This year’s CMA Country Christmas is right around the corner. The annual musical holiday special airs December 8 on ABC with next-day streaming on Hulu and Disney+, and the 2022 event will feature performances from Maren Morris, Scotty McCreery, Dan + Shay, and more. In TV Insider’s exclusive clip above, fans get a glimpse of host Carly Pearce rocking out to her rendition of “Here Comes Santa Claus.” CMA Country Christmas brings the holidays home, inviting viewers to sit back and enjoy the season in a cozy and intimate setting reminiscent of classic Christmas television specials of the past. Filmed at the Steel Mill in Nashville, Tennessee, the special kicks off at 9 p.m. Et on ABC with additional performers including Old Dominion, Steven Curtis Chapman, The War and Treaty, and Molly Tuttle. This marks Pearce’s second consecutive year hosting the special. In 2021, she co-hosted with Gabby Barrett. In...
- 11/28/2022
- TV Insider
Carly Pearce has been tapped to host CMA Country Christmas airing on December 8, 2022 on ABC. This year’s Country music-filled celebration marks the 13th annual CMA Country Christmas special.
2022’s CMA Country Christmas will feature performances by host Carly Pearce as well as Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Molly Tuttle, and The War And Treaty. Milton Sneed directs, Jon Macks is the writer, and Robert Deaton executive produces.
The holiday special, which debuted in 2010, features classic tunes and one-of-a-kind musical performances. CMA Country Christmas is filmed in Nashville and, per the Country Music Association, invites “viewers to sit back and enjoy the season in a warm and intimate setting reminiscent of classic Christmas television specials of the past.”
Hosted by Carly Pearce, ‘CMA Country Christmas’ airs Thursday, Dec. 8 (9:00-10:01 Pm/Est) on ABC. (Photo Credit: CMA/ABC)
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2022’s CMA Country Christmas will feature performances by host Carly Pearce as well as Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Molly Tuttle, and The War And Treaty. Milton Sneed directs, Jon Macks is the writer, and Robert Deaton executive produces.
The holiday special, which debuted in 2010, features classic tunes and one-of-a-kind musical performances. CMA Country Christmas is filmed in Nashville and, per the Country Music Association, invites “viewers to sit back and enjoy the season in a warm and intimate setting reminiscent of classic Christmas television specials of the past.”
Hosted by Carly Pearce, ‘CMA Country Christmas’ airs Thursday, Dec. 8 (9:00-10:01 Pm/Est) on ABC. (Photo Credit: CMA/ABC)
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- 11/17/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Jesus Music — a documentary tracing the “uplifting and untold story” of the roots of contemporary Christian music through where the genre is today — will arrive in theaters on October 1st via Lionsgate. The film features some of the biggest names in the genre, including Amy Grant, Kirk Franklin, Michael W. Smith, TobyMac and Lauren Daigle.
“A lot of hymns are ‘close your eyes singing to God,” Grant says in a new trailer for the documentary. “I wanted to sing with my eyes wide open, singing to each other.”
The...
“A lot of hymns are ‘close your eyes singing to God,” Grant says in a new trailer for the documentary. “I wanted to sing with my eyes wide open, singing to each other.”
The...
- 7/15/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Bailee Madison, most recently seen as the lead in the Netflix musical “A Week Away,” isn’t saving her singing strictly for the odd screen appearance. She’s moving full-on into it off-screen as well, plotting a music career that she’s announcing concurrent with the signing of a management deal with Kevin Jonas Sr.’s Jonas Group Entertainment.
“So much of my life has already been shared with the public, and I’ve always tried to be as honest and true to myself as possible,” says Madison. “I’m finally ready to take this leap. Music is a very personal and vulnerable side of me, and this new partnership with Kevin Jonas, Sr. is an extension of that. Now sharing this part of myself with the world means so much, and it feels like a chance to give insight on my heart. Everything that I do is a circle of love,...
“So much of my life has already been shared with the public, and I’ve always tried to be as honest and true to myself as possible,” says Madison. “I’m finally ready to take this leap. Music is a very personal and vulnerable side of me, and this new partnership with Kevin Jonas, Sr. is an extension of that. Now sharing this part of myself with the world means so much, and it feels like a chance to give insight on my heart. Everything that I do is a circle of love,...
- 5/5/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gabriel Vasquez and Roman White, contemporary Christian and country music biz mainstays and the producer and director, respectively, of the upcoming faith-based Netflix musical film A Week Away, have signed with UTA and launched their new banner Rove Productions. They will be based in Nashville.
A Week Away, which bows on March 26, stars Kevin Quinn and Bailee Madison in the story of a troubled teen (Quinn) who after a run-in with the law must choose between juvenile detention and a Christian summer camp. He chooses the later and falls for a camp regular (Madison) who helps him find a sense of belonging in the last place he expected.
Vasquez, the founder of Vazquez Entertainment who has worked with musical artists including Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Building 429, Newsboys and Jaci Velasquez, is the co-creator and producer of the faith-based musical.
White, who has helmed music videos for the the likes of Taylor Swift,...
A Week Away, which bows on March 26, stars Kevin Quinn and Bailee Madison in the story of a troubled teen (Quinn) who after a run-in with the law must choose between juvenile detention and a Christian summer camp. He chooses the later and falls for a camp regular (Madison) who helps him find a sense of belonging in the last place he expected.
Vasquez, the founder of Vazquez Entertainment who has worked with musical artists including Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Building 429, Newsboys and Jaci Velasquez, is the co-creator and producer of the faith-based musical.
White, who has helmed music videos for the the likes of Taylor Swift,...
- 3/3/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Five-time Grammy winner Steven Curtis Chapman has recruited friends from the country and contemporary Christian music communities for an inspirational new song that aims to encourage and assist those struggling during the Covd-19 global pandemic. Brad Paisley and Lauren Alaina, along with gospel music artist Tasha Cobbs Leonard, join Chapman for the uplifting “Together We’ll Get Through This.” Proceeds from the collaboration benefit the Opry Trust Fund and the Gospel Music Association’s Disaster Assistance Fund, offering help to those in the country-music and Christian/gospel-music industries who have...
- 4/30/2020
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Save the Storks, a pro-life organization partnering with pregnancy resource centers to empower women through education with choice during pregnancy, will be hosting their premier black tie fundraising gala, the Stork Charity Ball, on January 17, 2019 in Washington D.C.
Save The Storks
Together, guests will dine and celebrate the 5000+ lives that have been saved on mobile medical units, also known as Stork Buses. Save the Storks founder and CEO Joe Baker will share the organization’s 2019/2020 vision for empowering pro-life Americans with measurable, quantifiable, and easily-accessible ways to make an impact on would-be mothers and their babies’ lives.
“As hundreds of thousands descend on the nation’s capital on the eve of the March for Life, we’re honored to bring together supporters and influencers of the pro-life movement at the Stork Ball,” said Save the Storks founder Joe Baker. “We want to shine a light on all who have...
Save The Storks
Together, guests will dine and celebrate the 5000+ lives that have been saved on mobile medical units, also known as Stork Buses. Save the Storks founder and CEO Joe Baker will share the organization’s 2019/2020 vision for empowering pro-life Americans with measurable, quantifiable, and easily-accessible ways to make an impact on would-be mothers and their babies’ lives.
“As hundreds of thousands descend on the nation’s capital on the eve of the March for Life, we’re honored to bring together supporters and influencers of the pro-life movement at the Stork Ball,” said Save the Storks founder Joe Baker. “We want to shine a light on all who have...
- 12/14/2018
- Look to the Stars
One of the singular greatest voices in country music, whose soulful tunes have crossed genres for the better part of six decades, has teamed with an all-star cast for an upcoming collection updating some of his best-known hits and favorites. Ronnie Milsap: The Duets, due January 18th, boasts an eclectic mix of vocal partners including Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, George Strait, Dolly Parton, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, the late Leon Russell and more. See the complete track listing below.
Musgraves joins the Country Music Hall of Fame legend...
Musgraves joins the Country Music Hall of Fame legend...
- 10/1/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Edward Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based outfit kicks off international sales this week in Berlin on the romance staring Erin Bethea and Jonathan Patrick Moore.
Cinema Management Group (Cmg) holds all rights excluding North America to the Argentum Entertainment title about a man and his childhood sweetheart whose future is threatened by an unexpected event.
Drew Waters recently won best director at the Love International Film Festival in Los Angeles. James Marsters, Terry O’Quinn and Bill Cobbs also star.
New Life marks the debut feature on the Argentum Entertainment slate for principals Bethea and Waters, who both produced.
“New Life is more than a film,” said Waters. “It was made to inspire others to celebrate the beautiful moments in their own lives and create those moments for others. More than anything, New Life is a chance to rekindle hope, wherever all of life takes you.”
Cmg president Edward Noeltner added: “We are delighted to bring such an...
Cinema Management Group (Cmg) holds all rights excluding North America to the Argentum Entertainment title about a man and his childhood sweetheart whose future is threatened by an unexpected event.
Drew Waters recently won best director at the Love International Film Festival in Los Angeles. James Marsters, Terry O’Quinn and Bill Cobbs also star.
New Life marks the debut feature on the Argentum Entertainment slate for principals Bethea and Waters, who both produced.
“New Life is more than a film,” said Waters. “It was made to inspire others to celebrate the beautiful moments in their own lives and create those moments for others. More than anything, New Life is a chance to rekindle hope, wherever all of life takes you.”
Cmg president Edward Noeltner added: “We are delighted to bring such an...
- 2/7/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Colton Dixon tied the knot with fiancée Annie Coggeshall in Nashville Friday evening – and yes, there were tears!
"I'm overwhelmed," Dixon told People just after the ceremony. "There's so much joy!"
When Coggeshall walked down the aisle, the American Idol alum broke into a huge grin and wiped away tears, just as he predicted he would. "She was glowing and it was unbelievable how beautiful she was," Dixon, 24, recalled. "I absolutely lost it. Audible tears. And I'm not a good-looking crier either!"
The singer, did, however, manage to hold it together later when he serenaded his new bride with a...
"I'm overwhelmed," Dixon told People just after the ceremony. "There's so much joy!"
When Coggeshall walked down the aisle, the American Idol alum broke into a huge grin and wiped away tears, just as he predicted he would. "She was glowing and it was unbelievable how beautiful she was," Dixon, 24, recalled. "I absolutely lost it. Audible tears. And I'm not a good-looking crier either!"
The singer, did, however, manage to hold it together later when he serenaded his new bride with a...
- 1/9/2016
- by Eileen Finan
- People.com - TV Watch
Colton Dixon tied the knot with fiancée Annie Coggeshall in Nashville Friday evening - and yes, there were tears! "I'm overwhelmed," Dixon told People just after the ceremony. "There's so much joy!" When Coggeshall walked down the aisle, the American Idol alum broke into a huge grin and wiped away tears, just as he predicted he would. "She was glowing and it was unbelievable how beautiful she was," Dixon, 24, recalled. "I absolutely lost it. Audible tears. And I'm not a good-looking crier either!" The singer, did, however, manage to hold it together later when he serenaded his new bride with...
- 1/9/2016
- by Eileen Finan
- PEOPLE.com
When Lady Antebellum takes off this week for the European and Australian leg of their Wheels Up 2015 Tour, it will be an especially tough goodbye for Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, who will both be leaving babies at home for the first time on a tour. "Off to Europe/Aus in 2 days…This is what I'm gonna miss," Haywood posted on Instagram, along with a sweet photo of him reading to 5-month-old son Cash. One way to take their minds off the distance - and the long transatlantic flight? The perfect soundtrack. Haywood, Scott and Charles Kelley shared their favorite...
- 2/26/2015
- by Eileen Finan
- PEOPLE.com
http://www.klove.com/music/artists/steven-curtis-chapman/ Music video for Steven Curtis Chapman’s single, “Glorious Unfolding.” Download Steven’s album here: http://bit.ly/TheGloriousUnfolding Subscribe to Steven’s YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/SCCsubscribe Buy Steven’s album: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ED76SCA/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00ED76SCA&linkCode=as2&tag=klr-20&linkId=BWNO3JKMECLIUX36 Connect with Steven Curtis Chapman online: http://www.stevencurtischapman.com https://www.facebook.com/stevencurtischapman https://twitter.com/stevencurtis http://instagram.com/stevencurtischapman Lyrics: Lay your head down tonight Take a rest from the fight Don’t try to figure it out Just listen […]...
- 7/15/2014
- by Cinemart
Every girl dreams of her father-daughter dance as a rite of passage. But for this daddy-daughter duo, the tradition has taken on a broad new significance. Mike Carey, a truck driver from Dallas, Georgia, acts as the arms and legs of his 12-year-old daughter, McKenzie, a beauty-pageant queen in a wheelchair who lives with a rare disorder and, like any preteen girl, has a love of dancing. Their first YouTube video, posted on June 17, showed Carey waltzing with and dipping his beaming daughter across a stage to Miley Cyrus's aptly themed "The Climb." It is approaching nearly 5 million views.
- 6/26/2014
- by Katherine Foreman
- PEOPLE.com
Which music stars went home with awards at the 2014 Grammy Awards? Find out with this full winners list.
Winners in each category are bolded.
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thick feat. T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (Pink feat. Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" -- Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
"Royals...
Winners in each category are bolded.
Record of the Year
"Get Lucky" -- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers
"Radioactive" -- Imagine Dragons
"Royals" -- Lorde
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Bruno Mars
"Blurred Lines" -- Robin Thick feat. T.I. and Pharrell
Album of the year
"The Blessed Unrest" -- Sara Bareilles
"Random Access Memories" -- Daft Punk
"Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" -- Kendrick Lamar
"The Heist" -- Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"Red" -- Taylor Swift
Song of the year
"Just Give Me a Reason" -- Jeff Bhasker, Pink and Nate Ruess (Pink feat. Nate Ruess)
"Locked Out of Heaven" -- Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine and Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars)
"Roar" -- Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy Perry and Henry Walter (Katy Perry)
"Royals...
- 1/26/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It truly is the Year of Adele, as the British singer took home every Grammy she was for which she was nominated, totaling six wins altogether, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. Foo Fighters were second for total wins, with five, followed by the absent Kanye West with four wins.
The complete list of winners:
Album Of The Year:
21 -- Adele
Wasting Light -- Foo Fighters
Born This Way -- Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans -- Bruno Mars
Loud -- Rihanna
Record Of The Year:
"Rolling In The Deep" -- Adele
"Holocene" -- Bon Iver
"Grenade" -- Bruno Mars
"The Cave" -- Mumford & Sons
"Firework" -- Katy Perry
Best New Artist: (artist/producer)
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Song Of The Year: (songwriter)
"All Of The Lights" -- Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West, songwriters
(Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and...
The complete list of winners:
Album Of The Year:
21 -- Adele
Wasting Light -- Foo Fighters
Born This Way -- Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans -- Bruno Mars
Loud -- Rihanna
Record Of The Year:
"Rolling In The Deep" -- Adele
"Holocene" -- Bon Iver
"Grenade" -- Bruno Mars
"The Cave" -- Mumford & Sons
"Firework" -- Katy Perry
Best New Artist: (artist/producer)
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Song Of The Year: (songwriter)
"All Of The Lights" -- Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West, songwriters
(Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and...
- 2/13/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott and drummer Chris Tyrrell have tied the knot! "I'd like to introduce you to Mrs. Hillary Scott Tyrrell," Chris, who popped the question at sunset in East Tennessee last Fourth of July weekend, says in a video posted to Lady Antebellum's official website. "We got married!" Scott, 25, says as she flashes a wedding ring. "We just wanted you to hear it from us first. We love you. We're so excited to be starting our life together and we just had to let you in on the exciting news." Photos: Happily Ever After: Star...
- 1/8/2012
- PEOPLE.com
The nominees have been announced for the 54th annual Grammy Awards. Kanye West leads the nominations with seven; Adele, Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars each garner six nods; and Lil Wayne and Skrillex each are up for five awards. The Grammys air live on CBS Feb. 12, 2012.
Album Of The Year:
21 -- Adele
Wasting Light -- Foo Fighters
Born This Way -- Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans -- Bruno Mars
Loud -- Rihanna
Record Of The Year:
"Rolling In The Deep" -- Adele
"Holocene" -- Bon Iver
"Grenade" -- Bruno Mars
"The Cave" -- Mumford & Sons
"Firework" -- Katy Perry
Best New Artist: (artist/producer)
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Song Of The Year: (songwriter)
"All Of The Lights" -- Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West, songwriters
(Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie)
"The Cave" -- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston,...
Album Of The Year:
21 -- Adele
Wasting Light -- Foo Fighters
Born This Way -- Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans -- Bruno Mars
Loud -- Rihanna
Record Of The Year:
"Rolling In The Deep" -- Adele
"Holocene" -- Bon Iver
"Grenade" -- Bruno Mars
"The Cave" -- Mumford & Sons
"Firework" -- Katy Perry
Best New Artist: (artist/producer)
The Band Perry
Bon Iver
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex
Song Of The Year: (songwriter)
"All Of The Lights" -- Jeff Bhasker, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter and Kanye West, songwriters
(Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi and Fergie)
"The Cave" -- Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston,...
- 12/1/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The 2011 Grammy Awards were big for the ladies -- country trio Lady Antebellum took home the most awards with five, while Lady Gaga earned three. Eminem had two honors, but Alternative Rock group Arcade Fire won the coveted Album of the Year.
Here is the full list of winners:
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry
Record Of The Year
"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"Forget You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray Lamontagne, songwriter (Ray Lamontagne And The...
Here is the full list of winners:
Album Of The Year
The Suburbs -- Arcade Fire
Recovery -- Eminem
Need You Now -- Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster -- Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream -- Katy Perry
Record Of The Year
"Nothin' On You" -- B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie" -- Eminem Featuring Rihanna
"Forget You" -- Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind" -- Jay-z & Alicia Keys
"Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
Best New Artist
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Esperanza Spalding
Song Of The Year
"Beg Steal Or Borrow" -- Ray Lamontagne, songwriter (Ray Lamontagne And The...
- 2/14/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
VeggieTales: It.s a Meaningful Life DVD Teaches A Valuable Lesson in Being Content. Big Idea Entertainment announced today they will release an all new VeggieTales® adventure, VeggieTales®: It.s a Meaningful Life, October 2 and October 5, 2010 in Christian and general market stores respectively. This fun and inspiring story of wonder shares valuable lessons in understanding one.s worth and importance, and in being content with what one already has rather than seeking out what others possess. VeggieTales: It.s a Meaningful Life includes an original new song from multi-grammy and Dove Award-winning artist Steven Curtis Chapman entitled .Meant To Be,. a brand new Silly Song called .Goodnight Junior,. and other family friendly bonus features. The It.s a Meaningful Life...
- 11/18/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The Christian music community, including "American Idol" alums Chris Sligh and Phil Stacey, has come together to record "Come Together Now" for Haiti relief.
Last Wednesday, Jan. 27, Christian artists gathered in Nashville to give of their time and talent to record "Come Together Now," a single whose proceeds all go to benefit organizations like the Red Cross and Samaritan's Purse.
Among the artists on the collaboration were Amy Grant, Lee Greenwood, the Oak Ridge Boys, Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, Steven Curtis Chapman, Restless Heart and Wynonna. The song was written by Michael W. Smith, Cindy Morgan and David Mullen on Jan. 15 in response to the devastating earthquake.
The song will be available for download later this week.
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Last Wednesday, Jan. 27, Christian artists gathered in Nashville to give of their time and talent to record "Come Together Now," a single whose proceeds all go to benefit organizations like the Red Cross and Samaritan's Purse.
Among the artists on the collaboration were Amy Grant, Lee Greenwood, the Oak Ridge Boys, Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, Steven Curtis Chapman, Restless Heart and Wynonna. The song was written by Michael W. Smith, Cindy Morgan and David Mullen on Jan. 15 in response to the devastating earthquake.
The song will be available for download later this week.
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- 2/1/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
At Sunday's Grammy Awards, Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman made his first red carpet appearance since his 5-year-old daughter Maria Sue was killed in a tragic accident last May, and he told People that his family is "beginning to feel some healing taking place." The singer, nominated for best pop/contemporary Gospel album, walked the carpet with son Will, 18, who was behind the wheel of the car that accidentally struck and killed Maria last May at their Franklin, Tenn., home. "I think from both of our perspectives, we've kind of in a place where ... there's this hole in our heart and in our soul.
- 2/10/2009
- by Eileen Finan
- PEOPLE.com
Four and a half months after losing his 5-year-old daughter, Maria Sue, to an unimaginable tragedy, Grammy-winning Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman celebrated a day of joy Saturday when his eldest child, Emily, 22, married longtime boyfriend Tanner Richards. Chapman, 45, composed music for the wedding ceremony held on the front lawn, including the songs to which the bridesmaids and he and Emily walked down the aisle.He had been working on the wedding music the day Maria Sue – one of three young daughters Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, adopted from China – was accidentally struck and killed by an SUV driven by her brother,...
- 10/6/2008
- by Eileen Finan
- PEOPLE.com
Unimaginable tragedy struck the Chapman family the evening of May 21 when their 5-year-old daughter Maria Sue was accidentally killed by an SUV driven by her 17-year-old brother, Will Franklin. "At first you don't even know if you can breathe. You don't know if you are going to survive the grief and the deep, deep, deep sadness," says Grammy-winning Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman, who sat down with his family for an emotional interview with People at their Franklin, Tenn., home. "You just want to lay down and die." Wrestling with the pain of his daughter's death and the anguish of...
- 8/13/2008
- by Eileen Finan
- PEOPLE.com
With laughter and tears, Grammy-winning Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman and his family said goodbye Saturday to their 'cuddle bug,' daughter Maria Sue. The 5-year-old died three days earlier after being accidentally struck at their Franklin, Tenn., home by a reversing Suv driven by her brother. In a two-hour memorial service at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville that drew more than 700 mourners, Maria was remembered for her love of drawing flowers, playing in the water, snuggling with her family – and doing dishes "buck naked." She "loved, loved, loved to be naked," laughed her mother, Mary Beth. Maria, the family's youngest,...
- 5/24/2008
- by Eileen Finan
- PEOPLE.com
Grammy-winning Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman suffered an unthinkable tragedy Wednesday when his 5-year-old daughter was killed in an accident involving her brother. Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue, was hit in the driveway of her family's Franklin, Tenn., home by an Suv driven by her teenage brother, the Associated Press reports. The brother, whose name was not released, apparently did not see the girl. Several family members witnessed the accident, according to the Ap. Maria Sue later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, hospital spokeswoman Laurie Holloway said. "It looks like a tragic accident," said Laura McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
- 5/22/2008
- by Rennie Dyball
- PEOPLE.com
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