Gospel Soundcheck

You can get a free Christian music download this week from worship artist Joel Auge. The song is “Be Lifted” from his sophomore project, Invisible Things, which releases July 6. The album is produced by Joel Auge and fellow Canadian producers Nathan Finochio and David Kuwabara. For a limited time, if you order the new…

After a three-year departure, former Audio Adrenaline lead singer Mark Stuart and bassist Will McGinniss return to the music scene with the Know Hope Collective, a ground-breaking initiative that combines their favorite emerging voices of worship music with stories of hope and inspiration. Stuart says the Know Hope Collective grew out their own cathartic experience…

FreeCCM is offering a free download of the song “Blessing and Honor”, along with the words and chord chart, from Vicky Beeching’s latest album, Eternity Invades. Just head over to FreeCCM.com and log in to get your free download. You can also get free shipping if you decide to order the album; use the promotional…

My friend Kelsey Timmerman posted this today on his Where Am I Wearing blog, under the title “Big Butter Jesus is Toast.” I wanted to copy that, but I thought it was too creative to steal.Apparently there is – or was – a 62 ft. statue of Jesus that was the landmark of the Solid…

The World Music Awards air tonight on My Network TV, and the ad I saw last night had a “viewer discretion advised” warning. The awards have already been handed out, so the winners are no secret: Lady Gaga wins in every category she was nominated. But I have to wonder what the music industry has…

The first of four JoyFest events, the annual summer celebration of black gospel and urban music, took place this weekend in Charlotte, NC. The event, which will also hit amusement parks in Ohio, Virginia and Missouri this summer, features gospel greats Fred Hammond and Donald Lawrence, with host Bone Hampton. The remaining dates for JoyFest…

33Miles and Aaron Shust co-headline Food for the Hungry’s “Summer Block Party Tour,” a festival style concert kicking off on June 16. Among The Thirsty and NewFire are also set to perform with Pocket Full of Rocks appearing at select shows. Adding to their long time relief and development work with the poor in more…

Rocker Lou Gramm and his band will perform on Friday, June 25 at A Sweet Cure & A Shave benefit at the Charles Finney School in Penfield, NY. And that’s not the only excitement: folks in the Christian music industry will get to see Pastor Samme Palermo – rock radio host, founder of Heir Chex…

Christian music lost a pioneer this week when Dana Key passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 6 from a ruptured pulmonary embolism. He was 56. As part of the Christian rock duo DeGarmo and Key, Dana Key was at the forefront of Christian rock in the 70s and 80s (the pair would later go on…

There are two new music downloads this week from itickets. First, you can grab the song “Take the Lord With You-Traditional Spiritual” from The Acappella Company’s album, Only God. The second download is the song “Testify” from Joy Whitlock’s God And A Girl. To get both free Christian music downloads, head over to itickets.com Remember…

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