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  The 2016 Soul Train Awards are set to celebrate the best in Soul, R&B, Hip-hop, Jazz and Gospel. In the lone gospel category are the following nominees: Best Gospel/Inspirational Song Donnie McClurkin – “I Need You” Hezekiah Walker – “Better” Kirk Franklin- “123 Victory” Tamela Mann- “God Provides” Travis Greene- “Made A

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In 1988, Frank Williams, member of the Jackson Southernaires and executive for Malaco Records set out to form a choir using Mississippi singers and musicians.  The auditions resulted in over 100 singers coming from across the state and after hours of intensive rehearsals, The Mississippi Mass Choir recorded their first album and video on October 29, 1988.  The project hit #1 on the Billboard charts within 5 weeks of its release  in 1989 and rode the charts for 45 weeks, garnering the choir top honors at GMWA and the Stellar Awards as well as Soul Train and Dove Award nominations. 

The 2010 Soul Train Award Nominees were announced and the Gospel category is well represented with heavy hitters! The nominees for Best Gospel Performance are Fred Hammond, Pastor Marvin Sapp, Youthful Praise featuring JJ Hairston,  Tye Tribbett, Lisa Page Brooks, and Bishop Hezekiah Walker and

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