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Three....two...one...Done. We are down to the final quarter for #PlatVnyl8 nominations. And I am still working on getting the final nominees for #PlatVnyl7. Things are starting to look like a car wreck. We have one month down and two to go. Unlike the weather here, things are really heating up. We begin with the singles released for the month.
The Singles Scene
Beacon Light - I'm In It 4.75 Emeralds
Bonray - Turn My Eyes 4.75 Emeralds
Brinson - White Gold ft Marz Ferrer 4.75 Emeralds
Cody Carnes - What Freedom Feels Like 4.75 Emeralds
E.P.I.C. The Band - Proclaim 4.75 Emeralds
Emily Irene Fertig - Devotion 4.75 Emeralds
Christon Gray - No Hesitation 4.75 Emeralds
J-Heir - Days of Heaven 5 Emeralds
Derek Minor - Astronaut 3.75 Emeralds
Needtobreathe - Count On Me 4.75 Emeralds
Needtobreathe - Waiting 4.75 Emeralds
Phil J - Too Much Sauce 3.75 Emeralds
Corey Paul - Pipe Dreams 3.75 Emeralds
Reconcile - Ain't No Way 4.50 Emeralds
Under 5ive - So Dangerous 5 Emeralds
Corey Voss - God Who Moves Mountains 4.50 Emeralds
The Walls Group- My Life 5 Emeralds
17 Singles in a Month. Now on to the albums. We begin with those which did not make the cut.
Missing The Mark
The Rock Worship - God Will Reign (Live)(Re-Release) 3.75 Emeralds
To Speak of Wolves - Dead In The Shadow 3.75 Emeralds
Zauntee - All Things Mixtape 3.50 Emeralds
From the flawed to the flawless.
Pure-Platinum Perfection
Brian and Jenn Johnson - After All These Years Instrumental 5 Emeralds
Nichole Nordeman - Every Mile Mattered 5 Emeralds
Seventh Day Slumber - Found 5 Emeralds
Semi-Precious Metals
Sho Baraka - The Narrative Vol 2: Pianos and Politics 4.50 Emeralds
Bright City - Hello Maker 4.75 Emeralds
Anthony Brown and Group Therapy - A Long Way From Sunday 4.75 Emeralds
Life of Carter - Life of Carter 4.50 Emeralds
Stephen Christian - Wildfires 4.75 Emeralds
Joel Hanson - Let Me Tell You Everything 4.25 Emeralds
Le'Andria Johnson - Bigger Than Me 4.50 Emeralds
Shai Linne - Still Jesus 4.75 Emeralds
Manafest - Stones 4.75 Emeralds
Kevin Max - Serve Somebody 4.75 Emeralds
Natasha Owens - We Will Rise 4.75 Emeralds
Planetshakers - Legacy Part Two: Passion (Live In Melbourne) 4.75 Emeralds
Byron Popin - I Got Out 4.75 Emeralds
Benjamin Rae - Let Me Talk 4.50 Emeralds
Chris Sayburn - Saved By Grace 4.50 Emeralds
12 Stones - Picture Perfect 4.75 Emeralds
Vineyard Worship - Vineyard Soul: We Are Ready 4.50 Emeralds
Corey Voss - Songs of Heaven and Earth, Volume 1 4.50 Emeralds
Anita Wilson - Sunday Song 4.75 Emeralds
July is in the Bag. I think that deserves some sort of celebration. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.
Welcome to an all new edition of Music Video Monday, the first for August 2017, We are really starting to pick up speed here. We have three great videos for your viewing and listening pleasure. We begin our journey in the rap genre. First up is Beacon Light. This is the music video for his new single I'm In It. Staying with the rap genre we now go to Reconcile and the music video for his new single Ain't No Way. Wrapping up (sorry) this edition of Music Video Monday, we go to gospel music. Gospel Music and Rock have led the way to embrace the Word of Faith Message into its music, which is great, since it is Biblical. Deitrick Haddon is singing of Favor (That's Grace To You, my friends) That does it for this edition of Music Video Monday. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.
We have reached the final post for the 3rd Quarter Wrap. Modern Worship Led All Other Genres With 21 Entries. That would be enough for three years. There is always a lot of judging in this category. Let's not waste any more time.
And that does it. The 3rd Quarter is officially completed. The 4th Quarter Beckons. As does the long neglected #PlatVnyl7. The pitfalls of being a one man operation. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.
If you did your math you know that Modern Worship was the big winner. It actually smashed all with 21 entries this past quarter.Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.
Sometimes in the rush of things things get ignored. If you're blessed you discover them before you get things to far out of sequence. Such is the case here. I had just finished with Dance and was about to publish when I found out I had missed Adult Contemporary/Inspirational. Since it fit between the Trio Tie and Dance it was caught just in time. So let us get on with it.
Welcome to the latest edition of Music Video Monday, where we share the best CCM Music Videos we can find. And sometimes they are Lyric Videos. They remind me of the old follow the bouncing ball shorts. With thrash metal, it is indispensable. Two of the three videos are Lyric Videos. Let's get to it. First up is a "debut" of Sorts, though we are talking of a veteran of Christian Music. Aye Mr. Christian. Stephen Christian is the former lead singer of Anberlin and Currently of Anchor and Braille. Now he is debuting in the Modern Worship genre with Wildfires. It is the closest you can get to Anberlin Worship. This is Gloria. Nichole Nordeman is not a name known to many these days. She is known to the Night Beat, and we are glad to see her back in top form. Sometimes artists return from a hiatus tamed, but not Nichole. This is You're Here And finally we do a live concert video. Sometimes these aren't very good because the audio quality suffers from time to time. This was acceptable, and I really did not want to do three lyric videos in a week. Seventh Day Slumber is back with a vengeance. This is the title cut to their new album Found. And that does it for this edition of Music Video Monday. Due to time constraints and the Southwest Believers Convention we are actually publishing this Tuesday Afternoon. Oh Well, I am going to try to catch up with another post at the regular time. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.
