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Gerry Niewood (pictured with sax) and Coleman Mellett (pictured with Chuck Mangione), musicians with the Grammy-award winning Chuck Mangione Band, were killed last night in a plane crash near Buffalo, N.Y. Continental Connection Flight 3407, which was operated by Colgan Air, was en route from Newark, N.J. to Buffalo when it crashed into a house…

The NAACP Image Awards were handed out last night, and Jennifer Hudson took home three awards, for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration on her song “I’m His Only Woman” featuring Fantasia; Outstanding New Artist; and Outstanding Album. Mary Mary took home the award for Outstanding Gospel Artist – Traditional or Contemporary. While she didn’t win,…

This will come as no surprise: advance sale tickets of the Jonas Brothers upcoming 3D movie are being scooped up like crazy. “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience” opens in 3D and on IMAX 3D screens at midnight, on Thursday night, February 26. In a press release, Rick Butler, Chief Operating Officer of Fandango, an…

Looks like the contestants won’t be the only ones under the microscope this season on American Idol. HCD Research announced yesterday that beginning February 17 it will conduct a study among a nationally representative sample of Americans to evaluate the performances of the American Idol judges. Survey participants will evalute the judges in the areas…

Tuesday night, American Idol kicks off the first of four weeks of elimination rounds to narrow the field to the top 12 contestants, and I want to know who you think will make it to the top 12. The 12 competing on Tuesday will be:

Southern Gospel fans, mark your calendars for March 16-21. That’s when the 5th Annual Southern Gospel Music Fan Fair takes place at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, TN. The event brings together more than 100 artists for a six-day event that includes worship services, performances, artist meet-and-greet time with fans, and the…

Ah, the life of the Christian celebrity, when everything you and your family does makes front page news. Today, it’s Jermaine Jakes, son (or stepson, as some media are reporting) of prominent pastor, music artist and author T.D. Jakes. Apparently Jermaine Jakes was arrested during an undercover sex sting in Dallas when Jermaine Jakes exposed…

A note posted today on the American Idol Top 36 page notes that: “It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition. Felicia Barton has replaced Ms. Pacitti as part of the Top 36.” Billboard reports: “There’s been a decent amount of controversy surrounding Pacitti’s professional past, including not only…

The final night of Hollywood week found the contestants doing their face-to-face meetings with the judges (unfortunately, minus the elevator cam), with an added twist: some contestants had to sing again in a “sing off” between contestants. But before I get to that, I have to say one thing: Jamar Rogers went home! I’m in…

I had a lovely opportunity recently to do a guest post at the arts and culture blog, Wrecked For The Ordinary. I decided to write on the topic, What is Christian music, and why do you care? It’s a timely topic. The Grammys were just handed out on Sunday, and as regular readers know I’m…
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