Mathew Knowles, the founder, President and CEO of Houston's Music World Entertainment, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Gospel Music Association.
Knowles brings to the board his creative, business and management expertise, as well as a profound commitment to music.
GMA is considered the face and voice of the gospel and Christian music. The working board is comprised of 35 board members who are leaders in the industry.
“I am so pleased that Mathew has been elected to the GMA Board of Directors,” Ed Leonard, President and Chairman of the Board of the Gospel Music Association. “He will add his vast mainstream and Gospel expertise to a board stocked with talented professionals.
I know he will be integral in leading the GMA to greater heights as we work together to expose, promote and celebrate the Gospel through music.”
Under Knowles’ visionary leadership, Music World Entertainment has had an unprecedented global impact on music and entertainment for nearly two decades. In 2002, Knowles launched Spirit Rising Music, now named Music World Gospel, a division of Music World Entertainment.
The company began with the successful launch of Michelle Williams as a gospel artist. Several years later, Knowles continues his mission to produce high quality entertainment for the faith-based community.
“I look forward to working with the other board members in developing ideas and concepts to further expand both the platforms and audiences for Gospel and Christian artists,” said Knowles.
“These are challenging times in the music industry , but it’s extremely important for us to work together to meet those challenges and to achieve long-term stability and profitability for our business, for our Christian and Gospel artists, and the faithful listeners they serve.”
In recent years, Music World Gospel has experienced a tremendous amount of growth and success. The label features a roster of award-winning recording artists, joint ventures and special projects including, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Juanita Bynum, Brian Courtney Wilson, Micah Stampley, Pastor Rudy Rasmus and The ESSENCE Gospel Project.
In the past two years, Music World Gospel set and broke records and made Billboard chart history with the success of contemporary break-through artist and GMA Dove nominee Brian Courtney Wilson. After 87 weeks, Wilson’s CD, Just Love, remains on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album chart in the Top 20—longer than any other CD title on Billboard’s Top 50.
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