BMI STATEMENT ON KIM BURRELL
January 6, 2017 — BMI’s Trailblazers of Gospel Music is an annual celebration of gospel music and its many talented songwriters. Given the controversy surrounding this year’s co-honoree Kim Burrell, we have asked her to not take part in the ceremony in order to allow the focus to remain on the songwriters and their music. BMI was founded over 76 years ago with an open door policy to welcome songwriters across all genres, and that same spirit of tolerance, diversity and inclusiveness continues today.
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This is absurd, her gift us her gift and thanks to her gift she earned the BMI honoree position. BUT to be asked not to attend because of THE WORLD’S view of her is CRAZY. Did you all expect her to sing/write about a God and his word that she didn’t believe in . WOW
BMI, THIS ABSURD! HOW CAN YOU WHAT TO CELEBRATE SOMEONE FOR THER ACCOMPLISHMENT IN GOSPEL MUSIC AND THEN TAKE IT AWAY BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE SAID CONCERNING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN HER, HER CHURCH TO HER MEMBERS. HOW CAN WE PREACH WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS IN TRUTH THEN BE CONDEMN FOR TELLING TRUTH. PEOPLE GET OFFENDED WHEN IT TOUCHES THEM. TRUTH HURTS.
SMHH@BMI
Our Father said in his word to lift up your voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions and the house of Jacob theirs sins. Thank God for you my Sister in God’s service. God said you are the head and not the tail above only and not beneath, which you already know the word just staring it up as you go through this trial, so just keep fighting the good fight of faith for we suffer with him to reign with him. Amen SHALOM
I’m waiting for MARVIN SAPP to come to her defense, and refuse his award if she cannot get hers….. and if he does not do that, I need KIM BURRELL to take note of that. I need her to watch her industry “peers” in gospel to see if they either stand and fight with her, or go flying off like rats fleeing a sinking ship. THAT IS THE TRUE LESSON, MS. BURRELL…… WATCH those around you, and learn who the true soliders in Christ are…. and who they are NOT. — SHALOM.
Preach the word in season and out season. The word of God is in your mouth which no man can take way or take it back. Stand on the word don’t back down your not alone. This is just your season to go through but you will come out like pure Gold.