NIELSEN: MUSIC WORLD GOSPEL MOVES UP RANK TO #3 GOSPEL LABEL
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 ...