Gospel Music Channel’s Top Ten Best Albums of 2008
Congrats to the fellas of 21:03 for being in GospelMusicChannels Top Ten Albums of 2008! I’m happy for all the winners, but I’m really excited about 21:03 because their song "Cover Me" is my all time favorite Gospel music song for this year.
GospelMusicChannel.com has announced its Top Ten Best Albums of 2008. The winners are:
Mary Mary - The Sound (Columbia/Integrity)
21:03 - Total Attention (Verity)
Deitrick Haddon - Revealed (Zomba)
DecembeRadio - Satisfied (Slanted Records)
Fireflight - Unbreakable (Flicker)
Josh Wilson - Trying to Fit the Ocean in a Cup (Sparrow)
Newworldson - Salvation Station (Inpop)
Brandon Heath - What If We (Reunion Records)
Crabb Revival - Runaway Train (Daywind)
Greater Vision - Not Alone (Daywind)
The Top Ten Best Albums of 2008 were compiled by the senior music editors and staff at GospelMusicChannel.com, along with input from the staff at Gospel Music Channel. You can enter for a chance to win the entire Top Ten CD collection by visiting the website .
"With all the challenges facing the Gospel music industry, it’s always such an encouragement–such a labor of love–to look back over the year of the music itself and rediscover what makes Gospel music and all its sub-genres so rich," says senior content strategist for GospelMusicChannel.com Melissa Riddle. "From familiar artists like Mary Mary to virtual unknowns like Josh Wilson, the artistry represented here has never been more relevant. GospelMusicChannel.com’s Top Ten Best Albums of 2008 represents the diversity and depth that is Gospel/Christian music, and after much deliberation and passionate discussion, we couldn’t be more excited to share what we consider to be the ‘cream of this year’s crop.’"
Gospel Music Artists that received Honorable Mention’s are Kurt Carr, Darwin Hobbs, and Tye Tribett & G.A.
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GospelMusicChannel.com to Unveil Top Ten Best Albums of 2008
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GospelMusicChannel.com, the fastest-growing site and a leader among all gospel/Christian music web sites, will announce its Top Ten Best Albums of 2008 tomorrow, Thurs., Nov. 20 at 3:00 p.m. eastern time at http://www.GospelMusicChannel.com.
In addition, fans who visit the site can post comments and enter to win all 10 of the Top Ten best releases of the year in GospelMusicChannel.com’s Top Ten Best prize pack.
The senior editorial team at GospelMusicChannel.com along with the Gospel Music Channel television network staff of experts have combined to compile the list of their favorite albums of 2008. The list is not designed to be a comprehensive list of all the great albums from ‘08, but a list of ten stand-out releases this year.
Gospel Music News-Gospel Music Too Secular?
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1. Has Gospel Music sold out to secular sound? Do you think that its "dense, over-produced, over-sung and virtually indistinguishable from secular easy-listening pop"?~Gospelrama
2. Gospel Music has always had enormous popularity among African-American audiences and that has proven to be great for the Gospel Music Channel. 56% of GMC’s audience is African American or Latino and Sunday night draws an audience that is 85% Black.~BroadCast Newsroom
3. The 2008 World Summit on Prayer will be held December 3rd-5th in Miami. Join Prayer General Cindy Trimm, Chuck Pierce, Juanita Bynum, Tudor Bismark, Harold Ray & Sarah Morgan. Ministry artists include Darwin Hobbs, Micah Stampley, and Darlene McCoy.~Prayer Summit
4. Join in the fun and excitement at PrayzeHymn’s seven year anniversary !
5. Miriam Makeba, also known as "Mama Afrika", has been laid to rest in South Africa. Hundreds of South Africans over the weekend paid their last respects to the legendary singer. Makeba collapsed a week ago after a performance in Italy and died of heart attack afterwards at a hospital. She was 76. ~VOA News
The Gospel Music Channel & The Stellar Awards
NASHVILLE, October 21 /Christian Newswire / — The Gospel Music Channel television network will become the exclusive first-run cable home for The Stellar Awards, the premier Gospel event that recognizes and honors Gospel artists, as part of a new multi-year licensing agreement with Central City Productions (CCP) and Don Jackson, CCP CEO and Stellar Awards executive producer.
Beginning in 2009, Gospel Music Channel will premiere The Stellar Awards on Sunday, March 1 after it’s first broadcast syndication window run. Under the new agreement, Gospel Music Channel also will debut a new, CCP-produced series "The Best of the Stellars." The GMC-exclusive 10-episode series will spotlight the most memorable moments, performances and interviews from the first 23 years of The Stellar Awards. Hosted by gospel great Vickie Winans, "The Best of the Stellars" will begin production this fall and premiere on GMC in April 2009.
"Gospel Music Channel is now the home for the most prestigious award shows in Gospel/Christian music: The Stellar Awards and The GMA Dove Awards," commented GMC vice chairman Brad Siegel. "We’re thrilled to have The Stellars and the ‘Best of’ series and we look forward to being a television partner with Don and CCP for many years to come."
"Gospel Music Channel has become the number one television destination for gospel music fans so it is fitting that The Stellars will now be seen on GMC," commented Jackson. "Gospel Music Channel’s amazing growth will help make The Stellar Awards more accessible to more viewers around the country. We look forward to the Stellars’ presence on GMC year round, starting with today’s announcement."
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