Love (of God) & Basketball – New music vid

  One of the biggest British choir tracks from last year has been brought to life with a brand new video. Evans Ogboi released the video to his song Shout Halleluyah today and it features some faces you might recognise. The video has a basketball theme, as it was shot at the Regal basketball court…

Welcome to the all new Sound Doctrine

Oh, don’t mind us, we’re just putting our paint brushes away. Here’s the all new Sound Doctrine. The mission is the same – it’s still all about the music, the message, the moment. That bit will never change, we’ll always support the best in Christian music. So what’s changed? Well have a look around. It’s…

UK Christian Chart makes a grand re-entrance

It’s not often we feature website launches on the Sound Doctrine, but the new home of the aStepFWD UK Christian Chart isn’t just a website. It’s an important part of the fabric of gospel music from Britain. Friday night was the launch event for the new aStepFWD site. Taking place at the London Southbank University,…

New voice of UK gospel begins this week

There’s some exciting news to announce. Jermaine Dallas aka our very own DJ Fireman is the new host of the UK Gospel Show on Premier Gospel and the first show is this week! The show, which started earlier in the year with previous host Nage (now on maternity leave), covers the entire spectrum of music from…

Rebirth – the mixtape out now!

It’s been a long time coming but the wait is over, the brand new DJ Fireman mixtape is out now! It’s called Rebirth and you can stream it on Mixcloud. The name came from the fact that it represents a new era in DJ Fireman mixtapes and it’s also based on John 3:7. So why…

Lecrae brings vinyl to a new generation

If there’s one thing we don’t miss about DJing back in the day is carrying heavy flight cases full of 12″ vinyl records. These days it’s strictly digital for doing gigs but that’s not to say the format is completely dead. Or maybe it once was but it’s now being resurrected. Exhibit A: the new limited…

Papa San releases Get Right video

  It wouldn’t be wrong to call Papa San a legend but it sounds like making anthems is like riding a bike for the dancehall artist – he will never forget how to do it! His son Tyshane Thompson is on the buttons, fresh from producing for The Fever for Lecrae on his mixtape Church Clothes…

Pentecost Festival is live!

Pentecost Festival is well and truly underway and already there have been some great events taking place across London. Everything from music, poetry, drama, film, comedy and debates are all represented with the ultimate aim of celebrating the birth of the church. Tonight I was at my first event of the festival, which was Cafe…

Mary Mary – Go Get It

If you’ve watched the Mary Mary reality show online you might have heard the new single already. Go Get It is out now for download and is released ahead of the new album of the same name. The album is available for preorder now and you’ll be able to get your hands on it on…

First of the summer smashes

One good thing about the warmer weather we’ve been having is the fact that you get to road test the summer tracks in their proper context. The first one that will be a big one for me this summer is Thank God That I’m Saved by E Tizz. Taken from his album What I Gotta…

Kierra goes Freestyle for new album

If Bold Right Life was the album where Kierra Sheard’s music grew up and evolved, her new project simply entitled Free is where she covers new ground and explores another musical realm. Anyone familiar with Kierra’s earlier work will know of the contemporary R&B studio tracks that although varied and always well produced, didn’t embrace…

GL Live keeps it fresh

GL Live has launched a new website ahead of the latest installment of its flagship event. GL Live 8 sees the event take a turn in a slightly different direction, calling it the Kingdom Link Tour. The tour will hit Newport, Nottingham, Birmingham and Manchester and will have headline acts from both the UK and…