November, 2011
Fans of Thousand Foot Krutch most likely already know about the band's anticipated 2012 new studio album, The End Is Where We Begin, but what they might not know is that TFK will be releasing the record completely on their own for the first time in over ten years. To help finance the completed record and the production of new CD pressings and shirts and such, the band has launched a Kickstarter campagin in support. They have until the end of the year to raise $40,000, but are already close to breaking that goal as this report goes to print...
One of the best-selling artists in Christian music since her self-titled debut album released in 2009, Kari Jobe returns with Where I Find You Jan. 24, 2012. This will be Jobe's first album with Sparrow Records, a division of EMI CMG Label Group, which will distribute the album from the two-time Dove Award winning, Gateway Church (Southlake, TX) worship leader into worldwide markets...
Abandon Kansas and Gotee records are proud to release the Ad Astra Per Remix EP which includes three songs from the bands last album remixed with a whole new feel and energy. The song Like It or Not is the winning fan remix chosen by the fans in a contest launched last month. The EP will be available free of charge as an early holiday gift to all from Abandon Kansas. Get it today at freeabandonkansas.com...
While Plumb is busy preparing her 2012 release Faster Than A Bullet she has still found time to not only record 2 Christmas songs - she's giving them away in The FAN-Tastic Christmas Giveaway. Fans who "like" the Plumb Facebook page are able to download the two songs free by clicking the "FAN-Tastic Christmas" link on the page. Once they have the songs, fans can also enter the giveaway by spreading the word about the music with simple challenges...
GRAMMY-winning rock band SWITCHFOOT is pictured above playing their new hit single, "Dark Horses," on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" last night. The song is currently No. 6 on the Modern Rock chart, and is featured on the band's Vice Verses, which debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200. Check out video of the performance at: http://bcove.me/btw23xf7...
GRAMMY-winning rock band SWITCHFOOT will perform their new hit single, "Dark Horses," on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" tonight. The song, which is from the group's new album, Vice Verses (Atlantic Records), is currently No. 6 on the Modern Rock chart. Fresh off a successful European run that included stops in the UK, Holland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland and sold-out shows in London, Birmingham, Amsterdam, and Mannheim, SWITCHFOOT will resume their North American tour this Wednesday, November 30...
Following a triumphant performance on The Late Show with David Letterman, NEEDTOBREATHE will perform their Top 20 single "Drive All night" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson this Wednesday, November 30th. Watch the band perform on The Late Show with David Letterman here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zzOQmdkSVQ. Tickets for the bands massive 2012 headlining tour, dubbed "The Reckoning Tour," are now available...
Owl City is about to give the world an All Access pass into one of his headlining shows from the All Things Bright and Beautiful World Tour with the release of Owl City - Live from Los Angeles DVD. This DVD will feature over 90 minutes of live performance, behind the scenes footage, exclusive interviews and more.
Filmed at LA's Club Nokia this past July, the full 21 track concert will be released on iTunes only on December 6th in North America with the preorder launching on November 29th...
No strangers to television exposure, The Afters' latest songs from their album Light Up the Sky have received placement on a slew of TV promotions including NBC's popular "The Biggest Loser" and ABC's new philanthropic "You Deserve It".
"Light Up the Sky" will be played in the Dec. 6 finale of NBC's mega hit "The Biggest Loser." ABC's new show "You Deserve It" has also been supportive of The Afters' music using...
House of Heroes is no stranger to Christmas music having already released their 3-song EP The Christmas Classics in 2009 as well as a music video for their version of the classic "O Come, O Come Emmanuel". This year the band is releasing their take on the Jackson Browne song "The Rebel Jesus," out today on Gotee Records. "We all fell in love with Jackson Browne's "The Rebel Jesus" a few years ago and have been wanting to cover it for a while. This year was the perfect opportunity...
Not everyone will be home for the holidays and that's why multi-platinum selling trio, Point of Grace (Shelley Breen, Leigh Cappillino, Denise Jones) is partnering with American Bible Society on their Christmas tour, "Home for the Holidays" Tour presented by A Soldier's Hope. The tour which will honor and help raise support for American military personnel who are not able to spend the holidays with their loved ones. Select dates will include appearances by Dove Award winning group...
It's been over a week now since Five Iron Frenzy announced their 2013 new album release and possible 2012 live performances. Their original Kickstarter fundraising project had the goal of $30,000 but, as of this post, the band has raised over $120,000! To celebrate, the gang has announced a new Kickstarter pledge perk -- a special intimate concert limited to 500 total people that will cost $200 a pop (which includes one guest with each ticket pledge). Below are the details the band announced this afternoon...
My Block/Columbia Records recording artists Mary Mary took home the award for Best Gospel Performance at the 2011 Soul Train Awards. The duo gave a riveting performance of the classic "Midnight Train to Georgia" during the show's all star tribute to Legend Award recipient, Gladys Knight. In addition to Mary Mary, artists such as Kenny Lattimore, Freddy Jackson, Dave Hollister, Chrisette Michele, Tamar Braxton, Marsha Ambrosius, and Natalie Cole joined in the tribute singing some of Knight's greatest hits in honor of her. The Soul Train Awards aired on both Centric and BET last night, November 27, 2011...
Christian rock legends Guardian are getting ready to share new music with fans once again. The band recently recorded three brand new songs for a new EP, titled Three To Get Ready, and plan to record more in 2012. Frontman Jamie Rowe posted the following official band statement today at JamieRowe.com... "Hi friends! We finally reassembled in the House of Guardian (AKA Jamey Perrenot’s home studio) to cut three new tracks in preparation for our 2011 Latin American tour. We have been kicking around music ideas with each other over the last year and we knew it was prime time to record a few of them...
The wait is over. For months, there was a teaser that the "dead ska band" Five Iron Frenzy had news to report today, November 22. The news was just announced minutes ago that the band has plans for a new album, but need YOUR help. Read on (Below post is from http://5ironfrenzy.tumblr.com/)... "A Note from FIF: We can’t believe it has actually been 8 years ago today that we rocked out with you at the Fillmore in Denver, on a snowy evening as we celebrated our last show. Now, all these years (and marriages and kids) later we feel the desire to write new material and make a record...
Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman have much to be grateful for on this Thanksgiving. They are proud new grandparents! Join us in congratulating their daughter Emily and her husband Tanner on the arrival of the beautiful Eiley Eliza Richards. The bragger book has started all the way from Ireland where the "world's youngest grandparents" traveled to be for the birth. Steven heads out on the Christmas time multi-artist tour in December in support of The Story album. Steven will be performing with the Newsboys, Francesca Battistelli...
Aaron Shust had a busy schedule last week with a trip to Colorado Springs to perform at Focus On The Family's Thanksgiving Chapel. It was a powerful 25-minute performance that included his current hit single, "My Hope Is In You." After the Chapel, Shust headed to the KBIQ studio to do a live on-air interview with afternoon drive personality, Jack Hamilton.
"My Hope Is In You" is a major hit for Shust with the song remaining #1 on the AC Monitored chart for five weeks...
GRAMMY® award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Michael W. Smith is preparing to launch his highly-anticipated holiday event, It's A Wonderful Christmas: The Symphony Tour. Featuring a full symphony orchestra each night, the tour will also introduce audiences to the infectious musical stylings of L'Angelus (Lawn-Jay-Loose), an incredible four-piece family band with Louisiana roots and Americana influences. This seasonal crowd favorite concert series kicks off Nov. 26, in Toledo, Ohio, and will span 13 performances in eight major markets including Dallas, Houston, St. Louis, Jacksonville and more...
GRAMMY (R) nominated singer/songwriter Matthew West will appear on FOX & Friends tomorrow morning, November 22 in support of his latest projects including The Heart of Christmas album and movie. FOX & Friends airs weekdays at 6am E.T. on FOX News Channel, and West's interview will air live at approximately 7:30am E.T. West will also make a string of other media appearances while in the Big Apple, including performances on ABC News Now, FOX & Friends' "After the Show" Show, Fox News Radio and Guideposts.org...
Talk about a sister act! 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. More than that, they're sisters and mothers who strive to balance hectic careers with growing families. Now, WE tv has greenlit a brand-new original series, tentatively titled MARY MARY, that follows the sisters in their daily lives as they work to do it all...
Multi-talented and reigning Dove Award "Artist of the Year" and "Male Vocalist of the Year," Chris August is adding holiday cheer to his hit debut album, No Far Away. Beginning today, November 21, a special Christmas edition of the Dove Award winning album will be available for purchase at all digital retailers. The album will include two new, original Christmas tracks, "Come Now Our King" and "Jesus, Savior," both penned by August...
Platinum-selling, five-time Gospel Music Association Group of the Year, Casting Crowns adds another honor to its list of accolades with a 2011 American Music Award. The band won for "Favorite Artist" in the Contemporary Inspirational category, announced tonight during a live broadcast of the 39th annual AMAs on ABC. Casting Crowns' second win, from six career AMA nominations...
Dove Award winning group for "Christmas Albumt of the Year," Big Daddy Weave is bringing on the Holiday cheer with their first Christmas tour. The "Christ is Come" Christmas Tour, presented by World Vision will kick off in Elkhart, IN on December 8 and will include soulful new artist Dara Maclean. Tour details and ticket information are available now at www.BigDaddyWeave.com. "We were guests on a Christmas tour two years ago and experienced an excitement and feeling that was different than playing at other times of the year...
In support of the 15-Year Anniversary of the release of their third album, Life In General, MxPx has teamed up with Stickam.com to bring their fans to one online location on Saturday, November 19 for an acoustic performance by the band's frontman and bassist, Mike Herrera. The live set will provide fans the chance to reminisce with Herrera as he sings a handful of tracks off the album in addition to hosting an open Q&A after the live set for all fans to take part in. Fans can log onto www.stickam.com/mxpx, starting Saturday, November 19 at 5:30 pm PST/8:30 pm EST, with the live set kicking off at 6 pm PST/9 pm EST...
GRAMMY ® recognized artists Matthew West and Mandisa will ring in the holiday season with a special evening of Christmas music as part of "The Heart of Christmas Tour." The shows will hit around 12 markets in the month of December, a full list of events are listed below. The evening of music will include Christmas songs from both artists, including a duet of "Christmas Makes Me Cry," found on both of their holiday projects...
Multi-award winning and GRAMMY nominated artist, Francesca Battistelli, will make the world premiere video debut of her multi-week No. 1 hit, "This is the Stuff" on USAToday.com tomorrow, Nov. 18. The fun, animated video brings to life Francesca's smash hit single about taking life's little frustrations in stride. Fans can catch a 30-second preview of the anticipated new video today at www.FrancescaMusic.com...
"How Great Is Our God" continues to be the No. 1 song sung in churches around the world, and in turn, is the fastest rising modern day hymn in CCLI chart history. This week, Chris Tomlin, the voice behind the popular church anthem, released How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection in honor of the song's global impact. The album continues to prove how this acclaimed artist is leading future generations in a new direction of worship. The 15-track album (track listing below) features seven No. 1 hits...
Having spent the last six-months on the road as Taylor Swift's main support act, NEEDTOBREATHE will head out on a massive headlining tour beginning February 15th in Houston, TX. "The Reckoning Tour," a 10-week run that includes a two-night stand at Nashville's storied Ryman Auditorium, will see the Charleston, SC rock band performing songs from their acclaimed new album, The Reckoning. On Monday November 21st, NEEDTOBREATHE will perform their song Drive All Night on The Late Show with David Letterman...
Mat Kearney is thrilled to announce the second leg of his US headlining tour in support of his critically acclaimed new album Young Love (Universal Republic). The news comes as Mat wraps up the first leg of a very successful headlining tour that launched the second week in September and included sold out nights at NYC's Webster Hall, sold out show at the House of Blues in Boston, two sold out nights at the House of Blues in Chicago and will culminate...
It's big news for Newsboys! God's Not Dead, their brand new CD, just released yesterday November 15th and is receiving huge accolades from the fans and critics alike. God's Not Dead showcases the best music yet from front man Michael Tait and band mates Jeff Frankenstein (keys), Duncan Phillips (drums), and Jody Davis (guitars), as the project offer...
Yesterday, Run Kid Run released their third studio project, Patterns, on Tooth & Nail Records. In celebration of their release, the band will be hosting a Live chat tonight via Ustream and their Facebook. Run Kid Run will be answering questions as well as playing acoustic songs from the new album starting at 9:30 pm EST/ 8:30 PM CST....
The dynamic, angelic-voiced lead singer of platinum-selling pop group Sixpence None the Richer, Leigh Nash, releases her first solo album in five years, Hymns & Sacred Songs, today amidst widespread acclaim. The first of three new albums from Nash on Kingsway, these songs are a combination of fresh, newly written hymns alongside songs that have reverberated across generations, giving a voice to the faithful around the world. The timeless lyrics of hymns by Charles Wesley...
THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS movie inspired by GRAMMY ® nominated singer & songwriter Matthew West’s viral holiday hit, "One Last Christmas," will debut on gmc Sunday, Dec. 4. West’s new holiday album, The Heart of Christmas, is out now and features the title track and theme song for the movie along with the viral hit “One Last Christmas” and appearances by GRAMMY ® winners and nominees Vince Gill, Amy Grant and Mandisa from American Idol. The Heart of Christmas album will be featured in Delilah’s “12 Stockings of Christmas” promotion...
Grammy®-nominated Christian music mainstay NewSong is slated to bring their annual “Very Merry Christmas Tour” to 14 cities next month. A holiday highlight for fans and artists alike, this year’s tour will also feature top rock/worship band Kutless, reigning GMA Male Vocalist of the Year Chris August, and breakout singer/songwriter Jamie Grace. Kicking-off December 1 in Marietta, Georgia, “NewSong’s Very Merry Christmas Tour” will stop in Cincinnati; Charlotte, North Carolina; Beckley, West Virginia; Marion, Illinois...
BMI will salute gospel leaders Kirk Franklin and Pastor Hezekiah Walker at its 13th annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon in Nashville.
The event is slated for Friday, January 13, the day before the 27th Annual Stellar Awards, at Rocketown (601 4th Avenue South). Gospel music’s premier songwriters, brightest stars, and leading executives attend the invitation-only event, which is part industry celebration, part awe-inspiring worship service...
The first holiday music from Jamie Grace will debut digitally November 29. Just two months after the release of her successful, first album One Song At A Time, Jamie Grace will include four holiday songs in Christmas Together (e.p.): the original “Christmas Together,” “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” and “What Child Is This?” The EP finds Jamie Grace working with a mix of talent, under the creative direction of tobyMac, including fellow Gotee Records’ act Abandon Kansas, producer David Garcia...
Legendary Bremerton, WA punk trio, MxPx will release a music documentary entitled Both Ends Burning, featuring footage from the band's 2008 world tour all the way to the band's sold-out Seattle show in March 2011. In this brutally honest depiction of the band, MxPx finds themselves at a crossroads in their career, struggling to find the balance between full time jobs, and the life of a touring musician. Directed by Bryan Buchelt of Snaproll Studios, the DVD will be available digitally on December 1 through most online retail outlets and the band's website (www.mxpx.com)...
GRAMMY Award-winning, Multi-Platinum-selling band Jars of Clay re-joins MercyMe, Matt Maher, Disciple, Group 1 Crew and others on the fall leg of “The Rock & Worship Roadshow” this month. In keeping with tour tradition, Jars of Clay is offering fans an exclusive “Sing & Tell” VIP event prior to each show.
Kicking off last Thursday, Nov. 3, in Saginaw, Mich., the tour reconvenes after a successful initial run last spring...
This week, we received word from Patrick Andrew, bass player and co-vocalist for pop rock trio PFR, announcing an upcoming performance from the band on November 20th. The show is a special benefit concert for Patrick's little 2-year-old son, Samuel Andrew, who was diagnosed with Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) and is need of special care. To help offset the financial costs of Samuel's recent September bone marrow transplant (the only cure for CGD) and continued treatment, Portico Church and PFR will be hosting a benefit concert and art auction at 7pm on Sunday, November 20th at Cornerstone Church in Chandler, AZ...
Centricity Music’s high-profile band, Downhere, won two major categories during the recent GMA Covenant Awards in Canada. The group won Song of the Year ("Let Me Rediscover You") and Pop/ Contemporary Album of the Year ("Two At A Time"). Two At a Time was released in the summer of 2010 and had two new songs plus B-sides and demos in order to satisfy the high demand for new Downhere music between albums. Downhere’s current project, On The Altar Of Love, released in late August and as a result didn’t qualify for this year’s awards...
Fresh off a national club trek Deas Vail is excited to stay on the road and embark on a trek of November / December dates with Sick of Sarah and Now, Now deemed the Oh Christmas Tour, with their new four track holiday EP For Shepherds & Kings that includes three new studio tracks and a live version of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," produced by Edison Glass frontman Joshua Silverberg at his Nashville based Red Red Studio, to be released on November 29. The bands new self-titled...
Big Idea Entertainment, a leading studio and producer of children’s and family programming, characters and brands, announced today they will release VeggieTales®: God Loves You Very Much, on DVD and through digital download December 26, 2011 and January 10, 2012 in Christian and general market stores respectively.
VeggieTales: God Loves You Very Much is the follow-up title to the smash-hit VeggieTales DVD, God Made You Special. This release includes nearly...
Indie rock band High Flight Society is hard at work on a brand new EP, the follow-up to their 2009 release, Par Avion. Below are the details the guys announced yesterday... "Hey guys, just wanted to give everyone the update that the wheels are indeed starting to turn on getting this HFS record out. Our goal is to have it out by Christmas (hopefully the beginning of December) and release a song...
Tonight wraps up the multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY ® award winning artist Steven Curtis Chapman's first "Songs & Stories" tour with friends Andrew Peterson and Josh Wilson. After performing in front of sold out crowds across the country, the Show HOPE sponsored tour continues to be in high demand and as a result Chapman will launch a spring leg of the intimate tour. During this unique writer’s night, Chapman performs songs from his latest album re:creation and more...
When the holiday season comes around, music superstars Amy Grant and Vince Gill will embark on their sixth Christmas tour. The Twelve Days Of Christmas – Amy Grant & Vince Gill kicks off Dec. 7 in Baltimore, MD and wraps with 2 shows in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium. “Christmas audiences are special,” explains Grant. “They tend to involve the whole family, and their emotions are a wonderful mix of anticipation and reverence. It’s a thrilling experience for both of us.” “These holiday tours have become our favorites,” Gill agrees...
On the heels of their newest release, III, FAMILY FORCE 5 announce their third annual “The Christmas Pageant” tour experience beginning December 6 featuring Hawk Nelson and special guest Manafest. Tickets are available for advance purchase as well as exclusive VIP $50 tickets here...
Months before the debut of her anticipated second album, Heart, multiple GMA Dove Award nominee Audrey Assad is releasing her radio single “Sparrow” on iTunes ®. Due out on Valentine's Day, Heart finds Assad once again collaborating with other songwriters and producer Marshall Altman (Brooke Fraser, Natasha Bedingfield, William Fitzsimmons, Marc Broussard)...
Check out the new music video for "Deck the Halls" from GRAMMY nominated, Gold-selling artist Tenth Avenue North. The video, written and directed by Tenth Avenue North and Ry Cox, accompanies the "Deck the Halls" single, now at radio. The track is also featured on WOW Christmas (2011), featuring the top 32 Christian artists and holiday songs. For more information on Tenth Avenue North, visit www.tenthavenuenorth.com...
San Antonio-based Abandon released its acclaimed sophomore album, Control, last spring from Forefront Records amidst acclaim and sales that continue 150% ahead of its debut, Searchlights. As momentum continues to build, Abandon’s contemporary sound on the album has gathered three hit radio singles so far, “Feel It In Your Heart,” “Hero” and “SOS,” with a fourth single, “Under Fire,” hitting the Top 25 and climbing on Billboard’s CHR chart with Air1 Radio network...
Following today's release of singer-songwriter John Mark McMillan's major label sophomore album Economy, the project hit No. 1 on the iTunes® Christian chart with the exclusive iTunes® Economy “LP” landing in the No. 17 position overall ahead of major mainstream acts such as Toby Keith, Foster The People and Mumford & Sons. Available on Integrity Music and distributed by Provident and RED/Sony, McMillan’s Economy follows his 2010 release The Medicine...
The best-selling new artist of 2011, The City Harmonic, has now been named “New Artist of the Year,” by the Gospel Music Association Canada during the 33rd Annual Covenant Awards ceremony held in Calgary, AB October 28. In addition to “New Artist,” The City Harmonic members garnered awards at the ceremony for “Modern Worship Song of the Year” and “Recorded Song of the Year” for their multi-format hit single, “Manifesto...
Marc Martel was honored last night at the MTV O Awards 2 where fans across the country voted him the winner of Best Fan Cover. Martel became a viral sensation when his “Somebody To Love Me” audition for the Queen Extravaganza drew over 4-million hits with his Freddie Mercury style vocals. Even Roger Taylor, drummer for Queen, called Martel, “an extraordinarily good singer who would make a wonderful Freddie,” during a recent Fox News interview. Martel wasn’t able to attend the online ceremony having just...
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