Music: In ‘God Gave Rock & Roll to You’, Leah Payne details the rise and fall of CCM
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, speaks with author Leah Payne about her new book, ‘God Gave Rock & Roll To You’…
Soundbite – The TCM Update: The Women Who Worship project, Brooke Ligertwood’s ‘A Thousand Hallelujah’s’ and Amy Grant’s new release
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Amy Grant, ‘queen of Christian pop’, feted at Kennedy Center Honours
United StatesRNS The Kennedy Center Honors, on its 45th occasion, recognised singer and songwriter Amy Grant, marking the first time the top cultural distinction was given to a contemporary Christian musician. “There are stories of tenacity, stories of faith, stories of unfettered creativity and stories of endurance,” said actress and 2002 honoree Chita Rivera at […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Rich Mullins, 25 years later, and Grammy nominees
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Essay: Rock music has had sympathy for God as well as the devil – Kennedy Center honoree Amy Grant is just one big star who’s walked the line between ‘Christian’ and ‘secular’ music
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID W STOWE, author of ‘No Sympathy for the Devil’, says the boundary between religious and non-religious music “has long been porous”…
Amy Grant out of hospital, postponing August tour dates
RNS Contemporary Christian musician Amy Grant is out of the hospital but needs to recuperate at home and postpone some concerts after a bike accident. “Due to the doctor’s orders she has had to postpone her upcoming August concerts,” said Velvet Kelm, Grant’s spokeswoman, in a Friday statement. Amy Grant performs during the Dove Awards […]
Amy Grant hospitalised “for observation and treatment” after bike accident
RNS Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Amy Grant has been hospitalised after a bike accident. The accident, less than a week after Grant was named one of this year’s five Kennedy Center Honors recipients, occurred on Wednesday. She was taken to a Nashville, Tennessee, hospital. Musician Amy Grant. PICTURE: Cameron Powell “[S]he was wearing a helmet and […]
In the US, Amy Grant named Kennedy Center honoree in first for contemporary Christian music
United StatesRNS Contemporary Christian musician Amy Grant has been named one of the Kennedy Center’s five honorees for 2022. “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine ever receiving this prestigious Kennedy Center Honors,” Grant said in a statement. “I cannot wait to celebrate with my fellow honorees, friends, and family. Thank you for widening […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Amy Grant’s ‘Age to Age’ among those marking 40 years
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‘The Jesus Music’: In a new documentary, Erwin Brothers recount the glory and mess of Christian music
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on the making of a new US documentary about the Christian music scene…