October, 2008
Relient K will hit the road with tobyMac on November 13th for the
"Winter Wonder-Slam" tour. As befitting the season, the band will play several Christmas songs as well as a variety of hits
and fan favorites from its 10-year history. U.S. Marines will be on hand to collect toys for The Marines Toys for Tots
Foundation, so fans are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped gift to the concert.
Let It Snow Baby...Let It Reindeer, Relient K's 2007 Christmas collection, is being re-issued for the holidays with a card
enabling fans to download three newly recorded songs. And, Funnypages Productions (www.funnypages.com) - helmed by...
One of Christian music’s most beloved singer/songwriters, Andrew Peterson,
is enjoying his highest chart debut with his latest project, Resurrection Letters, Volume II. The first week sales
report places the CD in the top ten of the SoundScan Christian/Gospel Christian Retail chart and at #128 on Billboard magazine’s
top 200 album chart for all formats. These numbers also mark the highest debut for Peterson’s label, Centricity Music.
“It’s so much fun to work with an artist who has pent up demand for a new project,” says Steve Ford, Vice President...
SESAC hosted an extraordinary night of music at a recent
benefit for the American Heart Association at the Bluebird Café in Nashville. Entitled “SESAC Presents CCM Hitmakers @
Bluebird: A Benefit For the American Heart Association” the event showcased some of Contemporary Christian music’s most
exciting artists in-the-round such as Regie Hamm, Tiffany Arbuckle Lee (aka Plumb), Krystal Meyers, Ian Eskelin, Sarah
Reeves, Jason Ingram and Evan Milby. The packed house was treated to songs including Krystal Meyers’ “Make Some Noise” and
“My Freedom...
Through major national visibility with media and ministry outlets such Focus on the
Family, the Gospel Music Channel, FamilyNet, JCTV, and more, Nate Huss is
bringing his message and music as a compelling voice of support for November’s designation as National Adoption Awareness
Month. Focus on the Family has chosen to use Nate’s song, Your Own, as an addition to their November ministry campaign in support of
Christian adoption...
After a stellar debut from Tooth & Nail's Capital Lights,
which charted on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart at No. 51 as well as debuted at No. 27 on the iTunes Rock Chart, the band
is back with their music video debut on Purevolume.com. The music video for "Outrage" from the band's summer debut,
This Is An Outrage, is currently being featured on the homepage of the music discovery site Purevolume.com.
This strong debut CD was said to be "nearly flawless in its aim and execution," "ridiculously catchy," and an...
Singer/songwriter and Christian music’s New Artist of the Year
Brandon Heath was honored on Music Row this week in his Nashville hometown with
a “#1 Party” hosted by ASCAP for his smash radio hit “Give Me Your Eyes.” The song is the first single off Heath’s new
sophomore album What If We, and tops Billboard’s Hot Christian AC chart for a
sixth consecutive week, while spending a tenth week at No. 1 on R&R’s CHR chart. “Give Me Your Eyes is reaching 25 million
in radio impressions this week, which compares to the weekly impressions...
Integrity Music’s Joel Augé (pronounced
“Ojhay”) won his first ever Covenant Award for Folk/Roots Song Of The Year for his song, “On The Blue,” at the 30th Annual
Covenant Awards on October 24, 2008, presented by Gospel Music Association of Canada.
Over the past 30 years, GMA Canada has been serving Christian artists through the Covenant Awards and has partnered with the
Canada Christian Music Conference and Shine FM Cross Canada Talent search to provide a week when artists can gather to learn...
Axiom Records group Ashmont Hill is preparing
to release their debut Christmas track this week. In true Ashmont Hill style, they will be ringing in the Holiday’s with an
up-beat, stand-out soul performance of the classic Christmas treasure “Do You Hear What I Hear?”.
Through the month of November, Worship Leader magazine and Song Discovery, will feature the single as a free song download...
Cross Movement Records is pleased to announce that Cross Movement Records recording
artists Da' T.R.U.T.H. and FLAME
have been nominated for 2009 Stellar Awards in the "Rap/Hip-Hop Gospel CD of the Year" category, alongside fellow nominees
Sho Baraka, Trip Lee and Frontlynaz. In addition, Da' T.R.U.T.H. has been invited to perform on the 24th Annual Stellar
Awards, which will be taped for broadcast at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, January 17, 2009...
This week, the sound of success for Mary Mary’s new CD is chart-topping success.
The Sound, which was released last week to critical acclaim, now claims the top spot on Billboard’s Top Christian & Gospel
charts. Mary Mary makes their highest debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart of all music, landing at #7. That also makes
The Sound the week’s third highest debut behind AC/DC and the soundtrack for High School Musical 3.
The Sound also sits a top the Billboard Top Gospel chart. The chart success beats the duo’s #8 debut for their last
studio CD, Mary Mary, which was released in 2005...
On Monday, Kevin Max was in a minor car accident and thankfully came away
just a bit shaken with some bumps and bruises. Today, Kevin sent out a personal response to the accident news,
"Thanks to everyone for sending me comments and messages..... i am doing ok.....just a couple of bumps and bruises and a back
that feels like meatloaf (not the singer)....what happened in brief- i was en route to studio for mixes in Land Rover...
**UPDATED: Trailer and van FOUND!...Rock band Showbread were just the horrible victims of van and trailer theft
last night in Rancho Cordova, California. Below is vocalist Josh Dies' personal note to fans about the tragedy. Please join
us in prayer for the band's items to be restored to them, ""This morning we woke up to find our van and trailer had been stolen from in front of our friend's house in Rancho Cordova,
California. Everything we have in the world is in that van and trailer...
Not satisfied with Cool Hand Luke's new album The Sleeping House? Well, you're in luck as the band has released
a new 3-song EP, entitled Buy The Truth, which features a track from their
new LP plus two new tracks. Below is the band's announcement, "The Buy the Truth EP is out now and available only through iTunes. It includes the two exclusive tracks
"The Greater Dance" and "Height Nor Depth," plus more amazing artwork from Three Bears Design...
Forefront Records band This Beautiful Republic recently played a
benefit concert at Cypress Wesleyan Church in Galloway, Ohio for the Brittany Balser Foundation (www.brittbalserfoundation.org),
which helps raise money to research thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare blood disease. The band's set featured its hit
"No Turning Back," which recently claimed the No. 1 position on Radio & Records Christian Rock chart...
The fan club operated ShoutLife page for rock band RED has announced the band's long awaited sophomore release,
Innocence & Instinct for release on February 10, 2009. The updated bio for the band states,
"GRAMMY-nominated rock band Red's second album, Innocence & Instinct (Feb. 10, 2009), is a primal and provocative look
into the dark and sometimes seemingly hopeless "fight inside" each one of us, told through the powerful sphere of the band's...
Sure next Tuesday is Election Day in the U.S, but you can pitch in your votes right now. Fireflight
is competing in Taco Bell's Best of the Beat and for a GMC Video Award, so check out the band's announcement
below and cast your votes! "We have advanced to the next round! After more than 48,000 nominations, Feed The Beat is psyched to announce the Top 24 bands
hat advance to the next round of Taco Bell's Best of the Beat: Fireflight, The Devil Wears Prada, Thousand...
This week Tooth & Nail Records and BEC Recordings are releasing four new projects that should be on your "must listen" radar.
After a successful debut in 2007 (Secondhand Dreaming) and extensive touring with Switchfoot and Relient K (2007
"Appetite for Construction Tour with Habitat for Humanity") as well as Emery,
Ruth is proud to return with their sophomore release today.
Titled after the British slang definition of an obsessive enthusiast, Anorak is a...
Relient K and
House of Heroes bring their musical festive tidings to this year’s Christmas
season on November 18th via digital music stores with three brand new holiday songs and an animated music video from
Relient K, as well as label mates House of Heroes offering up their rendition of the classic “Silent Night.”
The three songs from Relient K will include “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “O Holy Night,” and “Silver Bells,” with an...
Centricity Music artist Daniel Kirkley
reaches back to his roots with the release of his new EP, As Tomorrow Comes. The album, featuring Kirkley’s vocal
accompanied only by piano and cello, is available online at www.danielkirkley.com, on iTunes where it is featured as What’s
Hot Now, and at Daniel Kirkley concerts.
The six songs on As Tomorrow Comes are presented as many of Kirkley’s audiences have come to experience him – with Daniel...
This just in... Someone in Kevin Max's camp posted an update online announcing a supposed minor car accident the singer was
involved in today. Thankfully, the report says he's only suffered some bruises and soreness, but it's apparently enough to
postpone a Nashville show on Wednesday. Below is the full report...
"Kevin was in a car accident today in Green Hills, involving another car. At this time he seems to be in ok condition and is...
Recently honored by friends including Amy Grant, Jordin Sparks, Ricky Skaggs, Melinda
Doolittle, Phil Stacey, Wynonna, Franklin Graham, Max Lucado and others at a tribute event at Nashville’s Schermerhorn
Symphony Center on Oct. 12, Michael W. Smith is busy readying for the release of his 21st career album, A New Hallelujah,
on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The album, recorded live in Houston on June 20 before 12,000 people, has already received acclaim from media and fans alike,
and the album’s first single...
On the heels of news last week that Fighting Instinct singer TJ Harris was joining Decyfer Down, Fighting Instinct has
released an announcement to fans that the band is releasing new music and playing their final live show next month.
In the video update, the band announces their new 5-song EP, Under the Gun, which is slated to hit iTunes
this Tuesday, October 28th, while the band's final show will take place on November 22nd in Luray, Virginia at Focus '08. For
more info on the show...
INO/Columbia Records’ rockers Decyfer Down
have recently announced the addition of a new lead singer, TJ Harris. Formerly with the band Fighting Instinct, Harris has
joined the band effective immediately.
“TJ brings a unique vocal edge to the band with his dynamic style, and is an exciting and engaging live performer,”
remarks drummer Josh Oliver. “Combined with his heart for ministry, Decyfer Down is looking forward to starting this new...
On November 25th, Tooth & Nail Records will release No Gift To Bring, an EP from The
Almost. The five-song collection, which will be available in stores and online, is an eclectic one offering up
a brand new song from the band (the achingly introspective "Awful Direction"), a cover song, radically new versions of two
tracks from 2007's Southern Weather and a little Christmas surprise. Fans who take advantage of the online pre-sale,
which is currently underway, will receive free limited edition merchandise along with the EP...
October 24, 2008...As a band that is nightly rocking out with their fans across the country on Creation
Festival: The Tour, BEC Recordings' Kutless is thrilled to announce that their
song "The Feeling" is featured on the Rock BandTM 2 downloadable tracks that will be available November 4th.
This song will be one of the 20-featured songs free to those who purchase Rock BandTM 2 on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii...
Sparrow Records artist, Robbie Seay Band will
head out on the remaining dates of its popular 2008 “Hope, Coffee, and Melody” Tour next month. Also continuing on the ticket
is author Chris Seay.
The fall “Hope, Coffee, and Melody” tour kicked off Sept. 10 at The Heights Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas. Missing
several early dates due to Hurricane Ike, the tour picked up full swing again in October and will wrap Nov. 14 in Irving...
It sounds like a success for Mary Mary’s new
CD The Sound which has opened to terrific reviews from both Christian and mainstream press. The Integrity/Columbia
release is also in the Top 10 on iTunes album sales.
People Magazine was the first to laud the new release with a 3 ½ star review, saying: “Their praise-worthy new CD finds this
sisterly duo continuing to expand the sonic horizons of contemporary gospel with songs like “Get Up,” the “Off...
VOTA has come together and created a new sound for Christian music fans to experience. Over the past
year the band Bryan Olesen (front man/guitar/songwriter), Case Maranville (bass), Scott Rutz (drummer) and Riley Friesen
(guitar/keyboard) has become part of the INO Records family and are preparing for the release of their self-titled album.
The project will be released digitally only on Nov. 11 along with a physical CD retail release following on Feb. 10, 2009.
“We are looking forward to being a part of this new chapter in VOTA’s career,” says Jeff Moseley, President of INO Records...
International pop/rock phenomenon Newsboys rock the stage in an exclusive new Gospel Music Channel
performance, Front Row Live: Newsboys, world premiering Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10 p.m. ET. (Immediate encore at midnight, again
Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. and midnight ET.)
Front Row Live is GMC’s original series featuring powerhouse artists hosting their own performances while sharing their musical
inspirations in front of specially-invited audiences. Front Row Live saves fans the cost of gas and a concert...
GRAMMY® Award nominees DecembeRadio are
scheduled to hit the road this fall in support of their new release Satisfied (Slanted Records). Headlined by DecembeRadio, whose
new album debuted at #3 on the CCM chart and at #116 on the BILLBOARD Top 200 chart on street week, the Satisfied Tour will also
feature bands Ruth (Tooth & Nail Records) and Sevenglory (7 Spin Music) in addition to speaker Billy Wayne.
Beginning on October 31st in Kernersville, NC, the band will perform in the following...
In conjunction with the first annual “Building a Greater Los Angeles Gala” held October 1, 2008, celebrity volunteers and
supporters of Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity have donated several items and opportunities to get involved with music, film,
and television stars. Among the featured listings is an item from contemporary Christian rockers
Third Day—who’ve had an ongoing relationship with Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity
for years, donating funds that built several Habitat homes and building alongside several homeowners in the past...
Having recently launched their fall tour with special guest Bebo Norman (tour dates below), and fresh off their recent
(and third!) American Music Award nomination, MercyMe has some news to share this week:
-MercyMe’s lead singer Bart Millard's national broadcast on GMC show "The Kitchen Sink" will re-air Thursday October 23rd –
7pm and 11pm Eastern. Millard performs 3 songs from his latest solo effort, Hymned Again - including his hit INSPO single "I
Stand Amazed"...
One of our readers (Jeff M.) wrote in to us last night to let us in on a news report at PS3.IGN.com announcing that
the popular and recently released Rock Band 2 video game will be releasing 20 free downloadable songs on November 4
to those who have purchased Rock Band 2 on PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii.
Included in the list of mainstream artists will be "The Feeling" by BEC Recordings' Kutless
and "Desperate Times, Desperate Measures" by Tooth & Nail Records' UnderOath...
ABC’s hit drama “Grey’s Anatomy” is currently using “Ocean Wide” from The Afters'
sophomore record Never Going Back to Ok in promotion for the show.
The Golden Globe winning show rakes in around 14 million viewers a week in its fifth season and features a renowned cast including
Patrick Dempsey and Katherine Heigl. This will add to the band’s already impressive list of TV exposure, Lifetime TV’s “Army Wives”
used “Ocean Wide” as well in early August.
The Afters’ also recently signed an exclusive booking contract with the well known literary and talent...
Project 86 recently announced a brand new "Christmas EP" (which apparently is not a "Christmas EP") for release on
November 18th. The band will start taking preorders this week, and below are details on each preorder as well as a clarification
about the EP from the band. As a side note, Project 86 has added Purple Door Festival 2009 to their list of upcoming shows. This
will mark the first time the band will be returning to the festival since the infamous mud-slinging incident from several years ago!
..."Announcing TIME OF YEAR EP, the brand new release from Project 86 and TWO
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE PRE-ORDERS...
With a brand new Christmas EP releasing on November 25th, The Almost have
offered some great package options for fans to pick it up. Below is the band's announcement,
"The holidays are right around the corner. This in mind, you should stop by the store and check out these limited edition,
and totally rare merch packs we just added. All in honor of our latest release No Gift To Bring - the new holiday EP
scheduled to hit stores November 25th. Underoath's own Tim McTague recorded and produced it, so you know it's the bee's knees...
The Nashville Choir’s third annual “A Light for the City” event
celebrated the 25-year-career of GRAMMY® award-winning and multi-Platinum selling artist Michael
W. Smith. The star-studded tribute took place on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Music City’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
The show, which has been described as a cross between “This Is Your Life” and the “Kennedy Center Honors,” was open to the
public and included special appearances by the Rev. Franklin Graham and author Max Lucado and performances by Amy Grant,
Jordin Sparks, Melinda Doolittle, Bill Gaither, Wynonna, Ricky Skaggs, Phil Stacey, Michael Tait and others. All proceeds
benefitted The Nashville Choir which is a non-profit organization...
American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin’s
second Island Records album, OK NOW, released last week (October 7th), has nabbed the #1
spot on the iTunes pop album chart, and landed as the #5 overall album as well. OK NOW also enters the Soundscan chart at #49.
OK NOW streeted in the CBA marketplace this past Tuesday, October 14th.
The rave reviews that have greeted OK NOW (see quotes above from USA Today and Billboard) build on the acceptance of Jon’s Top
25 Hot AC hit single “Beating My Heart.” The song picked up more than 1,000 Hot 100 Airplay spins last week...
Singer/songwriter Joy Williams is planning to record and release new material through her recently formed label imprint, sensibility music.
She is currently writing for an EP that is scheduled to release in 2009. In the meantime, she will release 4-5 consecutive,
monthly, digital-only singles, in order to re-introduce herself as a recording artist. To kick things off, she's made a song
called 'Lose Myself' available as a free download exclusively at
http://reverbnation.com/joywilliams...
With the release date of Southern Hospitality less than a week
away, Disciple has been selected to participate in Hard Rock Café’s Pinktober in Nashville, Tenn. on Wed. Oct. 29. In its
ninth consecutive year, Pinktober is Hard Rock's signature Breast Cancer Awareness Concert Series to raise awareness and funds
for breast cancer charities around the globe with all proceeds benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
With Pinktober celebrations taking place across the world in other locations such as Maui, Paris, London and Toronto...
In 2006, Rock N Roll Worship Circus made the metamorphosis to a new identity as The Listening. Since then, the band has undergone
many changes and are finally ready to embark on the next chapter of their musical pursuits. On October 28th, the band will
release their new EP, Transmission #1. The four song EP, produced by Tedd T. (MuteMath, Newsboys, Delirious),
is now up for preorder here, for only $4.99.
Also visit the band's newly redesigned MySpace page to hear clips of all four songs. Below is their latest update "transmission" released today...
Earlier this summer EMI Christian Music Group commemorated the multi-platinum selling “Lead Me On,” one
of the most popular, treasured albums in Amy Grant’s spectacular 30 year
history, with a 20th Anniversary two disc set.
This week, in support of these songs and season of life for so many who loved this project, Grant is launching the “Lead Me
On” 20th Anniversary Celebration Tour” in Phoenix tonight, October 16th. About kicking off the tour, Grant had this to say...
Tenth Avenue North (Reunion Records) is
proud to announce its new partnership with child sponsorship organization, Compassion International. Mike Donehey, lead
vocalist and songwriter for Tenth Avenue North, stated, “One of the things we love most about Compassion is that it’s not
about Compassion. If you go to one of their sites you won’t see a Compassion banner, but instead you’ll see the church in that
area giving to their community exactly what it needs. The empowering of the local church to be the hands and feet of Jesus is
what we want to be about, and its what we feel Compassion does best...
GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum artist Casting Crowns
celebrates its sixth consecutive RIAA milestone today with the Gold certification of its third live DVD/CD release,
The Altar and The Door Live. This project, released on Aug. 19,
captures the band’s monumental 2007-2008 headlining tour in 5.1 Surround Sound, which closed as one of Christian music’s
top-attended tours of all time with nearly 500,000 fans attending in more than 80 cities.
This certification comes on the heels of the band’s fourth American Music Awards nomination, announced Tuesday...
Showbread fans are familiar with frontman Josh Dies'
solo endeavors musically and literarily, and the band announced yesterday several projects the artist is working on for release
in the next year. Below is the announcement, but to keep up with the latest on Josh's pursuits, visit www.myspace.com/showbread,
"In January of 2009, Josh Dies (front-man/songwriter for Showbread
and author of The Spinal Cord Perception will be embarking on his first national book reading/acoustic tour...
Casting Crowns and rock band Third Day
today received American Music Award (AMA) nominations for “Favorite Artist” in the Contemporary Inspirational category.
Casting Crowns, who won this category at last year’s show, celebrates its fourth consecutive nomination while Third Day is
honored with its third career nod. The 36th Annual AMAs will air Sunday, November 23rd (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC...
Today marks the debut of Cool Hand Luke’s highly anticipated
new CD The Sleeping House, through the San Francisco based Lujo
Records. Produced by Matt Goldman (Copeland, Meg & Dia), The Sleeping House is this Nashville-based band’s fifth
studio LP. Continuing their story of deep faith and convictions, these artfully constructed songs are filled with both the
intensity and creativity that Cool Hand Luke followers have come to love...
Rock group, Downhere, recently performed at
the Presidential Debate, one of the biggest events in Nashville history. Belmont University hosted a block party for the city
and attendees from across the nation prior to the debate getting underway. Downhere performed selections from their new CD,
Ending Is Beginning, which released September 23rd. The album debuted
at #17 on the Current Contemporary Christian Overall Soundscan chart and is receiving rave reviews from such media outlets as
CCM, ChristianMusicToday.com, Worship Leader magazine...
Christian Music’s tween group, pureNRG, is
lending support to T.J. Martell Foundation in their inaugural Dunkin’ Donuts Family Fun Run and Walk-A-Thon. The event will take
place Saturday, November 1st, at the Hall of Fame Park in downtown Nashville, with pureNRG co-hosting and performing. To help
raise money in advance for the event, pureNRG worked behind the counter at Dunkin’ Donuts in Cool Springs last Friday afternoon.
They made coffee, served donuts, and even learned how to decorate ice cream cakes in order to generate donations...
On October 9th, Taco Bell announced a new marketing campaign that pits 100 bands against each other for marketing support,
with several familiar names in the mix. Below is Orlando, Florida rock band Fireflight and their personal announcement of
their involvement in Feed The Beat, "We've been selected for this year's Taco Bell 'Feed The Beat' competition!
(100 bands selected) You can nominate us for the FINALS by visiting
www.feedthebeat.com and clicking on the “Nominate” button located on our band’s profile page. You can vote...
Grammy and Dove awardwinning band JARS OF CLAY
are excited to announce LOVE CAME DOWN: A CHRISTMAS PAGEANT. Jars of Clay will be joined by the recently reunited SIXPENCE
NONE THE RICHER, along with Sara Groves and Leeland, as they embark on a 13city tour filled with holiday songs
and stories in celebration of the Christmas season.
Last year, Jars of Clay gave their fans a Christmas gift. CHRISTMAS SONGS was the
first holiday release from the band in their 12 year career. The band brought new light to memorable Christmas songs such as...
Sparrow Records’ Sanctus Real connected with
award-winning ABC reality program “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to host a benefit concert in the band’s native Toledo,
Ohio. The more than $50,000 raised will be given to the Frisch family, also from Toledo, whose house was selected for an
“extreme makeover.”
Held last month at Centennial Terrace in Sylvania, Ohio, the ticket-only show drew more than 5,000 people who rallied in
support of the building project to take place that week. Among those in attendance was the cast of “Extreme Makeover...
FOX News’ “Hannity & Colmes” co-host Sean Hannity came to
Nashville to speak at an October 7 luncheon fundraiser for Rocketown, the nonprofit youth entertainment venue and skatepark.
“Rally for Rocketown” took place at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena, prior to the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate at
Belmont University. The event also featured a musical performance by Grammy award-winning Christian artist and Rocketown
founder, Michael W. Smith. Christian music’s four-time Group of the Year
Casting Crowns ushers in the holiday season this week with its first Christmas...
Thrilled to bike and perform for a cause, three-time RIAA Gold selling recording artist
Jeremy Camp recently participated in the third annual Dierks Bentley
"Miles & Music for Kids." The proceeds were raised for the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in Nashville, TN.
The celebrity motorcycle ride and concert was held this past Sunday, October 5th. The participants biked from scenic
Williamson County through downtown Nashville, ending at Riverfront Park with jam session, which featured event founder
Dierks Bentley in addition to Camp, Tim McGraw and other country artists. In the two previous years...
Singer/songwriter, author and speaker Tammy Trent recently participated in
“Turning The Tables,” a benefit dinner starring Nashville-area television, sports and music personalities as servers.
Trent teamed with GMA’s reigning Artist of the Year, TobyMac, to serve gazpacho at the event, which was
presented by Southern Exposure Magazine to raise money for the Save The Franklin Theatre project.
“Turning The Tables” also featured Michael W. Smith; American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle; and Tennessee Titans...
The Parachute Band have taken home the People’s Choice
Award at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, held in Auckland last night. Out of the 100 plus artists nominated for awards,
the New Zealand public has voted the Parachute Band their favourite.
Parachute Music Founder & CEO, Mark de Jong, says “To be recognised by the people of New Zealand is such an honour for the
Parachute Band. Our aim has always been to take NZ written worship songs to the world. To receive accolades for our music is...
GMA’s Artist of the Year nominee and two-time GRAMMY® nominated band Skillet’s
explosive live show will soon be available for fans as the first-ever live concert CD and DVD combo, COMATOSE COMES ALIVE,
hits on October 21st. This is the first live project for the band in their 12 year history.
COMATOSE COMES ALIVE features songs from their 2006 Lava/Atlantic/Ardent/INO release COMATOSE, which has become their best-selling project to date, with sales over
400,000 units, along with their 2003 best-selling CD COLLIDE, and more.
In follow up to a spring ’07 tour with FlyLeaf, and fall ’07 with Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace, this winter...
As the first music video from what is easily one of the best albums to release this year, House Of Heroes announced today
the debut of their new music video for the epic song, "In The Valley Of The Dying Sun",
"Finally!!! In August, we went on over to Pittsburgh to film a video for our song "In the Valley of the Dying Sun" with the
amazing people at Endeavor Media Group, and we can not be happier with how it turned out! Big thanks to those guys for their
amazing ideas and vision, and the talent and ability to pull it off. Make sure you peep it a few times over at...
Last Thursday, Jesusfreakhideout.com reported the exit of Kalel and Lester Estelle from Pillar. Today, an official press release
went out about Michael "Kalel" Wittig's new post-Pillar pursuits... "Longtime bassist for Grammy nominated and Dove Award winning hard rock band Pillar, Michael
“Kalel” Wittig recently announced that he will leave the group to pursue other opportunities. Among his new
ventures are artist management/marketing/consulting company JMA Music, and Stars Go Dim, a band he created with former Pillar...
Inpop Records band Newworldson was recently honored by the Gospel Music Association Canada
with multiple 2008 Covenant Award nominations. The pop-gospel artist was among this year’s top nominees, with seven nods
including both “Group of the Year” and “Artist of the Year.”
This year Newworldson garnered nominations for “Group of the Year,” alongside fellow Canadians Hawk Nelson, Starfield,
Thousand Foot Krutch and High Valley, “Artist of the Year,” “Recorded Song of the Year,” “Song of the Year,” and “Album of the
Year” as well as repeat nominations for “Folk/Roots Song of the Year” and “Folk/Roots Album of the Year.” Last year the...
Ring the Bells, Travis Cottrell’s
debut Christmas project, has only been released a day and has truly struck a chord with listeners of all ages, genres and
musical preferences. Rapidly reaching #3 on the iTunes Holiday Music Chart, Ring the Bells is a combination of both original and classic
Christmas songs, all brought to life by Cottrell’s pure, powerful vocals and the production and classic vision of Brown
Bannister. This project truly celebrates the birth of our Savior and communicates a clear message of the true meaning...
On October 28th, highlights from Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman's four
seasonal EP's will be released with two new songs, titled Limbs and Branches. But now vinyl fans can get all
four EPs in vinyl form, along with all 26 mp3s of the songs with the new ones included! Below is the announcement,
"The limited edition Jon Foreman vinyl box set is now available to order. It contains four 12" marbled high quality vinyl
records (fall, winter, spring, summer) and a beautiful four page book-style cover featuring a few of Andy Barron's best shots...
Demon Hunter is set to unveil their brand new 3-disc release, 45 Days.
Due in stores November 25 and comprised of two DVDs and 1 CD, 45 Days documents the band's tour in support of last year's
Storm the Gates of Hell as well as the band's intense connection with their fans, with many stories directly from the
"hunters" themselves.
"The stories they've told us have inspired many of our songs and in turn I believe many of our songs connect with our fans in
a very personal way," explains Demon Hunter vocalist and co-founder Ryan Clark. "We communicate with our fans as much as we...
California-based band Jaymes Reunion, recently
signed to BEC Recordings and Universal Music Group Publishing, performed Sunday (October 5th) in Madison, New Jersey for the
14th Annual T.J. Martell Foundation Walk-A-Thon. The quickly rising band was thrilled to support the foundation that raises
essential funds for innovative leukemia, cancer, and AIDS research in loving memory of T.J. Martell, the son of legendary music
executive Tony Martell of Madison. Jaymes Reunion performed music from their EP The Fine, which is now available on iTunes
as well as from the upcoming 2009 label debut Everything You've Been Looking For...
Christian music’s premiere rock band, Downhere,
has had their latest project and fourth CD, Ending Is Beginning,
embraced by industry and fans alike. The album was released by Centricity Music on September 23, debuted at #17 on the
Current Contemporary Christian Overall Soundscan chart. This was the highest chart position ever for Downhere and Centricity
Music. The project is distributed through Word Label Group Distribution...
After celebrating a successful street week with their sophomore record One Life, 33Miles’
first single “One Life to Love” has been selected as the iTunes ® Discovery Download starting Oct. 7. Appearing among the few
"Free on iTunes" selections for the week, the song will be available for free download through Monday Oct. 13. To download
“One Life To Love,” go to http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=292674314&s=143441
Another popular music streaming and download service Napster ® will be featuring a play list from the band starting the week...
Following the success of their debut release earlier this year,
The Washington Projects (formerly Souljahz) are pleased to announce the release of their
Christmas EP. The six-song release is available now through online digital outlets.
Christmas features three original songs, “Stay A While”, “Thank You For Christmas” and “This
Christmas” as well as three instrumental tracks. The EP showcases the vocal talents of the brother...
INO/Columbia Records’ rock band Decyfer Down gave
their fans a taste of their upcoming album with their Digital EP that released on Sept. 30. Along with the first single,
“Crash,” which recently peaked at No. 1 on Christian Rock radio, the digital EP is a preview of four-selected tracks from
their upcoming sophomore record, aptly titled CRASH, which crashes into stores Feb. 10.
CRASH is the follow up to their 2006 debut album End Of Grey...
GRAMMY® award-winning and multi-Platinum selling artist Michael W. Smith
will celebrate this holiday season with the 16-show “It’s A Wonderful Christmas Tour.” Featuring “American Idol” alum Melinda
Doolittle as special guest, the tour kicks off Nov. 29, in Youngstown, Ohio and will hit major markets like Dallas, St. Paul,
Spokane, Portland and more before it concludes in Phoenix on Dec. 19.
The Associated Press calls Smith’s Christmas music “cinematic,” and this tour will showcase exactly why he has...
Centricity Music’s exciting new artist, Lanae’ Hale, has been embraced by the
digital music service, iTunes, since her debut in January 2007. She was selected as Discovery Download the week of
January 2nd and received nearly 100,000 downloads for “Spring Again,” the first single from her self-titled six song EP.
Recently she was tapped to perform for iTunes executives in San Francisco, CA at a showcase for artists with new projects
and strong up and coming artists. Hale shared the stage with such artists as Sammy Hagar, Eric Hutchinson...
On October 14th, Cool Hand Luke will release their newest album, The Sleeping House
nationally. But vocalist/drummer Mark Nicks has more to celebrate than a new album. Below is Mark's announcement of
his recent marriage, band changes, and more,
"There has been a period of silence on our end, but that doesn't mean there has been no activity. In fact, quite a lot has
happened. Let me explain.
August 7, marked the tenth anniversary of Cool Hand Luke's very first show. August 8, I married the girl of my prayers and
dreams. August 9, I turned 30...
Multi-platinum and GRAMMY
winning Third Day performs tonight at the “Music Re-Builds Tour” benefitting the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund. KSBJ Special
Events sponsored this concert event that will raise necessary funds to ignite healing for the region. The concert will
feature Christian bands Third Day, Switchfoot and Robert Randolph & the Family Band on Friday, October 3rd at 6:20 p.m.
CST at the Berry Center in Houston, Texas. Those not attending the sold out concert can view the televised broadcast on HTV Houston and HCCTV (check your local listing) and via live web stream available by visiting www.ksbj.org.
Christian music superstar Michael W. Smith gives fans an exciting glimpse into
his upcoming 21st album, A New Hallelujah, (October 28) with the...
Journey Fest 2008, a contemporary Christian youth and music
event, will be held October 31 through November 2, 2008 at the Sertoma Youth Ranch near Brooksville.
The Newsboys, the Grammy-nominated Christian contemporary band, are the event’s headliners. Other groups include
Story Side B, Manic Drive, The Glorious Unseen, Urban D, Since October, Code of Ethics, Burden of a Day, This Day On,
Among the Thirsty and Regret and Forgive Again, along with many other local and regional bands; over 35 bands will...
Singer/songwriter Kevin Max turned in a top-billing performance for a new indie
flick filmed earlier this year titled The Imposter. While the film nears completion for all the public to see,
Max has released a few thoughts on the project as well as some answered questions regarding his participation in the film,
as well as the Christian music and film industries, "I felt the need to address a couple of issues after recieving a note from my manager greg carnes, after talking with the
director for the film...
NORMA JEAN--who deliver the most furious, and yet melodic, music of their career
with their new album THE ANTI MOTHER--have premiered the video for their first
single “Robots 3, Humans 0” on MySpace. To watch the video up now, log onto:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=43781090.
For the conceptual video--which delves into the song’s themes of jealousy, confusion and rage--the band teamed with director
Daniel Chestnut (Hurley Entertainment). This week, NORMA JEAN will kick off “The Anti Mother Tour” presented by Solid State Records...
Celebrated singer/songwriter and author Andrew Peterson recently announced dates for his
highly anticipated and critically acclaimed Christmas tour, which features special guests and friends Bebo Norman, Jill Phillips,
Andy Gullahorn, Andrew Osenga, Todd Bragg, Garett Buell, Cason Cooley, Gabe Scott and Ben Shive. This euphonic event features
Peterson's acclaimed Christmas song cycle, Behold The Lamb Of God: The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ. The tour begins
December 2nd in Elkhorn, NE, which will mark the 9th year that Peterson and friends have taken their Christmas concert...
We just got an email from one of our readers, R. Furr, who passed on the news that longtime Pillar bassist Michael "Kalel" Wittig
has announced his departure from the band along with drummer Lester Estelle. Below is a good portion of the announcement in his own words to dispel any potential
rumors or misquotes, "I wanted to tell you, some of my closest friends first before rumors started flying around. As of a few days ago, I have
officially stepped out of Pillar...
Project 86 released an update today on the news they posted last week about the
forthcoming Christmas EP, This Time Of Year,
"Five tracks, released exclusively in both digital and physical formats, by Project 86. This is not just a collection of
Christmas covers. This is brand new material from Project 86, including the single "This Time of Year."
This is a unique collection of songs, loosely inspired by holiday themes. It is heavy, and features several new...
MLB.com is currently using GRAMMY-nominated hard rock band Pillar’s “For the Love of the
Game” music video as an apt vehicle to showcase some of baseball’s biggest and best highlights. The video can be viewed here.
“For the Love of the Game” is the title-track from Pillar’s most recent studio album, its fifth, which released February 26,
2008. Pillar’s hard-rocking, anthemic music has often been used in the sports world. During its career, its music has...
Sixstepsrecords artist and Passion worship leader Charlie Hall
is enjoying enthusiastic reviews from leading Christian music publications for his fourth studio album,
The Bright Sadness. Released Aug. 19, the record, which looks at life
amidst sorrow, has captured the heart and attention of industry critics everywhere.
A collection of songs that reflect his current journey, “The Bright Sadness,” according to Hall, “comes from me...
The wait for new Kevin Max music is growing shorter. The singer has just posted new demos on his MySpace for all to here,
as well as issued this update on the recording/production process for his new Crashing Gates EP,
"We are working on final overdubs and mixes this week, but i thought i would add another song from the early demo process....
this is the only time and place these will be featured in this form, but i wanted to give the listener an opp to hear the song
in rough and finished stages....always fun, the recording process...
The Listening (AKA formerly known as "Rock N Roll Worship Circus") have just released an obscure Star Trek-inspired
band update to fans that likens their musical journey to that of an intergalactic one. Most intriguingly, of course, is the
promise revealed within its cryptic tale of three new songs soon to be released. Read on...
"It has been several months since my crew and I have seen daylight, even longer since we set sail into the unknown depths
beyond our intuitive limits. Buried under mounds of archived audio files, barely able to move due to countless magnetic strips...
After FFH announced the group was taking a break, husband and wife duo Jeromy and Jennifer Deibler went off on a missions
trip to Africa which only be the beginning of what would a journey that would be filled with joy as well as sorrow. Below is
a personal letter from Jeromy to the fans giving an update on what FFH is up to, as well as announcing Jeromy & Jennifer - a
new side project from just the two of them (for more on Jeromy & Jennifer, click here)...
"Hi everyone, this is Jeromy Deibler. As many of you know, in early 2006 the four of us in our band, FFH, decided to take
some time off from touring. We had been on the road for almost 15 years and had grown tired...
Hailing from the West Coast, Tooth&Nail Records,
BEC Recordings & Solid State Records were represented among the nominees for the 2008 Covenant Awards announced at the Calgary
location of Blessings Christian Marketplace. Among those nominated, Thousand Foot Krutch led the pack with three nominations
followed by multiple nominated Hawk Nelson, Manafest, Secret & Whisper and
Cry of the Afflicted.
The 30th Annual Covenant Awards will take place October 24, 2008 at First Alliance Church in Calgary, AB...
P.O.D. Will be performing their current hit single, “SHINE WITH ME,” tonight on
NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly Show (1:35 am ET). Wayne Brady is also scheduled to make an appearance on the show tonight.
“SHINE WITH ME,” is currently #6 on R&R’s Christian Rock chart and #9 CRW’s Christian Rock chart.
Check out P.O.D.’s cool new ecard at: http://www.payableondeath.com/shinewithme/...
On the heels of his seventh No. 1 single, releasing his chart-breaking project
HELLO LOVE, which took the No. 9 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and was the
highest charting iTunes® debut ever for any album in the Christian industry, Chris Tomlin
has announced his ‘HELLO LOVE TOUR,’ featuring Israel Houghton and New Breed.
“For me, it’s always been about the relationship between music and the people,” explains Tomlin about live shows...
Christian music superstar Michael W. Smith
gives fans an exciting glimpse into his upcoming 21st album, A New Hallelujah, (October 28)
with the featured debut of the short-form music video of the title track, a hit song already scaling the heights of Christian
radio charts. The video premieres add to the existing momentum Smith is experiencing this week. His “A New Hallelujah” single was added to
iTunes late yesterday and has already skyrocketed into the Top 10 on the iTunes Christian Songs Chart and “The Unity Tour...
This October, one of the hottest names in indie hip-hop is lighting up the most anticipated game of the fall. Syntax Recording
artist Braille lends his lyrical skills to EA Sports' NBA Live 2009, due in
stores this Tuesday (October 7th 2008).
Fans were excited over the summer when the title track from Braille's latest album, The IV Edition, played over highlights from
NBA Live '09 in a trailer that also served as an announcement that San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker was the cover of...
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