SoundExchange Hosts Influencers Series at the Bluebird with BeBe Winans, Jonathan McReynolds and Alexa Cruse
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Series Highlights SoundExchange’s Commitment to All Music and Musicians;
Past, Present and Future
WASHINGTON, DC – May 21, 2015 – SoundExchange announced today that The SoundExchange Influencers Series
is returning to Nashville’s famous Bluebird Café on Wednesday, May 27,
2015. Legendary gospel and R&B singer BeBe Winans will be joined by
recent breakthrough gospel artist Jonathan McReynolds and young
singer/songwriter Alexa Cruse.
BeBe
Winans is one of the most successful gospel and R&B acts in the
world. His celebrated family is considered by many as “gospel’s first
family” and helped make the genre more mainstream than ever before. With
multiple GRAMMY Awards and numerous Gold and Platinum albums, BeBe has
made an indelible imprint on music. In addition to being an
award-winning singer, BeBe is a film and stage actor, record label
owner, producer and author.
Joining
BeBe on the stage is Jonathan McReynolds, one of the fastest-rising
stars in gospel music after releasing his debut album Life Music
in 2012, and Alexa Cruse, the daughter of GRAMMY and Dove
Award-winning contemporary Christian artists Janice Archer Cruse of The
Archers and John Cruse of The Cruse Family.
The SoundExchange Influencers Series brings together music legends and rising stars. The SoundExchange Influencers Series demonstrates
the impact of legacy artists on today’s music and provides a forum to
address issues currently facing our music legends, namely, fair pay and
recognition for all sound recordings across all mediums and all eras of
music.
“I’m honored to be a part of The SoundExchange Influencers Series.
Making music has always been rewarding but meeting and performing with
the next generation of artists that I have personally influenced is a
gift unto itself,” said BeBe Winans.
“The Influencers Series
is all about passing on what makes American music so great to the next
generation of artists. For this installment, we have one of the greatest
Gospel singers of all time, a young man who has already made his mark
only a few years into his career, and a promising young woman who is
only just getting started,” said SoundExchange President and CEO Michael
Huppe. “We are so excited about the conversation and exchange of ideas
that will take place at this wonderful event.”
