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buzzz worthy. . . Addressing a near capacity audience on June 5, 2016, at the Destiny Dome Embassy (Cathedral of Praise, International); music mogul Mathew Knowles delivered a stimulating dose of motivation for the 20th Commencement Exercises of Cornerstone College Prep High School and Cornerstone Christian Bible College, International. President Dr. Oscar J. Dowdell-Underwood described the ceremonious occasion eloquently: "Brilliance tempered by grace, and fueled by compassion to see everybody reach their full potential describes Mathew Knowles... The occasion was very inspirational for all in attendance, not only because of Dr. Knowles' empowering address, but the several hundred people in attendance were also blessed to personally witness Dr. Knowles' being awarded his doctorate in Business Administration for Strategic Leadership and  Organizational Culture."  Accepting his hard-earned Ph.D., and after spending last year getting an ...

buzzz worthy. . . After a recent Beyonce' concert in her native city of Houston, her dad Mathew Knowles was photographed in a fun-loving group hug with her and Blue Ivy. It is one of many such moments, where the two have enjoyed time spent since his granddaughter's arrival. With Father's Day fast approaching, Knowles is asked to reflect on such moments with his daughter and granddaughter, and how he sees his role as a famous dad.   " That pictures shows three generations of my bloodline captured together. I have a lot of these and while it is easy to look at your kin and feel pride, what's even stronger than that feeling is love. Nowadays change is both fast and constant and divisiveness is taking center stage everywhere. I ask myself what stays and what heals? What forgives and brings us all together when everything else falls apart? It's love. As far as being a famous father, it doesn't matter if fame lasts 15 minutes or 50 years... families ...

buzzz worthy. . . Music World Gospel Releases Le’Andria Johnson from Her Recording Contract The Label Was Instrumental in New Signing (Houston, TX – April 1, 2014) –  Music World Gospel has released Le’Andria Johnson from her recording contract. Effective, April 1, 2014, Johnson was signed to RCA Inspiration Music Group. Mathew Knowles, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment was instrumental in helping Johnson land the new label deal. “As Music World Gospel continues to move forward, I wanted to ensure that Le’Andria would have the very best opportunity to match her successes and further her talents and gifts as recording artist,” says Knowles. “I am happy that she is with one of the leading companies in the gospel industry. RCA Inspiration Music Group is part of the Sony family of labels, a company that Music World Entertainment has worked successfully with for 20 years. I am also proud of the work we achieved at Music World Gospel and I wish her the ver...

buzzz worthy. . . MATHEW KNOWLES’ MUSIC WORLD MUSIC MOVES UP IN ITS MARKET SHARE FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THE IMPRINT IS RANKED 3 RD  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 ...

CD Features Chaka Khan, Anna Wilson, and Suzy Bogguss Available at Online Retail Outlets  on October 4 (Houston,  TX  -  October 3, 2011 ) - Mathew Knowles' Music World Music Presents  A Twist of Jazz , a collection of songs featuring  Chaka Khan, Anna Wilson  and  Suzy Bogguss . The three featured artists bring R&B, Pop and Country influences to jazz songs and American standards to create a whole new genre-bending sound. The CD features both new songs and previously recorded classics. It will be released in digital form only and is available at iTunes, Amazon.com  and other online music retailers everywhere. "I'm excited about the release of this CD because it offers listeners the opportunity to both hear some of their favorite artists performing in ways they may not have heard them before, and it offers listeners an opportunity to experience music that may not be a part of their regular musical repertoire," said Mathew Knowles, fou...

Mathew Knowles, founder, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment (MWE) is now Professor Knowles.  He has learned many lessons while building his company into one of the world's leading music and entertainment conglomerates. He weaves those real-world experiences into lesson plans for the Music Industry course he teaches at Texas Southern University (TSU). Melinda Spaulding of FOX News Houston, caught up with Knowles during a session of the course he is teaching in his third semester at TSU. Check out the story on the teaching music mogul, which aired on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/entertainment/music/110216-man-behind-the-music-teaching-at-tsu

While it is obvious that some of  Matthew Knowles' behavior doesn't meet his daughter Beyonce's approval--like philandering and becoming a "baby daddy" in his 50's--Music World issued a statement that she has not given Papa Knowles the boot:    “Contrary to false rumors online," reads the statement, " Beyoncé and her manager Mathew Knowles unequivocally have had and continue to have a close personal and business relationship.  Mathew Knowles is the sole and exclusive manager of Beyoncé.”