The 2021 BBMA’s Were Announced Live On Sunday From Los Angeles

25 May 2021 – Nashville, Tenn – Provident Entertainment is proud to announce Elevation Worship‘s double win at the Billboard Music Awards. Elevation Worship was awarded Top Christian Artist and Top Christian Song for “Graves Into Gardens (feat. Brandon Lake).” The BBMA’s, which honor the year’s most successful artists in 51 categories across all genres of music, were announced Sunday live from Los Angeles by dick clark productions and NBC. “It’s an absolute honor to have won two BBMAs,” share Elevation Worship’s Chris Brown. “Receiving these particular awards really shows the reach and impact the songs are having, and we’re so grateful to everyone who’s listening to and being encouraged by our music.” Going into the awards, Provident Entertainment was nominated for 15 BBMA’s. Elevation Worship,  Koryn Hawthorne, and Zach Williams each received three nominations, while Kirk Franklin, Casting Crowns, Kierra Sheard, Tauren Wells, Mali Music, and Marvin Sapp each received one nomination. 

The Billboard Music Awards are based on the chart period of March 21, 2020 through April 3, 2021. “Billboard Music Awards” finalists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data.

For more than 30 years, the BBMAs have celebrated music’s greatest achievements, honoring the hottest names in music today. Unique among music awards shows, finalists are determined by performance on the Billboard Charts. Since 1940, the Billboard charts have been the go-to guide for ranking the popularity of artists, songs and albums, and are the ultimate measure of success in music.

About Elevation Worship: Elevation Worship is the worship ministry of Elevation Church, a multisite church based in Charlotte, N.C. led by Pastor Steven Furtick. Elevation Worship has produced multiple RIAA Platinum®-certified singles including Christian radio top 5 song “O Come to the Altar” and “Do It Again,” as well as RIAA Gold®-certified singles including “Graves Into Gardens,” “The Blessing,” and “See A Victory.” The group’s album, Here As In Heaven, has also received RIAA Gold certification. They currently have ten songs in the CCLI Top 100 list. Elevation Worship is passionate about producing songs for the local church that connect others to God. Their main priority is to create an atmosphere of worship so people can encounter Jesus in a real and personal way.

About Provident Entertainment: Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is home to Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Essential Worship, and Essential Music Publishing, along with Provident Films. The label group is home to an artist roster including Casting Crowns, Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene, Matt Maher, Matthew West, Marvin Sapp, Tauren Wells, and more. Provident Entertainment operates under the umbrella of Sony Music Nashville. Find out more by visiting ProvidentEntertainment.com. 

Zach Williams And Elevation Worship Each Receive Three Nominations, Tauren Wells Grabs Two;Nominee Matthew West Returns As Host; CAIN, Casting Crowns, Kirk Franklin, Leanna Crawford Also Nominated

19 May 2021 – Nashville, Tenn – Provident Entertainment announces they have garnered 13 K-LOVE Fan Award nominations. Announced via the official K-LOVE Fan Awards website, the Provident family celebrates three nominations for Zach Williams and Elevation Worship,Tauren Wells receives two nods, and CAIN, CastingCrowns, Kirk Franklin, Leanna Crawford, and Matthew West each receive one nomination. Additionally, West will return as the evening’s host.

Now in its eighth year, the K-LOVE Fan Awards is the only fan-voted awards show in Christian entertainment, bringing together the biggest names in Christian music, films, sports, books, and more. The awards will be held in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, May 30 at the Grand Ole Opry then broadcast on Friday, June 4th at 8pm ET/7pm CT on TBN. 

The 8th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards nominees from Provident Entertainment are:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Elevation Worship
Zach Williams

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MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Tauren Wells
Matthew West
Zach Williams

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FEMALE ARTIST:
Leanna Crawford

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GROUP/DUO OF THE YEAR:
Casting Crowns
Elevation Worship

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SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Graves Into Gardens” by Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake
“Together (feat. Tori Kelly & Kirk Franklin)” by for King & Country
“There Was Jesus” by Zach Williams & Dolly Parton

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WORSHIP SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Famous For (I Believe)” by Tauren Wells feat. Jenn Johnson

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BREAKOUT SINGLE OF THE YEAR:
“Rise Up (Lazarus)” – CAIN

Nominees Include Kierra Sheard, Mali Music, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin, All Nations Music, Travis Greene, Le’Andria Johnson, Koryn Hawthorne, Melvin Crispell, III, and KB

Nashville, TN (May 19, 2021) – Provident Entertainment celebrates 23 nominations for the 36th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, with 10 artists nominated in 17 categories, including the major categories of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, Duo/Chorus Group of the Year, New Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year. 

Releases from Kierra Sheard, Mali Music, Marvin Sapp, Donnie McClurkin, All Nations Music, Travis Greene, Le’Andria Johnson, Koryn Hawthorne, Melvin Crispell, III, and KB all garnered nominations for the upcoming awards, covering the range of Contemporary and Traditional Gospel, as well as Urban/Inspirational, and Rap Hip Hop categories. 

With a dominating eight nominations for her hit album KIERRA, chart-topper Kierra Sheard celebrates nominations in the major categories of Artist of the Year, Song of the Year for the hit single “Something Has to Break (Live) ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard,” Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year, along with four other categories. 

Also honored with multiple nominations are Mali Music, a co-performer and writer for the Song of the Year-nominated Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music duet “Movin’ On” (RCA Inspiration/eOne) and his latest album THE BOOK OF MALI, Marvin Sapp’s latest acclaimed album CHOSEN VESSEL, Donnie McClurkin’s album A DIFFERENT SONG, and the hit debut album COME ALIVE from the group All Nations Music.    

Le’Andria Johnson, who’s nominated for “Hold On,” has two nominations for Traditional Female Artist of the Year. Separately, she received the second nomination for Traditional Female Artist of the Year, for her appearance on PJ Morton’s album. 

Phil Thornton, SVP and General Manager of RCA Inspiration/Provident Entertainment says,“Congratulations to all of the artists for the amazing creativity and powerful inspiration that they share with the world in their music, to impact others and bring a message of hope, love, healing and strength that remains much needed in these difficult times. Thank you to the Stellars for the recognition and continuing to honor gospel music!” 

The 36th Annual Stellar Awards will be July 10, 2021 in Nashville, TN.

Provident Entertainment’s 2021 Stellar Awards Nominations (listed by artist):

Kierra Sheard (Karew Entertainment/RCA Inspiration)

Artist of the Year

Song of the Year (“Something Has to Break (Live) ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard”)

Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year

Album of the Year (KIERRA)

Contemporary Female Artist of the Year

Contemporary Album of the Year (KIERRA)

Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year (“It Keeps Happening (Live)”)

Music Video of the Year (“Something Has to Break (Live)”)

Mali Music (K Approved Enterprises/RCA Inspiration)

Song of the Year (“Movin’ On ft. Mali Music”)

Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year (“Movin’ On ft. Mali Music”)

Rap Hip Hop Gospel Album of the Year (THE BOOK OF MALI)

Marvin Sapp (Verity Records)

Male Artist of the Year (CHOSEN VESSEL)

Contemporary Male Artist of the Year

Donnie McClurkin (CamDon Music/RCA Inspiration)

Traditional Male Artist of the Year

Traditional Album of the Year (A DIFFERENT SONG)

All Nations Music (All Nations/RCA Inspiration)  

Duo/Chorus Group of the Year (COME ALIVE)

Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year

Music Video of the Year (“Bless Your Name”)

Travis Greene (RCA Inspiration)  

Contemporary Male Artist of the Year (BROKEN RECORD)

Le’Andria Johnson (RCA Inspiration)

Traditional Female Artist of the Year (“Hold On”)

Traditional Female Artist of the Year (Gospel According to PJ-*not a Provident release)  

Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspiration)

Contemporary Female Artist of the Year (I AM)

Melvin Crispell, III (BET/RCA Inspiration)

New Artist of the Year (I’VE GOT A TESTIMONY)

KB (HGA Music/Essential Sound)

Rap Hip Hop Gospel Album of the Year (HIS GLORY ALONE)

Collaborative Project Breaks Worldwide Record On Apple Music With Most First-Day Album Streams For Christian/Gospel Genre, And Most Album Streams In A Day  In The U.S. From A Christian Group With Spotify

Tops Billboard Christian And Gospel Album Charts, Ranks No. 31 On Billboard Top 20

11 May 2021 – Nashville, TN – Old Church Basement, the collaborative album from GRAMMY®-nominated and Billboard No. 1 worship groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music has made history, setting a new worldwide record for the most first-day streams for a Christian and Gospel album on Apple Music. Additionally, on Spotify, the 13-song project broke the U.S. record for the most streams in a day for an album by a Christian group and was No. 4 out of all U.S. albums its first weekend of release. It also tops both Billboard’s Christian and Gospel Album charts and ranks at No. 31 on its Top 200 Overall chart.

Old Church Basement, released April 30, is a powerful collection that aims to bring listeners back to a pure place of worship and features vocals from Chandler Moore, Brandon Lake, Naomi Raine, Chris Brown, Dante Bowe, Tiffany Hudson, Joe L Barnes, and Amanda Lindsey Cook. Listen to the new album here. Leading up to its release, the album’s first single, “Jireh” dropped March 26, followed by “Talking to Jesus” on April 9 and “Wait On You” out on April 23.

“Before any lights and a stage, for a lot of us, it was just a few chords on an acoustic guitar or piano in a youth room with a few of our friends,” says Chris Brown from Elevation Worship. “But that’s where we fell in love with God’s presence. Our hope is that this collection of songs makes it easy for you to return to that pure-hearted place of worship within you.”

Naomi Raine of Maverick City Music adds, “Old Church Basement is a reminder that God is still good and the church is still God’s idea. It’s an invitation to come back to a community that is solely after His heart, that just wants the simplicity of the Good News that Jesus brought and the genuine love and fellowship that we can have because of Him.”

Old Church Basement Tracklist:

1. Old Church Basement (feat. Dante Bowe)
2. Jireh (feat. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine)
3. Talking To Jesus (feat. Brandon Lake)
4. Wait On You (feat. Dante Bowe & Chandler Moore)
5. Wait On You (Reprise) [feat. Dante Bowe & Chandler Moore]
6. Million Little Miracles (feat. Joe L Barnes) 
7. Shall Not Want (feat. Chandler Moore)
8. Come Again (feat. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore)
9. Used To This (feat. Naomi Raine & Brandon Lake)
10. Names (feat. Tiffany Hudson)
11. Mercy (feat. Chris Brown)
12. Before and After (feat. Amanda Lindsey Cook)
13. Build Your Church (feat. Naomi Raine & Chris Brown)

About Elevation Worship: Elevation Worship is the worship ministry of Elevation Church, a multisite church based in Charlotte, N.C. led by Pastor Steven Furtick. Elevation Worship has produced twelve albums that include the 2018 GRAMMY® nomination for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Album” titled Hallelujah Here Below. Other albums have included the Christian radio no. 1 song “Graves Into Gardens,” the RIAA Gold®-certified song “The Blessing,” RIAA Platinum®- certified, and Christian radio Top 5 song “O Come to The Altar,” which has more than 126 million streams on Spotify and more than 61 million YouTube views, and the RIAA Platinum Certified song “Do It Again.” The group currently has ten songs in the CCLI Top 100 list. The group has more than 3.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, 2.91 million subscribers on YouTube, and 1.5 million+ U.S. album sales. They have toured nationwide on bills with multiple GRAMMY® winners Lauren Daigle, Hillsong Worship, Bethel Music, Casting Crowns, and others. This ministry is passionate about producing songs for the local church that connect others to God. Their main priority is to create an atmosphere of worship so people can encounter Jesus in a real and personal way. Elevation Worship’s newest album, Old Church Basement, a live album collaboration with Maverick City, released April 30, 2021.

About Maverick City: Founded in 2018 by Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay, Maverick City formed as a result of the founders hosting seventeen songwriting camps, which brought together over one hundred Christian artists and songwriters creating hundreds of songs. Since its inception, Maverick City has garnered GRAMMY® and DOVE Award nominations; multiple Billboard No. 1 albums and singles, 250M+ streams, and over a million YouTube subscribers.

Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, And Elevation Worship Each Receive Three Nods

The 2021 BBMA’s Will Air Live Sunday, May 23 At 8pm ET/5pm PT On NBC

30 April 2021 – Nashville, Tenn – Provident Entertainment is proud to announce they have garnered 15 2021 Billboard Music Award (BBMA) nominations. The BBMA’s, which honor the year’s most successful artists in 51 categories across all genres of music, were announced yesterday by dick clark productions and NBC. Koryn Hawthorne,Zach Williams, and Elevation Worship each received three nominations, while Kirk Franklin, Casting Crowns, Kierra Sheard, Tauren Wells, Mali Music, and Marvin Sapp each received one nomination. 

“We are so proud of our artists who were nominated for a Billboard Music Award and for being recognized for such an outstanding year,” shares Terry Hemmings, CEO/President of Provident Entertainment/Sony Music. “We congratulate all of our Provident Entertainment artists and songwriters as well as their fellow nominees.”

This year’s awards are based on the chart period of March 21, 2020 through April 3, 2021. “Billboard Music Awards” finalists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data. Fan-voted categories include Top Social Artist and Top Collaboration. The BBMAs will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.

For more than 30 years, the BBMAs has celebrated music’s greatest achievements, honoring the hottest names in music today. Unique among music awards shows, finalists are determined by performance on the Billboard Charts. Since 1940, the Billboard Charts have been the go-to guide for ranking the popularity of artists, songs and albums, and are the ultimate measure of success in music.

The 2021 Billboard Music Awards nominees from Provident Entertainment are:
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTISTS:
Casting Crowns
Elevation Worship
Zach Williams

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TOP GOSPEL ARTISTS:
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne

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TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMS:
Grave Into Gardens by Elevation Worship
Rescue Story by Zach Williams

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TOP GOSPEL ALBUMS:
I AM by Koryn Hawthorne
Kierra by Kierra Sheard

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TOP CHRISTIAN SONGS:
“Grave Into Gardens” by Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake
“Famous For (I Believe)” by Tauren Wells feat. Jenn Johnson
“There Was Jesus” by Zach Williams & Dolly Parton

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TOP GOSPEL SONGS:
“Speak To Me” by Koryn Hawthorne
“Movin’ On” by Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
“Thank You For It All” by Marvin Sapp

15 March 2021 – NASHVILLE, Tenn – Provident Entertainment’s family of artists, labels, songwriters, and publishers are pleased to share they received three GRAMMYs at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® held yesterday, Sunday, March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA. They went into the awards with 18 nominations. For a full list of winners, visit grammy.com.

Zach Williams (Provident Label Group) won for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “There Was Jesus,” his duet with Dolly Parton, which he also co-wrote. Williams won his first GRAMMY in 2018 for his album Chain Breaker.

Essential Music Publishing writer Jonathan Smith received his second GRAMMY as co-writer of “There Was Jesus.” He won his first GRAMMY in 2018 as producer for Chain Breaker.
Mali Music (RCA Inspiration) won for Best Gospel Performance/Song with “Movin’ On” with Jonathan McReynolds. This is Mali Music’s first GRAMMY win with four career nominations.

“Our congratulations to Zach Williams, Jonathan Smith and Mali Music on their GRAMMY wins,” shares Terry Hemmings, Provident Entertainment’s CEO/President. “We would also like to congratulate all of our nominees in the Provident Entertainment Family. Their hard work and pursuit of excellence in their craft is to be applauded and rewarded.”

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About Provident Entertainment: Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is home to Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Essential Worship, and Essential Music Publishing, along with Provident Films. The label group is home to an artist roster including Casting Crowns, Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene, Matt Maher, Matthew West, Marvin Sapp, Tauren Wells, and more. Provident Entertainment operates under the umbrella of Sony Music Nashville. Find out more at ProvidentEntertainment.com.

2 March 2021 – Franklin, TN – Andie Rankins has been promoted to Director of Publishing Administration at Essential Music Publishing, a division of Provident/Sony Music Entertainment, where she manages the administration of a growing catalog of award-winning copyrights. Previously EMP’s Manager of Publishing Administration, Rankins led the change for the conception and development of the intuitive new online licensing tool for the company’s catalog at EssentialMusicPublishing.com.

In her expanded duties outside of her promotion, Rankins will also guide the overall growth of the publishing administration arm of the company and expand the metadata initiatives. While she joined Provident in 2015 her previous stints include Music Services, Inc. and LifeWay.
Terry Hemmings, President of Provident Entertainment says, “Andie’s promotion is a reflection of her hard work and dedication as well as her leadership and vision. Her role will be invaluable as we continue our focus of providing value added licensing and administration services for our writers and publishers.”
“I could not be more thrilled to work with Essential as Director of Publishing Administration,” says Andie Rankins. “Working with a company that shares the same vision in using songs to inspire people to ‘aim higher, reach further, and to love well’ is a vision dear to my heart. Our team takes that very seriously as we work to administer songs on behalf of our songwriters and administered clients. We work hard for them so they can continue to create songs that change the world.”
Rankins’ expanded role continues the growth of the administration department with the recent promotion of Brian Cupples to Royalty Manager; Sarah McKee as Publishing Administrator Coordinator, and Tasha Blumenberg as Copyright Specialist.

About Essential Music Publishing: EMP has signed and partnered with songwriters such as Jason Ingram, Matt Maher, Jonathan Smith, Ethan Hulse, Mia Fieldes, Ran Jackson, and Bryan Fowler, to name just a few. They have also signed and represented Provident Label Group artist songwriters including Zach Williams, Tauren Wells, Matt Maher, I AM THEY, Elle Limebear, Vertical Worship, Rhett Walker, and more.
EMP also developed the Essential Worship imprint and church marketing platform representing hundreds of worship songs to the church, including “Great Are You Lord,” “Reckless Love, “O Come to the Altar,” “Tremble,” “Glorious Day,” as well as worship/church platforms Elevation Worship, Vertical Worship, one sonic society, Red Rocks Worship and others.
The publishing company is also behind many of today’s biggest country songs, and to date has four No.1’s. Three were written by Casey Brown for Russell Dickerson’s “Every Little Thing,” “Blue Tacoma,” and “Yours.” EMP has also published “Flatliner,” written by Matt Brownleewe and recorded by Cole Swindell and Dierks Bentley. EssentialMusicPublishing.com.

Nashville, TN (March 5, 2021) – RCA Inspiration & Provident Entertainment are recognizing Women’s History Month for March, rolling out a slate of releases supporting female artists throughout the month. Highlighting a powerful group of fresh hitmakers, the label kicks off its first release with a double feature on March 5th, pairing the voices of Koryn Hawthorne and R&B artist Queen Naija, on the new track from Koryn Hawthorne, “Speak To Me (Queen Mix)” feat. Queen Naija.

Releasing on March 19th, a new recording between R&B star H.E.R. and Tauren Wells, who have collaborated on her song “Hold Us Together.” Originally a solo song by H.E.R. featured from the Disney+ film “Safety,” Wells joins H.E.R. to duet on the inspiring new single, in the co-artist release H.E.R. x Tauren Wells “Hold Us Together (Hope Mix).”

Also on March 19th, the album from Kierra Sheard, KIERRA (Deluxe), will be available for pre-order. The deluxe edition will feature five new songs plus the original fifteen songs from her latest hit album.

Releasing on March 26th, comes two tracks from DOE, who pairs up with hip-hop artist Wande, on “Good Now (Remix)” feat. Wande. DOE also releases the solo track “Good Now (Acoustic).”          

RCA Inspiration will donate a portion of profits from the above releases for the month of March, partnering with two organizations in supporting their women’s initiatives: Step Up, which empowers young women with college and career-focused mentorship and programming, and Creative Girls Rock, which provides instructional information and inspiration to young women to enhance their creativity and personal development.

For more information, visit:

www.rcainspiration.com

Netflix has acquired “Blue Miracle,” the Dennis Quaid film formerly known as “On the Line.”

Based on a true story, “Blue Miracle” centers on Casa Hogar, a Mexican orphanage that was struggling to survive after Hurricane Odile hit in 2014. On the brink of bankruptcy, the residents enter the world’s biggest fishing tournament in hopes of winning the prize money to save their home.

Along with Quaid, the cast includes Raymond Cruz, Anthony Gonzalez, Jimmy Gonzales, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Fernanda Urrejola and Bruce McGill.

The streaming service has not set a release date yet.

Julio Quintana, whose credits include the 2016 Martin Sheen drama “The Vessel,” directed the film. He also co-wrote the script with Chris Dowling (“Run the Race,” “Priceless,” “Where Hope Grows”).

Producers were Javier Chapa for Mucho Mas Media, Darren Moorman for Reserve Entertainment, Chris George for Redwood Ranch Productions, Ben Howard for Third Coast Content and Trey Reynolds for Provident Films. Provident Films co-financed the film with Endeavor Content.

Quaid, who memorably played Lindsay Lohan’s dad in “The Parent Trap” and starred in “The Big Easy,” “The Right Stuff” and “The Rookie,” is appearing next as former president Ronald Reagan in the biopic “Regan.” His recent film work includes the Universal Pictures family film “A Dog’s Journey” (the sequel to “A Dog’s Purpose”) and Roland Emmerich’s war epic “Midway.” Quaid is currently filming “American Underdog” for Lionsgate, which tells the story of NFL quarterback Kurt Warner.

Cruz is best known for starring as detective Julio Sanchez on the TNT procedural drama “The Closer” and its spinoff “Major Crimes,” as well as his role as drug lord Tuco Salamanca in “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.”

NASHVILLE, TENN. (JANUARY 27, 2021) Provident Entertainment has announced the new hiring of Megan Joyce as Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs to their team. Formally Senior VP, Business and Legal Affairs at Roc Nation in New York, NY, Joyce joins Provident Entertainment with more than 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. She has held top roles at Warner Music Nashville and Atlantic Records, and began her music career in sales and marketing with EMI Music Distribution. 

“We are incredibly honored to have Megan join our team,” says Terry Hemmings, CEO and President, Provident Entertainment. “Her experience and expertise will be a wonderful asset to our talented roster of amazing artists and songwriters who form the Provident Entertainment family.”

“I am excited to become a part of the Provident Entertainment family and have the chance to work with its incredibly diverse and inspiring roster of artists, songwriters, and filmmakers,” shares Megan Joyce. “I am grateful to Terry for the opportunity to join such a talented and passionate team.”

About Provident Entertainment: Provident Entertainment, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, is home to Provident Label Group, RCA Inspiration, Essential Worship, and Essential Music Publishing, along with Provident Films. The label group is home to an artist roster including Casting Crowns, Zach Williams, Koryn Hawthorne, Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene, Matt Maher, Matthew West, Marvin Sapp, Tauren Wells, and more. Provident Entertainment operates under the umbrella of Sony Music Nashville.