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All Or Nothing (Mikeschair Album)
''All or Nothing'' is the third and final studio album from Christian band Mikeschair, which it is produced by Matt Bronleewe, David Garcia, Ben Glover, Jason Ingram and Rusty Varenkamp, and the album released on April 1, 2014 by Curb Records. Critical reception ''All or Nothing'' garnered generally positive reception from the ratings and reviews of music critics. Matt Conner of ''CCM Magazine'' rated the album three stars out of five, commenting how the release contains "great melodies" like their past works, and that they should be "destined for further radio success". At New Release Tuesday, Jonathan Francesco rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that the band "have crafted another winner". Jonathan Andre of Indie Vision Music rated the album four stars out of five, stating how the album is "powerful, poignant and provoking". Louder Than the Music's Jono Davies rated the album a perfect five stars, remarking how "This pop/rock album is pop/rock at its b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikeschair
Mikeschair (stylized as MIKESCHAIR) was an American contemporary Christian music band signed to Curb Records. The group has charted on the American contemporary Christian music charts with the song "Can't Take Away", which was the seventh most played Contemporary Christian music song in the United States for the week of June 13, 2009 as reported on the R&R magazine chart. Their single "Let The Waters Rise" was number 8 on ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart for the week of January 23, 2010. History The band originated in Mike Grayson's dormitory room at Belmont University, within the first two weeks of their freshman year at the college. The band was named after Mike Grayson's chair in the frustration of deciding on a band name. In 2007, they recorded " Spirit in the Sky" with Plumb for the '' Evan Almighty'' soundtrack. In 2010, they were nominated for four awards at the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards: Song of the Year and Pop Contemporary Recorded Song for "Let the Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Journalism
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on what is now regarded as classical music. In the 1960s, music journalism began more prominently covering popular music like rock and pop after the breakthrough of the Beatles. With the rise of the internet in the 2000s, music criticism developed an increasingly large online presence with music bloggers, aspiring music critics, and established critics supplementing print media online. Music journalism today includes reviews of songs, albums and live concerts, profiles of recording artists, and reporting of artist news and music events. Origins in classical music criticism Music journalism has its roots in classical music criticism, which has traditionally comprised the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of music that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikeschair Albums
Mikeschair (stylized as MIKESCHAIR) was an American contemporary Christian music band signed to Curb Records. The group has charted on the American contemporary Christian music charts with the song "Can't Take Away", which was the seventh most played Contemporary Christian music song in the United States for the week of June 13, 2009 as reported on the R&R magazine chart. Their single "Let The Waters Rise" was number 8 on ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart for the week of January 23, 2010. History The band originated in Mike Grayson's dormitory room at Belmont University, within the first two weeks of their freshman year at the college. The band was named after Mike Grayson's chair in the frustration of deciding on a band name. In 2007, they recorded " Spirit in the Sky" with Plumb for the ''Evan Almighty'' soundtrack. In 2010, they were nominated for four awards at the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards: Song of the Year and Pop Contemporary Recorded Song for "Let the Waters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2014. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2014 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 albums Albums 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew West
Matthew Joseph West (born April 25, 1977) is an American contemporary Christian musician and singer-songwriter. He has released five studio albums and is known for his songs "More (Matthew West song), More", "You Are Everything (Matthew West song), You Are Everything", and "The Motions (song), The Motions". He was nominated for five GMA Dove Award, Dove Awards in 2005, two of which were for his major-label debut album, ''Happy (Matthew West album), Happy''. West won the 2013 American Music Award for Best Contemporary Inspirational Artist. Starting as an independent musician in the late 1990s, he released three independent albums before signing with Universal South Records. With the release of his Dove Award-winning debut album, ''Happy'', released in 2003, his first radio single, "More", stayed at No. 1 on Christian Adult Contemporary charts for nine weeks and received two Dove Award nominations. His second album, ''History (Matthew West album), History'', was followed by a 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me In Motion
Me in Motion was a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. The members consisted of Seth Mosley (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Wilson (bass, background vocals) and Brian Dexter (drums, background vocals). Biography Me in Motion formed in Ohio in 2006 and toured extensively around the midwest region gaining support. In 2008 the band attracted the attention of producer Ian Eskelin, who signed a developmental deal with the band. Word Records released an EP with the band. Centricity Music then signed the band and bought the masters to their full length in early 2009. Their first full length album, ''Me in Motion'', was released in March 2010. Lead vocalist Seth Mosley was involved in the writing and production of the Newsboys' 2010 album, ''Born Again.'' Mosley also co-wrote the No. 1 CHR song, "Born Again", with Michael Tait Michael DeWayne Tait (born May 18, 1966) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 when he was in high s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Heatseekers
The Heatseekers charts were "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by ''Billboard'' in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical recording artists. Albums and songs appearing on Top Heatseekers would also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200 or ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Although the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers charts were discontinued in December 2014, some regional editions (such as ''Billboard Japan'') still host their own Heatseekers Songs charts. Albums chart The Heatseekers Albums chart contains 25 positions that are ranked by Nielsen SoundScan sales data, and charts album titles from "new or developing acts" as determined by the acts' historical chart performance (the chart occasionally expanded to 50 positions throughout the years as well). Once an artist/act has had an album place in the top 100 of the ''Billboard'' Top 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Albums
Top Christian Albums is a weekly chart published in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the best-performing Christian albums in the United States. Like the ''Billboard'' 200, the data is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of its individual tracks. The chart was introduced on the magazine issue dated March 29, 1980, under the title "Best Selling Inspirational LPs". The current name was adopted on August 16, 2003, in an effort to "streamline" chart titles. The first number-one album was Candle's '' Music Machine''. Amy Grant's '' Age to Age'', released in 1982, topped the chart for 85 consecutive weeks, the longest for any album on the chart. The current number-one album on the chart is '' Child of God'' by Forrest Frank. Artist milestones Most number-one albums Most cumulative weeks at number one Album milestones Most cumulative weeks at number one The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem Publishing
Salem Media Group, Inc. (formerly Salem Communications Corporation) is an American radio broadcaster, internet content provider, and magazine and book publisher based in Irving, Texas, targeting audiences interested in Christian values and what it describes as "family-themed content and conservative values". Salem Media Group owns 117 radio stations in 38 markets, including 60 stations in the top 25 markets and 29 in the top 10, making it tied with Audacy for the fifth-largest radio broadcaster. In addition to its radio properties, the company owns: * Salem Radio Network, which syndicates talk, news and music programming to approximately 2,400 affiliates. * Salem Media Representatives, a radio advertising company. * Salem Web Network, an Internet provider of Christian content and online streaming with over 100 Christian content and conservative opinion websites. * Salem Publishing, a publisher of Christian themed magazines. * Conservative websites Townhall.com, RedState, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Christian Music
Contemporary Christian music (CCM), also known as Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music, is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christianity, Christian faith and stylistically rooted in Christian music. Originating in the United States, it was formed by those affected by the 1960s Jesus movement revival who began to express themselves in other styles of popular music, beyond the church music of hymns, Gospel music, gospel and Southern gospel music that was prevalent in the church at the time. Initially referred to as Jesus music, today, the term is typically used to refer to pop music, pop, but also includes Christian rock, rock, Christian alternative rock, alternative rock, Christian hip hop, hip hop, Christian metal, metal, Contemporary worship music, contemporary worship, Christian punk, punk, Christian hardcore, hardcore punk, Latin Christian music, Latin, Christian electronic da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CCM Magazine
''CCM Magazine'' is an online magazine focusing on contemporary Christian music and media, published by Logan and Amanda Sekulow. History ''CCM'' was first published in July 1978, as a printed magazine. It has been owned by Salem since 1999. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the magazine, which would continue in an online-only format. When the magazine was first published, it was called ''Contemporary Christian Music'' and covered that music genre. The name was later shortened to ''CCM'', which was still an acronym for "Contemporary Christian Music". For a short time, the magazine changed its name to ''Contemporary Christian Magazine'' (keeping the "CCM" but broadening the scope) but then ultimately went back to ''Contemporary Christian Music'' (''CCM''). Then in May 2007, the name's meaning was changed to "Christ. Community. Music." The editor explained that the term "contemporary Christian music" was dated and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
