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Thursday June 11, 2009

New Season of Gospel Dream Kicks Off June 24

GospelDreamlogo.jpgThe fourth season of the Idol-esque singing competion, Gospel Dream, kicks of on Wednesday, June 24 on the Gospel Music Channel.

Auditions were held all across the country this spring, and thousands of aspiring singers auditioned for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pursue their dream of a musical career. Thirty-seven contestants between 16-40 years of age, from all genres of Gospel/Christian music styles, including traditional, rock, pop, country and soul will compete. Then ten finalists-- and ultimately one winner--will be chosen to receive record and music video exposure, among other prizes.

Destiny's Child Michelle Williams, artist and producer J. Moss, industry professional Mitchell Solarek will serve as guest judges. American Idol runner up Kimberly Locke and radio personality Mike Kasem will serve as show co-hosts. Two major musical artists will serve as surprise coaches during the season.The theme for the show's fourth season: The Greatest Inspirational Songs of All Time.

You can learn more about this season of Gospel Dream on the Gospel Music Channel website.

Do you follow Gospel Dream? I don't have cable so I can't watch the show, and I'd love to hear your updates!

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Monday June 8, 2009

Categories: Christian music on TV

Press Play on "Today" show, Fox & Friends

New pop/rock/dance/urban band Press Play will appear this morning on the Today Show, and then tomorrow on Fox & Friends. The band is promoting their new album, Life Is Beautiful, which released in May. Appearing with them will be comedian SInbad; not only does he support the Dream Center, his daughter, Paige Adkins, is in the band.

Sale of the album benefits the LA Dream Center, an organization all of the band members are committed to serving. They make the Dream Center their home base, not only serving but in various capacities but performing for thousands of individuals from all walks of life each week in both New York and Los Angeles. The Dream Center L.A., celebrating its 15th year, feeds 22,000 people weekly, houses 750 people on a daily basis, distributes 1 million pounds of food and clothes 5,000 people a month.

You can learn more about Press Play on their website.

Thursday May 28, 2009

10 Things To Do Now That American Idol Is Over

If the finale of American Idol has left you feeling empty and confused about what to do on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, or if the final word on the results still doesn't settle the question of who really won this season, maybe it's time to start looking for a way to move on.

Here are 10 suggestions for things you can do, now that American Idol is over:

Thursday April 30, 2009

American Idol Poll: Who Would You Vote For If The Finale Was Today?

MattGiraudRatPack.jpgThis week, bluesy pianist Matt Giraud was sent home in what might have been the best show in a very long time on American Idol. In fact, I've venture to say this was the most talented top 5 we've seen in many, many seasons.

I had a few hunches about who I think will end up in the top 3, and then who might take home the title (I even predicted Kris Allen), but after this week's Rat Pack performances, I'm left scratching my head. I'm pretty certain that viewers voting for Adam won't vote for Danny, and Danny's fans won't switch their votes to Adam, but what happens with people who've been voting for Kris, Matt and Allison if they go home? I have no clue.

So I thought I'd take a little poll:

Wednesday April 29, 2009

American Idol Top 5 Results - Who's Going Home?

AmericanIdolRatPack.JPGLast night, the remaining five American Idol contestants performed songs from the Rat Pack, and they proved why they're the best of this season. It's difficult to predict who's going home. Even DialIdol.com, which tracks the busy signals for the voting phone lines, has the contestants in a dead heat, with a Kris Allen and Matt Giraud at the bottom of the list, but not by much.

Honestly, it's tough to call this one. I think Matt may go home, but certainly not because he deserves it. Then again, Allison has been in the bottom three a few times, too. But she wowed the audience last night with her best performance of the season.

We'll find out tonight! Join me here as I blog live tonight during the American Idol Top 5 results show!

And in case you didn't see it, I'm going out on a limb and predicting Kris Allen to win this season. Just working a hunch.

8:44 PM - I'm just watching "America's Next Top Model"; I always forget it's on on Wednesday night. I usually watch the rerun on Fridays. I love that so many of you are sharing your thoughts on the show! I can't believe there are only three weeks left!

And we're off!

Tuesday April 28, 2009

American Idol Winner Prediction - I'm Going Out On A Limb With Kris Allen

For the past few weeks I've been saying that I think this season of American Idol is going to come down to Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen. Most people I've talked to disagree; they think Allison wil be...

Tuesday April 28, 2009

American Idol Top 5 Perform - Blogging Live!

I was away last week when Anoop Desai and Lil Rounds were sent packing on American Idol, but I'm back and ready to rock and roll as the remainin top 5 perform live. Well, maybe not rock and roll. How...

Friday April 24, 2009

Categories: Christian music on TV

New Reality TV Show from Samaritan's Purse, "Children's Heart"

Samaritan's Purse is launching a new reality TV program, but this is incredibly different than anything you've seen. The show, "Children's Heart," documents the story of three Mongolian youth with life-threatening heart conditions who come to the U.S. for...

Wednesday April 8, 2009

Kris Allen performing "All She Wants To Do Is Dance"

Last night, the top 8 contestants performed live on American Idol. While I did a recap live, I keep coming back to two things:' 1) Most of the contestants were born the same year as my daughter (1985); and...

Wednesday April 1, 2009

GMA Announces Dove Award's Songwriter Of The Year Nominees

Yesterday, the Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced the final nominees for the Dove Award for Songwriter of the Year. The award will be presented at the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards on April 23rd at the Grand Ole Opry House...

Tuesday March 31, 2009

Categories: Christian music on TV

Gospel Music Channel Spotlights Top Artists Third Day, Jars of Clay, Israel Houghton

The Gospel Music Channel launched a new show this past week, "Revealed." The show features a single artist or group performing in front of a live audience in an intimate, acoustic-like setting where they perform songs from their latest albums...

Friday March 13, 2009

MTV Features Gospel Soundcheck In A Story on American Idol

Gil Kaufman, a writer for MTV, interviewed me this week for a story he was doing about American Idol and what seems like an unusual number of Christian artists in this season's competition. I've been covering the Christian angle of...

Friday March 13, 2009

Categories: Christian music on TV

"Ghost Whisperer" Features New Single from Phillip LaRue; And While We're Talking About The Show ...

Tonight's episode of "Ghost Whisperer" will feature the new single "Found" from Phillip LaRue's upcoming album, Let the Road Pave Itself. The album releases April 7. And while we're talking about "Ghost Whisperer" ......

Thursday March 12, 2009

South Park Parody of Jonas Brothers Right On The Money

*** WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS CURSING & STRONG LANGUAGE *** More than a few of you have asked me what I thought about this week's episode of "South Park," which parodied the Jonas Brothers and the Disney marketing machine, especially...

Tuesday March 10, 2009

American Idol Top 13 Perform Michael Jackson Songs

Join me here LIVE tonight as American Idol's Top 13 contestants perform the songs of American Idol. Michael Jackson songs? Hmmm. This should be interesting. Performing tonight: Kris Allen Danny Gokey Megan Joy Corkrey Anoop Desai Matt Giraud Alexis Grace...

Thursday February 26, 2009

Mary Mary's White House Performance Honoring Stevie Wonder Airs Tonight on PBS

Gospel duo Mary Mary performed at the White House last night at an event honoring Stevie Wonder. Wonder was awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The show will air tonight on PBS. The Library of Congress...

Wednesday February 11, 2009

What Is Christian Music and Why Do You Care?

I had a lovely opportunity recently to do a guest post at the arts and culture blog, Wrecked For The Ordinary. I decided to write on the topic, What is Christian music, and why do you care? It's a...

Tuesday January 27, 2009

Categories: Christian music on TV

Update on Reverend Schuller and the Crystal Cathedral

I know that technically this doesn't really have much to do with Christian music - other than the fact that the Hour of Power frequently has Christian music artists on the show - but I know many of you have...

Thursday January 8, 2009

Categories: Christian music on TV

Superchick's "Hey, Hey" tapped by NBC for show promo

Superchick's song "Hey, Hey," from their latest album Rock What You Got, has been tapped by NBC to promote three new shows. You can catch the song in promos for "Superstars of Dance," "Biggest Loser Couples," and "Howie Do It."...

Wednesday December 31, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

Casting call for aspiring gospel singers: BET wants you for "Sunday Best"

BET is once again giving aspiring gospel singers a chance to show off their vocal abilities when "Sunday Best" returns to BET in March '09. This nationwide talent search will again travel to cities across the country to audition hundreds...

Monday December 15, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

Casting Crowns' Mark Hall jokes about being Jack Bauer yesterday

Casting Crowns was supposed to perform for President Bush last night, but instead the President was off to Iraq on a super secret trip. According to the Associated Press, the White House put out a false schedule saying President Bush...

Monday December 1, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

Save "Pushing Daisies" and star Kristin Chenoweth

OK, OK, I confess. I'm a huge fan of the ABC show "Pushing Daisies" and was really ticked when I saw last week that they're not renewing the show. What does that have to do with Christian music? Well, the...

Wednesday November 26, 2008

The Afters' music on new FOX show "Secret Millionaire"

The "Keeping Me Alive," from Christian music artist The After's sophomore project Never Going Back to OK, is being used on the new reality show, "Secret Millionaire." The new inspirational show sends millionaires undercover into the most impoverished neighborhoods in...

Monday November 24, 2008

Christian music's Third Day wins American Music Award

Christian music's Third Day took home the American Music Award last night for Contemporary Inspirational Artist, beating out Casting Crowns and MercyMe in the fan-voting category. Due to a non-stop touring schedule, the band was unable to attend the awards...

Friday November 21, 2008

Casting Crowns appear on Dr. Phil and Robin's "Christmas in Washington" concert on TNT

Christian music artist Casting Crowns will appear during the "Christmas in Washington concert," hosted by Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw. The concert also features Kristin Chenoweth, Julianne Hough, Straight No Chaser and Darius Rucker, and will premiere on TNT on...

Friday November 21, 2008

MercyMe's Bart Millard on Grand Ole Opry tonight, Friday November 21

MercyMe frontman Bart Millard will make his debut appearance tonight, Friday November 21, on the Grand Ole Opry at the famed Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Friday's Opry may be heard on AM650-WSM, XM channel 11 and on the internet at...

Thursday November 20, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

Britney Spears documentary airs on MTV November 30

MTV Shows MTV is set to air a behind-the-scenes documentary on pop star and tabloid sensation, Britney Spears on November 30, just days before release of her new album, Circus, on her 27th birthday. The 90-minute documentary, titled 'For The...

Wednesday November 19, 2008

Miley Cyrus gushes to Ellen DeGeneres about "friend" Justin Gaston

First she gushed to Ryan Seacrest, and now Miley Cyrus appeared this week on the Ellen DeGeneres show, where she gushed and giggled with the daytime talk show star about her new boyfriend ... er, just friend ... underwear...

Wednesday November 19, 2008

Catch Third Day tomorrow on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson"

They graced the July 7, 2008 cover of Billboard Magazine, performed on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and broke their own first-week sales records with their 10th studio album, Revelation. Now Third Day makes their second late night TV...

Thursday November 13, 2008

The Sonflowerz single "All Around The World" tapped as theme song for new ABC Family show

ABC Family launched their new show, "One Good Turn With Joey T" and tapped indie act The Sonflowerz's single "All Around The World" as the show's theme song. ABC also used the single "More Than I Think I Am" in...

Tuesday October 28, 2008

Miley Cyrus gushes to Ryan Seacrest about possible romance with Justin Gaston

Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, has now been linked romantically to "Nashville Star" contestant Justin Gaston, and if the tabloids are right, Gaston is living at the Cyrus family home so father Billy Ray Cyrus can keep an eye...

Monday October 27, 2008

Disney and ABC Family channels are looking for new talent

Surfing around PR Newswire this afternoon, I came across this press release: WILMINGTON, N.C., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Disney and ABC Family channels are conducting a nationwide search for new, young talent to act in upcoming shows. The Producers...

Monday October 27, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

Rev. Robert H Schuller asks son to step down from Hour of Power

Reverend Robert H. Schuller, founder of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, has announced that he removed his son, Robert A., from his preaching duties on the church's weekly "Hour of Power" syndicated TV broadcast. In a letter...

Friday October 24, 2008

"Songs of Soul and Inspiration" features CeCe Winans, Shirley Caesar, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan

This Sunday night, October 26, the Gospel Music Channel will debut the special, "Songs of Soul and Inspiration" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of AARP and honor the musical legacy of the African American church. The event, which was recorded...

Tuesday October 21, 2008

Catch The Afters "Ocean Wide" on ABC's Grey's Anatomy

ABC's hit drama "Grey's Anatomy" is currently using "Ocean Wide," from The Afters' sophomore record Never Going Back to OK, in promotion for the show. This isn't the first time the band has had music used in TV promotion. "We...

Friday October 17, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

New reality show airs tonight on Gospel Music Channel

If the idea of an unscripted reality drama that packs a group of young adults onto an RV and sends them across the country on a journey of personal discovery sounds familiar, it's because it's been done before. MTV blazed...

Friday October 10, 2008

Sanctus Real and Extreme Home Makeover raise $50,000 for family in need

Back in September, I told you about about concert that Ohio natives Sanctus Real performed in conjunction with ABC's "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" to benefit the Frisch family. The ticket-only show drew 5,000 people who rallied in support of the...

Saturday October 4, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

Move over Monday Night Football - It's Bill Gaither Monday on the GMC

If you're not a football fan, the Gospel Music Channel is offering a Monday night TV alternative: Bill Gaither Mondays. The Gospel Music Channel will be featuring its Bill Gaither Best series, showcasing performances from the legendary "Gaither Homecoming" annual...

Wednesday October 1, 2008

P.O.D. on Carson Daly TONIGHT

P.O.D. will be performing their current hit single, "Shine With Me," tonight on NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly Show." The song is currently #6 on R&R's Christian Rock chart and #9 CRW's Christian Rock chart, and is from the...

Wednesday September 24, 2008

The Biggest Loser's Dan Evans set to release debut album

If you watched Season 5 of NBC's reality show "The Biggest Loser" you saw Dan Evans and his mom Jackie battle other contestants to lose the most weight and take home a big cash prize. During the show, Dan not...

Monday September 22, 2008

Robbie Seay Band on One Tree Hill, and free download

Ever since we got our digital converter box I've been addicted the CW channel (and the additional PBS channels). Last night, I was watching "One Tree Hill," a show I never watch, but I was intrigued by the storyline in...

Tuesday July 29, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

Gospel Music Channel launches four day Third Day blitz

To support today's release of Revelation, Third Day's first studio album in nearly three years, the Gospel Music Channel launches into a four-night Third Day programming blitz. Right after Third Day appears tonight on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,"...

Saturday July 26, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

David Phelps on Extreme Home Makeover this Sunday, July 27

Word Records' Grammy and Dove Award-winning artist, David Phelps, will appear on a ABC's hit show, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," this Sunday, July 27, 2008, 8 p.m. EST. In this episode, the Extreme Makeover team comes to the aid of...

Thursday July 17, 2008

Teen Choice Awards really for teens?

I was checking out the nominees for the Teen Choice Awards and realized that I'm either completely out of touch with reality, or I don't know what a teen is anymore. When I think of music, television and movies that...

Thursday July 10, 2008

Categories: Christian music on TV

Phil Stacey live this weekend on "Grand Ole Opry"

Catch American Idol Season 6 finalist Phil Stacey this Saturday, July 12, on the "Grand Ole Opry." Phil will perform songs from his recently released self-titled CD, including the single "If You Didn't Love Me," co-written by Rascal Flatts front...

Thursday June 26, 2008

Catch Skillet Tonight on CMT's "Mobile Home Disasters"

Hey Skillet fans! Catch your favorite hard rockers tonight on ... CMT? The country station? You got it! The band is featured in tonight's episode of the home renovation show, "Mobile Home Disasters." It's like "Extreme Makeover" except for mobile...

Monday June 16, 2008

Hawk Nelson on ESPN2 TONIGHT

Catch Hawk Nelson tonight on ESPN2 when they do the coin toss when the Arizona Rattlers take on the Colorado Crush on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday. Kickoff is at 7:00pm and will be televised live on ESPN 2...

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Award-winning freelance writer and columnist Joanne Brokaw covers entertainment for The Christian Examiner newspapers, The Minnesota Christian Chronicle, and The Ozarks Christian News. Her other writing credits include Breakaway and Brio Magazines, OnCourse Magazine, ChristianMusicPlanet.com, BuddyHollywood.com and AGreaterFreedom.com. Her humor column, A Big Slice of Life, appears monthly in the Christian Voice Magazine and she pens a regular humor column on The Writing Life for ByLine Magazine. Joanne lives in Western New York with her darling husband David, their Border collie Scout and their cat Murphy. Their almost adult daughter Cassie drops by often. Find out more about Joanne at JoanneBrokaw.com.

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