Mathew Knowles’ Music World Music is listed in the lawsuit because his company brokered the deal for the Essence Music Festival broadcast with TV One. His company is being accused of re-issuing the content BET, MTV and BET’s Centric Network despite TV One’s four-year exclusivity agreement.
TV One’s sister company, Radio One, has pulled all of Knowles’ Music World songs and artists from their radio stations nationwide.
“All Radio One personnel were told to pull all Music World artists out of rotation immediately and indefinitely! We were told that the mandate came straight from Ms. Hughes and that there would be ramifications for anyone playing or mentioning a Music World artist or song on air,” a Radio One employee, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, told us.
“Radio One owns at least 12 gospel stations across the country – that’s the majority. It’s hard for artists to sell CD’s without radio airplay! Right now Music World definitely isn’t getting any from Radio One,” the source explained.
Currently, Music World Gospel boasts a roster that includes Juanita Bynum, Trin-I-Tee 5:7, Brian Courtney Wilson, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Micah Stampley and BET’s “Sunday Best” winners Le’Andria Johnson and Amber Bullock. All of them have been removed from the Radio One programming system Selector, according to our source.
“Le’Andria Johnson’s song ‘Jesus” was in heavy rotation on Radio One stations one day and the next day she wasn’t getting any spins. New music by Trin-I-tee 5:7 and Micah Stampley, as well as recurring hits by Brian Courtney Wilson have been pulled as well,” the source added.
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DO YOU THINK IT’S FAIR FOR THE ARTISTS TO SUFFER FROM ACTIONS THEY HAD NO CONTROL OVER?
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RENEE
December 21, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Artists, particularly gospel artists must be very selective with who they sign with as a record label and with management. Sunday Best contestants were automatically signed to Matthew Knowles record label (to my knowledge). You have to do your homework before you go on these shows. You cannot be so desperate to get a break that you sell your soul.
Matthew Knowles has been questionable for years. I’m not even talking about his current issues – sued by his daughter and extra-maritial affairs and all his secular artists ending their contracts with him including his 2 daughters. It goes back to Destiny’s Child management.
As a gospel artist more so than a secular artist, one must understand – timing, season, purpose, connections.
Mike Jones
December 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM
Thats true… Artists in general should always go research before signing with a label. However, when your discovered through a show such as Sunday Best and you have a Record Deal waiting at the end of the show, i dont think too many people would second guess signing to the label of someone responsible for one of the biggest names in music today,
CMTN
December 22, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Should christian radio station hirt other in the process,and it is wrong to take each others to court before unbelievers am i correct or not.people say they trust God but do they really?we’re supose to be reasonable perople.
calvin
December 22, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Are they Christians ?
CMTN
December 22, 2011 at 11:26 AM
CHRISTIAN, NOT ENEMIES
Renee
December 22, 2011 at 11:56 AM
I remember the reality show that Tarralyn Ramsey was on back in the day on VH1 Born to Diva. One of the contestants wouldn’t sign the contract and therefore couldn’t continue in the competition.
Many gospel artists especially have signed their lives away. There are some big time gospel artists that don’t even own their name because of bad contracts they signed.
You HAVE to second guess signing to someone who may have contributed to one of the biggest names in music today, especially when that big name is suing and has fired him.
I was not aware that Radio One was a Christian radio station nor was I aware that Cathy Hughes was a Christian.
That’s a whole other issue if she is. If Cathy Hughes is not a Christian and I’m almost certain that Radio One is NOT a Christian Radio station; at the end of the day
Did Matthew Knowles break the law – breach of contract?
Mike Jones
December 22, 2011 at 2:59 PM
Allegedly it was because of breach of contract.
T. Lattimore
December 23, 2011 at 6:29 PM
Who hurts the most…God does!