(Detroit, MI - May 30, 2013) - Karew Records, the gospel music label owned by Bishop J. Drew Sheard, senior pastor of Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God In Christ in Detroit, Michigan, and his wife, gospel legend Karen Clark Sheard, today announced the label's new partnership with Entertainment One Music (eOne Music).
Beginning with a new album to be recorded "live" on September 9, 2013 by four-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Clark Sheard, the label's future recordings will be distributed by eOne Music, based out of Nashville, TN.
Karew's roster includes multiple award-winning recording artists Karen Clark Sheard, Kierra Sheard, The Clark Sisters, and Jonathan Nelson. Sheard's forthcoming album will be recorded in Chicago, IL and produced by the multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Donald Lawrence.
Label General Manager Darrell Thompsonstated,
"On behalf of the Sheard Family, we are looking forward to working with
the team at eOne to take the Karew brand to even higher levels of
success as we have full access to a marketing and promotions staff that
has a track record of delivering hits. The family has a relationship
with the company's television arm, so it was a natural fit to extend the
relationship into the area of music." Assistant General Manager Cynthia
Ellis said "After learning that eOne had recently entered into
relationships with Warryn Campbell and Donald Lawrence, the decision was
easy for management to choose this venerable company."
"We
are excited to extend the eOne relationship with the Sheard family
beyond television into music as well through this new partnership with
Karew Records," said Phil Thornton, Vice President of Marketing and New
Business Development at eOne Music, Nashville. "Not only do the Sheards
continue to have a great impact in furthering ministry and gospel music,
but in their family, in faith and in business, they truly serve as a
constant inspiration. It's a blessing for eOne to embark on this
partnership with Karew Records, and mark another thrilling venture
working with one of gospel's most beloved families, to continue
supporting and discovering some of the nation's best gospel music."
Bishop and Clark Sheard, along with their daughter, Kierra, and son, J. Drew II, are the subjects of the hit docu-drama series, The Sheards, which premiered on BET in April and airs Sundays at 8 p.m., ET.
Karew Records will continue to distribute Jonathan Nelson's latest project, Finish Strong, via Motown Gospel (formerly EMI Gospel). Finish Strong was released on April 23 and entered at #1 on Billboard's
Top Gospel Albums chart. Additionally, the next music offerings by
Kierra Sheard and the Clark Sisters will also be handled by Motown
Gospel.
In addition to Nelson's #1 Karew debut album, Finish Strong, the family owned label celebrated a string of successes since its 2009 inception. The multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning Clark Sisters released the first recording on Karew Records (2009) with The Clark Sisters' Family Christmas. Clark Sheard's Karew debut release followed with All in One (2010) and debuted at #3 on Billboard's
Top Gospel Albums chart. Clark Sheard also received the Stellar Gospel
Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for All In One along with a
GRAMMY® nomination for Best Traditional Gospel Album, and GMA Dove and BET nominations. The label has also released daughter Kierra's, Free album (2011) to rave reviews and a #1 debut on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums charts. She also was named the winner
of the 2013 Stellar Award's Albertina Walker Female Vocalist of the
Year and received numerous other honors and nominations for the Free project.
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ABOUT KAREW RECORDS
Karew
Records was founded in 2009 by multiple award-winning gospel legend
Karen Clark Sheard and her husband, Bishop J. Drew Sheard. Karew Records
is a faith-based label focusing on various forms of gospel, Christian
and inspirational music for all nations and generations. Based in
Detroit, MI, Karew Records was initially established as a label
home for the family's various recording projects. The label roster
includes Karen Clark Sheard, Kierra Sheard, The Clark Sisters and the
production works of producer, JDrew Sheard II (JDS). In 2012, Karew
Records signed renowned worship leader and recording artist Jonathan
Nelson. This signing marks the label's first acquisition outside of the
family.
ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT ONE
Entertainment
One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company
that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film
and television content. The company's comprehensive network extends
around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Spain,
Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, and South
Africa. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions,
the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution,
television and music production, family programming and merchandising
and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media
formats and includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,700
hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.
As
the number one independent music brand in North America, eOne Music
brings a specialty focus to nearly every music genre, including Gospel,
R&B, contemporary Christian music, Americana and country, classical,
rock/metal, and more-discovering new artists and producing top talent.
Its award-winning diversity of artists includes those on the R&B
label eOne Urban, which counts hit-makers such as Brian McKnight, Faith
Evans, Ashanti, Keith Sweat, and Dwele among its roster. eOne's Gospel
label includes consistent top-rated and #1 releases among its
critically-acclaimed roster of artists who have a profound impact on
Gospel. The group includes Gospel icon Dorinda Clark-Cole, Bishop Paul
S. Morton, James Fortune, William McDowell and Jessica Reedy, the
legendary Gospel Hall of Famer Shirley Caesar and Michelle Williams (of
Destiny's Child).
The
company's integrated platform encompasses all aspects of the music
business including record labels, music publishing, distribution, sales,
and digital content services, with a comprehensive music licensing
catalog representing virtually every music genre.
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