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Provident-Integrity Distribution Announces Agreement with Exclaim Entertainment
Monday, February 06, 2006

Provident-Integrity Distribution announces the signing of Exclaim Entertainment to a distribution deal. Jon Green and Dennis DeShazer, co-creator of Barney™ the Dinosaur, launched Exclaim Entertainment in 2003, endeavoring to capture children’s imaginations and engage them with positive messages based on biblical values inspired by God’s love for us all.

“We are delighted to announce our partnership with Exclaim,” comments Don Noes, sr. vice president of Provident-Integrity Distribution. “With the incredible expertise and success that their management team has experienced while working with other best-selling brands, they are poised to further enhance the impact of Children’s video product in the CBA marketplace,” continues Noes. “Through extensive testing with children and parents via M.O.P.S and other targeted audiences, Exclaim has shown that BOZ the Bear quickly captures the hearts of children. We are incredibly excited with the immense opportunity that lies ahead for this partnership.”

BOZ, the green bear next door, is introduced to children with the first two DVDs: Thank You God for…Shapes and Colors and Thank You God for…Friends and Helpers. Each 45-minute DVD features three episodes and two music videos, all with great music and wonderful stories.

“We have been working toward the launch of BOZ, the green bear next door, for more than three years,” shares Jon Green, co-founder of Exclaim Entertainment. “With the March 14 release date close at hand, we are extremely excited to partner with Provident-Integrity Distribution to help ensure the launch of BOZ will be a great success. By helping reinforce the foundational faith values and educational concepts parents want to teach their preschoolers, we believe BOZ will be enthusiastically welcomed into homes everywhere.”

Provident-Integrity Distribution is a division of Provident Music Group, one of the world’s top Christian music companies. Provident Distribution currently serves record labels including 3.1 Music, 7 Spin Music, Beach Street Records, Beatmart Recordings, Benson Records, Brentwood Records, Brentwood Kids Company, Cedarmont Kids, Cedar Partners, Cross Movement Records, Epic, Essential, Gospocentric, Hillsong, Integrity Label Group, Image Entertainment, INO Records, New Haven Records, Octone, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Praise Hymn Soundtracks, Reunion Records, Razor & Tie, RCA, Rocketown Records, Sony, Verity, Wind Up, Windham Hill/RCA/BMG Classics/Victor.

Provident Music Group operates under the umbrella of RCA Label Group-Nashville, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, and comprises Provident-Integrity Distribution and Provident Label Group. The label group entity includes Brentwood, Benson, Essential, Beach Street and Reunion Records and is distributed to Christian retail by Provident-Integrity Distribution and to general market retail through SONY BMG Distribution.

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.

 Provident-Integrity Distribution Artists Claim 72 GMA Music Award Nominations
Monday, February 06, 2006

With the announcement of the 2006 GMA Music Award Nominations, Provident-Integrity distributed artists and projects received 72 total nominations. In addition, Provident-Integrity clinched over half of the nominations for Pop / Contemporary Album of the Year, Urban Recorded Song of the Year, Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year and Praise and Worship Album of the Year.

“We are extremely proud of the commendations Provident-Integrity has received,” states Don Noes, sr. vice president of Provident-Integrity Distribution. “We are blessed to have some of the most gifted artists in the industry represented on our group of labels. We congratulate all our artists and labels on their well-deserved nominations.”

Joy Williams (Reunion Records) led the nominations with six, including Song of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year. Integrity Gospel’s Israel & New Breed received three nods with five individual nominations going to Israel Houghton. Casting Crowns (Beachstreet Records / Reunion Records) garnered five nominations including two for Song of the Year going to Mark Hall. Third Day (Essential Records) also received five nods and 21 nominations collectively going to the band’s individual members. The Afters (iNO Records) was nominated for New Artist of the Year, Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year as well as Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year. Fo Yo Soul artist Kirk Franklin received nods for Urban Album of the Year and Urban Recorded Song of the Year.

The 37th Annual GMA Music Awards will be held in Nashville at the Grand Old Opry House on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 with co-hosts Kirk Franklin and Rebecca St. James. For more information on Provident-Integrity’s artists and labels, please visit www.provident-integrity.com for more information on the GMA Music Awards or for a complete listing of nominees, visit www.gmamusicawards.com.

Provident Distribution currently serves record labels including 3.1 Music, 7 Spin Music, Beach Street Records, Beatmart Recordings, Benson Records, Brentwood Records, Brentwood Kids Company, Cedarmont Kids, Cedar Partners, Cross Movement Records, Epic, Essential, Exclaim Entertainment, Gospocentric, Hillsong, Integrity Label Group, Image Entertainment, INO Records, New Haven Records, Octone, Pinnacle Entertainment Group, Praise Hymn Soundtracks, Reunion Records, Razor & Tie, RCA, Rocketown Records, Sony, Verity, Wind Up, Windham Hill/RCA/BMG Classics/Victor.

Provident Music Group operates under the umbrella of RCA Label Group-Nashville, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, and comprises Provident-Integrity Distribution and Provident Label Group. The label group entity includes Brentwood, Benson, Essential, Beach Street and Reunion Records and is distributed to Christian retail by Provident-Integrity Distribution and to general market retail through SONY BMG Distribution.

SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.