Review: Big Church Day Out South 2018

From the outset, the lineup looked appetising. In our preview of the Big Church Day Out 2018, we listed just some of the amazing artists scheduled to appear and that was just scratching the surface. All in, the weekend turned out to be another memorable festival. Big Church Day Out really is a highlight in…

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Excitement builds ahead of Big Church Day Out 2018

Big Church Day Out is hosting what we think is its biggest lineup to date across two locations, the first of which is this coming Bank Holiday weekend. Matt Redman, Jonathan McReynolds and Travis Greene are among those playing on the mega-festival’s main stage across the weekend. For King and Country, Britt Nicole and Housefires…

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Olaedo drafts in all-star cast for new single

  MOBO nominated British singer Olaedo Ibe has a stellar lineup on both microphone and production for her latest single. The track, called Good Life, features hit singer Becca Folkes and male vocalist Leké – who also knows a thing or two about making impactful music. Good Life combines tropical house and afrobeat styles –…

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Review: Philippa Hanna @ Bush Hall, London

If you follow similar people to us on social media, there’s a good chance you’ve been seeing a lot of Philippa Hanna on your timelines recently. The reason? Her #EdSheeranWorship video that saw her covering the track Prefect by the red-headed pop star. Of course, the Christian version of the song that gave Philippa over…

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Will Snoop Dogg overshadow the Stellar Awards?

Snoop Dogg has made a gospel album. If this is the first time you’ve heard this news, we’ll give you a few seconds to process it. Caught up? Good. Now, the next thing to tell you is that he’s performing at the Stellar Awards. Yes THE Stellar Awards – as in, gospel music’s answer to…

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Plush new visuals for Volney Morgan & New-Ye

MOBO winners Volney Morgan & New-Ye have released the video for their latest single Seek Ye First. The track is the second single with a video taken from the Focus Deluxe album released last year. The video, directed by Phil Ossai, is a fun and more polished effort than previous video for the single Run….

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Why the music video is an artform in its own right

It’s time to rethink what a music video is. It isn’t merely an adjunct to the track itself. It isn’t a necessary evil either that artists carry out to tick a box. It’s an opportunity to accentuate the meaning of the track and give it some visual punch. Imagine the scenario. You’re a new artist….

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Lurine Cato to release Be Loved – new single

UK gospel songstress and MOBO award winner Lurine Cato has revealed her new single Be Loved, which drops next week. The track’s written by Lurine herself along with Ian Copeland Green who’s also on production duties and sees her taking a slightly different approach to the uptempo lead singles from her album Chosen to Serve….

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#halflight is your new night time soundtrack

We’ve only gone and made another Spotify playlist. This one is very different to the hypeness of Gameface – our gaming playlist. It’s called #halflight and it was made specifically for those late nights when you want the music to reflect the mood. Yes, #halflight is downtempo but we’re not calling it a chillout playlist….

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Sarah Téibo to release lead track from new album

MOBO nominee and Premier Gospel Award winner Sarah Téibo has taken the wraps off of what will be the first track from her second album. The song’s called Like a Child and plain and simple, this has ‘hit’ written all over it. We like the mid-tempo contemporary R&B sound expertly crafted by top producer GKID (he…

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Anthony Brown grabs ten Stellar nominations

Somebody get Anthony Brown a new mantlepiece because there’s a chance he’ll be adding to his already bulging collection at this year’s Stellar Awards. The artist, who records with group therAPy, was himself making the nomination announcement for the awards in a Facebook Live broadcast. He was joined by Tasha Cobbs Leonard who also landed…

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