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Last night, Danny Gokey sang Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take The Wheel.” As expected, he sang it well, although I don’t think it was his best performance.But in light of the media focus this week on the Christian aspect of this season of American Idol (from MTV and MSNBC via the Associated Press), I wonder if…

Last night, American Idol’s Top 11 performed and tonight we find out who’s going home. The remaining 10 have the added bonus of being assured a spot on the American Idol tour.So if you liked Adam Lambert’s … errr … interesting … cover of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” you can see him perform it…

The Christian Festival Association is once again partnering with Word Label Group to host a nationwide search for the best new talent in Christian music. The 2009 National Talent Search will start with 19 regional competitions at Christian Music Association-affiliated festivals taking place this summer. Those 19 winners will then be invited to Nashville in…

Join me here LIVE tonight as American Idol’s Top 11 perform hits made popular by members of the Grand Ole Opry. While I know the Opry is all about country, it evokes images more of gospel country than “crying in my beer” country.I wonder if that, along with mentor Randy Travis, was a concious decision,…

Clearly, the Christian music-American Idol link is a hot hot hot topic because last week I was interviewed not only by MTV on the Chris Fabry Live! radio show, but also the Associated Press about the show and the number of Christian contestants. You can read AP Entertainment Writer Derrik Lang’s story in a bunch…

I did an interview last week with Gil Kaufman from MTV about the number of Christian contestants on this season of American Idol. Later that same day, I talked to a reporter named Derrick from the Associated Press about the same topic. I’ve been covering the Christian contestants on Idol ever since the show first…

I’ll be a guest today on the Moody Radio Show “Chris Fabry Live.” You can listen live at 2 pm Central/3 pm Eastern. The topic? You guessed it: Christians on American Idol. Get the Gospel Soundcheck headlines delivered daily to your email inbox. Just sign up for the RSS feed by going to the “Subscribe”…

Gil Kaufman, a writer for MTV, interviewed me this week for a story he was doing about American Idol and what seems like an unusual number of Christian artists in this season’s competition. I’ve been covering the Christian angle of the show since it premiered this season, and it looks like I’m not the only…

In support of Blood:Water Mission’s “40 Days of Water,” Brandon Heath is committing himself to his own version of the campaign called “No Joe March.” For 40 days, from March 1 to April 9, Brandon is giving up all other drinks besides water – including his favorite vice, coffee – and donating the money he…

Tonight’s episode of “Ghost Whisperer” will feature the new single “Found” from Phillip LaRue’s upcoming album, Let the Road Pave Itself. The album releases April 7. And while we’re talking about “Ghost Whisperer” …
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