GOSPELMUSIC.ORG MARCH 2016 WHAT’S GMA INDUSTRY UPDATE INSIDE INDUSTRY Q&A: Catherine Brewton, Q&A with Catherine Brewton, VP Writer/ VP Writer/Publisher Publisher Relations, BMI Relations, BMI Celebrations and News By Michael Nolan In 1997 Catherine Brewton moved from a Radio Movement dream job as Executive Director of the Recording Academy (NARAS) to a truly plum trajectory: a series of promotions at BMI where she is now Appearances in Film/TV celebrating a decade as Vice President, Writer/ Publisher Relations. It’s a title that obscures the myriad of aspects of her Atlanta-based Top Adult Cont. Songs work, including the creation and production of BMI’s many educational, networking and Top Gospel Songs showcase events. Beyond her many corporate responsibilities, her work with the non-profit Top Rock Songs Hope for Harvest will be acknowledged at the GMA Honors ceremony held May 10 in Nashville. (Continued...) Catherine Brewton Overall Chart Toppers Movement NEWS Curb Records acquired Warner Music Group’s (WMG) stake in Word Entertainment. As a result, Word is now a wholly-owned division of The GMA Foundation announced its Curb. Rod Riley, President and CEO of Word, will continue to run Word inductees and honorees for the annual Entertainment. WMG will continue to distribute Word releases to the GMA Honors Celebration set to take general market, and Word’s publishing catalog will continue to be place May 10 at Lipscomb University’s administered by Warner/Chappell. Meanwhile, Curb will purchase Allen Arena in Nashville. The 2016 WMG’s share in Word’s recorded music, distribution, publishing, film inductees include Hezekiah Walker, and live events divisions, as well as the company’s building on Music Row. Howard Rachinski, The Nelons and Russ Taff. In addition, the event will honor Catherine Brewton for Hope for Harvest, John Sanders LLC and the K-LOVE Fan Humble Beast, a Portland-based label Jars of Clay for Blood:Water Mission, Awards were honored with two Emmy® family of creatives, pastors, writers, Michael W. Smith for Rocketown and the Awards for Lighting and Set Design at theologians and musicians, announced a Gospel Music Trust Fund. this year’s Mid-South Regional Emmy® new distribution agreement with Fair Trade celebration held in Nashville at the Services. In addition, the label announced Jon White announced his departure from Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum that Current Talent Agency will now Christian EDM duo Capital Kings. Feb. 27. handle booking for their entire roster. GMA INDUSTRY UPDATE MARCH 2016 Movement Before for KING & COUNTRY’s Award-winning author and Sanctus Real announced Morrison Caine Carnes Winter Jam performance singer/songwriter Andrew Dustin Lolli as the band’s weighed in at 9 lbs., 13 oz. at Nashville’s Bridgestone Peterson and veteran new lead singer. Lolli replaces and 22.5 inches long. Arena on Feb. 5, Word producer J. Chris Wall longtime frontman Matt Hammitt. Entertainment presented (VeggieTales) launched the Smallbone brothers Shining Isle Productions, a with plaques celebrating the Gospel music legend Buck film and television company. success of the duo’s latest Rambo passed away Feb. 21 Their first project will be an album, RUN WILD. LIVE FREE. at the age of 84. Buck was the animated short film based LOVE STRONG. The plaques beloved patriarch of Gospel commemorated a Top 15 on Peterson’s award-winning music family The Rambos. chart debut on the Billboard Wingfeather Saga book series. Matt Maher wasn’t able to 200, two No. 1 singles, career- Joey+Rory’s Joey Martin attend this year’s GRAMMY® to-date album sales of over Feek, 40, passed away Mar. 4 Awards in L.A., despite being 500,000 and 300 shows for after a long battle with cancer. a nominee. Instead, he and his more than 2 million fans, In lieu of flowers, donations wife, Kristin, welcomed their among other achievements. can be made to Joey and Indy third child, Richard Callum at P.O. Box 5471, Vancouver, Maher, on the night of the Wash., 98668. GRAMMYs. Callum made his entrance into the world at 8 Daniel Doss signed with Word lbs. and 7 oz. on Feb. 15. CELEBRATIONS Music Publishing. Chris The Stellar Awards premiered August on TVOne Mar. 6. Congrats married Songwriter Lee Black was to all the artists who took Katelin added to the roster of home an award! Visit www. Cummings Daywind Publishing. in a beautiful TheStellarAwards.com for a ceremony on full list of 2016 winners. Six years after its release, the campus Skillet’s hit single “Monster” of The University of Charleston was awarded RIAA 2X Platinum Mary Mary’s Erica Campbell in West Virginia Feb. 6. August certification, making it the became the first Gospel artist Kari Jobe and husband wrote an original song, which biggest digital single in to reach 1 million followers on Cody Carnes welcomed their he sang to his bride before Christian music history. Instagram. first child Feb. 18.Canyon officially saying “I do.” 2016 Christian/Gospel GRAMMY® Winners Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! BEST GOSPEL BEST CONTEMPORARY BEST GOSPEL ALBUM BEST CONTEMPORARY BEST ROOTS GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG CHRISTIAN MUSIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM Covered: Alive PERFORMANCE/SONG ALBUM “Wanna Be Happy?” in Asia [Live], Still Rockin’ My Soul, Kirk Franklin “Holy Spirit,” Israel & New Breed This Is Not A Test, The Fairfield Four Francesca Battistelli TobyMac GMA INDUSTRY UPDATE MARCH 2016 Movement Wilburn & Joe Dex joined the morning show ShareMedia Services set a Wilburn’s team at KLYT (Albuquerque). record when 2,700 children Jordan were sponsored through their Wilburn Radio host Nancy DeMoss “Hope Happens” campaign. and his Wolgemuth was awarded the wife, 2016 Robert Neff Award by Christian FM Media Group Lauren, celebrated the birth of Moody Radio at NRB 2016 in President Jon Hamilton Love & The Outcome’s Chris a son on Feb. 5. Brayden Allen Nashville. celebrated 25 years with and Jody Rademaker said weighed 7 lbs. and 3 oz. ChristianFM. hello to a tiny bundle of love Larry Elder will join Salem on Valentine’s Day when their RADIO Radio Network’s lineup from son, Milo Wolf, was born. 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. ET beginning Bethesda Christian Apr. 4. Broadcasting has flipped NRB (National Religious KTPT (Rapid City) from Broadcasters) announced positive modern rock to Barefoot Media Ministries that it will move its annual contemporary Christian launched Project 88.7 in Boise, convention to Orlando in 2017, worship music and is now where PD Dave Arthur will be then back to Nashville before named “97.9 The Breeze.” handling programming. taking place in Anaheim, Radio Movement Provided by Calif. in 2019. In addition, the HisAir.net Rend Collective’s Gareth and organization will be moving Longtime Moody Radio Ali Gilkeson announced that its headquarters to Capitol Hill employee Scott Keegan APPEARANCES IN FILM/TV they’ll be adding a second in May. retired. baby to their family in June. Veteran Southern Baptist Yolanda Adams and Michael WQME (Anderson) changed Jim and Melissa Brady of the communicator James A. W. Smith will be a part of its name to “98.7 The Song.” Jim Brady Trio celebrated their Smith, Sr. was named Vice Tyler Perry’s interpretation of wedding anniversary Mar. 6. President of Communications “The Passion” airing live from of the National Religious WAY-FM, together with the New Orleans on FOX on Palm Broadcasters. Compassion Radio Team and Sunday, Mar. 20. Social Media TOP ARTISTS ON FACEBOOK TOP ARTISTS ON TWITTER TOP ARTISTS ON INSTAGRAM Marcos Witt 5,761,335 Kirk Franklin 1,095,033 Erica Campbell 1,035,196 Hillsong United 5,522,566 Lecrae 1,071,295 Hillsong United 970,000 Skillet 5,198,362 Hillsong United 1,070,499 Lecrae 868,000 Casting Crowns 4,575,711 Marcos Witt 1,011,909 Kari Jobe 653,000 Mary Mary 3,790,820 Chris Tomlin 896,015 Jesus Culture 519,000 Don Moen 4,452,437 TobyMac 771,835 Marcos Witt 518,000 Hillsong Worship 4,083,908 Kari Jobe 633,746 Tamela Mann 474,000 Chris Tomlin 3,223,970 Jesus Culture 543,027 Bethel Music 423,000 TobyMac 3,066,735 Mary Mary 522,000 Hillsong Y&F 409,000 GMA INDUSTRY UPDATE MARCH 2016 This Month’s Top Twenty ADULT CONTEMPORARY PROVIDED BY CMTA RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE 1Casting Crowns Just Be Held 11 Lincoln Brewster There Is Power 2Stars Go Dim You Are Loved 12 Natalie Grant Be One 3Chris Tomlin Good Good Father 13 Passion Even So Come / Ft. K. Stanfill 4Matthew West Grace Wins 14 Francesca Battistelli Holy Spirit 5Jordan Feliz The River 15 TobyMac Feel It / Ft. Mr. Talkbox 6Big Daddy Weave My Story 16 for KING & COUNTRY It’s Not Over Yet 7MercyMe Flawless 17 Third Day Soul On Fire 8Lauren Daigle Trust In You 18 Phil Wickham This is Amazing Grace 9We Are Messengers Everything Comes Alive 19 Danny Gokey Tell Your Heart To Beat Again 10Jeremy Camp Same Power 20 Matt Maher Because He Lives (Amen) BDS ENcore Format Playlist Report Date: 3/2/2016 GOSPEL PROVIDED BY CMTA RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE 1Tim Bowman Jr. I’m Good 11 Anita Wilson You Love Me (Best Of My Love) 2Kirk Franklin Wanna Be Happy? 12 Erica Campbell I Luh God / Ft. Big Shizz 3Anthony Brown/GT Worth 13 Maurette B. Clark King Oh King 4Travis Greene Intentional 14 John P. Kee Level Next 5Kirk Franklin 123 Victory 15 J.J. Hairston/YP You’re Mighty 6Casey J I’m Yours 16 Zacardi Cortez #YDIA 7Byron Cage Like No Other 17 Marvin Sapp Live 8Marvin Sapp Yes You Can 18 Jermaine Dolly You 9Todd Dulaney The Anthem 19 Jor’Dan Armstrong Bless Up 10Kim Burrell Thank You Jesus (That’s What...) 20 Jules Bartholomew Alright Alright BDS ENcore Format Playlist Report Date: 3/2/2016 GMA INDUSTRY UPDATE MARCH 2016 This Month’s Top Twenty ROCK PROVIDED BY CMTA RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE RANK ARTIST SONG TITLE 1Veridia Pretty Lies / Ft.