A Reuters story out this weekend reported that Contemporary Christian radio is now the second most popular radio music format in the U.S. According to Inside Radio, which tracks radio statistics, the most popular format overall is now News/talk, with 2,064 stations, inching out Country, with 2,024 stations. The third most popular format is Religious/teaching,…

I normally don’t pay attention to those “check this video out” chain emails, but for whatever reason I opened one from a friend with a video of some girls singing the National Anthem. (See video above.)Wow, I was blown away by the amazing harmonies and vocals! So I did a little digging and found a…

Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman and Nickle Creek guitarist Sean Watkins have gotten together for a side project called Fiction Family. The two met a few years ago at a show featuring Wilco, R.E.M., Nickel Creek and Switchfoot. Over time, they began writing songs together, which quickly turned into a full-length album consisting of 12 original…

Congrats to downhere drummer Jeremy Thiessen and his wife Erin on their new baby, born 12/4. Jeremy’s Twitter says: “His name is Liam Jeremiah, born Dec. 4th at 12:18pm. He weighed 7lb 8oz and was 20.5″ long. Mom and baby are healthy.” That’s two new babies for downhere this year. Glenn Lavender and his wife…

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