March 2012
After receiving five GRAMMY® awards, countless other accolades, and with album sales in excess of 10 million, it's no surprise that critics and fans alike bravoed superstar TobyMac upon the release of Dubbed & Freq'd: A Remix Project, his first remix album in seven years. Fusing his signature rock-pop, hip-hop and urban styles with a treatment of today's electronic music uprising, the album offers an outstanding new interpretation of 12 of Toby's classics to an incredibly wide audience. Immediately upon release, the album made its debut at No. 2 on the...
Jimmy Needham's new album, Clear The Stage, is being hailed as his strongest release to date with stellar reviews from media and strong support overall from the Christian music industry. The project is the first-time collaboration between producer Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Dave Barnes, Aaron Shust) and Needham, with the first single, "If I Ever Needed Grace" going for adds at radio. The Fish/LA is one of the stations who is on board with an early add.
Needham's two-week promo trip covered several cities in six states (Georgia, Illinois, Florida, Indiana, Texas and Michigan) for media appearances...
Only days away from releasing their ninth studio album, Bremerton, WA, punk rock trio MXPX announce four commemorative "20th Anniversary Shows." With the official anniversary falling on July 6, the band will play select dates this spring and summer to celebrate their new album, PLANS WITHIN PLANS, and the legacy they've built over the years. Their first stop begins in their home away from home, Seattle, WA, on Saturday...
Mat Kearney has had a whirlwind year since the release of his latest full-length, Young Love landed at #1 on the iTunes charts and #4 on the Billboard 200 chart upon its August 2nd release on Universal Republic. Since then, Mat has toured the country not once but twice and sold out shows in major venues coast-to-coast along the way. For his performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Mat will be playing his latest single "Ships in the Night," which is currently climbing its way up the Hot AC and AAA charts...
JFH News Shorts -- News on Hawk Nelson, David Crowder, "The Covers," War of Ages, Holding Onto Hope, Humble Beast... After original Hawk Nelson vocalist Jason Dunn announced his exit and has since stepped down from his position to focus on his new project, Lights Go Down, the question has been -- who will take over the reins from Dunn? It seems only natural for the band to promote from within and recent tweets from the band's guitarist, Jonathan Steingard have eluded to the fact that this will be the case. Check out his twitter feed to see him accepting congratulations over becoming...
All this week you can catch a listen of the brand new House Of Heroes song, "We Were Giants," as it debuts in the highly anticipated documentary, Once In A Lifetime: The Rock vs John Cena. WWE is going all out by airing the show on many NBC affiliate stations all week long. See this link for airtimes: http://www.wwe.com/shows/once-in-a-lifetime
Armed with an abundance of unpretentious Southern charm and laser sharp wit, Chonda Pierce is packed and headed for co-hosting chores on the 43rd Annual Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards to be telecast nationally on April 24 at 8:00 PM on GMC-TV. Dubbed the "Queen of Clean Comedy" Chonda is thrilled with the opportunity to check-off yet another important box on her ever growing list of career "to do's...
JFH News Shorts for Family Force 5, Demon Hunter, Jessa Anderson, Tenth Avenue North, Joy Electric, Third Day, Guardian, PFR, TobyMac, Kevin Max, moral one, Gideon..... Atlanta's Family Force 5 debuted a brand new music video yesterday for their song "Paycheck" from their most recent album, III. Check the video out now, featured on Vevo.com...
PASSION: White Flag has debuted to widespread praise and popularity with the highest street week to date for a Passion recording, selling more than 48,000 units, a 61% increase above 2011's PASSION: HERE FOR YOU, while landing at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200 and No. 1 on Christian SoundScan. In addition, this marks sixstepsrecords' second album this year to debut in the top 5 of the Billboard Top 200, following David Crowder* Band's No. 2 entry this past January...
On the heels of a street week filled with overwhelmingly positive reviews, several sold-out album release concerts and their single "When The Stars Burn Down" poised to crown radio charts, it's good to be Phillips, Craig & Dean! Their latest recording Breathe In (Fair Trade Services) bowed at retail last Tuesday, March 13. This, their 12th studio album, entered the Billboard Christian Soundscan charts at No. 4, and in digital sales, the project peaked at No. 4 on the iTunes® Christian Albums chart. "When The Stars Burn Down" continues to burn up the charts at radio, seizing the No. 2...
Fans looking for an early preview of new music from chart-topping foursome The Afters will have their chance later this month as the band's song "Life Is Beautiful" is featured in the upcoming feature film October Baby. Releasing nationwide on March 23 via Provident Films, the movie's closing credits play to "Life Is Beautiful," a newly penned song from the band's forthcoming Fall 2012 studio album. Before the movie hits theaters, however, the music video for the song, which also features footage from the film, is available to view online at TheAfters.com. GodTube exclusively...
With numerous honors and stellar reviews for their latest album, Ghosts Upon the Earth, it is no surprise that three-time GRAMMY ® nominated group Gungor is selling out shows in major cities, including Dallas, Houston and Santa Ana. With stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and more, the "Ghosts Upon the Earth Tour" launched March 1 in Austin, Tex., and features special guest The Brilliance. To purchase tickets or to check out the latest information on each of the tour stops, click here http://gungormusic.com/#!/tour/)...
Israel Theme Tours is proud to announce that Stryper frontman and accomplished solo artist Michael Sweet will be taking fans to Israel, January 13-22, 2013. The 10-day, VIP-style tour of the Holy Land will offer fans a once-in-a-lifetime vacation experience. Travelers will follow in the footsteps of Jesus, explore the ruins of the ancient port city built by King Herod, experience the Western Wall and the ancient city of Jerusalem, float in the Dead Sea, visit Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum), roam the beaches of Tel Aviv...
Multi-Platinum and GRAMMY Award-winning Gray Matters/Essential Records recording artist Jars of Clay has announced the initial nine dates on their highly anticipated 2012 Spring Tour, with additional dates to follow. The tour will feature special guests LEAGUES, an emerging band comprised of Tyler Burkum, Thad Cockrell and Jeremy Lutito; and acclaimed singer/songwriter Matthew Perryman Jones.
Launching April 12 in Minneapolis, the Jars of Clay Spring Tour will travel to...
In a note (http://www.matthewwest.com/2012/02/08/i-need-stories/) posted originally to fans, two-time GRAMMY ® nominee Matthew West is once again extending an invite for people to submit their stores for his new album slated to debut in the fall of this year. After receiving over 10,000 personal stories from all over the globe for his 2010 project The Story of Your Life, the acclaimed singer/songwriter who has been forever impacted by the outpouring of stories, felt as though there was even more for others to say during this season of his music. The singer/songwriter is collecting stories through...
Fair Trade Services artist and storyteller Jonny Diaz continues to impact the music listener with his powerful lyrics and heartfelt songs. With his brand new radio single "Scars," the song follows Diaz's other well-known radio hits such as "Break My Heart" and "Beauty of the Cross," as well as his 2010 top hit "More Beautiful You."
The important message of "Scars" is poignant during this Easter season, yet it's also a song that Diaz will surely be playing for years to come. Be sure to click here to listen to the song...
GRAMMY Award nominated, female-fronted rock act Fireflight tops the sales charts this week with its most recent studio release, NOW (3/6/12). The band boasts its highest sales debut to date, beating out previous first week numbers.
Coming in at No. 1 on multiple sales charts, including SoundScan's Current...
Australian duo for KING & COUNTRY have been named an iTunes "New Artist to Watch" this week in celebration of their debut album Crave, released February 28th on Fervent Records and available now. The 11-track debut features the duo's first single, "Busted Heart (Hold On To Me)," which reached No. 1 on the Christian AC Chart for 3 weeks and was named the fastest rising debut single across all Christian formats...
Following the critical acclaim of her first solo album, Life Light Up, celebrated songstress and worship leader Christy Nockels is poised to release her second solo album, Into the Glorious with sixstepsrecords. Christy's stunning vocals are the centerpiece and focus of this new album, which will be released on April 3, 2012. Produced by husband, Nathan Nockels (Chris Tomlin, Passion, Laura Story)...
Clear Sight Music artist FLAME is off to a strong start with his new album, The 6th, which debuted at #1 this week on Billboard's Gospel Albums chart, while claiming the #2 spot on Billboard's Christian Albums chart, #8 on the Rap Albums chart and #67 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The album, distributed by Central South and Infinity Music Distribution, immediately shot to #1 on iTunes' Hip-Hop Chart, and held court at #8 on the Top Albums Chart for the first week of...
BEC Recordings' and international rock artist Manafest (aka Chris Greenwood) will be releasing his fifth label studio project, Fighter, on April 10th. Produced by Adam Messinger (Justin Bieber) and Seth Mosley (Newsboys), Fighter vents the Toronto native's losses and draws hurting people toward inspiration like never before. With great hope, the starting title track crunches down hard on life's oppression while Manafest retells his story to encourage others going through their own hard times...
GRAMMY®-nominated singer and songwriter Dave Barnes' new studio project, Stories To Tell, released yesterday courtesy of Razor & Tie. Featuring 11 new tracks produced by John Fields (Lifehouse, Switchfoot, Goo Goo Dolls, Jonas Brothers, P!nk), Barnes is ready to tour the new album, kicking off tomorrow in Chicago and hitting other cities such as New York, Nashville, Memphis, Philadelphia, and DC. Tour dates are listed below.
The album is already topping iTunes' Singer/Songwriter page and at press time...
Celebrating 20 years of music and ministry, modern worship trailblazer Paul Baloche releases his acclaimed, 12th recording with Integrity Music, The Same Love, through CBA market stores today. On April 3, the album will be available through digital providers iTunes® and Amazon.com, among others, as well as available in general market stores through Sony Music Entertainment, marking the first time in five years that new music from Baloche has been distributed by Sony...
Celebrating 20 years of music and ministry, modern worship trailblazer Paul Baloche releases his acclaimed, 12th recording with Integrity Music, The Same Love, through CBA market stores today. On April 3, the album will be available through digital providers iTunes® and Amazon.com, among others, as well as available in general market stores through Sony Music Entertainment, marking the first time in five years that new music from Baloche has been distributed by Sony...
P.O.D. have announced their first U.S. tour of 2012. The band will head out this Spring and Summer for a series of high profile radio shows and festivals and will co-headline a tour with RED with support by Love and Death featuring Brian Head Welch and Icon For Hire. The tour will make stops throughout the Midwest and East Coast (full tour dates below). Buy tickets HERE (http://payableondeath.com/tour).
P.O.D. have just wrapped work on their upcoming full-length album to be released this summer via Razor & Tie...
Today Tooth & Nail Records' Sent By Ravens debuts their music video for "We're All Liars" on AP TV. Click here to view the video. This premiere follows the highly successful street week that resulted in nearly triple the street week sales of their 2010 label debut, Our Graceful Words. This new release, Mean What You Say, debuted on the Rock iTunes chart at No. 5 and in the Top 30 on the iTunes overall chart. On Billboard, this album debuted...
After some grass roots hype, The O.C. Supertones announced last night that they would be returning with a brand new studio album this year thanks to the help from friends and fans. They launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds, a goal of $30,000, and have also decided to give away a brand new song called "The Downbeat" to whet fans' appetites. Check out the free download now on Noisetrade and then please visit the band's Kickstarter campaign to consider supporting the guys...
Atlanta based indie hip-hop label Reach Records is excited to announce their first official showcase at the 2012 South by Southwest Music Conferenceand Festival (SXSW) in Austin, TX, where thousands will converge for music, film and technology. The Reach Records showcase will be taking place on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at La Zona Rosa (612 West 4th Street Austin, TX 78701) at 9pm and will feature performances from their incredible roster of artists includingLecrae, Trip Lee, KB, PRO and Andy Mineo.
"The Reach Records showcase is one you do not want to miss...
JFH News Shorts for Peter Furler, O.C. Supertones, The Classic Crime, Third Day, Jars of Clay, Christy Nockels, The Burial, Leaders... Check out the new Peter Furler "Matter of Faith" video at: iTunes or streaming on DailyMotion! Peter is playing "Matter of Faith" on the current, record-breaking Winter Jam tour as the song is gaining spins at radio. Here's more from Peter regarding the song: "We all know and believe there's more than what we see, eternity is deep inside our hearts. This song is really about belief. What we believe..."
Slospeak Records just announced that Bleach will be reuniting to play JoshuaFest in Plymouth, CA this summer. The label's A&R and General Manager, Davy Baysinger, fronted the rock'n roll band and has revived the six-piece for one more performance. In addition, Slospeak is sponsoring a stage at both JoshuaFest and AgapeFest where its four artists will perform...
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) today announced the first talent line-up of leading music artists that will appear and perform at the 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards: Lecrae, Natalie Grant, Donnie McClurkin, Jason Crabb, Jamie-Grace, Kim Burrell, Kari Jobe, Danny Gokey, Ruben Studdard, Mandisa, Jason Castro and The Isaacs will electrify the audience with live inspirational performances. This announcement marks the first round of musical performers for the awards ceremony, with additional performers to be revealed as the show date approaches...
Highly acclaimed, Dove Award-winning pop/rock band Building 429 is not the same artist fans have followed for more than a decade. With its current track record at radio, retail, and on tour, the former up-and-comer has cemented its status among contemporary Christian music's very best. The band's Christian radio presence is at an all-time high, with Building 429 scoring back-to-back No. 1 songs from its latest project, Listen to the Sound (May 2011)...
Pillar frontman Rob Beckley recently addressed the mystery around the status of the rock band after news of a solo album was released. Beckley writes... "There have been a lot of questions about what is going on with Pillar. So I thought I would address them and fill everyone in. Technically we didn't break up. We went through a lot of things in the band with memeber changes and such. We did our best to keep things going, but the road does start to wear on you. For me I dealt with some things that I felt I needed to be home more. My wife was held up at gun point and car jacked and the thought of something...
Israel Theme Tours is proud to announce that actress, radio personality and award-winning recording artist Jaci Velasquez and her husband Nic Gonzales, frontman for the award-winning band Salvador, will be taking fans to Israel October 21-30, 2012. The 10-day, VIP style tour of the Holy Land will offer fans a vacation experience unlike any other. Travelers will follow in the footsteps of Jesus, cruise the Sea of Galilee, explore the ruins of the ancient port...
Today marks the release date for singer/songwriter Sarah Macintosh's Integrity Music label debut Current, which was produced by her husband, Jonny Macintosh, and J.T. Daly of Nashville's famed indie rock outfit, Paper Route. Current is available to Christian retail stores within the U.S. through Provident Music Distribution and to mainstream retailers through Sony Music Distribution...
Kickstarter campaigns certainly are all the rage these days. The latest artist to use the service to fund their next project is Starflyer 59. The new recording will be Starflyer's first digital-only release as well--that is, no CD's will be produced for it--with the only exception being a limited run of vinyl. Check out the announcement below and visit their Kickstarter page to support the band...
Clear Sight Music released FLAME's sixth full-length album today, appropriately titled The 6th, via Central South and Infinity Music Distribution. The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2010 release, Captured, shot straight to #1 on iTunes' Hip-Hop Chart, and debuted at #9 on the Top Albums Chart, sharing the Top 10 with albums from such chart-topping artists as Adele, Big Time Rush and Bruce Springsteen...
Owl City is teaming up with ConAgra Foods as it kicks off the third year of its nationally-recognized Child Hunger Ends Here campaign with an original song and exclusive video content. In addition to Owl City, both Jewel and Jay Sean will be contributing their own versions of the song and the campaign will also include a social media influencer campaign comprised of leading bloggers from throughout the nation. With these efforts, ConAgra Foods will work to meet its overall...
Today, Family Force 5 announced their upcoming acoustic tour, along with a tease about their forthcoming III.V EP...
Just in time for Mother's Day, multi-platinum selling trio, Point of Grace (Shelley Breen, Leigh Cappillino, Denise Jones) will release their twelfth studio album, A Thousand Little Things on May 1, 2012. "A Thousand Little Things" is the title track and first single off the new album. The album comes right off the heels of Point of Grace's recently announced lifestyle and music radio show, "Graceful Living." "Graceful Living" focuses on living well through faith, family, friends and more and will be featured through syndicated radio, blogs and online content...
JFH News Shorts - News on Anberlin, Slick Shoes, Close Your Eyes, Search The City, Remedy Drive, The River Empires, Trip Lee...
After selling out numerous stops on her nationwide "Girl's Night Out" tour last spring, three time GRAMMY ® nominee Mandisa has already sold out shows in major cities including multiple markets selling out in less than an hour. In response, additional dates are being added to her "Girl's Night Live" tour, which launched only last weekend. The tour will visit nearly 40 markets and will wrap in May. A full list of tour dates and other tour information is available at http://girlsnightlive.com...
With the most-added Billboard Christian AC single this week as well as the No. 2 Christian song on iTunes, the buzz for MercyMe's May 22nd release, The Hurt and The Healer, is rapidly escalating. With an uninterrupted string of 23 #1 career singles, the award-winning and multi-platinum selling band sure seems to have another hit on their hands with the title track garnering a whopping 61 adds from AC, CHR and Inspo formats combined...
hen it comes to finding harmony, singing's often the easy part! As the popular three-time Grammy® award-winning gospel duo Mary Mary, Erica and Tina Campbell are busy career women touring the country, promoting their sixth album Something Big, and walking Hollywood red carpets. But offstage and away from the bright lights, they're sisters, moms and wives striving to balance their superstar lifestyles with raising a family. From diaper changes and awards ceremonies, to recording studios and school recitals, Erica and Tina's dual lives pull them in many directions, as they go from "mommy mommy-ing to Mary Mary-ing...
Centricity Music's Aaron Shust has ended an incredible run at #1 on five charts with his hit single, "My Hope Is In You". This marks the first week since September 19, 2011 that the song has not been #1 on a Christian music chart. Besides being a mega-hit for Shust, the single marks the first #1 at AC Radio for Centricity Music. Here are the overall stats for "My Hope Is In You". "We are so proud of Aaron and what he has accomplished with his debut project for Centricity, This Is What We Believe...
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