The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out October 1, 2024, to a sold-out audience in Nashville, Tennessee. I was stoked to experience the live taping with my wife for the first time since our honeymoon 32 years ago. After years of watching from our couch it was surprising how big everything looks on television compared to watching from the back bowl of an … [Read more...] about 55th Annual Dove Awards
Kevin Pollard
Kevin was one of the founding members of the Christian acapella group Rhythm & News that he toured North American with from 1988-1995. With the release of their first album, “Get With the Rhythm,” Rhythm and News was introduced to the rest of Canada with their original “funkappella” style. The height of their success came in 1992, when they released their second studio album, “Word 2 Y'all,” which became one of the top selling albums in Canada by a Canadian gospel artist. In 1994, the group temporarily moved to Detroit, MI for a few months to record their 3rd and last album, "Dream Love + Pray" with gospel great Fred Hammond. In 2008 the group was recognized by the Gospel Music Association of Canada with a Lifetime Achievement Award. After his departure from the group in 1995 Kevin continued pursuing his passion for Christian Music by becoming a Music Critic writing for various publications including: BC Christian News, The Light Magazine and Faith Today.
Unsung Hero
Most Christians have heard music from either Rebecca St. James or for KING + COUNTRY over the past 30 years but many don’t know the story of their parents David and Helen Smallbone losing their business and home in Australia and moving to Nashville in 1991 with nothing more than their suitcases, six children (1 more on the way) and their love of music. Unsung Hero hits theatres … [Read more...] about Unsung Hero
Kevin’s top album picks of 2023
Lauren Daigle: Lauren Daigle Atlantic Records, 2023 Five long years after her Look Up Child album Lauren Daigle finally released her Atlantic Records self-titled debut that featured 20 new songs. The album showcases her emotion-laden voice and her songwriting on the hit single “Thank God I Do” along with my favourites “Thank God I Do,” “Valuable,” “Ego,” “These … [Read more...] about Kevin’s top album picks of 2023
Music Reviews December 2023
Michael W. Smith: Every Christmas Rocketown Records, 2023 Michael offers up his fifth full length holiday project Every Christmas, a follow up to his 2014 The Spirit of Christmas. The project is an intimate family affair as it was co-produced with his son, Tyler Michael Smith featuring his daughters Whitney Mooring and Anna Smith and the children’s choir is made up of … [Read more...] about Music Reviews December 2023
Pandemic fosters faith releases from mainstream artists
Justin Bieber: Freedom, Def Jam, 2021 Canadian singer-songwriter, and mainstream artist, Justin Bieber had just released his 6th studio album Justice when he surprised fans with the release of his first explicitly Christian faith album Freedom on Easter Sunday this year. This 6-song EP is a personal account of his life’s struggles and the transformative grace … [Read more...] about Pandemic fosters faith releases from mainstream artists