Gospel Soundcheck

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Back in September, I told you about about concert that Ohio natives Sanctus Real performed in conjunction with ABC’s “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” to benefit the Frisch family. The ticket-only show drew 5,000 people who rallied in support of the building project to take place that week. Among those in attendance was the cast of…

Christian music’s best-selling new artist of 2007, tween pop sensation pureNRG, recently launched a new partnership with Milk Rocks!, a comprehensive program designed to promote good nutrition to elementary, middle, and high school students.PureNRG’s video “What If,” as well as songs from the group’s new album Here We Go Again, will be featured at MilkRocks.com…

Tammy Trent, tobyMac, Michael W. Smith, American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle, and Tennessee Titans players Erron Kinney, Daniel Loper and Benji Olson were among some of the celebrities who turned out for “Turning The Tables,” a benefit dinner presented by Southern Exposure Magazine designed to raise money for the Save The Franklin Theatre project. But…

Many of you have asked for an update on Rev. Timothy Wright, who was severely injured in a car accident in July that took the lives of his wife and grandson. I spoke this week with Laurie, my contact with the family, and she gave me some great news.

You heard right. Kurt Johnston, youth pastor at Saddleback Church and the folks at Simply Youth Ministries have teamed up to offer a discussion guide to go along with the film “High School Musical 3,” which opens October 24. The idea is that since kids will be flocking to the theaters, why not be proactive…

Longtime bassist for Grammy nominated and Dove Award winning hard rock band Pillar, Michael “Kalel” Wittig recently announced that he will leave the group to pursue other opportunities. In addition to spending more time with family, Wittig plans to focus his energies on JMA Music, a management/marketing/consulting company he developed with partner Joey Avalos in…

I stumbled across a new website today, JazzGospelCentral.com, which is a great meeting place for jazz and gospel music. I love it – it’s soothing, and spirited, and soulful. I think it’s a great reminder that music that overflows from a spirit connected to the Creator doesn’t need words to be “Christian”. But what do…

Head over to iTunes today for a free download of 33 Mile’s new single, One Life To Love, from their latest album One Life. The single is at the No. 9 spot on the R&R AC-Indicator, No. 13 R&R AC-Monitored and No. 14 CRW-AC charts. On the Inspo/Soft AC charts, the single has also hit…

Fervent Records’ popular tween group pureNRG is scheduled to debut their highly-anticipated video, “Here We Go Again,” on the homepage of Yahoo! Kids this Thursday, October 9. If you’re a fan of the tween dance pop sensation, be sure to check it out. Gee, I didn’t even know there was a Yahoo! Kids. It looks…

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