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GOSPEL MUSIC COMMUNITY UNITES IN SUPPORT OF
GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION, RAISES MORE THAN $350,000

Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, Fisk Jubilee Singers, MercyMe, Kirk Franklin, Booth Brothers, Natalie Grant, and More Come Together for ‘Concert of the Decade’

Godbeat.com, HearItFirst.com and 316Networks.com Partner to Offer One of the Largest Christian Concerts Ever Streamed Online



Photo from final performance at October 12th ‘Concert of the Decade’.
To view more photos please visit: www.gospelmusicupdate.com.


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NEWS SOURCE: Provident Label Group
October 13, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – October 13, 2009 – An unprecedented gathering of Christian and Gospel music’s premier artists and industry leaders united last night (10/12) for a concert to celebrate their musical legacy and support the mission of the Gospel Music Association (GMA), the non-profit trade organization which has championed Christian music for more than 45 years.

The musical event lived up to its billing as “the Concert of the Decade” with performances by Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Kirk Franklin, Point of Grace, Jason Crabb, Martha Munizzi, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Natalie Grant, Bernie Herms and the Booth Brothers. Brown Bannister, five-time Dove Award-winning Producer of the Year, produced the concert, which was staged at the Loveless Café Barn in Nashville.

GMA Board of Directors chairman Ed Leonard (president of Daywind Music), welcomed the near-capacity crowd of more than 350, plus an online audience of close to 10,000, to the fundraising dinner and concert, created in response to financial needs the GMA has, owing in part to the economic recession. “While tonight we’ve come together to help the GMA navigate through some immediate challenges, this assembly also offers us a unique blessing to renew the commitment to our community, and to build a GMA that is relevant for the future.”

Also appearing onstage as segment hosts were author/pastor David Nasser; Premier Productions President Roy Morgan; and GMA Executive Committee member Eddie DeGarmo (president of EMI CMG Publishing). Special guest U. S. Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), co-founder of the Congressional Songwriters Caucus, spoke to the importance of the advocacy the Gospel Music Association offers for its members.

The concert culminated with industry-leading Dove winners Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant singing “Friends,” followed by a stirring finale featuring the evening’s entire lineup leading the classic worship song “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone).”

Sponsors and partners of Concert of the Decade included Platinum Sponsors World Vision, Compassion International and the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, plus the Grand Ole Opry, Gaylord Opryland Resorts and Convention Center, De Lux Productions, iTickets and the Gospel Music Channel. All performing artists and show producers donated their time, expenses and purchased the tickets to the event. *See below for a complete list of sponsors and partners.

Websites Godbeat.com and HearItFirst.com, in partnership with video platform provider 316Networks.com, offered a live web broadcast of the event, making it one of the largest Christian concerts ever streamed online.

The Concert of the Decade and dinner was staged at the Loveless Barn, the new intimate performance venue added to the Loveless Café restaurant on Highway 100 in Nashville.

For more information on supporting the Gospel Music Association or becoming a member, please visit www.gospelmusic.org or contact the Gospel Music Association directly at 615-242-0303.

About GMA:
Founded in 1964, the Gospel Music Association serves as the face and voice for the Gospel/Christian music community and is dedicated to exposing, promoting and celebrating the Gospel through music of all styles including pop, rock, praise & worship, black Gospel, R&B, hip hop, southern Gospel, country, and more. The GMA community consists of more than 3,000 members including agents, artists, church leaders, managers, promoters, radio personnel, record company executives, retailers, songwriters and other industry visionaries. The GMA produces the GMA Dove Awards, GMA Music Week and GMA IMMERSE. For more information, please visit www.gospelmusic.org.

*Sponsors and Partners:

Platinum Sponsors
World Vision
Compassion International
Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau

Gold Sponsors
SoundExchange
SunTrust Bank

Silver Sponsors
Avenue Bank
Harry Fox Agency
National Music Publishers Association
Regions Bank

Event Production Team
Executive Producers – Eddie DeGarmo & Scott Brickell
Show Producers – Brown Bannister & Steve Gilreath
Production Manager – Scott De Vos
Production Assistant – Lauren Roman

Event Service Providers
Blue Nova Designs
Classic Party Rentals
De Lux Productions
Garden Delights
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Grand Ole Opry
Hemphill Brothers
Nashville Event Lighting
I-MAG Video
Sound Check
Sound Image
TLS, Inc.

Promotional Partners
The A Group
Digital Nashville
Guitar Praise
Gospel Music Channel
Highland Software
iTickets
Premier Productions

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