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Houston’s Cheryl Fortune is stepping out with her single “Running to You.”  This track can be played while in worship or winding down a long day at work. Production on the song (Terence Vaughn) has a Brandy-new age kind of sound. It is not your usual boompty boompty gospel sound, it is very refreshing and current, a style that James Fortune & FIYA has mastered.

She is set to release a project soon.

Check out the song below and tell us what you think.

The Young Adult 11th Anniversary Celebration takes place April 12, 7pm at Fountain of Praise Church 13950 Hillcroft Avenue, Houston, TX 77085 with Marcus D. Wiley and James Fortune & FIYA. There is no admission charge.

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James Fortune & FIYA are among performers at this year’s Stellar Awards. Other performers include: Fred Hammond, Richard Smallwood & Vision, Rickey Dillard & New G, Earnest Pugh & more.

The show is hosted this year by Dorinda Clark Cole and Marvin Sapp and taped before a live audience on Jan. 14, 2012.

It is scheduled to air in national syndication from Jan. 21, 2012 to Feb. 26, 2012 on the GMC cable network and local markets around the country. For more information about the 27th Annual Stellar Awards, visit www.thestellarawards.com.

James Fortune & FIYA’s Album Release for their new project Identity will be held on Jan. 17, 2012 7pm at Higher Dimension Church 9800 Club Creek Dr. Houston, TX. There is no admission charge.

Identity features guest appearances by LeAndria Johnson, Kim Burrell, Nikki Ross, Zacardi Cortez, Monica, Eric Dawkins & Fred Hammond. It is currently available for pre-order online.

The cover art for James Fortune & FIYA’s new project “Identity” has been released. Check it out above.

The project is available Jan. 17, 2012, but you can pre-order on Amazon, click here.

Mathew Knowles’ Music World Gospel, an imprint label of Music World Music, today signed an exclusive International Distribution Agreement with Houston-based gospel recording artist James Fortune and Fiya World, LLC for recordings distributed worldwide, excluding North American.

This Agreement covers any and all product that Fiya World, LLC wishes to place forth for distribution that feature the performances of James Fortune and/or FIYA. Click here to read the rest of the story on Path Megazine.

In a status message on Facebook today, Black Smoke Worldwide founder, Kerry Douglas announced the hit song “I Believe” has maintained its #1 position on the Billboard Gospel Charts.

Kerry Douglas   I just wanted to Thank God and all the fans for keeping James Fortune &FIYA, single “I Beleive” #1 this week on Billboard also Keith Wonderboy Johnson single “True Love” #26 & Earnest Pugh “Perfect peace” coming up fast….

Congratulations to the artists and the team at Black Smoke for another week at #1!

Another Houston artist on the Billboard Charts is Brian Courtney Wilson at #4 for the album Just Love, it has been on the charts for 75 weeks. Israel Houghton’s Love God. Love People is at #9 on the albums chart.

An honorable mention: Brian Courtney Wilson’s hit song, All I Need has been on the Billboard Gospel Charts for 83 weeks and is maintaining the #8 position on the singles chart.

Source 11/16/2010