Gospel Soundcheck https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck Beliefnet Voices - Joanne Brokaw Tue, 19 Jun 2018 19:38:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Another Blog To Enjoy! https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2012/03/another-blog-to-enjoy.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2012/03/another-blog-to-enjoy.html#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:04:02 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/gospelsoundcheck/?p=4170 Thank you for visiting Gospel Soundcheck page. This blog is no longer being updated. Please enjoy the archives. Here is another blog you may also enjoy:

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Greetings, dear Beliefnet readers! It's been a while since I posted - I'm kind of in limbo right now with entertainment writing, as I've made the move to animals and faith. You can read more on my personal blog,Notes From The Funny Farm and follow some fun stuff on my dog Bandit's  blog.

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Greetings, dear Beliefnet readers! It's been a while since I posted - I'm kind of in limbo right now with entertainment writing, as I've made the move to animals and faith. You can read more on my personal blog,Notes From The Funny Farm and follow some fun stuff on my dog Bandit's  blog. I missed sharing my thoughts on Whitney Houston, but today something happened that profoundly affects me in a...

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2012/02/davy-jones-dies-and-i-say-goodbye-to-my-childhood.html/feed/ 3 The X Factor final performances – care to predict a winner? https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2011/12/the-x-factor-final-performances-care-to-predict-a-winner.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2011/12/the-x-factor-final-performances-care-to-predict-a-winner.html#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:45:43 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/gospelsoundcheck/?p=4162 Tonight was the final performance episode of this first season of The X Factor in the US, and what a way to end the competition. The three finalists - Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, and Melanie Amaro - pulled out all of the stops for their final performances.

First, each performed a duet with a star, Josh with Alanis Morrisette, Chris with Avril Lavigne, and Melanie with R Kelly. While they were all good, only Melanie really looked at home singing with a star. (Although LA Reid, in typical...

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Rock fans and women around the world are breathing a collective sigh of relief: Jon Bon Jovi is not dead. Despite rumors of his demise, the charming rock legend is alive and well.

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OK, OK, I know, I know. I 've been hard on Marcus Canty the last few weeks, so you may be thinking that I'm happy he went home tonight. I wasn't happy to see anyone go home, but it was the most logical outcome. After three weeks in the bottom two, it seemed like this was going to be his time.

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]]> https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2011/12/the-x-factor-final-four-results-marcus-goes-home.html/feed/ 1 The X Factor final 4 performances (videos) – is it too early to predict a winner? https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2011/12/the-x-factor-final-4-performances-is-it-too-early-to-predict-a-winner.html https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2011/12/the-x-factor-final-4-performances-is-it-too-early-to-predict-a-winner.html#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:23:44 +0000 http://blog.beliefnet.com/gospelsoundcheck/?p=4144 We're down to the wire on this first season of The X Factor, and there's one burning question still yet to be answered:

How is it that Marcus Canty is still in the competition?

Don't get me wrong. I like the guy. A lot. He's super sweet and he is talented (as he's proven several times with his "save me" song). But every week he gives these corny performances, complete with slithering, scantily clad women - and this from the guy who stresses his Christian faith? I don't get...

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Oh yeah, there were guest appearances from Lenny Kravitz and Mary J. Blige tonight, too. But back to the good stuff.

This was a tough week all around,...

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It's official: today the line up was announced for the Queen Extravaganza tour, and Downhere's Marc Martel has officially made the band!

Whooohooo!

Marc became an internet sensation when his YouTube audition went viral with more than 4 million views, earning him an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres show and an MTV O Music Award. This week, the final auditions took place in LA and the line...

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It's official: today the line up was announced for the Queen Extravaganza tour, and Downhere's Marc Martel has officially made the band! Whooohooo! Marc became an internet sensation when his YouTube audition went viral with more than 4 million views, earning him an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres show and an MTV O Music Award. This week, the final auditions took place in LA and the line...

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Chris Rene performed an original song; it was one of  my favorite performances on a great night of music

We're getting down to the wire on this first season of The X Factor. Last night the final 5 contestants performed two songs each - the first their version of a dance song, and the second a song of their own choosing.

It was a bit of a twist. The second song was supposed to be the Pepsi Challenge song chosen by fans, but there was some kind of snafu, so 24 hours...

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Chris Rene performed an original song; it was one of  my favorite performances on a great night of music

We're getting down to the wire on this first season of The X Factor. Last night the final 5 contestants performed two songs each - the first their version of a dance song, and the second a song of their own choosing. It was a bit of a twist. The second song was supposed to be the Pepsi Challenge song chosen by fans, but there was some kind of snafu, so 24 hours...

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Astro had the lowest number of votes, based on this performance Wednesday night

On tonight's episode of The X Factor, two contestants went home and five moved on to the next round. My prediction would have been that Marcus Canty would have been one of the contestants headed home (he was in the bottom two last week) and maybe Astro.

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Astro had the lowest number of votes, based on this performance Wednesday night

On tonight's episode of The X Factor, two contestants went home and five moved on to the next round. My prediction would have been that Marcus Canty would have been one of the contestants headed home (he was in the bottom two last week) and maybe Astro. After a recap of last night's performances (you can Read the full post here »

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