February 2012
JFH News Shorts for NEEDTOBREATHE, Owl City, Kari Jobe, Dara Maclean, Demon Hunter, Poema, Sidewalk Prophets, Matthew West... While you can only grab it at their live shows now for about $25, NEEDTOBREATHE has released their lastest album, The Reckoning, on white double vinyl. In addition to The Reckoning's 14 original tracks, the band has added two b-sides from The Reckoning's recorded sessions exclusively for the vinyl release -- "Cops" and "Disaster Road." It hasn't been announced whether or not the vinyl will be made available elsewhere (like the band's webstore), but it's likely that after their spring tour...
This week BEC Recordings' proudly releases the new studio project from Kutless, Believer, which debuted and currently is No. 1 on the iTunes Christian Albums chart. Touted as the best Kutless release yet, Believer has produced a widely popular and touching radio single, "Carry Me To The Cross." This single is in the Top 10 on AC Indicator and Inspo charts as well as Top 20 on CHR and National Audience charts. Fans can purchase Believer at iTunes, AmazonMp3, Target, Wal-Mart, Family, Lifeway and Mardel...
More than halfway through its unprecedented 17th consecutive season, the Winter Jam 2012 Tour Spectacular-Christian music's largest annual tour-has played to nearly 347,000 people to date this year, with capacity audiences in 22 of the tour's first 29 cities. In addition, more than 105,000 people have made decisions for Christ.
Kicking-off the largest three-day opening attendance in Winter Jam history, the 47-city tour-this year headlined by Grammy®-nominated alternative rockers Skillet-launched in Charleston, West Virginia, on January 6...
Tooth & Nail Records' Sent By Ravens is proud to release their sophomore label album, Mean What You Say, today. This album is a follow-up to their 2010 breakout hit, Our Graceful Words, which debuted at No. 34 on Billboard Heatseekers Chart. Already the album has debuted on the Rock iTunes chart at No. 5 and in the Top 30 on the iTunes overall chart. Click here to purchase the album on iTunes...
Bremerton, WA-based pop-punk trio MXPX release their music video for "Far Away" today, Tuesday, February 28, on their official website (www.mxpx.com), starting at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST. The track is the first single off their highly anticipated album PLANS WITHIN PLANS, available April 3 via MRI/Rock City Recording Company (U.S./Canada). The single "Far Away," which will be serviced to radio this week, is described by frontman Mike Herrera...
Australian duo for KING & COUNTRY release their debut album Crave today, February 28th, on Fervent Records. Comprised of brothers Joel and Luke, American Songwriter observed, "Crave showcases [for King & Country's] songwriting chops and lyrical honesty." The 11-track debut features the duo's first single, "Busted Heart (Hold On To Me)," which reached No. 1 on the CAC Chart for 3 weeks and was named the fastest rising debut single across all Christian formats...
Award-winning songwriter and renowned leader Matt Redman, along with LZ7, will release his powerful new single, "Twenty Seven Million," on February 28. Available for purchase on iTunes ® and all major digital retailers, "Twenty Seven Million" was written by Matt and Beth Redman with Lindz and Lucy West (LZ7) to raise awareness against human trafficking and in proud support of the A21 campaign, a partner organization at Passion 2012 this year...
Last Sunday on February 26, recent Dove Female Vocalist nominee Natalie Grant and The JOY FM's morning show host, heard in Tampa and Atlanta, Carmen Brown, along with 132 team members laced up their tennis shoes and ran 13.1 miles for freedom in the 2012 Disney ½ Princess Marathon in Orlando, FL. Together, "Team Freedom" raised nearly $60,000 for Grant's foundation, Abolition International, an organization that is combating domestic and international sex trafficking through accreditation, advocacy, education, and restoration...
Enigmatic singer-songwriter John Mark McMillan launches the 25-city "The Economy Class Spring Tour: A Mighty Raucous Evening with John Mark McMillan and Friends" that follows the fall release of his widely acclaimed and commercially successful sophomore album, Economy. Available on Integrity Music and distributed by Provident and RED/Sony, McMillan's Economy became a Top 20 iTunes® overall "LP" hit and was recently tapped by ABC Network for its Grey's Anatomy promotions. McMillan's "Seen A Darkness" was featured on the 30-second promo for the show's episode, "Hope for the Hopeless" (Season 8: Episode 12), which aired on Thursday...
Over the past decade, Israel Houghton has amassed a legion of fans while blasting down musical barriers and drawing together people of all ages, races and cultures through worship. On March 6, Integrity Music celebrates the past 10 years of Houghton's music and ministry with Decade, a two-disc collection that includes 26 of his best-loved songs including "Friend of God," "Moving Forward," "New Season," "Say So" and many more...
Multi-platinum selling trio, Point of Grace (Shelley Breen, Leigh Cappillino, Denise Jones), is launching a new lifestyle and music radio show entitled "Graceful Living," in support of the group's ongoing platform to encourage others through their music and authentic lifestyle. The weekly show will be syndicated through KMG Networks, with advertising sales being handled by AdLarge Media. Beginning March 3, 2012, the 3-hour, music intensive family-friendly radio show will be launched to...
Since the release of his debut album (Stay) in 2002, BEC Recordings' Jeremy Camp has had an outstanding career with 25 No. 1 radio singles across all formats, four RIAA Gold-selling studio albums, including that debut, a GRAMMY® nominated project and many more accolades. To celebrate his ten years as an influential artist impacting lives, Camp is releasing I Still Believe: Number Ones Collection on BEC Recordings on March 13...
Showbread has launched a unique Kickstarter campaign to help fund an ambitious new project called Cancer. The new release will be another project on Come&Live! and there are many opportunities to choose from for you to get involved in helping out the band. Visit their Kickstarter page for more details. Below is their project announcement...
After 11 years in the music industry and more than 575,000 albums sold, hip-hop veteran KJ-52 will be releasing his seventh studio album Dangerous on BEC Recordings on April 3. After thriving through the seamless transition between a cutting edge newcomer at the tip of the 2000s to one of today's most respected and ambitious rap/hip-hop heroes, KJ-52 continues pushing the musical and lyrical envelope. In addition to KJ overseeing the album, it includes tag teams with producers Tedd T. (Mute Math, Delirious) and Aaron Sprinkle (Deftones, Hawk Nelson, Jeremy Camp)...
Grammy nominated best-selling artist Natalie Grant appears alongside critically acclaimed, award-winning producer and husband Bernie Herms tonight. The 20TH ANNUAL MOVIEGUIDE AWARDS is a ceremony that awards the best family-friendly and spiritually uplifting entertainment. Hosted by Dean Cain, with performances by Pat Boone, Natalie Grant, B.J. Thomas and more. Grant will perform the GRAMMY nominated song, "ALIVE," which was co-written and produced by award-winning producer Bernie Herms...
Last week, Tooth & Nail's newest signing Nine Lashes debuted their album, World We View, to stellar reviews and fan response. This buzz band also debuted on the iTunes Rock chart last week peaking at No. 7 in addition to No. 5 on the Bilboard Heat Seekers chart and No. 3 on the Rock/Alternative charts (Christian). During street week, media raved about this talented band and debut...
JFH News Shorts for Sixpence None The Richer, Disciple, 12 Stones, Jimmy Needham, "Streetlights," MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE... Jesusfreakhideout.com spoke to Sixpence None The Richer lead vocalist Leigh Nash at a solo performance in Bethlehem, PA last night where the singer/songwriter told JFH that Sixpence's long-delayed new album, whih was re-titled Lost In Transition, will be released this May...
One of the best-selling new artists of 2011, The City Harmonic, continues to gather acclaim following the release of its first full-length album, I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home). Gathering three awards, including "New Artist of the Year," from the Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Awards last fall, the Gospel Music Association bestows another "New Artist of the Year" nomination on the band for...
Following the release of their highly acclaimed rock worship project, GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award-winning Christian rock band Newsboys is currently headlining their biggest tour yet, the "God's Not Dead Tour." Running through May 6th and hitting over 60 markets across the U.S., the tour, already in full swing, has had numerous shows sell out! The tour is presented by Compassion International, continuing their partnership with Newsboys to raise awareness for child sponsorships...
What a week it has been for Sparrow Records singer-songwriter Audrey Assad, whose critically adored sophomore album, Heart, bowed on Valentine's Day to across-the-board praise and her highest sales-week numbers to date. Heart ranked in at No. 3 on the Christian Soundscan chart, selling over 7,300 units, giving her a 185 percent sales increase over the debut week of her last album...
Recent GRAMMY ® nominated female vocalist and dove award forerunner Natalie Grant was honored with five nominations for this year's 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards, including the prestigious "Female Vocalist of the Year," a title Grant has been honored with four consecutive years in a row. Her husband, Bernie Herms, named "Producer of the Year" in 2009, garnered four nods and is again nominated for the same title...
Third Day is getting ready to make all of their Spring Tour shows available as digital audio recordings exclusively available from their website. To launch it, they'll be making a 4-song live EP available for FREE for a limited time. Today, they announced... "As many of you know, we are always looking to improve our fan's expierence and come up with new ways to continue to connect with you. Years ago, we had the idea to start recording all of our concerts. Then we thought, "We should share these recordings with people...
BEC Recordings' artist Jeremy Camp will be begin his second leg of his headlining tour "We Cry Out" starting this weekend in Illinois and concluding in May in Michigan. This tour follows the highly successful 29-city run last fall and will again feature reigning GMA Artist of the Year Francesca Battistelli as well as special guest Adam Cappa.
The "We Cry Out" Tour takes its name from Camp's acclaimed worship album, We Cry Out: The Worship Project...
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) today announced the 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees where Atlanta based Reach Records walked away with an unprecedented seven nominations in four major categories. Leading the pack with five nominations for Reach Records, including the prestigious Artist of the Year, is Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Lecrae.
Having established himself as the frontrunner of Christian Rap, Lecrae broke into the Billboard Top 200 Albums debuting at No. 17 with REHAB...
Announced in a press conference earlier today at which she was a presenter, Gotee Records' Jamie Grace has been honored with four GMA Dove Award nominations including nods in key categories such as "Song of the Year," "New Artist of the Year," "Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year" and "Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year." The celebrated newcomer also performed at the awards' press conference held in Atlanta. The 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards will take place April 19 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta...
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) today announced the 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees at a press conference held at The Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta, GA. Nominees were announced by GRAMMY nominated R&B artist Montell Jordan, known for his iconic hit "This is How We Do It," BET "Lift Every Voice" host CoCo Brother, Daytime EMMY nominated comedian Chonda Pierce, and World Heavyweight Champion wrestler AJ Styles...
This evening, Mark Stuart, former lead singer for Audio Adrenaline, teased the possibility of a "comeback" on a new Facebook page for Audio Adrenaline. Stuart wrote, "What if Audio Adrenaline were to make a come back? What if the music, the concerts, the message was all directly focused on bringing the hope of Christ to the orphaned and abandoned children of the world. That would be worth doing...don't you think? We are praying!!! -Mark Stuart...
Sometimes the best way to move forward is to go back to the basics, taking all of the raw energy and emotion of the past and channeling it into the present. This is exactly what THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH is doing on the aptly titled The End Is Where We Begin, which releases April 17 and finds Canada's favorite modern rockers voluntarily walking away from record label life altogether (even after a slew of profitable offers came along) to reignite the passionate DIY work ethos that first emerged over a decade...
It's been two years since Gotee Records pop songstress Stephanie Smith last offered up a new project, but today she's sharing her powerful new single, "Letting Go," as it releases digitally across the country. The anthemic, catchy track was produced by Barry Weeks (Francesca Battistelli, Avalon, Hawk Nelson) and written by Smith and Weeks, along with hit songwriter Brian White. "I feel like there have been a million songs called 'Letting Go...
Veteran Christian rock band Guardian has launched a campaign for a new album on Kickstarter.com--the world's largest funding platform for creative projects.
"It's been exciting to see the amazing outpouring of support that some musical artists have been able to generate through Kickstarter" says bassist David Bach. "It's a new and unusual way to raise funds for creative projects--but our fans are great...so we've humbly decided to ask our Guardian friends worldwide for their...
Roadside Attractions has acquired all U.S. rights to the film BLUE LIKE JAZZ. Directed and co-written by Steve Taylor (THE SECOND CHANCE) the film will have its World Premiere in the Narrative Spotlight section at the 2012 South-by-Southwest Film Festival before opening in theatres on April 13th. Lionsgate will handle all ancillaries including DVD, VOD and TV through their output deal. Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller spent 43 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and has sold over 1.5 million copies to date...
Mat Kearney is extending his current headlining tour of the US with additional West Coast dates in support of his latest album Young Love - out now on Aware/Universal Republic. Mat is announcing these as he wraps up the second leg of his six week coast-to-coast run that included sold out shows at Mayan Theatre in LA, House of Blues in Boston, Center Stage in Atlanta, Ogden Theatre in Denver, In The Venue in Salt Lake City, Showbox in Seattle, Roseland in Portland...
Songs 4 Worship™, the multi-platinum series created by Integrity Music and Time Life Music, has become one of Christian music's most trusted brands, selling over 20 million CDs and consistently delivering the most popular worship songs by leading artists and worship leaders. On March 13th, Integrity and Time Life release the 40th installment in this landmark series, Songs 4 Worship™ Revelation Songs, featuring Jesus Culture, Paul Baloche, John Mark McMillan, Tim Hughes, The City Harmonic, Lincoln Brewster and more...
JFH News Shorts featuring David Curtis, Supertones, TobyMac, Family Force 5, DJ Maj, Brian McSweeney: Run Kid Run lead singer David Curtis has just released his debut solo project, a collection of acoustic tracks, titled The Living Room Sessions. Made up of four songs ("Falling," "For Your Glory," "Bless Thee," and "Home") and produced in his living room by Jon Wright, you can get the EP now on his bandcamp page for just $5.00...
The newly launched Unsigned Only Music Competition, from the team behind the International Songwriting Competition, is fast approaching its March 5 deadline for artists to enter. Designed for solo artists, bands, and singers who are not signed to a major record label, Unsigned Only's goal is to find an outstanding, talented performing artist: a band, singer, or solo artist...a newcomer or veteran...raw or polished - the "gem" that needs to be discovered. Unsigned Only is looking for the total package. Judging criteria includes vocals, performance, songwriting, and originality...
The nominees for the 2012 JUNO Awards were announced by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in Toronto recently. Rock band Downhere was once again honored with a nomination for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for their current CD, On The Altar Of Love. The group has won three of their five career nominations, including for their last studio project in 2009...
Singer, songwriter and storyteller Sarah Macintosh is just weeks away from releasing Current, her brand new 11-song project with Integrity Music. Its first single, "We Should Run," is Currently at radio and can be heard here at iTunes.
Macintosh hopes that "We Should Run," as well as all of the songs available on Current, take the listener on a spiritual and colorful journey. Macintosh elaborates...
GRAMMY® award-winning and multi-platinum-selling artist Michael W. Smith will headline a spring "Wonder, Worship & Glory Tour" to nearly 20 cities through March. Smith will be joined by popular Americana four-piece family band L'Angelus and tour sponsor, Pong Research Corporation, maker of patented smart phone and iPad cases that have been proven to protect users from wireless device radiation. Showcasing music from Smith's latest releases GLORY (Nov. 21, 2011)...
This week Tooth & Nail Records' newest signing Nine Lashes released their label debut, World We View, receiving stellar reviews adding to the acclaim prior to the release. The highly talked about rock album debuted on the iTunes Rock chart peaking at No. 8 and staying strong in the Top 10 the entire week.
This Alabama-reared band worked with producer Aaron Sprinkle crafting their national debut. Together, the team turned in a sophisticated blend of modern...
Dare To Be, a brand new live women's event birthed from a realization of a dream from two close friends, kicks off its 2012 spring tour in Oklahoma City, OK on April 12.
This revolutionary event features Nashville based four-time GMA Female Vocalist of the Year and 2012 GRAMMY nominee Natalie Grant, alongside international speaker and author Charlotte Gambill. Grant and Gambill are embarking on this nationwide tour to dare women from all walks of life to aim higher, to stretch further - to trust...
GRAMMY nominated R&B artist Montell Jordan, known for his iconic hit "This is How We Do It" joins BET "Lift Every Voice" host CoCo Brother, Daytime EMMY nominated comedian Chonda Pierce, and World Heavyweight Champion wrestler AJ Styles to announce the nominees for the 43rd Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards at a press conference on Wednesday, February 22 at 11AM ET at The Georgian Terrace Hotel, located at 659 Peachtree Street Northeast in Atlanta, GA...
JFH News Shorts featuring Mat Kearney, Kutless, The Classic Crime, Heath McNease, Justin McRoberts, iShine artists:Tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on February 28th to watch Mat Kearney debut his new single "Ships in the Night" off of his album Young Love - out now on Universal Republic. Mat is currently on a headlining US tour, check out http://www.matkearney.com for more info...
GRAMMY-winning rock band SWITCHFOOT will launch a North American headlining tour on March 22 in Kahului, HI. (See below for itinerary.) A ticket pre-sale for members of the band's fan club, Friends of the Foot, is underway at www.switchfoot.com.
Next week SWITCHFOOT heads to Australia and New Zealand, where they will headline the traveling Soundwave Festival. They'll also be capturing footage for Fading West, the San Diego-based band...
Today, The Whosoevers announced the brand new project from Brian "Head" Welch--a band called Love & Death. They will be making their W Live Debut April 20th at the "Threat To Formalized Religian...I AM" Conference. Former Korn guitarist Brian Head Welch marks a new beginning with the announcement that his band will now go by the name Love & Death.
"I put this band together in 2009" states Welch. "Since then, we've experienced some very intense highs and lows...
KIRK FRANKLIN and his chart-topping album HELLO FEAR just went certified Gold, as reported by RIAA. The announcement follows Franklin's two GRAMMY® awards wins for Best Gospel Album (HELLO FEAR) and Best Gospel Song ("I Smile") earlier this week at the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards celebration held on February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The legendary gospel artist on Verity Gospel Music Group, with these two new trophies, now has nine career GRAMMY® awards. Franklin will also perform at this year's live...
Acclaimed Canadian-born singer/songwriter Matt Brouwer returns February 28 with Till The Sunrise, the highly-anticipated follow-up to his JUNO Award-winning 2009 release, Where's Our Revolution. Produced by Michael Omartian (Vince Gill, Peter Cetera), engineered by Terry Christian (Lionel Richie, Keith Urban), and featuring acclaimed Nashville session musicians Zod Lounge, among others, the project includes 11 selections...
In follow-up to their critically acclaimed March 2011 release Ad Astra Per Aspera (latin for "to the stars through difficulties"), which debuted at #15 on Billboard's Heatseeker's Chart and a free 3-song remix EP, Gotee Records’ Abandon Kansas (AK) debuts a brand new single today, “Chariot.”
Produced by David Garcia (tobyMac, Jamie Grace) “Chariot” is impacting Christian CHR stations now and features the signature sound and deep lyrics that Abandon Kansas has become known for, and whom Relevant magazine praised for their "catchy melodies and energetic vocal delivery." The song is also available on iTunes and Amazon...
GRAMMY®-nominated singer songwriter Dave Barnes' upcoming new studio album, Stories To Tell, is available now for pre-order. Stories To Tell is set for release on March 13th and features 11 new tracks produced by John Fields (Lifehouse, Switchfoot, Goo Goo Dolls, Jonas Brothers, P!nk). Barnes will hit the road on March 15th for a string of headline tour dates in support of the new album...
Acclaimed songstress Audrey Assad is already earning stellar praise for her buzzed-about sophomore album, Heart, which bowed, appropriately, on Valentine's Day at retailers nationwide. The 12-track Sparrow Records release spent its street day at No. 1 on the iTunes Christian Albums chart. "I worked on Heart with all of my Heart, and I am so, so proud of it," says Assad. "In both its strengths and its inevitable weaknesses...
Known for their live albums and DVDs, UNITED's Live In Miami marks the first time for the band that one night has been captured in its entirety - from the first song to the last encore. Releasing this week amidst acclaim to digital and physical retail outlets everywhere, UNITED Live In Miami double-CD and DVD is available now at iTunes® and Amazon.com. Intent on bringing a raw, authentic worship experience in a stadium filled with thousands of people set on worshipping Jesus Christ...
Reach Records' hip-hop artist Trip Lee is gearing up for the release of his latest album, The Good Life. Slated to release nationwide on April 10, 2012 through Reach Records, the 4th project for Trip celebrates the truth in real life through its unique style and lyrical content. A musical exploration to redefine "The Good Life," Trip challenges listeners to no longer live in light of lies that says The Good Life is all about the money...
Erica and Tina Campbell, best known as inspirational star duo, Mary Mary, have announced the release this week of their new single "Go Get It," the title track to their upcoming album due out in May. The phenomenal string of successes for their 2011 album, "Something Big," which featured the smash hit, "Walking," has secured multiple nominations and awards for a string of shows in 2011/2012 including double Grammy nominations for Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Song...
JFH News Shorts featuring Emery, Abandon Kansas, Audrey Assad, HyperStatic Union: Catch the first leg of the Emery and Friends tour this March featuring Emery, Sent By Ravens, Icon For Hire and I Am Empire! Visit the Tour Page for all the dates and details. Emery's We Do What We Want, Icon For Hire's Scripted and I Am Empire's Kings are available in stores and online now! Sent By Ravens' upcoming album Mean What You Say is available in stores and online February 28th...
JFH News Shorts featuring Stacie Orrico, Jeremy Camp, Paul Baloche, MyChildren MyBride, Kari Jobe, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, CY and KJ-52: She's been out of the musical spotlight for years, but Stacie Orrico has recently recorded a song with The Fray for their upcoming new album. The song is a cover of The Fugees' "Ready or Not" and will be a digital iTunes bonus track featured on The Fray's Scars & Stories. No news on whether or not this means we'll be hearing more from Stacie in the near future, but it should give fans a little hope. Click here to visit a Stacie fan site...
Celebrated Fair Trade Services recording artist Laura Story picked up her first GRAMMY® at yesterday's awards ceremony, winning "Best Contemporary Christian Song" for her No. 1 hit "Blessings." This GRAMMY® win crowns an immensely successful period for the decorated worship leader after she garnered five Dove nominations, a No. 1 hit song and a best-selling sophomore album Blessings in less than a year's time...
Referred to by Time as "most likely the most often sung artist anywhere," and known for being a songwriter for the generations, sixsteprecords' Chris Tomlin picked up his first GRAMMY® Award, winning Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for And If Our God Is For Us…...
Celebrating 20 years of music and ministry, modern worship trailblazer Paul Baloche is one of today's most influential worship leaders, songwriters and mentors. The Same Love-Baloche's 12th recording with Integrity Music-releases March 13th. Co-produced with Ben Gowell and Michael Rossback, The Same Love forges a progressive path musically, while delivering 13 compelling tracks composed in community with accomplished songwriters Ben Fielding, Kari Jobe, Lincoln Brewster, Jason Ingram, Ed Kerr and All Sons & Daughters among others...
After recently performing alongside American Idol's Fantasia and many others at the 13th Annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration in Indianapolis, social activist and four-time GMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Natalie Grant celebrates the Grammy's this week in honor of her first nomination for her performance of "Alive" off the critically acclaimed album The Story.
Grant will perform the Grammy nominated single at the 20th Annual MovieGuide Awards tonight, Friday, Feb. 10...
Today, Switchfoot announced the dates for their Spring tour, starting later this month. Check it out below...
"As we continue the search for good waves, we are heading to Australia for Soundwave Festival and will be playing- a few headlining shows in Australia and New Zealand during February and March.
We are excited to announce a spring tour of the United States and Canada. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 17th, but you can get your tickets early through www.switchfoot.com. On February 15th we will be hosting our official pre sale which will allow you to purchase our new VIP Experience...
Seven years have passed since the beat-savvy, award-winning artist TobyMac released a remix record. On March 27, TobyMac returns with Dubbed & Freq'd: A Remix Project which features new remixes of several of the biggest songs from his albums Tonight and Portable Sounds. Toby's unique blend of rock, pop, hip hop and urban styles is perfect for the remix treatment and brings an entirely new sound to his songs. While you gear up for getting down with Dubbed & Freq'd, TobyMac is making concert plans as well, having just announced the expansion of his...
Sounds like Switchfoot is making good on their plans to do some remixes for Vice Verses (as they told us in September), however, they also want to involve YOU! Talenthouse.com is hosting a contest to create your own remix for Switchfoot's song "Afterlife" to be included on the EP, Vice Re-Verses. Check out the details below... "Southern California based rock band Switchfoot have ceaselessly brought powerful sounds to the crowd since the 1990's. Still showcasing the same energy that brought them to the spotlight...
Inpop Records announced today that Jimmy Needham's video, "Grace Amazing" has won overwhelming fan support to become "Best Freshmen Video." The video has gone into heavy rotation and will air around twenty-five times this week. Fans vote each week for their favorite video of five listed, between 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EST each Friday. "Grace Amazing" is from Needham's previous CD, Nightlights, and features guest artist Trip Lee...
Clear Sight Music will release FLAME's sixth full-length album, The 6th, on March 6th, via Central South and Infinity Music Distribution. One of Christian hip-hop's premier tastemakers, FLAME's new project features collaborations with a wide variety of artists including Decemberadio, LeCrae, Thi'sl, Young Noah and V.Rose.
A GRAMMY®, two-time Dove Award and two-time Stellar Award nominee, FLAME has sold over 100,000 units while running his own label, Clear Sight Music...
Family Force 5 have just announced their upcoming 2012 Summer Festival season appearances. Check it out below... "We just finished up the Christmas Pageant (with our friends Hawk Nelson & Manafest), and it was amazing. Huge thanks to all of you peeps who SHOWED UP (especially those of you who wore Christmas sweaters with kittens on them). Celebrating the birth of the baby Jesus + rockin' it out with you=legit...
Recorded live at Passion 2012 and featuring sixstepsrecords artists Chris Tomlin, David Crowder* Band, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels and Kristian Stanfill, along with the voices of more than 42,000 college students at Atlanta's Georgia Dome, PASSION: White Flag will release worldwide on March 13th. The album will feature some familiar songs while also highlighting brand new music spurred from Passion 2012...
JFH News Shorts featuring Aaron Gillespie, Write This Down, Rob Beckley, Sent By Ravens, Fireflight, MyChildren MyBride:
On February 28, BEC Recordings will release a six-song live worship EP from Aaron Gillespie. Titled Echo Your Song, the EP will contain the songs "Beautiful Exchange," "We Were Made For You," "Anthem Song," "Jesus Paid It All," "Came To My Rescue," and "I Will Worship You/Hallelujah...
After more than 20 years and 20 No. 1 singles together, Phillips, Craig & Dean will debut their 12th studio project, Breathe In, on March 13 via Fair Trade Services. This release follows the stellar success of their Dove Award-winning album Fearless. That project's breakout single, "Revelation Song," was the longest running single of 2009, spending a whopping 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian charts and nearly a year in the Top 10. Produced by Bernie Herms (Casting Crowns, Natalie Grant) and the group's longtime collaborator Nathan Nockels...
Switchfoot has just announced the relaunch of their fan club--AKA "Friends of the Foot"--as a free perks-filled elite fan club that no longer requires fans to shell out money to be a part of. To sweeten the deal, anyone who signs up will get an exclusive live 3-song EP of songs recorded at the John M. Perkins Benefit show on September 29, 2010. Visit www.switchfoot.com for details on signing up and check out some of the announced details below...
Demon Hunter's sixth full-length album "True Defiance" will be available in stores and online April 10th!
Produced by Aaron Sprinkle (Anberlin, Emery) and mixed by Jason Suecoff (All That Remains, Trivium), "True Defiance" finds Demon Hunter continuing in their hard rock evolution while embracing the components that have always formed the backbone of their music: true metal, dark rock and balladry...
Growing up in rural Georgia, Grammy-nominated indie-rock band After Edmund has just about seen it all. From local concerts and small town origins to the previously mentioned Grammy nomination earned in 2009, After Edmund has been busy. Most recently they’ve self-produced, recorded and released a pair of EP’s, as well as putting an explosive viral video on Youtube.
Such accomplishments have left this group of Georgia natives with a grass roots fan base stretching across the country. Self-described “super-fans” are checking in with the band regularly via social media from even as far as way as Europe and South America...
Just two weeks after his chart-topping final album was released, David Crowder embarked on a promotional trip with K-LOVE Radio supporting the efforts of the Souper Bowl of Caring. Souper Bowl of Caring is a national movement of young people working to fight hunger and poverty in their own communities around the time of the Super Bowl football game. More than 10,000 people were involved in the four-day stretch of sold out shows in multiple cities across the country where over 53,000 pounds of food was given to support the cause...
What If Your Blessings Come Through Raindrops?, the first book by Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated worship leader Laura Story, will release March 13 by Freeman-Smith, a division of Worthy Publishing. The 30-day devotional is based on Story’s #1 song, “Blessings,” nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song. Comprised of 30 daily devotions designed to draw readers into a deeper understanding of God’s sometimes mysterious gifts, What If Your Blessings Come Through Raindrops? includes the devotions “He Loves...
Clear the Stage, the fourth album from Inpop artist Jimmy Needham releasing on March 27, 2012, sees Needham paired with award-winning producer Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Laura Story, Dave Barnes, Aaron Shust) for his most compelling and vulnerable collection of songs to date. As the title cut implies, Clear the Stage is a call to absolute dependence on God. From the lead single, "If I Ever Needed Grace," to the anthemic "My Victory," the idea of acknowledging our need for God's mercy and grace is woven like a thread throughout the album. Musically the album visits much that is familiar to fans of Needham's previous albums, but also pushes the envelope with...
Today, House of Heroes frontman Tim Skipper announced that, upon completion of House of Heroes' brand new album (still untitled, still without an official release date), he will be embarking on a solo acoustic tour -- which you can even help book! Check out his announcement below... "Hey guys! We just wrapped up mixing the new record last night, and it is absolutely ridiculous!!! Unfortunately, now is the time where we get all of our ducks in a row before releasing it, so we’re a...
JFH News Shorts featuring Matthew West, Manafest, Anchor & Braille, Justin McRoberts, Heath McNease, The Burial, Steven Curtis Chapman, Fireflight:
When Matthew West asked his fans in January of 2010 to tell him the stories of their lives, he didn’t expect to get 10,000 stories from all over the globe – or to write 40 songs. From that experience came the acclaimed album The Story of Your Life which has sold over 130,000 albums and had 2 Top 5 radio singles ("My Own Little World" & "Strong Enough"). Now some of those other songs, inspired by real peoples’ stories of struggle, heartbreak and first-hand experience of God’s redemption will be heard for the first time on Matthew’s new...
Worth Dying For's highly-anticipated new album Live Riot - due out February 7th on Ammunition Records - is available now at iTunes ® for an early rate of $7.99. Click here to pre-order at iTunes ®. The special price is only available until the release date, at which time the album price will be $11.99. The iTunes ® album will include 8 exclusive music videos not available anywhere else. Live Riot is releasing amidst a flurry of activity, including a...
After nearly a decade with Christian rock band Hawk Nelson, frontman and founding member Jason Dunn will depart the GRAMMY® and Dove Award nominated group on May 15th. Dunn plans to release his first solo project under the name Lights Go Down later this year.
Dunn spent the last few months recording at Profile Studios in Vancouver, B.C., with RIAA Gold-accredited record producer Steve Kravac (Blink 182, MxPx, Less Than Jake)...
With their latest radio single, "God's Not Dead (Like A Lion)," Newsboys have taken to the top spot on Billboard's CHR charts this week. The hit song, the debut from their latest project God's Not Dead (Inpop Records), is being heard on hundreds of stations across the country as well as quickly climbing up Billboard's AC Indicator, National Audience and AC Monitored radio charts. The single is at No. 20 on Billboard's National Christian Audience Chart and has had an astonishing three million impressions in just the first month at radio...
The sophomore album from Sparrow Records artist Kari Jobe, Where I Find You, launches to No. 10 on the Billboard Top 200 chart selling more than 24,600 copies in its first week at retail. The acclaimed album also lands this week at No. 5 on the Overall Digital Albums, No. 1 on the Overall Christian/Gospel Digital Albums, and No. 1 on the Christian/Gospel-Mainstream Retail Billboard charts. Helping to spark the retail success is the Billboard AC Indicator No. 6 and climbing hit single...
After selling out numerous stops nationwide on her spring co-headlining tour with comedian Anita Renfroe, Mandisa will return this spring as she headlines the "Girls Night Live" tour. Sponsored by well-known philanthropic organization Food For the Hungry, fellow GMA Dove Award nominee Britt Nicole and "Blessings" songstress Laura Story will join the bill. Starting in early February, the tour will visit nearly 40 markets and will wrap in May. A full list of tour dates are listed below, with complete tour information available at www.girlsnightlive.com...
To help advance Show Hope's™ mission of caring for the most pressing needs of orphans around the world and to commemorate the life of Maria Sue Chapman, a star-studded cast is teaming up with the Nashville Symphony to present the classic musical, Rodgers And Hammerstein's Cinderella, Enchanted Edition, for the third annual Show Hope Spring Celebration. This "one-night-only" concert performance will again offer colorful costumes, a flourish of makeup, a dash of dancing, and a good measure of magic...
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