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Thom Bell was held in high regard in soul music as a prolific songwriter, producer, and arranger. He was one of the original creators of Philly Soul and worked with countless legends, including The Delfonics, The Spinners, and The O'Jays.

Thank you all for joining us this week! If you missed anything from our 2022 Fall Virtual Revival all 5 nights are available here...

Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, and Lucky Daye are among those who are up for R&B awards in the 2023 Grammy Awards.

In this Motivational Moment, Reverend Ron Harrison talks about the importance of voting and the sacrifices our forefathers made for us to have the right to vote!

Erica Campbell has never skipped a beat and her performance at the 2022 Celebrating Sisterhood event shows just that. The “Positive” feeling she brought to the stage gave eventgoers something to be joyful about as they sang along. Erica bought out her co-sign artist, Lena Byrd Miles who sang beautifully! The crowd was on their […]

Praise 102.5’s very own Jekalyn Carr brings home the Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for her song ‘My Portion’ at the 2022 Dove Awards. Prior to the event, the gospel singer posted a behind-the-scenes look at her day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb3F8vBtocU Neiko Flowers caught up with Jekalyn at the 2022 Dove awards and asks her […]

Brian Courtney Wilson stopped by Jekalyn Carr’s Family Affair to talk about a number of things. Wilson talked about new music, gives the listeners a powerful word of the day, & even answers some trivia “this or that”! Watch the full interview here: RELATED: Group Fire Joins the Family Affair with Jekalyn Carr RELATED: Koryn Hawthorne Tells […]

Marvin Sapp has another #1 song under his belt, as “All In Your Hands,” the debut single off of Substance – his 15th album – reaches #1 on the Billboard Gospel Airplay Chart for the second week in a row. Sapp hits the peak position just weeks after a hugely successful premiere of the biopic Never Would Have […]

Pastor Shirley Caesar talks about her 49th Annual "Wilt Thou Be Made Whole" Conference at Mt. Calvary Word of Faith Church in Raleigh.

The gospel world is continuing to mourn the loss of gospel singer Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, who passed away last week at the age of 50. We were so honored to have Johnson as a major supporter of The Light 103.9 for many years. In this exclusive interview, Melissa Wade chats with Kerry Douglas, founder of Black Smoke […]