The Sound Doctrine

Top UK playlisters for Christian music on Spotify

There was a time when radio was the only medium to get known by a large number of listeners. Now, Spotify playlists are hugely influential and important for artists. And for us music fans, it’s a great way to discover your next favourite songs and artists. Here are the playlists we love to check out…

CalledOut Music and Guvna B win big at Premier Gospel Awards

CalledOut Music and Guvna B led the winners at this year’s sold out Premier Gospel Awards, which saw both artists win two awards each. CalledOut Music picked up prizes for Best Male and Best Video for Love Around, while Guvna B won gongs for Best Album for Hands Are Made For Working and Best…

Our Ones to Watch for 2019

As first revealed on the UK Gospel Show on Premier Gospel, here are the artists we think you should be checking out in 2019 and why. Ibe Giantkiller You may know this man as a producer. You may know him as a radio presenter. You may know him as an event host. Well, this is…

Our top 10 tracks of 2018

We don’t ever remember a year where there has been so much quality music released in the period of 12 months. During the summer especially we were inundated with great tracks. As first revealed on the UK Gospel Show on Premier Gospel at the weekend, here is our pick of the very best UK Gospel…

WYLD: I was days away from quitting music

He produced one of the biggest tracks of the year but behind the scenes, WYLD was struggling to stay afloat and almost quit music altogether. It was only when a miraculous moment changed everything for him. September 2017 was a make or break moment for the artist. And it was looking more like the latter…

#WeIntroduce: Anu Omideyi drops debut solo EP

She’s already won awards and gained success with the Reapers Choir but that hasn’t stopped Anu Omideyi from doing something new and different. For fans of UK gospel music Anu’s will be a familiar face. But she doesn’t like standing still for too long. A criminal barrister for 14 years, the leader of the Reapers…

Review: CalledOut Music @ Gracepoint, London

As a concept, CalledOut Music’s headline show in London shouldn’t have worked. He’s still relatively new as an artist and he doesn’t have an album out yet. Plus the venue was far too big for someone who only just started releasing music a couple of years ago. So why was the event sold out? And…

Icie: Comparing myself with others crippled me

UK hip hop veteran Icie has talked about how his creativity was sidetracked for a long time because he was comparing himself with others. The London rapper has been sharing the journey he went on as he releases his debut album Moment of Clarity. “Previously I had been so consumed with what other people were…

London couple launches Afro-Praise workout vid

So here’s a concept we haven’t come across before. Take a style of music that many people love to dance to, put it in a Christian context with the aim of getting fit. The result is a brand new video called Afro-Praise High Intensity Interval Training (APH). It’s one of those ‘why didn’t I think…

#WeIntroduce: The Pilgrims put strong songs first

The Pilgrims don’t want you think of them as your average group. That’s because they didn’t get together that way. Whereas other bands come together with the intention of releasing music from the beginning, the Pilgrims first assembled with the intention of just writing songs. The problem is that when you start writing songs and…

Chris Da Ambassada to cap landmark year with album release

If Chris Da Ambassada was a stock on the financial markets, we’d be telling you to buy big right now. Few can claim to have had such a meteoric rise in recent months. To cap it all off, the dancehall artist has announced he will be launching an album towards the end of the year….

Hey Drake! Hands off our playlists!

So the other day we woke up and Drake was reading the breakfast news. Then we poured our morning cereal to find Drake on the milk carton AND the cereal box. Then no sooner had we stepped out the house did we see Drake delivering the mail. We stepped on the bus and guess…