Thanksgiving is the wonderful holiday that not only leads into the season celebrating the birth of Christ but gives us an entire day to give thanks. And eat. A lot.
I asked some of your favorite and up-and-coming Christian music artists what they'll be giving thanks for this year. From families to salvation to traveling mercies, Christian music artists have a lot to be thankful for:
The nomination is an annual recognition by Beliefnet readers and editors of noteworthy humanitarian actions that inspire and encourage us all to live better lives. The Most Inspiring Person of the Year Award is bestowed upon someone who has risen above expectations. He or she may have countered stereotypes and demonstrated courage, forgiveness, self-sacrifice or love under difficult and challenging circumstances.
Chapman and his family suffered a tragic loss this past May when their youngest adopted daughter, Maria, was accidentally run over in the family's driveway by their oldest son, Will.
The crossover hit "Let Your Love Flow" put country music duo Bellamy Brothers on the charts back in 1976, and helped launch a career that's spanned more than three decades. And the song is heating up the charts again after being used by England's Barclay Bank for a credit card advertisement. The song is currently #25 on the official UK Singles chart, Music Week, as of November 15th.
They make girls swoon and audiences rock, and now the guys in Hawk Nelson want to encourage their fans to step out of their comfort zones to be the one little miracle that can change the world.
The moniker for the newly launched program is based of the band's newest single "One Little Miracle," which is currently charting at No. 6 on CHR formats. As the song states:
One little revolution could turn it all around.
Back to the Kingdom we once knew
Just a little bit of me, just a little bit of you
One little miracle to get us through
Rather than focusing on one area of need, Hawk Nelson has chosen three avenues to be the "one little miracle" across the nation.
High school sophomore Robert Pierre's (coincidentally) sophomore album Identity doesn't come out until February, but through a partnership with Family Christian Stores more than 30,000 music fans have gotten an advance copy by making a $10 donation to The James Fund, an organization whose mission is to help widows and orphans both locally and worldwide.
With the donation, shoppers receive 10 songs from Identity, and a plush stuffed Barnabus bear is given to an orphan in the consumer's community or in a developing country.
Robert Pierre released his debut album Inside Out when he was just an eighth grader. Most kids who get involved in the entertainment industry have stars in their eyes. But this kid had a definite mission in mind - to help kids discover that through Christ, they have value to God.
In the discussion about Christian music, there's always a question lingering in the back of my mind: how do you balance being a Christian music celebrity with biblical, Christian faith? Sure, there are a lot of bands who sing...
I got a question from a reader today asking what I knew about the "Krystal Meyers sex scandal cover up". Uh, I don't know anything about any Krystal Meyers sex scandal. But since it's my job to cover Christian music,...
Better Me - Mission Six from Christopher at Lightvox on Vimeo. I don't have tween kids, but my 23-year-old daughter and I both went, "Aww!" when we heard the album Superhero by Mission Six, a group of cute teen and...
Capital Lights debuts a new video today on the homepage at Purevolume.com. The song is "Outrage," from the band's debut album, This Is An Outrage. When the album released in July, it went right to the iTunes Top 40 Rock...
Platinum-selling pop/rock band Blessid Union of Souls (yes, that's how you spell it!) released their seventh album, Close to the Edge, this past September. The band has never shied away from topics like faith and salvation, but with this latest...
Chris Cleveland, front man for Stars Go Dim, has won the October SingerUniverse "Best Vocalist Of The Month" Competition. The award was based on his performance of the group's song, "Love Gone Mad," from their new five-song EP. The song...
Christian music's best-selling new artist of 2007, tween pop sensation pureNRG, recently launched a new partnership with Milk Rocks!, a comprehensive program designed to promote good nutrition to elementary, middle, and high school students. PureNRG's video "What If," as...
Longtime bassist for Grammy nominated and Dove Award winning hard rock band Pillar, Michael "Kalel" Wittig recently announced that he will leave the group to pursue other opportunities. In addition to spending more time with family, Wittig plans to focus...
Fervent Records' popular tween group pureNRG is scheduled to debut their highly-anticipated video, "Here We Go Again," on the homepage of Yahoo! Kids this Thursday, October 9. If you're a fan of the tween dance pop sensation, be sure to...
Francesca Battistelli splashed onto the music scene in July with her debut CD My Paper Heart, a mix of bluesy piano-driven rock and smoky vocals. In addiiton to singles climbing the Christian music charts, songs from the album were featured...
This week, the Newsboys released their live CD/DVD project, "Newsboys Live: Houston We Are GO." The two disc set was recorded and filmed live in front of a packed house in Houston, TX as part of the band's GO...
On Tuesday, September 16th Krystal Meyers releases her third studio album, Make Some Noise. The hot pop/dance album is not only energetic and fun, it also offers listeners some thought-provoking lyrics about life and faith. And we have 5 copies...
I don't know what I expected from newcomer Francesca Battistelli, but for sure, it wasn't what I got when I popped her debut CD My Paper Heart into my stereo. I thought maybe I'd get an earful of dance drivel...
I think it's pretty well known that tween pop sensation the Jonas Brothers got their start in Christian music. But surfing around the Disney Incubator site I found a few more artists with ties to the Christian music industry: 1....
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...
I just got the summer concert schedule for one of my favorite artists, Celtic pop/rock band Ceili Rain, and I want to give you a head's up, because if you get a chance to see them you won't be disappointed....
You call her Katy Perry, we call her Katy Hudson, the singer who at the tender age of 16 released her self-titled debut album in the Christian marketplace. You got it. Katy Perry, whose single "I Kissed A Girl" is...
I always get nervous when an indie band sends me a really expensive, slick press kit. I figure that if a band has to spend a ton of money to get noticed their music can't stand out on its own....
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.
Thanksgiving is the wonderful holiday that not only leads into the season celebrating the birth of Christ but gives us an entire day to give thanks. And eat. A lot.
Nominations were announced yesterday for Beliefnet's 8th Annual Most Inspiring Person of the Year Award, and on the list is Christian music icon Steven Curtis Chapman.
High school sophomore Robert Pierre's (coincidentally) sophomore album Identity doesn't come out until February, but through a partnership with Family Christian Stores more than 30,000 music fans have gotten an advance copy by making a $10 donation to The James Fund, an organization whose mission is to help widows and orphans both locally and worldwide. 
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