We’re pleased to announce that the Catholic Playlist Show has been selected as one of the Top 100 Christian Music Blogs on the internet. This Feedspot site claims it’s the most comprehensive list of the top 100 blogs out of thousands of top Christian Music blogs, based on Feedspot’s index using search and social metrics. The rankings are refreshed once a week and based on the following criteria:

• Google reputation and Google search ranking
• Influence and popularity on Facebook, twitter and other social media sites
• Quality and consistency of posts.
• Feedspot’s editorial team and expert review

The Catholic Playlist Show is currently ranked #49, and is the only site listed focused solely on contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists only. The fact we even make this list is evidence we’re beginning to gain some traction in attracting a larger audience for this music and the artists who create it.

I’m so excited to announce that I’ve been invited to be guest on The Jennifer Fulwiler Show on SiriusXM to talk about the current state of Catholic contemporary Christian music and the Catholic Playlist show! Here are the details:

Date: Wednesday, October 18
Time: 2:20pm Eastern
Where: The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM Channel 129

You might be wondering how this opportunity came about. Well, it all started when I saw this tweet:

So @theghissilent says there’s no good Christian music. Taking suggestions to prove him wrong here ➡️ https://t.co/E2j9juKUVW

— Jennifer Fulwiler (@jenfulwiler) September 11, 2017

So I immediately jumped over to her Facebook page and commented:

Within a day or so one of the show producers contacted me through the website to make the invite. Needless to say, I made room in my schedule! I’m so grateful for this opportunity to share about all the great music being created by so many talented and gifted artists and give them all more exposure to expand their audiences.

HOW TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW:

• If you are a SiriusXM subscriber, tune in to channel 129 at the times listed above. Full shows are also available on demand on the SiriusXM app or web player.
• If you don’t have SiriusXM satellite radio but would like to subscribe, you can see their most popular packages here. Also, they have a new streaming subscription where you can listen online or through the app if you don’t have SiriusXM in your car!
• You can also listen to the free highlights podcast. You can find it by searching for The Jennifer Fulwiler Show on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, or you can listen to the podcast online here.

Saw this posted today at the GoFundMe.com crowdfunding site and had to share it with you. That picture is a tour bus that The Thirsting is hoping to be able to purchase to replace their old tour transportation that met its demise on I-5 just outside of Longview, WA, on their way to a youth rally in Spokane, WA. Without the proper transportation, they will have a very difficult time getting to the more than 25 shows they’ve have booked this Fall that will take them throughout the nation, including the National Conference of Catholic Youth Ministers (NCCYM). Check out their post on GoFundMe here and consider helping them reach their goal.

On May 29, 2014 the Josh Blakesley Band completed a successful fundraising campaign on the crowdfunding site KickStarter to produce a new studio album. The campaign raised $36,385, exceeding the goal of $35,000, which means that the band can now move forward with its plans of making another self-produced studio album. And this album, the band contends, will be their ‘best album yet’. 182 backers pledged support, including the Catholic Playlist Show. The Catholic Playlist Show also supported Fr Pontifex’s album ‘Symphony and the Static’ back in 2013. We can’t wait to hear their new music and premiere it on the show when it is released later in 2014.

Join us in congratulating the Josh Blakesley Band!