Purpose and Goal:
Purpose:
To ensure that every artist and songwriter gets an equal opportunity in airplay and charting privileges.
Goal:
Is to see that this be carried out throughout the Gospel Music Industry. We will help bring to justice those that violate the equal rights of artists and the right for their music to have equal airplay and fair practice in charting. Our push will be relentless against those who violate these standards.
Gospel Music Coalition will set forth a website to:
- To make available information.
- To give a list of members.
- To make available a place where artists may post situations that are believed to be a violation against their rights pertaining to gospel music.
Those who are encouraged to join the coalition:
- Songwriters
- Gospel Artists
- Gospel Groups
- Radio Stations
- Promotion Companies
- Comp. Companies
- Record Companies
- Individuals
Statement from R. L. Goad, President, and Founder of Gospel Music Coalition
For several years I have worked on projects for groups and artists and radio stations that were deprived of equal airplay and equal charting rights. We have found five companies that practice unethical charting practices. We have been told by numerous ones of these that there is nothing we can do about it. I believe them to be wrong both in what they are doing and wrong in what they say. The latest situation involves the chart in the Singing News Magazine. On October 26, a letter was issued to approximately 45 radio stations dropping them and taking away their right to chart. In looking into this we find a committee was formed made up of record companies, promoters, and one radio station owner. Our research has already uncovered that these people are biased towards controlling the market. They are biased against certain artists. They want to control the market for a certain few, mostly those that are paying them. Statements have been made that if you control the chart, you control the industry. Statements from individuals involved in the committee were made that they would keep certain groups out of the charts and they would never have the opportunity to be listed on the chart. This unfair control can not be allowed in the Gospel Music Industry. If you are willing to help or if you have information, or if you have been done wrong, please contact us. If you have any information pertaining to Singing News, please send it to one of the emails listed below. If you want to stand with us to bring about justice please become a member. There is power in unity and number. We will be relentless in bringing about fairness in the Gospel Music Industry.
FOR INFORMATION TO FILE COMPLAINTS OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU IN GOSPEL MUSIC PLEASE
CONTACT US :
PHONE:: 276-730-0707
E-MAIL: info@gospelmusiccoalition.com
gmc@gospelmusiccoalition.com
complaints@gospelmusiccoalition.com
WRITE GOSPEL COALITION AT :
NLCM
PO Box 1268
Hillsville, VA 24343
CLICK TO GO TO LIST OF STATIONS DROPPED
CLICK HERE FOR LETTERS SENT BY SINGING NEWS
CLICK HERE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS RESPONSIBLE
Click Here to See Special Invitation from
Power Source Southern Gospel Chart
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About Theme Song
"The Sheep Need a Shepherd" (From I'm Forgiven)
Written and Performed by Brenda Whitlock/BMI
31270 County Line Rd, Okolona, MS 38860
Phone: 662-447-5982
www.brendawhitlock.com *****Email:bkwmusic@aol.com
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