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This morning, CBS Sunday Morning ran a great segment on the band Journey, the success of their song “Don’t Stop Believing”, and frontman Arnel Pineda. It’s the perfect story to highlight artists making a difference, and if you’re looking for a little inspiration, this story is for you. While the song “Don’t Stop Believing” just barely…

Word just in that singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her Camden Square apartment. While the singer’s problems with substance abuse have been very public, there is no official cause of death yet. While celebrities respond to the news, one stood out for me: Kelly Clarkson penned this poignant musing on her website: “I…

Legendary recording artist and Gospel Music Hall of Famer John Schlitt, best known as the lead singer for award-winning Christian band Petra, has a unique twist for his fourth solo album, The Greater Cause. The album will be partly fan-funded. Partnering with fans through a platform called Kickstarter, Schlitt has already raised more than $29,000 of his $35,000 goal.…

I know this doesn’t have anything to do with Christian music, per se, but it’s such a huge story in the Christian community that I really had to comment. Not Christian music, but definitely Christian culture, and it’s all tied together in the end. Campus Crusade for Christ, the ministry that reaches out to students…

The 9th Annual Southern Gospel Music Guild (SGMG) Harmony Honors were presented this week at a free event at TBN’s Music City Auditorium, recognizing achievements in Southern Gospel Music. The event was hosted by Jason Crabb and featured performances by The Bowling Family, The Hoppers, Jeff & Sheri Easter, Karen Peck & New River, Kevin Williams, Legacy Five,…

Whooo hoo! Newsboys fans were more than a bummed out when the band’s beloved frontman Peter Furler left a couple of years ago.  Well, he’s back, with his June solo release, On Fire. You can get a free download of the song “Faster and Louder”, from Peter Furler’s solo album, On Fire, at iTickets.com!

The L.A. Times did a story yesterday on the documentary “Wish Me Away,” which chronicles the coming out of country music artist Chely Wright. Wright also happens to be a Christian. The film has already won the jury documentary prize at the Los Angeles Film Festival and at Frameline, the San Francisco LGBT Film Festival.…

Well, while I was on hiatus I apparently missed one of the stories of the century: the Justin Bieber Bible Study, based on his most recent album, Never Say Never. Or was it a movie? I don’t know. But it was supposedly big news, a resource for youth group leaders to connect with their students…

This week’s free Christian music downloads from iTickets come from Godspeed3 and Brad & Rebekah Bichsel. Brad & Rebekah Bichsel’s song is “We Are Free” from their album, The Things of God. Godspeed3’s song is “Where You Are” from their album, Redeemed. To get  your free downloads, visit the iTickets.com website. Remember, each free download is…

  As I’m catching up on Christian music stories I missed over the last six months or so, here’s one that definitely merits a mention: Skillet’s rock song “Awake & Alive”, from their latest album Awake, is featured on the soundtrack for the new film “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” Also featured on the soundtrack are songs…
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