BET Networks and Sunday Best have inked a record deal with Mathew Knowles’ Music World Gospel. The first release through this new partnership will be the highly anticipated debut CD of season 3 winner Le’Andria Johnson entitled The Awakening Of Le’Andria Johnson on September 6, 2011. Le’Andria recently released her first single, “Jesus,” produced by Grammy Award-winner Chuck Harmony (Rihanna, Fantasia, Chrisette Michele.) The agreement also will include the winner of the current fourth season of Sunday Best along with “best of” compilations and a variety of specialty brand projects.
“Securing BET and the Sunday Best brand is an important and monumental milestone for the label,” said Mathew Knowles, founder, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment. “BET is one of the largest brands in Black America. We look forward to partnering with BET and exploring the many marketing opportunities to further develop and bring greater exposure to the Sunday Best brand. Sunday Best is very important to the faith-based and African-American communities. As we prepare for our first release under the new deal, the Music World team is extremely excited about Le'Andria Johnson. She is one of a few artists who come along in a lifetime who possess that special uniqueness. Beyond her vocal talent and skills, she has that raw and rare stage presence that illuminates power and grace.”
“BET Networks is thrilled to work with the Music World Gospel label in continuing to build our Sunday Best brand as the leading platform for the discovery and launch of extraordinary gospel music talent including our Sunday Best season 3 winner, Le’Andria Johnson,” said Loretha Jones, President of Original Programming, BET. “We believe the new relationship with Music World Gospel and Mathew Knowles will further the vision to share our Sunday Best with the world.”     

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