Today's News

"Heaven's Headlines" is a brand new song and CD from The Keetons. At around 3:20 pm on Wednesday, September 10th during the National Quartet Convention, the song will be debuted by The Keetons, at the Angelic Talent Showcase held at the Executive Inn across from Freedom Hall.

The release celebration continues with a special launch of Heaven's News.com from the stage of the showcase! After the song has been performed by the Keetons for the first time, Dan Keeton will flip the switch on http://www.heavensnews.com . The site will simply contain inspirational stories of lives changed by Christ from all over the world, hosted in a forum setting.

Dan says, "I just believe, the headlines today are biased toward not telling good news. Heaven's News.com is simply a place to share what God is doing in the lives of people all over the world." If you'd like to submit a story before the official launch send it to --

"Heaven's Headlines" can be heard at http://www.keetonsong.com

Louisville, KY - The 51st Annual National Quartet Convention will officially kick off on Sunday evening, September 7 with a bonus concert at 7:00pm in East Hall, Rooms A&B of the Kentucky Fair & Expo Center. General admission $10.00 tickets will be available at the door. This special kick-off concert to Southern Gospel Music’s premier event will feature two multi-award winning groups, The Booth Brothers and Legacy Five.

Excitement fills the air as Southern Gospel Music lovers from more than 40 states and at least a half dozen countries make their way to the city of Louisville for the 2008 National Quartet Convention. According the NQC coordinators, advance sales for this year’s event far exceed last year, making this year’s event possibly the biggest year since 9/11, which occured during the NQC of 2001. Increased concert attendance, afternoon showcase attendance and exhibitor participation is expected as the event now begins its sixth decade.

Tickets are available for all evening concerts, which will take place in Freedom Hall, and may be purchased at the door or any Ticketmaster outlet. Visit http://www.natqc.com for a complete schedule of events.

Leaders of three of Southern Gospel Music’s most popular and talented recording artists announced plans this week to host a two-day Southern Gospel Music event in Washington, DC, during Independence Day Weekend 2009. Greater Vision manager, Gerald Wolfe, Legacy Five’s Scott Fowler and John Pfeifer of The Pfeifers unveiled the http://www.celebratefreedomindc.com website announcing that the three groups, Greater Vision, Legacy Five and The Pfeifers will host the Celebrate Freedom In DC on July 3 and 4, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, VA. Tickets for this exciting event will go on sale November 3. Joining the three multi-award winning groups will be special guest, Dennis Swanberg. Complete registation information and details about the event may be obtained online at http://www.celebratefreedomindc.com or by calling 1-877-DC-GOSPL.

Charles Key, longtime pianist for the Harmoneers Quartet, SGMA Hall of Fame recipient and Georgia Music Hall of Fame Honoree has been diagnosed with pelvic cancer. Mr. Key had his first chemo treatment this past Thursday and will continue this on a weekly time schedule. Please add Charles to you prayer list.

Lamp Music Group returns to Louisville, KY next week as the Main Corporate Sponsor for the Diamond Awards event. This years version of the Diamond Awards will be kicked off by a variety of Lamp Music artists showcasing a wide spectrum of gospel styles. The pre-show will also be hosted by Rhonda Pillow.

"As you know it can be hard to find a good seat at the Diamonds," says Rhonda, "So just come by a little bit early and hear the warm-up!"

The event will take place at 11am on Friday 9/12 and is free to the public.