{"id":775,"date":"2009-06-11T07:24:14","date_gmt":"2009-06-11T07:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/06\/new-season-of-gospel-dream-kic.html"},"modified":"2009-06-11T07:24:14","modified_gmt":"2009-06-11T07:24:14","slug":"new-season-of-gospel-dream-kic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/06\/new-season-of-gospel-dream-kic.html","title":{"rendered":"New Season of Gospel Dream Kicks Off June 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GospelDreamlogo.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/118\/import\/GospelDreamlogo.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"142\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>The fourth season of the Idol-esque singing competion, Gospel Dream, kicks of on Wednesday, June 24 on the Gospel Music Channel.<br \/>\nAuditions were held all across the country this spring, and thousands of aspiring singers auditioned for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pursue their dream of a musical career. Thirty-seven contestants between 16-40 years of age, from all genres of Gospel\/Christian music styles, including traditional, rock, pop, country and soul will compete. Then ten finalists&#8211; and ultimately one winner&#8211;will be chosen to receive record and music video exposure, among other prizes.<br \/>\nDestiny&#8217;s Child Michelle Williams,  artist and producer J. Moss, industry professional Mitchell Solarek will serve as guest judges. American Idol runner up Kimberly Locke and radio personality Mike Kasem will serve as show co-hosts. Two major musical artists will serve as surprise coaches during the season.The theme for the show&#8217;s fourth season: The Greatest Inspirational Songs of All Time.<br \/>\nYou can learn more about this season of Gospel Dream on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gospelmusicchannel.com\/press\/gospeldream09\" target=\"_blank\">Gospel Music Channel website.<\/a><br \/>\nDo you follow Gospel Dream? I don&#8217;t have cable so I can&#8217;t watch the show, and I&#8217;d love to hear your updates!<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=GospelSoundcheck&amp;loc=en_US\">Click here to subscribe to Gospel Soundcheck by email <\/a>and have the Gospel Soundcheck headlines delivered daily to your email inbox. And don&#8217;t forget to <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/joannebrokaw\" target=\"_blank\">follow me on Twitter!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fourth season of the Idol-esque singing competion, Gospel Dream, kicks of on Wednesday, June 24 on the Gospel Music Channel. Auditions were held all across the country this spring, and thousands of aspiring singers auditioned for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pursue their dream of a musical career. 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