NIELSEN: MUSIC WORLD GOSPEL MOVES UP RANK TO #3 GOSPEL LABEL
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MATHEW KNOWLES’ MUSIC WORLD MUSIC MOVES UP IN ITS MARKET SHARE FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW
THE IMPRINT IS RANKED 3RD BEHIND BMG/VERITY [Now RCA Inspirational] & EMI GOSPEL MUSIC [Now Motown Gospel]
(New York, NY – May 8, 2013) – Music World Music continues to establish itself as an independent label with the muscle of a major. Under the helm of music mogul, label president and CEO, Mathew Knowles, Music World Music has weathered the changing climate of the music industry over the past twenty years and has remained on top. Just in from Nielsen Soundscan are reports that Music World Music has acquired 8.36% of the market share with BMG/Verity (now RCA Inspirational) claiming 19.83 % of the market share and EMI Gospel (now Motown Gospel) following with 9.25% of the market share. Music World Music’s placement puts the imprint ahead of industry peers Sony/Columbia, RCA, E1 Music Ent., Gospo Centric and others and marks the imprint’s third consecutive year moving up in its market share holdings.
Music World Music boasts the coveted title of the largest owned and operated African-American gospel label in the US. 2013 will see the release of several projects including the May 14th dual release of Ultimate Gospel Volume 6 Sunday Morning featuring Music World Gospel Artists, Brian Courtney Wilson, Joshua Rogers, Juanita Bynum and Vanessa Bell Armstrong and Ultimate Gospel Volume 7 Contemporary Ladies of Gospel featuring former and current Music World Gospel artists Le’Andria Johnson, Michelle Williams, Alexis Spight, Trin-i-tee 5:7 and Amber Bullock.
Summer time will bring the release of a Trin-I-tee 5:7 Hits Compilation album (7/23) featuring some of their greatest hits along with a DVD collection of their best videos. The fourth quarter of the year will see some of the most highly anticipated releases from Music World Gospel artists Le’Andria Johnson (9/10/13), Andrea Helms (10/15/13) and Brian Courtney Wilson (11/19/13).Music World Music continues to reinvent itself and reinforces a standard of excellence as a trusted leader in innovation, quality, and vision.
Summer time will bring the release of a Trin-I-tee 5:7 Hits Compilation album (7/23) featuring some of their greatest hits along with a DVD collection of their best videos. The fourth quarter of the year will see some of the most highly anticipated releases from Music World Gospel artists Le’Andria Johnson (9/10/13), Andrea Helms (10/15/13) and Brian Courtney Wilson (11/19/13).Music World Music continues to reinvent itself and reinforces a standard of excellence as a trusted leader in innovation, quality, and vision.
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