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The NY Times noted Brandon Heath recently as a Grammy nominee who shouldn’t be allowed to slip through the cracks or get lost in the overwhelming number of artists that were up for awards yesterday. Heath didn’t win in the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (the award went to CeCe Winans) or Best Gospel Song (that…

Anyone who reads this blog regularly knows that I hate awards shows, so it should come as no surprise that instead of watching the Grammys last night, I watched “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and then went to bed to finish reading Confessions of a Shopaholic. OK, I did catch the opening performance from U2, but…

I was checking out some of the Idol contestants today and came across Kristen McNamara’s MySpace and another site for an organization that she co-founded called L.A.U.G.H.: Love All Unconditionally Giving Hope.You’ll remember Kristen as part of the train wreck of emotions that included Nathaniel Marshall and Nancy Wilson during the group competition. While Nathaniel…

instereoSeason 8 American Idol contestant Ryan Johnson will perform tonight with his Christian band Instereo. The show will happen tonight at Grace Chapel of Praise, 621 S. Erie Highway in Hamilton, Ohio.Instereo drummer Terry Thurston told the publication that Ryan Johnson has made it through the next round of Hollywood auditions, which air next Tuesday.…

Worship artist Kari Jobe asked YouTube users to submit video clips sharing their stories and why they’re still singing. It’s a beautiful video and a beautifl song, and a wonderful reminder that, in any circumstance, with God by our side we can still sing.Kari Jobe’s self-titled debut releases February 10.

Lifeway Christian Resources, the research and publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has introduced a new resource that will allow users to customize songs and produce sheet music. SongMap allows users to transpose keys, change the order of the song’s verses, choruses, introductions and transitions, and download their new arrangment and print out sheet…

Casting Crowns performed this morning at the Thursday morning prayer breakfast in Washington. Thousands of guest attended the breakfast, which included Bible readings and prayer from members of Congress. Also in attendance were world leaders. For the first time in its 57-year history, the prayer breakfast was broadcast live over the internet.In other Casting Crown…

Quirky pop star Katy Perry spoke last night with Katie Couric in a pre-Grammy special. Perry talked about her Pentacostal background, likening it to the documentary “Jesus Camp.” “I didn’t know they had behind the scenes footage of my childhood,” the “I Kissed A Girl” star quipped. (You can read my review of “Jesus Camp”…

I know that we haven’t had a chance to really get to know all of the contestants in this year’s American Idol competition, but something at last night’s group auditions struck me: some of the people praying and thanking Jesus were acting like completely self-absorbed jerks.

Can you believe that it’s been 10 years since MercyMe’s song “I Can Only Imagine” took both Christian and mainstream music by storm, making the band a household name? The song, which became a personal anthem for hurting people, raced up the Top 40, AC, Christian and Country charts and is still a favorite on…
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