Caraway Media Group Announces New Monthly Radio Chart
May 24, 2010
(Asheboro, NC) – New Monthly Radio Music Week Chart Launched.
Caraway Media Group, a leading provider of music service to radio stations around the world announced a new addition to its weekly charts that cover Americana, Christian Country and Southern Gospel. The first official monthly “Radio Music Week Top 40 Chart” was released today that combines Americana, Christian Country and Southern Gospel into a single chart based on a point system which comes from the total number of monthly plays that a song receives based on the automated charting system from Radioactive Airplay. Com.
The first chart released today represents the month of June, 2010 and will be archived at Radioactive Airplay.Com and published throughout the CMG family of websites and publications.
Southern Gospel Music’s Finest to Perform during Free City of Light Event
May 18, 2010
Janet Paschal, Jeff and Sheri Easter, and the Triumphant Quartet are just some of the artists slated for the live concert and “Gospel Music Southern Style” taping on July 1st and 2nd.
Indian Land, SC – Inspiration Ministries today announced that it will bring a line-up of popular Southern Gospel music artists to its City of Light campus on Thursday, July 1st and Friday, July 2nd for a free live concert and taping for the original television series “Gospel Music Southern Style.” Performances will be held each night at 7pm in the Inspiration Chapel on the City of Light campus in Lancaster County, SC. Doors open at 6pm each night and parking is free.
Scheduled to perform are:
· Thursday, July 1st: The Crist Family, the Dove Brothers, Janet Paschal, and the Bowling Family
· Friday, July 2nd: Mark Bishop, Karen Peck and New River, Jeff and Sheri Easter, and the Triumphant Quartet
Now in its ninth season, “Gospel Music Southern Style” is an original production of INSP – The Inspiration Network. The series features music and in-depth interviews with top artists in the Southern Gospel genre. Beloved Southern Gospel artists Jeff and Sheri Easter will serve as first-time hosts during the series’ upcoming season.
“’Gospel Music Southern Style’ is a viewer favorite,” said LeAnne Burnett Morse, Executive Producer of the series. “During the last eight seasons, our audience has shown tremendous loyalty to the traditional sounds and timeless message of these artists. We are thrilled to kick-off a new season with two nights of free, live concerts and we look forward to welcoming Southern Gospel fans to the City of Light.”
Seating for the event is limited; reservations are encouraged. Seating reservations can be made by calling 803.578.1200 or emailing concerts@insp.com.
Inspiration Chapel is located five miles south of the Ballantyne region of Charlotte, NC on Highway 521 (Charlotte Highway). Directions are available at www.TheCityofLight.com.
Derrick Selph To Return As Brian Free & Assurance’s Baritone
May 18, 2010
Hendersonville, TN - Brian Free & Assurance is pleased to announce the return of Derrick Selph to the group’s baritone position. Derrick is thrilled to get back serving God singing Gospel music with BFA.
Derrick will be making his first return appearance on May 20th. Brian Free expressed, “Derrick has been off the road since July of last year. He says he’s ready to come back for good and we’re excited to have him back.”
Randy Crawford will be leaving the group on May 16th.
To learn more about Brian Free & Assurance, visit, www.brianfreeandassurance.com. For further information regarding the Daywind family of artists, visit www.daywindrecords.com.
Southern Gospel Trio, One Voice, Stays at #1 Charting Position for Week 2
May 3, 2010
For more info: One Voice 618-922-9922
www.onevoicetrio.org
www.HISchoiceMusic.com
www.radioactiveairplay.com
One Voice is represented by: EHA-Nashville
www.EvieHawkinsAgency.com
Marion Illinois Musicians Get National Radio Attention
April 13, 2010
Nashville, TN – “After years of ministering in song to crowds across the country, Marion, IL based Southern Gospel Trio “One Voice” has released their first Radio Single and is receiving rave reviews from people across the nation.” says Johnathan Bond, representative of HIS Choice Music. Bond goes on to say, “Their debut single, “Everybody Needs Jesus” is from their latest album “For All The World”, released with HIS Choice Music, earlier this year.” Matt Throgmorton, vocalist with the group states, “It has been such a blessing to see and hear how the message this song has to offer has touched so many people’s lives.” Matt Throgmorton, Bryan Cowling and Deon Baker make up the trio. They celebrated the release of their current album by performing in their home state of Illinois. They were joined by a live band and hosted a room full of fans, friends and media personnel.
With over 40 years of combined southern gospel experience, the members of “One Voice” have shared the stage with some of the industry’s most talented artists such as The Kingsmen, The Perry’s, Naomi and the Segos and The Lesters to name a few. Since the formation of “One Voice” in 2003, they have been ministering on the road and travel thousands of miles each year spreading the Gospel in music. Over the course of their ministry, they have had the opportunity to share God’s message to congregations from California to Florida and all across the Midwest. They are scheduled as a featured artist on the “Tune of the Sea” Gospel Music Cruise to the Caribbean departing in January, 2011.
For radio release information for “Everybody Needs Jesus”, please visitwww.radioactiveairplay.com. For more information on “One Voice” or to find out how you can join them on the “Tune of the Sea” Gospel Music Cruise, visit their website at www.OneVoiceTrio.org. You can contact Matt Throgmorton, manager of the group, at P.O. Box 384, Marion, IL 62959 or by calling 618.922.9922
The Talley Trio and Wilmington Celebration Choir to Headline Inspiration Ministries Event
April 5, 2010
The Talley Trio
Free “Night of Worship” event is open to the public on Saturday, May 1st at Inspiration Chapel.
Indian Land, SC – Inspiration Ministries today announced that it will host a free “Night of Worship” event featuring award-winning Southern Gospel group the Talley Trio and the popular Wilmington Celebration Choir on Saturday, May 1st, beginning at 7 PM. The event will be held at the Inspiration Chapel, located in the International Prayer & Welcome Center on the City of Light campus in Lancaster County, South Carolina. The doors open at 6 PM, and parking is free.
The Talley Trio – which features husband and wife Roger and Debra Talley and their daughter, Lauren – are known for a unique, progressive sound that combines Southern Gospel with contemporary styles of Christian music. The group has enjoyed ten number one singles, with two streaks of consecutive chart toppers. Their songs and recordings have received many accolades, among them Dove Awards, Singing News Fan Awards, and BMI and SGN Music Awards. The Talleys perform in excess of 100 dates each year, ranging from churches, to the National Quartet Convention, and tours in South Africa, Norway, and Italy.
The Wilmington Celebration Choir is a professional Christian music choir based out of Wilmington, NC. The choir features more than 70 voices representing 19 different churches in Southeastern North Carolina. The choir has performed with a number of respected Christian recording artists, including The Hoppers, Brian Free & Assurance, Ivan Parker, The Talleys, and Jesse Dixon. The Wilmington Celebration Choir recently released a praise and worship CD entitled “WorshipOne.”
A “Night of Worship” with the Talley Trio and Wilmington Celebration Choir is the latest in a series of events to be held at Inspiration Chapel. In June, Inspiration Ministries will host its 2010 Prophecy Conference featuring David Cerullo, Hilton Sutton, Grant Jeffrey, Larry Hutch, and other leading prophecy experts. Event details and registration information are available at www.TheCityofLight.com.
Inspiration Chapel is located five miles south of the Ballantyne region of Charlotte, NC on Highway 521 (Charlotte Highway). Directions are available at www.TheCityofLight.com.
Integrity Music Announces National Contest
March 22, 2010
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
Two Winners to Receive All-Expense-Paid Trips to New York to Sing
With the Grammy Award Winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
BROOKLYN, NY (March 22, 2010) - - Integrity Music announces the “Sing with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir Contest,” an opportunity for two fans to win a trip to New York to sing with the Grammy Award winning Gospel choir at the historic Brooklyn Tabernacle.
To enter, contestants should:
1.) Obtain free backing tracks for songs from the choir’s latest project, Declare Your Name, by emailing a request to singwithbtc@gmail.com. For men, the recommended track is “I Surrender” and for women, “Oh The Cross.”
2.) Prepare a video of his/her song presentation and submit it via You Tube at www.YouTube.com/DeclareYourName, which also includes a message from choir director Carol Cymbala and assistant music director Jason Michael Webb.
The contest is open to U.S. residents only and ends at midnight, April 15. (No purchase is necessary to win.) Entries will be judged by an expert panel that includes Cymbala, Webb and others. The winning two entrants will each receive an all-expense-paid weekend trip for two to New York to sing with the choir.
Originally founded in 1973 with only eight members, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is today one of the most respected choirs in America with six GRAMMY Awards, nine Dove Awards and over four million in album sales to their credit. The 300-voice Gospel choir was born out of the historic Brooklyn Tabernacle in downtown Brooklyn, NY. The Choir, like the church, is a blend of ethnic and economic backgrounds. The ensemble is comprised of passionate and often musically-untrained church members ranging from lawyers and doctors to ex-crack addicts. Additional information regarding the life-changing ministry of the Brooklyn Tabernacle and Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir is available at www.brooklyntabernacle.org.
Two New Gaither Vocal Band DVDs Just Released
February 11, 2010
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – February 10, 2010 – EMI CMG Distribution and Gaither Music Group have agreed to extend their 16-year relationship that has already generated sales of more than 22 million albums and videos. The new, long-term agreement extends EMI CMG’s distribution rights in all markets worldwide for all Gaither Music Group audio and video products, including the popular Homecoming series and music from artists such as The Gaither Vocal Band, Bill & Gloria Gaither, Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, Lynda Randle, The Isaacs, Mark Lowry and more.
The deal also encompasses distribution for Gaither Music Group labels: Spring Hill Music, Coming Home, Slanted Records and Green Hill Music, whose rosters include Jason Crabb who just won his first GRAMMY Award for Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album for his solo debut CD. Other artists featured on the labels are DecembeRadio, Beegie Adair, John Tesh, Jim Brickman, Jaimee Paul, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jeff & Sheri Easter and The Martins.
Gaither and EMI CMG have launched the newest chapter of their partnership with the release of two new projects from Gaither Vocal Band – the DVD releases “Reunited” and“Better Day.”
JASON CRABB, COME ON DOWN TO ‘THE PRICE IS RIGHT!’
February 6, 2010
LOS ANGELES—On the heels of his GRAMMY® Award win earlier this week for Best Southern/Country/Bluegrass Gospel Album for his acclaimed self-titled debut, Spring Hill/Nine North recording artist Jason Crabb and his wife Shellye celebrated by visiting a taping of “The Price Is Right.”
While sitting in the studio audience, Jason was recognized by a contestant who spread the word of him being in attendance. Acknowledging Jason’s GRAMMY® win, “The Price Is Right” host Drew Carey congratulated him later in the taping. Afterwards, Jason and Shellye were invited backstage to meet the cast and crew of the show. Jason’s appearance is slated to be featured on the March 12 broadcast of “The Price Is Right.”
Although Jason and Shellye didn’t get to spin the wheel, bringing home a GRAMMY® Award is the best prize of all.
For further information, visit www.jasoncrabb.com.
Radioactive Airplay Announces Number 1 Radio Song at Press Conference in Fort Mill, SC
January 1, 2010
(Left to Right - Dr. Dale Hill - President, The Broadcast Group, and Charles Brady of Caraway Media Group and Russell James - Center Stage Tour.)
Fort Mill, South Carolina (RADIOACTIVE AIRPLAY) January 1st, 2010 - Gold City’s recording of “What Children Believe” has been announced at a joint press conference at The Broadcast Group Event Complex in Fort Mill, SC as the most added radio song of 2009. The song was written by James Isaac Elliot, Brent Lamb, and Jerry Salley and recorded by one of the most awarded quartets in Southern Gospel Music. The song found a home on the playlists of over 550 radio stations around the world since being released by New Haven Records.
Charles Brady of Caraway Media Group made the announcement to the press alongside Dr. Dale Hill, President of The Broadcast Group and Russell James, President of Center Stage Tours which will host a special night of Gospel Music with the award winning quartet in February. Radioactive Airplay will make a special “2009 Radio Song of the Year” presentation to Gold City during the concert event. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets early to be a part of the special evening of Gospel Music in the newly renovated former home of Heritage USA in Fort Mill, SC. Read more
