Album Reviews
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These days, compilation projects are a dime-a-dozen. We get just a few albums into an artist’s career, and record labels seem ready to toss out a “greatest hits” project, regardless of whether the person had “hits,”...
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In just a few years, Brian Courtney Wilson has risen from being a virtual unknown in the gospel music community to one of the most solid newer artists in the business. His kind and genuine nature are surpassed only by his smooth and soulful voice...
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For decades, Fred Hammond has been known as a singer, songwriter and producer who has shaped the sound and style of contemporary gospel music.
Often credited with leading the charge in bringing praise & worship to the African-...
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Myron Butler is a triple-threat – a successful singer, songwriter and producer that first rose to acclaim nearly 15 years ago through his work with Kirk Franklin on the historic-selling God's Property album. Since then, he has...
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Contemporary gospel artist James Fortune returns with his newest project, Identity, on January 17. It's an 18-track, high-energy project backed by his vocal ensemble FIYA, featuring several heartfelt ballads for good measure. ...
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It’s not often that a band can find lasting success with pop audiences while garnering praise from artists and musos alike, but David Crowder*Band has done just that.
For almost two decades, the group has been writing accessible...
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Michael W. Smith has long reigned supreme at Christian pop radio, amassing 33 No. 1 hits, as well as garnering success at mainstream AC radio. However, Smith emphasized his acute skills as a gifted pianist and classical musician on 2000’s...
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The new iteration of newsboys – comprised of front man and former dc Talk singer Michael Tait, Jeff Frankenstein (keys), Duncan Phillips (drums), and Jody Davis (guitars) – is red hot, cranking out radio hit after radio hit and...
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I’ve spent way too much time with The City Harmonic’s first full-length CD, I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home). Way. Too. Much. Except for other work-related obligations, for the past two months, my vast music collection has...
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Casting Crowns’ sixth studio album, Come to the Well, may not break any new ground musically; but the album, much like the members of the group, does its best to provide water to thirsty listeners. The 12 new tracks are packed with...
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New Curb Records trio No Other Name enters the scene with debut The Other Side, one part Avalon, the other The Martins. Siblings Sam and Laura Allen, along with friend Chad Smith, come together in three-part harmony to create a debut...
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Gospel balladeer Micah Stampley is best known for his powerful voice with a practically limitless range, but on his fifth album, One Voice, (Music World Gospel), Stampley trades some of his better-known vocal acrobatics for sincere and...
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While it’s fun for your favorite artists to perform cover songs live in concert, it’s quite another for them to set out to make an entire project of nothing but cover songs. Leave it to the always quirky, always unexpected ...
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The newest album from the legendary Andraé Crouch, titled The Journey, is a masterful showcase of one of Gospel music's most pioneering songwriters of the past century. While the 15-track project tastefully experiments...
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Since the brothers Mooring debuted on the Christian music scene in 2006 with Sound of Melodies, their trajectory as a band has been well worth paying attention to... in no small part thanks to the stunning live performances they deliver...
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Dorinda Clark Cole's fourth solo album, I Survived (August 30, 2011, Light Records), may be one of her best to date. A cohesive blend of traditional and contemporary styles, this project demonstrates the versatility for which Dorinda,...
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We’ve been through so much with Steven Curtis Chapman over the course of his nearly 25-year career that he feels like family. From those early mulleted years through his transformation to Dove Award winner, adoption advocate and grieving...
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Donald Lawrence delivers another solid musical offering with his new album, YRM (Your Righteous Mind), in stores August 9. An impressive follow-up to his 2009 Law of Confession Pt. 1, YRM shines in all the ways one would hope...
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Soulful and sassy, new Fervent Records artist Dara Maclean enters the music scene with a debut that’s both affecting and fun. Influences ranging from Adele and Ray LaMontagne to Natasha Beddingfield and early Motown make for a vibrant first...
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Speaking of vertically charged solo CDs, Superchick frontwoman Tricia Brock showcases additional vocal and songwriting depth on this individual debut (though she promises the band in which she first found fame is still going strong).
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Schedule
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07:00 AM
Urban, Hip-hop and Gospel music's finest artists including Kirk Franklin, Lecrae, Mary Mary,...
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08:00 AM
Urban, Hip-hop and Gospel music's finest artists including Kirk Franklin, Lecrae, Mary Mary,...
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09:00 AM
Catch the latest pop music videos from Amy Grant, Brandon Heath, MercyMe, Francesca Battistelli,...
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10:00 AM
Contestants compete for $50,000 by singing karaoke-style songs from different genres, decades and...
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10:30 AM
Contestants compete for $50,000 by singing karaoke-style songs from different genres, decades and...
Download of the Week
Feeling discouraged? Brian Courtney Wilson was when he says God gave him the title song for his new album, which...
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