Accra, July 9, GNA - The 2007 edition of the Ceval Gospel Awards scheduled for October this year was on Monday launched in Accra. The event, which is second in a series and is being organised by Ceval Consult, seeks to recognise excellence in gospel music that had won the hearts of gospel music fans.
As part of the entry requirement for this year's award, artists' albums must have an international outlook and should be sold around the globe. Video clips, particularly, must have screen translations, among others.
The requirements also stipulated that any song derived from another artist's copyright work should come with the original composer's written audio and visual recorded consent before it would be accepted. Mr. Cephas Amartey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ceval Consult, said the notion behind the awards was to raise and maintain the standard of gospel music in the country and beyond.
"We intend to create avenues to upgrade the status and earning of those who will be committed to the standards we set and ultimately endeavour to promote their gospel work on the international scene," he added. He said the awards were designed with very serious and disciplined gospel artists in mind, especially those with an eye for both the national and the international markets. Mr. Amartey stressed that they would work hard to enhance the place of gospel music in the industry and gradually build a brand to grow to hit the top.
He bemoaned the numerous problems confronting the gospel awards initiative in terms of sponsorship and urged corporate bodies and other gospel music lovers to support the project to make it a success.
