Donald Lawrence News

Platinum-selling chart topper Tauren Wells delivers a new single, “Trenches (Sunday A.M. Version) w/Donald Lawrence & Company” along with a second version “Trenches (Sunday A.M./Stellar Awards Version),” available now.

Today, GRAMMY® and Stellar Award-winning singer and songwriter, Le'Andria Johnson, unveiled her single, 'Hold On'. The song is the first new music from Johnson since her last album, Bigger Than Me (2017), and her 2018 hit, 'Better Days,' which was featured on Greenleaf's Season 2 Soundtrack.

Apollo Theater announced that on Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m. it will present “Let's Stay (In) Together: A Benefit to Support the Apollo Theater,” a special musical event streamed live at apollotheater.org.

Due to the mandated restrictions on public gatherings, and with the health and safety of our audiences, artists and supporters in mind, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater has made the difficult decision to postpone the world premiere of GOSHEN, our collaboration with GRAMMY Award-winning gospel musician Donald Lawrence and Broadway in Chicago scheduled May 22a?"31 at the Broadway Playhouse.

The GRAMMY AWARDS Premiere Ceremony took place at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 26, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. PT. Preceding the 62nd Annual GRAMMY AWARDS telecast, the Premiere Ceremony was hosted by two-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Imogen Heap and featured a number of performances by current GRAMMY nominees. Performers included classical violinist Nicola Benedetti, jazz legend Chick Corea, folk music supergroup I'm With Her, West African sensation Angélique Kidjo and Best New Artist nominee Yola.

Broadway In Chicago, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, and Quiet Water Entertainment have announced that GOSHEN, featuring dancers and singers performing to music by GRAMMY Award winner Donald Lawrence, will play Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) for a limited  engagement from May 22 a?" 31, 2020.

Recording Academy® President/CEO Deborah Dugan alongside Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and renowned record producer Harvey Mason Jr., as well as GRAMMY Awards® host Alicia Keys and past two-time GRAMMY® nominee Bebe Rexha, today revealed nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in select categories. This year's nominees reflect a melting pot of artistic innovation that defined the year in music, showcasing the unparalleled craftsmanship of established artists and the industry-shifting impact of rising music creators. Leading nominees Lizzo (8), Billie Eilish (6) and Lil Nas X (6) not only topped the charts but ignited a cultural conversation around their genre-bending hits. As the only peer-selected music award, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recoding Academy's membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers and engineers.

The Staten Island Children's Museum is pleased to announce that Anjoli Chadha and Walter Rutledge have been selected for its new Performing Artist-in-Residence Program (PAIR).

This December, the Apollo Theater will celebrate the holidays with offerings for the entire family. Holidays at the Apollo includes programs that will celebrate culture, music, and community during the festive season.

Deeply Rooted Productions (DRP), the umbrella organization of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT), has appointed Jacquelyn Smiley Robinson as managing director, effective October 7, 2019.

In anticipation of this upcoming film, Provident Label Group has just released the OVERCOMER Soundtrack - music from and inspired by the original motion picture.

The Apollo Theater today announced details of its 2019 fall season, featuring myriad music, dance, and theater performances and film screenings that expand the nonprofit theater's role as a partner, commissioner, and co-producer of programming that articulates African American narratives.

GRAMMY® Award-winning virtuoso Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers on GOSHEN, available now. The world-renowned music trailblazer, songwriter, and producer has crafted another symphonic explosion of dazzling melodies and exuberant vocals on this newly-released album, which also celebrates a milestone 25th anniversary reunion with the original Tri-City Singers since their acclaimed 1993 debut album. Featuring fourteen tracks, GOSHEN delivers fresh narratives to promote spiritual renewal, healing, faith in God's protection and more, to break free from whatever pains, trials, or fears we may have.

Get the sensational collection WOW Gospel 2019, available now.  The latest hit installment from the longtime award-winning WOW Gospel series, the two-disc WOW Gospel 2019 album delivers a total of thirty tracks with today's biggest songs and treasured artists.  For over twenty years, the renowned compilation series has charted a course in discovering new voices mixed with fan favorites on each multi-track album, and been a top hit on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart.  WOW Gospel is a joint venture from RCA Inspiration, Motown Gospel, and Word Entertainment, and features pioneering legends, new inspirational voices, and superstar pairings.

GRAMMY® Award-winning maestro Donald Lawrence creates a powerful decree of freedom on his newly-released single with The Tri-City Singers, “Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus)” (feat. Le'Andria Johnson).  Released to Gospel radio and available now at digital music providers, “Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus)” is the latest release from Lawrence's upcoming new album Goshen, which also hails his reunion with the original Tri-City Singers.  Marking over 25 years since the release of their beloved debut album A Songwriter's Point of View, Lawrence continues to blaze new trails in the sounds of Gospel as a prolific artist, music director, songwriter, and producer.

Today, Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles share their intimate, pulsating live rendition of 'Trade It All' from their exclusive JammJam performance, presented by Jammcard. The live session was recorded at Sayers Club in Hollywood, surrounded by Jammcard's premier network of musicians, industry professionals, colleagues and friends.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces the return of the legendary Art Garfunkel, multi-platinum singer/songwriter Macy Gray, Grammy-nominated artist Anita Wilson, and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Thursday, October 18 at noon.All tickets will be available at citywinery.com/chicago.

ArtsEmerson presents the New England premiere of BORN FOR THIS - A NEW MUSICAL, based on the life story of Bebe Winans and his sister Cece Winans, offspring of a spiritual, musical Detroit family, who made a huge splash as teenagers on the Praise the Lord network of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker in the 1980s. With a book by Charles Randolph-Wright, Bebe Winans, and Lisa D'Amour, and original music and lyrics by Winans, the majority of which were written for the show, BORN FOR THIS offers a longitudinal view of the Winans journey from music biz hopeful, to fledgling performer, to breakout R&B star, and award-winning (six Grammys) artist. Under the slick direction of Randolph-Wright and music director Steven Jamail, the cast is extraordinary from top to bottom, with Donald Webber Jr. and Loren Lott giving star turns as Bebe and Cece.

GRAMMY® Award-winning legendary recording artist, songwriter, and producer Donald Lawrencecontinues to be a pioneering force in Gospel, as the chart-topping choirmaster reunites with The Tri-City Singers to launch the new single,“Goshen 432 hz.”  Available now on all digital music platforms, and freshly delivered to Gospel radio nationwide, “Goshen 432 hz” kicks off a landmark anniversary reunion of Lawrence with the original Tri-City Singers, commemorating the 25 years since the 1993 release of the seminal debut album, A Songwriter's Point of View. 

McDonald's USA announced the return of one of its staple events, the 12 th annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour. The longest-running, brand-owned gospel tour of its kind is back with an award-winning talent line-up sure to please fans nationwide. This free concert tour begins May 17 and runs until October 22.