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Let’s have an indie Friday, with not only a free download of an indie music CD, but a guest blog post from indie artist Mariah Secrest. One of the great things about the internet is that you get to connect with people you might not meet otherwise. I met Mariah when I stumbled upon her…

ConversantLife.com has teamed up with C28 stores to offer a free sampler CD of Christian music from indie artists. A new sampler CD will be released quarterly. Just head over to the Undiscovered website and download the current free music sampler, which includes music from Sleep for Strangers, Caleb and Sol, Scott Tyler, CJ Bergmen…

Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Billy Powell died this morning at his condo in Florida. News reports say that he had a history of heart problems and had missed an appointment with his cardiologist on Tuesday. According to reports, Powell called 911 around 12:55 a.m. Wednesday saying he was having trouble breathing. When rescue crews arrived they…

You can free Christian music download of Group 1 Crew’s “Moving” at TotalAxxess.com. The song is from the band’s latest album, Ordinary Dreamers. The link to the “MPFree” is on the right hand side of the page, just above the poll. You can learn more about Group 1 Crew at their MySpace page.

Last night’s episode of “American Idol” in Jacksonville was without much excitement. (You can read my American Idol recaps at NewChristianVoices.com.) But Kara DioGuardi did give contestant Darin Darnell some excellent advice. Darnell was a bit weepy because his buddy got cut, and he was having trouble pulling himself together in front of the judges.…

An editorial today by Bud Kennedy in the Star-Telegram shows the story about Texas high school basketball team Covenant Lady Knights and their 100-0 romp over Dallas Academy has a tie to Christian music. (If a hot story has a tie to Christian music, I’ll find it so I can write about it.) Looks like…

This week’s free Christian music download is from founding member and leader of L.A. Symphony, Flynn Adam. The song is “Feel It Now” from the Hip Hope 2009 compilation CD. Remember, these iTickets free downloads are only available for a week, so don’t wait. Head over to the iTickets’ website for your free Christian music…

I know that technically this doesn’t really have much to do with Christian music – other than the fact that the Hour of Power frequently has Christian music artists on the show – but I know many of you have been following the story so I wanted to give you and update. The Christian Newswire…

Up-and-coming artist Omega Bugembe Okello recently received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding World Music Artist. The Ugandan songstress began her musical career as a young child when she was selected as one of the first and youngest members of the African Children’s Choir, touring throughout North America and Europe to raise awareness of…

This week, Billboard magazine named Revive one of 15 new “Faces To Watch” in 2009. The high-energy, pop/rock band is the only Christian music artist selected for the story, which highlights emerging talent in various genres of music. The article says: “Revive looks to be the next Aussie export to make its mark in the…
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