James story of his beginnings from the inner-city southside community of Richmond, CA to the national and global stage.
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TEXAS GOSPEL MUSIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
James is the winner the 2023 25th Annual Texas Gospel Music Excellence Awards for National Promoter of the Year.
GOSPEL CHOICE MUSIC AWARDS
James have transcended into the final round voting of the 2023 29th Annual Gospel Choice Music Awards for Gospel Religious Promoter of the Year.
MEN OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA
James is an honoree for the 2023 Men of Excellence Awards Gala presented by Extraordinary Men of God International in Baltimore, MD.
KINGDOM AMBASSADORS GLOBAL UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2023
SPRING COMMENCEMENT
James will receive his Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Leadership & Business (Ph.D.) at the Kingdom Ambassadors Global University Class of 2023 Spring Commencement in Savannah, GA.
2023 6TH ANNUAL CHAMPION AWARDS
HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT
James will be the recipient of the Humanitarian Award at the 2023 6th Annual Champion
Awards at the Holiday Inn Westbank Towers in Gretna, LA.
2023 PRISONER OF WAR IN THE MIND
CONFERENCE RED CARPET & NETWORKING GALA
James will be among the honorees at the 2023 Prisoner of War in the Mind Conference
Red Carpet & Networking Gala in Atlanta, GA.
FAITH BROUGHT ME THROUGH
JAMES C. BIRDSONG, JR. 43RD BIRTHDAY VIRTUAL CELEBRATION
Please join us for James 43rd birthday virtual celebration hosted by national award winning Gospel-recording artists Jorad Holmes & Phyllis Wong via Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/jamescbirdsongjr
2023 3RD ANNUAL ONE WAY RADIO AWARDS
PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
James is nominated in the 2023 3rd Annual One Way Radio Awards for Promoter of the Year.
You can vote unlimited by logging to www.pollmill.com/f/one-way-radio-awards-official-voting-dmhtud5/answers/new.fullpage
2023 10TH ANNUAL KINGDOM IMAGE AWARDS
INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR
James is nominated in the 2023 10th Annual Kingdom Image Awards for Influencer of the Year.
He first won this award in 2021 in the same category.
You can vote unlimited by logging to www.kingdomimageawards.com/vote-2023/
SONGWRITER & PUBLISHER AFFILATION (BROADCAST MUSIC, INC.)
MAINE AVENUE MUSIC PUBLISHING
James is now a songwriter and publisher with Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), which
is one of the three major performing rights organizations in the music business.
You can learn more about BMI by logging to www.bmi.com/about
AT THE CENTER OF GRACE OFFICIAL SINGLE RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT
LILLIAN LILLY (THE MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR)
Stellar Award nominated and RIAA certified platinum national-renowned legendary Gospel recording artist Lillian Lilly is back with her long-awaited single, At the Center of Grace worldwide on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024 by Xpress Music Group, Inc. It is now available on all online digital music stores.
AT THE CENTER OF GRACE OFFICIAL SINGLE MUSIC VIDEO TAPING
LILLIAN LILLY (THE MISSISSIPPI MASS CHOIR)
Stellar Award nominated and RIAA certified platinum national-renowned legendary Gospel recording artist Lillian Lilly will do her first ever music video taping to her new single, At the Center of Grace on Sunday, April 28th, 2024 at Christ Tabernacle Church in Jackson, MS by Xpress Music Group, Inc. It will be hosted by Emmy Award nominated and award winning anchor Kayla Thompson of WJTV 12 News.
2024 39TH ANNUAL NEWSOME WORLD AWARDS
RECORD LABEL OF THE YEAR
Xpress Music Group, Inc. is the winner of the 2024 39th Annual Newsome World Awards for
Record Label of the Year held on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024 at the Baltimore War Memorial
Building in Baltimore, MD. You can learn more about the Newsome World Music Awards
by logging to www.newsomeawards.com
2025 27TH ANNUAL TEXAS GOSPEL MUSIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
NATIONAL PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
James is a nominee for the 2025 27th Annual Texas Gospel Music Excellence Awards
for National Promoter of the Year. This is his third nomination in this category with a win in 2023. To learn more about the Texas Gospel Music Excellence Awards, please log to www.tgmea.org
2025 67TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINATION CONSIDERATION
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
Stellar Award nominee and RIAA Stellar Award nominated national-renowned legendary Gospel recording artist Lillian Lilly is being considered for a nomination for the 2025 67th Annual Grammy Awards for her anticipated Billboard chart topping single, At the Center of Grace, which James and the co-writer of the song, Shonda English are listed. The first round voting for Recording Academy members were held from October 4th-15th, 2024.