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Here's a special Christmas present, just for Beliefnet readers: The premiere of Ruben Studdard's new Christmas song, "Christmas In Your Arms"!
The song doesn't release until December 8th, when you can buy it on iTunes, but you get to hear it here first!
The song has special meaning for the R&B singer, and so does Christmas.
American Idol's Scott MacIntyre will join Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday, December 18.
Also appearing will be Dee Snider, Warrant, Lita Ford, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Gary Mule Deer, Runaway Phoenix, River of Life Choir, ventriliquist Ronn Lucas and world champion magician Murry Sawchuk. Brad Perry will be the MC for evening and will perform with his band, Acoustic Fingerprints.
The event is an annual fundraiser for the Solid Rock Foundation, whose "primary goal is to honor Jesus Christ by helping to meet the spiritual, economical, physical, and social needs of teenagers and children within our community and ultimately throughout the country." The organization includes The Rock teen center, founded in 1995 by Cooper and friend Chuck Savale.
Tickets for the 2009 Christmas Pudding are on sale now by calling the Solid Rock office at 602-522-9200, online at www.livenation.com, or the box office at the Dodge Theater.
For more about Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding, visit the event website.
For more about Scout MacIntyre, visit his website.
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Adam Lambert closed out last night's American Music Awards show with a performance that may have left viewers wondering if they were watching ABC or the S&M network. (If there is such a thing.)
His performance of his song "For Your Entertainment" included feeling up one of the dancers in the ... er ... crotch, overt S&M references, and a full on male/male kiss. Generally not unusual for today's rock performers, but ...
Seriously? On prime time television?
As regular readers know I can't stand watching awards shows. I'd rather clean the litter box. But if this is an example of what I missed last night, I'm glad Murphy has clean litter and I went to bed early.
I get that Adam Lambert is a talented singer. And clearly he's great on stage. Personable, entertaining, engaging. From a talent perspective, sure, I'm a fan.
But he - like many other artists from Madonna to Britney - just takes things way too far. It's not that he's gay, so save the discrimination accusations. It's that his performance was totally inappropriate for prime time TV. The FCC has regulations during what is known as the family hours for a reason. Save that performance for his live tour. It's not a gender/orientation thing. It's about being ... well, polite.
But what did you think of Lambert's performance last night?
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American Idol favorite Danny Gokey debuted his first single "It's Only" this morning on FM 106.1 in his hometown of Milwaukee.
You can hear Danny Gokey's song, "It's Only" on the radio station website.
So what do you think? Was country a good genre for him to pursue? And how do you think his song compares to his co-finalists' Adam Lambert and Kris Allen's new music?
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