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Artist Newsday post-Lifeline!

Thank you once again for your incredible support of Lifeline 2019!  We’re basking in the afterglow of your giving…so once again, THANK YOU.

Our first artist tidbit today is about Stephen Curtis Chapman, who has a new album out, with a country twist.  Read more from New Release Today by clicking here.

Our Song Poetry lyrics were also from SCC, from his classic song, Dive:

And in the rush, I hear a voice, that’s telling me to take a leap of faith,
So here I go!

Congratulations to Marian from Danville, who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Name That Tune (1)

Stars Go Dim was the focus of our Name That Tune clip this week…You Are Loved was the song…congratulations to Luke from Howard, who guessed correctly and wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s…

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

Artist News Day/Game Time Tuesday – 3/12/19

Today’s Artist Newsday focus was on: Bethel Music’s Amanda Lindsey Cook (above) and the mystery behind her recent social media post:  read more from JesusFreakHideout here!

Francesca M. Healy

And it’s higher than the mountains that I face
And it’s stronger than the power of the grave
And it’s constant in the trial and the change

-Kristian Stanfill, One Thing Remains – congratulations to Sherissa from Howard who guessed correctly…

Name That Tune (2)

-Selah, I Turn to You – congratulations to Barbie from Fredericktown…

BOTH win a $5 certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

Artist News + Prizes 1/15/19

Artist News Day and Game Time Tuesday today –

Todd started us off with details of the New Release Today and Visible Music College’s 7th Annual We Love Awards, where you can vote on 23 different categories of Christian Music.

You can vote by clicking here

Then today’s Song Poetry featured these lyrics:

I’m coming back to the start
I got this freedom
In here we feel your heart
Your heartbeat for us

The answer? “God’s Great Dance Floor” by Chris Tomlin.  Congratulations to Travis of Mount Vernon, who wins the $5 certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Today’s Winter Jam Artist Trivia – Rend Collective originally contained what additional word in their band name?

The answer? Experiment. Congratulations to Marissa of Fredericktown who wins the passes to Winter Jam 2019.

Thanks for listening!
– Joe

 

Artist News Day Game Time Tuesday

Today Todd and I had a jammed packed Afternoon Drive for you and plenty of chances to win!

Here is the Artist News that we shared today:

News Boys and Michal W. Smith Join Forces for the Surrounded and Untied Tour

SKILLET opening for BREAKING BENJAMIN

Not only did we play the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange once, but twice! Congratulations to Kristina from Fredricktown and Cheryl from Danville who played the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange and got some pretty awesome gifts from under our tree here at WNZR! If you want more information on The WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange, click HERE.

Here are today’s Song Poetry lyrics:

Taking all I have and now I’m laying it at Your feet
You have every failure God, and You’ll have every victory.

Congratulations to Lori from Brinkhaven who correctly guessed that our song was “You Say” by Lauren Daigle! She won that $5 Gift Card to Troyer’s Apple Valley!

Thanks so much for listen and checking out our blog!

-Hannah and Todd

 

Artist News Day; Game Time Tuesday!

Today we have our mixed bag of Artist News Day and Game Time Tuesday!

We played the new version of the classic song ‘The Prayer’ by Natalie Grant and Danny Gokey – see the live video by clicking here!

We also shared another album turning 20 this year – Michael W. Smith’s ‘Live the Life.’ It featured the title track, plus songs like Love Me Good, Missing Person and Never Been Unloved.

mwslivethelife

Today’s Song Poetry lyrics are:
Can’t see nothing at all, but your outstretched arms, help me believe it…
it’s from NEEDTOBREATHE’s Walking on Water – congratulations to Kelly from Mount Vernon, who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

This week’s Name That Tune song was Rend Collective’s Counting Every Blessing – congrats to Lynda, a student here at MVNU, for guessing correctly!

Thanks for listening!
– Joe and Todd

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