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Gospel Music Awards launched
Accra, July 9, GNA - The 2007 edition of the Ceval Gospel
Awards scheduled for October this year was on Monday
launched in Accra.
The event, which is second in a series and is being
organised by Ceval Consult, seeks to recognise excellence in
gospel music that had won the hearts of gospel music fans.
As part of the entry requirement for this year's award,
artists’ albums must have an international outlook and
should be sold around the globe. Video clips, particularly,
must have screen translations, among others.
The requirements also stipulated that any song derived from
another artist's copyright work should come with the
original composer's written audio and visual recorded
consent before it would be accepted.
Mr. Cephas Amartey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ceval
Consult, said the notion behind the awards was to raise and
maintain the standard of gospel music in
the country and beyond.
"We intend to create avenues to upgrade the status and
earning of those who will be committed to the standards we
set and ultimately endeavour to promote their gospel work on
the international scene," he added.
He said the awards were designed with very serious and
disciplined gospel artists in mind, especially those with an
eye for both the national and the international markets.
Mr. Amartey stressed that they would work hard to enhance
the place of gospel music in the industry and gradually
build a brand to grow to hit the top.
He bemoaned the numerous problems confronting the gospel
awards initiative in terms of sponsorship and urged
corporate bodies and other gospel music lovers to support
the project to make it a success.
GNA
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