USA – Source: WKBW EAST AURORA, NY (WKBW-TV) — The 7th Annual Great Lakes Christian Film Festival will take place in East Aurora, this week Thursday through Saturday. According to festival director Shawn Patrick Green, there will be fifty films shown that are “faith based and family friendly.” Shawn says “We pretty much are spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. We know Jesus did parables in the bible-so some of our films are more parable like.” The line up includes drama, comedy, animation, music videos and sci-fi. The i61 Church…
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PROPHET OLADELE GENESIS WADES INTO THE ONIDURO MI CONTROVERSY, SAYS “THAT SONG IS FOR ME”
Days after the video of Gospel Artiste, Tope Alabi analysing the lyrics of ‘Oniduro Mi’ song went viral, many artistes; gospel and secular alike have come out to defend Adeyinka Alaseyori, the performer of the song and express their love for the song. In a video on YouTube, Lanre ‘Atorise’ Terbia is seen mocking the popular Gospel Artiste, Tope Alabi. The most recent and significant reaction comes from Prophet Oladele Genesis. During the Sunday Service at his Church in Alakuko, Lagos, Prophet Oladele Genesis spoke highly of the song and…
GHANAIAN DANCEHALL ARTISTE, STONEBWOY, TALKS ABOUT QUITTING CHURCH
Ghana – Source: PeaceFM Ghanaian BET award-winning reggae-dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has explained why he chose to do reggae-dancehall music and not gospel despite growing up in a highly religious home. Talking to Rev. Erskine on the Y Leaderboard Series which is aired on Y107.9FM, he noted that when the anchor of the home begins to lose grip, then there arises the need for survival and that was basically his situation. “My father was going through a certain phase at that time and I was learning life from that so I…
GHAMRO TO CHASE CHURCHES FOR USING MUSIC FOR FREE
Ghana – Source: 3News Administrator for the Ghana Music Right Organization (GHAMRO) Abraham Adjetey has hinted that the organization is about to take on churches for the use of music for services. Most of the time task forces from GHAMRO are seen at event grounds ensuring event organizers pay for intellectual property works they use for their event. But same cannot be said about religious organizations like churches. Responding to this issue during entertainment talk show Anigye Mmre hosted by Christian Agyei Frimpong, Mr Adjetey, popularly known as Agya Abraham, said measures…
FROM KEDIKE CROONER TO END TIME SOLDIER, CHIDINMA EKILE GIVES HER LIFE TO CHRIST
Many millennials who have heard of Pastor Chris Okotie, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey and late Evangelist Sunny Okosun might be familiar with their ecumenical works but are unfamiliar with what the older generation will call, their recent past. These men of God were once successful secular artistes who all made it big in the music industry. Like them, Chidinma Ekile, winner of third edition of Project Fame West Africa, in 2010 who rapidly morphed into a celebrated chart-topping secular artiste with multiple hit tracks has announced her new found love in…
GOSPEL ACT DUNSIN OYEKAN TALKS ABOUT THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE
Nigeria – Many lovers of Gospel music particularly those who have been blessed through the spirit-filled music of Dunsin Oyekan have sang and bust into tongues when singing his hit single, “I’ll be here.” Many are also aware that he lost his wife in May 2019. But what most people do not know is the link between his popular tune “I’ll be here” and the death of his wife. In a viral video on YouTube, Dunsin Oyekan said, “this song came in pain. I lost my wife almost two years…
JUSTIN BIEBER VISITS CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON WITH PASTOR TO SHARE FAITH MESSAGE
USA – Source: Christian Post Justin Bieber and an unidentified pastor visited California State Prison in Lancaster, a city in the Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles, to participate in a faith-based program. Bieber, who had returned from a weekend in Turks & Caicos in the Caribbean with his wife, Hailey, was spotted visiting the California State Prison on Tuesday. TMZ snapped shots of the pop-star arriving at the prison in his tour bus. It is unclear whether Bieber was there sharing the Gospel or singing. “The Warden of the institution…
CHRISTIAN ARTISTS SUPPORT JUSTIN BIEBER’S GOSPEL RELEASE, ‘THANKFUL’ HE’S SHARING THE GOOD NEWS
USA – Source: Christian Post Justin Bieber surprised his millions of fans Easter Sunday by releasing his first-ever gospel EP titled Freedom, and artists in Christian music have been praising the pop star for boldly sharing his faith with his mainstream audience. Two-time Grammy Award-winning artist Jason Crabb, whose single “Just As I Am” is climbing the CCM charts, celebrated the young singer and his new release. “The message of Jesus Christ is for everyone. When you find the love of Jesus, you can’t help but share it,” Crabb told The…
KELLY PRICE RELEASES GOSPEL EP, SAYS CANCEL CULTURE IS ‘OPPOSITE’ OF GOD’S GRACE
USA – Source: Christian Post Nine-time Grammy-nominated powerhouse vocalist Kelly Price has released a new gospel project, titled Grace, and says people need to get in the habit of extending more grace to one another. “I’ve needed grace a lot in my life, and we all do,” the R&B singer shared in a recent interview with “The Breakfast Club.” “Every time I’ve talked about this project, when people ask me, I say, I think the problem is that we, as humans, we really can do better about extending grace to other people. Most…
NICK CANNON RELEASES GOSPEL SINGLE ‘NO WEAPON’ WITH KIERRA SHEARD-KELLY AFTER TROUBLING YEAR
USA – Source: Christian Post Actor and rapper Nick Cannon took a departure from his mainstream image to release his own rendition of the Christian classic “No Weapon,” featuring gospel singer Kierra Sheard-Kelly. “No Weapon” was released on Good Friday and is the second song released by “The Masked Singer” host this year. The new gospel single release was accompanied by a music video in which Cannon joins Sheard-Kelly and a choir, all dressed in white, as they sing Fred Hammond’s gospel classic. The original version of the worship declaration…