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The Jesus Music to Release Dec. 7

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

On Friday, October 1, 2021, The Jesus Music documentary was released into select theaters by LionsGate. It will release on Blu-ray, DVD, & EST Digital on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. With stirring songs of faith, love, and hope, the Jesus Music movement rose from America’s 1960s counterculture to become a worldwide phenomenon. This fascinating documentary reveals Jesus Music’s uplifting, untold story — from its humble beginnings at the Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, California, through its transformation into the multi million-dollar…

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Amy Grant to Release 30th Anniversary Edition of ‘Heart in Motion’

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

SIX-TIME GRAMMY WINNER AMY GRANT ANNOUNCES 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF ICONIC ALBUM HEART IN MOTION ON JULY 9 Six-time GRAMMY-winner Amy Grant announced today that she’ll release a special 30th anniversary editon of her iconic album, Heart In Motion. Over the next few weeks special preorders and fan packages will be offered. Amy Grant “Heart in Motion” Starting today, AmyGrant.com will be live with an exclusive “Fan Bundle” that includes the double disc, an exclusive bonus single disc with commentary, a limited edition photo book, t-shirt,…

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DC Talk Celebrates 25th Anniversary of ‘Jesus Freak’ with Special Edition Releases

November 20, 2020November 24, 2020

DC Talk– 25th Anniversary of “Jesus Freak” The best-selling group in the history of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM), DC Talk, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their RIAA double-platinum album, Jesus Freak with a collection of releases, contests and more, all kicking off today. “This record was more the three of us than anything we had ever done together up to that point” says TobyMac, who was also the album’s co-producer. “This was the first album that sounded like Michael, Kevin and…

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Amy Grant Celebrates 35th Anniversary of ‘Unguarded’ with LE Vinyl; Appears on The Doctors

September 30, 2020November 17, 2020

AMY GRANT CELEBRATES 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF “UNGUARDED” WITH DOUBLE DISC, WHITE VINYL LIMITED EDITION, AVAILABLE OCTOBER 16 Grant Appears on The Doctors, Thursday, October 1st, discussing her open heart surgery this Summer To celebrate the 35th anniversary of one of six-time Grammy winner Amy Grant’s most iconic and successful albums, the Grammy-winning “Unguarded,” Grant is releasing a double disc, white vinyl, limited edition on October 16th. The project will be available through all streaming services on October 30th. The Unguarded cover featured…

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Top 10 Traditional Songs to Encourage Fulfilled Women

July 7, 2020July 17, 2020

Why Do We Need Traditional Songs to Encourage Women? Google is full of lists of songs that empower women. That’s not surprising since those are the tunes that drive radio stations and movie soundtracks. The women’s movement has done a fine job of convincing womankind that women need to be more and more empowered, but is that really true? Has “empowering” women by telling them they can bring home the bacon as well as a man led to stronger, happier…

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Barbie Doll Goes to the Dove Awards

July 7, 2020July 8, 2020

Barbie Doll at the Dove Awards, from our archives In 1998, Barbie Bazaar magazine accepted a budding young journalist’s pitch to write a story about Christian artists who had played with Barbie dolls at GMA Dove Awards week. The resulting story featured comments and photos from a wide variety of Christian artists including: Ashley Cleveland, Pam Thum, Chonda Pierce, Erin O’Donnell, Lisa Bevill, Sheri Easter, Mel Tunney, Melissa Austin, Amy Wolter, Jeni Varnadeau, Nicole Leonti, Kim Thomas, and Naomi Judd….

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