In an era where the world is facing various challenges due to the ongoing pandemic, there is always a need for a message of hope, something to keep people hopeful, encouraged and ready to continue moving forward. Crown Gospel Award-winning artist, Lebohang Kgapola is releasing a new single aimed at […]
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Gospel great Lindelani Mkhize honoured with Lifetime Achievers Award
Lindelani Mkhize is widely known in the African continent as one of the founders of the Gospel giant Joyous Celebration. He is credited with unearthing and shaping the talent of many of our Gospel musicians. It is for this contribution among other roles he plays in the music industry that […]
Lauren Daigle’s newly-released song ‘Tremble’ explains her experience in God’s presence
Originally published in The Christian Post. Multi-platinum selling artist Lauren Daigle released a new single this month, Tremble, giving her millions of fans a glimpse into her personal experience with the presence of God. Though Daigle has been performing Tremble for the past few years while on the road, the […]
Gospel artists shine at SAMA Awards
The 27th edition of the South African Music Awards (SAMA) were held virtually and broadcast live on SABC 1 last Saturday night. The SAMAs celebrate the artists that have made the most impact in the last year. This year’s installation aptly named #SAMA27 was hosted by Lawrence Maleka and Bontle […]
LISTEN: ‘Garden’ single celebrates joy, freedom of knowing God
East London worship musician/ songwriter Jean du Rand has released a song, Garden which he says is the first of a series of singles that “have been birthed out of a place of journeying with Yahweh into a place of intimacy, where all structures of performance and strife fade away […]
SA songwriter Stefan Green releasing solo single, ‘Battlefield’
South African songwriter Stefan Green who has co-written songs such as Grateful and I Can’t Believe with Elevation Worship, Steve Furtick and Chris Brown is releasing his first solo single ‘Battlefield‘ on Friday. A worship leader at Hillsong South Africa, Stefan went to school in Cape Town and college in […]
Former Pussycat Dolls singer Kaya Jones says she’s ‘all in’ on ‘serving the Lord’
Origianlly published in Faithwire Kaya Jones, a former member of the girl band Pussycat Dolls, says she’s “all in” for “serving the Lord” after experiencing what she called a “life-changing” baptism in late May. “I’ve sung with Jagger, Britney, Fergie, Katy Perry, [and] many others,” she wrote in a Facebook post. […]
Collaboration expands TWR Africa’s worship programme continentwide
TWR Africa is partnering with a brand-new Christian satellite network to expand the reach of a popular music and commentary radio programme across most of the African continent. Worship Connection, produced by the African branch of global media ministry TWR (also known as Trans World Radio), will air five days […]
A welcome new trend in congregational singing — Hugh Wetmore
“Preach the word of God” –2 Timothy 4:2 (NLT) “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly … as you sing” — Colossians 3:16 (NIV) From these Scriptures, we can draw a guiding maxim: “If it’s in the Bible, you can preach it; If it’s in the Bible, you can sing […]
LISTEN: We Will Worship release EP of modern hymns in IsiZulu, SeSotho and English
Multiple SAMA winning group, We Will Worshi have released Difela an EP consisting of four modern-day hymns, with standout tracks Grace Alone and Pholoso featuring multi-platinum selling South African Gospel singer Lebo Sekgobela. Using the structure of hymns, the songwriters Langa Mbonambi, Ndumiso Manana, Lesego Lebese and Themba Ntuli, say […]