Rising Stars

From Whisper to Power: Jamal Roberts’s “First Time” Stunned the American Idol Finale Crowd

Deborah L. Jacobs

Some performances feel like more than just music they feel like a story being written in real time. That was ...

The Day a Luxury Store Mocked Jamal Roberts and 48 Hours Later, He Left Everyone Speechless

Deborah L. Jacobs

Sometimes the biggest stories begin in the quietest ways. That’s what happened with Jamal Roberts when he was mocked for ...

The Night John Foster Turned Keith Whitley’s Don’t Close Your Eyes Into His Own Story

Deborah L. Jacobs

It is not every night a song feels like both a memory and a discovery, but that’s the magic of ...

When Gov. Landry Spoke, and John Foster Sang, the Opry Became a Bridge Between Past and Future

Deborah L. Jacobs

Some voices don’t just sing songs they tell stories that people carry with them. John Foster is proving to be ...

When John Foster’s Mom Spoke, His Journey Became a Story of Love, Faith, and Resilience

Deborah L. Jacobs

Sometimes a journey speaks louder than any single performance. For John Foster, his story has been one of resilience, belief ...

How Jamal Roberts Turned ‘Heal’ Into More Than a Song at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards

Deborah L. Jacobs

There are nights in music when gratitude feels louder than any song. That is what happened when Jamal Roberts stood ...

Why John Foster’s “Believe” Cover Still Feels Like a Prayer You Carry for Life

Deborah L. Jacobs

There are songs that stop time and John Foster found one of them when he chose to sing “Believe” by ...

When Silence Broke: Jamal Roberts Shares His Heart in a Debut Original Song

Deborah L. Jacobs

The bright lights were not the most important thing. Jamal Roberts walked out calm and strong, and right away the ...

When Silence Broke: Jamal Roberts and Kelly Clarkson’s Tearful ‘I Will Always Love You’ at a Nashville Memorial

Deborah L. Jacobs

The room was so quiet you could hear the air. At a memorial in Nashville, that quiet ended when Jamal ...

Jamal Roberts Breaks His Silence: Privacy, Pain and the Price of Fame

Deborah L. Jacobs

The words came before the music. Jamal Roberts wrote a Facebook post that was raw and unfiltered, filled with frustration ...