Boston City Hall's 15th annual GospelFest a huge success with Erica Campbell
by M.C. Spice
Boston, MAThousands gathered at Boston's City Hall Plaza for the 15th annual The GospelFest which featured headliner Erica Campbell. The Gospelfest is Boston’s premier Gospel showcase that
attracts over 20,000 spectators annually. The GospelFest 2015 featured performances by some of New England's finest Gospel acts and choirs, including Jubilee Praise. Past
headliners include Grammy Award winning artist Israel and the New Breed,
Dottie Peoples, Bryan Cage and Kirk Franklin. This year’s 2015
headliner Grammy Award winning Erica Campbell, one half of the dynamic Gospel duo Mary Mary, and reality TV show star. The Gospelfest is always free and open to the public.
Mayor Marty Walsh welcomed residents to The Gospel Fest 2015 with an opening prayer by the Reverend Jeffrey Brown, Senior Pastor of Boston's Twelfth Baptist Church.
The weather was a beautiful 74 degrees as Erica Campbell took the stage at around 7:00 p.m. and wowed the crowd with an awesome performance which included many of her songs from her present album Help which debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard Gospel Albums chart and number 6 on the Billboard 200. Erica also performed some Mary Mary hits, including "The God In Me" and "Shackles." In an interview with BlackBerry Radio's M.C. Spice, Erica Campbell explained her creative process:
"Creativity never stops. I wrote a song last night. I wrote a song last week. I write songs on the airplane. If I'm in my car, I stop (to write). My memo on my phone is full of songs. Sometimes the lyrics comes first, sometimes the music comes first. You just allow yourself to be fully creative and be inspired by everything around you. It could be sounds outside, a homeless man on the street; someone wiping their kid's nose. I can always fins some sense of creativity in everything I do."
Erica Campbell's new single "I Luh God" is a Hiphop-inspired song and Erica is rapping the verses with a natural cadence and flow. The backing track is a pick-me-up, bouncy rap track and the catchy hook has gotten the attention of the younger fans, making the song the #1 top Digital Gospel song. Her video has reached nearly one million viewers on youtube.
Mayor Marty Walsh welcomed residents to The Gospel Fest 2015 with an opening prayer by the Reverend Jeffrey Brown, Senior Pastor of Boston's Twelfth Baptist Church.
The weather was a beautiful 74 degrees as Erica Campbell took the stage at around 7:00 p.m. and wowed the crowd with an awesome performance which included many of her songs from her present album Help which debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard Gospel Albums chart and number 6 on the Billboard 200. Erica also performed some Mary Mary hits, including "The God In Me" and "Shackles." In an interview with BlackBerry Radio's M.C. Spice, Erica Campbell explained her creative process:
"Creativity never stops. I wrote a song last night. I wrote a song last week. I write songs on the airplane. If I'm in my car, I stop (to write). My memo on my phone is full of songs. Sometimes the lyrics comes first, sometimes the music comes first. You just allow yourself to be fully creative and be inspired by everything around you. It could be sounds outside, a homeless man on the street; someone wiping their kid's nose. I can always fins some sense of creativity in everything I do."
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