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Top Christian Songs, Artists of 2008

Top Christian Songs, Artists of 2008

Radio & Records recently released their year-end charts to reveal the biggest songs, artists, and labels of 2008. .

  • Controversial Book 'The Shack' Touts Growth Amid Sales Slump

    For 33 straight weeks, popular novel The Shack has been holding the No. 1 spot on the New York Times best-sellers list for Paperback Trade Fiction and reported a significant growth in sales last month while overall book sales dropped.

  • Prince's Sister Releases Gospel CD

    The sister of award-winning artist Prince has released her first gospel CD.

  • New drama highlights homelessness and poverty

    Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh will next month host the Scottish premiere of \'Voices from the Edge\', a drama based on the words and experiences of people who have been homeless and living in poverty.

  • Tenth Avenue North Tops New Christian Artists of 2008

    With nearly 60,000 in physical sales, Tenth Avenue North was the best selling new Christian artist of 2008, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

  • Faith-Based Movie 'Not Easily Broken' Makes $5.6M Debut

    "Not Easily Broken" is the latest faith-based film to break into the box office top ten with its weekend debut, grossing around $5.6 million in just 724 theaters across the nation.

  • Joy Lippard Set For Worldwide Retail Release February 24

    The highly-anticipated self-titled debut from 18-year-old singer/songwriter Joy Lippard is set for worldwide retail release February 24 through a distribution partnership with Go Global Entertainment and Koch Entertainment.

  • College Football Star Sports 'John 3:16' in Championship Game

    NCAA football star Tim Tebow helped bring the spotlight to his team and his faith Thursday night, leading No. 1 Florida to a 24-14 win over No. 2 Oklahoma for the BCS championship.

  • Christafari s World Tour Hits 20 Countries in 2008

    While many bands are struggling on the road in a slumping economy, gospel reggae band Christafari has maintained a relentless worldwide tour schedule. In the last eight months alone, the 10-piece band (recognized as one of the Top 10 Reggae Artists in the World by Billboard Magazine) has performed over 80 shows in 20 countries, including concerts in the USA, Iceland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Germany, The Netherlands, England, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain, Ant

  • 3rd 'Narnia' Film to Set Sail Without Disney

    Before heading into the Christmas holiday, Walt Disney Pictures announced that it will not be co-producing and co-financing the third installment of the "Chronicles of Narnia" movie series.

  • Switchfoot and Britt Nicole NAB Aussie Honors

    Australia\'s national Christian music charts, The Rock Across Australia (TRAA), today announced Switchfoot's This Is Home as 2008 Song of the Year, and honored 24 year old American singer Britt Nicole as the 2008 Artist of the Year.

  • Newsboys Announces The Return Of Long-Time Guitarist Jody Davis

    Guitarist Jody Davis returns to newsboys after a five-year hiatus. Davis, who was a member of the band from 1993-2003, contributed to many of newsboys\' greatest hits like \"Shine,\" \"Entertaining Angels,\" and \"It is You.\" In 2003, he took time off to care for his daughter, Bethany, who has cerebral palsy.