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Mandy Moore – Silver Landings
UMG Recordings
Release Date: March 6th 2020
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Mandy Moore – Silver Landings (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Cody Carnes – Run to the Father
Sparrow Records / Capitol CMG
Release Date: March 13th 2020
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Cody Carnes – Run to the Father (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
The McClymonts – I Got This (Single)
Island Records Australia / Universal Music Australia
Release Date: March 13th 2020
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
The McClymonts – I Got This (Single) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
We are Messengers – Power
Word Label Group
Release Date: January 31st 2020
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
We are Messengers – Power (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Momentous Mondays: Influential artists of the next 5-10 years – Week 16: Demi Lovato
Demetria Devonne Lovato, or Demi Lovato as she is known by her fans, friends and the general public. A future star in the 2000’s, she was thrust into the spotlight at a very young age. Fame at a very young age can make you or break you- it can destroy and warp a person’s psyche beyond belief and beyond reparation, and while we all may be laughing and just shrugging off the effects of fame and the pressure of always being watched as something that comes as part of the package of being a role model for young kids; let me tell you that the long lasting effects of not having much of a childhood can be closer than we all can imagine, fathom and comprehend. In 2018 Demi Lovato had an overdose on drugs. The type of drugs were irrelevant- the fact was that in July 2018 in the middle of her Tell Me You Love Me World tour, she was fighting for her life, broken beyond comprehension and stifled by what she later described as a toxic management relationship. I’m not sure if you know this about me, but I’m not the one to speak ill about anybody especially without any proof or tangible evidence, but when the evidence presented before me is Demi fighting for her life way back in 2018 and her revealing interview with Ashley Graham in 2020 about her plight; well then that gets very real and scary. Truth be told, I wasn’t really much of a Demi Lovato fan, but right now as of this moment, I am definitely a Lovatic. Not to the extent of camping outside of a concert line for hours and hours and hours- that’s crazy talk, however after investigation into Demi’s story and her songs and her passion for making the world a better place; I can definitely say that the world needs to sit up and take notice of this emotional and powerful singer.
MOMENTOUS MONDAYS: INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS OF ALL TIME – WEEK 42: LADY ANTEBELLUM
Have you realised that the more and more you try to explore something there’s more and more to discover, and you find out that there’s more that you know that you don’t really know at all? Let me explain for a bit. If you haven’t been around regularly on our website 365DaysofInspiringMedia.com since last year, then let me tell you this- we’ve decided to undertake a series that is bold to say the least, unique and challenging, and a chance to explore music that we as a site may not initially check out from the get-go. Yes, we’ve decided to write a list of our own- 100 Influential Artists of All Time, 50 Up-and-Coming Artists, and 30 Classic Artists, each entry and post discussing a band/artist from one of these categories as we delve deep into the artist, their songs and what it means not only in our lives, but in terms of shaping music, culture and society as a whole. And about a year in, our site has unpacked a lot of artists and their music- from Josh Groban, Avril Lavigne, Casting Crowns, for KING AND COUNTRY, Switchfoot, Rascal Flatts, Tina Arena and Carman, to Maren Morris, Selena Gomez, Zach Williams, Matthew West, Echosmith, Marc Martel and Rachel Platten; this site has been stretched, in a good way, in relation to music and what we believe are such music that have shaped culture to a point where God Himself has shown up in a lot of these songs and has changed our own perceptions about what we believe inspirational and uplifting, challenging and thought-provoking music to be or even to look like. Which brings me to yet another artist I’m about to discuss and delve into today- Lady Antebellum. And yes, you guessed it- another country artist/band. You scratch your head and wonder- why haven’t you discussed a lot of country artists before? Yes, yes I have- artists like Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts, The McClymonts, Faith Hill and Martina McBride have all been artists that I have decided to deem worthy of being within the confines of the top 100 influential list, and maybe, just maybe, I’m becoming more and more biased towards country than I was when I first started this blog series. And maybe that’s ok.
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Martin Smith – Exalt [EP]
Integrity Music
Release Date: March 6th 2020
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Martin Smith – Exalt [EP] (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Matt Maher – Alive and Breathing
Provident Label Group
Release Date: March 6th 2020
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Matt Maher – Alive and Breathing (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Leanna Crawford – Funeral (Single)
Story House Collective / Provident Label Group
Release Date: February 7th 2020
Reviewed by: Jonathan Andre
Leanna Crawford – Funeral (Single) (Amazon mp3/iTunes)