Melinda Watts Lands at #17 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Chart | New Video “So Good”

BREAKTHROUGH NEW ARTIST

MELINDA WATTS

DEBUT ALBUM ‘PEOPLE GET READY’

#17 ON BILLBOARD’S

TOP GOSPEL CHART

New York, NY (August 5, 2009) — New artist and Winner of the 2008 GOSPEL DREAM competition, MELINDA WATTS, is literally living out her dream. Her debut CD, PEOPLE GET READY, is a bona-fide hit record charting all the way to a TOP 20 debut on this week’s Billboard Top Gospel Chart.

Coming in at Number 17 on the music magazine’s Gospel Chart, PEOPLE GET READY marks a fantastic 1st week overall scan for Watts. Watts entered the New Artist Chart at #29 and at #59 on the Current Christian Chart.

This successful first week was supported by both critical and consumer acclaim. Watts celebrated her release at the Gospel Music Workshop of America, last week with several promotional events, live performances and TV appearances.

The week was book-ended with two live TV performances on Fox 19 in Cincinnati and on Fox’s Good Day Atlanta. Continuing to make appearances, Watts will continue her promotional tour which will take her to Washington DC, Dallas, Houston and Detroit. She will cap off the month with two outdoor concerts in the New York area for WLIB and WBLS. For more information on Melinda’s appearances fans can check out her MySpace and Facebook pages.

Check out the new video from Melinda Watts called “So Good”!