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Benjamin E. Mays Male Academy: OPEN HOUSE Weds., Apr. 2, 1PM-6:30PM

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:28:59 EDT

Benjamin E. Mays Male Academy accepting enrollment for 2008-09 school year. Open House Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 1:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Marvin Winans "Survivor" Contest Audition to Win $2500!

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:06:32 EST

Marvin Winans "Survivor" Contest - Auditions to be held Saturday, February 2 & 16, at
Perfecting Church, 7616 E. Nevada, Detroit, MI 48234. Call Perfecting Church today at (313) 365-3787 or go to
www.perfectingchurch.org. For complete contest rules please visit the website or call Perfecting Church. Finalist event held on Monday, March 3, 2008, 7PM, at Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts Auditorium.

SCLC hosts annual event to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:35:21 EST

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference will host its 26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, the weekend of Jan. 19-21.

"First Sunday Gospel Challenge"

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:03:32 EST

Sony Pictures is looking for the best Gospel choir in America ! If you think your choir has what it takes, come out and compete in the FIRST SUNDAY Gospel Challenge the weekend of December 15th. Choirs will have to perform an original three minute version of either “O Holy Night", "O Come All Ye Faithful" or "Joy To The World." The winning choir will qualify for a chance to win $10,000!

For complete rules and more details about events in DETROIT please contact
Melissa Blum at 248-594-5321. FIRST SUNDAY starring Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Katt Williams, and Loretta Devine, opens January 11th in theaters everywhere! For other markets' contacts click below.

The Nominations for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards Announced

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:13:32 EST

Detroit's own Clark Sisters, J Moss, Marvin Winans, CeCe Winans, Aretha Franklin, BeBe Winans, and Fred Hammond; and Michigan's own Marvin Sapp are all up for 2008 Grammy Awards. Congratulations to our hometown artists. For details, click below.

Hollywood, CA -- The nominations for the 50th annual Grammy Awards were announced on December 6, 2007.

International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum Announces 2007 Inductees

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Evelyn Turrentine-Agee, The Christianaires, Marie Knight, Bishop Kenneth Moales, Bishop G.E. Patterson, Norma Jean Pender, Ernestine Rundless & The Meditation Singers and The Staples Singers are this year's inductees to the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum (IGMHFM).

Resurrection's Senior Project "Nothing New" released July 11

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Detroit Michigan--The lead single, "Nothing New" (produced by Leon Jones of The Resurrection) was released July 11 to both urban adult and mainstream radio. This project includes additional production by Fred Hammond, Michael Novak and Dave Roberson.

The Whitfield Company to Celebrate 30 Years of Music Ministry

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Detroit, Mich. - Mark your calendars and get your tickets NOW! The world renowned Whitfield Company will celebrate 30-years of unparalleled, music ministry with, "This Journey."

Aretha Franklin Leads Church Revival

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Music legend Aretha Franklin, whose career began singing in the Detroit church of her father, Reverend C.L. Franklin at the age of 14 in the 1950s, will give back to those gospel roots as she leads a Revival for her hometown of Detroit for the third consecutive year.

Marvin Winans, Jr. Signs Distribution Deal w/Central South Distr.

no@spam.com (Press Release) — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

One of the founding members of '90s gospel super group Winans Phase 2, Marvin Winans Jr. has officially launched his own recording label, M2 Entertainment with an exclusive agreement with Central South Distribution.