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Nashville, TN - (May 14, 2013) - Saturday night was a momentous occasion as critically-acclaimed duo for KING & COUNTRY played before a sold-out crowd for KSBJ's 30th Anniversary Concert. The celebration, which also featured performances by Chris August, Francesca Battistelli, Steven Curtis Chapman, Family Force 5, Amy Grant, MercyMe and Switchfoot, took place at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Spring, TX. Immediately following the event, for KING & COUNTRY's debut album, Crave, vaulted back into the Top 10 on iTunes' Christian Albums chart 64 weeks after its release. Their current single, "Middle of Your Heart," climbed to No. 12 at AC Indicator and No. 5 at Hot AC/CHR.
"for King and Country were C-R-A-Z-Y onstage and set the bar high opening up the show," said KSBJ's Assistant Programming Director and "The Morning Show" co-host, Pam Kelly. "They really gave it their all and the crowd loved it. And such nice guys! Joel stood out in the plaza for hours, in the Houston heat, to take pictures with everyone who wanted one. These guys are going to be around for a long time!" "Middle of Your Heart" is for KING & COUNTRY's third single from their debut album, Crave, which was named iTunes "Breakthrough Christian & Gospel Album of 2012." On January 10, they made their late night debut performing "The Proof of Your Love," Amazon.com's "Christian Music's Song of the Year," on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." In 2012, for KING & COUNTRY were named as one of Billboard's 17 acts to watch and were CCM's best-selling new artist. New Release Tuesday noted that Crave was "One of the Best Debut Projects in Years!" ET's "The Insider" said the duo, "make music that speaks directly to your heart" and have been "gaining popularity in the alt-rock genre." American Songwriter commented that "for KING & COUNTRY may just be Australia's answer to Coldplay."
About Word Entertainment
A leader in the music industry for over 60 years, Word Entertainment, a Warner/Curb company, is a unique, comprehensive entertainment company comprised of multi-faceted artist service departments including publishing, merchandising, booking, and online initiatives. Word Entertainment represents some of the top names and brands in music, including Meredith Andrews, Chris August, BarlowGirl, Francesca Battistelli, Big Daddy Weave, Jason Castro, Patrick Ryan Clark, Everfound, for KING & COUNTRY, Group 1 Crew, Love & The Outcome, Dara Maclean, Point Of Grace and Sidewalk Prophets and is home to 25 Entertainment, Word Distribution (representing Curb Records and Big Idea/VeggieTales among others), Word Print, Word Films, Word Music Publishing and Word Label Group's Word Records, Word Worship and Fervent Records.
For more information please visit, www.forKINGandCOUNTRY.com / facebook.com/forkingandcountry / Follow:@ 4kingandcountry
For more info on for KING & COUNTRY visit the JFH Artists Database.
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