Music
The City Harmonic’s Manifesto
You may have heard Stephanie play this on the air recently. Here’s the video.
Chris Tomlin, TobyMac lead Dove Award nominations
ATLANTA (AP) _ Chris Tomlin and TobyMac have each been nominated for six Dove Awards. The Christian music nominations were announced Wednesday in Atlanta, where the winners will be announced at a ceremony on April 20. The awards show will be broadcast on April 24, Easter Sunday, on the Gospel Music Channel. Jason Crabb drew [...]
Switchfoot, Winans win Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ The Christian band Switchfoot has won its first Grammy Award. Switchfoot’s “Hello Hurricane” was named the year’s Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. BeBe and CeCe Winans won two Grammy awards — for Best Gospel Performance and Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album. “It’s What I Do” by Jerry Peters and Kirk [...]
Christmas at Northwestern College
Celebrate the birth of Jesus with the wonderful sounds of the Northwestern College Choirs, Orchestra and Symphonic Band. Hear beautiful arrangements of some familiar Christmas carols and enjoy reflecting on the true meaning of this holiday season – Immanuel: God with us! Merry Christmas!
Bluetree escapes disaster in Myanmar
The group Bluetree is probably best known for their song “God of This City,” a song born from a dark place on a missions trip in Thailand. CNN tells the story of a recent trip by the band that could have cost them their lives.
Christian artists to perform at tonight's Dove Awards ceremony
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Christian music’s top artists will be honored tonight. The Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards ceremony will be held at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. TobyMac is nominated for three Doves, including Artist of the Year. But he says young up-and-coming artists like Brandon Heath, Francesca Battistelli and Tenth Avenue North [...]
Michael W. Smith finds death, inspiration in Haiti
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Christian singer Michael W. Smith says the smell of death was in the air when he and his wife Debbie visited Haiti this month. But amid the suffering, he says it was inspiring to see the earthquake relief being provided by the Rev. Franklin Graham’s Samaritans Purse ministry. Smith says he [...]
