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Nina Simone, Take Me To The Water: Music Lifts No. 13 (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; The Verve Music Group; Emma Bauso, foad shariyati, nappy, Niko Twisty, Victoria Strelka_ph, Wolrider YURTSEVEN from Pexels; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay]

Nina Simone, Take Me To The Water | Music Lifts

In the 13th edition of Music Lifts (2026), we’re uplifted by legendary jazz musician Nina Simone performing “Take Me To The Water.”

By the musical hype, 2 weeksApril 5, 2026 ago

11 Uplifting Shirley Caesar Songs (2026) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Curb, Word Entertainment LLC, Word, Inc.; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson from Pixabay; chj333 on YouTube]

11 Uplifting Shirley Caesar Songs | Playlist

11 Uplifting Shirley Caesar Songs features classics by the gospel legend, including “He’s Working It Out For You,” “Jesus, I Love Calling Your Name,” & “Satan You’re A Liar.”

By the musical hype, 3 monthsFebruary 1, 2026 ago

Michelle Williams & Shirley Caesar, Steal Away to Jesus: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 21 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Word Entertainment; BD Jewel, Dave H, Jean-Daniel Francoeur, Joshua Brown, Vansh Mehta from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Shirley Caesar & Michelle Williams, Steal Away to Jesus | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

In the 21st edition of Music Lifts (2025), we’re uplifted by Michelle Williams and Shirley Caesar performing “Steal Away to Jesus.”

By the musical hype, 11 monthsMay 25, 2025 ago

The Impressions, “Amen” | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

In the 45th edition of Music Lifts, we’re uplifted by The Impressions performing the traditional spiritual, “Amen.”

By the musical hype, 3 yearsDecember 8, 2022 ago

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