Quick heads-up, folks– Bishop Hezekiah Walker will be co-hosting gmc’s Joyful Noise Café tomorrow, March 12th, from 11am to 1pm ET.

Tunin’ in???

Heads-up, buddies…

Fan voting for the 41st annual Dove Awards is now open at http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/fanvoting.  Fans will help to decide the winners of the “Artist Of The Year” and “New Artist Of The Year” categories.  You may vote once via web and once via SMS text.

Voting runs from now until April 20, 2010.  The Dove Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, April 25th at 8pm ET exclusively on gmc.

In case you haven’t caught the many local broadcasts of the 25th Annual Stellar Awards yet, now’s your chance to catch the program on cable, at gmc.  The show will air this Sunday, February 28th at 8pm ET.

During the show, gmc will also be sponsoring an interactive “Stellars Watch & Win” contest in which you can answer trivia questions for a chance to win a free HD Flip video camera.  I got one for Christmas and I’m lovin’ it!

For more info on the Stellar Awards at gmc, visit http://www.gmclife.com/stellars.

If you recall from my recap of the awards show, it was one of the best Stellar Awards tapings I’ve ever attended… I think you’ll QUITE enjoy it, if you haven’t seen it already.

Who’s tuning in???

The nominees for the 41st annual Dove Awards were announced on Thursday.

Natalie Grant and Bart Millard will host the awards show on April 21st.  Unlike last year, the awards will not be broadcast live– they will air on gmc on Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 8pm-10pm EST.

There are 43 categories and you guys don’t know most of the names in ‘em, so I’m not typing it all… sorry.  BUT, you can visit http://www.gmclife.com/41st-dove-award-nominees for the full list.

In the meantime, a quick recap of some of the folks you’ll find there:

Donnie McClurkin, Israel Houghton, Melinda Watts, Freddy Washington, Brian Courtney Wilson, Mali Music, Vickie Winans, Smokie Norful, Mary Mary, Crystal Aikin, Bishop Paul Morton, Hezekiah Walker, Heather Headley, Mandisa, B. Reith, Fred Hammond, Group 1 Crew, Da’ T.R.U.T.H., BeBe & CeCe Winans… see, there are just too many to name!

Ok, more Dove Awards info and discussion as the time draws nigh.  Until then, tell me what you think about the nominee list!

Heads-up and I meaaaaaaan heads UP!

The 2010 BMI Trailblazers Awards, which honored Donnie McClurkin and Andraé Crouch, will air on gmc (formerly Gospel Music Channel) THIS SUNDAY, February 21st, at 8pm ET/7pm CST.

If you need a reminder of all the performances that went down, click here to review my recap from the event.  Suffice it to say, you don’t wanna miss this.

If you don’t get gmc where you are… that really sucks.  But I’m sure SOMEONE will post the performances on YouTube, so chin up!  They that wait…

Who’s tuning in???

Word has it that Gospel Music Channel has changed its name to the hip and trendy name ‘gmc‘ to better represent its family-friendly (not gospel music-exclusive) content.  And they’ve got a new logo to boot:

The cable station’s website also reflects the name and logo change, and you can begin visiting their official website via the new url: http://www.gmclife.com.  The channel’s new description– the uplifting entertainment network that features music and inspiring stories the whole family will enjoy.

I’m sure that gmc will continue to give us the best in gospel music coverage– they’ll just be covering a little more, too.  I guess this means I can’t complain about them airing Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman anymore.

I like it.  Whatd’ya think???