by David Bruce Murray | Feb 19, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, History
Last week, I received my ballot to nominate individuals to be inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association’s Hall Of Fame (SGMA HOF). At the bottom of this article, I have posted the SGMA’s criteria for selecting a SGMA HOF inductee. It is...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 20, 2018 | Awards Shows, Commentary & Observations, Singing News
Here’s a new approach to determining the top overall songwriter(s) over the period of a year. I’ve taken the top five songs from each month in Singing News starting in February 2017 and concluding in January 2018. (I chose to include January 2018 rather...
by Kyle Boreing | Jan 17, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, History, Music Business
In my last article, I wrote about third-party labels who lease masters from record companies in order to invest in a remaster and/or re-issue of that material that the original company either has no interest or see no value in releasing themselves. Brian Fuson brought...
by Kyle Boreing | Jan 12, 2018 | Commentary & Observations, Music Business
While browsing online at new releases for 2018, I came across something that kind of caught my eye…. Anyone that even casually knows me knows that I am a huge Oak Ridge Boys fan. I have every recording by them I can possibly get my hands on dating back to the...
by Kyle Boreing | Dec 4, 2017 | Commentary & Observations
Recently, I reached out multiple times to an artist to get their input/feedback on an article I’ve written here on MusicScribe. These requests have been ignored. I believe, based on previous interaction with this artist, that this is due to their disdain for...
by Daniel J. Mount | Nov 30, 2017 | Awards Shows, Commentary & Observations
Why do Grammy® voters vote the way they do in Southern Gospel categories? Certain trends are clear. Some producer or label voter coalitions generate almost-automatic annual nominations. And imprints with major label distribution have that label’s votes behind...
