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Multi-platinum selling group Diamond Rio will be appearing on Fox News' hit show "Huckabee" this Saturday, November 21 at 8 pm ET. The band will be performing "God Is There" off of their latest Word Records' release, The Reason. Diamond Rio also recently released their first autobiography "Beautiful Mess" from Thomas Nelson.

Hosted by Arkansas Governor and former Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, "Huckabee" is a talk show that covers a variety of topics from politics and religion to pop-culture. The host of the No. 1 rated weekend hit often performs with guests and his band, The Little Rockers.

For more about the show, visit the "Huckabee" show website.

For more about Diamond Rio, visit their website.

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Stryper will give an unplugged performance on the popular nationally syndicated TV morning show "Daytime" tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet and guitarist Oz Fox will perform an acoustic version of "Peace of Mind" from their new album Murder by Pride, as well as their classic hit song "Soldiers Under Command."

The show is hosted by Cindi Edwards, Dave Nemeth, and MTV's "Real World" Lindsay MacDonald and airs daily in 200 markets nationwide. Previous celebrity guests include Tim McGraw, Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, Donald Trump and many more.

For more about "Daytime" and to find out when it airs in your city, visit the show's website.

For more about Stryper, visit the band's website.

On Friday, October 23, 2009, BeBe & CeCe Winans performed live on The Oprah Winfrey Show and sang Oprah's new favorite song, "Grace," from their chart-topping reunion album, Still. After the studio and television audience heard the remarkable story of an alleged armed robber who ended up kneeling in prayer with his victim, the powerful lyrics and impact of "Grace" has ignited a whirlwind with the single jumping almost instantaneously to the #1 position on iTunes.

It's not often that a lead news story can personify the lyrical content of a song, but the story of Angela Montez and Greg Smith has done just that. On October 19, 2009, what seemed like a normal day at an Indianapolis cash advance store became the true test of faith and a modern day example of grace. Montez was working when Smith entered the store, climbed over the counter and stuck a gun in her face. When she began to cry, the tide turned. Montez told Smith not to throw away his life and then began to pray. Soon after Smith also dropped to his knees and prayed with her for ten minutes. After hugging Montez, Smith then fled the store. While appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Smith stated that when he talked to Montez, he felt as though he was talking directly to "the Man upstairs."

"As I sat in the green room listening to this real life story, it was almost unbelievable to hear about a woman who exemplifies what the song 'Grace' is all about," says songwriter BeBe Winans. "Its easy to give grace to someone you know, but what Angela did was allow God's grace to be demonstrated through her life and as the song says, 'still love me when I've done wrong.' I hope this song will resonate in people's hearts and inspire all of us to realize the importance of grace in our everyday lives."

Stll entered the Billboard charts as the #1 Gospel and Christian album when it was released on October 6, 2009. The success of the new album was also paralleled on the digital side as it claimed the #1 position on iTunes and Amazon's Christian/Gospel charts. Proclaimed as "inspiring and uplifting" by the nation's number one newspaper, USA Today, the platinum selling, Grammy-Award winning duo also received a 2009 Soul Train nomination in the Best Gospel Male, Female or Group category and will perform "Grace" live when the newly revamped award show tapes in Atlanta, GA on November 3rd. The 2009 Soul Train Awards will premiere on the new Centric Network on Sunday, November 29th.

(Source: press release)

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Chynna Phillips, who found fame as part of the pop trio Wilson Phillips, is back again with a new singing partner and album.

And a little family crisis.

Phillips teamed up with singer songwriter Vaughn Penn, New Music Weekly's 2007 "Top 40 Breakthrough Artist of the Year," for their new release, One Reason. The album hit stores on the 22nd.

The very next day, Chynna Phillips' half sister Mackenzie Phillps released her memoir, High On Arrival, in which she revealed that she'd had an on-again-off-again consensual sexual relationship with her father John Phillips, of the 60s folk group The Mama and the Papas.

Yup, it's true: Ellen DeGeneres will be replacing Paula Abdul on the new season of American Idol.

Really!

My first reaction is ... what??? Are the producers trying to offset the influx of Christian contestants with a gay judge? (Haha, that's a joke, friends. Because I know some of you are already thinking that, so I said it out loud before you could. And I'll add, "Puh-leeeze.")

My second reaction is ... perfect!!