Artist of the Year

The show has ended, and the artist of the year has made it over to the press room. And here he is, all smiles… Jason Crabb:

Top Blog Posts of 2012

Here are The Sound Opinion’s five most-viewed blog posts of 2012.
The Pioneer Woman and Christian Music

There’s a great discussion going on today over at The Pioneer Woman’s blog. And it’s about Christian music. A guest post by Sophie Hudson (who writes under the alias BooMama) provided some recommendations for readers–namely moms–in need of something to listen to other than singing veggies. Her suggestions? Sara Groves, Dave Barnes and NEEDTOBREATHE as well others on the outlining edges of Christian music like The Civil Wars and The Fray.
5 Albums I Love Right Now

2012 is already off to a great start with lots of new tunes finding their way to my playlist. Between those albums that have already released this year and the highly-anticipated ones just around the corner, this is shaping up to be a big year in music! Here are the albums that I’ve got spinning this week…
GRAMMY Nominations Announced

The 54th annual GRAMMY Awards were announced tonight in Los Angeles. Chris Tomlin and Brandon Heath lead the list of Christian/Gospel nominations with three nominations each. Among the impressive list are a host of first-time nominees, including Natalie Grant for her powerful contribution to The Story project and newcomers Jamie Grace and Royal Tailor.
New Music Monday: The Civil Wars, “From This Valley”

Watch The Civil Wars perform “From This Valley.”