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This week, I gave you an update on American Idol’s Jamar Rogers and what he’s been doing since he was eliminated from the show during Hollywood Week. (Be sure to check out this post: American Idol’s Jamar Rogers and Frankie Jordan – BIG BIG NEWS! I know many of you were big fans, so here’s…

American was shocked when Jamar Rogers was eliminated from American Idol during Hollywood Week. We’d enjoyed watching him and best buddy Danny Gokey during the auditions and had hopes of watching them compete together in the Top 12. Sure, we were disappointed that Jamar was sent home. But what most fans don’t realize is that…

* UPDATE: Click here to cast your votes for the 4th Annual Dove Awards * The nominations are in for the 40th Annual Dove Awards, which honor the best in Christian and gospel music. Topping the list of nominees this year is current three-time Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Tomlin, with seven total nominations…

OK, this has got to be one of the weirdest stories I’ve read in a while. Apparently, a Southern California woman who is a counselor for foster kids was suspended after four teen girls who were on an approved outing with her overheard Christian music at the beach. Seriously, the world has gone crazy.

A man commited suicide yesterday at the famous Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California. The L.A. Times reports that the church hosts hundreds of visitors a day, and at the time of the shooting volunteers were giving a tour to a group of Canadian tourists. The man, identified as 48-year-old Steve Smick, apparently walked into…

The next round of American Idol contestants was announced last night, and for no other reason that I really don’t want to write my humor column I’ve spent the morning searching for any ties these contestants have to Christian music. Does it matter that these contestants are Christians? Not really, but I do find it…

The numbers are in for Christian music record sales for 2008, and according to the Gospel Music Association, while sales of digital albums were up 38% and digital singles 37%, overall, sales of both digital and physical units were down 9.7% from 2007. In comparison, mainstream album sales were down 8.5% and Country music was…

Punk rockers MxPx get ready to commemorate 17 years on the music scene with On The Cover II. The album is a response to fan requests for a follow up to the band’s 1995 cover album On The Cover. Tracks on Cover II include MxPx’s renditions of 80s songs like the Dead Milkmen’s “Punk Rock…

Hey, all, just a quick note to let you know that I’ll be back tonight blogging live during the results show. Let’s see who goes through to the top 12. Will it be Danny, Alexis and Anoop, like I predicted? Or will we get a surprise from Ricky, Michael or … dare I say it…

I told you last week that HCD Research was going to be conducting research during the live performances of American Idol, but instead of rating the singers, they were rating the judges. Well, 1,522 viewers watched clips of each performance from last night along with the judges’ critiques, and then were asked to evaluate the…
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