Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell died this morning at his condo in Florida. News reports say that he had a history of heart problems and had missed an appointment with his cardiologist on Tuesday. According to reports, Powell called 911 around 12:55 a.m. Wednesday saying he was having trouble breathing. When rescue crews arrived they…

You can free Christian music download of Group 1 Crew’s “Moving” at TotalAxxess.com. The song is from the band’s latest album, Ordinary Dreamers. The link to the “MPFree” is on the right hand side of the page, just above the poll. You can learn more about Group 1 Crew at their MySpace page.

Last night’s episode of “American Idol” in Jacksonville was without much excitement. (You can read my American Idol recaps at NewChristianVoices.com.) But Kara DioGuardi did give contestant Darin Darnell some excellent advice. Darnell was a bit weepy because his buddy got cut, and he was having trouble pulling himself together in front of the judges.…

An editorial today by Bud Kennedy in the Star-Telegram shows the story about Texas high school basketball team Covenant Lady Knights and their 100-0 romp over Dallas Academy has a tie to Christian music. (If a hot story has a tie to Christian music, I’ll find it so I can write about it.) Looks like…

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