Reunited and It Appeals So Good
Fifteen years ago, siblings BeBe & CeCe Winans made up one of Christian music’s favorite groups. But after scoring numerous number ones in both the Christian and mainstream markets with R&B hits like “Addictive Love” and “I’ll Take You There” and winning every award imaginable, they decided to split up [...]
Archive for October, 2009
BeBe & CeCe Winans
Posted in Christianity Today, tagged andrew greer, BeBe CeCe Winans, Christian Music, Christianity Today, Gospel Music on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jadon Lavik
Posted in CCM Magazine, tagged andrew greer, CCM Magazine, Christian Music, Jadon Lavik on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dueling Musician
Trekking around the country as a touring musician and regularly leading worship at his home church in California, BEC singer/songwriter Jadon Lavik takes a break to talk with CCM about his dual roles of Christian recording artist and local worship leader. He also reveals the inspiration behind The Road (BEC), his newly released record [...]
Tim Hughes “Happy Day”
Posted in Christianity Today, tagged andrew greer, Christian Music, Christianity Today, Tim Hughes on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Style: Mega-live worship; compare to Lincoln Brewster, Delirious?, Fee
Top tracks: “Jesus Saves,” “Give Us Your Courage,” “Here I Am to Worship”
In a nutshell: With the onslaught of Brit rock-influenced worship records released every year, it’s difficult to distinguish one from the other. And though Tim Hughes’ first live record sounds like the rest, the two-time [...]
Paige Armstrong
Posted in Christianity Today, tagged andrew greer, Christian Music, Christianity Today, Paige Armstrong on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Introducing . . . Paige Armstrong
Diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of ten, Paige Armstrong, now 19, is ready to rock, with her first record—and an urgent message for teens.
David Crowder
Posted in Christianity Today, tagged andrew greer, Christian Music, Christianity Today, David Crowder on October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Catching Up With . . . David Crowder
The musical theologian/thinker/experimenter explains why Church Music is the perfect moniker for his band’s latest creative output.
Ben Utecht
Posted in Christianity Today, tagged andrew greer, Ben Utecht, Christian Music, Christianity Today, Cincinnati Bengals on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Singing Bengal
High-profile performance is nothing new for Ben Utecht. As a five-season NFL veteran and Cincinnati Bengals starting tight end, Utecht entertains hundreds of thousands of fans each fall with his skillful offensive field techniques. But the 28-year-old—who won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts—has more than pigskin on the brain. He’s also [...]
Flyleaf
Posted in CCM Magazine on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fully Alive
It’s easy to take life for granted. Not until some fatal event shocks our complacent day-to-day routines, reviving our awareness of life’s beginning and end, do we take advantage of the precious opportunities life offers. For Lacey Mosley, lead singer and principal lyricist for Flyleaf, this distinction between life and death is [...]
BeBe & CeCe Winans “Still”
Posted in Christianity Today, tagged andrew greer, BeBe CeCe Winans, Christian Music, Christianity Today, Gospel Music on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sounds like … the smooth R&B of Ledisi with the vocal pop soul of Whitney Houston and straight up gospel messages of Mary, Mary or J. Moss
At a glance … the legendary duo’s reunion is a stellar comeback CD
When BeBe and CeCe Winans sing “It’s been a long time since we’ve been together” in the [...]
Fee “Hope Rising”
Posted in CCM Magazine, tagged andrew greer, CCM Magazine, Christian Music, Fee on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Worship/Rock Band Ignites Satisfactory Second Set
“Worship music” hosts a myriad of different genres within its own genre. From modern rock to vocal pop to Caribbean music, recordings designed to prompt corporate singing run the gamut. Unfortunately, the level of musicianship that dictates each recording runs the gamut as well, with many worship recordings falling into [...]
B. Reith “Now Is Not Forever”
Posted in CCM Magazine, tagged andrew greer, B. Reith, CCM Magazine, Christian Music on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Musical Autobiography Of Mature Singer/Rapper
In a music market dictated by teeny boppers’ allowances and therefore saturated with an overwhelming amount of banal pop/rock, B. Reith offers a mature alternative without forfeiting the accessibility that makes pop music so likable.
With a combination of tongue-twisting rhymes and melodic choruses, Reith is akin to fellow wordsmiths KJ-52 and [...]
