February, 2013
Newsboys' hugely successful "God's Not Dead Tour" spring leg is fully underway with eight tour dates already completed - seven which were in front of sellout crowds! With the tour now in full swing, the band is ramping up for more sellout crowds and more added dates to their 30+ nationwide tour. The most updated tour schedule is listed below. All concertgoers can anticipate getting to hear many of the band's biggest No. 1 hits, such as "God's Not Dead," "Born Again," and their latest chart-topping hit, "Your Love Never Fails," which held the No. 1 spot for seven weeks in a row at Hot AC radio...
Dove Award-winning artist, Aaron Shust, will join platinum selling singer/songwriter, Mark Schultz, on his All Things Possible 2013 Tour that launches March 15, 2013 in Georgia and concludes May 5th in Charlotte, NC. The 20-city tour, presented by Compassion International, also features the Dove-nominated artist Jonny Diaz. Ticket buyers will have the option to purchase a special "VIP Experience" ticket, which includes early entry and premium concert seating, along with a pre-show Q&A session with Schultz, Shust and Diaz. For the most up-to-date concert and ticket information please visit...
2013 is quite the celebration year for Show Hope. The orphan care and adoption ministry, founded by Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth, celebrates ten years of service. To commemorate this astounding milestone, Show Hope has announced their 10-Year Anniversary Celebration. With two days full of fellowship, food, music, and lots of fun for the entire family, the celebration will be held over Memorial Day weekend at both the Show Hope office in Franklin as well as Lipscomb University in Nashville. Further details are listed...
Audio Adrenaline kicks off their highly anticipated "Kings & Queens Tour" this Friday, March 1 in Morganton, North Carolina. The tour will run in 30+ cities across the U.S. and is sponsored by ChildFund International. Audio Adrenaline will release their debut album Kings & Queens March 12 on Fair Trade Services.
The "Kings & Queens Tour" will feature Dove Award winning bands Group 1 Crew and Seventh Day Slumber, as well as Manic Drive, winner of GMA Canada's 2012 Hard Rock/Alternative Album of the Year...
As the Easter season approaches, Christian Music record labels Provident Label Group and Capitol Christian Music Group join forces to create a special collaborative album featuring new recordings of 12 timeless hymns by the industry's most celebrated artists. Releasing March 5, Jesus, Firm Foundation: Hymns of Worship offers music fans a chance to own their favorite church classics such as "Jesus Paid it All," "Blessed Assurance," "It Is Well" and "Holy, Holy, Holy" now reinvented by top voices Newsboys, Matthew West, Brandon Heath, Matt Maher and many more...
Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning Christian recording artist Kari Jobe-along with an impressive list of global partners-is lending her support to the exciting new film NOT TODAY in the fight against human trafficking.
Gripping, entertaining and ultimately redemptive, NOT TODAY helps audiences put a human face on the worldwide problem of modern slavery and exploitation.
"We all have to play a role and do our part to fight against the plague that affects 27 million people and growing," Jobe said...
WE tv announced today that the women's network has greenlit a third season of its popular docu-series, Mary Mary, just ahead of the season two finale airing tomorrow night, February 28 at 9 pm, ET/PT. WE tv has ordered 10, one-hour episodes. Production will begin in Los Angeles in mid-March.
Commented Lauren Gellert, WE tv's SVP of original production & development: "During the current season of Mary Mary, viewers witnessed two incredible births: Tina's baby boy and Erica and Tina's hit single, 'Go Get It,' which went on to win the duo a Grammy Award. It's exactly this type of dimensionality that WE tv spotlights in women...
"How He Loves" writer and popular worship leader John Mark McMillan is the latest to launch a Kickstarter campaign to help fund a new studio recording. With an ambitious goal of $40,000, McMillan has already raised a third of the goal in one day since the campaign launched yesterday! About the project, McMillan writes: "Be the record label for my next album with $40k in 30 days! Let's make this thing together! In this stage of our journey, we have found ourselves in a unique position...
The Seeking will join Emery as special guests on their headlining U.S. tour kicking off April 22nd in Joliet, IL. Also featured on the tour are Wolves At The Gate and Peace Mercutio. The Seeking will head out on the road in early March in support of Jonny Craig alongside support acts Kurt Travis and Hail the Sun (all tour dates below).
The Seeking recently released their debut album, Yours Forever (Razor & Tie) - iTunes Store. Yours Forever was produced by Colby Wedgeworth (The Maine, Burn Halo, This Century, Austin Gibbs)...
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Plumb is releasing her sixth album, NEED YOU NOW, today, February 26. A prolific writer, Plumb uses the project's 13 songs to tell honest stories of struggle, of loss and of restoration. One such song, "Need You Now (How Many Times)" is slated to be featured on tonight's episode of ABC Family's hit show Pretty Little Liars. After a several year hiatus to spend more time with her family, Plumb's artistry was warmly welcomed back at radio with the album's title track holding a...
Swallow the Ocean, the 18th career recording from GRAMMY®-nominated NewSong, releases today. Produced by Seth Mosley (Newsboys), Chris Stevens (TobyMac), and Paul Mills (Bluetree), Swallow the Ocean includes songwriting contributions from Mosley, Stevens, Jason Roy (Building 429), Jared G. Anderson, Don Poythress, Tony Wood, Mia Fieldes, Stephanie Lewis, and NewSong's Eddie Carswell and Russ Lee, among others. The project features the lead single, "Swallow the Ocean," which is ascending Christian radio charts nationwide, and currently receiving airplay on K-LOVE, as well as other key stations...
Set for release April 23, Martin Smith's first full-length solo debut, God's Great Dance Floor, Step 01, is a 12-song collection of personal revival songs born out of a reinvigorated season of living in community with everyday believers. A welcoming invitation to prodigals and faithful alike, God's Great Dance Floor, Step 01 (and Step 02, slated to release October 2013) is a reminder that God's grace is for everyone. From the opening strains of "Awake My Soul...
Christian Rockers STRYPER released today "Bleeding from the Inside Out," the first digital single off the forthcoming album Second Coming due for release on Frontiers Records on March 26th in North America. The song is one of the 2 original tracks that can be found on this new release (with the other being "Blackened"). The other 14 songs making up the new album are brand new recordings of STRYPER classics taken from the band's first three albums: "The Yellow and Black Attack," "Soldiers Under Command...
Newworldson received a 2013 JUNO Award nomination, as announced by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) during a media conference held in Toronto on Tuesday. The band was recognized in the category of Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for its April 2012 release, Rebel Transmission. The JUNO nod marks Newworldson's fourth nomination in this category...
Reaching its midpoint last weekend, the internationally top-ranked Winter Jam Tour Spectacular reports a record-setting 23 sellouts to date this year. Playing in 24 cities so far, the tour drew more than 19,000 people at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, and 18,000 at Columbus, Ohio's Schottenstein Center, while nearly 16,000 packed Charlotte, North Carolina's Time Warner Cable Arena. This year Winter Jam has seen almost 300,000 attendees to date, with 20 more concerts slated through March...
On February 26th, Capitol Records will release the 2013 Grammy nominated album Gold from Britt Nicole, a Nashville-based artist who marks the label's latest pop singer/songwriter signing. The newly repackaged Gold which was released on Sparrow Records in March 2012 and debuted at number 41 on the Top 100 Billboard Chart signals Britt's emergence as a pop phenom of uncommon substance and soul. The first time Grammy nominee spent her inaugural Grammys presenting awards in the pre-telecast...
It was 2011 when Hillsong UNITED released Aftermath, their No. 1 international hit and highest-selling album to date. Now after a two-year wait, UNITED is set to release Zion, their latest studio project. Zion will be available next Tuesday, February 26 (Capitol CMG) and is their 12th full-length album and third studio recording.
Running through street date, fans can listen to the full album for free on iTunes. This is available only in the U.S. and Canada and is accessible to all desktop computers and iPads. Click here to listen to...
BEC Recordings' and GRAMMY-nominated artist Jeremy Camp celebrates another No. 1 Billboard Christian Album debut with his most recent studio album Reckless. The album immediately shot to the top of the iTunes Christian & Gospel chart as well as in the Top 10 on the overall albums chart. This marks Camp's third No. 1 Billboard Christian Album debut in his career.
Rounding out his stellar street week, Camp appeared on FoxNews LIVE last Friday talking about his album and recent book release, I Still Believe (Tyndale House Publishers)...
Internationally acclaimed band, The City Harmonic, set about "getting people in on the act-hearts pounding and feet moving" from its outset just a little over two years ago. Since that time, the band went from anonymity to widespread acclaim, headlining tours across North America and gathering numerous awards along the way. Adding to its list of accolades, The City Harmonic received its first nomination yesterday from The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) for a "Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year" 2013 JUNO Award for the band's widely acclaimed and first full-length album, I Have A Dream (It Feels Like Home). The 42nd Annual JUNO Awards, hosted by Michael Bublé, will air on Canada's most watched television network, CTV, Sunday, April 21...
Roadrunner Records has announced its signing of The Devil Wears Prada. Deeply-rooted as one of the most potent and powerful bands in modern American metal, The Devil Wears Prada will make their label debut with an as-yet-untitled new LP, executive produced by Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage, with producer/engineer Matt Goldman, expected to arrive fall 2013.
Mike Hranica, front man of The Devil Wears Prada said, "We've put so much time into the new songs already, and we're really happy where things are sitting...
Word Worship artist Meredith Andrews and husband Jacob Sooter welcomed their second son into the world Sunday night at their home near Chicago, IL. The baby boy, Remington Ezra Sooter, was born at 9:37 p.m. weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces and measuring 20.67 inches. The couple's first child, Maverick, is two. This past January, Meredith Andrews' third studio album, Worth It All, debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard's Christian & Gospel chart and received rave reviews from both critics and fans alike...
On Wednesday, February 20, three time GRAMMY® Nominated artist Mandisa will join the welcome celebration for the return of beloved anchor, Robin Roberts to ABC's Good Morning America. Mandisa will be on the set to perform her hit song "Stronger" during the 8 AM (ET) hour of the morning show. The powerful anthem "Stronger" was used by the No. 1 rated program several times last fall when the show updated the anchor's progress following Roberts' hiatus following a bone marrow transplant...
Minnesota rockers, Silverline are proud to announce the release of their first single, "Lights Out" which is now available to all digital retailers. The band's new song is heating up the charts on radio right now to as it's about to enter the top 10 at Christian Rock radio in only 3 weeks. To hear the track, their label DREAM Records has released a streaming version on their YouTube channel for you to check out...
Josh Wilson's long-awaited single "Carry Me" is available for digital purchase on iTunes today! This single is an open window into the recent struggles and victories in Josh's life. Josh describes the message behind the song "Carry Me" in his latest blog saying, "I never fully understood that Jesus is all that I need until He was all that I had...
Multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning recording artist John Schlitt's music video, "Faith & Freedom," is featured on a new limited-edition DVD produced by Faith & Freedom Coalition, a grassroots movement for time-honored values, stronger families and individual freedom. The single, "Faith & Freedom," is from Schlitt's fourth solo CD, The Greater Cause.
Titled "One Nation Under God-Restoring American Greatness," the DVD features some of the most respected conservative voices in the nation...
Steven Curtis Chapman brings his inspirational sound back home to his rural Kentucky origins on Deep Roots, the latest exclusive album release from Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®. The new 12-track CD will feature stand-out collaborations with bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs and some of Nashville’s finest players, as well as three generations of Chapman family members including: Chapman’s father, Herb Chapman Sr., brother, Herb Chapman Jr., son, Caleb Chapman, and daughter-in-law, Jillian Edwards Chapman. The uniquely personal album will be available for purchase in all Cracker Barrel locations, iTunes and Amazon.com beginning March 11, 2013...
Critically acclaimed artist and songwriter Crowder is set to kick off his nationwide “It’ll Cure What Ails Ya” Tour beginning February 27 in Atlanta, Ga. Crowder, as part of an eight-piece bluegrass-ish collective, will venture across the US exclusively playing small and intimate clubs. Joining him on the 20-plus date tour is new duo Stetson & Cia. Tickets are limited and available now at www.CrowderMusic.com...
Sanctus Real just hit the top spot at radio for the eighth time in their career. "Promises," the latest single from their newly released sixth studio project Run, grabbed the No.1 slot at Hot AC this week. With a No. 1 hit single, a brand new CD and a new headlining tour that kicked off this week, the boys of Sanctus Real are certainly enjoying this moment in their career. For its first week out, Run is already at No. 5 on the Top Christian/Gospel Digital Albums...
BEC recording artist JEREMY CAMP has released a new video for his single "Reckless", the title track off of his brand new album, Reckless, available for purchase on iTunes now. This is his first studio album release in five years, and he is excited to share what God has been doing in his life on this new record. Jeremy is a contemporary Christian musician who is no stranger to success. Since the release of his debut album, Stay, in 2002, he has had an outstanding career with thirty two number one radio singles...
Fans of MercyMe, Jeremy Camp, Tedashii, Kutless, Family Force 5, Luminate, Adam Cappa, Rhett Walker Band and Tim Timmons can play a special role in the filming and production of a new documentary that features a behind-the-scenes look at The Rock & Worship Roadshow. Roadshow - The Film, sponsored by Grand Canyon University, will reveal a story of...
Multi-Platinum Contemporary and Classical musician David Phelps is ready to make 2013 just as great as 2012. Last year, Phelps released a solo album entitled Classics. The album hit the Billboard "Classical Crossover Albums" chart at number seven in late November. Peaking at the number five spot, Classics stayed within the top 15 spots on the chart throughout December. Phelps was also honored to be nominated as the number 5 best album of the year according to The J.M. Blaine 2012 Soul of Music Awards...
CCM legend Carman has just announced that he has been diagnosed with Myeloma Cancer. Please keep the singer in your prayers. Below is Carman's personal letter to his fans via Facebook about the diagnosis... "I have delayed writing this but those of you I call friends and supporters, who have prayed for me and this ministry need to know about this new battle that lies ahead. One week ago I was diagnosed with Myeloma Cancer. It is incurable...
Jeremy Camp will appear LIVE tomorrow on FoxNews online LIVE to talk about his recent release Reckless as well as his book I Still Believe. Tune in tomorrow by going to http://live.foxnews.com/ at 1:20 PM ET / 12:20 PM CST. Camp released Reckless this Tuesday to much-acclaim from fans and media. The album immediately shot to the top of the iTunes Christian & Gospel chart where it still remains as well as in the Top 10 on the overall albums chart...
BEC Recordings' Seventh Day Slumber is set to release a full-length worship album, Love & Worship, on March 12. This album will feature well-known Christian anthems such as Matt Redman's GRAMMY®-winning song "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)" as well as original worship songs. Love & Worship is a passionate and heartfelt worship record that is absolutely true to their style. Seventh Day Slumber has made a name for themselves in the world of Christian rock...
Modern Rock favorites THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH releases this week its first-ever independent video, "War Of Change," from the band's independently released, 5-star acclaimed and No. 1 selling Billboard Hard Rock album, The End Is Where We Begin. The video can be seen now at http://youtu.be/HdnTSXUWd3E. The single and album can also be downloaded at iTunes® and Amazon.com. "This song embodies the heart and soul of this record [The End Is Where We Begin]," says TFK frontman Trevor McNevan...
The new release from Spoken entitled Illusion is out today via eOne Entertainment. The album was produced by Jasen Rauch (RED, Breaking Benjamin). Illusion can be streamed on Loudwire through February 18th at this location: http://loudwire.com/spoken-Illusion-exclusive-album-stream/. Spoken is comprised of Matt Baird, Oliver Crumpton, and Ryan Pei. Illusion is a concept with which most can relate...
A recent article on Metal Injection reported that metal legends Metallica had asked that their music not to be used during U.S. interrogations, so Demon Hunter "volunteered" -- according to the shooter of Osama Bin Laden. In reply to this accusation that put Demon Hunter at the end of many fans' and internet readers' proverbial barrels, the band posted on their Facebook page the following... "As you can imagine, our inboxes and phones (and those of our representatives) have been flooded with messages asking us how we feel about the Esquire article on the raid that brought Osama Bin Laden...
In celebration of Valentine's Day, multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning recording artist John Schlitt gives the gift of music this week with a free download of "The Gift," the most recent single on the legendary vocalist's fourth solo CD, The Greater Cause. Music lovers are invited to visit SchlittShop.com on Valentine's Day, where they can download "The Gift" for free on February 14. A link to the free download will be delivered via email...
Capitol Christian Music Group celebrated triple wins with ForeFront records' TobyMac and sixstepsrecords/Sparrow Records' Matt Redman at last weekend's 55th annual GRAMMY® Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. TobyMac added to the whirlwind success of his latest release EYE ON IT, which took home the award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. This marks the former dcTalk frontman's second GRAMMY® as a solo artist and his sixth career win. The award comes after the album's impressive debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and iTunes® Overall...
Join Team TobyMac for the Nashville Country Music Marathon on April 27, 2013. Choose the 2.6 mile mini-marathon, 13.1 mile half-marathon, or (if you dare) the full marathon. Raise funds to support the cause of diverse-city and New Hope Academy. Meet TobyMac, enjoy a pasta dinner, an intimate concert and a post-race party, Plus receive a team gift bag, full of signature Team TobyMac gear, designed by TobyMac himself. Check out the video below to hear about the event from TobyMac...
Tooth & Nail Records announces I Am Empire's sophomore release, Anchors, which will release on March 26. This album follows the release of the highly successful debut Kings (2011). Since their debut, this San Jose-based band has logged endless miles of sweat equity on the road, supporting the likes of Emery, Brian "Head" Welch and Project 86, alongside its own headlining outing, plus a pair of performances at Germany's enormous Christmas Rock Night festival. "We're always writing, and even when Kings was just finished, we got right back to writing and continued throughout the next year-and-a-half...
Last night's GRAMMY® win for TobyMac adds to the whirlwind success of his latest release EYE ON IT, which took home the award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album. This marks his second GRAMMY® as a solo artist and his sixth career win. The award comes after the album's impressive debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and iTunes® Overall Album charts and following his first American Music Award win. The GRAMMY® was announced during the pre-show at the 55th annual GRAMMY® Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles...
sixstepsrecords' Matt Redman won a total of two GRAMMY® Awards last night at the 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards in Los Angeles. Hailed as one of the most influential songwriters of this generation, Redman picked up his first GRAMMY® Awards yesterday-one as an artist, one as a songwriter-winning in the category of Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance in addition to Best Contemporary Christian Music Song for his hugely popular hit, "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)." Written by Redman along with songwriter Jonas Myrin, the song made an impressive 16-week run at No. 1 on Christian Radio in 2012...
My Block/Columbia Records artists, Mary Mary secured the Grammy® for Best Gospel Song at last night's awards bringing their career Grammy® count to four. The win comes on the heels of two Image Award wins along with five Stellar Award wins in 2013 alone - all for their hit single/album "Go Get It." The Urban and Gospel music superstar duo is currently enjoying the success of their originally scripted WE tv reality series, now in its second season which has just been ranked by Nielsen Media as the #1 TV show for African American women in their timeslot on cable...
Released amidst international acclaim in August of last year and launching to the top of multiple retail sales charts, Israel & New Breed's Jesus At The Center received a GRAMMY Award yesterday from The Recording Academy during the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, which were broadcast live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on the CBS Television Network. Receiving an award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song for the hit AC radio single from the album, "Your Presence Is Heaven" (a tie with Matt Redman's "10,000 Reasons...
(February, 2013) Following the momentum of his latest music video, "Bombs Away" (Feat. Rachael Lampa), Jonathan Thulin just wrapped on his new music video, "Dead Come To Life" (Feat. Charmaine). Jonathan sent us some photos from he shoot that we thought we'd share with all of you. Currently, there is no release date set as of yet but we'll keep you posted as we are getting ready to put the plans in motion to launch it soon. "Dead Come To Life" is also going to radio next week too so be sure to start...
JJ Heller is the picture of a true working mother. While raising her two young girls, Heller has been busy putting the final touches on her upcoming album LOVED (releasing March 12), and preparing to hit the road as the main support for Sanctus Real in eighteen cities during the first two months of "The Promises" Tour, also featuring Unspoken and Bread of Stone.
"Our family has enjoyed a wonderful time of rest at home as we've worked toward the release of LOVED," Heller says. "Now that we're finally on the verge of...
Sony Creative Software has launched an official remix contest featuring "Love Won't Leave Me Alone," the current single release from Grammy and Dove Award winner John Schlitt's The Greater Cause CD. Fans of music remixes are encouraged to embellish the song using Sony's ACIDxpress software or any other software and sounds and samples from the Sony Loop Library. All entries are due by February 28...
Rock band Wavorly, who announced their breakup in December and released a final project of b-sides and unreleased songs last month, has just announced the details of their final live performance, which is to take place in Nashville, TN.
"We are having our final show on Tuesday, March 12 at 7 PM at a wonderful club called The Rutledge in Nashville, TN. We would be thrilled if you could find a way to make it out and celebrate our time as a band with us. Online...
Hip Hop/Dance artist Rapture Ruckus's BEC Recordings full-length debut Open Your Eyes has topped the chart in New Zealand for the first time since its 2011 release. The band announced today, "You did it! This week our latest album Open Your Eyes went to #1 on the New Zealand Album Charts. Mad love to all our crazy fans for your support. You guys are awesome." Rapture Ruckus also recently made a new song, "In Crowd," free for fans. "As our way of saying thanks please go get a FREE copy of "In Crowd...
Jenny Simmons, the celebrated singer-songwriter and former frontwoman of the Dove Award-nominated band Addison Road, is receiving incredible praise for her much-anticipated debut solo project, The Becoming, available nationwide this week. Simmons doesn't disappoint on any level with this heartfelt and deeply authentic project, which debuted at No. 5 upon release on the iTunes® Christian & Gospel Charts...
Throughout her decade+ career as an award-winning songwriter and chart-topping recording artist, PLUMB has established herself as a multi-faceted musical force. Now, on the heels of several #1 Billboard radio hits in multiple formats, Plumb is set for a February 26th release of her sixth studio album, NEED YOU NOW. After a several year hiatus to spend more time with her family, Plumb's artistry was warmly welcomed back at radio with the album's title track holding a 5-week stay atop of the Billboard Christian CHR chart as well as Top 10 status at Christian AC...
B.Reith has injected a dose of optimism in a world that's taken its share of setbacks with the release of his video "2 Steps Forward", which was co-directed by Matthew Robertson (CIK Productions) and Calvin Nowell (Nside Entertainment). http://youtu.be/zfGP3qmpZSE
When B.Reith was asked about the meaning of the song, here is what he said: "Well, 2 Steps Forward is definitely a fun party track. But lyrically I was being transparent about...
2011 Dove Awards' "Artist of the Year," Francesca Battistelli, released her brand new single, "Strangely Dim," from her Hundred More Years Deluxe Edition album today to iTunes. Written by Battistelli, Seth Mosely and Mia Fields, the track features inspiring lyrics fused with her distinctive pop/soul sound. The full album, featuring "Strangely Dim" and four additional new songs, will be made available for purchase on March 12. On March 7, the second leg of her "Hundred More Years Tour" commences in Toronto with special guests The Afters and Kyle Sherman...
BEC Recordings' artist Jeremy Camp is gearing up for his highly anticipated new studio project, Reckless, releasing next Tuesday, February 12 on BEC Recordings. Not only will he be releasing his first studio album since his GRAMMY-nominated release Speaking Louder Than Before (2008), Camp is also releasing his personal story, I Still Believe, on Tyndale House Publishers. It is his new-found life passion that spurs on this upcoming release and book - to live his life Recklessly for God...
As one of Christian music's most celebrated and acclaimed artists, Steven Curtis Chapman has sold over 10 million albums, charted 47 No. 1 singles, won five GRAMMY® awards, received 57 Dove Awards, and recorded more than 200 songs on 18 original albums. In continued celebration of more than 25 years of writing, recording and ministry, #1's Vol. 2 will release on February 12. As the follow up to his 2012 release #1's Vol. 1, #1's Vol. 2 features 14 more of his biggest songs...
Frontiers Records is proud to announce the signing of iconic Christian rockers Stryper to a multi-album deal. The first release, SECOND COMING, will be released in North America on March 26th. Produced by Stryper frontman Michael Sweet, the new 16-track album includes new recordings of 14 songs from the band's early years as well as 2 brand new songs.
Sweet commented, "We're really excited about this record. The re-recorded songs are sounding awesome...better than the originals in many ways! One word to describe the record? Heavier...
Silverline will release their third studio album, Lights Out, April 9th via DREAM Records. We are proud to present the reveal of the album cover art. The cover was designed by Silverline's bassist, Nathan Langert. "This album is really special to us. A lot of what we talk about is transforming from the old to the new, living new days and letting go of the past. In Christ, we've been changed and we can turn the "Lights Out" on the old man and rise up as a new creation. It's a story we hope to tell as we travel...
The two-time GRAMMY-nominated rock group RED will unleash their fourth album RELEASE THE PANIC in both Deluxe and Standard editions on Tuesday, February 5 via Essential (Provident Label Group/Sony). ARTISTDirect is streaming RELEASE THE PANIC in its entirety today (Monday, February 4); listen to the full album: http://bit.ly/11kZoZk and read the track-by-track Q&A with RED here: http://bit.ly/VLKZ2i. The video for the album title track, "Release The Panic," premieres today exclusively on Revolver magazine online. The concept for the post-apocalyptic, revolution fantasy clip was created...
For Today have announced an April 2nd release date for their forthcoming EP/DVD, Prevailer. The EP will feature 5 songs (four new songs and one acoustic track) and the DVD will feature a 90 plus minute film about the band from their humble beginnings to sharing the stage worldwide. Live footage was filmed from the band's full summer spent on the 2012 Van's Warped Tour as well as from their 2012 Fight the Silence headline tour. The DVD will also feature select official music videos...
In four days, students attending Passion 2013 raised more than $3 million to fund the freedom fight for the more than 27 million human slaves currently trapped in the trenches of captivity. More than 60,000 students gathered from 56 countries and over 2,000 universities wanting to shine a light on slavery and awaken the nation, and ultimately the world, to the fact that slavery still exists. During the final session of Passion 2013, students heard from Passion founder, Louie Giglio, who asked students to take what happened inside of their hearts and inside the walls of the Georgia Dome this week and carry it into the world...
Bryan Olesen, lead vocalist and founding member of Christian pop/rock band VOTA, will be featured on "FoxNews.com LIVE" Friday, February 1 at 12:15 pm CST. In the interview to be streamed live, Olesen will discuss VOTA's "Love Found Me" Campaign which, in partnership with Tiny Hands International, is seeking to help stop the flow of human trafficking across the border of Nepal into India. Funds from the campaign will go directly to support five border monitoring stations for five years, which could potentially intercept as many as 3000 children...
It was a special night when Andrew Peterson made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry recently and delighted the crowd with two of his songs, "Dancing in the Minefields" and his new single, "You'll Find Your Way." Grand Ole Opry member Ricky Skaggs made Peterson's introduction while remembering his first Opry performance and what it means to stand on the historic Ryman stage. Both of Peterson's performances were met with lengthy applause, while some of the audience jumped to their feet--a rare response for a new artist on the show. One woman in the crowd was overheard to say, "These are the two best songs of the show so far tonight." Peterson was thrilled and honored with the response...
Swallow the Ocean, the 18th career recording from GRAMMY-nominated NewSong, one of Christian music's most influential bands, is slated to bow February 26. Produced by Seth Mosley (Newsboys, Peter Furler), Chris Stevens (TobyMac, Sanctus Real) and longtime NewSong collaborator Paul Mills (Bluetree; Phillips, Craig & Dean), the project features 11 selections showcasing the signature pop hooks, tight harmonies and strong evangelistic focus that have been the band's hallmark for three decades...
Music icon Michael W. Smith performed for a capacity crowd of 2,800 at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City this weekend. The concert, part of an extended New York City weekend fan experience, featured a guest choir comprising 300 members and fans from more than 30 states and six countries, who joined Smith on stage for songs including "Above All," "Total Praise" and "Agnus Dei," among others. The highlight of Smith's 4-day, 3-night destination fan event (Jan. 24-27) was the Saturday evening show...
Fair Trade Services (formerly INO Records) are no strangers to allowing fans to preorder an album and get to listen to it early. Formerly, projects from Sara Groves, Disciple and Phil Whickam were made available weeks before their street dates to anyone who preordered the album via the artist's website. The newly resurrected Audio Adrenaline is also new to the Fair Trade family, and those who want to preorder the band's new record (which features Kevin Max on lead vocals), Kings and Queens now through AudioA.com will get a chance to hear all ten brand new songs in a special private album streaming. Kings and Queens releases to music listeners everywhere on March 12th...
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