Remembering Mandisa: Out of the Dark Interview
by Jennifer Taylor Originally Published —August 2017 issue “When I was at my lowest of lows depression, there was a point where I believe the enemy was trying to take…
CeCe Winans: Believing Together
CeCe Winans with Music Contributor Jennifer Taylor With 15 Grammy Awards, 29 Dove Awards, and 15 Stellar Awards, the legendary CeCe Winans is the best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist…
Katy Nichole: In His Name
Surgery left Katy in daily excruciating pain so much that she didn’t want to get out of bed. “I was dealing with severe depression and anxiety to the point where my life was taken away from me,” Katy said. “Every single day, I would just be asking God why.
Sinach: God is Making a Way for YOU!
“The Lord is saying, ‘I am the One who makes a way, and the provision is there. I’m a Light in every situation. I promise and you can trust Me. Whatever My Word says, I’m going to do it.’” —Sinach
Babbie Mason: Refresh & Reset
At the same time Babbie Mason, two-time Dove award-winning singer-songwriter and author, was closing in on 35 years of full-time ministry. As with most people at the time, her life was full.
Sharon Tedford: Anointed and Appointed
Sharon Tedford “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me because the Lord has anointed me…” Isaiah 61:1 Songwriting has been my creative outlet for many years. As an…
Jen Ledger: Resting In His Arms
SINGER/SONGWRITER AND DRUMMER JEN LEDGER KEEPS A BUSY MUSIC SCHEDULE MOST DAYS as the drummer of Skillet and the lead singer of Ledger.
She will tell you that she formed Ledger mirroring the bold music of Skillet. Her latest release, however, is definitely a more slowed down, intimate ballad. “My Arms” seems to have been released at the most perfect time. During these uncertain times, it encourages us to be real and run to the arms of Jesus.
Shae Wilbur: Keeping it Real
If God has something for you, that’s something you have regardless of your abilities
KNOWN AS A TV HOST, CASTING PRODUCER, STYLE EXPERT AND MORE, SHAE WILBUR HAS GRACED THE STAGES OF THE REAL, THE WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, E! NEWS AND MANY MORE SHOWS.
These days, however, the multi-talented star is reconnecting with her musical roots and reminding the world of her stardom as a singer/songwriter.
As the daughter of musician Joel Chernoff, Shae grew up around music and remembers being on stage with her father as young as 8 years old. “Music was part of my life from the beginning.
My dad was a worship pastor and musician.
(more…)HOLLYN: In All Honesty
by Jennifer Taylor in Leading Hearts Magazine
All relationships can be tough to navigate, but that is only amplified when you are struggling through the confusion with no one to confide in.
This is a snapshot of feelings that recording artist HOLLYN experienced in a relationship that, in all honesty, ended in heartache and grief. That season and afterward inspired her to write six songs — the culmination of her current album Bye, Sad Girl.
Lyrically Speaking
“Bye, Sad Girl is all about stories. Mainly, my story of when I walked through a pretty rough time in my life almost two years ago.
I went through a six-month period where I was in a relationship that was very confusing and crippled me with a lot of anxiety and depression. I really didn’t know how to talk about it at that time,” HOLLYN says.
“I remember feeling so isolated and like nobody could really feel what I was feeling. I had never been through anything like that before. It was so different and new to me that I kind of felt crazy.”
HOLLYN wants everyone who feels alone in these situations to know there’s a God who loves them. She started writing the songs about six months after the relationship ended but knew they were nothing like her other recording projects — because all of the emotions of her journey were just spilling out.
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Kymberli Joye: The Voice of Influence Plus Bonus Recipe for Regal Victoria Sponge from The Pudding Kitchen-UK
By Jennifer Taylor in Leading Hearts Magazine
GOSPEL ARTIST AND WORSHIP LEADER KYMBERLI JOYE WOWED AMERICA when she belted “Break Every Chain” and other hits on the national stage during season 15 of NBC’s “The Voice.”
With her amazing powerhouse vocals and joyful spirit, her testimony of overcoming depression and anxiety surprised and inspired audiences. “The Voice” semi-finalist grew up in the church, a pastor’s kid in Windsor, Connecticut. She remembered that her mama says that she started singing when she started talking, but she didn’t share that blessing with the congregation until she was 12.