The K-Love Fan Awards was broadcast last night on the TBN network. It was a banner year for Christian music group MercyMe which continued Sunday night at the K-LOVE Fan Awards. The group won all four awards they were nominated for at the show, which took place at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House. That included Artist of …
If you have any doubts in your mind about the power of social media and the importance of riding on the current international press, especially as it relates to Korea, check out the new popularity of BTS (Bangtan Boys). South Korean boy band BTS have become the first K-pop artists to reach number one on …
“Better a handful with quietness than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.” Eccl. 4:6 One of the great mysteries of life is contentment. At least one must presume it is a mystery, because so few people live it. Yet contentment is not something that’s found; it seems it is an attitude. There are many …
I am always ranting about the fact that most of the artists today are lacking the soul and conviction of the songs and artists I grew up with in the sixties. But every so often I have to eat my words, case in point: Longmeadow’s 15-year-old Brynn Cartelli, the youngest contestant on this season of …
Today’s music industry—the “new” music industry—is an interesting and exciting place for musicians. Old barriers have vanished thanks to new technology, and the playing field that was once one-sided now is more level than perhaps ever before. Of course, while change solves problems, it can also create new ones, and that certainly holds true for …