Gospel Music Channel Press Releases


Ricky Skaggs & The Whites Join Forces and Tingle the Spine

World Premiere Front Row Live Concert, Monday, July 7 at 9 PM ET/PT on Gospel Music Channel

ATLANTA, GA – July 3, 2008 – An evening of compelling music from two of bluegrass and country music’s most beloved artists is in store when Front Row Live: Ricky Skaggs & The Whites world premieres on the Gospel Music Channel television network on Monday, July 7 at 9 p.m. ET. 

4th of July Concert Weekend on Gospel Music Channel

Three-Day Marathon of Live Performances Features More Than 30 Gospel/Christian Artists

ATLANTA, GA – July 1, 2008 – Gospel Music Channel (GMC) television network will offer a soundtrack to the upcoming 4th of July holiday weekend with three days of non-stop live music performances and concert specials featuring many of today’s hottest Christian/Gospel music artists. 

Californian Melinda Watts Wins Gospel Music Channel's Gospel Dream 2008

ATLANTA, GA – June 30, 2008 – Melinda Watts, a 29-year-old leader of two foundations that help support troubled young girls and their families from Fair Oaks, California, was crowned the winner of the American Idol®-inspired talent search series Gospel Dream 2008 last night on the Gospel Music Channel television network.

Three Finalists, Only One Will Live Their Gospel Dream

Kymm Lowery (Beach Park, IL), John McKoy (Monroe, NC) and Melinda Watts (Fair Oaks, CA) are the final three in American Idol® style Gospel/Christian TV series Gospel Dream on Gospel Music Channel

Season Finale Airs Sunday Night, June 29 at 9 PM ET.

Gospel Music Channel's Growth Continues

GMC to Launch on Three Knology Systems, Resulting in Full Distribution on MSO

ATLANTA, GA – June 23, 2008 – Gospel Music Channel (GMC), television’s fastest-growing network, announced today that it will launch on Knology Inc. (Nasdaq: KNOL) systems in Panama City and Pinellas County in Florida, and in Montgomery, Ala. With these launches, GMC – the nation’s first and only 24/7 channel devoted to the uplifting, inspiring and diverse music that is Gospel/Christian music – will be fully distributed by Knology, which serves 230,000 subscribers.

Celebrating Gospel Music's Great Legacy

Senators Blanche L. Lincoln, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Patrick Leahy, Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee and Mary Bono Mack, Gospel Music Channel and The Recording Academy® announce the Gospel Music Heritage Month initiative, announced at GRAMMY®s on the Hill event at U.S. Capitol. 

Gospel Music Channel Expands Original Production and Development

Gospel Music Channel Expands Original Production and Development, Unveils Highlights of 2008–2009 Programming Slate

Father's Day Weekend on Gospel Music Channel

Featuring Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Nate Sallie and The Williams Brothers

Gospel Music Channel to Present Blind Boys of Alabama Live on Monday, May 19 at NCTA

Gospel Music Channel to Present the Legendary Blind Boys of Alabama
Live in Concert on Monday, May 19 at NCTA National Show

Gospel Soul/R&B Boy Group, 21:03, Announced as New LISTEN UP Artist for June

Gospel Music Channel Launches New Platform for Emerging Artists, 21:03 Unveiled As New LISTEN UP Profile For June

ATLANTA – June 6, 2008 – LISTEN UP, Gospel Music Channel’s (GMC) new multi-platform promotional campaign featuring new and emerging Gospel/Christian recording artists who are on the verge of becoming break-out stars, announced today Zombas’ contemporary Gospel soul/r&b boy group 21:03 will be the newest group to be recognized under LISTEN UP.

Press contact: Jim Weiss, press@gospelmusicchannel.com, 770-692-4579.

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