Newsboys' single "Live With Abandon" is available at digital retailers everywhere this week. Their new single is featured on RESTART, their upcoming full length album which releases September 10th. Check out this video from Michael Tait and Duncan Phillips about the song-- and listen to the new tune on iTunes or Amazon MP3...
Switchfoot has debuted the trailer for their upcoming documentary, Fading West. Read on for their official newsletter announcement...
"We couldn't be more excited to finally share these announcements with you -- after months of preparation, we're now able to release the full trailer for Fading West, our fall tour dates and the lineup for this year's Bro-Am! We can also officially say that our new album, also titled Fading West, will be in your hands this October!
The official trailer for Fading West lets you dive a bit deeper into our journey last year, following us through amazing adventures, inspiring places and some heartbreaking struggles. This is still just a taste of what's to come, though, and we absolutely can't wait to share the full-length version with you this fall! Check the tour dates below for where you can catch a screening of the film...
People say one of the hardest things to do is admit when you are wrong. Not so in the case for perennial critic favorite Derek Webb who is using his new studio album, I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry & I Love You, to do just that. Announced last week on RelevantMagazine.com, the long-awaited new project will be available beginning September 3. Included in the reveal, Relevant Magazine also gave readers a sneak peak into the release with a full stream of the album's title track (garnering over 5000 streams in the first few days). I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry & I Love You marks the 10 year anniversary of Webb's solo debut (She Must and Shall Go Free) and continues the conversation that began from his first record. In addition to playing almost every instrument on I Was Wrong, I'm Sorry & I Love You...
Word Entertainment's Love & The Outcome, recently included in Billboard's "Bubbling Under" feature on new and noteworthy acts, are gearing up to release their self-titled debut album on August 27. The 11-track album recalls the highs and lows of the journey vocalist Jodi King and bass player/vocalist Chris Rademaker have braved since departing their homeland of Canada, risking it all to pursue their musical dreams. That Jodi and Chris are also husband/wife makes the story that much more vivid. The album features the duo's debut single, "He Is With Us," which skyrocketed to the Top 25 on Billboard's Christian Songs chart and No. 10 on Canada's CCRC chart in a little over a month since its release (iTunes link here). On Tuesday, Love & The Outcome launched an online campaign here by asking fans to share their own story about how He is with them by tweeting with the tag #HeIsWithUs...
The bar has been set very high for new rock band WE AS HUMAN. As the flagship artist on the Hear It Loud imprint label (via Atlantic/Word Records) and the touted prodigy band of Skillet's John Cooper, expectations could not have been higher for WE AS HUMAN and their debut, self-titled release that hits stores this week. Fortunately for fans, WE AS HUMAN has delivered. In addition to feature articles in the Houston Chronicle, HM Magazine, CCM Magazine, Rock Edition and an exclusive album premiere on...
It's been a five-year wait for new music from North Carolina hard rockers Decyfer Down, but it was time well spent. The follow-up to the successful 2008 release CRASH, will floor their long-time fans boasting a tantalizing mix of moody anthems, driving guitars and a heavy sound that is matched by weighty spiritual lyrics. Scarecrow, which releases on August 27, 2013 proves the old adage, "good things come to those who wait." Leading the pack to release date is "Fight To Win," the band's first single off the record which hits digital retailers today including iTunes and Amazon. Additionally, their song "So In Love" became...
Nearly four years since their last album, two-time GRAMMY®-nominated and platinum selling rock band Skillet aren't showing signs of slowing down. The new release, out today, comes as the highly anticipated follow-up to Skillet's mega-selling project AWAKE. The praises for RISE are pouring in with the project being called one of the "Best Rock Albums of the Year." With a Top 5 slot on the iTunes® Overall Chart and the deluxe edition not far behind at No. 7, the band is also narrowing the gap on the iTunes® Rock chart, holding both the No. 2 and No. 3 slots...
On Saturday night, for KING & COUNTRY took the stage at New Life 91.9 FM WRCM's "Faith, Family and Freedom Celebration" at Charlotte Motor Speedway in front of an audience of over 16,000 fans. The celebration also featured performances by Building 429, Mandisa, Sanctus Real and Plumb. In addition, this weekend the band's critically-acclaimed debut album, Crave, launched back into the Top 10 on the iTunes' Christian Albums chart over 70 weeks after its initial release...
Chonda Pierce is known for Southern charm, neck snapping wit and a consistent ability to fill an arena, so it's no surprise that the sassy sensation was recently honored as the 'Top Certified Female Comedian' by the RIAA for career certifications comprising eight gold and three platinum long-form DVDs. In addition, on Saturday, June 22, Pierce performed to a sold-out, hometown crowd at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The venue echoed with laughter as she delivered three hours of non-stop hilarity. The event was captured on film and will become her 10th long-form DVD. From Spanx and plastic surgery to men and 'tips...
Four-time GRAMMY® nominee Matthew West is set to play at Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry tomorrow, Wednesday, June 26. Appearing on the Opry stage for the third time in his career, West will be appearing alongside Opry members Bill Anderson, Larry Gatlin and Ricky Skaggs, as well as Keith Anderson, Sunny Sweeney, Aaron Tippin, and newcomer Sara Haze. This performance follows his debut at the first ever "Sunday Morning at the River" held during the recent 2013 CMA Music Fest. On the Opry stage, West will be sharing some of his favorite hits with the audience, such as his most recent No. 1 hits...
Fervent Records' soulful recording artist Dara Maclean debuts the music video for her new single, "Wanted," today on Myspace (Link here). Directed by Heidi Groff and shot over two days on the small Mexican island of Isla Mujeres, the video showcases Maclean touring the streets of the city and spending time with the local children. "Wanted" is produced by Paul Mabury (All Sons & Daughters, Meredith Andrews, Hillsong) and written by Justin Ebach, Mabury and Maclean. "'Wanted' is about a universal need, speaking to the child in all of us that is desperately...
Norma Jean has premiered their first single "If You Got It at Five, You Got It At Fifty" from their forthcoming new studio album, Wrongdoers, on mainstream website Metal Sucks. Wrongdoers will be released on August 6th through Razor & Tie. The album was recorded at Covenant Recording Studios in Kansas City with producer Josh Barber and was mixed by Jeremy Griffith. Pre-order bundles for Wrongdoers are available at MerchNow...
Dove Award-nominated band PRESS PLAY recently announced their October 1st release for their highly anticipated new album #LITO. The band's 4th studio album on DREAM will have fans pleased with songs ranging from the up tempo self-titled radio single, "#LITO" to the slower yet hugely emotional, "Songs For The Broken". PRESS PLAY recorded the album in Minneapolis, MN, where the group teamed up with producer, David Thulin, who also worked on World Anthem...
Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) announced today the promotions of Greg Bays and Steve Blair. Bays will now serve as Executive Vice President of Capitol Christian Distribution, and Blair as Vice President of Sales and Catalog Development. “Greg has effectively led our distribution company as its Senior Vice President through the digital market transformation while maintaining a steady focus on Christian retail including...
The accolades continue for Essential Records pop/rock band, Building 429, at BMI's 2013 Christian Awards last night. The group's frontman, Jason Roy, took home the top honor for Christian Song of the Year due to the enormous success of the hit single, "Where I Belong." The song was co-written by Roy and award-winning producer/songwriter, Jason Ingram, and became Billboard's Christian Song of the Year in 2012 and was the longest running No. 1 single in Billboard's NCA chart history at fifteen weeks. Building 429 was also honored with opening the night's festivities, where the band delivered a memorable performance of "Where I Belong"...
Multi-talented singer-songwriter and artist Tricia, of the GRAMMY-nominated group Superchick, shines through with her solo album, Radiate available on August 13, 2013. The long-awaited project follows her recent three-song EP, Enough, which gave fans a preview into Tricia's new music. Radiate includes the singer's lead single "Enough," which journeys through the reminder that God's love is always enough. With high-energy elements and pop ballads, the 12 track release stands as a bold statement to Tricia's natural progression into her career as a solo artist...
Israel Theme Tours is proud to announce that Audio Adrenaline will be taking fans to Israel, January 5-14, 2014. The 10-day, VIP-style tour of the Holy Land will offer fans a once-in-a-lifetime vacation experience for the entire family. The Audio Adrenaline Holy Land Tour will feature band members Kevin Max, Will McGinnis and Jason Walker, plus founding member Mark Stuart of Hands & Feet Project and special guest speaker/author Jamie George. Audio Adrenaline will join the tour group each day for a variety of activities, including exclusive fan...
Home to a diverse collection of artists from every genre, Syntax Distribution expands yet again to partner with contemporary Christian music legend and comedian Mark Lowry as he releases Unforgettable Classics. The album features pop standards from the era of Frank Sinatra and Nat "King" Cole. Syntax gives these vinyl favorites a new life through digital distribution. "Unforgettable Classics is a collection of songs I hope young...
On June 20, six-time GRAMMY® award winner Amy Grant will appear on ABC's "The View" to perform her next single "If I Could See." The appearance kicks off the beginning of a national television media blitz for Grant in support of her best-selling and first studio record in a decade, How Mercy Looks From Here. Grant is also set to tape an interview and performance with WNYC radio's popular Soundcheck show, which will stream live here on the 21st at 2pm ET and is scheduled to air on the station June 25. Additionally, she will take to the outdoor plaza stage, performing on "Fox and Friends" June 22 and appear on ABC's popular lifestyle show "The Chew" on July 19...
After four years since their last full-length studio album, GRAMMY®-nominated Relient K returns with their seventh LP project, Collapsible Lung, on July 2 (Mono Vs. Stereo). Fans can pre-order the album now at iTunes for $7.99 and get an exclusive track, "That's My Jam," that's cleverly written with 90s band titles and names and features Owl City. Click here to pre-order Collapsible Lung. This album will be a digital only release with physical and special edition vinyl copies available at Relient K shows this summer. Relient K is a band that writes from personal experiences...
Modern rock favorite THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH will release its second remix EP, Metamorphosiz II The End Remixes Vol. 2, as an exlusive to digital retailers, including iTunes®, Amazon.com and others, on July 2. The EP features six songs from the independently released, five-star acclaimed and No. 1 selling Billboard Hard Rock album, The End Is Where We Begin, by noted remix talent Robbie Bronnimann, Andy Hunter, Solomon Olds, Rui Da Silva and Joshua Silverberg...
Norma Jean will release their new studio album, Wrongdoers on August 6th through Razor & Tie. The album was recorded at Covenant Recording Studios in Kansas City with producer Josh Barber and was mixed by Jeremy Griffith. Wrongdoers is the band's sixth full length album and their second Razor & Tie album to date. The album is the follow-up to the band's critically acclaimed 2010 release, Meridional...
Hillsong UNITED is riding the wave of their USA "WELCOMEZION" Tour this summer, surpassing 15,000 in attendance at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, as they cross the country captivating capacity crowds. On Thursday, June 13, the Australian-based worship group brings their "WELCOMEZION" Tour to a sold-out audience at Red Rocks in Denver. The tour will be one of the top attended Christian tours of 2013 with nearly 80,000 people in attendance...
Building 429 generates more groundbreaking news, as its sixth career album from Essential Records, We Won't Be Shaken debuted at No. 1 this week on Billboard's Christian Albums chart and No. 53 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart. This marks the first No. 1 album and No. 1 debut for the band, while first week sales nearly doubled early sales for Listen To The Sound in 2011. At the same time, the title track and current single has reached No. 5 on the Billboard AC Indicator chart, No. 7 on NCA Overall Chart and No. 2...
Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Cheri Keaggy will be a guest on the Friday, June 14, episode of TBN's Praise the Lord, which is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. C.T./7 p.m. P.T. The show, hosted by Jason Crabb, was taped in front of a studio audience at TBN's Nashville studio. In addition to her interview with Crabb, Keaggy performed the title track from her current CD, So I Can Tell, accompanying herself at piano, along with a performance of the song "There Will Be One Day...
To commemorate the past decade of service and dedication to orphan care, Show Hope recently celebrated its 10 Year Anniversary in Nashville, Tenn. during Memorial Day weekend. Families from around the nation came together for the two-day event to celebrate the thousands of lives that have been transformed. Many of the attendees came with their adoptive children to thank the organization, which has helped more than 4,000 children through adoption grants in order to provide them with forever families...
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Holly Starr is slated to appear on FOXNews.com/Live's "Spirited Debate," hosted by FOX News Channel religion correspondent Lauren Green, at approximately 1:15 pm ET tomorrow. Starr will discuss her latest recording, Focus, which features the current single, "Through My Father's Eyes." The song lands at #21 on Billboard's Christian Hot AC...
Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter Ashley Cleveland shares her personal story of pain, music and beauty that shines through brokenness in her first self-penned book, Little Black Sheep, A Memoir releasing in September from David C Cook. A true story of life on stage and on the streets from the back rooms of Nashville to the churches and clubs of the San Francisco Bay area, Little Black Sheep invites readers to see how their own deepest pain might just be a place of hope...
More than 420 backers have partnered with legendary vocalist John Schlitt to help fund his next music project, an as-yet-untitled Christmas album. The Grammy and Dove Award winner, who utilized the popular crowd funding platform Kickstarter, surpassed his goal of $35,000 when the Kickstarter campaign officially ended June 8. The final amount of pledges totaled $40,066, 114 percent of the original goal...
Family Force 5 announces the June 18 release of "Reanimated," a 12-track electronic album. This will be a digital release with physical copies available on the band's online store as well as at summer festivals. The album will be a perfect addition to any Family Force 5 collection, as it features three new songs and nine remixes of FF5 songs from releases "III" and "III.V" in addition to classic throwback tunes from "Business Up Front, Party In The Back...
Plumb has always been an advocate for children in need, especially in the inner city. This week, she is traveling to Brooklyn to spend a weekend working first hand with Metro World Child, and beginning a long-term partnership with the organization. Plumb will be raising awareness and sharing her experience with Metro World Child at www.plumbinfo.com/metroworldchild, adding more videos and content through the summer...
Integrity Music announces the June 25 global release of Glorieux (Glorious), a 14-track French worship album from Dove Award-winning modern hymn writer and worship leader Paul Baloche. Glorieux is the second full-length French recording from Baloche, writer of such top-ranking CCLI songs as "Open The Eyes Of My Heart," "Above All," "Hosanna," "Your Name" and "The Same Love." The album follows his 2009...
The following is a first-hand story written by artist Carman about his recent battle with cancer... "My trainer asked me if I wanted to go to a local park and see a flight of stairs that professional UFC fighters train on. Of course I said, "Yes," but I knew there was more to it. So when we arrived, this is what I saw (see image above). It looked like the road ahead of me. All uphill, intimidating and way over my head. So I tried to run up it and got about halfway before my lungs felt like they were going to burst...
Following two successful independent music compilations in 2012, Jesusfreakhideout.com (JFH) recently launched a third compilation, this time focusing solely on the world of metal and hardcore music. Titled Rock, Paper, Scissors, METAL, the compilation features independent acts, acts signed to familiar record labels like Come&Live! and Facedown Records, as well as those signed to lesser-known labels like Sancrosanct and Rottweiler Records. Click here to download the free 26-song metal sampler!. For...
Seabird is a band of brothers from Kentucky. Aaron and Ryan Morgan have been making music together for 7 years and decided to release their 3rd full length album independently. With their new found independence, Seabird has decided to release Wind & Whisper and share a few songs from each of their releases with Credential Recordings (EMI), 2 unreleased tracks, and 3 songs from their newest album, Troubled Days, to be released July 16th...
Two-time GRAMMY®-nominated and platinum selling rock band Skillet have teamed with USA Today for the premiere of "Not Gonna Die," the fourth track issued from their upcoming album, RISE (Atlantic/Word). Described by USA Today as "the kind of stirring rock Skillet fans have come to expect," the song can be heard here, and is also available for purchase on iTunes®...
Non-profit, HeartSupport, the online community built to encourage, inspire and bring a message of hope, have announced that they will be sponsoring this years, iMatter Festival. The festival will be held at Eldridge Park, Saturday, September 7th in Elmira, NY. This years line up includes: August Burns Red, For Today, The Color Morale, MyChildren MyBride, My Heart to Fear, Fit For A King, Those Who Fear, GHOSTxSHIP, and Sirens & Sailors. Additional bands will be announced throughout the summer. You can check out the HeartSupport tent all summer long on the Vans Warped Tour...
Tim Neufeld, one half of award-winning modern worship band Starfield, releases his first ever solo project, TREES. TREES is a collection of congregational worship songs that have influenced Neufeld both personally and professionally, a tribute to those who inspired him to pursue a career in worship. Produced by Allen Salmon, who is responsible for Starfield's I Will Go (2008) and The Kingdom (2012) records, the idea for TREES was born during a Starfield sabbatical. With the down time to, as Neufeld recalls, "literally do whatever I wanted, I decided to celebrate and honor the songs of others for a change...
Skillet have now released the official video for current single "Sick of It," the first single off the band's forthcoming album, Rise, which will be released June 25th via Atlantic/Word. Rise follows the Grammy-nominated band's 2009 album, Awake, which was certified platinum in the US...
Celebrating this upcoming Fathers Day, Jaci Velasquez and father David Velasquez record together for the first time in 20 years. The song is the Irving Gordon classic "Unforgettable" originally recorded by Nat King Cole in 1951-later turned into a duet in 1991 adding his daughter Natalie Cole. The song was awarded three GRAMMY awards for Song of The Year, Record of the Year, and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance. David and Jaci's song is available now on iTunes and will be available at other digital service providers in time to celebrate Fathers Day...
Four-time GRAMMY® nominee and recent ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year winner Matthew West is set to perform at the first-ever “Sunday Morning At The River” as a part of Country Music Association’s 2013 CMA Music Festival. The event will also include performances by 14-time GRAMMY® winner and country/bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs, as well as country music duo Joey + Rory. Pastor Mike Glenn of Brentwood Baptist Church will give a special message. Admission to the event is free to the public...
Award-winning singer/songwriter Brandon Heath wraps an eventful week, headlining another successful "Love Your Neighbor" benefit concert, while also participating in activities surrounding the first-ever K-LOVE Fan Awards. Heath and renowned producer and songwriter Jason Ingram hosted their sixth annual "Love Your Neighbor" benefit concert to a standing-room-only crowd at Fellowship Bible Church in Brentwood, Tenn. The locally-minded show raised more than $16,000 through audience donations for New Hope Academy...
Santa's elves have nothing on John Schlitt as the legendary vocalist approaches the final hours of his Kickstarter campaign aimed at raising funds for Schlitt's next music project, an as-yet-untitled Christmas album. Up to his elbows in flour, sugar and butter, the Grammy and Dove Award winner and his wife, Dorla, have already started the Christmas baking that serves as one of the many incentives for financial partners who are supporting Schlitt's Kickstarter goal...
Five time GMA "Female Artist of the Year" winner Natalie Grant continues her consistent high impact presence on Christian radio with the release of her latest Curb single, "Hurricane." Since its May 3rd launch, the single established tracking as the #1 'most added' record across four Billboard Christian and MediaBase charts. Since then, the new single marks Natalie's fastest rising single to date in her storied career. Within hours of its launch, the new single peaked at #1 on the Top Christian Songs Chart on iTunes...
Acclaimed singer/songwriter and popular touring artist Trent Monk is set to release his highly anticipated new single, "Rise," to Christian radio this month, with an add date of June 28. The single will be available at iTunes June 25. Produced by Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Kari Jobe), "Rise" was penned by Monk earlier this year and has quickly become a concert favorite. "Every once in a while, a song seems to write itself," said Monk...
Provident Music Group, which includes Provident Label Group and Provident Films, received top honors at the first ever K-LOVE Fan Awards, held Saturday evening at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium. Multi-Platinum-selling group Casting Crowns and Sherwood Pictures film “Courageous” took home awards in the categories of Group/Duo of the Year and Movie Impact, respectively...
Winners were announced on Saturday evening at the K-LOVE Fan Awards, the first ever fan-voted awards show in Christian music history. The K-LOVE Fan Awards were held in front of a sold out audience at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium and heard live on air on the K-LOVE radio network. The entire weekend, tapped as the Ultimate Fan Experience, sold out weeks earlier. This inaugural three-day event, which brought together the biggest names in Christian music, sports, books and movies, began Friday, May 31 and culminated yesterday, Sunday, June 2, highlighted by Saturday's Awards show...
BEC Recordings and AIR1 presented the "Club Awesome Live Tour," which concluded its second leg last month. BEC Recordings' artists' Manafest, KJ-52, 7eventh Time Down and Shine Bright Baby joined AIR1’s Brant Hansen. Each night was a dance party with a purpose: to help heal kids in the developing world through CURE International. The free shows traveled from Texas to Oklahoma to Arizona to California to Washington during the tour. With nine shows, there were more than 10,000 in total attendance...
Hardcore act Inhale Exhale is the latest band to announce that they're unplugging their instruments and hanging up the mike. Yesterday, guitarist John LaRussa made the announcement on the band's official Facebook page. You can read John's letter to the fans below... "As of right now, after touring 10+ countries, releasing 4 studio albums internationally, and shooting videos and singles and all that goes along with being in this band, Inhale Exhale is coming to an end. We will be playing Alliance Festival that we have up on our tour page...
It was a big night Saturday for critically-acclaimed duo for KING & COUNTRY as they took home the award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the K-Love Fan Awards voted on exclusively by the fans. In December, iTunes also selected their debut album, Crave, as their "Breakthrough Christian & Gospel Album of 2012." In addition to the big win they also performed their hit song "The Proof of Your Love" before a roaring sold-out crowd at the fan-filled Ryman Auditorium in Nashville...
Saturday night was a momentous evening for Big Daddy Weave as they took home one of the evening's top honors by picking up Song of the Year for their hit song, "Redeemed," at the K-LOVE Fan Awards. During the award show the band also played a stirring rendition of the fan-voted favorite in front of a packed Ryman Auditorium. In addition to the K-LOVE Awards, "Redeemed" also received a nomination for Christian Song of the Year at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. "Redeemed" is the most successful song of Big Daddy Weave's career having spent 12 weeks at No. 1...
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