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My story this week about Rocketown’s booking what might be considered “satanic” bands has caused more than a little discussion about when ministries cross the lines to reach out to kids. I’ve been to Rocketown, and it really is a fantastic facility; but I also understand why people question the whole “we’re a Christian ministry…

The nominations for the 2009 American Music Awards were announced today, and Jeremy Camp, Brandon Heath and Mary Mary were all nominated for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist. Mary Mary was also nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Band, Duo or Group, along with The Black Eyed Peas and Day26. For the third year in a row, fans…

This just in: “Best-selling newsboys recently inked a deal with American Athletics, a licensed Converse distributor, to launch its own line of Converse Chuck Taylor All Star shoes. The joint venture commemorates the first time the shoes have been branded with a Christian music artist’s logo.” This is a good thing? Maybe it’s because I’m…

It opened in downtown Nashville as a nightclub for teens, and now Club Rocketown is hosting a show with satanic mainstream bands on the bill. Rocketown was founded in 1994 by Michael W. Smith in Franklin, TN and in 2002, found a new home in downtown Nashville. The venue is part nightclub, part coffeehouse, and…

Jeremy Camp’s long form video and worship project “Live Unplugged” was recently awarded RIAA Multi-Platinum Certification. That can’t compare to Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, but I’m pretty sure Jeremy Camp is pleased with his award. (And at least he actually did something to deserve … zing! How’s that for a snark! But I digress.) Camp…

Seventeen-year-old Zach Hunter is an abolitionist and author with an already long history of reaching out to the needy. At just 12 years old, he launched the “Be The Change” campaign to get students involved in ending slavery. Through that, he raised thousands of dollars just by encouraging students to donate loose change. He’s an…

The Gospel Music Association is holding a “Save The GMA” fundraiser on October 12 to raise funds for GMA to … well, basically, keep functioning. The GMA is the umbrella organization for the gospel and Christian music industry. GMA promotes Christian music; holds events like The Dove Awards, Immerse (formerly GMA in the Rockies) and…

You gotta love Relient K; you never know what you’re gonna get. But you can always be sure there’s some deep philosophical thought mixed with quirky humor. So don’t miss this free download of their song, “The Lining is Silver” from their last album, The Bird and The Bee Sides at iTickets.com. Here are the…

Here are two more opportunities for free downloads from iTickets: The first is “Your Will”, from the debut worship album, Speechless, from COS. The other is “Take This Life,” from Paul Wright’s 2005 Sunrise to Sunset. (I’m not sure why we’re getting such old downloads lately; it would nice if iTickets offered new music.) Click…

If you read this blog regularly, you probably have noticed that I frequently spout off about the Christian music industry, questioning how we define Christian music and occasionally being snarky about … well, just about everything. But as I was finishing up a feature I was working on about Christian music, I realized that I…
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