Ever keen to broaden our musical scope, recent months have seen That Grape Juice venture into a number of new musical landscapes including, most recently, gospel.
Spearheaded by well-received interviews with gospel singers Yolanda Adams, Hezekiah Walker, Twinkie Clark, Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Micah Stampley, Joshua Rogers, and more, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.
Tuck in below for the latest news on Mary Mary, Zie’l, Kierra Sheard, Coko, Sheri Jones-Moffett and many more…
New Song: Coko – ‘At Your Feet’
‘SWV: Reunited’ is serving as the long overdue reintroduction of hit 90s R&B girl group SWV to the masses. As such, it was the perfect vehicle to launch lead singer Coko‘s newest gospel effort ‘At Your Feet’.
The first we’ve heard of the songstress since her last gospel album ‘The Winner In Me’, viewers of the hit WeTV reality series were treated with their first listen aboard the show’s finale.
Buy Coko’s ‘At Your Feet’ on iTunes
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Zie’l Stun With New Promo Pic
If this new shot is anything to go by, gospel girl group Zie’l are playing approximately no games with their highly anticipated comeback.
Taking to social media to unveil a peek at their new look, the ‘Redeemed’ divas are on fast pace to redeeming their rightful place among mention with the genre’s top rising acts.
If you haven’t heard it, you know TGJ has you covered:
Behind the Scenes: Mary Mary On JET Magazine
Gearing up for the highly anticipated reboot of their self-titled reality show, Mary Mary have gone into full promo mode in support of the February 27th-due showing.
Most recently gracing JET magazine, look above for behind the scenes footage of the shoot and the finished product below.
‘Mary Mary: The Reality Show’ sees its season 3 premiere only on WeTV on February 27th.
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Mary Mary aren’t the only ones gearing up for a new season of their reality show!
TGJ favorite Kierra Sheard is also in promo mode in support of her new project and season 2 of her hit BET reality show ‘The Sheards’. Most recently spotted chatting with our friends at Madame Noire, the ‘You Don’t Know’ diva let fans in on a secret they may not have known about – her cosmetic surgery.
See Sheard get candid in the chat above.
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Sheri Jones Moffett Readies New Album ‘Power & Authority’ For April 1st Release
Fans of Grammy-nominated songstress Sheri Jones-Moffett were thrilled to find out she was readying a follow-up to her debut album ‘Renewed’.
Due in stores April 1st, the new album – titled ‘Power & Authority’ – will see the powerhouse songstress unveil 10 new live tracks from her hometown of Memphis, Tenn.
Led by singles ‘Shine’ and ‘Faith To Believe’, get a taste of what you can expect below:
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3 Winans Brothers (3WB) To Release Debut Album ‘Foreign Land’ This Spring
After knocking fans off their collective feet with their lead single ‘If God Be For Us’, 3 Winans Brothers (better known as 3WB) have unveiled the title of their debut project.
Titled ‘Foreign Land’, the project, due spring 2014, features production from Urban hitmaker Rodney Jerkins and will see the prized gospel family show off their highly touted vocals and songwriting.
Get familiar with ‘If God Be For Us’ below:
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New Song: ‘Sunday Best’s Kefia Rollerson – ‘I’m A Winner’ (snippet)
After winning many-a-fan during her stint on BET’s Sunday Best, season 6 contestant Kefia Rollerson reminds listeners that she’s a winner – as evidenced by her brand new single.
Taking to Youtube to tease the tune, the week saw Rollerson drop a 30 second teaser of ‘Winner’ (due in full mid-March). Kicking off what is set to be one of the most anticipated projects of the year, get into “I’m A Winner” below:
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Throwback Gospel Jam of the Day: Whitney Houston – ‘I Love the Lord’
Your thoughts?
Never really been a fan of Gospel music until TGJ. Gotta hand it to them though,they’ve introduced some of y’all to a new and interesting genre of music you would like to explore. Kefia Rollerson tho>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>YASSSS GIRL THOSE VOCALS
i love that track by coko! yes gawd to jesus, she did that!!
zie’l, ive never heard of them, but not bad at all!!! love that rock and roll sound they have going on!!!
i like them girls from mary mary with their big hips!!
i enjoy hearing kiki talk! my cousin had some of her extra skin removed yrs back also, girl please, aint nothing wrong with that, dont no nobody wanna see no saggy skin!!!
yesssssss sheri jones, never heard of her either, but she’s giving me that good ol’ yolanda adams feelings!!! let that light shine mama!!!
those winans brothers know they sound good, just make ya pantie wet! yes god!!!
thats why u never judge a book by its cover, i was just going to bypass Kefia Rollerson, because of her appearance! but that lady there, has that old school gospel voice!!!! with that lil clippet, she just slayed my ears! shes giving me tamela man! heading to youtube now!
and god bless whitney, she just overalled slayed!!
thank you so much tgj for this, because real talk, i wasnt going to listen to ur sunday gospel broadcasting, but this really did put me in another place! and if alot of ur readers would listen to ur sunday gospel broadcasting, their souls wouldnt be filled with as much hate & anger as it is now!
Kierra Sheard is my girl, love that she’s finally doing purpose in her music for herself and not for others. I’ve actually heard a few tracks from her upcoming album and let me tell you, y’all really ain’t ready for the slayage lol! Coko….I’ve always said I have to relate with the artist before the music to become a fan and Coko ain’t it for me. After seeing her behavior on SWV, who the hell would want to be “taken in the spirit” by someone who clearly is doing Gospel music for self gratification? She’s rude, arrogant and self loathing and I don’t believe she’s real. My feelings have nothing to do with her singing R&B prior to Gospel, that doesn’t bother me but what does bother me is she’ll “fake” holy in the Gospel community to get acceptance then curse your a*s out on her SWV reality show…girl, bye. Like all artists should do, be real about the music you sing. You like being a ho (Ri****) ok, sing about then, at least she’s being real.