Matthew Smith is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who writes brand new music to centuries-old hymn texts. For his brand new album "Hiding Place," Smith revives 11 hymns by writing new music to them. The record is produced by Kenny Hutson, mixed by Shane D. Wilson, and mastered by Jim Demain
After some delays, Christian rapper KJ-52 will be releasing his newest album Mental will be released on October 21. The new album will feature guest appearances by Lecrae, KB, Tedashii, and, Soul Glo Activatur in pumped up jock jam anthems.
On September 16, Elina Garanca will be releasing "Meditation," her most beautiful selection of spiritual music dedicated to the eternal search and longing for inner peace. It's perhaps one of her most personal albums ever which connects the listener with Elina's Latvian roots.
In our age of manufactured goods over artisan rusticity, Veritas is a breath of fresh air. They have come to put a new face to Contemporary Christian music with their impeccable voices that soar with an operatic bombast accompanied by their unique synthesis of classical, pop and Christian music. Just as Il Divo, Charlotte Church, Andrea Boccelli, Luciano Pavarotti have brought their classical trained voices to pop songs, Veritas brings their pitch perfect harmonies to some of Christian music's most memorable songs.
Country music legend T. Graham Brown has just released his first and brand new Gospel album "Forever Changed." Working with producer and his own manager Mark Carman, "Forever Changed" features 13 newly recorded songs, including Brown's re-recording of his ever popular hit "Wine into Water."
Chicago-area based synth pop group, We Are Leo has been busy gearing up for their debut album on Dream Records, titled Fightback Soundtrack. The album drops on October 14, 2013. Preceding the release of the album is the lead single "You're the Best Thing."
Matt Hill has just released his brand new single "Million Words," a track taken off his forthcoming new album "Masterpice." Hill grew up in a musically inclined family. His own musical education came through the London gospel scene and, like many notable artists, playing in church. Over the years he has met, and played with, some of the world's most incredible musicians.
Following the release of Marty Stuart's Gaither Music release "The Gospel of Marty Stuart" earlier this year, he is set to release his second release this year. And he's releasing not just one disc. Rather, "Saturday Night & Sunday Morning" is a double disc release that arrives on Sept. 30 on his own Superlatone label.
This week album sales has reached an all time low. Billboard magazine reports that this week's 3.97-million album sales total is the smallest weekly sum since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991. It's also the first time since then that weekly sales have fallen below four million.
Many have YouTube to thank. Acting as a conduit between aspiring artists and notable honchos of the music industry, this Internet video sharing site has launched the careers of numerous artists (Justin Bieber being the prime example). In 2010, the Walls Group, a gospel troupe consisting of two brothers and two sisters, began innocuously posting videos on YouTube. Not only had their videos gone viral, but they were picked by up legendary Gospel guru Kirk Franklin. Impressed by their quartet family layered harmonies and their youthful energetic presence, it didn't take Franklin long to sign them up as his fledging artists for his Fo Yo Soul Entertainment.
Contemporary Christian pop-rock band Smalltown Poets has recently recorded their second Christmas album. They plan on releasing it in late November this year. The band has just launched PledgeMusic campaign to raise funds for the project and to offer pre-order options to fans.
Jason Wright and the Master's Touch has just release their debut album for DREAM Gospel Records. Entitled "The Songs of Declaration," the new Gospel record is produced by new comer Rufus McGee, Jr. Most of the 12 songs on the new disc were written by Wright, with the rest coming from the pens of industry favorites such as Travis Malloy, Steven McCoy, and new writer Jason Monroe.
Gospel artist Jessica Reedy is back with not one but two brand new singles "Grace" and "Hold On," both of which are fom her upcoming album. "Grace" is a soulful acknowledgment of God's unfailing love for us, while the traditional-tinged "Hold On" is a feel-good track featuring the artist's mother, Mary Reedy.
Available on DVD on October 1, 2014 is the new documentary movie featuring worship leader and song writer Dennis Jernigan. Jernigan has written songs we have all sung in our churches, songs such as "You Are My All in All," "We Will Worship the Lamb of Glory", "Thank You", "Great is the Lord Almighty", "Who Can Satisfy My Soul (There is a Fountain), and many more.
Gospel artist and worship leader Earnest Pugh has returned with his much anticipated worship album "Just Worship." The new album is propelled by the single "Alpha and Omega," a unique Pugh rendition of Israel Houghton and New Breed's classic tune.