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Welcome to SGBlogNews!Grab your coffee, sit down and start your day with SGBlogNews! Know of a website we need to add? Shoot us an .SGBLogNews Favorite VideosView our favorite videos here.SGB Updates on Recent Blogger SummitPosted on 03/12 at 02:17 PM
The Southern Gospel Blog reported more on the Blogger Summit: 'Yesterday, Crossroads Music hosted a bloggers conference. About half the bloggers invited were able to make it; I couldn’t be there, but participated via telephone. Daniel Britt, David Bruce Murray, and Doug Harrison were all there in person. Several record producers and industry executives were also present. (SGBN Note: According to David Bruce Murray, the participants were; Mickey Gamble, Chris White, Scott Wagner (sp?), and Jim Stover of Crossroads; Wayne Haun and Kevin Ward of Vine Records; bloggers Doug Harrison, Daniel Britt, and David Bruce Murray. Daniel Mount participated by phone as well) The meeting started with the moderator telling us that bloggers have been saying things that record executives have been saying for years–behind closed doors. They wanted to get together with us to exchange ideas and information. They discussed that traditional Southern Gospel media outlets, such as the Singing News knew about the event. But they specifically were only inviting independent bloggers." Read More
Singing News Forums Pulls Blogger Summit UpdatesPosted on 03/12 at 02:12 PM
I just learned over the weekend that the link to the Blogger Summit Updates on the Singing News forums no longer works. It appears that the Singing News Forums has removed the thread. Did this thread violate some rule? Did the poster reveal too much in his posts? Did Crossroads Execs disapprove of a blogger blogging about a blogger summitt? These are all good questions. Will we see the answers?
DBM Updates on Blogger SummitPosted on 03/09 at 08:35 PM
All though David Bruce Murray gives us a short synopsis of the day, there are still no real answers as to what was discussed. David stated, "What was the result of today's meeting? We met, we talked, we ate, we talked some more. Only time will tell if anything fruitful actually took place today, but that wasn't really the point. The point was to give bloggers an opportunity to share suggestions with Crossroads while they in turn gave us a glimpse "behind the curtain" of the Southern Gospel industry." Perhaps this commenter was pretty accurate in his idea: "However, I think you are being naive if you think some SG record execs are getting together with you just to chat you up & get your input on the direction of the industry. Does starting up a blog make you an expert on the industry? No. If I was interested in dentistry and started a blog about it, would the great journals on medicine be interested in my comments? No. Would dentists? Well, they might read it for curiosity sake, but they wouldn't really care what I thought about procedures for root canals. My guess is the record execs are going to very subtly & gently prod you guys into being a "positive" voice for the industry and to tone down any negativity." Read more.
Bloggers Summit UpdatePosted on 03/09 at 01:56 PM
Daniel Mount of SouthernGospelBlog is updating everyone on the Singing News Forums with news from the Summit. So far the topics of discussion have been: (note that the topics are listed but there has been no mention of what was concluded) Everyone has been introducing themselves. Mickey Gamble talked to Ken Kirksey of the Singing News yesterday, and told him, “Basically the only reason you weren't invited is because we didn't want you here! We didn't feel that media of your stature” should be there. Ken Kirksey said: “I wouldn't have wanted me either; I wouldn't have invited me either.” They're talking right now about reformatting the Singing News charts. There are cases discovered of cashola, paying for chart placement. Daywind, Crossroads, Singing News, Salem, and ~three credible independent radio promoters are going to sit down together to make radio as good as it can be, and reform the process. Right now the discussion is on how to get credible radio reporting so that retailers can know which songs and groups are popular. We're talking about radio stations in major markets leaving SG (like in Atlanta) and how we need to expand. Wayne Haun is talking: He went into SG with a Gaitheresque mentality: “Quality will eventually raise to the top.” He's done that since he entered it 13 years ago. “I may be broke, but at least it will sound great. It worked for me." Right now we're talking about how to move the charts faster...and how Crossroads themselves as one label can't do it. As it is, a quality CD will only get two singles. Daniel Britt is talking about how there are lots of different sorts of Southern Gospel, and proposing whether they need to focus on one breed of SG that is commercially successful, and letting variants (say country Gospel) not get as much attention? Is there one sort of SG that is most successful and will help the industry survive? There isn't one particular breed of SG being discussed. What we're talking about is this: With the very hard time labels have selling anything, would they do best if the big national labels focused on one particular breed? Or would they do better if they tried a little bit of everything? FYI, apparently Singing News says that Michigan is their #2 market for Southern Gospel magazines/products (probably after North Carolina). Ohio isn't far behind. There is some talk right now. Lifeway, which has been involved, actually ignored SG for two years, but found out that it was their #3 best-selling music category. That's when they realized they couldn't ignore SG any longer and started thinking about the AGM rebranding. We're talking right now about the difference between a thematically consistent album--an album built around an idea--as opposed to a group that schedules studio time every year and picks ten unrelated songs. Now we're talking about digital downloads. They're on eMusic. Let me be more specific: Crossroads has added their music to eMusic. Now we're talking about custom artists / vanity projects. We've been talking about how the songs get selected for the NQC videos. Now all the bloggers are sharing comments about what they/we would do if we were running things
Can Bloggers Change The Face of Southern Gospel MusicPosted on 03/09 at 01:51 PM
Apparently Crossroads Music called a Bloggers Summit today in which a select number of bloggers and a select number of industry professionals are having a "meeting of the minds" so to speak. This summit was kept somewhat in the dark until just a few days ago. Does this speak or a takeover in the industry? Wouldn't a real meeting of the minds include more from than a few select people? Where are the Nashville industry professionals at? And why the secrecy? The Singing News was not invited but bloggers were? Where are we heading?
Truth At What Cost?Posted on 03/07 at 10:38 PM
I have been contemplating a blog post on this for a while. It seems everywhere you turn there is backbiting, jealousy and even slander occuring over award nominations. I have written and re-written this entry a number of times and just can't seem to say what is on my heart. Everyone wants the truth, but some, in their so-called pursuit of truth have become dangerously close to slanderizing artists, record companies, radio promoters and organizations. Some have allowed this so-called "right to my opinion" to discolor people without any proof of their allegations (or opinions as they call them). This is where my question of "truth at what cost?" comes in, I am all for truth. But, let's be sure that we have the truth before we print it. If we have a question as to an impropriety on behalf of an artist nomination for an award let's get the facts before we allow our opinion to cloud the issue. Let's do the investigation necessary to know the truth. Let's go to those involved and get our questions answered. That is the least we are instructed to do according to scripture. Before we tarnish the reputation of someone in the eyes of others we owe it to ourselves, to those involved and to God, to at least have the truth behind us. As Christians we should be held to a higher standard than that of any secular media. We should be bound by the truth and not to sensationalism. Reading the SouthernGospelBlog today was a confirmation of my feelings on this issue. Daniel stated, "Those of you who read my blog for long enough know that I am an optimist at heart, and I look for the good side of the story." I commend Daniel for this and I pray that more people in their search for the truth will also lean to this direction. While we need to examine the negative within our industry and even within our own lives in order to learn from our mistakes. This negative should never be used to sensationalize the pursuit of truth. Remember the truth shall set you free!
Parker Homecoming a HitPosted on 03/07 at 10:36 PM
Front Row Follies had his to say: If you've never been to the Parker Homecoming before, please mark your calendar now for the first Friday and Saturday next March. Danny and Sue Parker work so hard to make this a success, and their work pays off...the artist circle seats sell out within weeks of going on sale at the Harvesters Reunion in the fall, and both nights are packed every year. The Harvesters and Ivan Parker appear both nights, so if you don't hear your favorite song on Friday, you can be pretty sure they'll get to it on Saturday. They've each just released a new project, so we heard plenty of new music, and it was all great! The Harvesters' new CD is called "Moving Forward," and they truly are! Danny, Allen and Jim have been joined by a fantastic young tenor, Steven Wall, and he really adds a lot to their sound. He's a songwriter, too, and they included two of his on the new CD, "There He'll Be" and "In His Silence." If you absolutely force me to choose a favorite from the new project, "In His Silence" would be it...but please don't force me, because they're all so good! Ivan's new CD, "That Was Then, This Is Now," is a little different; it includes six new songs and six that you already know, even though he's given some of them fresh arrangements. Ivan only sang a few of the songs from this CD; he had so many requests to try to fit in that, even over two nights, there just wasn't enough time to include everything. He did sing "Thank You" both nights, because he said Bill Gaither brought that song to his attention, and it made him think of his mother; since Miss Katie was sitting right up front, of course he had to sing it for her! The audience roared when Ivan sang Gaither Homecoming favorites like "Haven of Rest," and he did his Jake Hess impression, by request, on Saturday night. Of course, you already know what brought the house down both nights..."Midnight Cry" was, by far, the highlight of each evening. Read more A Visit from Ernie Hasse and Signature SoundPosted on 03/07 at 09:58 PM
 Today's broadcast will have you tapping your foot and humming along to some great southern gospel music! Listen in to a recent Focus on the Family staff chapel service featuring musical guests Ernie Haase & Signature Sound. You'll enjoy a few laughs, too -- thanks to an amusing interchange between Dr. Dobson and the group during an impromptu onstage interview. "Since [Jesus is] invisible, we want to touch as many people as we can and make Him visible through our bodies and through our gifts, and our gifts happen to be singing and wearing weird clothes." -- Ernie Haase View the performance online
Global Gospel Radio- Not Giving Up -Still Going StrongPosted on 03/06 at 04:03 PM
Global Gospel Radio Okay Folks, Global Gospel Radio is not going anywhere. I, Betty Tilley will be taking care of the operations and the upkeep of the station until Brother Randy Renigar gets back on his feet. I know the Lord is going to bless him very soon. Wow, I did not know just how much is involved in an internet radio station. Uploading music, reviewing music etc. Do not worry I was trained by the best, Brother Randy Renigar.
NQC BewarePosted on 03/06 at 03:45 PM
Allen Kendall offers some suggestions to the NQC Board: Much has been said about certain top acts that are not (and some that are still not) appearing on Quartet Convention this year. It's certainly no easy task to replace folks like the Gaither Vocal Band, Signature Sound, The Isaacs, and The Martins, with the hopes of still being able to pack a 20,000 seat auditorium.
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