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  • Oct 28
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  • PROVIDENT ENTERTAINMENT RECEIVES FIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS

Kirk Franklin, Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, CAIN, And Elevation Worship All Recognized

28 October 2021 – Nashville, TN – Provident Entertainment is proud to announce they received five American Music Award nominations. Just announced this morning, Zach Williams, CAIN, and Elevation Worship are nominated for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist, and Kirk Franklin and Koryn Hawthorne are recognized in the newly added category Favorite Gospel Artist.


The AMAs are the world’s largest fan-voted awards show with winners determined by votes cast online as well as via Twitter. Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album sales, song sales, and radio airplay. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partner MRC Data and cover the time period Sept. 25, 2020 through Sept. 23, 2021.


Voting for all categories is now open and for the first time, fans can vote for all AMA categories on TikTok by searching for “AMAs” in-app. The 2021 American Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 21st, and air on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.

PROVIDENT ENTERTAINMENT RECEIVES FIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS
Kirk Franklin

PROVIDENT ENTERTAINMENT RECEIVES FIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS
Zach Williams

PROVIDENT ENTERTAINMENT RECEIVES FIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS
Koryn Hawthorne

PROVIDENT ENTERTAINMENT RECEIVES FIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS
CAIN

PROVIDENT ENTERTAINMENT RECEIVES FIVE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS
Elevation Worship

About Provident Entertainment: Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is home to Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Essential Worship, and Essential Music Publishing, along with Provident Films. The label group is home to an artist roster including Casting Crowns, Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, CAIN, Kirk Franklin, KB, Matt Maher, Matthew West, Kierra Sheard, and more. Provident Entertainment operates under the umbrella of Sony Music Nashville.

Find out more at ProvidentEntertainment.com.

  • Jun 24
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  • TWO-TIME GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING ARTIST ZACH WILLIAMS READIES FOR FALL RUN OF “THE RESCUE STORY TOUR”

40-City Tour Includes Rescheduled Shows From Spring 2020 + New Dates Added

TWO-TIME GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING ARTIST ZACH WILLIAMS READIES FOR FALL RUN OF “THE RESCUE STORY TOUR”

24 June 2021 – Nashville, TN – It was fall of 2019 when multi-award-winning artist and songwriter Zach Williams kicked off his first major headlining and successful run of “The Rescue Story Tour,” and plans were underway to continue into spring 2020. When the pandemic forced tours around the world to cancel, Williams missed the road but used his time to write, record new music, and spend time with his family. And now, he is excited to announce that The Rescue Story Tour is officially back and kicking off this fall. Joined by CAIN and We The Kingdom, this will be a tour not to be missed! Hitting 40 major markets, the tour will kick off on September 23 in Columbus, Ohio, and conclude November 28 when Williams, along with CAIN, will wrap the tour with a special hometown show at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.


Concertgoers will get to hear many of Williams’ popular songs like his recent top-charting and GRAMMY-winning “There Was Jesus” along with longtime favorites such as “Chain Breaker,” “Old Church Choir,” and “Fear Is A Liar,” as well as newer hits such as “Rescue Story,” the No. 1 single “Less Like Me,” “Stand My Ground,” “The Struggle,” and many more.


VIP MEAT & GREET: On the tour’s first leg, Williams offered a “VIP Meat & Greet” experience, which he will continue this fall. Held prior to showtime, he will host an exclusive, full-course gourmet meal prepared by his favorite chef, Paul Fields, a world-renowned professional chef from Napa Valley, CA. Attendees also meet with Williams for photos and receive a VIP gift bag that includes a VIP pass, premium concert seats, early entry, and more. Please note, Chef Paul has been working under the highest safety standards and COVID-19 protocols in highly-regulated Napa Valley, CA. He will be implementing those same standards when preparing and serving your food on The Rescue Story Tour.


Tickets are on sale now for “The Rescue Story Tour” and VIP Meat & Greet. While many dates are already selling out, be sure to visit Zach’s website for the latest information. All previously purchased tickets will be honored, but for any refund, please contact the ticket seller directly.

TWO-TIME GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING ARTIST ZACH WILLIAMS READIES FOR FALL RUN OF “THE RESCUE STORY TOUR”

“THE RESCUE STORY TOUR” FALL TOUR DATES*:
Sept. 23 – Grove City (Columbus), OH
Sept. 24 – Hoffman Estates (Chicago), IL
Sept. 25 – Oshkosh, WI
Sept. 26 – Muskegon, WI
Sept. 29 – Meridian, MS
Oct. 1 – Euless (Dallas), TX
Oct. 2 – Houston, TX
Oct. 3 – San Antonio, TX
Oct. 7 – Madison, MS
Oct. 8 – Woodstock, GA
Oct. 9 – Johnson City, TN
Oct. 10 – Knoxville, TN
Oct. 14 – Milwaukee, WI
Oct. 15 – Bowling Green, KY
Oct. 16 – Durham, NC
Oct. 17 – Reading, PA
Oct. 21 – Aiken, SC
Oct. 22 – Spartanburg, SC
Oct. 23 – Birmingham, AL
Oct. 24 – Dothan, AL
Oct. 26 – Savannah, GA
Oct. 28 – Memphis, TN
Oct. 29 – Ft. Wayne, IN
Oct. 30 – St. Charles (St. Louis), MO
Nov. 4 – Loveland (Denver), CO
Nov. 5 – Albuquerque, NM
Nov. 6 – Tucson, AZ
Nov. 7 – Yorba Linda, CA
Nov. 9 – Oceanside, CA
Nov. 11 – Highland, CA
Nov. 12 – Visalia, CA
Nov. 13 – Modesto, CA
Nov. 14 – Sacramento, CA
Nov. 16 – Twin Falls, ID
Nov. 17 – Boise, ID
Nov. 19 – Tualatin (Portland), OR
Nov. 20 – Spokane, WA
Nov. 21 – Billings, MT
Nov. 22 – Casper, WY
Nov. 28 – Nashville, TN
*All dates subject to change; visit his tour page for the latest information

ABOUT ZACH WILLIAMS: Williams is a husband, father, recording artist, and songwriter, and is now a two-time GRAMMY® winner (Chain Breaker, 2018; “There Was Jesus”, 2021). Along with an additional five GRAMMY nominations, Williams is also a multi-GMA Dove Awards and K-LOVE Fan Awards winner and nominee.
He made history with two consecutive radio No. 1 hits for 35 weeks as a debut artist (“Chain Breaker,” “Old Church Choir”), and “There Was Jesus,” his duet with Dolly Parton, topped the charts for multiple weeks. Most of all, Williams’ music comes from a place of humility and honesty as his songs are a direct reflection of God’s redemption in his life.


“Chain Breaker,” his record-breaking and RIAA®-certified Platinum single from the album Chain Breaker (RIAA-certified Gold), has impacted millions of people around the world, earning Williams his first GRAMMY nomination in 2017 for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, two Billboard Music Award nominations (Top Christian Song, Top Christian Album) and a 2018 American Music Award nomination for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational. He also received another GRAMMY nod in 2019 for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Survivor: Live from Harding Prison, and in 2020 for “Rescue Story” (Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song). “Old Church Choir” and “Fear Is a Liar” are both RIAA-certified Gold.
Williams performed his RIAA-certified Gold single “There Was Jesus” live with Parton on the 53rd Annual CMA Awards. The song also made the Pandora Top Spins chart for twelve consecutive weeks and named one of Pandora’s top 100 songs across all genres. Additionally, “There Was Jesus” was WAY-FM’s top song of 2020.


He has won six GMA Dove Awards (Artist of the Year; New Artist of the Year; Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, “Chain Breaker;” Pop/Contemporary Song, “Old Church Choir;” Songwriter of the Year/Artist; Recorded Music Packaging, Rescue Story). He was also named Billboard’s 2017 Top Christian Male Vocalist and New Artist of the Year, as well as CCM Fan Awards’ Favorite New Artist Of The Year. Apple Music chose him as Artist of the Week (2016), while “Chain Breaker” was the top track of 2016 on iTunes’ Christian Songs chart. Williams has also been awarded by BMI with four Citation of Achievement awards for his singles “Chain Breaker,” “Old Church Choir,” and “Fear Is a Liar,” recognizing the songs for their national popularity and reach.

For more information, visit ZachWilliamsMusic.com and on his socials below.

TWO-TIME GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING ARTIST ZACH WILLIAMS READIES FOR FALL RUN OF “THE RESCUE STORY TOUR”

  • Jun 07
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  • PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP CAPTURES THREE K-LOVE AWARD WINS

Zach Williams Receives Two, CAIN Grabs One While Making Their Awards Show Debut

PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP CAPTURES THREE K-LOVE AWARD WINS
PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP CAPTURES THREE K-LOVE AWARD WINS
PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP CAPTURES THREE K-LOVE AWARD WINS
PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP CAPTURES THREE K-LOVE AWARD WINS

7 June 2021 – Nashville, Tenn – Provident Label Group is proud to announce that two of their artists – Zach Williams and CAIN – walked away with a total of three K-LOVE Fan Awards. Held at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry on Sunday, May 30, and airing on TBN last Friday, June 4, singer/songwriter and multi-award winner Williams received two: Male Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for the No. 1 hit “There Was Jesus” with Dolly Parton. “Rise Up (Lazarus)” from sibling trio CAIN, who also made their awards show debut, received Breakthrough Single of the Year for their chart-topping single.


Both artists performed during the show – Williams shared his powerful new song “Stand My Ground” while CAIN performed “Rise Up (Lazarus).” CAIN, comprised of Madison Cain Johnson, Logan Cain, and Taylor Cain Matz, also sang backup during Williams’ performance.


The Provident family went into the awards show with an astounding 13 nominations. Matthew West returned as host for the annual event while also performing his top hit “Truth Be Told” with country superstar Carly Pearce. Other appearances and performances were made by Chris Brown of Elevation Worship, Casting Crowns, and Leanna Crawford.


Now in its eighth year, the K-LOVE Fan Awards is the only fan-voted awards show in Christian entertainment, bringing together the biggest names in Christian music, films, sports, books, and more.

PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP CAPTURES THREE K-LOVE AWARD WINS
Visit Zach’s Instagram @zachwilliamsmusic to watch his acceptance speech
PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP CAPTURES THREE K-LOVE AWARD WINS
Listen to CAIN’s thank you speech for Breakthrough Single Of The Year at their Instagram @caintheband

About Provident Label Group: PLG is part of Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, also home to RCA Inspiration, Essential Worship, and Essential Music Publishing, along with Provident Films. Their artist roster includes Casting Crowns, Zach Williams, Elevation Worship, Koryn Hawthorne, CAIN, Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Travis Greene, Matt Maher, Matthew West, Marvin Sapp, and more. Provident Entertainment operates under the umbrella of Sony Music Nashville. Find out more by visiting ProvidentEntertainment.com

  • Jun 04
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  • GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING AND MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING CASTING CROWNS RELEASES NEW SONG “SCARS IN HEAVEN” FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM

MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES TODAY TO ACCOMPANY NEW SONG

GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING AND MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING CASTING CROWNS RELEASES NEW SONG “SCARS IN HEAVEN” FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM
GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING AND MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING CASTING CROWNS RELEASES NEW SONG “SCARS IN HEAVEN” FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM

NASHVILLE, TENN. (JUNE 04, 2021) – Today GRAMMY® Award-winning and multi-RIAA Platinum-selling group Casting Crowns released their first brand new song, “Scars in Heaven.” The stirring ballad is available everywhere today. The music video premiered this morning on the band’s YouTube channel, which has more than 1.2 million followers. Casting Crowns also debuted the song live for the KLOVE Fan Awards, which air on TBN tonight as well as today at CMB Momentum for radio programmers in Orlando, Fl. “Scars in Heaven” is the debut song from the forthcoming new studio album, which will release in November. This will be Casting Crowns’ ninth studio album.
Co-written by frontman Mark Hall and Matthew West, Hall began writing this song while watching his mom care for her parents as they passed away.


“Being a pastor and walking people through loss, there is this moment when we are suddenly very aware of their absence,” shares Mark Hall. “The world seems quieter. You realize you’re not going to hear their voice again. And in those moments, you feel the last moments of their life here. You may recall there was pain and there was suffering and there was a tragedy or there was weakness or there were wrong choices and your mind is cluttered with the last thing you remember.”


There has been so much heartache and loss across the globe this past year, and this song will resonate with everyone who has lost someone close either recently or as they remember from years past.
“When we lose someone, our only faith and comfort must come from the Father. It’s not going to come from this world, because all we see are reminders that we don’t have them. So what we’ve got to do is ask God to help us release our ideas of who I knew that loved one was, and I’ve got to start focusing on who they are now. They are with Jesus. They are being held by the hands that bear the only ‘Scars in Heaven.'”


Casting Crowns has continued to impact fans since their debut more than 20 years ago. Most recently, they released their last studio album, Only Jesus, in 2018, with astonishing success and response. With that release, Casting Crowns received their newest RIAA Gold Certifications for their No. 1 singles “Only Jesus” and “Nobody.” This album also produced two No. 1 radio singles, including the group’s 15th career No. 1 radio single, a GRAMMY nomination, a 2019 Dove Award, two 2020 Dove Award nominations, and two Billboard Music Awards nominations for “Top Christian Album” and “Top Christian Song” (“Nobody” ft. Matthew West). The impact of this album almost three years later includes more than 290 million streams life to date.

ABOUT CASTING CROWNS: The prolific and chart-topping CCM group Casting Crowns, who hold the position as Billboard’s top-selling act in Christian music since 2007, have achieved sales milestones with more than 12 million albums sold. Additionally, they have received numerous RIAA certifications: one RIAA 2x multi-Platinum® album, five RIAA Platinum albums, two RIAA Platinum DVDs, seven RIAA Gold® albums, four Gold DVDs, five RIAA Platinum singles, and 12 RIAA Gold digital singles.Casting Crowns has also been honored with four American Music Awards (out of seven total nominations), a GRAMMY Award® for their 2005 album Lifesong, and eight additional GRAMMY Award nominations. In addition, the group has garnered 18 GMA Dove Awards, two Billboard Music Awards, and 13 total Billboard Music Award nominations. Casting Crowns’ seven band members all remain active in student ministry and tour according to their local church commitments.

For more information, visit CastingCrowns.com.

  • May 27
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  • KIERRA SHEARD-KELLY AND RED ROCKS WORSHIP CO-RELEASE NEW PERFORMANCE “SOMETHING HAS TO BREAK (LIVE)”
KIERRA SHEARD-KELLY AND RED ROCKS WORSHIP CO-RELEASE NEW PERFORMANCE “SOMETHING HAS TO BREAK (LIVE)”

Nashville, TN (May 27, 2021) – Award-winning artist, actress, and entrepreneur Kierra Sheard-Kelly has teamed up with contemporary Worship group Red Rocks Worship and Essential Worship to co-release their new performance of Something Has to Break (Live)” (Karew Entertainment/Essential Worship/ Provident Label Group). Delivering an ascending worship experience of her No. 1 hit single, Sheard-Kelly paired up to create this new powerful live performance together with the worship group, whose ministry is based out of the Denver, Colorado-based Red Rocks Church. Releasing the digital single and live video of their performance, “Something Has to Break (Live)” is available via all major digital providers on Friday, May 28th with the video also available via Essential Worship’s YouTube channel.

Recorded live before worshippers at Red Rocks Church, Kierra Sheard-Kelly and Red Rocks Worship make a declaration of strength and faith in God’s constant presence, who is always there to lift us up through our times of worries and doubts. Originally released on her chart-topping hit album KIERRA with a featured appearance from Tasha Cobbs Leonard, along with recording an acclaimed version in a live duet with her mother, Gospel legend Karen Clark Sheard, Sheard-Kelly’s single “Something Has to Break” went No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Digital Song Sales chart. Red Rocks Worship has also previously recorded a version of the song which appears on their latest release, Things of Heaven (Where We Come From). Since both artists are a part of the Provident Entertainment family, it was a natural fit to record a version together.  Sheard-Kelly co-wrote the song with Jonathan Smith, Mia Fieldes, and her brother, producer, and songwriter, J. Drew Sheard, II.


In addition to this new performance, Kierra Sheard-Kelly has continued to garner accolades for her sixth studio album KIERRA, recently receiving high honors with eight Stellar Awards nominations for 2021. Recognized across all major categories including nominations for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for “Something Has to Break (Live)” ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, as well as four other nominations, the 2021 Stellar Awards will be taped on July 10, 2021.  Sheard-Kelly is also the creator of her fashion line Eleven60, acted in the hit 2020 Lifetime biopic movie “The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel,” where she portrayed her mother, Karen Clark Sheard, and made a hit debut as an author with the recent April release of her memoir “Big, Bold, and Beautiful: Owning the Woman God Made You to Be.”         

Red Rocks Worship is the expression of a dynamic community called Red Rocks Church, comprised of worshippers, creatives, songwriters, friends, and family all seeking to bring people closer to God. Based in Denver yet with campuses and reach around the globe, Red Rocks Church and Red Rocks Worship exist to make Heaven more crowded. They released their church worship independent debut EP seven years ago, which went No. 1 on the iTunes’ Top Christian and Gospel Albums chart. Since the launch of the group as an extension of the Red Rocks Church in Denver, they have released three full-length albums that have gone beyond their expectations and church walls. Their hit song, “Breakthrough,” has garnered more than 21 million audio streams and allowed the group to reach a broader audience. Red Rocks Worship recently released the first installment of the two-part EP, Things of Heaven (Where We Come From), offering songs for the listener that focus on the here-and-now of the kingdom, reminding worshippers that if the presence of God is here, so is heaven.

KIERRA SHEARD-KELLY AND RED ROCKS WORSHIP CO-RELEASE NEW PERFORMANCE “SOMETHING HAS TO BREAK (LIVE)”
Kierra Sheard-Kelly with Red Rocks Worship

Kierra Sheard-Kelly + Red Rocks Worship: “Something Has to Break (Live)” is available Friday, May 28th.
For additional information, visit:
Websites:       
https://www.iamkierrasheard.com/
https://www.redrocksworship.com/
https://essentialworship.com/

Facebook/Instagram:
/kierrasheard
/redrocksworship
/essentialworship

         Twitter:          
@kierrasheard
@RedRocksWorship
@EssentialWrshp

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MEDIA CONTACTS:    
Jacinda Chen
W&W Public Relations
[email protected]
Vaughn Alvarez
CR8 Agency
[email protected]

  • Mar 19
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  • RED ROCKS WORSHIP RELEASES NEW EP,THINGS OF HEAVEN (WHERE WE COME FROM)

“This one feels like home. This one feels like church.” – Red Rocks Church Pastor Shawn Johnson

RED ROCKS WORSHIP RELEASES NEW EP,THINGS OF HEAVEN (WHERE WE COME FROM)
RED ROCKS WORSHIP RELEASES NEW EP,THINGS OF HEAVEN (WHERE WE COME FROM)
From left to right: Kory Miller, Jake Espy, Jessica Parsons, Tyler Roberts, Jerrica Matrone, and Jimmy Johnson

NASHVILLE, TENN./ DENVER, CO. (MARCH 19, 2021) Today Red Rocks Worship releases the new six-song EP, Things of Heaven (Where We Come From) (Essential Worship/Provident Label Group), which is the first installment of two-part EP with part two releasing later this year. Both Things of Heaven EPs offer songs for the listener that focus on the here-and-now of the kingdom, reminding worshipers that if the presence of God is here, so is heaven. The live videos for the songs “I Will Trust” and “Breathe Miracles” also debut today (see below).


Seven years ago Red Rocks Worship released their church worship independent debut EP, which surprised the group going to No. 1 on the iTunes’ Top Christian and Gospel Albums chart. Since the launch of the group as an extension of the Red Rocks Church in Denver, Co., they have released three full-length albums that have gone beyond their expectations and church walls. Their hit song, “Breakthrough,” has garnered more than 21 million audio streams and allowed the group to reach a broader audience as they release today’s new project. In a time and place when life feels particularly hard, monotonous, and uncertain, Things of Heaven brings hope of change, hope that God is moving and will continue to do so, and hope that heaven is indeed here.


“These are songs for people to put in their toolbox,” shares original Red Rocks Worship member Tyler Roberts. “These are tools for people to fight the enemy with. And these are songs to speak and to sing out and to experience the presence of the Lord when you don’t know what else to say, when you don’t really understand.”

Red Rocks’ lead pastor Shawn Johnson told Roberts regarding the new project, “This one feels like home. This one feels like church.”


This new collection from Red Rocks Worship is unique in that it was written and recorded during the pandemic last year when everything changed for churches, including at Red Rocks. All of their writing sessions moved to Zoom and instead of the individual worship leaders each leading worship on one of the four Colorado campuses, they were leading worship together weekly for virtual online services.


“We got to be on the same stage,” says Roberts. “We got to feel the passion from each other. We got to feed off each other….all kinds of creativity came out of that.”

This united creative front was much needed in the church during a year like 2020. With fear and anxiety in abundance, the Red Rocks team got to work writing these anthems as a way to change their [church’s] perspective and bring heaven to earth.


Tonight the group will celebrate the album with an live online release party on their YouTube page at 8 pm Central.

ABOUT RED ROCKS WORSHIP: Red Rocks Worship is the expression of a dynamic community called Red Rocks Church comprised of worshipers, creatives, songwriters, friends and family all seeking to bring people closer to God. Based in Denver yet with campuses and reach around the globe, Red Rocks Church and Red Rocks Worship exists to make Heaven more crowded. “We are ONE church in multiple locations. We desire to be a home for the prodigal, an authentic people, humble, generous, and unified. We want everyone to know the only way, the truth, and the life found in Jesus.” – Red Rocks Church

  • Feb 09
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  • RCA INSPIRATION ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH MARQUIS BOONE ENTERPRISES

New Releases to Come from Kelontae Gavin and Fresh Start Worship

(Nashville, TN) – February 9, 2021 – RCA Inspiration, one of the premiere labels in Gospel and inspirational music, announces a strategic partnership with the entertainment company Marquis Boone Enterprises, to release upcoming projects from Kelontae Gavin and Fresh Start Worship. The record label, under its partnership with the entertainment company, will provide a range of cross-departmental support including distribution, radio promotion, marketing, sales, publicity, production, among other areas. Led by Phil Thornton, SVP and General Manager of RCA Inspiration, and Marquis Boone, Founder of Marquis Boone Enterprises, the partnership’s preliminary releases for 2021 will include a full-length album from Kelontae Gavin, and a single from the Fresh Start Worship group.

Founded in 2013, Marquis Boone Enterprises has garnered success in the industry with discovering and developing new young artists. The Atlanta-based artist manager, pastor and author has built an independent company managing fresh contemporary voices including Casey J, Bri Babineaux, Kelontae Gavin, and Fresh Start Worship.

Young worship leader Kelontae Gavin has continued to be a Gospel star on the rise, since the South Carolina native first became a YouTube viral sensation singing a hymn in his high school cafeteria in 2014. Signed by Boone, Gavin released his debut full-length album The Higher Experience in 2018, which hit #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart and garnered four Stellar Gospel Music Award nominations. Marking the partnership’s first release this quarter, Kelontae Gavin’s second full-length album will be released on Friday, March 5th. Titled The n.o.w. Experience, Gavin’s album will be available for pre-order/pre-save/pre-add via digital music providers on Friday, February 12th.

Fresh Start Worship, is a millennial group of worshippers based out of Atlanta. The six-member group leads worship out of Fresh Start Church in Duluth, GA under the leadership of Pastor Marquis Boone and released their debut full-length album Fresh Start Worship in 2018, which featured the hit single “Mention,” a #2 hit on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart.

Phil Thornton, SVP and General Manager of RCA Inspiration, says: “We are thrilled to form this strategic partnership with Marquis Boone Enterprises, as we have an aligned vision for continuing to nurture fresh voices that move gospel music into new levels. The legacy of gospel has remained a powerful foundation in bringing us closer and lifting us collectively especially in challenging times, and I look forward to sharing the releases in store from Kelontae Gavin and Fresh Start Worship.”

Marquis Boone, Founder of Marquis Boone Enterprises, says: “To partner with one of the premier labels in gospel strategically will be a game changer for Kelontae and Fresh Start Worship. RCAI and MBE visions align and I believe this collaboration will produce great results. The next generation is ready to be presented and we are prepared to launch them.”

About RCA Inspiration
RCA Inspiration is the Gospel label operating under Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Presenting the very best in Gospel and Inspirational Music, RCA Inspiration is the home of top artists Donald Lawrence, Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker, Marvin Sapp, Travis Greene, Le’Andria Johnson, Koryn Hawthorne, and many more. Find out more at: https://www.rcainspiration.com/.

About Marquis Boone Enterprises
Marquis Boone Enterprises, LLC (MBE), is a multifaceted and full service, entertainment and media company that holds endeavors in ministry, publishing, music, television, management, and philanthropy. Founded in 2013 by Marquis Boone (who NY Times hailed as an “industry disrupter”), MBE has found success in the management of #1 Billboard Gospel artists, Kelontae Gavin, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Casey J, Bri Babineaux, and Fresh Start Worship. As an independent label, since 2014, MBE has landed 10 #1 Billboard Gospel singles.

Media Contacts:
RCA Inspiration
Aliya Crawford / [email protected]
Jacinda Chen / [email protected]

Marquis Boone Enterprises
Vaughn Alvarez / [email protected]

  • Nov 23
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  • RCA INSPIRATION TO RELEASE NEW MUSIC FROM THE VOICES OF FIRE CHOIR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ I AM OTHER
RCA INSPIRATION TO RELEASE NEW MUSIC FROM THE VOICES OF FIRE CHOIR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ I AM OTHER
RCA INSPIRATION TO RELEASE NEW MUSIC FROM THE VOICES OF FIRE CHOIR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHARRELL WILLIAMS’ I AM OTHER

(Nashville, TN)November 23, 2020 – RCA Inspiration, one of the premiere labels in Gospel and inspirational music, announces a record deal with Voices of Fire, to release new music from the new choir, in partnership with Pharrell Williams’ company i am OTHER. The newly-formed choir stars on the Netflix docuseries “Voices of Fire,” led by Williams’ uncle Bishop Ezekiel Williams. The docuseries debuted on the streamer Friday November 20th and Williams serves as an executive producer on the project. The Voices of Fire choir will record its first full-length album, to be released by RCA Inspiration in partnership with i am OTHER at a future date.

Bringing together a diverse lineup of the best new talent in their hometown community, the “Voices of Fire” Netflix series documents the journey of forming this new choir as Bishop Ezekiel Williams, Pharrell Williams, and a team of other influential gospel leaders lead a search for fresh voices in the Hampton Roads, VA region. Bishop Ezekiel Williams, a well-respected faith and musical leader in the area, teams up with a core group of gospel leaders with the mission to build one of the world’s most inspiring gospel choirs, spotlighting talent of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds, and their varied backstories.   

Phil Thornton, SVP and General Manager of RCA Inspiration, says: “As a Virginia native myself, I am thrilled for RCA Inspiration to partner with i am OTHER and introduce the new music of Voices of Fire. Choir has continued to be a longstanding cornerstone for Gospel music around the world and influence for countless artists through the years, and I look forward to showcasing the incredible group of talent in this choir.” 

Bishop Ezekiel Williams says: “It is surreal to know that good things truly do come to those who wait, and that dreams and desires really do come true. I look forward to bringing more than 40 years of musical experience to the table and collaborating with equally talented artists, as we craft a symphony of voices that will stretch the musicalities of Voices of Fire. I sincerely believe that, through Gospel music, this project will touch, influence, and change the lives of individuals from all walks of life.”

Check out the new Netflix series “Voices of Fire”:

https://www.netflix.com/title/81005127

For more information on RCA Inspiration, visit:

www.rcainspiration.com 

Connect with Voices of Fire at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoicesofFire/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voicesoffire/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VoicesofFire

Media Contacts:         

RCA Inspiration

Aliya Crawford / [email protected]

Jacinda Chen / [email protected]

  • May 29
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  • VERITY PRESENTS CELEBRATE! 2020, AVAILABLE NOW

Star-studded collection of top artists and songs include Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Fred Hammond, Travis Greene, Kurt Carr, Melvin Crispell, III, Koryn Hawthorne, Donald Lawrence, Donnie McClurkin, and Kierra Sheard

Nashville, TN (May 29, 2020) – Verity Records has released a hit collection of top songs featuring the biggest artists and rising stars on Verity Presents Celebrate! 2020. The 10-track compilation mixes contemporary anthems, ballads and more from Gospel icons and hit makers with songs from Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Kurt Carr, Koryn Hawthorne feat. Lecrae, Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers feat. Le’Andria Johnson, Travis Greene, Kierra Sheard, and “Sunday Best” winner Melvin Crispell, III. From fan favorites and monster radio hits, grab the exclusive collection available now at Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers!   

Verity Presents Celebrate! 2020 is available now.

https://verity.lnk.to/Celebrate2020FA

Verity Presents Celebrate! 2020 Track List:

1.   “Love Theory” – Kirk Franklin

2.   “Won’t Let Go” – Travis Greene

3.   “Unstoppable” – Koryn Hawthorne feat. Lecrae

4.   “Deliver Me (This Is My Exodus)” – Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers feat. Le’Andria Johnson

5.   “Kind God” – Marvin Sapp

6.   “I’m Grateful” – Fred Hammond

7.  “Don’t Judge Me” – Kierra Sheard

8.   “There Is God” – Donnie McClurkin

9.   “Not the End of Your Story” (Sunday Best Performance) – Melvin Crispell, III

10. “Bless Somebody Else (Dorothy’s Song)” – Kurt Carr

MEDIA CONTACTS:

W&W Public Relations

Jacinda Chen / [email protected]

Brittany Godwin / [email protected]

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