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This week, iTickets is offering a free Christian music download from Philmont.The free Christian music download is the song “My Hippocratic Oath” from the band’s debut album, Oh Snap.The video above is a great behind the scenes look at the making of the band’s “The Difference” video. If you’ve ever thought being a rock star…

Chris Sligh, American Idol Season 6 finalist (at what point can we stop id’ing AI alum by that credit?), has co-written the new Rascal Flatt’s single, “Here Comes Goodbye.” The song was written by Sligh and Clint Lagerberg, who also co-wrote the single “Empty Me”, from Sligh’s debut Christian album Running Back To You. “Clint…

On February 20, the newsboys will kicks off their 35-city “Join The Tribe” tour, featuring DecembeRadio, VOTA (formerly known as Casting Pearls), and Bread of Stone. Also on the tour is Jody Davis, who has re-joined newsboys after a five-year hiatus. The tour will support Global Tribe in its quest to fight physical and spiritual…

When President Elect Barak Obama takes the oath of office on Tuesday, several Gospel artists will be part of the inaugural celebration. The 2009 Heroes Red, White & Blue Inaugural Ball, scheduled for Tuesday night at the Warner Theater in Washington, will include Gospel artists Israel Houghton, Robert Randolph, Donnie McClurkin, and Bebe and Cece…

Marvin Sapp was the big winner at Saturday’s Stellar Awards, taking home seven awards, including Artist of the Year. Sapp’s “Never Would Have Made It,” from his album Thirsty, was the most played gospel artist of 2008, according to Radio and Records. It was also the Stellar Award’s Song of the Year. Sapp’s other awards…

I know the dawn of the New Year is a couple of weeks behind us, but I’m still thinking about one of my resolutions for 2009: to better love and serve my neighbor. As I read the Bible cover to cover last year (fulfilling my resolution for 2008) I realized that, more than anything else,…

With the help of the band’s international community, rockers Mae have embarked on a year-long journey to help those less fortunate and also raise awareness about important humanitarian issues. Every month in 2009, the band will release a new song exclusively on their website. Fans can download the song for a minimum donation of $1,…

Alt rockers The Fray are releasing their self-titled sophomore effort to the Christian market on February 3, 2009. The band, who sold 3.2 million copies of their mainstream debut album How To Save A Life, opted to release this second album in both markets. That’s kind of unusual in an industry where a lot of…

I know it’s still early in the competition, but last night’s auditions in Kansas City showcased Danny Gokey, a singer from Milwaukee who lost his wife just four weeks before that audition. The show’s producers milked that story, didn’t they? I don’t think any of the contestants whose tragedies were highlighted – from the blind…

So the first two auditions from American Idol are over, and I have two questions: 1) Why is American Idol taking such advantage of the contestants’ tragedies? 2) Why do we need another judge? First, the contestants.
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