With the presidential election just over a month away (or as I write this, 37 days, 8 hours, 57 minutes and counting, according to the Redeem the Vote election countdown) few artists are taking political sides.But the guys in Bread of Stone have teamed up with Redeem the Vote to reach out to young evangelical…

Gospel singer and a bluegrass legend James Roy “Pop” Lewis, who passed away in 2004 at the age of 98, was the founder of The Lewis Family group, regarded by many as the first family of bluegrass gospel. And now the road where Lewis spent almost his entire life will bear his name in a…

GospelCity.com reports that Gospel singer Richard Smallwood has been “barred from the Bush Administration’s Black Music Month Celebration.” He spoke to the publication while he was in Denver to perform at the 45th Democratic Convention. According to the website, back in June Smallwood was invited to the White House to perform during September’s Gospel Music…

The Washington Times reported on Friday that the Democratic party is teaming up with Christian music industry professionals, including Democratic Congressional candidate and music promoter Rick Hendrix, to try and reach voters who listen to Christian radio. Democratic candidates aren’t just reaching out to religious voters but to Christian music fans specifically, placing ads on…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners