*As at all times, one other yr of interviews and critiques that have been breathtaking for me. Let’s mirror on 2025 somewhat on a few of these interviews and critiques.
The yr 2025 began with an interview with five-time Grammy Award-winning Jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding (Irma Nejando) about her “Previous, Current and Future Tour.” The Harmony Information musicians’ tour included Jazz dancers! One other artist’s tour that was lined in The Pulse of Leisure was Jazz vocalist Aaron Akins. He was interviewed about his “When Do We Love Tour.” A Broadway performer, Akins’ single “When Do We Love” options Wallace and Walter Scott (The Whispers).
One other artist, perhaps not too well-known to my readers, who was interviewed is Reviving Dayvid. He’s a Rock Gospel artist who has a strong voice and message. Each Reviving Dayvid and Aaron Akins participated in my Uplifting Minds II Leisure Convention. Aaron Akins as a panelist, and Dayvid carried out his single “No Labels.”
Marvin Sapp was interviewed twice in 2025. As soon as for his first and solely R&B album referred to as “If I Was an R&B Singer” and the second interview was about his latest album launch “Proper at His Toes.” As well as, his hometown renamed a avenue (the place the church he based, Lighthouse Life Heart, is positioned) after his late spouse, Dr. MaLinda Prince-Sapp. Following the primary 2025 interview with Marvin is an interview with Jazz saxophonist Kim Waters about his new Shanachie Leisure album “Time 2 Groove.”
Following Kim Waters, one other stand-out interview was with nine-time Grammy-nominated and two-time Emmy Award winner B.Slade (Anthony Charles Williams) about his Las Vegas present on the Westgate Resort and On line casino, the place such icons as Diana Ross and Chaka Khan had residencies. Previously referred to as Gospel artist Tonex, B.Slade was as soon as Janet Jackson’s choreographer. Grammy-winning legend Hezekiah Walker had a listing of issues taking place, akin to receiving the important thing to the town of New York, the launch of the Hezekiah Walker Heart for Gospel Music on the campus of Virginia Union College, his Stroll of Fame additionally at Virginia Union College, and the opening of his 10-story/236-unit complicated with reasonably priced housing.
A evaluate of the Robin Simone Hollywood Orchestra live performance on the Herb Alpert Vibrato Jazz Restaurant adopted. Robin and her orchestra gave a million-dollar efficiency. As 2025 got here to an finish, an interview with the choir grasp of the three-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir got here via. It was concerning the continuation of their Hope Tour in America. Legendary comic Marc Yaffee’s interview adopted. We talked about his fixed touring and about being honored with Entertainer of the Yr. Final spotlight for 2025 is the interview with 12-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kirk Whalum (Whitney Houston’s “I Will At all times Love You”) about officiating marriages exterior of the church.
What a yr! Now, let’s see what 2026 brings. http://www.ThePulseofEntertainment.com
SYNDICATED COLUMNIST: Dr. Eunice Moseley has an estimated weekly readership of over a million for her column, The Pulse of Leisure. She is the writer of the digital journal www.ThePulseofEntertainment.com, which has an estimated 160,000 guests a month. An entrepreneur, Dr. Moseley’s firm, Freelance Associates, is a enterprise administration/public relations, strategic planning, and consulting agency that’s celebrating 32 years in 2025. Dr. Eunice additionally serves as a professor for the Faculty of Enterprise at Stanton College in Anaheim, California, and serves as promotions director (at-large)/journalist and enterprise guide for The Baltimore Instances. Dr. Moseley based the Uplifting Minds II Basis (www.UpliftingMinds.com) in 2023, a 501 C3 with a mission to empower the underserved via three main applications – One Cease Enterprise Store, the ULMII Skilled Convention, and the ULMII Academy (enterprise administration and public relations). EVENTS: “Uplifting Minds II” Leisure Convention (ULMII), was launched by Dr. Eunice in 1999 to teach aspiring artists/musicians concerning the enterprise of leisure – www.UpliftingMinds2.com. Subsequent ULMII Leisure Conferences for Baltimore on Saturday, April 18, 2026, offered by Safety Sq. Mall and The Baltimore Instances, and for Los Angeles on Saturday, November 7, 2026, offered by The Pulse of Leisure and the ULMII Basis. The ULMII conferences are free with digital entry through Zoom. ULMII leisure convention affords a Skilled Panel Q&A Session, a Skilled Expertise Showcase, and an Worldwide Expertise Competitors the place the highest three scored acts obtain the ULMII Greatest Act Award and over $20,000 valued in prizes/merchandise/providers, and money!
(If You Like/Admire This EURweb Story, Please SHARE it!)
MORE NEWS ON EURWEB.COM: Gospel Legend Richard Smallwood Dies at 77 | VIDEO
Join our Free each day publication HERE.
