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Music World Gospel has released the BET Sunday Best’s Andrea Helms’ new project, Moving Forward. There are background vocals (BGVs) on the project featuring Houston’s Carnel Davis Jr. & ITP. 

Check out this track below of Encourage Yourself.

It is available on iTunes & Amazon.

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Houston artists, Brandon Johnson, Carnel Davis & ITP, Clynese and Ziyon are a part of Gospel Music Channel’s “Most Powerful Voices” competition.

The winner wins a grand prize package and performance on GMC’s national “Power to End Stroke” broadcast.

Go to http://power.watchgmctv.com and vote for them. You have until Jan. 27.

Stellar Awards Academy members have a short time left in casting their first round ballot for the 27th Annual Awards show. This year’s first round ballot has many Houston connections. Houston-bred artists Yolanda Adams, Lecrae, Brian Courtney Wilson, James Fortune & FIYA, Luke Mercer, Kim Burrell, Jennifer Holliday and Preashea Hilliard are all listed.

Locally-based record labels are getting recognition also. Matthew Knowles’ MusicWorld Gospel is listed 18 times with entries for Trin-i-tee 5:7 & Brian Courtney Wilson. Kerry Douglas’ Black Smoke Music World Wide is listed 25 times with entries for James Fortune & FIYA, Earnest Pugh, Lonnie Hunter, Keith Wonderboy Johnson and Preashea Hilliard.

Other mentions include Kirk Franklin’s Hello Fear, which Houston’s Nikki Ross is featured on. Also, Ricky Dillard’s Keep Living is listed, it features Ross and Houston choir master Carnel Davis Jr., who is a part of the background choir, New G.

Lakewood Church music head, Israel Houghton is also listed seven times on the ballot.

Members of SAGMA have until Sept. 2nd to vote.

MyHoustonGOSPEL visited Texas Mass Choir’s 27th Anniversary Celebration hosted by Houston GMWA Mass Choir, Nov. 13, 2010 at St John Baptist Church in Houston, TX.  The special guest was Carnel Davis Jr. and Incorporated to Praise. Chris Edwards, popular organist and COGIC musician accompanied the group on the organ for this special worship medley.

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There are a few Houston area gospel artists in the running for the Gospel Music Channel’s Most Powerful Voices award. It’s a competiton that’s based on online voting as well as independent judging. The winners of the competition will perform at the Power Awards at Harlem’s Apollo Theater and record a song for Music World Gospel’s Most Powerful Voices cd.

Carnel Davis and ITP, Tony Gill and also Ziyon are listed as contestants. Let’s keep these artists in the top.

(Click on artist’s name to go to their voting page.)

The open online voting round ends Jan. 14th.

Greater Emmanuel Family Worship Center is hosting a Christmas Cantata Sun., Dec. 19th 6pm. It features the Greater Emmanuel Levites. The church is located at 3915 Kelley Street, Houston, TX 77026.  No admission charge.