Ben Tankard has been bestowed with many titles and decorated with some of the highest honors in entertainment, arts, and music. He is a multiple Grammy®, Dove and Soul Train Award nominee with Gold and Platinum selling Gospel and Jazz albums. He has earned 15 Stellar Gospel
The nominees for the 47th NAACP Image Awards were announced yesterday. The Awards celebrate achievements of people of color in television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who use the arts to promote social justice.
This was the week for the return of HELP, Erica Campbell's deluxe edition of her solo disc captured the top spot on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart (likely aided by her Stellar Award wins). Kirk Whalum's Gospel According to Jazz series also continues to
Ben Tankard, widely regarded as the "Godfather of Gospel Jazz" offers up a new installment of musical melodies in Full Tank 2.0, the follow up disc to his 2012 Grammy and Stellar nominated Full Tank project. The CD is filled with noteworthy music including
Grammy winning instrumentalist Kirk Whalum will record his fourth installment of the ever popular Gospel According to Jazz series on November 15th at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York. Joining Kirk for this session are Norman Brown, Rick Braun and Kevin Whalum. Kirk won
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center. Yolanda Adams represented the entire Gospel Community as being the only Gospel performer during the live show, in tribute to the "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin.
The 2011 NAACP Image Awards were announced, congratulations to the following Gospel artist nominated in the Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary) : Gospel According To Jazz Chapter 3- Kirk Whalum Here I Am- Marvin Sapp Just Love Deluxe- Brian Courtney Wilson Master Plan- Tamela Mann You Are Not Alone-
The 2010 Grammy Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 for the following categories:
