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About Cheryl Jackson

When it comes to the inspiration brand, Cheryl Jackson is one of the nation's leading media personalities in the format. A trailblazer in the field, she created the first Urban Inspiration Radio Station in the United States while programming Heaven 1580 in Washington DC.

Urban inspiration is a lifestyle driven music format that fuses Pop, R&B, gospel and Contemporary Christian music with today's trending news and current affairs, all with an inspirational twist. Major media outlets have adopted this brand of programming throughout the world, in hopes of marketing their product to mainstream advertisers.

As an champion for the gospel and urban inspiration brand, she was and is instrumental breaking some of the major gospel artists in their quest to establish their careers while coming to the DMV.

A 2x Stellar Award winning radio personality herself, she is the Executive Producer for the nationally syndicated radio show, “Get Up Mornings with Erica Campbell”. She can be heard on Praise 104.1 FM in Washington DC for her highly rated radio show, "Cheryl Jackson in the Midday''; and worldwide on Urban One's Inspiration Network. Most importantly, she’s a wife, a mother, a friend, and a daughter of the King

All weekend long Praise 104.1 will give you an opportunity to win lunch with Motown Gospel’s Anita Wilson.  She’ll share tracks from her brand new CD, “Vintage Worship”.  Tune in for your chance to win!

Mali Music reveres and respects the power of his chosen art form. The singer, songwriter, and producer recognized music’s impact at a very young age, treasuring it as a gift. At only eleven-years-old and without any formal training, he would get behind the keyboard at a local Savannah, GA church and play for hours in […]

  DC’s own Kevin  LeVar’s latest single, “Your Destiny” picks up where “A Heart That Forgives” left off.  Forgiveness is the step that frees you to pursue your ultimate purpose in life, your destiny. Snagging the #1 spot for most added song at radio was no easy task with all the great talent out there. […]

  For the last decade Anthony’s passionate, versatile voice has been sought after for recording work in multiple Christian music formats. After a run on season 2 of television’s “The Voice” Anthony has quickly become a staple of the gospel music scene. “Never Fail” is the first single from Anthony’s new release Real Life/Real Worship which debuted […]

Months after being crowned the latest winner of ‘Sunday Best’, Tasha Page Lockhart reminds the world of her rare gift with ‘Different‘, her brand new single. Penned by Kirk Franklin, the release will appear on Lockhart’s forthcoming album which is slated to hit shelves August this year, telling her life story which motivated the star to pursue her dreams!  It’s […]

What better way to introduce Latice Crawford’s new single “Through It All” but by Latice, herself! I just wanted to send a great big thank you your way! Thank you, for all of your support and for keeping my debut single “There” in rotation at your station. Please accept my heartfelt thanks. I also wanted […]

Ethan Kent was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and raised in Dallas, Texas. He is a product of a hard-working, hard-praying, church-going, single mother who invested in the development of his gift and nurtured his love for the kingdom of God. Enduring hard times and humble beginnings, Ethan is now on the verge of a phenomenal […]

  There’s no greater name in Gospel circles than the Winans.  The original Winans quartet paved the way for a generation of crossover gospel artist.  3 Winans Brothers (3WB), Marvin, Carvin and BeBe are remarkable artist individually, that have come together again as a trio, blending their countless gifts into an astonishing, powerful and dynamic […]

Former Trin-i-tee 5:7 member, Chanel, returns to the airwaves with her latest single, “Repay You.” It’s a powerful song, penned and produced by hit maker PJ Morton, who wrote the chart-topping “Over & Over” for the popular duo. “Repay You” is from Chanel’s forthcoming debut solo project, titled Trin-i-tee 5:7 According to Chanel.  

They wiggled, they jiggled, they wore low cut gowns and short shorts, they kowtowed to the club owners and smiled at the customers…and they did it all, just to play the music they loved. In the thirties and forties, hundreds of women musicians toured the country in glamorous All-Girl Bands, while others played side by […]

Singer, songwriter, pastor and author L. SPENSER SMITH is no stranger to gospel music.  Smith is noted for being the front man for the popular group Testament who garnered a 2008 Stellar Award Nomination for their project STATEMENT which included the hit song “Surgery”.  Pastor of the thriving church Impact Nation Fellowship Church, with two locations in […]