Tag Archives: TobyMac

BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION…

Posted on May 24, 2013 by editor

TobyMac says he loves being an artist, but he loves just as much to introduce new artists. His latest find? Ryan Stevenson, who has a new song (“Hold Nothing Back”) and new album on the way. Stevenson has been a … Continue reading →

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CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS!

Posted on May 20, 2013 by editor

Singer-songwriter TobyMac won two of the three Christian music categories Sunday (5/19) at the annual Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nev. Toby won for top Christian music artist and top album (“Eye On It”), while Matt Redman won Christian … Continue reading →

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SALES UPTICK

Posted on May 3, 2013 by editor

The music industry saw its first revenue increase in 13 years in 2012, and that includes Christian music. The increase was slight……less than one percent. The largest growth came in music subscription services – or music “streaming.” According to one … Continue reading →

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NO SURPRISES AMONG NOMINEES

Posted on April 26, 2013 by editor

There are three Christian music categories for the May 19 Billboard Music Awards – televised on ABC-TV and hosted by Tracy Morgan.  The “usual list” of nominees are up again: Top Christian Artist – Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, TobyMac, MercyMe, … Continue reading →

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TOBY’S EYE ON RICKIE

Posted on April 12, 2013 by editor

Singer TobyMac, who played golf for Liberty University back in his college days, is a personal friend of several professional golfers, and often gets invited to play at pro-am events. Naturally, he followed closely the recent Master’s Golf Tournament in … Continue reading →

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WINTER JAMMED

Posted on March 27, 2013 by editor

The Winter Jam Tour wraps up on Easter Weekend with a concert March 30 in San Antonio that will be streamed live at a link at http://www.stagehop.com/event/20130330-winterjam.The 44-city tour, headlined by TobyMac, passed the half million mark in attendance on … Continue reading →

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REUNION IN THE TOP 10

Posted on March 21, 2013 by editor

Christian music fans have noted that three of this week’s top 10 songs have a connection to the former trio dcTalk. Audio Adrenaline (featuring dc Talk-er Kevin Max) – “Kings & Queens” Newsboys (Michael Tait) – “Your Love Never Fails” … Continue reading →

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WINTER JAMMED…….

Posted on February 21, 2013 by editor

Twenty-four concerts, twenty-three sellouts. That’s the record so far for the Winter Jam Tour – the cavalcade of Christian music artists headlined by recent Grammy Award-winner TobyMac. The successful tour has sold out venues such as the Sprint Center in … Continue reading →

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PBS HIGHLIGHTS CHRISTIAN MUSIC

Posted on February 15, 2013 by editor

TobyMac and Lecrae – both recent Grammy Award winners – were interviewed for a recently-aired segment of the “Religion & Ethics” show on the Public Broadcasting Service network. The profile is about Christian music and the ministry roles of those … Continue reading →

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THE GRAMMY STAGE IS SET

Posted on February 7, 2013 by editor

Sunday night  (2/10) is the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles (televised on CBS). Although we don’t expect any of the gospel/Christian category artist categories to be televised, let’s review the nominees. Casting Crowns is up for 3 Grammys, two for … Continue reading →

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