Mary Mary and Fred Hammond have been named among a who’s-who list of artists slated to perform in the 2012 Essence Music Festival.
The annual music festival takes place each Summer in New Orleans. Other artists announced to perform include Aretha Franklin, Fantasia, Ledisi and Mary J Blige.
This year’s festival runs from July 6-8, 2012 in New Orleans, LA. For more info, and for tickets, visit www.essencemusicfestival.com.
A couple of weeks ago, Mary Mary showed some scenes from their new music video on Good Morning America. Now, the full music video for their hit single “Survive,” has premiered on Essence.com!
I like the video a lot– I love that the message of being a survivor is interwoven with footage from the American Red Cross on the scene helping those affected by the tornado disasters this year. I love the simplicity of it– the black & white, the lighting effects. And I love how classic they look. Great vid.
Check it out–
Micah Stampley is gearing up for the release of his 5th album, One Voice, on August 23rd.
After signing with Matthew Knowles’ Music World Gospel last year, Micah released an EP titled Release Me.
Now, on the heels of a whirlwind set of promotional activities, including an appearance at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, LA, Micah will release his 12-track album.
One Voice, co-produced by Micah Stampley and Cameron Sankey, features three lead singles hitting radio this summer– “Shout” and “Hosanna” (going to gospel radio) and “One Voice” (going to CCM radio).
In the meantime, check out his upcoming dates and make plans to see him!
Monday, July 10, 2011
Long Beach Gospel Festival | Long Beach, CA
Wednesday, July 12, 2011
International Christian Retail Show | Atlanta, GA
Thursday, July 13, 2011
Promo Date | New York, NY
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Promo Date | Dallas, TX
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Promo Date | Dallas, TX
Friday, August 5, 2011
Promo Date | Washington, DC
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Dancing Preachers Conference | Montego Bay, Jamaica
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Promo Date | South Bend, IN
Friday, August 12, 2011
Promo Date | Marion, IL
Monday, August 22, 2011
Promo Date | Houston, TX
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Promo Date | Houston, TX
Friday, August 26, 2011
Promo Date | Atlanta, GA
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Promo Date | Atlanta, GA
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Promo Date | Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Promo Date | Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Promo Date | Lindenwold, NJ
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Promo Date | Dallas, TX
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Promo Date | Raleigh, NC
As if preparing for a new album, getting ready for a major tour with BeBe & CeCe Winans, and hosting two star-studded showcases on opposite coasts isn’t enough, Mary Mary is now blogging each week!
Leading up to the release of Something Big, the ladies of Mary Mary will be guest bloggers at Essence.com with their own new series– “Walk the Walk.”
They’ve already posted three blogs–
Make sure you check out Essence.com every Monday to hear the latest advice from Erica Campbell and Tina Campbell!
This is a video performance from the 2001 Essence Awards in NYC– it was at the HEIGHT of crossover-ness by Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams.
Here, they’re singing their hits “We Fall Down” and “In The Midst Of It All”… great performance:
And I LOVED that ending! What do you think???
Is it just me, or is Music World Entertainment, the music and entertainment corporate conglomerate founded by Mathew Knowles, up to a lil’ somethin’?
Not necessarily somethin’ bad, just somethin’… The latest news on the homefront is that Music World Entertainment has announced the launch of a new gospel label– Music World Gospel (kudos on the consistent branding, by the way!). The new label will succeed its predecessor, Spirit Rising Music.
This news is on the heels of the recent signings of Juanita Bynum and Micah Stampley, who joined the then-Spirit Rising family of Brian Courtney Wilson and Trin-i-tee 5:7 among others. Music World Gospel will even be home to a special gospel compilation released by ESSENCE Communications (yes, the folks who put out the magazine, have the awards show and do the hot music festival– read: major mainstream opportunities for Music World Gospel artists).
This is not to say that Music World hasn’t already been successful in gospel– Michelle Williams debuted at #1 with her first solo project, and at #2 with her follow-up album. Trin-i-tee 5:7 has experienced great sales and opportunities under Knowles’ direction. And Brian Courtney Wilson has gone from relative newcomer to a Billboard top 10 mainstray since his release last year.
All I’m sayin’ is that, after laying juuuuust under the radar for some time, we’re gettin’ press release after press release about a bunch of new signing and new endeavors…
Could 2010 be the year that Music World took a big ol’ slice of the gospel industry pie? I’m thinkin’ maybe…
Thoughts???
