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Amy Grant

Amy Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American Christian and pop singer-songwriter and has done some television. She has also sold 30 million albums world wide during her career. Grant made her debut in 1977 under the guidance of Myrrh Records, and became the first Christian recording act to have an album be certified platinum. Following her marriage to Gary Chapman in 1982 and a subsequent deal between her record company and A&M Records...

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Virtue

There are at least 4 artists under this name. An English NWOBHM band from Oxford, a female singing group, a Hip-hop MC/producer, and a hardcore band. Virtue/DJ ear.2.ear (n. Steve Tyson), began experimenting with producing, mixing, and spinning since childhood, but didn't actively pursue it until enrolling at Franklin & Marshall College in southeastern PA. Alongside his partner in rhyme T.R.E. (Trained Revolutionary Emcee/ Truth Remains Eternal), they have won a variety of competitions, as well as opened for hip-hop icons The Spooks and Talib Kweli.

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Sweet Honey In The Rock

Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble that has been producing music for more than thirty years. Although the members of the group have changed over time, the music of Sweet Honey in the Rock has consistently combined contemporary rhythms and narratives with a musical style rooted in the gospel music, spirituals and hymns of the Black church. Sweet Honey in the Rock was founded in 1973 by Bernice Johnson Reagon who formed the group out of the strongest singers from a vocal workshop she was teaching with the D.

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Faith Hill

Audrey Faith Perry, later known as Faith Hill (born September 21, 1967 in Star, Mississippi), is a successful American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her much-publicized marriage to country singer Tim McGraw. The tall blonde songstress's self-titled album, 'Faith, ' sold four million copies worldwide. The album featured her hit single 'This Kiss, ' which topped the charts for three straight weeks and became her first crossover success, hitting number five on the pop charts.

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Gemma Ray

"Gemma Ray embodies a character from a 50’s film noir, delivering something that comes across as both sexy and incredibly dark, drawing everything from Nina Simone to Loretta Lynn, her luscious dinky kinky songs have the power to soothe the worst of heartaches." ... "Like a grittier Lorretta Lynn, she’s from the wrong side of the tracks. Uncouthly ace" - ... "A new sound has come. If you’re down and in trouble and you need a helping hand, Gemma Ray has come to share your despair; she will sing you better as she knows just how you feel.

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