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Bleach Calls It
Quits The top
ten best-selling gospel albums of 2003 were:
Anyone watching Monday Night Football during the beginning of
the forth quarter this week might have heard tobyMac's
'Love is in the House' as the backdrop of a Monday Night Football
commercial lead in. Rolling Stone named Big Dismal one of "Five Christian Bands on the Rise" - read what they had to say here. The band's hit single "Reality" is #3 at Christian Rock radio! Listen to "Reality" and other tracks off their debut album BELIEVE on the Bigdismal.com music page. Big Dismal recently announced some new tour dates, so check out the tour page here! Music Dog Records Opens for Business they have already signed Broken Yoke and it sounds like there will be more announcements soon. New label called Music Dog Records looks to make a splash on the CCM industry. www.musicdogrecords.com
A great article featuring Stacie Orrico and other Christian
artists in this week's Billboard Magazine.
"Tapping a hunger for positive messages in difficult times, Christian artists are appealing to a growing number of people outside of their traditional audience. The trend is reflected in an important barometer, mainstream radio, which closely follows the tastes of its listeners." Other artists mentioned in the article include: MercyMe, Natalie Grant, Relient K, Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Kathy Troccoli, Jars of Clay, Sixpence None the Richer, and Pillar. To read more take a look at the October 25th edition of Billboard Magazine Source: sporknews.com
Industry News Planning for the 16th annual Babbie Mason Music Conference International is underway. The dates for the conference are Thursday through Saturday, May 20-22, 2004. The conference will be held at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. 2/5/4 Provident Music Distribution Announces Name Change Focusing on its objectives for 2004, Provident Music Distribution announces its name change to "Provident Distribution" and rolls out a yearlong goals-oriented campaign for Christian retail. The revised name reflects a renewed vision as the distribution company realizes opportunities to serve retail with more than just music releases, i.e. video, DVD, etc., while the comprehensive campaign reveals six accomplished areas in which Provident is currently the industry leader. The 2004 campaign states, "Six goals. One purpose. Provident Distribution, Our goal is meeting yours."
Word Distribution Announces Promotions Leading Christian retail supplier, Word Distribution, announces the immediate promotion of key executive members. Jim Nehs, former Senior Director of National Accounts is promoted to VP, CBA Sales. Keith Stancil, former VP, General Markets, is named VP, General Market & International Sales. Greg Fritz, former VP, Marketing, is promoted to VP, Sales & Marketing Services. Lori Marty will serve as VP, IT & Operations. Dusty Wells, former Sr. Director, Field & Telesales, is named Sr. Dir., National Accounts. Word Label Group announces the addition of Desmond Pringle as Director of Gospel A&R. "We are looking forward to the broadening of our musical family here at Word and we could not be more excited about having Desmond Pringle head up this effort," states Barry Landis, president of Word Label Group. Pringle, a gospel artist himself, is expanding his role in the music industry and will be at the forefront of Word's effort to break new ground in the gospel music arena. Source: christianactivities.com
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