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WATCH: Archbishop Desmond Tutu On His New Book 'Made For Goodness'

By UCN on March 10, 2010 11:21 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

With all the hardship in the world, it can sometimes be easy to look around and wonder if there's any goodness.

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Tobymac's Song 'Tonight' Chosen As Theme Song For MLB Networks'

By UCN on March 10, 2010 10:33 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Following the highest sales debut of his solo career with his new CD TONIGHT (No. 6 on Billboard Top 200/No. 1 Christian SoundScan/No. 2 iTunes® overall), multi-platinum and GRAMMY® Award winning artist TobyMac is now celebrating the project's title track being chosen as the theme song for Major League Baseball Network's (MLB) 30 CLUBS IN 30 DAYS spring training series. The song will be featured throughout each episode.

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Skillet Unveils New Headline Tour

By UCN on March 10, 2010 10:25 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Atlantic/Ardent/INO's Artist and Group of the Year Dove-nominated recording group Skillet has announced details of their upcoming headline tour. The "Awake & Alive Tour" begins April 15th at Scranton, Pennsylvania's Scranton Cultural Center and then continues through late May (see itinerary below).

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Sanctus Real's Fifth Studio Album, Pieces Of A Real Heart Releases

By UCN on March 10, 2010 10:17 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Grammy-nominated, Dove Award winning Sanctus Real releases its fifth studio album, Pieces Of A Real Heart, on Sparrow Records today amidst wide critical acclaim. The album is the result of the band maturing and growing as songwriters, musicians and individuals, while retaining its aggressive edge and incorporating a more diverse musical palette of instrumentation and themes.

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Another #1 Single For Thousand Foot Krutch Off Latest Album

By UCN on March 10, 2010 10:12 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Thousand Foot Krutch continues to garner success from their recent release "Welcome to the Masquerade" as the band received another No. 1 Christian Rock single with "Fire It Up." This marks the band's second No. 1 rock single off of their fifth studio album following "Bring Me To Life."

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Latest 'Iron Man 2' Trailer Shows More Story and New Technology

By UCN on March 10, 2010 10:02 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

He may not have superpowers, but, you've got to admit that Tony Stark has some awesome toys. He built three incredible suits in "Iron Man," but by the looks of the brand-new trailer for this summer's "Iron Man 2," the technology in the sequel will top the first.

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Disney Restyles 'Rapunzel' to Appeal to Boys

By UCN on March 9, 2010 11:00 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

With 'The Princess and the Frog' coming up short at the box office, the studio retools its next animated feature to lose the girly taint. Now it's called 'Tangled,' with a swashbuckling male lead.

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Catching up with David Archuleta

By UCN on March 9, 2010 10:57 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Season 7 runner-up David Archuleta has a new album in the works, a book about to hit the shelves, and a very busy few months staring him in the adorably dimpled face.

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Sequel to 'Phantom of the Opera' Opens in London

By UCN on March 9, 2010 10:51 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

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Will the magic of the Phantom strike twice for Andrew Lloyd Webber?

The Phantom, played by Ramin Karimloo, right, performs a scene with Christine, played by Sierra Boggess, from the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, "Love Never Dies" at the Adelphi Theatre in central London, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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'The Hurt Locker' Hauls in Best Picture, Best Director, 4 More

By UCN on March 8, 2010 5:12 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

"The Hurt Locker" won for best picture and Kathryn Bigelow won for best director.

The Dude and America's Sweetheart picked up best-acting awards at Sunday's 82nd annual Academy Awards, but Hollywood's biggest night came down to a battle between the king of the box office world and the new queen of Hollywood.

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