Gospel news 2018

Here are some notable gospel news stories from 2018:

1. Tasha Cobbs Leonard's "Heart. Passion. Pursuit." Debuts at No. 1: Tasha Cobbs Leonard's album "Heart. Passion. Pursuit." debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, making her the first gospel artist to achieve this feat in over 20 years.
2. Kirk Franklin's "Long Live Love" Wins Grammy Award: Kirk Franklin's album "Long Live Love" won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album, marking his sixth Grammy win.
3. CeCe Winans' "Something's Happening! - A Christmas Album" Debuts at No. 1: CeCe Winans' Christmas album "Something's Happening! - A Christmas Album" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart.
4. Tye Tribbett's "The Bloody Win" Wins Dove Award: Tye Tribbett's album "The Bloody Win" won the Dove Award for Gospel Album of the Year.
5. Lecrae's "Hallelujah" Debuts at No. 1: Lecrae's album "Hallelujah" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, marking his first No. 1 debut on the chart.
6. Koryn Hawthorne's "Unstoppable" Debuts at No. 1: Koryn Hawthorne's album "Unstoppable" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, making her the first artist to debut at No. 1 with a debut album since 2014.
7. Maranda Curtis' "The Name" Debuts at No. 1: Maranda Curtis' album "The Name" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart, making her the first independent artist to debut at No. 1 since 2014.
8. Tasha Cobbs Leonard's "This Is a Move" Wins Stellar Award: Tasha Cobbs Leonard's song "This Is a Move" won the Stellar Award for Song of the Year.
9. Kirk Franklin's "Long Live Love" Wins Stellar Award: Kirk Franklin's album "Long Live Love" won the Stellar Award for Album of the Year.
10. Lecrae's "Hallelujah" Wins Stellar Award: Lecrae's album "Hallelujah" won the Stellar Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Gospel Album of the Year.

These are just a few of the many notable gospel news stories from 2018. It was a great year for gospel music, with many talented artists releasing new music and winning awards.