4x GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING DUO
for KING & COUNTRY RELEASES “HEAVENLY HOSTS,”
FIRST OF TWO ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS TUNES FROM
A DRUMMER BOY CHRISTMAS
NEWS SOURCE: PFA Media October 16, 2020
Nashville, TENN. – Four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning duo and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist for KING & COUNTRY today released “Heavenly Hosts,” the latest track and lyric video from the duo’s forthcoming Christmas album A Drummer Boy Christmas, out October 30th. “Heavenly Hosts” is one of two original songs written by for KING & COUNTRY for their new album. Listen to the song HERE.
Fresh off their win last night at the Billboard Music Awards for Top Christian Song, Joel and Luke Smallbone, the brothers who make up for KING & COUNTRY, share in a statement:
“Writing an original Christmas song is a bit of a daunting task, but we were always very intrigued by what it looked like when the angels met the shepherds. What did it look like, and what was being said? One of the beautiful storylines of the song is that the simple shepherds were the first ones to see the beautiful spectacle in the sky, and we thought it would be an appropriate story to tell through song for A Drummer Boy Christmas.”
“Heavenly Hosts” is a dynamic and emotional celebration of the wonder and power of Christmas. for KING & COUNTRY’s latest original tune starts off with a sparse piano introduction that soon evolves into a full orchestra crescendo as Joel and Luke state declaratively “love has come to save us.” Watch the lyric video for “Heavenly Hosts” HERE.
Joel and Luke Smallbone discuss the origin of “Heavenly Hosts” in their “Story Behind the Song” video clip HERE.
for KING & COUNTRY announced “A Drummer Boy Drive-In: The Christmas Tour” to celebrate the duo’s first Christmas album and support The Salvation Army. To support The Salvation Army’s Rescue Christmas campaign, concertgoers can bring new, unwrapped toys that will be collected by representatives from the local Salvation Army and distributed to families struggling during the holiday season. for KING & COUNTRY are performing drive-in shows this weekend, including a SOLD-OUT show tonight in Spring Hill, TN. For tickets and more information, click HERE.
See for KING & COUNTRY Live This Weekend
10/16 - Oaklawn Mansion – Spring Hill, TN (SOLD OUT)
10/17 - Kentucky Exposition Center – Louisville, KY
10/18 - Mercer County Fairgrounds – Celina, OH
A Drummer Boy Drive-In: The Christmas Tour Dates
11/12 - Silver Lake Sports Complex - Norco, CA (SOLD OUT)
11/13 - Denio’s Market - Roseville, CA
11/14 - International Agri-Center - Tulare, CA
11/15 - Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA
11/20 - El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX
11/21 - Gila River Arena - Glendale, AZ
11/22 - Pima County Fair - Tucson, AZ
11/28 - Globe Life Field - Arlington, TX
11/29 - Grand Ole Opry House – Nashville, TN
12/03 - Richard M Borchard Regional Fairgrounds - Robstown, TX
12/04 - Reed Arena - College Station, TX
12/05 - The MET Church - Houston, TX
12/06 - H-E-B Center - Cedar Park, TX (SOLD OUT)
12/10 - Joy-Lan Drive-In - Dade City, FL
12/11 - Silver Moon Drive-In - Lakeland, FL
12/12 - Ocala Drive-In - Ocala, FL
12/13 – Hertz Arena – Fort Myers, FL
12/18 - Central Florida Fair - Orlando, FL
12/19 - South Florida Fair - West Palm Beach, FL
12/20 – 5 Flags Speedway – Pensacola, FL
You can pre-save, pre-add, and pre-order A Drummer Boy Christmas, out October 30th, HERE.
About for KING & COUNTRY
Four-time GRAMMY® award-winning Australian duo for KING & COUNTRY, comprised of brothers Joel & Luke Smallbone, recently took home its first Billboard Music Award for the duo’s 11-week No. 1 hit “God Only Knows.” Earlier this year, they debuted their single “TOGETHER” (feat. Kirk Franklin and Tori Kelly) on Good Morning America. “TOGETHER,” which is about the strength of unity in the face of adversity, went on to become a multi-week No. 1 hit single. Earlier in 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the duo hosted the critically acclaimed livestream event “TOGETHER: A Night of Hope” to over 2.5 million viewers across all social media platforms. After collaborating with renowned entertainer Dolly Parton to release a version of “God Only Knows” in 2019, the duo won two 2020 GRAMMY® awards. “God Only Knows” (with Dolly Parton) won in the Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song category, and their 3rd studio album, burn the ships, won a GRAMMY® in the Contemporary Christian Music Album category. for KING & COUNTRY graced the CMA stage to perform “God Only Knows” with the incomparable Dolly Parton at the CMA awards, and they performed their unique and powerful rendition of “Little Drummer Boy” at CMA Country Christmas, receiving national critical praise for both. They have garnered seven No. 1 hits, ten Top 10 hits, six GRAMMY® nominations, five Billboard Music Award nominations, an American Music Award nomination, and had songs featured on the Emmys, Super Bowl, Sunday Night Football and other high-profile events. National television performances include Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, TODAY, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The View, CMA Awards, and CMA Country Christmas. The duo’s burn the ships | world tour has SOLD-OUT over 40 shows across the world including USA, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and New Zealand. In total, for KING & COUNTRY has accumulated over 1 Billion on-demand streams.
About Curb | Word Entertainment
In 2016, Curb Records acquired Word Entertainment, combining two of the music industry’s most respected brands, and more than a century of collective experience. Today, Curb and Word are two of the world’s leading independent music companies. Owned and operated by Mike Curb, the Curb | Word family includes the labels Curb, Word, Squint, Fervent, Sidewalk, MCC and IVAV, as well as Curb Publishing, Word Publishing, 25 Live, Curb Films, Word Films, Word Entertainment, and Curb Sports, representing top artists and entertainers in Country, Christian, Pop, Rock, and Hip-Hop. For more information, visit www.curb.com.
This Thursday, February 27, 2025
ALBUMS Various Artists House of David: Season One (Music inspired by the Prime Video Original Series) [Capitol CMG]
This Friday, February 28, 2025
ALBUMS Absolved The Only Constant EP (independent) The Belonging Co Eden (Live) [Capitol CMG] The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir I Will Not Be Moved: Live with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir [StowTown] Jon Keith & Miles Minnick West Indies EP (independent) Michael Monroe Some Things I've Been Learning About God: Disc 1 - EP [Provident] Rotzak HEADRUSH [StowTown] Sons Of Sunday I Looked Up/One More Day - EP [Elevation/Provident]
SINGLES Above the Clouds Applause - Single [Polished Arrow] Alabaster Grace I Will Trust In You - Single (independent) Anchor Hymns Oh To Be Like You (feat. Dee Wilson & Paul Baloche) - Single [Integrity] Philip Anthony Basement - Single (independent) Bloodguilt Solid Ground - Single [New Age Records] Bongo Chico When You Walked Away - Single (independent) Dan Bremnes Call Your Name - Single [Curb] CHPTRS Somewhere We Belong - Single (independent) Childlike CiCi x Tommy Royale Who is Y'all - Single [Capitol CMG] Citizens So Kind and It’s Freaking Me Out - Single (independent) Seth Davey To My God and Savior - Single (independent) Death Therapy The End Is A New Beginning - Single (independent) Disciple Sound the Alarm - Single [Tooth & Nail] Dubem Gritty - Single [Syntax] Faith Worship Arts Good 2 Me (Live) - Single [DREAM Worship] Forrest Frank NOTHING ELSE (feat.Thomas Rhett) - Single (independent) gio. x Dell Mac fine by me - Single [Capitol CMG] Benjamin William Hastings Lord I give you my heard (from the studio) - Single [Capitol CMG] The Heritage The Promise - Single [Capitol CMG] Ic3rd Stay Humble (ft. Parris Chariz) - Single [Syntax] Phil King Miscarriages - Single (independent) KingsPorch Psalm 23 - Single [BEC] Knaladeus Sufficient Grace (ft. Javy XI & Aciya Iona) - Single [Syntax] Lecrae & Lukas Agustinho Seu Poder - Single [Reach] Life.Church Worship Redemption Has Come - Single (independent) outr.cty Fight Night (ft. Parris Chariz) - Single [Syntax] PEABOD Head First (from Gabriel and the Guardians) - Single (independent) Procyse, JusJames God Is Enough - Single [Polished Arrow] Tommee Profitt Garden - Single [Capitol CMG] Red Rocks Worship So Much More - Single [Provident] Refiner Return To Dust / Not the End - Single [Rottweiler] ReFormed False Teacher - Single (independent) Jaelee Roberts He's Gone - Single [Mountain Home] Smokey Robinson Be Thankful For What You've Got / Lean On Me - Single [Gaither] Sound Chapel Praise You Still - Single [Provident] Stephen Stanley this far down (feat. Bodie) - Single [Capitol CMG] Verses Psalm 51:7-12 (feat. Free As A Bird & Gretyl Baird) - Single (independent) Windvent Haze - Single (independent) Mitch Wong Marvelous - Single [Integrated Music Rights] The Young Escape Older - Single [BEC]
Next Friday, March 7, 2025
ALBUMS bodie HAPPIER TO BE HERE [Provident] Fine China I Felt Called [Velvet Blue] HolyName Rock Against Traffic: Live in Pomona [Facedown] Tasha Layton Worship Through It - Live [BEC] Plead the Widow's Cause Silver Glass Stare (independent) TobyMac Heaven on My Mind [Capitol CMG]
SINGLES Free Worship Omnipresente Dios (feat. Mary Pagan) - Single [BEC] GLADDEN Sunshine Every Day - Single [DREAM] River Valley AGES Fire & Rain - Single [BEC] Stars Go Dim Discover God - Single [Curb] Wolves at the Gate Parasite - Single [Solid State]