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RCA Inspiration Celebrates Five Wins at the 2019 GMA Dove Awards
Published on October 16, 2019 by MYReporter
RCA Inspiration celebrates five wins at the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards, with Kirk Franklin, Donald Lawrence, Le'Andria Johnson, and Koryn Hawthorne taking home Dove Awards in five categories this year. Garnering double wins, Gospel icons Kirk Franklin and Donald Lawrence each won two Dove Awards, with Johnson and Hawthorne winning one Dove Award apiece. Kirk Franklin (Fo Yo Soul/RCA) won one of the night's top honors, Gospel Artist of the Year, as well as Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for his #1 smash hit "Love Theory." Continue reading "RCA Inspiration Celebrates Five Wins at the 2019 GMA Dove Awards" →
Categories Entertainment, Music, MYPress Wire, News, Purple Carpet•Tags Christian music, Donald Lawrence, Dove Awards, Entertainment, faith, GMA Dove Awards, God, Gospel music, Inspiration, Kirk Franklin, Koran Hawthorne, LeAndria Johnson, music, music industry, News, RCA Inspiration, Travis Greene, Urban Gospel
Grammy-winning Icon Donnie McClurkin, A Different Song Album; Pre-order Available Now
Published on October 11, 2019 October 11, 2019 by MYReporter
Multiple GRAMMY®, Stellar, and Dove Award-winning Gospel icon Donnie McClurkin has unveiled his forthcoming album, A Different Song (CamDon Music/RCA Inspiration), available for pre-order now. A Different Song marks the eighth solo album released from the legendary singer, songwriter, and producer, and features the poignant singles "Not Yet" and "There Is God." The album will be released on Friday, November 15th. McClurkin, who penned eight songs and recorded most of the album live, has created eleven tracks that offer hope, breakthrough, and encouragement including "Pour My Praise On You," "Let It Go," "His Ways," and more. Continue reading "Grammy-winning Icon Donnie McClurkin, A Different Song Album; Pre-order Available Now" →
Categories Entertainment, Music, MYPress Wire, News•Tags CamDon, Christian music, Donnie McClurkin, Entertainment, faith, God, Gospel music, icon, Inspiration, Live in London, music, music industry, MYPressWire, new music, new release, News, RCA Inspiration, Urban Gospel, We Fall Down
Lecrae Extends His "Reach" from Music to Tech
Published on October 9, 2019 October 16, 2019 by MYReporter
Grammy award-winning artist, Lecrae, has branched out from music into tech as an investor! After announcing his partnership with Oust Labs, a full-service agency that converts ideas into enterprises, Lecrae has invested in MXD (Getmxd.com), innovative software that is a game-changer for indie artists, A&R executives, producers, podcasters, editors, film creators and more. "We're in a time in history where technology is providing solutions for nearly every field. The entertainment world needs these solutions and I'm committed to making sure they are affordable and accessible,"shares Lecrae.
Anyone can use MXD to create incredible professional high-quality mixes for songs, podcasts, or commercials. Just upload your tracks, choose your sound profile and for less than a hundred dollars, you can get a fully mixed professional audio delivered to your inbox in 48 hours or less.
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Lecrae is the CEO and co-founder of several business ventures including Atlanta based, Reach Records, an independent music label he founded in 2004 with a partner, Ben Washer. "Building a record label from the ground-up has given me a deeper appreciation for what it takes to put out your music independently," explains Lecrae. "Although I'm now partnered with a major label, I started out as an indy artist and still run an independent label. I wish technology like MXD was available when I started out."
MXD is founded by Jacob "Biz" Morris, a Grammy Award-winning engineer and audio mixer. "Before MXD my inbox was flooded with requests for services, but at rates, I couldn't commit to," explains Morris. He shared the number of direct messages and emails requesting audio engineering services with Lecrae who astonished introduced him to Oust founder Dan Duncan to help create a solution. Through the Oust Labs Accelerator and startup studio program, Morris went from ideation to execution within three months. Morris says Oust's support has been instrumental in launching his brand. "Their team pushes the boundaries on creativity," he said. "Oust's branding is amazing and the team is phenomenal!"
Oust's unique model and approach places a large emphasis on branding, creativity, and sought after "wildness." In addition to the creative assets, they also connect founders to a community of advisors, mentors, and other entrepreneurs to encourage them along the way. Entrepreneurs present their ideas to the Oust Labs incubator and the full-service agency selects the most promising ideas and helps the startups design, market, launch and even source seed funding to kick off their businesses. Duncan shares that the program has helped two of their start-ups secure over $50K each in seed funding from their network of investors.
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Categories Entertainment, Music, MYPress Wire, News•Tags Christian music, Entertainment, faith, getmxd, Gospel music, Hip Hop, Inspiration, lecrae, music, music industry, News, Reach Records, technology, Urban Gospel, weareoust
Phil Thornton Honored on the Billboard's 40 Under 40
Published on September 27, 2019 October 9, 2019 by MYReporter
Phil Thornton, Senior Vice President and General Manager of RCA Inspiration, has been named one of Billboard's "40 Under 40" honorees for 2019. The prestigious list, which is included in Billboard magazine's issue dated September 28th, is comprised of top music executives under the age of 40 who are demonstrating exemplary leadership in their respective fields and helping to redefine the industry.
At RCA Inspiration, Thornton drives the day-to-day initiatives, manages business operations and establishes partnerships for the Nashville, TN based label. RCAI, the premiere label in gospel and urban inspirational music, is home to renowned superstar artists including Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene, Koryn Hawthorne, Israel Houghton, Le'Andria Johnson, Donald Lawrence, Donnie McClurkin, Marvin Sapp, and Kierra Sheard and will be releasing new albums from Greene and McClurkin later in 2019.
In addition to Thornton's career in music, he is also an accomplished television and film producer, having executive produced the hit TV series, R&B Divas Atlanta, R&B Divas LA (TV One) and It's A Mann's World (BET) and films, A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love on Election Night and Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Miche'le. Additionally, he is actively involved in the entertainment industry at large and the community, serving on the boards of the Recording Academy's Nashville chapter, the Gospel Music Association, the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) and Hope for Harvest. On being included among this elite group who are making monumental strides in the music business, Thornton says, "I am truly humbled to be recognized by Billboard in this way! I'm also grateful to have such an amazing team around me at RCAI who makes the work that we do possible!"
Categories Entertainment, Music, MYPress Wire, News•Tags 40 Under 40, Billboard, Christian music, Entertainment, faith, GMA, God, Gospel music, Gospel Music Association, Inspiration, Kirk Franklin, Koryn Hawthorne, music, music executive, music industry, News, NMAAM, Phil Thornton, RCA, RCA Inspiration
Fred Hammond's Festival of Praise Tour hits the Midwest
Published on October 21, 2016 September 21, 2018 by MYReporter2 Comments
For the third year in a row, Fred Hammond has assembled a roster of artists, musicians and comedians to hit the road on his inspirational tour Festival of Praise. This year's line up is nothing short of star power. Fred enlisted R&B turned Gospel artist Regina Bell, legendary Clark Sister Karen Clark Sheard, Israel Houghton known for his high-octane praise and worship, choir-master Hezekiah Walker, modern worshipper and newcomer Casey J and funny man Comedian Earthquake. The tour is rolling through the Midwest October 20 to 26 bringing a fresh wind of inspiration.
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Categories Entertainment, Music, News•Tags artists, casey j, comedian earthquake, concerts, Entertainment, festival of praise, Fred Hammond, gospel artists, Gospel music, Hezekiah Walker, Israel Houghton, karen clark sheard, music, music industry, tour
Talib Kweli's music style served straight up
Published on July 13, 2016 September 29, 2016 by MYReporter
Legendary hip hop artist Talib Kweli speaks to the heart of the socially conscious. While some may find it hard to articulate the concerns that face the African American race, he sees the cause and effect of the systemic oppression as looking through a glass-made house. The masterful work of setting socially charged lyrics to melodic beats has been Talib Kweli's forte over two decades. Chicago was graced with his genius during the 4th of July weekend with two sold out shows at the City Winery.
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Categories Entertainment, Music•Tags Chicago music, City Winery Chicago, Hip Hop, legend, lyricist, music, music industry, Rapper, socially conscious, Talib Kweli