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I had a chance last week to take part in a teleconference with hot pop artist Katy Perry. Perry is preparing for her world tour and appearance on the Grammys in February. Katy Perry is a hot topic on the Gospel Soundcheck blog because in 2001 she released a Christian album under her real name,…

I know many of you have been following the progress of Rev. Timothy Wright as he recovers from the accident last July that took the lives of his wife and grandson. Rev. Wright suffered a C4 spinal cord injury. I got an email from Mark Weber, over at Christian Music Daily, that said Rev. Wright…

I came across two articles this morning where rock band Anberlin talks about being Christian, and being a band, but not necessarily a Christian band. I love this band, and I get where they’re coming from. Like many bands who have been tagged as a “Christian band” they’ve been accused of being a sell out,…

The Associated Press reports today that Reba Rambo-McGuire, the daughter of gospel legend Dottie Rambo, is suing the driver at the helm of the bus that crashed last May, killing Dottie Rambo and injuring seven others. Also accused of negligence is DC Investments Leasing, a Vicksburg, Miss.-based subsidiary of Pyramid Coach that leased the bus…

Thousand Foot Krutch and Fireflight are set to perform at the Winter X Games 13 in Aspen/Snowmass, CO. as part of the “Best of the Beat” for Taco Bell’s Feed the Beat program. The bands were two of the three winners in the 2008 contest. Thousand Foot Krutch will perform Thursday, January 22 at the…

During the holiday season, 16-year-old Robert Pierre teamed up with Family Christian Stores to give away a special pre-release of his upcoming album Identity when shoppers made a donation to the James Fund. The charity that helps widows and orphans both locally and worldwide. The numbers are in, and 100,000 CDs were given away, raising…

Inauguration night wasn’t just full of fun for grownups. ABC News reports that Malia and Sasha had a party at the White House with friends from school, complete with a scavenger hunt and movies, and at the end? A surprise visit from the Jonas Brothers. Can you imagine the screaming echoing through the White House?…

Big Daddy Weave’s lead singer and guitarist, Mike Weaver, is resolving to lose 90 pounds this year by launching the “90 in ’09 Challenge.” His bio on the “90 in 09” website puts it this way: “Political correctness aside, Big Daddy Weave’s frontman Mike Weaver is fat.” But now, taking a line from the band’s…

When renowned pianist Jim Brickman releases his new album, Ultimate Love Songs: The Very Best Of Jim Brickman, on January 27, Christian rock band Rush Of Fools will be celebrating with him. The band, whose self-titled debut garnered the band numerous Dove nominations as well as ASCAP’s 2008 Song of the Year Award for “Undo”,…
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