March, 2013
Four-time GRAMMY® nominee and New York Times-acclaimed recording artist Matthew West's current radio hit, "Hello My Name Is," is inspiring people across the country and world to step out of the darkness and into the light of recovery. The second single from the GRAMMY®-nominated album Into The Light, "Hello My Name Is," is quickly gaining ground at radio, with it claiming the No. 20 spot on the National Audience Chart...
Season 11 alum Colton Dixon will make a triumphant return to the American Idol stage on the tonight's results show! Colton is returning to perform his next hit "Love Has Come for Me" in front of millions of viewers. Colton is on the road right now opening for Third Day, promoting his debut album A Messenger, and is excited about the opportunity to return to the show especially after current finalist...
Southern California's PRESS PLAY have recently completed tracking their new album which will be released this coming September on DREAM Records. The album was recorded at 3 Studios in Lakeville, MN with producers David Thulin, Dave Hanley and Jonathan Thulin. The new studio album will be the band's fourth full length album with DREAM, following 2011?s critically acclaimed World Anthem...
Two-time GRAMMY®-nominated rock band SKILLET have announced a June 25 release for their highly anticipated new album RISE (Atlantic/Word). The album's lead singles "Sick Of It" (Mainstream Active Rock/Christian rock) and "American Noise" (Christian CHR) will go to radio on April 8 and 9, while "Sick of It" and "American Noise" will be available at iTunes® on April 9 and 16 respectively. RISE follows the band's 2009 blockbuster, Awake, which was recently certified platinum for sales in excess of one million copies in the U.S. It's worth noting that Skillet...
The Analog Sessions has finally arrived! This week is the anticipated release of Shawn McDonald's special song collection - nine re-recorded raw analog-recorded live-to-tape fan favorites. With the addition of two brand new songs, The Analog Sessions is a great way to celebrate the ten-year mark of McDonald's musical career. Great reviews and fan feedback have been pouring in about The Analog Sessions, showing that this singer/songwriter/storyteller has quite the following from media and fans alike. With fans sharing that...
sixstepsrecords' Matt Redman has yet one more reason to celebrate another crowning achievement for his powerful worship anthem "10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)." After earning two GRAMMY® awards in the categories of Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance this past February, the incredibly popular song was recently certified Digital Gold by the RIAA. As the first No. 1 single for co-writers Redman and Jonas Myrin, the song made an admirable 16-week run at No. 1 on Christian Radio and remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs Chart for an impressive four months...
On Friday, former Sparrow Records act Above The Golden State launched a new Kickstarter campaign to fund a forthcoming worship project, asking for just $10,000 in 60 days. Check out the details below and visit their Kickstarter campaign page to chip in!
"Creating music that will glorify Jesus- the Creator of music... giving a voice for this generation to worship Him! If you've followed Above The Golden State’s music you know my priorities...
IMMERSE, the Gospel Music Association's music training experience, is honored to announce OneLife (www.onelifematters.org) as its ministry partner for this year's event. IMMERSE is designed as the one stop for developing artists and songwriters, providing legitimate training and networking with Christian music professionals. "Our vision for IMMERSE is that it will effectively train and develop the next generation...
Chonda Pierce, the unrivaled "The Queen of Clean Comedy" packs up her cheerful, unpretentious Southern charm, musical talent and laser-sharp wit for a talk-show styled tour launching April 4 in Lenoir City, Tenn. The tour will visit 35+ cities through June, including a stop at the historic Ryman Auditorium on June 22.
The unscripted traveling talk show promises laughs without-a-safety-net. Known for incorporating music into her comedy, Chonda will be joined on select dates by special musical guest Geoff Moore...
Word Films is set to release "Mother India: Life Through the Eyes of the Orphan" on DVD April 23. Winner of "Best Short Documentary" at the 2012 San Diego Christian Film Festival, the film is a compelling documentary that chronicles the adventure of 25 courageous orphans living as a family along the railway in Tenali, India. "Mother India" brings to light the struggles faced daily by over 31 million orphans in India and the challenge of rescuing them from a life of begging and addiction...
Michael Barnes, lead singer of rock band RED, whose recent album "Release The Panic" landed on the Billboard Top Ten, announced that he will participate in the CURE Champion Program by running the Rock and Roll Marathon in Nashville next month. Established by CURE International, the Champion Program allows participants to meet a fitness goal while simultaneously raising money for life-changing surgeries for children in emerging countries...
Yesterday, pop rock trio Abandon (formerly on Forefront Records) announced plans for a brand new independent project -- and they need fan support to make it happen! Check out Abandon's Kickstarter announcement below and visit their campaign page to pledge!
"Hey everyone, we are making a NEW album! We feel these new tunes that we want to record and share with you, are some of the best we have ever written. WE WANT YOU TO BE A PART! To make this album happen we...
Before sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo surfaced, fan-funded projects were rare, but legendary Christian metal band Bride utilized this concept back in 2009 to fund their album Tsar Bomba. While the past couple albums have been deemed their "final album" until plans for the next one were announced, Bride's founders, the Thompson brothers Dale and Troy, have been teasing plans of another new record since Tsar Bomba's release. Now they're officially planning to record in May and have started collecting preorders to help fund the project...
The brand new and highly anticipated record from Audio Adrenaline, Kings & Queens (Fair Trade Services), dropped last Tuesday and released to much acclaim. Between radio airplay and media accolades, the album debuted at No. 3 on the album charts while also placing high with retail, hitting top 5 in sales with LifeWay and top 10 with Family Christian Stores. Positive reviews and radio feedback continues to pour in, showing there's no doubt with the band's return. People love Audio Adrenaline...
Centricity Music's Jason Gray continues to set new milestones with his career, as his new single, "Nothing Is Wasted" has received a record-breaking 21 radio adds for street week. Stations include; K-LOVE Radio Network; FISH/Los Angeles, CA; New Life Media, Chicago, IL; KTIS, Minneapolis, MN; KJHY, St. Louis, MO; WQME, Indianapolis, IN; and WHPZ, South Bend, IN. Four of Gray's previous radio singles hit Top 5 on the AC charts, and resulted in him winning two ASCAP Performance Awards in 2011 and 2012. With such a strong start for Nothing Is Wasted, the song seems to be on the fast track to being another chart topper...
Having created huge waves with their 2010 project Light Up The Sky, chart-topping foursome The Afters will deliver their much-anticipated new studio album, Life Is Beautiful, on April 16. The 12-track project-the band's 4th overall-comes more than two and a half years after the launch of their previous effort's success-delivering two No. 1 hits ("Light Up The Sky," "Lift Me Up") and a bevy of film and television placements (New Year's Eve, "The Biggest Loser," "The Hills," "Army Wives")...
Essential Records pop/rock band Building 429 begins the official countdown to the June 4 release of its anticipated sixth album, with the launch of the title track “We Won’t Be Shaken” as the project’s debut single. The hit-bound track garners 51 radio adds this week across the Christian AC, Hot AC and CHR charts, and ties for the biggest first add week at the format for the year. The song also debuted in the top 5 of iTunes Christian Singles chart...
Passion: Let the Future Begin has indeed begun brightly, with a No. 1 debut atop Christian SoundScan, as well No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200, the highest Billboard entry ever for a Passion recording. Garnering sales in excess of 47,000 units, this also marks sixstepsrecords' second album this year to debut in the top 5 of the Billboard Top 200, following GRAMMY® winner Chris Tomlin's No. 1 entry with Burning Lights this past January. Passion: Let the Future Begin is named after the anthemic lyrical shout from Tomlin's energetic track "God's Great Dance Floor...
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced today the return of the legendary GMA Dove Awards to Music City for its 44th year of honors. For the first time in Dove Awards history, Gospel music's biggest night will take place in the fall. This year's show is on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at 8 p.m. EDT, at Allen Arena on the campus of Nashville's historic Lipscomb University and will be nationally televised on GMC TV. The bold move from spring to fall was an intentional shift by the Gospel Music Association to make this year's esteemed...
Modern rock favorites THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH wraps up the winter leg of its "War Of Change" U.S. headline tour with capacity crowds in multiple markets, including Dallas, TX; Flint, MI; Lancaster, PA; Louisville, KY; Chattanooga, TN and more. Playing its hits and fan favorites, including songs from its independently released, 5-star acclaimed and No. 1 selling Billboard Hard Rock album, The End Is Where We Begin, the tour also featured Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch and his band Love and Death, as well as The Letter Black and The Wedding. The tour began Feb. 21 in Columbia, MD and hit significant club venues in 11 states before wrapping up March 17 in Huntington, WV...
On Saturday (March 16th), Audrey Assad announced that her next studio project, an album she intends to make for the Church, would be self-released, but she needs YOUR help to do it! The artist is doing her new record without the aid of Sparrow Records this time, and she's got 30 days to raise the needed $40,000 to get it made the way she hopes to. In just two days, Audrey is already 3/4 of the way to her goal and you can still help her reach that goal! Check out Kickstarter.com for details on how to pitch in...
DREAM Records artist, Silverline is doing exceptionally well at radio right now. In celebration, the group just released a lyric video for their new single, "Lights Out" which you can pick up on iTunes right now: http://bit.ly/XLUYT4. The group's album, titled Lights Out, is only 3 weeks from being released in stores everywhere (April 9th) and for all you die hard fans we will be making a special pre-order announce with iTunes on March 26th for you. The band is out on the road with Acquire The Fire along with headlining dates and dates with Press Play...
Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) has completed its acquisition of the existing Tooth & Nail recorded music catalog. This includes Tooth & Nail Records, BEC Recordings and Solid State Records, while excluding the catalogs of artists Demon Hunter, August Burns Red and the latest recordings from Love and Death and the Supertones. Capitol CMG will own and continue to develop products from Tooth & Nail’s extensive catalogs, marketing and distributing them through Capitol CMG Label Group and its catalog division...
Josh Wilson is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter and storyteller with chart-topping hits and numerous industry awards. Now with Carry Me, his fourth project with Sparrow Records releasing April 9th, Wilson opens up his heart more than ever. Sharing about a very personal health issue dealing with anxiety and panic attacks, his new songs ultimately spread the message that through life's difficult trials, it is only God who can carry us through it all...
Following four critically acclaimed projects, the Franklin, TN-based worship duo All Sons & Daughters release its first live, full-length recording, LIVE, April 23 from Integrity Music. Recorded in the chapel at Oceanway Studios in Nashville, LIVE features members Leslie Jordan and David Leonard sharing their best-loved songs, such as "All The Poor and Powerless" and "Reason to Sing," as well as new songs, all delivered in a congregationally-friendly, organic worship setting...
This week, Christian music’s leading pop/rock band Tenth Avenue North debuts the official music video for its new single, “Worn,” off the current album The Struggle. Directed by Nathan William and produced by Mike Edwards, the video magnificently captures the emotional exhaustion behind lead singer Mike Donehey’s lyrics, which plea for solace and rest from a world full of struggle...
Ushering in the first days of 2013, some of the most notable worship leaders of this generation-Chris Tomlin, Crowder, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill and Kari Jobe-filled Atlanta's Georgia Dome with songs of freedom and praise as they led more than 60,000 college students in worship at the significant, four-day gathering of Passion 2013. Capturing the power and energy of the conference, the 14-track, live worship album, Passion: Let The Future Begin, debuted in the Top 10 on the iTunes® Overall Albums Chart and is available now at retailers and digital...
Concluding its record-breaking 18th year Saturday, March 30, at San Antonio's AT&T Center, the internationally top-ranked Winter Jam Tour Spectacular is giving fans around the world an opportunity to experience the event live. In partnership with Blue Scout Media, Winter Jam is offering a "free pass" for online viewers to live-stream the unprecedented tour's season finale at www.stagehop.com. Founded and hosted by GRAMMY®-nominated NewSong, the Winter Jam 2013 Tour Spectacular is headlined by GRAMMY®-winning, multi-platinum recording artist TobyMac...
Atlanta's Norma Jean have recently completed tracking their new album which will be released this coming June on Razor & Tie. The album was recorded at Covenant Recording Studios in Kansas City with producer Josh Barber and is being mixed by Jeremy Griffith. The new studio album will be the band's sixth full length album and second release with Razor & Tie, following 2010's critically acclaimed Meridional. Norma Jean will hit the road next week playing a series of dates...
Since the release of her much-heralded sophomore album, Blessings, multi-award winning songstress Laura Story's massive No. 1 hit single of the same name has been certified by the R.I.A.A. as Digital Gold. The Fair Trade Services recording artist has enjoyed quite a season of success since the April 2011 release of Blessings. At the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, she garnered the trophy for Top Christian Song, on the heels of her GRAMMY® Win for Best Contemporary Christian Song as well as Dove Awards for Song of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year...
Platinum selling artist Mark Schultz is no stranger to the power of a story. Beginning this Friday, March 15, he is taking his stories on the road with his headlining tour, "All Things Possible" Tour 2013, presented by Compassion International. The tour's namesake is from Schultz' most recent studio album All Things Possible which includes his hit No. 1 title track song. For more information on the tour, visit www.MarkSchultzMusic.com. Joining him on the tour are artists Aaron Shust and Jonny Diaz...
On Thursday, March 14th, multi-platinum recording artist Owl City will be joined by Verve Records' artist Yuna for a one-time only live performance of "Shine Your Way" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC® at 11:35/10:35c pm. The original song, which premiered on Monday March 4th on Idolator, was written especially for the new DreamWorks Animated film The Croods by two-time Academy Award® nominated composer Alan Silvestri along with Glen Ballard and the film's directors, Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders and was produced by Owl City alongside Silvestri and Ballard. Relativity Music Group is set to release the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from The Croods on Tuesday, March 19th, three days before the...
2011 Dove Awards' "Artist of the Year" and "Female Vocalist of the Year," Francesca Battistelli, who first captivated fans worldwide with her gold-certified debut album, My Paper Heart, has released a deluxe version of her sophomore album, Hundred More Years, on Fervent Records (iTunes link: http://smarturl.it/HMYDeluxe). In 2011, Hundred More Years debuted at No. 1 on the Christian SoundScan Album Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. The deluxe edition also features her current Top 20 hit single, "Strangely Dim," a remake of Peter Gabriel's hit, "In Your Eyes" which is also included on "The Bible: Music Inspired By The Epic Mini-Series" and three additional new tunes...
Gotee Records' emerging act Finding Favour announces the release of their self-titled debut, available exclusively at all digital outlets today, March 12. The south-Georgia newcomer band collaborated with acclaimed producers Rob Hawkins (Building 429), Christopher Stevens (tobyMac, Sanctus Real, Mandisa) and Dustin Burnett (Kingsfoil) to produce the six-track release. Finding Favour will be available at Christian retailers beginning May 7...
Jars of Clay have been hard at work on a new studio album, slated to release before the end of 2013, but in the meantime, they want to share a few live recordings with you. They recorded a live show in Sellersville, PA on October 16, 2011 with intentions of releasing it as a live DVD, but it never came to fruition. However, the band will be releasing select audio recordings of the songs on Monday, March 19th on iTunes and Amazon. However, if you grab it via JarsofClay.com on March 18, you'll get some videos and a sneak peek at the upcoming album...
Hot new duo for KING & COUNTRY will be performing their new single, "Middle of Your Hear," on FOX News Channel's hit TV show, "Huckabee," March 23 at 8pm EST. The single is the third release from their critically-acclaimed debut album Crave which just last week climbed back into the Top 10 on the iTunes Christian Albums Chart more than one year after its release. The video for their last single, "The Proof of Your Love (The Monologue Mix)," which Amazon.com named as Christian music's "Song of the Year" in 2012, also just surpassed the one million mark on YouTube. In addition, the title track from the album is featured on "The Bible: Music Inspired By The Epic Mini-Series," the musical companion to the History Channel's mini-series "The Bible," which comes...
Thousand Foot Krutch frontman Trevor McNevan has been sharing details of his recent healing while on TFK's current "War Of Change" headline tour. Here's the story he shared with his publicist to share with you. (And be sure to hear him tell this story in person on this tour!): "A few weeks ago, after the Super Bowl, I was walking from my living room to my kitchen and out of no where, my back literally felt like it shattered. A few days later it was so bad I couldn't even move; it was the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. I tried to make it down the stairs to head to the hospital and blacked out. My wife had to call 911 and ambulance...
The anticipated record from Audio Adrenaline is now just days away! Kings & Queens (Fair Trade Services) is the ten-song album featuring the band's new lead vocalist, Kevin Max and long-time band member bassist Will McGinniss, who are joined by CCM vets Dave Ghazarian (Superchick) on guitar, drummer Jared Byers (Bleach), and singer-songwriter-keyboardist Jason Walker. AA's other original member, Mark Stuart, having to step down as lead vocalist due to spasmodic dysphonia (causing involuntary muscle spasms of the larynx), is very much still part of band decisions and wrote on many of the new songs for this new album. Now, with new band members and a larger mission goal, there is no question the world is ready for the "new" Audio Adrenaline...
NEEDTOBREATHE, a rock and roll band from South Carolina, have been together for over 13 years. Their non-stop touring has gained them the reputation as a must see live act. With four highly acclaimed albums behind them and a fifth in production, they continue to deliver songs that show their roots and ambitions in equal measure. As Bear Rinehart says "We take every chance we get to support Palmetto Medical Initiative, so the band is offering the "Cercas Blancas EP", a mix of old, live and new recordings. All 'tips' go directly to PMI to support the incredible work they do across the globe providing sustainable...
It was an incredible evening for Centricity Publishing's CentricSongs at the recent SESAC Christian Music Awards. The company won 16 awards, with Seth Mosley being honored with 12 National Performance Activity Awards and 2 awards for #1 Billboard Song for All Things Possible, recorded by Mark Schultz and Fighter, recorded by Manafest. Resuscitate Me garnered David Zach, frontman for Remedy Drive, an award for #1 Billboard Song and his second win for National Performance Activity Award. A complete listing of winners is available online at...
Dubbed as the new face of electronic pop, Capital Kings (Cole Walowac, Jon White) have already had a breakout year with their debut album entering the Top 5 on the Billboard Christian Albums Chart and embarking on one of the largest arena tours, Winter Jam. This month is no exception for the emerging act who releases their debut music video "You'll Never Be Alone" this week: http://youtu.be/klf_k_pxWoE. The music video was directed by Sean Hagwell (Hot Chelle Rae) and filmed in Denver, Colo. Capital Kings sent out a call out to fans inviting them...
Word Entertainment will release a musical companion to the History Channel's mini-series "The Bible" on March 12. The 12-track album highlighting themes from the mini-series features contemporary Christian's top artists including Meredith Andrews, Chris August, Francesca Battistelli, Big Daddy Weave, Jason Castro, Everfound, for KING & COUNTRY, Group 1 Crew, Dara Maclean, Point of Grace, and Sidewalk Prophets. Superstars Wynonna Judd and Kenny Rogers also come together on the compilation for a special rendition of "Mary Did You Know?" The breathtaking epic, which airs every Sunday through March culminating on Easter, drew in 27 million viewers this past Sunday...
Last week Hillsong UNITED released the widely acclaimed studio project, Zion, which has earned the international worship band its highest ever Billboard 200 debut at No. 5 with a 25 percent increase from their last studio album Aftermath. The project, selling more than 34,100 units its first week, also topped the Billboard Christian & Gospel album and digital charts. During street week, UNITED peaked as the No. 1 album overall on iTunes in the United States, South Africa, Sweden, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Singapore...
As he approaches the ten-year mark of his music career, singer/songwriter/storyteller Shawn McDonald releases The Analog Sessions (Sparrow), a collection of nine re-recorded via live-to-tape hits and fan favorites, plus two brand new tunes. The project releases March 26.
"When you release a traditional greatest hits record these days, usually people just go to iTunes to download the new songs, so the idea was to re-record everything to give the songs a fresh and different approach," McDonald shares...
Multi-Platinum artist, 2 x Grammy Award Winner, 4 x Dove Award Winner David Phelps, has undoubtedly made a strong name in different facets of the music world. Now after releasing his Classic solo album, Phelps is preparing to make a strong name in a new arena. Not only does David have big plans for the summer, but he also has plans for the classical music world.
After wrapping up his tour with Gaither Vocal Group, David will kick off his European Classic tour in the month of June with eleven stops from Faroe Islands to Germany...
Two-time GRAMMY nominated singer, songwriter and worship leader Matt Maher is set to release his most unique and revealing project yet with the announcement of his fourth album, titled All The People Said Amen available April 23. Maher's newest project fuses the popularity of his vibrant live show with several new studio cuts, offering fans an assortment of writing and performance styles. “This project,” offers Maher, “is a real collage of who I am musically...
On February 27, critically-acclaimed new duo for KING & COUNTRY performed before a packed house and worldwide online audience for the simulcast event "gods at war" led by Pastor and bestselling author, Kyle Idelman. The event, which covered topics including the idols infiltrating our lives and our churches, took place at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, in front of 5,100 people...
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