Christian
Music Sales Up 11.6 Percent
According to Nielsen SoundScan, gospel music
album sales experienced a double-digit percent increase in
sales at the mid-year point in 2006, compared to the first
half of 2005.
This marks the first time since 2002 that gospel
music sales have risen in the first half of the year. As of
July 2, 2006, 17,952,000 gospel music albums, including those
sold via digital download, have been sold year-to-date compared
to 16,085,000 albums for the same six-month time period in
2005. That represents an 11.6 percent increase in sales in
a 2005 to 2006 year-to-date comparison. In contrast, the overall
music business reports a four percent decline in album sales.
Downhere
Gets Wide-Eyed & Mystified
 Dove
Award-winning melodic alt-rockers Downhere return with Wide-Eyed
And Mystified, the group's highly-anticipated third recording
and Centricity Records debut. Produced by Mark Heimermann (Michael
W. Smith, dcTalk), Greg Collins (U2, Gwen Stefani) and Downhere,
Wide-Eyed And Mystified features 13 tracks, all written by
the band. Read
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Downhere has released
several new podcasts. In Podcast
20, a French Canadian steals the show and interviews Jason
Roy of Building 429. Podcast
19 includes an interview with Superchic. Podcast
18 features their visit to WYLV and includes music from
their new CD. Podcast
17 was recorded during their trip to Denmark.
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Natalie Grant Brings Home the Reality of Child Prostitution
Natalie Grant is a popular Christian recording artist who has a passionate concern for children involved in the commercial sex industry. While watching a "Law and Order" episode she was exposed to the harsh reality of child trafficking in the United Sates, where children are exploited as cheap labor, many as sex slaves. Now, she is using her voice not only to create music but also to increase awareness about the sexual exploitation of children around the world.
The idea that adults would repeatedly abuse an innocent child for their own purposes is what motivated Grant to focus on this particular issue over others.
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Michael W. Smith:
Changing A Child's World
Comparing his life growing up in a small West Virginia town to the lives of children he's seen in Compassion projects, Michael W. Smith notes some similarities: "Kids are kids and kids everywhere seem to spend time playing in the streets," he says. "We throw rocks, balls, anything to create a game. But those similarities end when poverty is added to the situation.
"The first time I came face to face with that reality, it was overwhelming. I couldn't process all the sights, sounds and smells I was experiencing. I had gone from holding my own kids, safe and healthy in my own home, to holding a baby overseas who was probably not going to live much longer.
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