Tyscot Records was all over the map this past weekend. The label President, Bryant Scott, celebrated his 50th birthday at the Total Praise & Worship Center in Indianapolis, IN with a star-studded concert featuring Deitrick Haddon, Bishop Leonard Scott, Ruth La’Ontra, Vashawn Mitchell and Sherwin Gardner, among others.
Concurrently, Anthony Brown of Anthony Brown & group therAPy, was at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles to accept an ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award as the writer/composer of his group’s song, “Trust in You” (Key of A/FairTrade Services/Tyscot). Last year, the song amassed over 70,000+ airplay detections and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Digital Song Sales chart. Bishop Cortez Vaughn, who recently signed a partnership agreement with Tyscot, was also on hand to accept the award for the Top Gospel Song of the Year for J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise’s No. 1 hit “You Deserve It.” Vaughan co-wrote the tune and co-lead the recording.
Tyscot’s 19-year old singing firebrand, Kelontae Gavin, performed on the third annual Musical Soul Food Festival in Chesapeake, VA while Cheryl Fortune brought her charm and charisma to WLOU’s annual Summer Fest concert in Louisville, KY. “She was awesome,” says WLOU Program Director, Broderick Purvis.
Meanwhile, JAVEN, was in the Big Apple to cap off a week of promotion for his new album, “Grace (Tyscot),” which dropped June 22. The Hollywood, FL-based singer-songwriter taped a powerful album listening concert at the Trinity Broadcasting Network’s (TBN) studios in New York City. The capacity crowd jammed the lobby after the taping to buy the new album and to get JAVEN’s autograph. The program will air on the TBN Salsa cable channel in the near future.
