Category: News

WIEROK ENTERTAINMENT GROUP FURTHERS MAJOR GROWTH WITH AMPLO RECORDS ACQUISITION AND NEW GENERAL MARKET IMPRINT

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Following the launch of WieRok Entertainment Group’s flagship label, WieRok Records, earlier this year, the Franklin, Tennessee-based company is emerging as a multi-genre recording, publishing and artist development conglomerate with its latest strategic moves—the acquisition of Amplo Records and the reveal of a new general market imprint, Wie3 Records.    Amplo Records, originally established […]

MELANIE PENN REVEALS JUBILANT NEW EASTER ANTHEM ‘ROLL THAT STONE AWAY’

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Offering a unique perspective on the Resurrection—voiced from the heart of God as He commanded an angel to unseal the tomb on the third day—acclaimed singer/songwriter Melanie Penn delivers the jubilant new anthem “Roll That Stone Away.” Now available on streaming platforms, the track was produced by Ben Shive and co-written by Penn, Shive and Sandra McCracken.    […]

VINYL RECORD REVIEW: The Inspirations – Touring the City (1973)

The Inspirations – Touring the City (1973) With Mike Holcomb joining in September 1972, the Inspirations continued with Mike, along with Archie, Ronnie and Eddie, as the front-line vocalists for about 8 months.  Ronnie’s departure in May 1973 would be the final change in the vocal line-up for the next several years, and after Ronnie […]

I’ve Come Too Far: A New Season for The Hoppers

Nashville, TN (April 15th, 2025) – Few groups on the road today share the long standing history that The Hoppers represent within Southern Gospel music. While the family has faced a plethora of obstacles throughout the years, including considerable health concerns, the group has continuously forged ahead with the mission of sharing the Gospel through […]

Changes for The Hoppers

I’ve Come Too Far: A New Season for The Hoppers Nashville, TN (April 15th, 2025) – Few groups on the road today share the long standing history that The Hoppers represent within Southern Gospel music. While the family has faced a plethora of obstacles throughout the years, including considerable health concerns, the group has continuously… […]

Janice Crow : ” A Good Storm”

A Good Storm As far back as I can remember, Spring has brought a recurring tornado dream.  Oh, it’s different in substance and the cast of players may not be the same, but its subject matter is always this…..a tornado is fast approaching and I’m scrambling to get  everyone to safety. The recent storms in […]

New Radio Single and Lyric Video “We Sing Glory To Your Name” By Dr. Alyn E. Waller Featuring Dove Award-winning CCM Artist Joseph Habedank

Philadelphia, PA —  April is Christian Music Month! It’s a special month to observe, celebrate, and amplify faith-based music.  Fans are encouraged to support their favorite artists and find new voices and songs to add to their playlists, worship services, and music libraries.  It’s the perfect time for artists and creatives to unify across the […]

VINYL RECORD REVIEW: The Inspirations – “We Shall Rise” (1972)

The Inspirations – We Shall Rise (1972) After maintaining the same vocal line-up for about 2 years, bass singer, Marlin Shubert, decided to leave the Inspirations in late summer of 1972.  During the interim until a full-time replacement could be named (about 2 weeks), Troy Burns sang the bass for the group.  On Labor Day […]

RANDALL GOODGAME’S SCRIPTURE HYMNAL NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS ECPA CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD®

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Scripture Hymnal, a landmark volume of more than 100 word-for-word Bible passages set to original music—conceived and created by Randall Goodgame and published last year by Rabbit Room Press—is among the 2025 finalists in the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s (ECPA) prestigious Christian Book Award® program, it was recently announced.   Marking the first-ever ECPA Christian […]

JUSTIN GAMBINO OPENS LONG-AWAITED NEW CHAPTER WITH ‘JUST LIKE JESUS’

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Celebrating the God of second chances, acclaimed singer/songwriter Justin Gambino returns with the highly anticipated “Just Like Jesus,” his first new single in nearly two years. Produced by Walter Halliwell and penned by Gambino, Halliwell and James Tealy, the folk-rock anthem marks Gambino’s debut for Residence Music, a Centricity Music imprint. Boasting a joyful, […]

VINYL RECORD REVIEW: The Inspirations – Old Time Singin’ (1972)

After the Inspirations signed with Canaan Records in 1971, things started moving very quickly for the group!  In fact, just 3 months after the Inspirations released their first album for Canaan, “Wake Up in Glory”, they were back in the studio recording a brand-new album.  Recorded in March 1972 and released the following July, the […]

The Kingsmen bring the powerful “It Made News In Heaven When I Got Saved”

Arden, North Carolina (April 4, 2025) — Back from another visit to the endless well of their own classics, the Kingsmen are serving up a joyful announcement in a Horizon Records favorite from nearly a half century ago, “It Made News In Heaven When I Got Saved.”   “From the time I joined the Kingsmen seven years ago,” recalls the group’s Alan Kendall, who takes […]