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Congratulations, Gospel Music Association! You got what you wanted when you added Miss California to the lineup of last night’s Dove Awards: A flash of added publicity for one of the most tedious award shows ever. A rant on the night, and a list of the winners, after the jump. More »
Posts Tagged ‘MercyMe’
The Dove Awards: As Lousy As You Might Expect Christian Music’s Grammys To Be
Fri Feb 20 2009 by Dan Gibson
There was a news story today about a woman who is suing Orange Country because she was fired a few years ago for exposing the foster children she was counseling to Christian music. She wasn’t force-feeding them MercyMe; instead, during a jog on the beach, the woman stopped with the children to hear Switchfoot perform. The show wasn’t explicitly Christian (it was a Surfrider benefit that also had Incubus on the bill), so the firing seems a little unfair, but looking at the Dove award nominations today, it’s easy to understand how even the vaguest stink of Christian music would be difficult to wash off.
The Soft, Sanctified Sounds Of The Lord: We Listen To The Christian AC Hits, So You Can Read Along
Tue Sep 16 2008 by Dan Gibson
Since apparently I have “no soul”, I’ve decided to embark on a journey to better myself. But since the likelihood of finding a replacement soul at my local Target is dicey at best I’ve decided to do the next best thing: I’m going to listen to the top five songs at Christian adult contemporary radio, in hopes that I can learn something from them.
Info You Didn’t Really Want To Know: 2007 In Christian Adult Contemporary
Fri Jan 4 2008 by dangibs
Of course, you, the Idolator reader, are anxiously awaiting the results of the Idolator poll so you can wrap up 2007 with a tidy bow and move on with your life. But in te meantime, you get the Top 5 tracks on Christian Adult Contemporary Radio for the year now fading in the rear view mirror of your sensible minivan. And consider this fact: each of these tracks were played at least 32,000 times on radio this year. That may seem like nothing compared to the 600,000+ spins “The Sweet Escape” pulled in 2007, but in our new Huckabee nation and with a much smaller pool of stations, 32,000 spins should make us collectively afraid. Deeply, deeply afraid.
