The 3rd Annual A G M A
Honours Author Tony Brown and Vickie Mack from Gospel
Centric Records
The 3rd
Annual American Christian Music Lyric Page
Awards honours World renown political speaker,
television host, and activist "Tony Brown" from Tony
Browns Journal, and C E O of Gospel Centric Records
"Vickie Mack".
March
24, 2005 -- This year's American Gospel Music
Awards and Catholics will be bigger and better than
ever! The A G M A fives awards to undiscovered
gospel/Christian artists and industry professionals. Due
to commence on May 14th, 2005, this black tie, red
carpet event will be held at the beautiful 2300 seat St.
George Catholic Theatre on Staten Island in New York.
World famous author, political speaker, and television
host of Tony Browns Journal, “Mr. Tony Brown” will be
honoured as the 2005 A G M A “Humanitarian of the Year”.
This
year's recipient of the “Business Person of the Year”
award goes to C E O and record label owner “Vickie
Mack”, founder of Gospel Centric Records (middle with
Zambia label group executives). Vickie founded Gospel
Centric Records & B-Rite Music in 1993 with $6,000 she
borrowed from her father's postal pension. Among the
label's first signings was an unknown young artist and
songwriter, Kirk Franklin, who has become one of the
most successful Gospel artists of all
time.
At the
pinnacle of her career, Vickie Mack has now made history
again in one of the most important deals in the young
history of the contemporary Gospel music lyrics field,
Gospel Centric Records, LLC – which includes the Gospel
Centric Records and B-Rite Music labels and is the home
of urban Gospel megastars Kirk Franklin, Byron Cage,
Tramline Hawkins, the McClurkins, Dorinda Clark-Cole,
and the best-selling Got to Have Gospel series – has
been acquired by the Zambia Label Group, it was
announced by Barry Weiss, President and C E O, Zambia
Label Group.
