Beltway Buzz

2023 has come to a close, but not without some stories that we will remember after the year has gone. Here's a look at our Top 10. Richard Smallwood Honored with Spectacular Tribute. The top story of this year goes...

Washington, DC-based singer-songwriter and Trumpeter Jumbo Aniebiet shares his highly anticipated album We Will Worship (Live). Jumbo’s commitment to outreach is the brainchild for “We Will Worship”, an annual outdoor worship event at the Silver Spring Civic Center in the...

As a child, Pastor Jerome Bell rode his bikes down Minnesota Avenue. He also used to play kickball in those streets. In a full-circle moment, gospel music industry insider Pastor Bell will officially take the helm of Grace Memorial Baptist...

There are lots of things happening in the DMV gospel community this week and beyond. Travis Malloy comes to town to showcase his new album, and a college choir celebrates Christmas gospel-style. Of course, the biggest event this week will...

The live album from worship artists, Marcus and Carolina, "Our King"was released today, Friday, November 17. The album’s first song, “Consuming Flame" was released August 25 to rave reviews. On their website, the duo said of the album, “We are...

Love and inspiration can come from many places, but Merlon Devine’s love and inspiration to play music came from right inside his childhood home in Little Rock, Arkansas.  With a singing mother, a guitar-playing father, and nine siblings, Merlon eventually...

New Vizion (Honor in Song) is a Gospel Quartet group composed of nine uniquely talented born-again believers. This young and growing ministry is bringing their fresh and high-powered sound to every corner of the country as they tour and sing...

Dr. Brenda Jefferson   has a passion for music, and a creative ability to compose melodies for worship. Known as “The Pen of A Ready Writer,” her gifting of inciting scripture into song, has allowed her to feature and partner with...

The love of God is incomprehensible, inexhaustible and inescapable. Although February is known as the month of love for couples, Contemporary Gospel Artist Andrea René (formerly known as Andrea René Williams) is reminding believers and non-believers alike that the ultimate love...

As 2022 comes to an end, here are a few stories that grabbed our attention this year. Faith City Music releases fresh sound. Tim Bowman & Faith City Music produced a project that shifts concepts about worship: what it looks like,...