Where Was the Talent?
I know that TV editing can be a little misleading at times. However,  I was a little disappointed in with the overall pool of talent. If this was the best 37 singers they could find, I am scared to think what everyone else who auditioned sounded like.

Maybe my expectations were a little too high. I expected to hear at least a dozen outstanding singers. I ended up getting a little less than that.

It’s All About the Song
Every time I watch a singing competition on TV I am always left asking myself if the people auditioning have ever watched the show in the past. I wonder if they have ever seen any singing competition on TV before. How many times do we hear judges talk about the importance of song selection. After a couple of seasons of American Idol, Sunday Best, Gospel Dream and any other show you could name, you think people would get it by now.

Well, apparently they still aren’t getting it. The Gospel Dream premiere definitely had its share of bad song choices. There was even one contestant who auditioned the song “Everything That the Devil Stole.” That is a fine song  for a choir competition(maybe), not a solo audition. This contestant’s audition consisted of her ad libbing while a track of the choir sung the background vocals.

Michelle Williams vs. The Christian Music Industry
Everything in me wanted Michelle Williams to be an amazing Christian artist. I don’t know why, I just did. Unfortunately, Christian/gospel music fans never embraced her. Yesterday, I got a little more insight as to why some christian music fans haven’t embraced her.

A friend of mine pointed out that Michelle Williams recently made an appearance as a guest judge on a show called RuPaul’s Drag Race. This is basically a show to see who is the best drag queen in America. Once I heard this, I understood the problem many people have with Michelle Williams.

On one hand she is making a guest appearance on a show about drag queens. On the other hand she is a judge on a show that is looking for the next gospel/Christian music superstar. Do you think Kirk Franklin, Michael W. Smith, Toby Mac or Donnie McClurkin would ever appear on a show about drag queens as a judge? Call me crazy, but I don’t think most Christians are ready to embrace drag queens and that whole culture.

I think there are a number of people who have always questioned Michelle’s commitment to God. For the record, I am NOT one of those people. I try to live my live by Matthew 7:1-6. When referring to Michelle, I often hear people make the comment “either be in or be out.” Whenever we have questions about someone’s walk with the Lord, the best thing any of us can do is pray and let God deal with it.

Future Episodes
Overall, the show peaked my interest and I’ll continue to watch it until the end. I’m sure in the end we ‘ll get to see an number of new artists emerge.

Did you see the show? What where your thoughts?