Cross Movement Records is pleased to announce that two of their artists, Da' T.R.U.T.H. and J.R., have been nominated for a 2008 GMA Award in the category of "Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song" for the song "Who Am I?"

The movie—which concerns a dog who stars on a hit TV show and is accidentally stranded in another part of the country—was originally conceived by Chris Sanders, whose Lilo & Stitch was one of the very few bona fide animation hits to come out of the Mouse House in recent years.

A majority of the people in America believes TV and movie executives do not share the religious and moral values of most people in the country, according to a recently released survey.

A number of big-name universities are pushing back against the RIAA, including Duke, Harvard, and the University of Oregon. Others are more compliant, including those within the state of Tennessee.

Following the jet crash that nearly killed DJ AM and Travis Barker, Barker’s +44 bandmate Mark Hoppus has been pondering the future of their old band Blink-182. “In the midst of everything else that has happened lately, Tom, Travis, and I have all spoken together,” Hoppus writes on his blog.

One of the most interesting aspects of singing is that the instrument is contained within, and ultimately there’s nothing to lean on except the vocalist’s own skills and talents.

Shares of Warner Music Group hit a new, all-time low on Monday, part of a broader Wall Street selloff. At the bell, WMG slipped 13.36 percent to $2.40, a valuation that easily outstripped a previous lull of $2.74 from last week. That raises fresh questions of whether Warner is headed into a sinkhole, particularly a sub-dollar danger zone.

Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" is my very favorite Christmas story and I love it in just about any of its movie incarnations. "Bah, humbugs" have been muttered by Scrooges played by top-notch dramatic actors like George C. Scott and Albert Finney, former Miss America Vanessa Williams, former Fonzie Henry Winkler, and former Saturday Night Live star Bill Murray.

One of Christian music’s premiere singer/songwriters, Jason Gray, has released a new CD, Acoustic Storytime. The project features fifteen songs performed acoustically that were recorded live onstage in Minnesota and California or in the studio. Interspersed between the songs are Gray’s heartfelt stories and winning sense of humor that have had such an impact on audiences nationwide.

In its seventh week, 33,246 copies of Robert Pierre’s sophomore record Identity have been given away for the benefit of Family Christian Stores’ The James Fund. With a $10 donation through the Barnabus Bear program to the organization, shoppers are receiving Identity before it is released to all stores nationwide in Feb. 2009.