Are TobyMac and Brett Scallions both Christian artists?
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TobyMac Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is a Christian hip hop recording artist, music producer, songwriter and author.
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Brett Scallions Brett Allen Scallions (born December 21, 1971) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and lyricist of post-grunge band Fuel.
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Chris August Christopher August Megert (born March 20, 1982) is an American Contemporary Christian musician who performs under the stage name Chris August. He began recording as a secular musician before switching to Christian music. His song "Starry Night" reached No. 1 on the "Billboard" Christian Songs chart in 2010/2011. He was nominated at the 2011 Dove Awards in five categories, including Best New Artist and Song of the Year.
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Christon Gray Christon Michael Gray (born July 18, 1986) is an American R&B singer and rapper born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He is a Christian and calls his music ‘about being human’. It’s this approach that has allowed him to be successful as a mainstream artist.
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Toby Love Toby Love is an American singer and songwriter. Love is known for performing a style of bachata music that combines traditional and urban singing and production.
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Adam Watts (musician) Adam Watts (born "Adam Matthew Watts"; December 8, 1975) is an American music and visual artist. His work as a rock and pop artist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, mixing engineer and visual artist has garnered critical acclaim. His songwriting and productions are featured on over 50 million records sold worldwide in both the mainstream and contemporary Christian music industries. Watts owns a fine art gallery in Downtown Fullerton, CA (INTERNAL Gallery & Oddities) which features his haunting and poignant mixed media assemblage fine art and photography, as well as his handmade leather goods (under the brand name: AMW HUMAN DECOR).
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Fee (band) Fee was a Christian rock and Contemporary worship music band from Alpharetta, Georgia, United States named for the group's founder and front-man Steve Fee. Fee is most known for their hit single, "All Because of Jesus", which peaked at No. 2 on "Billboard"'s Hot Christian AC Chart, and at No. 4 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
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Matthias Media Matthias Media is an award winning Australian evangelical Christian publisher. The business grew out of the ministry of Phillip Jensen and Tony Payne at St Matthias, Centennial Park, Sydney under the name St Matthias Press and Tapes. Many resources now published by Matthias Media were developed as part of the ministry of Campus Bible Study at the University of New South Wales. Since then the company has grown under the banner "Resources for growing Christians" and is now incorporated as a non-profit company under the name Matthias Media. Distribution in the UK is through an independent partner organisation and in recent years a US office has been opened (Matthias Media (USA)).
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MercyMe discography The discography of MercyMe, an American Christian rock band, includes nine studio albums, two compilation albums, two video albums, and 24 singles. MercyMe, formed in 1994, released six independent albums from 1995–2000 before signing with INO Records and releasing their major label debut album, "Almost There" (2001). "Almost There" peaked at number 37 on the "Billboard" 200 and number one on the "Billboard" Christian Albums chart. The band released "Spoken For", their second studio album, in 2002; it peaked at number two on the "Billboard" Christian Albums chart and number 41 on the "Billboard" 200. Its second single, "Word of God Speak", spent a record 23 weeks atop the "Billboard" Christian Songs chart. The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold over 550,000 copies. In 2003, mainstream radio interest in "I Can Only Imagine", the band's second single from "Almost There", caused sales of the album to surge. "I Can Only Imagine" would peak at number five on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart and number 71 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Almost There" was eventually certified double Platinum by the RIAA, signifying shipments of over 2,000,000 copies, and has sold over 2.2 million copies in the United States.
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Wess Morgan Joel Wesley Morgan (born September 5, 1973), who goes by the stage name Wess Morgan, is an American gospel musician, and pastor. He started his music career, in 2006, with the release of "Look at Me Now" by Oak Tree Records. His second album, "Under an Open Heaven, Vol. 1", was released in 2010 by Bowtie World Music alongside Flipside Music, and this album was his "Billboard" magazine breakthrough release on the Gospel Albums chart. The song, "I Choose to Worship", was put on the "WOW Gospel 2012" album. The subsequent album, "Under an Open Heaven, Vol. 2", was released by Bowtie World Music in 2012, and it charted on the aforementioned chart. He released, "Livin' ", in 2014 by Bowtie Music, and it charted on the aforementioned chart.
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Needtobreathe Needtobreathe (stylized as NEEDTOBREATHE) is an American Christian rock band from Seneca, South Carolina, United States. The band is composed of Bear Rinehart (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Bo Rinehart (backing vocals, guitar), Seth Bolt (backing vocals, bass) and Josh Lovelace (backing vocals, keys). To date they have released six studio albums: "Daylight" (2006), "The Heat" (2007), "The Outsiders" (2009), "The Reckoning" (2011), "Rivers in the Wasteland" (2014), and "Hard Love" (2016).
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Bart Millard Bart Marshall Millard (born December 1, 1972) is an American singer and songwriter who is best known as the leader of the band MercyMe. He has also released two solo albums: "Hymned, No. 1" in 2005 and "Hymned Again" in 2008. The latter garnered him a solo Grammy nomination in the category of Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album.
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Lose My Soul "Lose My Soul" is a song by TobyMac from his third studio album, "Portable Sounds" (2007). It features gospel artist Kirk Franklin and contemporary Christian singer Mandisa and was released in 2008 as the fifth single from the album. The song was written by McKeehan, Christopher Stevens, and Michael Ripoll. "Lose My Soul" didn't become a hit until a year after its release, peaking at No. 2 on both the US Hot Christian Songs chart and the US Hot Christian AC chart. It was ranked the thirteenth most-played song on "R&R"' s Year-End Top Christian CHR Songs chart in 2008.
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Joe Vasconcelos Joe Vasconcelos (born December 14, 1966) is a Brazilian-American contemporary Christian music artist, worship leader, and songwriter from Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He records his discography with Graça Music. His latest album is "Passos de Fé", which was released in 2014.
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Shine: The Hits Shine: The Hits is the first compilation album by Christian pop rock group Newsboys. It was released in 2000, spanning recordings from 1988 to 1998 (songs from 1999's "Love Liberty Disco", their latest studio album at the time, were left off the collection). Exclusive to the set were three new songs ("Joy", "Who?", and "Praises"), an update of their 1996 hit "God Is Not a Secret", featuring dc Talk's TobyMac, a remix of their hit "Shine", and an eight-minute "Mega-Mix" of several of their biggest hits. Also included is an extended version of "I'm Not Ashamed", which differs from the original album version.
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Brinson (rapper) Anthony James Wright (born August 5, 1979), who goes by the stage name Brinson, is an American Christian hip hop musician. He has released four studio albums, "Escaping Me" in 2008, "OMG" in 2010, "No Other Heroes" in 2012, and "Until We Meet Again" in 2015.
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Ruth La'Ontra Ruth La'Ontra Jones (born July 22, 1992), who goes by the stage name Ruth La'Ontra, is an American Christian R&B and urban contemporary gospel artist and musician. She started her music career, in 2013, with the release of "So Good" by Tyscot Records. She saw her first studio album, "So Good", chart on two "Billboard" charts the Top Gospel Albums and Heatseekers Albums.
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Alive Again (Matt Maher album) Alive Again is the second studio album by contemporary Christian musician Matt Maher, released on September 22, 2009. It is his second album with Essential Records. It reached #6 on the "Billboard" Christian albums chart, and reached #128 on the "Billboard" 200. The single "Alive Again" became the top selling Christian and Gospel single on iTunes Rewind. The song "Hold Us Together" was the No. 1 K-LOVE song of 2010.
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Tonight (TobyMac album) Tonight is the fourth full-length solo album by Christian hip hop artist TobyMac. It is the follow-up album to his 2007 release "Portable Sounds", and was released on February 9, 2010. The Deluxe Version of the album will contain a DVD containing interviews with Toby about the songs on the record, the making of this record and an inside look at the Diverse City Band. The album debuted at No. 6 on the "Billboard" 200, selling 79,000 units in its first week. As of early November 2010, the album has sold over 315,000 copies.
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Christian alternative rock Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre characteristic, though the degree to which the faith appears in the music varies from artist to artist.
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Toby Wright Toby Wright is a record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with artists such as Alice in Chains, Metallica, Sevendust and Korn. He currently resides in Nashville, TN.
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Shawn McDonald Shawn Michael McDonald (born September 4, 1977) is a Contemporary Christian music (CCM) singer, songwriter and guitarist.