LOS ANGELES - Executive Producer/Director Bill Duke will expose startling issues of betrayal as he presents ‘COVER’ the movie in partnership with the internationally acclaimed Bishop Noel Jones of City of Refuge Church (14527 S. San Pedro Street, Gardena, CA 90248) on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 8:00PM. The shocking story that will rock the very foundation of our culture - and church - features the all-star celebrity cast of Vivica A. Fox, Aunjanue Ellis, Leon, Raz Adoti, Paula Jai Parker, Clifton Davis, Roger Guenveur Smith, Patti LaBelle, Louis Gossett Jr. and other notable actors. Along with Bill Duke and Bishop Jones, some cast members will be on hand at the screening to address some of the hard-hitting issues revealed in the movie.
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Atlanta/Oakland/Nashville. March 26, 2008. GospelEngine.com, a rapidly growing global interactive community for Artists and Aficionados of Christian inspirational music, video and news supporting: Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Jazz Gospel, Gospel Reggae, Holy Hip Hop and Christian Rock genres, announced today that its membership is steadily rising to 2000 and audio streams by listeners logging in to the community listening to thousands of music audio files are approaching 500,000, with $0.00 marketing and advertising expended on the portal to date, providing for invaluable incremental global long-term growth and visibility for Christian/Inspirational/Gospel music. Over 1,000 Gospel, Holy Hip Hop, Christian Rock, Gospel Reggae and Jazz Gospel emcees utilize the powerful tools and global reach of GospelEngine.com to interact with listeners/fans and the community and to fellowship, evangelize and uplift.
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Hal Willis, CEO and Founder of American Music Channel, one of the first Internet broadcast networks devoted to music, has announced a partnership with IMC to supply marketing support and growth capital for the eight year old site.
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LOS ANGELES- Mix a meddling mother who desperately wants her daughter to get hitched, along with a father that can’t get over the fact that his little girl is growing up, a young woman who’s just had her world turned upside down with the unexpected news that she is pregnant by someone other than her boyfriend and a totally clueless boyfriend who tries to run for the hills when he hears the news of the pregnancy and you have the ingredients for the new romantic comedy stageplay “The Greatest Love Story Ever Told”. Although from a distance it may sound like the “She’s Having a Baby” mixed with a bit of “Hitch,” “Nine Months” and possibly a little of “The Wedding Planner,” it’s really the modern day version of a classic love story known around the world. .
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NASHVILLE, TN…March 26,2008… INO/Columbia’s powerhouse vocalist Mike Farris wowed SXSW crowds as he appeared on three different stages. Plunging full throttle into the music scene Farris adds the famous Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits Festival to his legendary venues and festivals tour, while also launching his weekly series at Nashville’s Station Inn: Mike Farris presents Sunday Night Shout.
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Seattle, WA…March 25, 2008…Tooth&Nail Records’ rock band Thousand Foot Krutch continues to build with their single at Active Rock/Alternative general market radio as they head out on the road this week and begin a full spring tour. The band will also be appearing at numerous summer festivals, which will be followed by another major fall tour.
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Jackson, MS. March 24, 2008- On Friday, March 21, 2008, Gospel music lost another legend. Dillard Crume, producer, guitarist and lead singer of the legendary Soul Stirrers passed away after an extended illness.

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The first studio release of Dana Mackey brings truly inspired praise and worship that flows deep from a river within her soul! With Praises from the Heart takes worshippers into a level of intimacy that brings them before the throne of God naked and unashamed.
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(March 18, 2008) – What started in 1976 has become legendary status now for Bishop Leonard Scott; his label Tyscot is the oldest African-American owned Gospel Record Label in the nation.

Now the founder returns to his roots and releases a new 14-track CD and DVD “BE LIFTED UP” - Tuesday, April 15th in stores and online everywhere. BE LIFTED UP features stalwarts Darwin Hobbs (“Bow My Spirit”) Dove Award–winning Christian artist Rachel Lampa (“You Are My Source”), The Calvary Temple Praise Choir and more. This album comes on the heels of the 2006 “Hymns for the Nation and Hymns and Church Songs Live from Alabama” CD/DVD releases.
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Artist: Potters House Mass Choir
Title:Grace (Live In Kenya)
Reviewer: Garfield White

Dexterity Sounds brings us the blessing of the new album from the Potters House Mass Choir with their latest album entitled Grace. The Grammy Award winning choir, along with their Pastor Bishop T. D. Jakes come to us live from Kenya as they bring the message of the Lord to the masses. The album brings us a good balance of praise and worship tracks as well as mellow and peaceful ballads to bring a message to the listeners.
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