I remember when I first heart Mat Kearney, I wasn’t introduced to him as a new Christian artist, but he is, even though he doesn’t really prefer to use the label as such. With his popularity lately, it seems he’s getting more opportunity to witness than others in the Christian music industry. Here’s an interesting article about Mat from John J. Moser and The Morning Call out of Allentown, PA.Read More →
If you’re an American Idol fan then you probably already know that Jordin Sparks beat out Blake Lewis in last night’s 2-hour finale to this season of American Idol. If you’re really an American Idol fan, then you should be reading Idol Stalker in addition to Christian Music Fan. I had written about Jordin a long time ago and how she had actually toured with Michael W. Smith on his Christmastime tour for the past two years. Michael has also been covering Jordin’s progress on American Idol from his own blog. I feel that Jordin has done a great job of maintaining her charm andRead More →
I’m watching tonight’s final performance episode of American Idol and seeing who’s going to bring it home between Mr. Entertainer, Blake Lewis, or Ms. Teenage Vocal Phenom, Jordin Sparks. They each get three songs, one of which is the song that was written by the winning submission for their songwriter contest. Ryan Seacrest ventures out into the audience and announces the winners who are there and it’s Scott Krippayne and Jeff Peabody. My wife and I wonder outloud if that’s the same Scott Krippayne that’s a contemporary Christian artist and songwriter. Turns out it is. I ventured onto the American Idol website and found thisRead More →
Did you know that Jordin Sparks, a current contestant on American Idol Season 6, toured with Michael W. Smith on his 2005-2006 Christmastime concert tour? Read what Smitty had to say about Jordin: Two or three years ago my manager stopped by the house with a great young girl named Jordin Sparks. Ironically they stopped by when George Huff, a former IDOL contestant, was at the house. The three of us wound up around the piano and I remember thinking that I was playing and singing with two of the greatest voices I had heard in a long time. And Jordin, like George, had aRead More →
Christine Evans has been staying busy lately, from working on another album in the studio, to singing the Canadian National Anthem at the NBA All-Star weekend Rookie game, or giving away her guitar on Radio KOL, a part of AOL, on February 28th.Read More →