Gospel Soundcheck

Here’s a special, time-sensitive, limited chance to get five new songs for free. From 5 to 10 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, October 7, SpiritandSong.com will be offering free downloads of five selected tracks from Jackie Francois’ upcoming album, Your Kingdom is Glorious. Listeners will be able to get the spiritandsong.com newcomer’s music nearly a…

This just in! Rock worship band Downhere will be peforming at the Block Party at Belmont University Tuesday afternoon as part of the Presidential Debate festivities. The band says the party starts at noon and ends at 6pm, and they’ll be performing from 3:15-4:15. If you don’t live in the Nashville area but would still…

Celtic rock band Ceili Rain is taking a unique approach to their next recording project: their fans are funding it.A few months ago, band leader Bob Halligan Jr. sent out an email to the Ceili Rain mailing list, asking fans to partner with the band on their next album, CR6. Fans were asked to become…

Chris Tomlin will head out in January for his ‘Hello Love Tour,’ featuring Israel Houghton and New Breed. The tour is in support of Tomlin’s latest album, Hello Love, which took the No. 9 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and was the highest charting iTunes debut ever for any album in the Christian…

If you’re not a football fan, the Gospel Music Channel is offering a Monday night TV alternative: Bill Gaither Mondays. The Gospel Music Channel will be featuring its Bill Gaither Best series, showcasing performances from the legendary “Gaither Homecoming” annual concert tours as well as occasional Gaither-produced specials such as, “He Touched Me: The Gospel…

Award winning CCM artist Michelle Tumes has been signed to compose and perform the original score to the feature film, “No Greater Love.” The film is the project of Coram Deo Studios and will be distributed by Carmel Entertainment Group, the group that also distributed the surprise box office hit, “Fireproof.” Tumes burst on the…

While doing some research about how the current economy is affecting Christian music, I heard from John Styll, President and CEO of the Gospel Music Association, which is an industry organization dedicated to promoting all forms of Christian music and providing professional resources for anyone involved in Christian music. GMA is involved in everything from…

Francesca Battistelli splashed onto the music scene in July with her debut CD My Paper Heart, a mix of bluesy piano-driven rock and smoky vocals. In addiiton to singles climbing the Christian music charts, songs from the album were featured twice on MTV’s hit reality show “The Hills.” Francesca is currently out on the road…

Jon McLaughlin’s new album, OK Now, releases October 7th. The singer songwriter from America’s heartland launched into the national music scene last year with his first major label release, Indiana, touring with Kelly Clarkson, earning a nod from US Weekly as one of their 2007 “Hot Guys of Summer,” and performing his Oscar-nominated song “So…

In her guest blog this week, singer Tammy Trent shared some thoughts on moving from grief to joy, sharing from her own experiences after her husband was killed suddenly in a diving accident in 2001. Now you can have a free download of the single, “Rain On Me,” from Tammy’s latest album, Stronger. “Each day…

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