June, 2009
Multi-platinum selling R&B/Gospel Superstars BeBe & CeCe Winans
are together again ready to release their first album together in over 15 years. As fan anticipation mounts, BeBe and CeCe have
released their single "Close to You" on iTunes so fans can get a taste of what is to come.
Today, June 30, diehard followers and newcomers alike can experience what many have been waiting for, a sample of BeBe and
CeCe's forthcoming project. The "Close To You" single has already received rave reviews across the airwaves and for those who...
Platinum-selling and Dove award-winning artists Mark Schultz and
Point Of Grace will be hitting the road together for the first time ever on the
30-city “Come Alive” fall tour. Featuring the fan’s favorite songs spanning each artist’s celebrated career, Mark Schultz will
also be playing new songs from his highly anticipated, fifth studio album, Come Alive (in stores Aug. 25), and Point Of Grace
will be playing songs from its current, critically acclaimed, How You Live...
FLATFOOT 56 is set to blast through the summer with a whirlwind of energy and
action as they bring their spirited Celtic-punk to fans around the globe. The Chicago foursome has confirmed a number of
special appearances at US and international festivals, that launched last Friday, June 26 with a powerful set at Summerfest in
Milwaukee, WI. Tour stops also include performances at the Cornerstone Festival (July 2 & 3 in Bushnell, IL)...
JFH News Shorts featuring GRITS, Newsboys, Plumb, David Crowder*Band, FM Static, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, Mat Kearney:
GRITS' Stacy "Coffee" Jones (left) and Teron "Bonafide" Carter (right) show off their acting chops on the set of their new
music video, "Fly Away," filmed June 14-15, 2009 in Atlanta. Produced by Dust, the video, which will release to national video
outlets next month, features a guest appearance by hip hop producer Diamond D.
Newsboys' latest release, In the Hands of God, featuring the no. 1 radio hit of the same title is available for
digital purchase June 25-29...
Show HopeTM, the adoption ministry of Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman, announces the
official opening of Maria's Big House of Hope on July 2nd in Luoyang, China. As the finishing touches are being made to this
healing home for special needs orphans, the offices of Show Hope, located in Franklin, Tennessee, celebrated stateside for the
hope and future of these orphans Tuesday evening at an invite-only open house for friends and family...
Inpop Records artists captured the top spots at Christian radio this week, with singer/songwriter Mat Kearney dominating the
CHR chart and pop-rock outfit Everyday Sunday claiming the No. 1 song at Rock radio.
“Closer to Love,” the debut single from Kearney’s new Inpop/Columbia/Aware project,
City of Black & White, marks his first No. 1 song at Christian radio.
Chris Hauser of Hauser Promotions, who is promoting the song to radio, comments, "I'm thrilled and honored to be attached to...
Platinum-selling, Dove Award winning recording artist, Mark Schultz,
releases his long-awaited, fifth studio album, Come Alive, Aug. 25 on Word Records. One of Christian music’s most
acclaimed singer/songwriters, Schultz’s first new studio album in nearly three years is also his most personal recording to
date, inviting listeners to “Come Alive” through these songs birthed by stories of hope, loss, joy and redemption.
New for Schultz...
Multi-platinum, GRAMMY and AMA winning rock band Third Day
received the news this week that the Atlanta-based group has been selected as a new inductee into the Georgia Music Hall of
Fame. The 31st Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Show takes place Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at the Georgia World
Conference Center in Atlanta, GA. The show will broadcast live on Georgia Public Broadcasting viewed locally on Atlanta’s
Channel 8...
JFH News Shorts featuring Jars Of Clay, Britt Nicole, August Burns Red, Abel, Sleeping Giant, Hands:
Today, Jars Of Clay debuted a new music video for their song "Two Hands" from their latest album, The Long Fall Back To Earth.
Vocalist Dan Haseltine writes, "Sometimes music videos tell stories. This video tells the story of a band's journey to get our
own hands dirty. Someone once defined the role of an artist as the act of looking at the world and describing it...
This will be a good summer for fans of PROJECT 86 who will be treated to the band's newest full-length album
PICKET FENCE CARTEL, slated for release on July 14, 2009 via Tooth and Nail. If that's not enough, the boys are also going to
be hitting the road with Haste the Day and The Chariot on the Scream the Prayer tour (see dates below).
Their seventh full length album, Picket Fence Cartel sees Project 86 returning to their aggressive roots while also taking more
chances musically...
On the heels of the most successful record of their career, Atlantic/Ardent/INO Records’ active rockers
Skillet will end the nearly 3-year spanse between projects with “AWAKE,”
available in stores and at all online retailers on August 25th.
Produced by Howard Benson, (Daughtry, My Chemical Romance, The All American Rejects), the project is available now for...
Jason Gray, one of Christian music’s premiere
singer/songwriters, is poised to release his second studio album on Centricity Music. Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue will be
available at all CBA retail outlets on September 1, 2009 and will be distributed by Word Distribution.
Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue was produced by Jason Ingram...
JFH Evening News Shorts featuring Seabird, Thousand Foot Krutch, Cindy Morgan, The Almost, mewithoutYou: On September 8th,
the same day that Thousand Foot Krutch's new album Welcome To The Masquerade drops, fans will get the opportunity
to experience "Deja Vu," a collection of the past 3 albums on 3 discs in one set. EMI describes it as:
"In the past 9 years, Thousand Foot Krutch have made a name for themselves and delighted fans with their infectious rock
anthems “Rawkfist”, “Move”, “Phenomenon”, and countless others while selling over 600,000 albums...
JFH Morning News Shorts featuring Day Of Fire, August Burns Red, For Today, The Showdown: Day Of Fire has been buzzing on their Twitter and MySpace in recent weeks about their long awaited forthcoming album. The record,
rumored to be titled Losing All was originally slated for a Fall, 2009 release. JFH spoke with someone at the band's
new label home, Razor & Tie, this week who told us the record has been postponed until 2010. The label's reasoning? "To give it
the proper set up." Hopefully it'll be worth the wait! We'll keep you posted on any future updates...
House Of Heroes latest full length CD The End Is Not The End sold over
2000 units in 24 hours on Amazon.com yesterday garnering them spots as Amazon’s #1 Album and #1 MP3 artist.
The band also recently released The Acoustic End on Itunes, EP includes
new acoustic bonus tracks, "New Moon" and "Ghost" as well as a reworked version of "If". As well out now is their ode to the
Beatles tribute; House of Heroes Meets The Beatles EP...
Steven Curtis Chapman fans displayed “a father’s love” for their children in a
special Father’s Day video tribute that features Chapman’s hit single “Cinderella.” Fans were encouraged to submit family photos
and as a result, over 150 photos were chosen to create two heart-warming videos on animoto.com. To view these unique Father’s
Day tributes visit: http://www.tangle.com/stevencurtischapman. In addition, everyone is invited to create his or her own Father’s Day video to “Cinderella” by visiting:
http://animoto.com/create?partner=emi&song_key=mN1w5dpWuGSq5ksSEBY0aw...
After a stellar debut, Fee is prepping to release
their sophomore album titled Hope Rising with the first single “Glory to God Forever” going for adds at radio on Jun. 19.
“We are thrilled that the success of the first record is giving us a platform with Hope Rising to inject God into the
equation of tragedy and uncertainty going on in the world,” says front man Steve Fee...
JFH News Shorts featuring House Of Heroes, Hawk Nelson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Cool Hand Luke, Haste The Day: Many of you
have probably already heard, but House Of Heroes' stellar The End Is Not The End (the 2008 tracklisting version)
is available for download in its entirety TODAY ONLY for $1.99!!
Check it out here at Amazon.com...
“It is the purest form of Raw Rock” Showbread guitarist Mike Jensen says of their
new album The Fear Of God, which is being released on Tooth And Nail records August 11th, 2009. “It’s the best definition of
Showbread”. Not being able to fit their style of high energy, danceable rock music conveniently into any genre, Showbread began
describing themselves as “Raw Rock” early in their career. When the first dissonant chord of the opening track “I’m Lost...
JFH News Shorts featuring Everyday Sunday, Switchfoot, Skillet: Best Night Of Our Lives, the latest album from Everyday Sunday drops today! And for those who grab their music on iTunes,
you can get the new remix of the album's title track, mixed by Soul Glow Activatur of Family Force 5 for just .99 cents! Check
it out now on iTunes.
Via the band's official Twitter account today, Switchfoot announced the track listing for a vinyl version...
The second of a three-part story featuring Big Daddy Weave’s Mike Weaver
and his “90 in ‘09” weight loss challenge is scheduled to broadcast this Wednesday, June 17 on CBN’s nationally syndicated
program, The 700 Club.
Since its launch at the beginning of 2009, Weaver has lost 45 lbs through a diet, exercise and mentoring program created by
90in09 support team members Dr. Asa Andrew...
Word Records’ rock newcomers Remedy Drive are
currently celebrating their sixth week at the top of the CHR chart with their breakout single, “All Along.” Their No. 1 slot
also marked the last No. 1 song on R&R’s CHR chart.
The group also recently teamed up with Air 1 and Creation Festival for a unique summer road trip promotion...
JFH News Shorts featuring Nevertheless, Project 86, Joy Williams, Starflyer 59: Despite murmurs from the band about calling it quits this Fall, Nevertheless has decided to keep trucking on
as an independent act and are working again on new music! The band wrote today, "Also, we will keep you posted on twitter and
myspace about some new music we're recording right now... music about falling in love... the ocean... the summer... an EP."
More to come soon. The release of Project 86's
Picket Fence Cartel is less than a month away now...
Worship artist and renowned songwriter Matt Maher,
whose breakout composition, “Your Grace is Enough” appeared on his 2008 debut Empty & Beautiful, recently completed recording
his widely-anticipated follow-up Alive Again set to release September 22.
Alive Again, Maher’s second studio recording with Essential records, solidly captures the penetrating spirit and
charisma he has become known for in a live setting...
Christian music’s favorite tween group, pureNRG,
is scheduled to release their fourth studio album (including a Christmas album) on Fervent Records, July 14, 2009.
The Real Thing was once again produced by the winning team of Rob Hawkins (Jackson Waters) and Mark Hammond (Everlife, Cheetah
Girls, Ashley Tisdale).
“It’s unbelievable that we’re already releasing our fourth studio album this summer,” says pureNRG. “We had fun recording the
new CD and think that our fans will like it. We can’t wait to start performing the new songs for everyone on...
Bema Media has announced the signings of singer-songwriter Lara Landon and Canadian rockers
Manic Drive, whose upcoming album will be released through a partnership with
Whiplash Records. With these new acquisitions, Bema Media is expanding beyond their current teen/tween roster that includes
such popular acts as Mission Six, Jasmine, The Rubyz and the iShine Tour.
Manic Drive's latest release Blue will hit stores on August 18th...
JFH News Shorts featuring Skillet, Day Of Fire, Winter Wonder Slam Tour, Showbread: Early this morning, Skillet announced... "The official SKILLET pre-sale for the new album "AWAKE" will launch on Monday,
June 15th!!! Order links will be available on http://skillet.com and http://myspace.com/skilletmusic.
Thanks! Skillet." Awake releases August 25. Former Essential Records rock band Day Of Fire returns with a
new album via Razor & Tie records this August...
Along with a brand new song on her MySpace page, Rebecca St. James released today this word of encouragement, titled "Giving Him All You've Got"...
"God calls us to use whatever talents He's provided in order to expand His kingdom. If you'll use the abilities that He's given
you for His glory, He promises to give you even more. He will develop the skills you have so that your talents will continue to
improve. I've seen this demonstrated many times in my life when I found myself doing something I never would have dreamed of...
Formerly known as the female half of the popular duo Watermark, Christy Nockels
solo debut with sixstepsrecord’s Life Light Up has made a top ten debut on the CCM Christian SoundScan charts, top 5 debut on
the SoundScan digital album chart, and sparked critical acclaim with media nationwide, as seen in the reviews below:
“Her solo debut favorably melds her veteran experience in leading worship and professional performance… ...
Superchick surprises young fan Stephanie Vorm, who suffers from aplastic
anemia, at the Nashville Zoo on Saturday, May 30. The band met with Stephanie and her family for a day of fun arranged by the
"Make-A-Wish Foundation," an organization that helps grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions. The
eight-year-old's dream was to spend a day with her favorite band, Superchick, whose music played a significant role in getting...
Matthew West greeted Dr. Robert H. Schuller, founding pastor of
Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., on Sunday, May 31, 2009 before appearing on "Hour of Power," the church's weekly,
hour-long service watched by an estimated 20 million viewers. West played three songs during the program, including his hit
"The Motions," currently No. 1 on the...
JFH News Shorts featuring Everyday Sunday, Bethany Dillon, Project 86: Today, Everyday Sunday posted 10 songs from their new album Best Night Of Our Lives, which releases next week,
streaming on their myspace! "Go to www.myspace.com/everydaysunday
to get a huge sneak peak of the new album, Best Night Of Our Lives! You can hear 10 of new songs (that's all MySpace
will allow), including the remix for the single, "Best Night Of Our Lives" featuring Soul Glow Activator from Family Force 5...
JFH News Shorts featuring Everyday Sunday, Bethany Dillon, Project 86: On Monday (tomorrow!), June 8th, Everyday Sunday will begin streaming their entire new album Best Night Of Our Lives
on their MySpace page! The guys write, "Go there now to check out the Family Force 5 remix + 3 new songs at Myspace now!
Listen to the whole album streaming starting Monday!
Best Night Of Our Lives in stores June 16th.
Make sure you join our official facebook page and twitter accounts through our Myspace page as well...
An enthusiastic crowd invaded Cabana on Tuesday, June 2 to celebrate Rascal Flatts’ chart-topper, “Here Comes Goodbye.”
Co-written by Chris Sligh and Clint Lagerberg, the song helped make the trio’s latest album, Unstoppable, the top-selling album
in the country, with more than 350,000 copies sold in the first week alone.
Produced by Dann Huff, “Here Comes Goodbye” is the first no. 1 for both Sligh and Lagerberg, who were also nominated...
JFH Midnight News Shorts featuring Demon Hunter, Project 86, Krystal Meyers, August Burns Red, and Maylene & The Sons
Of Disaster: Demon Hunter is now selling tickets for their "HUNTOUR." The band writes: "As most of you know, Demon Hunter isn't able
to tour as often as many bands. With 2009 being an "off" year for us, we decided to do something special and organize four
"mini-festivals" in select cities in the US: Seattle, Anchorage and 2 nights in Southern California! And now you can buy
tickets...
Credential Recordings band Seabird has been selected by PureVolume.com as its featured
PureVolume Sessions artist beginning this week. Seabird, currently on tour with Jars of Clay, will receive additional exposure
today at Amazon.com as its debut album is the featured “Deal of the Day.”
Four acoustic sessions filmed exclusively at the PureVolume House in Los Angeles, Seabird’s PureVolume Sessions include songs
“Rescue,” “Not Alone,” “Falling For You” and “Sometimes.” The first installment is currently available for viewing at...
According to their bio, the sound of MIKESCHAIR
demands attention. It also claims that their upcoming debut, the self-titled project bows July 14th (Curb Records), sets out to
entertain as well as inspire those who listen. If you have already heard their new hit radio single, "Can't Take Away," you'd
agree. If you haven't heard it yet, when you do, there's no question you will be entertained and quickly inspired...
JFH Evening News Shorts featuring Emery, David Crowder*Band, Starflyer 59, Britt Nicole, Kutless: Emery's new album ...In Shallow Seas We Sail is available in stores
and online now! Enter Emery's "...In Shallow Seas We Scream" Contest to win a Squier Affinity Series Telecaster Guitar, Dean
Markley Prize Pack and a copy of Emery's new album "...In Shallow Seas We Sail." All you have to do to enter is record yourself
doing your best Emery scream and post it to the "...In Shallow Seas We Scream" contest group on YouTube. Check out the contest
page for the details, and watch a couple of entries submitted by the band...
Singer/Songwriter/Worship Leader Matt Maher
received an out-of-this-world honor when his album Empty & Beautiful (4/8/08) was a carry-on item for astronaut Mike Good on
NASA Mission STS-125. Astronaut Good took Matt’s music for inspiration on his journey to the Hubble Space Telescope. Space
shuttle Atlantis launched on Servicing Mission 4, the final astronaut visit to the Hubble Space Telescope May 11th and returned
May 24th, using the 13-day mission to install new instruments, upgrade technology and prepare the telescope for many more...
Uprise Festival (formerly Vertical Fest), the
Cumberland Valley’s premier Christian music event, is pleased to announce several changes for 2009, including bigger name
bands, two stages and a chance for attendees to join in the act with karaoke. Additionally, the event has moved from its usual
date in late September to Saturday, August 1st at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds in Shippensburg, PA.
The lineup for the 6th Annual one-day event boasts the biggest names in Christian music today...
Featuring a powerful lineup of multi-award nominated Christian Rap artists, the 'Don't Waste Your Life Tour'
will travel this summer with Dove Award nominee Lecrae, GRAMMY Award nominee
FLAME, Stellar Award nominee Trip Lee,
as well as Tedashii and Sho Baraka, who both have plans to release sophomore albums in 2009.
Kicking off in Memphis, TN on Friday, May 29...
JFH Late Night (or "Early Morning") News Shorts featuring Flynn Adam, Project 86, TFK, Everyday Sunday: The new 500,000 Boomin' Watts CD
from Flynn Adam is available now. Adam announced, "In case digital is not your thing and you've been
holding out on buying the three digital EP's, I just released (Such a Time, Dishes & Adios), I've
just released a physical CD - 500,000 BOOMIN WATTS - compiling all those songs (minus the remixes...those are exclusive to the
iTunes EP's... sorry) but with one song added "Feel It Now"!!... and you can get them directly from me...
This just in from the Decyfer Down camp. Please keep them in your prayers...
"Dear Friends, As many of you know, the members of Decyfer Down have come across some life threatening battles in the last month, and with
numerous inquiries about such, we thought we would let all of you know about such at the same time.
On April 21, guitarist Chris Clonts and his wife Meghan welcomed Christopher Hayden Clonts into the world. Shortly after their...
dPulse Recordings has announced that long-time digital distribution partner INgrooves
will handle both the digital and physical distribution of the coming Kevin Max
album Côtes-d'Armor, to be released early 4th Quarter, 2009.
The new album follows two recent Kevin Max releases on dPulse Recordings - the 2008 digital-only release Crashing Gates,
which has gone on to become the label's top-selling digital EP...
Following her successful street week, Lanae’ Hale,
made her debut national mainstream TV appearance on WGN America’s Midday News, the #1 midday newscast in the country.
Hale performed her current single that is the title track from her new CD, Back & Forth, which released May 19th. The song was
also featured as download on WGN.com for the day of her appearance on Friday, May 29.
Hale will be hitting the road this summer on Building...
With the completion of the Showbread's latest album, The Fear Of God, frontman Josh Dies has posted a little reflective
blog about the record, along with the new album cover, on the band's website.
Below is Josh's blog, "We finished our new album last week. Since then I’ve listened to it a half a dozen times and I intend to keep it up. To me,
this is easily the best showbread record so far...
JFH News Shorts featuring Project 86, House of Heroes, and KJ-52: House Of Heroes
Here's our first edition of JFH News Shorts for June - where you can get the latest artist updates in short, quick reports...
Everyday Sunday: As they get ready for their brand new album Best Night Of Our Lives to hit stores and online June 16th,
they have debuted a new song, "Lies And Fear Go Hand In Hand," just posted on myspace! Check it out.
Also, you can come back next Monday, June 8th, to hear the whole album streaming!
Finally, you still have a few days to grab the single, Best Night Of Our Lives, for free! Check it all out now at:
www.myspace.com/everydaysunday...
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