Michael-Chase Strollo
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 | Veteran @usarmy | President @dashfinearts
Tampa, FL
Joined June 2015
my 9 year old sister just asked me if I knew who Zac Efron was. child, I was breakin’ free, soarin’ flyin’ before you were born
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me: “eating alone at a restaurant is so embarrassing” me on Veterans Day:
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My flight is oversold and the guy next to me said ‘good luck’ Sir, I’m Zone 1. You need that luck.
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How to get ChatGPT to stop agreeing with everything you say:
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At the end of the day, award shows don’t define an artist’s worth, but they can be a platform to reach people who might never step inside a church or listen to a Christian station. And that opportunity, in my opinion, shouldn’t be dismissed so easily.
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I just hope the message stays focused on humility and faith rather than turning into a headline or marketing moment.
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works, it can feel like a stunt to look humble while still promoting your music. To be clear, I don’t know Forrest personally, and I have no hateful thoughts toward him at all. I truly believe his heart and intentions are probably in the right place.
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Many are signed to major labels like Warner and let’s be real: those companies exist to make money. So when someone says, “Awards don’t matter,” while being part of that system, it feels a little performative. Maybe it’s not. Maybe it’s genuine. But having seen how the PR side
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That’s why statements like this hit differently. Christian artists are some of the wealthiest in the industry you have a built-in audience of 2.5 billion people, it’s not that hard to become wealthy.
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it’s just like any other entertainment field. There’s so much smoke and mirrors. I’ve met almost every major CCM artist backstage or on tour buses, and let’s just say the number of people who are truly genuine is… very small.
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but a bit off in execution. So does this mean no awards at all? Sports, academia, business, all of which are also talents and gifts from God. I worked in the Christian music industry for a few years, and honestly,
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Now, I get the intention behind that. The message that “Jesus is greater than awards” is something I respect and agree with. But after watching his post (which also promoted one of his own songs), it left me a little conflicted. The message feels powerful in theory,
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So Christian music artist Forrest Frank recently shared that he won’t be attending any award shows. Not the Doves, not the Grammys, all because his talent comes from Jesus, and he doesn’t want to chase worldly recognition.
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