"I wrote it in 2024," said Gospel
power-house vocalist C'Tyre (Compassion Anderson) about his new single "Hold On"
(Tisdale Nation Entertainment.com) featuring Stellar Award nominated Montrae Tisdale and The Friends Chorale.
"It's to encourage others. I am a Praise & Worship leader...sometimes you have to push our hurt aside to encourage
others. So, it's for ministers of the church...saying, ‘I know you are hurting but hold on'."
C'Tyre is the lead vocalist of The Friends Chorale, a Gospel choir
of Stellar nominated Montrae Tisdale (Power 103.5FM).
"I
started as a kid, my uncle is Wayman Tisdale ("Cryin' For Me")," said Montrae when I asked about his "humble
beginnings. "He (Wayman) said, ‘we only good at three things - sports, music or preaching.' He said, ‘that's
the only option.' I tried sports...didn't work out. I didn't preach thus I chose music. There are 16 members of The Friends
Chorale."
"I'm one of the lead singers,"
C'Tyre added.
C'Tyre is the winner of the Texas
Gospel Music Excellence Award for "New Artist of the Year."
"She's playing me," said Presidential
Lifetime Achievement Award winning film director Mann Robinson about actress Jasmine Burke ("Saints & Sinners")
who stars in his latest film released today (February 13, 2026) called Georgia Peach. "Not my whole entire life...35-40%.
She wanted to do levels."
Jasmine is
not only the lead actress in Georgia Peach, but she co-produced it with Mann. The story line follows a former alcoholic, their
struggles and triumphs. Jasmine plays Jannie Salisburty, a nurse who has three years of being sober. Then a dream type opportunity
comes that threatens to "push her off the wagon."
"She
wanted to make a film on substance abuse. I said alcohol," Mann continued. "I wanted to make sure it was not boring.
So, I made a female lead with talent."
"Jasmine....I
had seen what she has done, and she saw what I've done," Robinson added when I asked why he picked to work with her.
Eric Roberson Releases 'Sweetier Than You' Single
Featuring Avery Sunshine
(Los Angeles,
CA) - The latest single from Eric Roberson is titled "Sweeter Than You" and featured
vocal support form Grammy Award winning Avery Sunshine. The beautiful tune was written by Eric Roberson,
Denise Nicole White and Rodney Jones. It is produced by Eric Roberson and Rodney Jones for Art of Artez Productions.
"Sweeter Than You" is off of Eric's Roberson's recently released
18th studio album, "Beautifully All Over The Place." Roberson also just released his second novel,
of the same name as gthe new album "Beautifully All Over The Place."
Miguel Kicks Off His 'Caos' North America and
Europe Tour
(Los Angeles, CA) - Grammy
Award winning Miguel begins his highly anticipated "Caos" Tour in North America
and Europe, and ends it in early May. The "Caos" tour launches at Atlanta's Coca-Cola Roxy. The 41-date "Caos"
Tour is produced by Live Nation. The North American leg stops in New York (Radio City Music Hall), Chicago (Byline Bank
Aragon Ballroom), San Francisco (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium) and more, including a special hometown performance at Los Angeles'
Kia Forum with special guest Channel Tres. The "Caos" Tour heads overseas for a spring run across the UK and Europe,
with performances in London, Paris, Berlin, Milan, Madrid, and additional major markets. All shows include support from Jean
Dawson.
(New York, NY) - In a historic musical collaboration
bridging two of America's most profound genres, the Maestro Ron Carter and the Choirmaster Dr. Ricky
Dillard, a groundbreaking joint album, "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" has been released. The album,
a first-of-its-kind fusion of Gospel's sacred power and Jazz's masterful improvisation, is on all streaming platforms. The
album's new and invigorating single "Farther Along" is supported by a msuci video, directed by Paul C. Rivera and
produced by Justin Green - released via Blue Note Records x Motown Gospel.
A deeply personal project for Ron Carter, "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" honors the memory
of his late mother, Mrs. Willie O. Carter, whose favorite hymns shaped the musical foundation of the Carter household and
the Detroit church community where they worshipped. The album revives those cherished hymns, originally sung a cappella by
parishioners as the only instruments in the room; now reimagined through Carter's legendary bass lines and the rich, soaring
vocal instrumentation of Ricky Dillard's choir.
The
origins of "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" trace back nearly thirty years. When Mrs. Carter transitioned to a live-in care
facility, her daughters requested that Ron arrange and record ten of her most beloved hymns. Carter composed and captured
his bass interpretations so she could listen to them during her final weeks; a private gift of music, memory, and devotion.
To bring this vision to life, there was only one choice and that was Dr. Ricky Dillard, the reigning force and master
of contemporary Gospel choir music. Together, Carter and Dillard crafted a sonic landscape where choir becomes instrument,
bass becomes narrator, and both genres coexist with reverence and innovation.The project marks a monumental moment for both
genres; a merging of two Black American art forms, each with deep spiritual and cultural roots, into something wholly new.
