Music review by Ellenor Lotter MICHAEL W SMITH: SOVEREIGN: DELUXE EDITION Today, while watching the DVD of the album we will be discussing today, I had you on my mind. I was thinking about the fact that you take the time to read the reviews every week and I am […]
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Amy Grant’s “Baby, Baby (Remix)” makes impressive dance club debut
Six-time GRAMMY® Award winner Amy Grant is already receiving amazing response from DJs around the US for the remixed version of “Baby, Baby” as it took the No. 1 Breakout spot on Billboard’s Hot Dance Club Play chart last week reports Maranatha Record Company. GRAMMY®-nominated producer, DJ and remixer, Dave Audé, […]
Tamela Mann – Best Days, Deluxe Edition: Review
Music review by Ellenor Lotter TAMELA MANN: BEST DAYS DELUXE EDITION I have to admit that a good movie under a warm blanket with a cup of Chai Tea is just the thing to make me almost like a week of winter… I recently watched Madea’s Big Happy Family and […]
Michael W Smith chats about new album and 2015 SA visit
Michael W. Smith fans are in for a treat. In an interview about the May 2014 release of his new album, Sovereign, with Pretoria-based Christian community radio station, Impact Radio, the three-time GRAMMY® winner announced that his world tour in 2015 will include a stop in South Africa. Sovereign is […]
Sing for the King 2014 launched
After a highly successful debut in 2013, the Sing for the King (S4K) 2014 competition initiated by Cape Christian community radio station, CCFM, kicked off in Cape Town this week with many hopefuls eyeing the prize of a full 8 track album, a photo-shoot and a website. Five runners-up will […]
Katy Perry sued by Christian artists over alleged song theft
A group of hip-hop singers is suing Katy Perry and Capitol Records because the pop star, they say, ripped off their creation. According to the suit, Perry’s “Dark Horse” infringes on the copyright of a Christian song “Joyful Noise.” (You can click each link and judge for yourself.) The suit […]
Bethel Music — You Make Me Brave: Review
Music review by Ellenor Lotter BETHEL MUSIC: YOU MAKE ME BRAVE — LIVE AT THE CIVIC It is such a great privilege for me to review music that truly impacts the way I worship Jesus. This time last year I had the indescribable privilege of attending the Bethel School […]
Let’s offer God an ‘Abel offering’!
[notice]Hugh Wetmore is a songwriter and student of worship trends. He invites you to join the worship conversation by commenting on his monthly column.[/notice] The Convener of a recent Worship Leaders’ Workshop sent out this email: “As elder in oversight of our music ministry, it is my duty to ensure that […]
Casting Crowns show their true hearts in sold out Cape Town concert
There was a thick air of anticipation before the doors finally opened and members of the band, Casting Crowns, walked onto the platform and immediately brought the crowd to its feet with “Let my life song sing to You”. It was only the second time that the band was performing […]
Sidetracked with Wickes Nortje — life story like movie script
[notice]A monthly interview column in which Mike Beets tunes in to the heartbeat of Christian musicians and the SA Christian music industry.[/notice] The life story of Wickes Nortje sounds like something scripted for a movie. From humble beginnings, growing up in Rustenburg and being declared blind by the age of […]