Posts Tagged ‘christian music’
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Catholic rocker Matt Maher finds cross-over appeal among Evangelicals
Growing up Roman Catholic in Newfoundland, Matt Maher never imagined that his childhood interest in music would lead to a career as a Grammy-nominated, chart-topping Christian rocker — let alone a crossover artist featured on C...
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NewReleaseTuesday.com announces expansion online radio station
NewReleaseTuesday.com Announces Massive Expansion Of Groundbreaking Online Radio Station, NRT Radio More than 140 new songs, expanded programming and “Rewind” selections, new electronic dance music show, iPad Mini cont...
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On Grammy weekend, Christian music bounces back
Christian recording artist TobyMac ’s blend of rap, hip-hop, rock and soul raced up the charts last year and shattered many stereotypes along the way. “Toby blows everybody’s perception of what Christian or gospel music is beca...
Arts & Culture
Album review: Resuscitate by Remedy Drive
Originally known as The Aslan Band, Christian Rock/Alternative band Remedy Drive has been around since 1998, but due to the inconsistency of some of their releases, they were flying under the radar until their well-received alb...
Arts & Culture
Album Review – Rest by Beckah Shae
Katy Perry. Lady Gaga. Rihanna. Ke$ha. If you are familiar with the sound of any of today's popular female pop musicians, then you are familiar with Beckah Shae's sound.
Arts & Culture
Album review: Fearless-Group 1 Crew
If it seems like it’s been a long time since you heard from Group 1 Crew, it has. The crew is back with Fearless, one of its most genre-bending, infectious efforts to date. According to its website, the group, wh...
Arts & Culture
American Idol winners largely come from Christian churches
American Idol has a distinct church connection–Most of the show’s winning contestants have hailed from the “Bible belt,” and many of them having been trained by singing in evangelical or Pentecostal chur...
Arts & Culture
After 7 Year Absence, Jennifer Knapp Says She’s ‘Gay Person of Faith’
Award-winning Christian artist Jennifer Knapp said that she is a gay person of faith, one month before the May 10 release of her new album, “Letting Go.” Her new album comes after a seven year hiatus from music. She spent thos...
Arts & Culture
Kirk Franklin Heads “Artists United” for Haiti
Multi-Dove Award and Grammy-winning Christian gospel, hip hop and R&B singer Kirk Franklin is heading up a project to provide relief and financial support to earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince Haiti, according to his officia...
Arts & Culture
Seeing and Hearing The Bigger Picture: Da T.R.U.T.H.’s Latest Album Makes da Big Splash
Cross Movement Records Rapper Hits No. 1 on iTunes Christian/Gospel Charts Grammy-nominated Christian rapper Emmanuel Lee Lambert Jr., who goes by his nickname/rapper title Da’ T.R.U.T.H., is making waves in the contemporary Ch...
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