Contemporary Christian Music

Rick Stephenson – My Everything

Rick Stephenson – My Everything

Bob Marovich2016-11-09T02:40:34-06:00November 9th, 2016|

Rick Stephenson My Everything N-Siteful Music (release date: August 1, 2016) www.rickstephensonmusic.com By Bob Marovich Christian singer-songwriter Rick Stephenson is no stranger to the recording studio. My Everything represents his latest album in at least four full-length CDs in his career. The new album contains ten radio-sized and pleasantly rendered [...]

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Joel Houston and Director Michael John Warren Discuss Hillsong Film “Let Hope Rise”

Joel Houston and Director Michael John Warren Discuss Hillsong Film “Let Hope Rise”

Bob Marovich2016-09-08T16:17:36-05:00September 8th, 2016|

By Bob Marovich Hillsong - Let Hope Rise, the music documentary about the history and phenomenon that is Sydney, Australia’s Hillsong, "the biggest band you've never heard of," hits U.S. theaters September 16. JGM spoke by telephone recently with Joel Houston of Hillsong UNITED and the film’s director, Michael John [...]

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JGM Pick of the Week: September 5, 2016

JGM Pick of the Week: September 5, 2016

Bob Marovich2016-09-06T22:51:15-05:00September 6th, 2016|

“Faith Can” Debbie Cochran From the album Faith Can (single released September 2, 2016) www.cdbaby.com/cd/debbiecochran5 There’s nothing like country music to evoke the angst of heartbreak. When combined with spirituality and faith, country music can turn heartbreak into inspiration. That’s what you get with “Faith Can,” a country ballad composed and [...]

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Gretchen Keskeys – Walking in the Spirit

Gretchen Keskeys – Walking in the Spirit

Bob Marovich2016-08-25T02:04:40-05:00August 25th, 2016|

Gretchen Keskeys Walking in the Spirit Creative Soul Records (released June 27, 2016) www.gretchenkeskeys.com By Bob Marovich For singer-songwriter Gretchen Keskeys, her debut album Walking in the Spirit is not only a vehicle for sharing her religious commitment, it is also a vehicle for personal catharsis. As a teen, Keskeys, the [...]

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JGM Pick of the Week: March 28, 2016

JGM Pick of the Week: March 28, 2016

Bob Marovich2016-03-30T01:19:04-05:00March 30th, 2016|

“Living for Jesus” Sophiya Rocktown Records (2015) http://praiseworldradio.com/sophiya-living-for-jesus What makes “Living for Jesus” special is the robust elegance with which singer, songwriter, worship leader, and TV personality Sophia Ariba (aka Sophiya) delivers the lush, melodic worship ballad. Given the multicultural popularity of P&W today, the Nigerian singer’s style can fit in [...]

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Holly Ann – Light and Bloom

Holly Ann – Light and Bloom

Bob Marovich2016-02-24T22:39:31-06:00February 24th, 2016|

Holly Ann Light and Bloom Deeper Well Records (release date: January 13, 2016) www.deeper-well.com By Bob Marovich Last year, Liz Vice demonstrated that some of the best spiritual music doesn’t have to come from established channels of gospel and CCM talent. Portland, Oregon's Christian alternative singer-songwriter Holly Ann Winchell (aka [...]

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Gospel Music Icon Buck Rambo Passes Away

Gospel Music Icon Buck Rambo Passes Away

Bob Marovich2016-02-22T02:18:12-06:00February 22nd, 2016|

Nashville, Tenn (February 21, 2016) - Gospel music legend Richard Fay "Buck” Rambo, beloved patriarch of the Gospel music family, The Rambos, died, February 21, 2016, at 6:02 PM in Palmetto, Florida, at the age of 84, surrounded by his loving wife Mae and family members. He was born in [...]

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Nicol Sponberg – Awake My Soul

Nicol Sponberg – Awake My Soul

Bob Marovich2015-12-31T04:46:14-06:00December 31st, 2015|

Nicol Sponberg Awake My Soul Discovery House (release date: September 18, 2015) https://dhp.org/ By Bob Marovich As a Catholic kid attending Catholic elementary school, I spent many a weekly church service singing along to the austere church hymns that the organist pumped out at lock-step rhythm. But to a 1970s [...]

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Sandra McCracken – Psalms

Sandra McCracken – Psalms

Bob Marovich2015-12-17T16:54:35-06:00December 17th, 2015|

Sandra McCracken Psalms (2015) www.sandramccracken.com By Bob Marovich Nashville singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken —more accurately described as a singer-hymnist—is breathing new life into traditional church music. On Psalms, her latest in a string of solo albums going back fifteen years, McCracken demonstrates that the austere melodies and lyrics that served as [...]

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URIM7 – The Assignment

URIM7 – The Assignment

Bob Marovich2015-12-12T21:17:42-06:00December 12th, 2015|

URIM 7 The Assignment JOSJOI Productions (2015) https://www.reverbnation.com/urim7band By Bob Marovich Not all Jamaican music is reggae, dancehall, rock steady, or any of the other popular sounds associated with the country. In fact, with rare exception, as Mike McGonigal pointed out in his notes to the reissue collection, Noah Found [...]

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