by David Bruce Murray | Feb 26, 2019 | CD Reviews, Reviews
January 18 – Tiffany Coburn – Near To The Heart (CD) Tiffany Coburn’s Near To The Heart is an orchestrated blend of both modern and traditional hymns in the tried-and-true inspirational style established by Sandi Patty and others in the 1980s. Coburn...
by Kyle Boreing | Feb 26, 2019 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
TRIVIA: What was the first southern gospel album to be released on CD? Answer is below…. Last week, I wrote (rather extensively) about what I saw as a short-term gain, long-term loss in the argument over physical music sales vs streaming. If you missed that...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 25, 2019 | Awards Shows, History
The Southern Gospel Music Association is currently accepting nominees for the Hall Of Fame. Each member of the SGMA is asked to submit two living and two deceased individuals for consideration. After carefully considering the requirements outlined by the SGMA Hall Of...
by Kyle Boreing | Feb 23, 2019 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business, Music Tech
Spotify’s current pay rate per stream is around $0.006 per complete play. The average cost of a CD is $12 with around 10 songs per CD (or $1.20 per song). So one CD purchase is worth 200 album streams (this is not counting any kind of royalty and/or cost of...
by David Bruce Murray | Feb 22, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
Gospel Music Happenings The Harvesters announced their long-time baritone and emcee Allen Hunter is retiring after singing 30 years with the group. Hunter’s final appearances will be on March 15 & 16th at The Parker Homecoming 2019 in Sanford, NC. Performers...
