Copernicus Rocks: The 2017 Platinum Vinyl Awards - Dance

Dance is up next as we announce the pool entries for the 2nd Quarter of 2017. They had six entries, which is very good for the quarter. There are three more posts after this, and they all smash through the 7 nominee category listing in the finals. As I finished up our last post, I hope that Amazon gets quickly back online so that I can update these posts with their affiliate links. On to the Dance Entries.

Dance-Synthpop

• Colton Dixon - Identity
• The Fast Feeling - Pulses
• GAWVI - We Belong
• Hollyn - One Way Conversations
• Sajan Nauriyal - Always Enough
• Joel Vaughn - Surrender

I can hear you saying "wasn't Hollyn just nominated in Rap?" Yes, and now she is in the pool (Nominees aren't official until the pool is closed) in Dance. That is part of the problem with this artist. She carries off various styles. She can rap, has an R&B/Gospel Voice, Has a Synthpop Sound, and does it all well. It makes it hard to peg an album. Next up is Adult Contemporary with 10 entrants into the pool. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Night Beat Rewind: March 2017

Things are backed up here at Night Beat HQ. Here it is almost the first of May and I have not even put out the March edition of Rewind. Well, the procrastination and delay ends right now. Some of the problem is unavoidable. My April notes disappeared, so I am forced to re-listen and re-rate for the first 3 weeks of April. Ouch. Anyway, let's get to it. We begin, as always, with the songs released during the month, or as we like to call it.

The Singles Scene

• Built By Titan - You (feat Skybourne) 4.75 Emeralds
• Hillsong Worship - What A Beautiful Name 4.50 Emeralds
• Hillsong Young and Free - Where You Are (Re-imagined) 
• Dara Maclean - Ashes 5 Emeralds
• Mandisa - Unfinished 5 Emeralds
• Kim Walker-Smith - Throne Room 5 Emeralds
• Ryan Stevenson - The Gospel 5 Emeralds 

Despite it being marketed as an EP, I am including Hillsong's What a Beautiful Name as a Single. It is really 1 song remixed 6 different ways. That does it for the singles. We move to the albums, and we also begin with those albums which do not make the #PlatVnyl8 cut.

Missing The Mark

• Dru Bex - The Good Album 3.75 Emeralds
• J-Giles Son - Promise 2 3.50 Emeralds
• Montel Dorsey and MUniversity - Love Over Hate 3.50 Emeralds
• Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors - Souvenir 3.75 Emeralds
• Random Hero - The Covering 3.75 Emeralds

5 miss the mark makes me confident that things are still on the level at Night Beat HQ. Too many would make me wonder about the quality of the industry. Of course the next grouping makes me wonder if I am going soft.

Pure Platinum Perfection

• Colton Dixon - Identity 5 Emeralds
• Demon Hunter - Outlive 5 Emeralds
• Edge Kirkland - Ekrmx 5 Emeralds
• Mercy Me - Lifer 5 Emeralds
• Kerrie Roberts - Boundless 5 Emeralds

5 Perfect albums in a month means 60 in a year if the trend continues. That could mean an award ceremony of only perfect albums.

Semi-Precious Metal

• As We Ascend - Farewell To Midnight 4.75 Emeralds
• Jason Bare - Fearless 4.75 Emeralds
• Daniel Bashta - My Resurrection (Live) 4.50 Emeralds
• Brooke and Boggs - Wildfire EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Dante Bowe - Son of a Father 4.75 Emeralds
• Earnest A - Form Father to Son 4.50 Emeralds
• Elevation Worship - There is a Cloud 4.75 Emeralds
• Fireflight - Re-Imag-Innova EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Flatfoot 56 -Odd Boat 4.75 Emeralds 
• Young Fox - Sky Beats Gold 4.75 Emeralds
• GAWVI - We Belong 4.75 Emeralds
• Informants - Uprising 4.75 Emeralds
• K.I.D.S. - Side A EP 4.75 Emeralds
• Sajan Nauriyal - Always Enough 4.75 Emeralds
• Out of The Dust - Out of the Dust 4.75 Emeralds
• Righteous Vendetta - Cursed 4.75 Emeralds
• Root Road - Come Alive 4.50 Emeralds
• Selah - Unbreakable 4.50 Emeralds
• Aaron Shust - Love Made A Way (Live) 4.75 Emeralds
• Rita Springer - Battles 4.75 Emeralds
• Aaron Sprinkle - Real Life 4.75 Emeralds
• Laura Story - Open Hands 4.75 Emeralds
• Greg Sykes - Reverse EP 4.50 Emeralds
• Mike Teruel - Fragments 4.50 Emeralds
• Jaci Velasquez - Trust 4.75 Emeralds
• Darlene Zschech - Here I Am Send Me 4.50 Emeralds

It took a week, but here we are. The MARCH edition of Rewind. If you haven't noticed the calendar, it is May. If you live in the Northeast United States you can be forgiven for your disbelief. It certainly doesn't feel like May, it feels a lot like March. On to April. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Shemita Songs: The 2015 Platinum Vinyl Awards 4th Qtr - Pop

We have finally finished with the 4th Quarter Rollout. I know, the quarter ended September 30, and it's almost December. We had our sweepstakes running, the end of one year and beginning of the next, and a whole boatload of entries. So considering, I think we did make pretty good time.

The big winner for the Final Quarter was Pop Music, which is a big surprise. We just assume it to be Modern Worship every quarter because it usually is. Not that there aren't any Pop Artists in Christian Contemporary Music. There are plenty, but they are dwarfed by the sheer number of Hillsong Wannabees. Let's get to our final listing.

Pop Music

• All Things New - The Good News
• Annie Moses Band - American Rhapsody
• Building 429 - Unashamed
• Jonny Diaz - Everything Is Changing EP
• Colton Dixon - Storm EP
• Darrell Evans - Fearless
• JJ Heller - Sound of a Living Heart
• Crystal Lewis - Crystal Lewis
• Cindy Morgan - Bows & Arrows
• Nichole Nordeman - The The Unmaking
• Poema - Pretty Speeches EP
• Jeremy Rosado - Heartbeat
• Holly Starr - Everything I Need EP
• Ryan Stevenson - Fresh Start
• John Waller - Crazy Faith
• Josh Wilson - That Was Then, This Is Now

This was a big quarter for Pop. We had two Perfect albums in Annie Moses Band and JJ Heller, and some very solid entries from the others, including a Comeback to Remember from Nichole Nordeman. We are finished. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Music Video Monday: All I Have

Welcome back to our regularly scheduled edition of Music Video Monday. Every week we endeavor to bring you the best Music Videos in Christian Music, as well as the GRAC arena.

We begin this week with Colton Dixon. The former American Idol star is back with his second album, out on the 19th. From Anchor, this is More of You.
Next up we have the rapper Swoope, and he's dishing out some LSD. No worries though, I'm told it stands for Lust, Sin, Death.

And finally, we go to another rapper, this one simply known as NF. This is All I Have.
That does it for this edition of Music Video Monday. I am currently working on awarding the Video Awards for this years Platinum Vinyl Awards. I will keep you posted on the results, but right now the plan is to begin the video postings next Monday. We shall see. Until next time, I am Awaiting Your Reply.

Music Video Monday: Not The Color Green, but The Letter Black

Welcome back to Music Video Monday and Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone. This is a green free zone this week as far as I know. Nothing against green, just no Irish Videos. Not even Rend Collective.

We begin with The Letter Black. Depending on what you did to celebrate, you may need a Painkiller.
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Colton Dixon is next. This is the music video for Never Gone.
Turning to Reggae for a while. You see, we do everything here, except for Country and Western. This is Step up feat . D.A. T.R.U.T.H. 
And we move on to Rock again. This is one of my favorites right now. This is Sumerlin and Breaking Out.
We shall have another quartet of videos next week. Until then, I am Awaiting Your Reply.