Gospel Soundcheck

Tonight’s the night! Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowersox sing for the title of season 9’s American Idol. No matter who you’re rooting for, it’s going to be a good show. It’s the showdown I called back in March and everyone else seemed to agree was a given. And this will be the last time we…

OK, this is a fun way to raise money for charity: Switchfoot sas teamed up with Bidfire, a competitive shopping site, to offer one lucky fan the ultimate experience: the opportunity to record a song with the band during a deluxe, four-day trip to the group’s hometown of San Diego, CA. The winning bidder will…

Brandon Heath and Jason Ingram’s recent third annual “Love Your Neighbor” concert raised $61,857 for area flood victims this week, The free-with-donation show attracted a standing-room only crowd at Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, Tenn., and was also streamed live online, and featured intimate performances by tobyMac, Mike Donehey of Tenth Avenue North, Britt Nicole,…

This just in from a press release: Rock band Stryper announced today that they will be hosting a 10-day tour of the Holy Land, February 12-21, 2011. The once-in-a-lifetime VIP tour will be limited to 150 people. Stryper fans will be able to spend time with the band during this unique travel opportunity, with portions…

Well, tonight’s the night we find out who battles is out for the title of Season 9 American Idol. I stick to my March prediction that it’ll be a Lee/Crystal finale, with Lee squeaking out a win.If you missed last night’s performances, you can check them out in this video (each should automatically play one…

We’re almost down to the wire, Idol fans! Tonight Crystal Bowersox, Lee Dewyze and Casey James will perform in the hopes of making it to the finale. Each contestant will sing two songs – a judges’ choice and finalist’s choice. On the Wednesday results show, Travis Garland and Justin Beiber will perform. We’ll also see…

Jaci Velasquez recently had a musical tribute that was literally “out of this world” when NASA astronaut Ron Garan carried Velasquez’s album Llegar a Ti with him on a recent trip to space. Garan flew onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on a 14-day mission that included nearly nine days docked at the International Space Station,…

MercyMe’s The Generous Mr. Lovewell debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200, making it their highest charting album debut to date. The excitement about the new album began with great reviews from USA Today, Billboard, Christianity Today and more, and then ignited a massive twitter groundswell as artists such as Chris Daughtry, The Jonas…

Musicians are coming together to help the victims of the flood that devastated Nashville and the surrounding areas; one of those groups helping is Jars of Clay.The band’s studio sustained substantial damage in the flood, as you can see from this video:But in typical Jars of Clay style, instead of worrying about themselves, the band…

The iWorship Kids 4 offer another collection of worship songs for kids, and you can get a free download of the song “Our God Saves”, just by heading over to iTickets.com. Remember, the free downloads change every week!

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