BREAKING NEWS: Avalon members Greg and Janna Long have accepted positions as Worship Leaders with Woodlands Church, located outside of Houston, TX.
Avalon has been through a lot of changes in recent years (ie: the departure of Melissa Greene, Jody McBrayer, Michael Passons, Cherie Adams, and Nikki Hassman), but fans will be happy to know that Greg and Janna will continue with the group.
2010 is going to be one exciting year at CMDish.com — we’re back and will have lots of hot news to report. Be safe this holiday weekend.
Clear Channel, the nation’s largest broadcasting company, is featuring Skillet on their iheartradio website. Check them out as the “Featured Rock Artist” here.
The Winter Jam concert tour, conceived by Newsong around 1995, will hitting the road in about two months, bring with them Third Day, Newsboys, Fireflight, Tenth Avenue North, Newsong, Sidewalk Prophets, Robert Pierre, and Revive. Tony Nolan will handle the speaking aspects of the show.
1/8/2010 in CHATTANOOGA, TN at McKenzie Arena
1/9/2010 in FAYETTEVILLE, NC at Crown Arena
1/10/2010 in CHARLOTTE, NC at Time Warner Cable Arena
1/15/2010 in JACKSONVILLE, FL at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
1/16/2010 in TAMPA, FL at St. Pete Times Forum
1/17/2010 in DULUTH, GA at Arena at Gwinnett Center
1/22/2010 in ST. CHARLES, MO at Family Arena
1/23/2010 in CHAMPAIGN, IL at Assembly Hall
1/24/2010 in DES MOINES, IA at Veterans Memorial Auditorium
1/28/2010 in READING, PA at The Sovereign Center
1/29/2010 in CLEVELAND, OH at The Wolstein Center
1/30/2010 in UNIVERSITY PARK, PA at Bryce Jordan Center
1/31/2010 in NORFOLK, VA at Scope Arena
2/4/2010 in CINCINNATI, OH at Cincinnati Gardens
2/5/2010 in COLUMBUS, OH at Schottenstein Center
2/6/2010 in GREENSBORO, NC at Greensboro Coliseum
2/11/2010 in AUGUSTA, GA at James Brown Arena
2/12/2010 in MOBILE, AL at USA Mitchell Center
2/13/2010 in GREENVILLE, SC at BI-LO Center
2/14/2010 in NORTH CHARLESTON, SC at North Charleston Coliseum
2/18/2010 in ROANOKE, VA at Roanoke Civic Center
2/19/2010 in COLUMBIA, SC at Colonial Life Arena
2/20/2010 in CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA at John Paul Jones Arena
2/21/2010 in NASHVILLE, TN at The Sommet Center
2/25/2010 in TULSA, OK at BOK Center
2/26/2010 in DALLAS, TX at American Airlines Center
2/28/2010 in KANSAS CITY, MO at The Sprint Center
2/27/2010 in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK at The Ford Center
3/4/2010 in MACON, GA at Macon Coliseum
3/5/2010 in TALLAHASSEE, FL at Leon County Civic Center
3/6/2010 in KNOXVILLE, TN at Thompson-Boling Arena
3/7/2010 in MEMPHIS, TN at FedEx Forum
3/11/2010 in FORT WAYNE, IN at Allen County Memorial Coliseum
3/12/2010 in MOLINE, IL at iWireless Center
3/13/2010 in LEXINGTON, KY at Rupp Arena
3/14/2010 in BIRMINGHAM, AL at BJCC Arena
3/18/2010 in TUPELO, MS at BancorpSouth Center
3/19/2010 in LITTLE ROCK, AR at Verizon Arena
3/20/2010 in BOSSIER CITY, LA at CenturyTel Center
3/21/2010 in VALLEY CENTER, KS at Intrust Bank Arena
3/25/2010 in GRAND RAPIDS, MI at Van Andel Arena
3/26/2010 in YPSILANTI, MI at EMU Convocation Center
3/27/2010 in NORMAL, IL at Redbird Arena
3/28/2010 in LOUISVILLE, KY at Freedom Hall
Complete event information is available at http://www.jamtour.com/.
As previously reported on CMDish.com, Jennifer Knapp is back and ready to drop a new record early 2010.
If you’re located near Nashville, be sure to mark down November 18th on your calendar. She’s set to perform at the Belcourt Theatre and you have to check her out. Find more details on the show here.
Joy Electric is back with a new studio album due out tomorrow (11/3/09) that will feature a cover of ”Viva La Vida,” made famous by Coldplay.
Check out the song now on JE’s MySpace page.
StereoTruth.net posted this article about Katy Perry’s new acoustic record that’s coming out in about two weeks. Take a listen to “Brick by Brick.”
We totally agree with StereoTruth.net – this song is huge.
Angie Smith, wife of Selah singer Todd Smith is preggers! If you’re not familiar with their story, set aside 20 to 45 minutes, grab a tissue, and take a look at this blog entry … no, take a look at her entire blog. After reading the first entry, you’re not going to want to stop!
While you’re there, you’ve got to take a look at this blog entry on how she announced it to the world. Very cute.
The comings and goings of Christian radio isn’t something that we typically report on, as there are already a number of blogs and websites out there dedicated to that sector of the Christian music industry. However, CMDish.com thought this piece of news was too important to pass up.
To the dismay of some listeners, The River 102.3 (KPEZ-FM), an Austin TX based Christian AC radio station, which is owned by media conglomerate Clear Channel Communications, recently introduced mainstream titles into their lineup.
Yes.com, which tracks radio station airplay in many markets across the country, revealed that one particular hour of programming on The River was only about 40% Christian:
Jeff Johnson – Ruin Me
3 Doors Down – Here Without You
Third Day – Born Again
Gwen Stefani – The Sweet Escape (w/ Akon)
Rush Of Fools – Can’t Get Away
Miley Cyrus – The Climb
Five For Fighting – Superman
Satellites & Sirens – Take Me Back
Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway
Rascal Flatts – Life Is A Highway
Third Day – Revelation
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me
(Source: Yes.com, 10/28/09 — 5am-6a)
In an interview with CMDish.com, The River Program Director, Gary Walsh said that the decision to add mainstream music to the station’s playlist was a mutual and local decision and that Clear Channel didn’t shove the idea down their throat.
Jadyn Maria. Does the name ring a bell?
Maria jumped into the CCM scene when she performed guest vocals with Jody McBrayer on the song “Never Alone (iTunes)” The single, which was featured on a duet album entitled “It Takes 2,” received a fair amount of radio airplay on Christian AC and Christian Top 40 radio stations.
According to a long forgotten artist bio that CMDish.com uncovered online via her management company’s website, Maria was signed to a record deal at age 16 and was set to release a cd project in 2004. While singing at a wedding, Maria was connected with Troy VanLiere, manager of the group NewSong, who connected Maria to Sparrow Records. In 2004 alone, Maria toured before 100,000 people, sharing the stage with acts like Jump5 and Relient K.
Eventually, Maria was invited to join the R&B group GRITS in covering U2’s “With or Without You (iTunes)” It was an experience that Maria enjoyed, according to an interview with blogger Clayton Perry. “I was honored to do something a little bit different with it and to be a part of a project like that,” said Maria.
Maria’s own studio album was set to be released in 2004, but when an ad agency who represented the Herbal Essences shampoo campaign saw Maria’s “beauty, talent and wholesomeness,” the breaks were applied. In conjunction with the Herbal Essences campaign, Maria sang a song entitled “Rock You Senseless,” which can be heard on You Tube.
Unfortunately, Maria’s 2004 album never came to be and Maria disappeared into the abyss.
(Pictured Right: Maria at what we believe to be age 19. Photo courtesy William Morris Agency)
And this time, she’s working a new angle in the music industry: Mainstream Pop.
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