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	The Top 50 Gospel Songs of 2008 Our annual Year In Review series continues with our jumbo listing of the top fifty gospel songs to come out in 2008. Mary Mary gets up, Jonathan Nelson comes out victorious, Regina Belle makes a good placement and Marvin Sapp's "Never Would Have Made It" makes the list, but you may be surprised at who makes the number one spot.
	Essentially 2008 What an interesting year 2008 has been. As usual, we wrap up the year in our Year In Review series beginning with our super-duper countdown of the year's best gospel albums. If you think you really know who the #1 pick is...you may want to think again. Check out our exclusive list of essentials along with our comments. Lo and behold, the top 12 gospel albums of 2008.
	The Twelve Gifts of Christmas (2008) In the world of retail, it seems like shoppers are all buzzing for the latest gadgets in technology. Still, cellphones and video gaming systems aren't the only thing that's catching our attention. Check out our exclusive 2008 edition of the year's top twelve gifts for the holiday season.
	The Other Christmas Albums You Gotta Have Beyond gospel, there's a great list of holiday albums worth popping into the stereo. It's not the holiday season until you heard one version of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "The Christmas Song. These albums are the place to start. Read. Learn. Enjoy.
	PRAYZEHYMN's Mastercards: Final Five Finally...just in time for Anniversary Week. We are proud to reveal the final five selected to enter into the infamous line-up of 2008's inductees of the PRAYZEHYMN Mastercards' series. And we got a hint for you...they were all projects that came out of the 1990s. Check out who and what finally made the big list.
	Is It Really A Nu Tradition? Newly signed Tyscot Records' artist Nu Tradition is the latest target of investigation. After releasing their self-titled project, we dig deep into what really is the "new tradition" behind the group. What we uncovered in our research is a popular industry marketing trick and a little de ja' vu surrounding an iconic epic from gospel's history books.
	Hey DJ, Play YOUR Song If you haven't noticed lately, there's been some big changes in gospel radio. Turn on the radio and you will find gospel artists like BeBe Winans, Yolanda Adams and Hezekiah Walker hosting today's hottest radio shows. On the surface this is a major advancement for commercial radio, but it also comes with its criticisms and a grim look into radio's troublesome past. We pull the cover off of the issue and expose both sides of gospel radio's new frontier.
	PRAYZEHYMN's Mastercards: Elevation It's back...and bigger than ever. With ten new additions making the grade and five more to be added next month on PRAYZEHYMN Anniversary Week, the Mastercards series will earn a grand total of sixty essential albums. We are proud to present this year's set of graduates and seriously hope that our new alumni will "take you higher". What are you waiting on...check it out!
	Gospel Top Models No, Tyra Banks isn't working on a spin-off of her popular reality show, but we are proud to announce our top picks of the most beautiful artists and laborers in the gospel music community. Sure, it's a controversial subject...and we understand that. But why not celebrate God's beautiful creation with taste. Check out our fourteen selections and the exclusive Flash photo gallery.
	Niyoki Unplugged With her sophomore collection, Rest, landing on the shelves this month, Niyoki is certain to make an indelible impression with fans of gospel music and bring new ones into the fold. PRAYZEHYMNOnline.com was blessed with the opportunity to speak with Niyoki about her new CD, her colorful background working for Prince, her newborn baby and her survival tips being an independent gospel artist. Check out this PRAYZEHYMN two-part interview exclusive. You must have RealPlayer Media to listen.
	The Unofficial Timeline of the Gospel Music Workshop of America It's been over forty years since the inception of the Gospel Music Workshop of America - the largest gospel music organization in the world - and the historythat surrounds this world renowned institution is great. While there is an incredible lack of documentation out there citing its legacy and important facts, we uncover the special events, album recordings and important presentations made at the annual event with a very exclusive time machine covering four decades of the GMWA.
	Gospel's Worst Album Covers Ever? Mainstream has its share of tasteless, horrific album covers, but gospel has put out some bad choices also. That doesn't mean the content on the albums is bad...it just means we should be a little extra careful in judging the book by its cover. We went through tons of albums and choose twenty covers that surely makes the cut. But don't be mad about our choices...get mad at the cover designers.
	PRAYZEHYMN Perspective: Al Green Al Green is one of those golden voices in the world of modern music that cannnot be denied and ignored. He is considered by music critics to be a legend in the soul, R&B and pop music for numerous best-selling albums and singles, but he also laid down an impeccable foundation during the 1980s towards gospel that remains historic and groundbreaking. In our first Perspective column, we focus on the work and legacy of renowned soul/gospel singer Al Green.
	Bishop Albert Jamison Unplugged The chairman of the largest gospel music organization in the world - the Gospel Music Workshop of America - speaks with us about his new project, fond memories of the late James Cleveland, new innovations and upcoming projects. His new album Show Yourself Mighty features the New York State Mass Choir and has been released on Light Records. Check out this PRAYZEHYMN two-part interview exclusive. You must have RealPlayer Media to listen.
	City Stages Overview Downtown Birmingham was fired up with some of the best - stretching across genres of rock, gospel, R&B, country, jazz and hip-hop. Hot acts like Diana Ross, Al Green, the Roots, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, the Flaming Lips, Israel & New Breed, Anthony Hamilton, Ben Harper, the Wailers, Martha Munizzi and Leidsi dominated the Father's Day weekend festival. PRAYZEHYMNOnline.com was there and proudly gives a close-up of this year's events.
	90's Countdown First it was the 80s, then the 70s. Now we have finally worked out an accurate summary of gospel's greatest moments of the 1990s. A joyful period of progressive music when John P. Kee, Kirk Franklin, Sounds of Blackness, Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammon and Dottie Peoples all invaded gospel radio. But who and what songs made the list? Rediscover the '90s with us on this moving journey of the very best gospel music during this unforgettable decade.
	Hanging Up The Old Robe Times are ever changing. But just when you thought everything was going swell in gospel music, we decided to examine some of the recent changes in the marketing of today's gospel music. The big questions now arises: "Can traditional gospel survive the popular appeal in urban music?" and "Is it time to hang up the old robe?" Gospel artist Fred Hammond weighs in on the matter.
	Manning Up Move over, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. There’s another eye-opening, ear-popping controversial man of the cloth ready for daytime TV and news headlines. And he’s no young buck either. The growing trend of controversial preachers hitting the press continues to escalate forward with Rev. James David Manning.
	No Smiley Faces Smiles turned to frowns when popular journalist and talk show host Tavis Smiley announced his departure from the Tom Joyner Morning Show on Friday. The shocking annoucement helps provide a good glimpse of the sharp divide within the Democrat party and within the African-Amernican community when it comes to race - and even religion.
	Mainstreaming The Gospel Releasing albums in the first quarter of 2008 are releases from pop veterans including Dionne Warwick, Regina Belle and Sister Perri (better known as Peebles). We take a closer look at their impressive resumes, their ventures into gospel and shed some extra light on the growing trend of mainstream artists entering into gospel territory.
	Learning Wright From Wrong Is there really a thin line between church and state? With heated tension now looming around Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama and his connections to newly-retired pastor and highly controversial Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, most Americans are now energized to talk about matters of faith. Learn the latest on this ongoing occurence of faith vs. politics.