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Jennifer Knapp

September 20, 2009 – 12:21 pm
Jennifer Knapp , who sold over a million albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s before abruptly stepping away from Christian music in 2004, is making a comeback. Several weeks ago, she updated her official website, which had been stagnant for years. And her MySpace page has, for several weeks, included notice of a single show coming up next Friday in Los Angeles with another CCM veteran, Phillip LaRue. Knapp's management confirmed to CT recently that she was making music again. "After a well needed hiatus, Jennifer has started writing/recording again and playing select shows," said her manager, Dave Hopper. CT's requests for an interview with Knapp were denied, though Hopper said she might grant one later. This afternoon, Knapp made her first official statement on the matter on her website, starting off a brief entry with the words, "Yes, it’s true. I am the REAL Jennifer Knapp and I’ve been ...

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2nd Annual Creation Festival

August 27, 2009 – 8:51 pm
Creation Festival : The Tour hits the road for a second time this fall and is pleased to announce the dates and cities for its one-of-a-kind traveling experience. Kicking off September 14 in Music City USA, Nashville, TN, the tour will make stops in 30-plus cities across the nation and will include an element of local outreach in each city. Tickets for many of the dates are currently on-sale through iTickets.com. Patterned after the Creation Festivals, the nation's largest Christian music festival and the premier name in Christian music events, this "mini Creation on wheels" will be headlined by the multi-Platinum and three time Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay, along with rock-sensation, Thousand Foot Krutch. Audio Unplugged, featuring Mark Stuart and Will McGinniss from the Grammy Award-winning rock band, Audio Adrenaline, are also a part of the tour, performing their record-breaking classics and sharing stories from ...

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SonLight Christian Music Festival canceled

August 26, 2009 – 11:15 am
The SonLight Christian Music Festival at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom scheduled for Saturday has been canceled.SonLight Christian Music Festival canceled The show was scheduled to feature the band Skillet, whose album “Awake” hits stores Tuesday, as well as Chris Tomlin, Brandon Heath, This Beautiful Republic and David Nasser. Dorney Park spokesman Chuck Hutchison said the promoter, Premiere Festivals of Culman, Ala., simply called the park to cancel the event, and he did not have further information. “We’re disappointed and looking forward to doing a festival next year,” Hutchison said. He said he believed all of the tickets purchased through Dorney had been refunded. Anyone who bought tickets through i-tickets also will be refunded automatically, but anyone with questions should call 800-965-9324. Anyone who bought tickets in person at Dorney should e-mail publicrelations@dorneypark.com to arrange refund. Please include contact phones, and receipt information. Please allow up to two full weeks for transaction processing ...

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Ryan McAfee

August 25, 2009 – 9:30 am
“I don’t want to spend my whole life asking What if I had given everything Instead of going through the motions.” From “ The Motions ,” by Matthew West. “God does indeed work in mysterious ways.” Lance McAfee McAlester teenager Ryan McAfee copied some words from a song he had heard and posted them on his Facebook page shortly before he died following a tragic accident last March. His actions set in motion a series of events that will result in contemporary Christian artist Matthew West — who’s had three number one hits — kicking off his national “The Motions Tour” in McAlester in October. West’s manager, Joel West, who is Matthew West’s brother, sent an e-mail to the News-Capital on Friday confirming the event. “We’re excited to come to McAlester!” he said. And that’s just the beginning. The Oct. 15 Matthew West concert is set for 7 p.m. at the Pittsburg County Fairgrounds’ outdoor stage, which is adjacent to the ...

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Alive on the Island organizer Pat Moore

August 24, 2009 – 7:54 pm
PAT MOORE first started singing gospel songs at church when he was nine years old. Since then, he’s recorded a Christian album with the group Four for the Lord that won two national awards. His latest project, Alive on the Island, will bring more than 20 international and local Christian artists to Cape Breton on Friday for a weekend of gospel music. Musical acts range from hip hop to country, from rock to choral. Q: How did you get involved in the Christian music scene? A: Ever since I was nine years old, I’ve been singing in church. So I’ve always done Christian music, but more specifically a few years ago some friends of mine asked me to join a group and do a recording. . . . We won two national awards with the CD and were nominated for numerous awards, and we performed and got to travel a little ...

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Four national Christian bands

July 25, 2009 – 1:18 pm
When hundreds of people gather at Camp Albemarle in Newport on Saturday, they will be celebrating more than just another pretty summer day on the Crystal Coast. They will be celebrating their faith through music. Four national Christian bands will take the stage during the Bojangles Bigfish FM Summer Soundfest, a daylong event increasingly being hailed as one of the biggest Christian events this summer in Eastern North Carolina. One of the region’s newest radio stations, Bigfish FM, is behind the project with sponsorship from Bojangles, Pepsi and a half dozen other local businesses. Performing acts include contemporary Christian rock and pop acts, such as Jimmy Needham, Chasen, Decyfer Down and Grammy-nominated SONICFLOOd. Originally from Morehead City but performing on some of the most successful national tours, Decyfer Down is a local favorite that always draws large crowds anytime they come home to play. Based in New Bern and hitting airwaves throughout eastern North ...

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Justin Unger To Know You Love Me

July 25, 2009 – 1:16 pm
Justin Unger “ To Know You Love Me ” is a 12 track set Christian album that gives the glory of God. This album is composed with uplifting words about the Lord and the understanding that God loves all. 27 years old, Justin Unger sings from the heart on the song “ Will You Wait For Me ” with the help a female singer who vocals are soft and sweet. She sings “ Although I can’t see you / I know that you will see me through/I still hear you asking me/will you wait for me…I promise I will come” are inspiring to keep faith in God and that one day He will bless us with his presence. This duet is amazing and the two vocalists blend well together. “ To Know You Love Me ” is about having a good relationship with God and know that He will always ...

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Jeremy Camp Speaking Louder Than Before

July 8, 2009 – 8:03 pm
Making his passion known this past year with the release of " Speaking Louder Than Before ," BEC Recordings artist Jeremy Camp is introducing his fall tour named after the recently released CD and with a purpose at hand. As his first headlining tour in almost two years, Camp will be joined by reigning Dove Female Artist of the Year Natalie Grant and label-mate Bebo Norman. The "Speaking Louder Than Before" The Tour is kicking off in Florida on September 10th (dates below). The tour will also be sponsored by Compassion International. Tickets for the anticipated tour will go on sale Friday, July 10th in addition to a special iTickets / iTunes promotion. For those who purchase tickets via iTickets from July 10th until July 24th, they will receive a code for two free downloads at iTunes ("Beyond Measure" by Jeremy Camp and "Never Saw You Coming" by Bebo Norman). ...

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Christian band Kutless

July 7, 2009 – 8:02 pm
Kutless guitarist Nick DePartee said his band doesn't look back on its four previous albums as if the band did something wrong. And with more than 1.5 million albums sold in that span — the vast majority within the Christian music scene — Kutless has obviously done a lot right so far in its career. Nevertheless, DePartee said Kutless, in Oshkosh Wednesday as the headliner on the opening night of Lifest, went into its fifth CD, "To Know That You're Alive," feeling it was time to change virtually every aspect of the way the band had made its albums. "I think a lot of bands kind of go through this where you do quite a few records kind of with the same system, kind of with the same repetitive motions, almost, not that that's even a bad thing," DePartee said. "We just kind of felt like we needed something fresh." One factor that ...

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Timothy Wright godfather of gospel music

May 6, 2009 – 9:13 am
Gospel hits ringing in their ears, mourners gathered Monday to remember Brooklyn pastor Rev. Timothy Wright and said the " godfather of gospel music " would live on in his songs. "They'll never forget you," said the Rev. Al Sharpton during a "homegoing ceremony" at Pilgrim Baptist Church. "As long as there's music, they'll be singing your song." More than 3,000 people lined up around the block to say goodbye to Wright, 61. He died last month from injuries caused by a head-on car collision in Pennsylvania that killed his wife Betty, 58, and his 14-year-old grandson D.J. nearly a year ago. Mourners honored the Grammy-nominated gospel singer during the four-hour service by singing several of his songs, including "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus," which was released in 2007. Wright's son, David, said he was grateful that his father left a mark on the world with his music. "Thank God for a legacy that lives on," he ...

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