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The Chicago Gospel Music Festival is Back! View Complete Schedule Here
Kicking off the summer season in Millennium Park, this FREE inspirational music festival brings audiences of all ages and backgrounds together to celebrate the power of Gospel music in the city of Chicago where the genre of Gospel music was born over 80 years ago!
The lineup features GRAMMY® Award winners Karen Clark Sheard and Tye Tribbett on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage.
This Chicago Gospel Music Festival is a staple event in the Chicago which has grown to become a tradition that not only celebrates Gospel music, but also celebrates a historical part of Black culture. Families and individuals of all cultures from all across the city and around the world come just to be in town for this moment! Trust us, this something you don’t want to miss!
Tye Tribett Scheduled to be Featured at Chicago Gospel Festival
Tye Tribett is a trailblazer in his own right. He has won multiple Grammy awards & Stellar Awards. He has had 11 billboard chart toppers, 5 number one albums and is a soul train music award winning icon! His musical sound carries inspiration from Jazz, Hip Hop, Fusion, Rock and the best of Gospel. His producer credits include multiple Gospel artists and mainstream artists such as Justin Timberlake and many more. Watching him and his full band perform is always an experience! We’re excited to see his musical genius LIVE on June 3rd at Millennium Park in Chicago!
Karen Clark Sheard Scheduled to be Featured at Chicago Gospel Festival
Karen Clark Sheard along with her sisters are all living legends who has paved the way for more artists than we can count! Karen’s influence alone has spanned across genres as Gospel and Mainstream artists have studied and gleaned from her talent for years! Her voice alone is an experience that should not be missed! Over the span of a 40 years in the industry, Karen has secured 3 Dove Awards, 4 Grammys, 2 NAACP Image Awards, 13 Stellar Awards and the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award. We are beyond excited to watch this matchless Queen in action this weekend at the Chicago Gospel Music Festival.
ArtSoul Radio is Giving Away Priority Seating!!
ArtSoul Radio & our Founder and CEO Tamara Young McCoy have been chosen as ambassadors for this Chicago Gospel Festival for the 2nd year! We want to invite you to celebrate and sit with us for the event! We are offering priority seating to anyone who signs up! The more the merrier! So, come celebrate with us! Click here to sign up!
Come ready to experience a joyful day in Millennium Park with a concert that features a range of music from traditional choirs to contemporary urban gospel mixed with R&B and Pop with performances that highlight Chicago’s talent and contributions to Gospel Music and by some top artists in the country:
Find the full schedule for this weekend’s Chicago Gospel Festival below: (Visit www.chicago.gov for more)
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Millennium Park – Cloud Gate (aka “The Bean”)
Hosted by Inspiration 1390 and Chicago’s own Sonya Blakey, DeAndre Patterson and Candace
Showcasing Chicago’s top choirs and musicians
- 12:00-12:45pm – Sam Williams & Selah St. Sabina Youth Choir of Chicago
- 1:00-1:45pm – Carsie Barnes IV & Favored Friday ABC
- 2:00-2:45pm – Bishop Dan Willis & All Nations Choir
- 3:00-3:45pm – Nate Martin & S.I.G.N.
- 4:00-4:45pm – Dexter Walker & Zion Movement
- 5:00-5:45pm – DJ Mike P
Millennium Park – Jay Pritzker Pavilion
5:30–9pm: Mainstage performances
- 5:30pm – Dance Performance by Praize Productions
Led by Ennerèssa LaNette Millennium Park Residency Partner Praize Productions, Inc. award-winning RIZE Youth Company will perform an excerpt from their highly anticipated theatrical production, “Call Her By Name,” which will world premiere Sunday, June 4th, 2023 in Millennium Park at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage. This is made possible support of the Millennium Park Foundation and Pritzker Foundation
- 6:00-6:40pm – Choir Nation: A tribute to Church Choirs featuring Pastor DeAndre Patterson and Destiny Worship Center Chorale, Janet Sutton and The Voices of Acme, and Bishop Larry D. Trotter and Sweet Holy Combined Choirs
- 7:00-7:40pm – Karen Clark Sheard
- 8:00-9:00pm – Tye Tribbett
[Schedule provided by Chicago DCASE | www.Chcicago.gov]
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After a three-city string of private listening events and insightful new interview with Sway In The Morning, Miami’s own Aklesso unveils his deeply personal album Still Lonely, released via Rodney Jerkins’ Alienz Alive. A follow-up to his praised 2024 album Lonely, the project solidifies him as one of Hip-Hop’s most honest storytellers.
Produced by Okay.Benny, William Soolua, and GLEECE, Still Lonely is a vulnerable, atmospheric exploration of fatherhood, faith, abandonment, and generational healing. The album expands the emotional universe introduced through his recent singles, including the Lecrae-collaborated single “Lonely” and the Darrel Jones–directed “Range!” featuring 1K Phew.
Listen to Still Lonely in its entirety below and watch his intimate conversation with Darkchild below:
The Florida-born entertainer officially signed with Alienz Alive back in September, marking a new chapter in his career. Rodney Jerkins, founder of Alienz Alive, adds:
“Aklesso’s story, his culture, and his sound all carry a weight that this generation needs to hear. From Miami to Haiti to the global stage, he’s not just making records, he’s making an impact. At Alienz Alive, we’re about building legacy, and Aklesso embodies that. I couldn’t be more excited to walk this journey with him.”
The Haitian lyricist, Aklesso, shares:
“This is the most honest project I’ve ever made. It’s not about perfect answers, it’s about presence. It’s about realizing God was with me even in the moments I felt the most alone.”
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