Jennifer Hudson has claimed a number one hit! Woot! Spotlight has moved one notch from #2 to #1 on the Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay, bumping Eric Benet’s You’re the Only One down to #2. On the Billboard Hot R&B/HipHop Songs chart, Hudson’s Spotlight rebounds 4-3, matching its previous peak. The same chart trajectory for Spotlight follows on the Billboard Hot R&B/HipHop Airplay chart; Spotlight is the...

American Idol Season Five finalist and Contemporary Christian star Mandisa is releasing her second full-length album, a holiday stocking stuffer titled It’s Christmason October 14, 2008. Some of the songs from Mandisa’s 2007 Christmas EP Christmas Joy are featured in the album. She will also air a Christmas TV special on TBN titled Mandisa & Friends Christmas Special sometime in November 2008. My girl Mandisa is HOT. Track...

Mandisa’s God Speaking gets a reworking courtesy of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Even when sped up 30 times, Mandisa still sounds...

I’m so happy! I used the US$25 Amazon gift certificate I won from Toni’s birthday contest to buy four CDs. That’s one for each of us in the family. The first CD I bought – for Nicki – was Veggie Tales’ Bob & Larry’s Sunday Morning Songs. We had a cassette copy of this album back in the day, but I can’t find it, and even if I could, I’d have to have it converted to CD, which would...

(Listen to Lose My Soul by TobyMac featuring Mandisa and Kirk Franklin. You may also read the TobyMac Lose My Soul lyrics on this post. GannsDeen.com does not offer TobyMac mp3’s for free download or paid downloads. If you like what you hear, please leave a comment in the Comments box. Come back to GannsDeen.com for the latest and best in Christian, country, and pop music.) Lose My Soul has a very special place in my heart. It was...

Today is starting out to be a great day. Witness, to wit: I won Toni’s birthday contest! I entered a birthday contest from my good friend Toni at her website Wifely Steps, and to my utter surprise and glee, I won the randomly selected lottery contest! I never win at these things! Thank You, God! Thank you, Toni! (Now, how shall I spend my US$25 Amazon GC? Mandisa or Avalon? Argh, decisions, decisions!) Spotlight’s breaking out!...