave the downbeat to The New York Pops, to set the stage for one of the most exciting and successful galas in YPC's 28-year history. Scroll down for photos from the event!

Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) celebrates a chart-topping year in music, with 26 nominations in 19 categories for the upcoming 31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. 

This year, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk', Taylor Swift's 1989, Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' and Meghan Trainor topped the 2016 honorees. Scroll down for all the winners!

'The New World Symphony: Dvorak in America' is a puppet and object theater work examining the influence of African-American and Native American music upon the great 19th-century Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). The piece is written and directed by Vit Horejš and performed by Czechoslovak American Marionette Theatre. It traces how Dvorak helped America accept its beautiful multicultural musical traditions by his enthusiasm for African-American and Native American music during his short but influential time in the USA. La MaMa Theatre will present the play's world premiere run March 10 to 27, 2016 in its Ellen Stewart Theatre, 66 East 4th Street (East Village). Composer and Musical Director is saxophonist James Brandon Lewis.

Multiple Stellar Award-winning recording artist, songwriter/producer, and worship leader Jonathan Nelson has crafted a powerful call to freedom with his upcoming new live album FEARLESS, unveiling the album cover, track listing, and a new song today.

Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) celebrates a chart-topping year in music, with 26 nominations in 19 categories for the upcoming 31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. 

Tonight, December 9, at 8:00 p.m., Carnegie Hall presents two of gospel music's biggest stars-Donnie McClurkin and Kim Burrell-in a one-of-a-kind participatory concert in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

On Wednesday, December 9, at 8:00 p.m., Carnegie Hall presents two of gospel music's biggest stars-Donnie McClurkin and Kim Burrell-in a one-of-a-kind participatory concert in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

TV One celebrates the holidays with a programming slate of original movies, series and specials focused on love, laughter and lyrics.

McDonald's Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour (ICGT) is coming to Philadelphia for a free night of inspiration.

Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) dominated this year's 30th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards taped on March 28th in Las Vegas, winning half of the 28 categories with a total of 14 awards including most of the major categories: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year, Choir of the Year and CD of the Year. Celebrating wins for the #1 hits from Erica Campbell, Ricky Dillard, William McDowell and Michelle Williams, career honors were also bestowed with Bishop Paul S. Morton receiving the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, and Pastor Shirley Caesar and Ricky Dillard inducted into the 2015 inaugural class of Stellar Honors honorees with special medallions. Scroll down for photos from the post-awards celebration!

Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) dominated this year's 30th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards taped on March 28th in Las Vegas, winning half of the 28 categories with a total of 14 awards including most of the major categories: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the Year, Choir of the Year and CD of the Year. Celebrating wins for the #1 hits from Erica Campbell, Ricky Dillard, William McDowell and Michelle Williams, career honors were also bestowed with Bishop Paul S. Morton receiving the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award, and Pastor Shirley Caesar and Ricky Dillard inducted into the 2015 inaugural class of Stellar Honors honorees with special medallions. Scroll down for photos from the event!

McDonald's USA today announced the ninth annual return of its Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour.

Oxygen Media expands the network's popular franchise and heads to Motown with the season premiere of PREACHERS DETROIT tonight, February 18 at 10 PM ET/PT.

Today, RCA Inspiration releases an uplifting compilation of hits with the album RISEN -- POWERFUL GOSPEL RESURRECTION SONGS.

Oxygen Media expands the network's popular franchise and heads to Motown with the season premiere of PREACHERS DETROIT on Wednesday, February 18 at 10 PM ET/PT.