Wande Releases New Video For "They Didn't Know II" Single

Gospel Rap Artist Wande recently released the visuals for her new single 'They Didn't Know II'.  Check out the Video Below.

 

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"The lyrics in Wande’s new single, “They Didn’t Know II,” celebrate young, bold, and unashamed Christians and talks through personal challenges she experienced early in her faith. “Many people don’t know how powerful making a choice to follow God is,” shares Wande. “Choosing Christianity at a young age changed my life and music for the better. I’ve discovered that when God fights for you, you move different! When you’re on your faith journey, especially when you’re young, it’s hard for people who aren’t on it with you to understand the transformation you’re experiencing. In the lyrics for her newest single, “They Didn’t Know II,” she rhymes, “They be thinking I’m crazy, but look what He did. I gave Him my life He changed how I live. So yeah, I’m unashamed Romans 1:16…Saved me at a young age started from the teens, now my real-life way better than my dreams.” Still, one day, you’ll be able to say like Wande, “This is who I am,’ I am not going to apologize about being unashamed to follow Jesus."

 

Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, she’s had a successful entry into the industry.

Her single "Blessed Up" was selected by Michelle Obama for Spotify playlist. “Woo” was featured in the viral marketing campaign for Apple’s iPhone 12 mini which garnered over 4.5 billion views on TikTok.

Her afro-beat influenced, “Come My Way,” (ft. Teni, Toyé) from Reach Records' Presents 116 Summer '20 Playlist was featured in ULTA’s SoundCloud campaign. Cultivating a relationship with the beauty retailer is important for Wande who is exploring launching her own beauty and fashion line. Additionally, her music streamed in the WNBA’s 2020 Draft promotion, Lena Waithe’s BET Production “Twenties,” and her song “Be the Light” ft Evan & Eris was also ESPN’s Music of the Month feature. 

Her single, "Don't Worry Bout It" ft Atlanta based up and coming rapper, Porsha Love, was nominated for "Best Spiritual Record" at the A2IM Libera Awards. Wande is a 2X Libera Award Nominee. The music video for the single went viral on Facebook with over 1.5 million views in 45 days and the single is already at over 2.2 million streams.

You can stream “They Didn't Know II” now everywhere here.

Motivation Music: Lecrae and 1K Phew "MOVE" [Video]

 

Ayye! It's a bop!

You can do a jig or whatever you want to do, but the single "Move" by Lecrae and 1K Phew will definitely have you "moving it".

The single is from their latest collaborative album No Church In A While.

Besides the production on the song with beats that will get you moving, both Lecrae and 1K Phew spit a few catchy bars on the track. 

"Say a prayer on the floor like it's War Room," 1K Phew spat referring to the popular 2015 Film.

In addition to sly verses like "I got the light on me can't lose it" and "light of the world 'til The King is back." The duo came in hot with the rhetoric.

Both rappers shared an unashamed flow for the song that works brilliantly. Check out the official video below to get you moving.

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"Move," is said to be a fan favorite from the album. The video directed by Jerrell Green & Caleb Seales was filmed in Atlanta, GA.

It finds 1K Phew and Lecrae recreating the drill sergeant scene inspired by the 1995 film, Major Payne, starring Damon Wayans and Karyn Parsons. 1K Phew whipping the Unashamed Army into shape and Lecrae puts them through the drills! Watch the "MOVE" video below. No Church In A While is available for streaming now! To stream now, click here."

Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music Co-Release New EP, JONNY x MALI: LIVE IN LA

GRAMMY^® Award winning hitmakers Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music have teamed up and co-released a new EP project, Jonny x Mali: Live in LA. Available to order now, the live project contains six songs, including “Adulting,” which is available now as an instant great track. The EP was released on Friday, September 24th. A live performance video of “Adulting” was also released. 

A co-artist release between the chart toppers, the live project follows on the heels of their GRAMMY^®-winning #1 hit song, “Movin’ On.” Featured in a new performance take on the EP, the prolific songwriters and musicians have taken their artistic collaboration further, co-writing all the songs, which also include the tracks “Jump Ship,” “Enough, “Miracle,” and “Everlasting.” The new EP is a co-artist release in partnership between Jonathan’s label Life Room Label, eOne Music, Mali’s imprint K Approved Enterprises, and RCA Inspiration.        

 

Bringing together the fresh lyricism and eclectic melodies that Jonathan and Mali are known for, Jonny x Mali: Live in LA sets the stage for their current co-headlining tour. Bringing their new songs on the road, the Jonny x Mali Tour kicks off on Thursday, September 30th, in Atlanta, GA at The Tabernacle. 

Crossing multiple states with their live shows, the co-headliners will welcome special guest performers on the tour, which hits North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Washington DC, Illinois, and wraps up in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, October 13th. 

 

Jonny x Mali: Live in LA is available now:

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To connect with Jonny x Mali and get tickets for their tour, please visit:

https://jonnyxmali.com

Pandora Celebrates Gospel Music Heritage Month with Jonathan McReynolds, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and more.

Pandora celebrates Gospel Music Heritage month during September by honoring the genre’s roots with two ways for listeners to experience the exuberant spirit of Gospel music.

Pandora’s Gospel Radio station will feature a soul-lifting mix of the biggest hits, powerhouse vocalists, spine-tingling choirs and unforgettable church classics in Gospel music. Listeners can share in the good news with artists like CeCe Winans, Tamela Mann, Marvin Sapp and others who embody this American art form with roots deep in family, faith and freedom.

Pandora is also launching a special Gospel Roots Mode on Gospel Radio (out today), which allows listeners to tap even more deeply into the root of Gospel music. Hosted by Grammy Award-winning gospel artist Jonathan McReynolds, Gospel Roots features icons like Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and others sharing the stories and anthems that have shaped their lives. McReynolds, known for his emotive and uplifting pop and R&B-infused sound, will set the tone for an engaging exploration of the power of gospel and its impact on almost every genre of music that exists today.

McReynolds says, “I’ll never forget just growing up those first few Sundays, being the church musician on the south side of Chicago. At some point, as we began to lift our voices and sing, it was as if the music and the piano was playing me, I was just along for the ride. I’ll never forget. Gospel Music Heritage month is a time to reflect on the music and ministry that got us here.”

Gospel is the music of hope. It’s church music, an American art form which is a testament to the universal appeal that both inspires and entertains across racial, ethnic, and geographic boundaries.

This Gospel Music Heritage Month, Pandora wants you to join them as they honor the universal sound, soul and spirit of gospel — the superstars, emerging artists and the unforgettable, soaring choirs — that will only be found on Pandora. Where gospel royalty reigns.

You Can Listen to Pandora’s Gospel Radio HERE: https://www.pandora.com/genre/gospel

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Lecrae To Host New Financial Web Series, “Protect The Bag”

 Grammy winning Artist, Lecrae will be the host of a new personal finance web series “Protect The Bag”, in partnership with Experian North America.

Award-winning Gospel Rap Artist Lecrae, has partnered with Experian North America, a leading information services company, to present, “Protect The Bag,” a six-part web series, that provides viewers with a blueprint for building a financial legacy.

The video series produced by Lecrae’s production company, 3 Strand Films, premieres Fall 2021, and guides audiences through the ins and outs of financial health. Through short sketches and the help of some high-profile special guests, Lecrae will break down the basics of financial literacy and credit education to help viewers understand how to balance their financial needs of today, with those of tomorrow.

“I am on a mission to spread the word on financial education because I wasn’t educated about money and didn’t know about budgeting,” Lecrae explained. “I didn’t know to think about the cost of things or what to pay off first because I just didn’t have a strategy.” He believes that through his unique vision, partnered with Experian’s expertise, the message of financial health and inclusion will be embraced.

Each episode will cover a key point of building a financial legacy starting with understanding money and utilizing checking and savings accounts. Other topics include budgeting, saving, protecting one’s identity, debt, and investing.

Lecrae with his production company partners, 3 Strand Films! 

From left to right: Erick Hodge (producer), A.D. “Lumkile” Thomason (producer, writer, director). 

Lecrae (host, artist), Reginald Brown (photographer, BTS, editor).

This partnership is part of Experian’s United for Financial Health, a global financial recovery initiative that helps educate and empower vulnerable consumers around their finances and minority business owners around financial health. Under this program, Lecrae previously supported the Home Preservation Grant, an Experian partnership with the NAACP to provide mortgage relief to homeowners negatively impacted by COVID-19.

“Credit education isn’t always taught in homes and schools. In fact, a recent Experian survey shows almost one in three (30%) of young adults wish they learned how to build credit or improve their credit scores before entering adulthood,” said Wil Lewis, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for Experian. “We’re excited to partner with Lecrae for ’Protect The Bag’ and see this as an innovative way to reach young consumers so they can start their financial health journey on the right foot.”

Protect The Bag will premiere on Lecrae’s YouTube channel and social media platforms. Learn more at www.lecrae.com or follow him on social media @Lecrae.

— News courtesy of Schure Media Group

Gospel Rapper Lecrae Going Into 2021 With Two Grammy Nominations

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Multi Grammy Award-winning platinum selling artist, Lecrae, has received two 2021 Grammy Award nominations this year. The first in the category of Best Christian Contemporary Music Performance/Song for “Sunday Morning,” featuring Kirk Franklin. The song is featured on his ninth studio album, Restoration, which was released his own imprint, Reach Records on August 21, 2020. Guest features also include John Legend, YK Osiris, Jozzy, Dani Leigh, Marc E. Bassy, BJ The Chicago Kid and more.

“When I set out to record Restoration, I was sharing my journey to help heal others. I wanted to show you my scars as a proof that wounded people can heal,” explains Lecrae. “This Grammy nomination is a testament of the journey! It’s an acknowledgement for anyone on the road to restoration, and encouragement for those just beginning. It’s bigger than me! This is for us all and I’m honored!”

His second nomination is in the category of Best Gospel Performance/Song category for his feature on Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins’ Allstar gospel benefit song, “Come Together,” written by Jerkins (who also produced the song), the late LaShawn “Big Shiz” Daniels, Jazz Nixon, and Lecrae. Proceeds from the song benefited two organizations: MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund and Compassion International who are providing emergency aid to those in the music community most affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Lecrae is a co-owner, founder, and President of Reach Records, a trailblazing Atlanta based independent label. He is a successful businessman, investor, philanthropist, and platinum selling artist who has sold millions of albums and won countless of awards. He released his first album in 2004 independently on Reach Records and by 2008, he was the first Christian hip-hop artist to reach #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Charts. His freestyle on BET’s Hip-Hop Cypher in 2011 solidified his name in the industry and brought mainstream attention. Lecrae’s 2012 album, Gravity, won a Grammy for Best Gospel Album marking the first time a hip-hop artist won honors in that category. By his seventh album, Anomaly, Lecrae would make history yet again with the first album at the top of both the Billboard 200 and Gospel Charts simultaneously. It debuted at No. 1 on both charts in 2014. 

The quarantine and the pandemic of 2020 hasn’t slowed Lecrae’s stride. After releasing his album in August, two months later, he dropped Restoration: The Deluxe Album, adding 6 additional new songs and a lineup of features including Rapsody, Ty Brasel and Reach Records artists Andy Mineo, Hulvey, Wande, WHATUPRG, and 1K Phew. Through his partnership with 3 Strand Films, he also released a three-part video narrative, The Road To Restoration, a teaser for his forthcoming documentary.

A New York Times best-selling author, Lecrae has authored two books! His first, Unashamed and the second book, I Am Restored: How I Lost My Religion, but Found My Faith available now everywhere. If things couldn’t get any better, he recently landed two songs on the new Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales video game, “This Is My Time” (featured on the trailer) and “Where We Come From” which can be hard on the original video game soundtrack.

“Restoration is the idea that something broken can return to its original form or even better,” explains Lecrae. “The Restoration ecosystem started with a journal. I wrote the word Restoration on the front of at the lowest point in my life. As I started my restorative process, the word on the front of my journal became the theme for the entire ecosystem: the album, book, and documentary. A big part of the restorative journey is the belief that change will come.”

Listen To Our Exclusive Interview with Lecrae on BOLD Podcast titled: Grace To Get Through

Stay tuned to BreathOfLifeDaily.com and connect with us on all platforms @BOLDJournal

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'Kierra Sheard Hits #1 On The Charts With 'It Keeps Happening' Single

Many believers know what Kierra Sheard means when she says "It Keeps Happening!"  I would say it's about experiencing the power and miracles of GOD through the relationship with the Creator made possible through Jesus Christ as the Bible reads. Experiencing this power in our personal lives is Amazing! The relationship with GOD as we know will have us witnessing great things for our purpose!

 Kierra broke down exactly where the inspiration for the song came from in the official video which features her testimony. Check out the official video below: 

 

Kierra Sheard  expressed how this is for believers in a song and hit another #1 milestone with the hit.  As the GRAMMY^® nominated and Stellar Award-winning inspirational artist and actress garners #1 on the latest Billboard Gospel Airplay chart for her single “It Keeps Happening.” The hit song marks her first #1 single at Gospel radio as a solo artist, and her third #1 overall on the Gospel Airplay chart. 

Co-writing the track with her brother, producer and songwriter, J. Drew Sheard, II, “It Keeps Happening” is featured on Sheard’s #1 album KIERRA (Karew Entertainment / RCA Inspiration), which debuted at #1 earlier this year on both the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart and the Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart in April - where her album unseated Kanye West’s album Jesus Is King from its six-month position at #1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. 

Praising God in recognizing the constant blessing and covering He provides every day, Sheard delivered an elevating live worship experience when she performed “It Keeps Happening” for the first time before a sold-out crowd at her live recording in Detroit, MI at her hometown church, Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ. 

The fifteen-track album continues to showcase her unmistakable songwriting talents, with other featured studio and live tracks including featured appearances from Missy Elliott, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Sir the Baptist, Le’Andria Johnson, Todd Dulaney, and her nephew Jacob Sheard.  

Kierra Sheard says, “It Keeps Happening was birthed out of personal conversation with God. The song is a personal declaration that has manifested over my life and I am overjoyed that it is blessing the world.”

Have you ever had moments like the one Kierra shares in her testimony? Do you have a relationship with The Spirit through Jesus Christ?

If not, pray this quick prayer today to get started on your journey:

"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior."

If you prayed that prayer you're on your way to having miracles that "keep happening", but more importantly being in a relationship with the GOD over the universe that causes all things to fall in your favor in purpose!

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Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond Take Verzuz To The Next Level

Gospel Music giants Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond will jointly host the verzuz event Sunday May 31, 2020. Bishop T.D. Jakes will open with a few words of encouragement before the battle begins at 5PM EST.

With all the craziness going on in the world right now surrounding the murders of unarmed black men and women. Hopefully this will bring some uplift even if just for a moment.

Touted as "The Healing" Verzuz, rightfully we know that real "healing begins when change starts happening". One Instagram user commented in regards to the event happening. We are definitely appreciative of Kirk, Fred and Bishop Jakes moving toward the effort.

12 Year Old Keedron Bryant, whose video "I Just Want To Live" has gone viral, was used as the background music for the event.

The broadcast featuring Kirk Franklin, Bishop TD Jakes, and Fred Hammond will take place LIVE on http://verzuztv.com/ and Instagram.

"I Just Want To Live" is a perfect example of rising up and using your voice accordingly! We salute Keedron for using his gifts. Check out "I Just Want To Live" by Keedron Bryant below:

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Songstress LaTonya Meori Release New Single "Superman"

Inspirational artist, La’Tonya Meori has released her highly anticipated single "Superman" which is now available on all digital platforms. 

La’Tonya credits her inspiration for writing Superman by reflecting on the sacrifice, grace, and mercy of God, the words to the song naturally came.“Superman was inspired to reveal the ultimate power and love of God. He is our ultimate hero and savior! In times like this, we must remember that we have hope in Jesus Christ. He is the way, the truth, and the life”, says La’Tonya.

La’Tonya Meori is an Artist from Raleigh, N.C. who has a heart for God and his people. She found her passion for singing as a child and continues to share her gifts. Her music will inspire and uplift anyone. Her motivation is to see people blessed through the ministry that the Lord Jesus has placed within her. La’Tonya understands that without faith it is impossible to please God, and she is a true testament to faith in Christ!

Kierra Sheard's KIERRA Debuts at #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Album's Chart

Recently, GRAMMY® and Stellar Award-winning artist, actress and entrepreneur, Kierra Sheard’s latest album KIERRA debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album’s chart, #1 on Billboard’s Top Christian/Gospel albums chart, and #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Christian & Gospel Consumption chart. Released on April 17^th, KIERRA has knocked the longstanding #1 Jesus Is King out of the top position, and has garnered more than 3 million streams in its first week.

Kierra is overwhelmed by the response the album is receiving and says, “I’m so honored and grateful. God is faithful! My team and my supporters have really held me down, and lifted me up during this trying time. This has put a smile on my face and in my heart.”

On top of KIERRA, which features the singles “It Keeps Happening” and “Don’t Judge Me” featuring Missy Elliott, dominating the Gospel Albums chart, the songstress’ latest single “Something Has To Break (Live)” featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard garnered over 1.5 million views on YouTube in just a little over a week. In addition, Kierra performed for Billboard’s Live At Home series on Facebook raising money for Ronald McDonald House Charities Detroit.

Outside of music, Kierra recently co-starred in the Lifetime biopic, The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, which premiered on April 11th to 2.7 million viewers marking Lifetime's highest-rated movie since 2016, and the strongest original movie on all of television for 2020 across key demos, including both broadcast and cable. Kierra’s fashion line, Eleven60, which is available at Macys.com celebrated its fifth anniversary this year.

For more information visit her official website: https://www.iamkierrasheard.com/

There is also a great song featuring Todd Dulaney on the Album! Breath Of Life Daily recently interviewed Todd Dulaney. Watch the Interview on Breath Of Life Daily's Official YouTube page Subscribe and connect with us @BOLDJournal on all Social Media Networks for the latest Inspiration!.

Leandria Johnson Talks Finding A Relationship With GOD

Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts you double-minded. - James 4:8

 

In an Interview from the Breath Of Life Daily archives there is a special interview with Gospel Recording Artist Leandria Johnson. Her voice is amazing!

In the interview, Leandria shares more about developing a relationship with GOD and when it happened. You can check out the interview below and on Breath Of Life Daily's YouTube page.

What is your favorite Leandria Johnson song? How was your relationship with GOD developed? Leave your responses in the comment section below and connect with us on Social Media @BOLDJournal to follow the latest conversations.