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Annotated Bibliography Gospel and Christian. (Special Feature: Gospel and Christian Music). Billboard 118.13 (April 1, 2006): 35(2). Retrieved May, 7, 2007, from Info Trac Onefile via Thomson Gale:http://find.galegroup.com/ips/retrieve.do? subjectParam=Locale%2528en%252C%2529% Christian music has gone down in the last couple of years. The article stated there was a steady growth in the music until 2003 and it flattened out along with the rest of the industry. How Donnie McClurkin overcame rape, Sexual abuse and leukemia scare to become a Gospel music star. (Aug 2001). Ebony, Vol. 56 Issue 10, p110, 3p, 3c. Retrieved May, 7, 2007, from Academic Search Premier Database. Donnie McClurkin overcame being molested twice, by male members of his family at the age of 8 and 13. Then at age 31 he was diagnosed with leukemia and overcame it by believing that God is a healer and by praying for his healing. Donnie’s life was one bad experience after another and through gospel music is where he found his voice through music. This man of faith became a minister and a platiumn selling gospel artist. Gospel music was a way to connect to a higher power and escape his pain without speaking about the horrible things that happened to him. Since then he has ministered to millions through sermons at his church, through his music, and the book he wrote about his life and what happened to him as a child. Through his testimony people are still being delivered from their past or present sexual abuse. Musicians covert thy neighbor’s fanbase. (April 4, 2007). Daily Variety, Vol. 295 Issue 3, pA2-A2, 1p, 2c. Retrieved May, 7, 2007, from MasterFILE Premier database. This article shows the challenge that Christian artist face from trying to cross over from faith-based music to the mainstream music industry. According to a Christian music guru, most Christian artists wants to have the same platform as rock stars to help make the world a better place to live through their music. The only problem that arises is from the religious community, which expects perfection from the Christian artist. The religious community puts them on a pedestal and under a microscope from their personal and
professional life as a representation of Christian life to the world. Christian artist limit their financial success when they choose to stay on the faith-based track compared to singing open ended songs that the listener can interpret in many ways. There are many songs written to express the love of Christ, but listener will interpret that love to a man or a woman. A Christian music director stated, first they look for the message and second it has to be good quality and third, does the artist live up to the Christian belief. Christian artist Amy Grant received backlash from the religious community and public when she went through her divorce. "Praise the lord: a spirited celebration. (Feb 2006). African Business, 317, p66 (1). Retrieved May, 7, 2007, from Info Trac Onefile via Thomson Gale:http://findgalegroup.com/ips/retrieve.do? subjectParam=Locale%2528en%252C%252C%2529% Early gospel songs were composed and sung by Africans sold into slavery as they worked on the plantations of their masters. They sung and expressed their faith and hoped for a better life to come. John Newton, a former slave ship captain converted, repented, and became a minister that wrote many hymns including “Amazing Grace”. Gospel music has changed the face of music from the artists that begin singing in the church as children and take the message and soul of the music to different genres like rock and roll, soul, and jazz around the world. The gospel truth. (April 11,2005). Christian MUSIC Today.com Retrieved May 12, 2007, from http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/commentaries/gospeltr uth.html This article discusses behind- the-scenes at the Stellar awards that honor the music of the gospel community. Gospel music is big business and major record label contracts like in the mainstream music industry. Gospel music concerts were small venues in the past at local churches and the records were sold either at the churches are the local mom-and-pop record stores. Gospel artist were given small offerings from the churches they performed in. The gospel artists of today are selling out football stadiums and are selling platinum records (having sold over a million units). Today’s gospel artists are business people as well and have ownership of record labels. Some of the best music producers are from the
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