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In 1993, Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Donnie McClurkin, didn’t have
digital radio, the COGIC Holy Convocation was a large platform. BET and
Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel was the other.
In 2016 digital radio has become the
formula for gospel music having a
larger exposure that many great gospel, artist in times past didn’t have.
The large scale exposure like Tye
Tribette, Tasha Cobbs, James Fortune,
and many others, have taken their careers to new levels. Now to keep up
with Gospel Music you must have a
platform like digital radio or you will
be left out of the loop. Whether you
are wanting to keep up with Dorinda
Clark Cole or her sister Karen Clark
Sheard, Fred Hammond, Marvin
Sapp, or any other top-notch gospel
music artist, having a digital app on
your Cell Phone, Tablet or Laptop is a
must. Blessings can flow from your
hand-held device!

Digital radio comes standard in cars, trucks
and SUVs. The top digital, radio sites are
Pandora, iHeart radio, Spotify.
These are free digital radio stations, that
you can listen to the newest music without
purchasing it on Itunes, or Amazon. Not
only does this help the customer, but it also
helps out the gospel artist because he or
she can track what songs are listened to or
liked most, which shows how the CD is actually doing. Even local artists in your city
can record and put tracks on these sites
and sell them for 0.99 which has proven to
be successful for many gospel artist.
We can’t imagine what success Rev. James
Moore, Daryl Coley, Rev. Timothy Wright,
Orlando Draper, and many great gospel
artists of the past how successful they
would have been in the 21st Century with
digital radio, but the gospel music artists of
the 21st Century are extremely grateful for
the instant connection with fans and people who purchase the CD right online that
day it comes out.