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Called the ‘Queen of Catholic Pop’ and a ‘Renaissance woman’ for her music SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 6, 2012 – After nine children, an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore and an MBA from Vanderbilt, what’s a mother to do? For Elm Street Records recording artist Marie Bellet, the answer involved returning to the studio with a new batch of original songs. Her fifth CD, Everything Changes, captures in 14 tracks the role that Faith plays in the joys, sorrows and … [Read more...]
The song “Called to Glory” has been selected as the anthem at the National Catholic Youth Conference November 17-19 in Indianapolis. The Rock Anthem version was recorded by Michael James Mette and produced by David C. Smith. Mette, based in St. Louis, infuses an energetic rock style to his music to speak directly to the “Guitar Hero” generation. Mette also offers his “Prepare Me” presentation to youth rallies, parish concerts and school assemblies to help … [Read more...]
The four siblings that comprise the Catholic music group L’Angèlus (pronounced lawn-JAY-loose) will perform twice in Madrid at World Youth Day August 16-21.The Nashville-based group combines Cajun fiddle tunes, saxophone driven swamppop, and New Orleans influenced R&B with inspirational lyrics. The performances in Madrid will be the highlight of a six-week European tour to Ireland, Norway, France and Spain. Read more and listen at www.langelus.info. … [Read more...]
After selling over 40,000 albums, Marie Bellet records new album (Nashville, TN) • May 13, 2011 – In August of 2011 music artist, Marie Bellet, once dubbed the Queen of Catholic Pop, will release her long-awaited fifth album. A stay-at-home mother of nine, Marie once defied industry expectations by selling nearly 40,000 albums without the help of a record label or a marketing team. Now, a popular speaker at Marriage and Family conferences, Marie Bellet inspires … [Read more...]
Partnership marries two powerhouse organizations NECEDAH, WI, May 9, 2011—Catholic Word Publisher Group President Carolyn Klika announced today the company has added its first liturgical music publisher member, International Liturgy Publications (ILP), the oldest free-standing non-profit publisher of Catholic sacred music. Founded in 1977, ILP’s mission is to publish extraordinary religious music in order to draw Christians more deeply into their faith and thus … [Read more...]
ALBERTA, CANADA – Greg Walton and Matt Maher were big winners at the recent 2010 Unity Awards, produced by the United Catholic Music and Video Association (UCMVA). Walton received four awards, including Male Vocalist, Song and Songwriter (tied) of the Year. Maher was named Artist of the Year and also won Pop/Contemporary Song and Album of the Year. Other winners include: Female Vocalist of the Year: Sarah Hart Group of the Year: Ceili Rain New Artist of the … [Read more...]
Current Mission Marks the Third Year in a Row Matt Maher’s Music Visits the Cosmos NASHVILLE, TENN. (May 24, 2010) – It’s safe to say that singer/songwriter and worship leader Matt Maher’s music is out of this world, literally. His latest album Alive Again (9/22/09) is currently orbiting aboard space shuttle Atlantis, servicing its final scheduled journey after almost a quarter-century of missions. Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on May 14, 2010, … [Read more...]
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