Wednesday, February 21, 2018
'Mary, Did You Know?' Reaches Platinum Status
The modern Christmas classic "Mary, Did You Know?," penned by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene over 25 years ago, has attained platinum status. A cappella group Pentatonix took the beloved song to the top of the charts this time, reaching over 1 million units sold in the US. The three-time Grammy Award winners recorded "Mary, Did You Know?" on a double-platinum album, entitled That's Christmas To Me.
Monday, February 19, 2018
Jason Wilkes and Stephanie (Smith) Skipper To Appear on The Voice Season 14
Season 14 of NBC's hit singing competition show The Voice will be featuring two familiar voices from Christian music: Jason Wilkes and Stephanie Skipper (formerly Smith).
Both artists announced that they had auditioned via Instagram. "Guess who auditioned for @nbcthevoice?! This guy," Jason Wilkes shared on Instagram. "Don't miss the season premiere on February 26!"
Both artists announced that they had auditioned via Instagram. "Guess who auditioned for @nbcthevoice?! This guy," Jason Wilkes shared on Instagram. "Don't miss the season premiere on February 26!"
"It's been so hard to keep it a secret!" Stephanie Skipper added in her post.
Jason Wilkes' diverse career has included fronting rock group High Flight Society, serving as bass player and backing vocalist for Disciple and most recently serving as a country/pop staff writer for Dan Hodges Music.
Stephanie Skipper served as a solo artist under the name Stephanie Smith with Gotee Records. Her voice has also been heard in side project Copperlily with her husband Tim Skipper (House of Heroes).
To keep up with Jason Wilkes and Stephanie Skipper's journeys on The Voice, make sure to find them on social media:
To keep up with Jason Wilkes and Stephanie Skipper's journeys on The Voice, make sure to find them on social media:
'The 15:17 to Paris' Features the Actual Heroes as Actors
Now in theaters nationwide, The 15:17 to Paris is a new movie based on the real-life story of three men whose brave act turned them into heroes during a highspeed railway ride. Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer, Ray Corasani, PJ Byrne, Tony Hale and Thomas Lennon, the Warner Bros. Pictures film premiered February 9th.
The heroic trio of Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone, play themselves in the film. In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris--an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends' lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life, to the series of unlikely events leading up to the attack.
"I believe we¹re vessels, to be used by Him, to do His work. And it was an honor to do something that good," Spencer Stone states.
Anthony Sadler agrees, saying, "I think it¹s our responsibility to take that message and be responsible with it and spread it as much as we can so we don¹t waste the opportunity that HE gave us. We¹re meant to spread the story and it¹s meant to touch people."
The heroic trio of Anthony Sadler, Oregon National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, and U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Spencer Stone, play themselves in the film. In the early evening of August 21, 2015, the media reported a thwarted terrorist attack on Thalys train #9364 bound for Paris--an attempt prevented by three courageous young Americans traveling through Europe. The film follows the course of the friends' lives, from the struggles of childhood through finding their footing in life, to the series of unlikely events leading up to the attack.
"I believe we¹re vessels, to be used by Him, to do His work. And it was an honor to do something that good," Spencer Stone states.
Anthony Sadler agrees, saying, "I think it¹s our responsibility to take that message and be responsible with it and spread it as much as we can so we don¹t waste the opportunity that HE gave us. We¹re meant to spread the story and it¹s meant to touch people."
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