Reporter : Timothy Yap

  • Charlie Daniels
    Charlie Daniels Band, Exile, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will Perform as Part of the Nightly Concerts at Nissan Stadium

    CMA Music Festival's Nightly Concerts just got even bigger. CMA Announced via the CMA Music Festival app that Charlie Daniels Band, Exile, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will perform as part of the Nightly Concerts at Nissan Stadium. In addition, Country Music Hall of Famers The Oak Ridge Boys will sing the National Anthem for the opening night of the Festival.

  • joey + rory feek
    Joey + Rory's Hymns Album is the Best Selling Christian Album of 2016

    This week Joey + Rory's final album Hymns that Are Important to Us sits at #18 on Billboard 200 album chart. To date, the Feeks' Hymns continues to rule as 2016's best-selling Christian or gospel album. It is also the Christian country music's best-selling album for the country duo.

  • Carl Brister
    Carl Brister Releases New Album "LOVE + LIFE ="

    arl Brister has appeared on BET, NBC, Music Choice and more. His acclaimed "I'm Still Here" music video which addresses child sexual assault gained international attention on VH-1, Magic Johnson's Aspire network and has reached #1 on PULSE TV/UPN network.

  • Colton Dixon
    Colton Dixon Performs On AMERICAN IDOL Grand Finale‏

    On April 7th, the fifteenth season of American Idol came to an end. Fox announced on May 11, 2015 that the fifteenth season would be the final season of American Idol; as such, the season was expected to have an additional focus on the program's alumni. Contemporary Christian artist Colton Dixon who came in at the seventh place on Idol's 11th season, returned to perform.

  • The Pickup
    Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis, Cyndi Lauper, Justin Moore & Others to Appear on "The Pickup"

    The latest episode of The Pickup is now showing on The Heartland Network, as well as on the websites of such stations affiliated with the Nash Icon, HankFM and DukeFM brands. As always, show producer Adam Wurtzel has put together a winning lineup of news items and your favorite Country stars, including:

  • Joel Vaughn
    Joel Vaughn Signs To Dream Records And Begins Pre-Order For New Album, "Kinetic"‏

    Dream Records is proud to announce the signing of Joel Vaughn. Nominated by NewReleaseToday.com's We Love Christian Music Awards as The Next Big Thing,

  • Trent Harmon
    Trent Harmon, the New American Idol Winner, is Passionate About His Faith

    Trent Harmon is the newest American Idol winner. He won the fifteenth season of American Idol on April 7, 2016. His winning coronation single "Falling" was written by singer songwriter and American Idol judge Keith Urban with Dallas Davidson and Brett James

  • Morgan Freeman
    "Story of God" with Morgan Freeman Breaks Records Across Network Platforms‏

    National Geographic Channel's Sunday night premiere of THE STORY OF GOD WITH MORGAN FREEMAN -- hailed by viewers on social platforms as "fascinating & insightful new series," "awesome" and "speechless" -- set record ratings for the network, with 3.5 MM persons 2+ tuning in to the premiere, marking the fourth most-watched telecast of all time for NGC US and the highest total viewership in 2016 to date (Live +3).

  • Merle Haggard
    Details of Merle Haggard's Funeral Announced

    On the morning of April 6, 2016, on his 79th birthday, Merle Haggard died of complications from pneumonia at his home in Palo Cedro, California. His son Ben said that Haggard had predicted the day of his death a week prior. Haggard's wife, Theresa, sent a hand-written note to The Californian expressing her sorrow.

  • Love Displayed
    Love Displayed On Working with Jesus Culture, Their New Album & Their Heart for Missions

    The West Virginia based Christian duo, Love Displayed, will release their debut CCM album, You're The Only One, on April 22nd. Produced by Ian McIntosh of Jesus Culture, the project features all new songs that were co-written by Love Displayed founding members, Zak and Amy Huffman, and features several Jesus Culture musicians. The first single is the title track and it's currently going for adds at radio and delivers strong lyrics about the power of a Christ relationship.

  • Carrie Underwood
    Carrie Underwood Performs Her #1 Christian/Country Hit ‘Something in the Water’ on ‘American Idol’ Series Finale

    On Thursday night (April 7) at the American Idol Final, season 4's winner Carrie Underwood returned to perform her hit "Something in the Water." Prior to singing "Something in the Water," Underwood teamed up with Idol judge Keith Urban to duet on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around."

  • Glen Campbell
    Glen Campbell’s Wife Says His Faith Remains Strong Despite Suffering from Alzheimer's Disease

    In June 2011, country music veteran and Christian Glen Campbell announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease six months earlier. According to his family, symptoms of the disease had been occurring for years, becoming more and more evident as the years progressed. In April 2014, news reports indicated that Campbell had become a patient at an Alzheimer's long-term care and treatment facility. Less than a year, NBC News reported that Campbell could no longer speak for himself.

  • Vince Gill
    Story Behind Vince Gill's Inspirational Song "Bread and Water"

    One of the most inspirational songs Vince Gill has ever recorded is "Bread and Water." Lifted from his MCA Records album "Guitar Slinger," "Bread and Water" was written by Gill and Leslie Satcher. "Bread and Water" tells the story of a homeless man who stumbled into a church hoping to get his stomach filled with bread and water. Instead, he got something more. His thirst and hungry instead was fed by Jesus Christ.

  • Avery Road
    Christian Band Avery Road Releases New Album "Another Song"

    Virginia-based Christian band Avery Road has released its sophomore album today, a collection of 11 original songs titled "Another Song."

  • Newsboys
    Newsboys Appears at the Premiere of "God's Not Dead 2"

    Prior to the national release of Pure Flix's "God's Not Dead 2," GRAMMY®-nominated, Platinum®-selling Newsboys hosted an exclusive premiere of the highly anticipated film in Nashville. Held at the historic Franklin Theatre, the star-studded event brought together top names from the motion picture with some of Christian music's leading artists.