Music

Singer Demi Lovato has spoken publicly about her drug use, experiences with an eating disorder, and most recently, about God.

On Friday, the 19-year-old posted a series of tweets about her relationship with God to her 5.4 million Twitter followers.

"Sometimes it seems like God just keeps throwing crap my way and I get SO angry with him… But there's never a doubt in my mind He's gonna pull me through it all," Lovato posted on the social media site. more >>

While Katy Perry struggles with her pending divorce from Russell Brand, her evangelical parents claim that God can still use it to bless them and others.

Perry's parents, Pastors Keith and Mary Hudson, recently spoke about the benefit of their daughter's divorce at an Ohio church, according to The Sun.

"I'm sure Katy is trending on the internet just to get you to church tonight," Mary reportedly told worshipers at Church on the Rise in Westlake, Ohio. more >>

Already having the name of Jesus tattooed in Hebrew, Justin Bieber added a big portrait of his Savior to his leg.

Although it is unclear when Bieber received the new tattoo on his calf, it was discovered yesterday when he spent the day with his father in Los Angeles.

The Hebrew tattoo reads, "Yeshua," which is Hebrew for Jesus. He got the ink at the same time as his father while in Israel. more >>

Hollywood's Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton are helping to sing the praises of church choirs everywhere with this weekend's National Choir Appreciation Sunday.

The national campaign celebrates singers and musicians giving it their all for God every week. The first event of its kind, it attracted Parton and Latifah given the pair's participation in "Joyful Noise," a new movie out next Friday. In it, they portray two women competing over their choir's musical direction at a small Georgia church.

"You know, when I was a little girl, my favorite part of church service was hearing the choir sing," Parton told America's choirs in a video on ChurchAppreciationSunday.com. "Of course, they made it seem so easy. What I didn't know, until I was older, was just how much effort goes into making a song sound good. All the hours you volunteer to make that service uplifting are not lost on me." more >>

Rachel Chan, daughter of bestselling author and world renowned evangelist Francis Chan, is making her own headlines with her first album Go, slated for release Jan. 10, 2012 under the EMI Christian Music Distribution. The Christian Post was given an advance copy for review.

Rachel Chan's Go is a wonderfully produced and beautifully recorded 10 song album that highlights a great singing voice and showcases a real gift for songwriting.

At just 15 years old, Chan has created songs that were filled with passion and lyricism for that of someone beyond their teenage years. However, she also manages to keep the songs youthful and relevant to peers which was something she felt was most important. more >>

Exclusive Interview with Marc Martel of the Christian rock band Downhere and Winner of The Queen Extravaganza contest.

The Christian Post: Where did you develop this passion for music when you were younger and who did you dream to be?

Marc Martel: Definitely my passion for music came from my mom. She is a piano player and a choir director at my church. My earliest memories of music and just really loving the sound of music itself was her playing the piano for me and my brother and sister at night as we were falling asleep at night, and she'd play Beethoven to us and I think that's where it all started to me. I ended up taking piano lessons at a really young age, I took like years of piano lessons and I always loved to sing. more >>