The Sound Doctrine

Here’s why you should be excited about the debut Sarah Téibo album

We’ve heard the first ever album from gospel newcomer Sarah Téibo, which comes out in May. And we like it. Here are our top reasons why you should share our enthusiasm for Walk With Me. It’s fresh Yes, it’s a new album. But more important than that, it’s from a new artist who has made…

Review: Premier Gospel Awards

It was a night the UK gospel industry was waiting for for a long time. And when it came, it delivered. The first ever Premier Gospel Awards took place last night in front of a sold out crowd at the Hub in East London. But it wasn’t just about giving out prizes, it represented a…

Review: A Star – Revolutionary Live, Islington

If someone told A Star back in 2007 that he’d be rolling out on a hoverboard in front of a packed O2 Academy crowd, he probably wouldn’t have believed it. You could probably work that out from his face when he entered the stage at his first headline show last night. This wasn’t a destination…

I’m a gospel singer… Get me out of here!

The latest series of the Voice UK is now in the history books but for fans of gospel music, this series was of particular interest. But one question remains. After you’ve appeared on a TV talent show, what next? In part 1 of this two part Faith & Reality series, we talked about the showing…

JayEss album to drop in May

It’s been a long time coming but we don’t have much longer to wait for the JayEss album. He’s announced that his second full album will be released on the 24th May. The album’s called 7even and he says its his most complete work to date. The reason he’s so confident of that fact is…

Has UK TV overcome its gospel blindspot?

Remember this video from the US version of X Factor a few years ago? We remember seeing it shared on Facebook at the time time and thinking that we’d never get a performance like that on UK telly. So imagine our surprise when we saw this at the weekend on the Voice UK. The States…

Guvna B turns to Good Book for vid premiere

Now is a great time to be a music fan. Even for often unrepresented genres such as Christian hip hop, you can see the videos quite easily on YouTube. But that shouldn’t always be the default. MOBO award-winning rapper Guvna B has announced that he’s doing something completely different this month. He’s releasing a video…

A Star releases tickets for headline debut

There’s a lot that prime UK rapper A Star has achieved so far in his career. He’s worked with the best and has, in fact, risen to become one of the country’s top MCs himself. But one thing has alluded him – he’s never done his own headline gig before. That all changes on…

This debut single is ‘So Good’

Here’s an artist you need to know about. She’s called RAE and she’s set to release her debut track for download on Monday. The track is called So Good and it lives up to its title. It’s exactly how you’d want to break through with your first track. It’s strong musically and lyrically, it’s…

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…

Concert in your PJs – Is this the future?

Come on, admit it. We’ve all used one of the following excuses. “I haven’t got anything to wear.” “It’s raining.” “I’m tired.” “I’m skint.” So what if we were to tell you that these no longer apply? And what if we were to tell you that you can now see great live music without even…