2020 Jamaica Gospel Song top 10 videos now on YouTube - Finals on Sunday
Published:Friday | July 24, 2020 | 12:17 AM
The top 10 music videos of the 2020 Jamaica Gospel Song Competition can now be viewed on popular video-streaming platform YouTube, as well as on the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Facebook and Instagram social-media pages and on the JCDC’s website.
The videos, which have been released ahead of this Sunday’s airing of the competition’s Grand Final Performance Show on CVM, incorporate fun and uplifting scenes from across the island with talented and moving performances from the finalists.
“We are very happy to release the videos for this year’s top 10 gospel songs. A lot of work went into ensuring that the visuals for these soulful songs are as appealing to the viewer as their spiritual and musical content is to the listener,” Andrea McCurdy, events coordinator for National Religious Services and Projects at the JCDC, said.
“So we are encouraging the public to tune in to any of our of our social-media platforms to view the videos in their entirety, as they get ready to vote for their favourite finalist. This year the public will be deciding which one of our finalists will walk away with the grand prize at the final show, which will be carried on CVM TV this Sunday, July 26,” McCurdy continued.
Sunday’s Grand Final will also be live-streamed on the JCDC’s website and YouTube page.
The finalists who hail from across the island are: Deon McDonald with You Are Real and Anthony Malcolm with I Need You (St Mary); Offneil Lamont with Forever God and Father Reece with Satan Gu Weh, (St Catherine); and Oliver Ashley with No Bargain, and Treisha Williams with One Dose of Holy Ghost ( St James).
David Sutton will represent St Elizabeth with his song Our Response, while Clarendon will be represented by Sheri-Gaye Johnson with I Worship You. Hailing from Manchester is the Euphoria group with Live Today, while Kingston and St Andrew will be represented by Martanek Phipps with Ye Who’s Without Sin.
The Jamaica Gospel Song Competition since its inception in 1987 has since become an iconic presentation of indigenous gospel music in Jamaica. It attracts over 200 artistes, producers and writers of original gospel music each year. This competition is also seen as another avenue for the unearthing and growth of writers and vocalists through training with the best within the industry.