::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . As Erica Campbell's due date nears, Mary Mary has cancelled the Have A Mary Mary Christmas Tour   to give the expectant mother  some time to rest.  The group has been on the go non-stop this year reaping the rewards from the "something Big" project, keeping a whirlwind, cross-country schedule making promotinal appearances and collecting several awards. All this while they are in the process of prepping for their very own reality show.  But SOMETHING BIGGER is in store. . .the third child of Erica and the group's producer, Warryn Campbell.  Doctors advised that keeping pace with such a rigourous schedle placed her at risk for pre-mature delivery.  The projected due date is February 12 (incidentally the day of the 2012 Grammys) Erica said in a recent interview.  The following apology was issued on Facebook: "Sorry everyone, we had to cancel the "Have A Mary Mary Christmas Tour." Just know that I have the greatest passion fo...

Popular praise and worship leader Martha Munizzi is empathetic about how today's youth can be constantly bombarded with messages that are contradictory to their religious upbringing.  Many Christian youth of this generation continually have an uphill battle in trying to fit into an amoral society and by the time some are young adults, they turn away from the faith according to “When Worlds Collide,” authored by Mike and Daniel Blackaby.   Munizzi’s latest CD “Make it Loud” (“Loud”), is a push back to the hard-to-mute negative messages in entertainment and popular culture in particular. Like many other ministers of music of her status, the Orlando-based singer has concerts that sometimes look, feel and sound like a rock fest, down to the packed venues.  On the surface, there isn’t much difference between Munizzi and her Pop female counterparts. Except she writes catchy, uplifting, positive music that overflows with references to God’s dominio...