Bishop Leonard Scott’s latest CD/DVD release ‘BE LIFTED UP’ on Tyscot Records hit stores across the nation a couple of weeks ago and just last week had a top-20 debut on Billboard’s Gospel Charts. The CD entered at #18 with a bullet. “This is Bishop’s highest charting debut ever,” says Bryant Scott – President/Tyscot Records. “We are proud of this release”.

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(Oakland, CA) Curtis Jermany, the visionary of the innovative artist organization Urban Gospel Alliance, recently announced that he will be stepping down as CEO in order to better assist artists to successfully reach the urban gospel marketplace. Through GZ Underground, an online marketing and promotional firm that offers high quality e-blast, design, writing, and photography services at an affordable cost - Jermany plans to bring the image of independents up to par with that of any major label artist.
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Nashville, TN – April 28, 2008 – Shaohannah’s Hope continues to show hope for the millions of orphans around the world. In one of its many efforts, the ministry perseveres with its effective “Change for Orphans” campaign.

Since Fall 2007 through March 2008, over $340,000 was raised through “Change for Orphans,” with approximately 100 families impacted through this effort held during the Steven Curtis Chapman nationwide concert tour. In turn, this effort left a positive mark on each city visited during the tour and motivated people to give and help make a change for orphans.
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This year, in Rochester, there’s a place where all denominations and cultures will come together to study God’s Word on worship… It’s Tehillah Music Ministries’ School of Worship.
Sign up today for the School of Worship’s series of monthly seminars– they’ll be held one Saturday a month beginning May 17th, running thru November 15th, from 1:00 - 3:00pm at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School (room 211) located at 1100 S. Goodman Street in Rochester, New York.
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(April 24, 2008) – Nashville, TN - Self-published author and now acclaimed songwriter David Nasser walked away with his first-ever Dove Award last night at the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards. He won for writing the Inspirational Recorded Song of the year, “By His Wounds,” which he co-wrote with Mac Powell. The song was recorded by Powell, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Hall, and Brian Littrell. “By His Wounds” is from the project Nasser conceptualized, Glory Revealed, which won the Special Event Album of the year award.
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Chicago, Illinois–Thursday, April 24, 2008–Kingdom Records has a new star in-the-making and she is Gospel’s First Lady of Neo Soul … Cynthia Jones. Her growing numbers of fans have enjoyed her velvet voice and syncopated rhythms found on her first single Gotta Soul from her full CD of the same name Gotta Soul (Kingdom Records/Universal Music Group). The song leaves the listener wanting to hear more from this talented songstress. Music lovers across the country have been requesting the single and waiting for the full CD to drop.
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( Nashville , Tenn. ) April 24, 2008 – Last night, Word Music Publishing’s Bernie Herms was honored with several Dove Awards including “Song of the Year” for Casting Crowns’ “East to West” at the 39th Annual Gospel Music Awards. Songwriter Cindy Morgan also took home a Dove Award for “Songwriter of the Year” for “How You Live (Turn Up The Music), a song from her Word Music Publishing catalog.

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Chicago, Il–Thursday, April 24, 2008–Praise and Worship powerhouse choir Shekinah Glory Ministry (SGM), still riding high on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs with their hit song Jesus (Kingdom Records/Universal Music Group), from the live double CD of the same name will be performing songs from the CD during a very special one hour concert that was recorded for broadcast on the XM Satellite Radio Network on Wednesday, April 30 at 9 AM EST (Tune to the Spirit channel on XM ).
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Nashville, Tenn. … April 24, 2008 … Atlantic/Ardent/INO artist Skillet and INO Record’s Disciple are celebrating rock wins at last night’s 39th annual GMA Dove Awards with each bringing home their first career statues.

After 16 nominations, Skillet won “Rock Recorded Song of the Year” for “Comatose” written by John Cooper and Brian Howes from their 2006 release of the same name. “The GMA Award show was absolutely awesome! It made me feel even more proud to be a part of the Christian music industry. Winning the Dove was an unexpected highlight of the night, second only to saying ‘Hi’ to Amy Grant and giving her a high five,” says Skillet front man John Cooper. Skillet is currently headlining their COMATOSE tour and selling out numerous venues across the country, recently including New York City’s Grand Ballroom.
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Jackson, MS. April 24, 2008- One month in the top ten is an admirable accomplishment for any artist, but Maurette Brown-Clark (AIR Gospel, Malaco Music Group) has spent a year in the top ten, peaking at the #2 position on Billboard singles charts and Radio and Records, hitting #1 with Mediaguide, with more than one year in the #1 slot on the Mediaguide Independent Gospel Chart. Her first radio single “One God” (The Dream, AIR) with the Malaco family, has literally been a dream. Capturing two 2008 Stellar Awards, one for Praise and Worship Album of the Year, the other for Children’s Performance of the Year for her daughter Jada’s vocals, Brown-Clark is breaking records and winning big.
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