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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 school. Both Tait and McKeehan and Michael met Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 1980s, and together they formed four-time Grammy winning band DC Talk, releasing five acclaimed studio albums. Following the group's entrance into hiatus in 2000, Tait had success in a solo career, founding a self-titled band that toured until 2007. Following his solo band's dissolution, Tait was the lead singer of Newsboys from 2009 to 2025. Aside from singing, Tait is also a self-taught guitar player. Tait has a sister, Lynda Randle, who is a Southern Gospel singer. On June 10, 2025, it was reported that Tait was alleged to have groomed and sexually assaulted several men. He subsequently admitted the allegations were "largely true", apologized and would continue to seek spiritual healing away from the public. Musical career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, Prince was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona, wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams, as well as his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play all or most of the instruments on his recordings. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, disco, Rhythm and blues, R&B, Rock music, rock, New wave music, new wave, soul music, soul, synth-pop, Pop music, pop, jazz, blues, and hip hop music, hip hop. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 18, soon releasing the studio albums ''For You (Prince album), For You'' (1978) and ''Prince (album), Prince'' (1979). He went on to achieve critical succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas! A Newsboys Holiday
The discography of Australian Christian rock band Newsboys consists of 21 studio albums, two remix albums, 17 compilations, two live albums, a demo, 102 singles, 10 extended plays, 22 music videos, and some official live recordings. Studio albums Remix albums Compilation albums Live albums Extended plays * ''Entertaining Angels'' (1998) * ''It Is You EP'' (2002) * ''8 Great Hits'' (2003) * ''Go EP'' (2006) * ''Top Five'' (2006) * ''Something Beautiful'' (2009) * ''Born Again Preview EP'' (2010) * ''Discover: 6 Essential Songs'' (2010) * ''Christmas! A Newsboys Holiday'' (2010) – US Christian peak: No. 11 * ''Love Riot Preview EP'' (2016) * ''United:Live (EP)'' (2020) Live bootlegs Newsboys hired "Disc Live" to record four shows on their Adoration tour. 2000 copies of each were produced as two disc sets. They were sold after the shows, and on the Disc Live website. The shows were: * 3.28 Minot, 2004 isc Live* 3.27 Minneapolis, 2004 isc Live* 3.26 Chicago, 2004 is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Again (Newsboys Album)
''Born Again'' is the fourteenth studio album by the Christian rock band Newsboys. It was released on 13 July 2010 and is the first full-length album with lead singer Michael Tait, as well as the first album to feature no original members in the lineup. The group released a special five-track preview EP, also titled ''Born Again'', on 5 January 2010. Four tracks from the EP appeared on the album. The exception, and first single released, was "I'll Be", which was made available on deluxe versions of the album. The album was later reissued as ''Born Again: Miracles Edition'' in April 2011, that included five new songs, four remixes and replaced "Impossible" with the new song, "Save Your Life". The album produced two music videos for the title track and "Miracles". Commercial performance The album debuted at No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200 charts with 45,000 copies, shattering their previous peak position of No. 28 with 2009's ''In the Hands of God''. The album also became the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of Joy (festival)
Night of Joy was an annual contemporary Christian music festival that took place from 1983 to 2017 at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The festival was normally hosted at the Magic Kingdom in early September. It was cancelled in 2018 and replaced with a mainstream Eat to the Beat concert series, with Christian pop rock artists MercyMe and Tauren Wells joining the lineup. Night of Joy inspired two other Christian rock festivals in the Orlando region: Cornerstone Florida, which ran in the month of May from 2003 to 2007, and Rock the Universe at Universal Studios Florida, in operation since 1998. Venues Most concerts were held at the Magic Kingdom, in front of the Cinderella Castle. Other venues included: * Disney's Hollywood Studios for the 2008 and 2009 concerts * ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for the 2016 and 2017 concerts Six artists have performed at all three venues: Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, MercyMe, Newsboys, Red and tobyMac. Several other artists have per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Furler
Peter Andrew Furler (born 8 September 1966) is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer and record executive, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of the Christian rock band Newsboys from 1986 to 2009. Biography Furler was born in McLaren Vale, South Australia on 8 September 1966, the third of six children of missionaries Bill and Rosalie Furler. Furler formed the Newsboys in 1985 with friends George Perdikis, Sean Taylor, and John James. He has written and produced most of Newsboys' songs, as well as co-writing/producing songs for other recording artists. He also frequently collaborated with Steve Taylor. Furler was originally the band's drummer and shared lead vocal duties, but became the band's primary lead singer after the departure of John James in 1997. In July 1999, Furler, along with fellow Australians Dale Bray and Wes Campbell, founded Inpop Records. In 2009, Furler left the Newsboys and began pursuing a solo career. He continued to make special a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Tait With The Newsboys
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Ben Moody
Benjamin Moody (born January 22, 1981) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is known as co-founder of rock band Evanescence, which he departed in 2003 after the release of their debut album '' Fallen'' (2003). After leaving Evanescence, Moody co-wrote and co-produced songs for Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Anastacia, Lindsay Lohan, Bo Bice, Daughtry, and Celine Dion. Early life Moody was born on January 22, 1981 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He described his youth in Little Rock as being lax, stating that "everybody has their fun. In Little Rock, I'm an infamous thief - it was all there was to do." He began playing drums, but switched to guitar after experiencing carpal tunnel issues. He did not take guitar lessons, and took influence from 1980s artists like Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Mötley Crüe. Commenting on his favorite era of music, Moody said: "Honestly, I think I was born about 10 years too late. I listen to '' The Final Countdown'' by Europe o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lose This Life
''Lose This Life'' is the second and final studio album by American Christian rock band Tait. According to frontman Michael Tait, the songs all have to do with the striving human passion to know, feel and experience God's love. It was released by ForeFront Records on November 4, 2003. It was later released to the Japanese market on April 15, 2004 through Epic Records Japan and on March 27, 2005 through Sony BMG Music Entertainment Philippines. Rob Beckley, lead singer of the alternative rock band Pillar, appears in the second song "Numb". "Lose This Life" is the single that had been released in the U.S. release of Eyeshield 21. On streaming services, the album has been blocked off for unknown reasons. Their first album has not been blocked. Recording and production Pre-production for ''Lose This Life'' began during the first week of March 2003. Track listing "Lose This Life" appeared on Gundam Seed, Gran Turismo 4, MahaGoGo, and the U.S. version of Eyeshield 21. Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empty (Tait Album)
''Empty'' is the debut studio album by American Christian rock band Tait and was the first of three solo albums released by members of dc Talk following their 2001 hiatus to work on solo projects. This album features Pete Stewart from Grammatrain, who is absent in the next album. Several songs are influenced by the passing of Michael Tait's late father Nathel, for whom the band is named. The advance pre-release copy for this album contained slightly different mixes to the released CD and omitted the track "Altars" as well as both hidden tracks. "Altars" is the only song from this album to be turned into a music video; "Loss For Words" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie ''Extreme Days''. There are two hidden tracks on this CD, one an instrumental piece that appears after the closing track "Unglued," the other in the pregap (or "zero" index) before the opening track "Alibi," which can be accessed by pressing the 'rewind' button on the CD player when track one begins. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammatrain
Grammatrain is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in 1994. The band was active in the Christian rock industry during the 1990s. Grammatrain disbanded in 1998 and reunited in 2009. According to drummer Paul Joseph Roraback in a 1995 interview, the band's name came from a poem he wrote about his grandmother called "Grandma's Train", which was the band's original name before changing it to Grammatrain shortly after forming. History Grammatrain formed in 1994 with vocalist/guitarist Pete Stewart, drummer Paul Joseph Roraback and his brother, bassist Dalton Roraback. Paul was previously a drummer for the Christian metal band Paragon; he performed on the band's two releases, ''Just Believe'' in 1984 and ''Dead and Alive'' in 1988, both of which were demos released exclusively on cassette. Paul was later a touring member for American Christian metal band Bloodgood from 1991 to 1993. Paul played drums on the band's third live album, ''To Germany, With Love! - L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Stewart
Pete Stewart is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer from Seattle, Washington. He is the lead singer and guitarist of Grammatrain, was the lead singer for The Accident Experiment, and is the former guitarist of Tait. Stewart released solo albums in 1999, 2007 and 2010. He served as producer, songwriter, and guitarist for the debut albums of Tait (the solo project of Michael Tait) and TobyMac, the latter of which sold over 500,000 copies. Awards *2013 Grammy Award: Best Rap Album – ''Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: The Heist'' (Engineer/Mixer) *2009 Grammy Award: Best Rock/Rap Gospel Album – ''TobyMac: Alive and Transported'' (Songwriter) *2005 Dove Award: Special Event Album – '' !Hero: The Rock Opera'' (Producer/Songwriter) *2003 San Diego Music Award: Best New Rock Artist – '' The Accident Experiment'' (Producer/Songwriter/Vocalist) *2002 Dove Award: Best Rap/HipHop Album – ''TobyMac: Momentum'' (Producer/Songwriter) *2002 Grammy Award: Best Gospel Rock Album � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
