Contemporary Christian band 1 Girl Nation has just released a cover video for the viral Colbie Caillat song, "Try." The song speaks directly to girls who think that their self worth is directly tied to how they look and the amount of make-up they put on. Formed in 2012 around the talents of Lauryn Taylor Bach, Lindsey Ciresi, Carmen Justice, Kayli Robinson, and Kelsey Sowards, all of whom had experienced varying levels of success on their own before coming together under the 1 Girl Nation moniker, the quintet inked a deal with the Provident imprint Reunion Records the following year, and released their eponymous debut album that August.
Twelve-time nominee and two-time GRAMMY® Award winner Ray Stevens has expanded his portfolio of songs by releasing a brand new collection of hymns entitled "Gospel Collecction Vol. 1" to be released by Gaither Music. On this first installment of hymns, Stevens has given his rendition to the popular gems of the church including "Old Rugged Cross/Rock Of Ages," "Onward Christian Soldiers" and "Amazing Grace."
Scott MacIntyre is set to release his first new contemporary Christian album "Lighthouse." The album is being released through Mini Mac Music and will be distributed by New Day Distribution. MacInttyre is the eighth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Further, this 29 year-old is is visually impaired, and while not completely blind, he suffers from tunnel vision and has only a two-percent field of vision, both due to Leber's congenital amaurosis.
DREAM Gospel Records has just released "LIVE Again - Bigger, Better, Greater," the debut album by B. Chase Williams & ShaBach this week. After a 10 year hiatus, B. Chase Williams is finally back with a brand new live album that features worship songs such as "He's Gonna Do It" and "I Shall Live."
Australia's mega church Hillsong United has just announced their five-date Welcome Zion European Tour. Hillsong United features worship leaders such as Joel Houston, Dave Ware, Jad Gillies, Taya Smith, Matt Crocker among others. They will be visiting Spain, Germany and the UK this September. The tour kicks off in Barcelona on 8th September, before moving on to Madrid (10th). The band then visit Germany, starting with Stuttgart (12th), then Oberhausen (13th), before finishing the tour in the UK at London's O2 Arena (14th).
Andrew Ehrenzeller who is signed to the Jesus Culture label is a passionate worship leader/songwriter who invites others into relationship with the Father through his song and lyrical depth. Stylistically noted as worship with a "prophetic edge," Andrew leads from the place of being "sheltered" in God, being seen yet still hidden. The nature of his music is rich and complex but not complicated. It's a new sound but an old cry.
DREAM Records' Satellites and Sires' latest single "Jump Start My Heart" makes a giant leap as it debuted at #1 on the Christian Music Weekly chart. The song which has been on the charts for over 22 weeks now, and 23 weeks on Billboard's Hot AC / CHR chart peaking as high as #5. "Jump Start My Heart" is the first single from their brand new record "One Noise." Check our review section for our thoughts on this album.
Christian singer-songwriter Kim Dexter not only has just released her worship album "Reaching," now she's hitting the road this month for a national media tour. "Reaching," which released in June via Elevate Entertainment and Syntax Creative, was produced by Jerad Atherton.
Maybe it's because she's in the news so often that we forget, LeAnn Rimes' last country top 5 hit is almost a decade old when "Something's Gotta Give" made it all the way to #2 in 2005. Sadly her musical career ever since has had been overshadowed by her own personal life where she had become a regular tabloid fodder.
Country superstar Brad Paisley is dedicating "Me and Jesus," a new song from his upcoming album "Moonshine in the Trunk," to a missionary doctor who contracted Ebola virus in Liberia. Dr. Kent Brantly became sick while he ws working with sick patients as charity work in Liberia. He's since been transported to Atlanta's Emory University Hospital, where he's being treated in an isolated unit. He's officially the first person to enter the United States with Ebola.
Folk/Soul duo Daughters of Davis are two sisters Fern and Adrienne Davis who come to us via the UK. They started out giving up their everything, quitting their jobs, buying a campervan from ebay and touring the UK performing the songs they loved. On September 1, 2014, they will be releasing their second studio album, 'British Soul.' The new album, originally expected to be called 'Roads', was delayed from it's planned July release after the sisters landed an 18 date tour with Eels.
Tamela Mann and Kirk Franklin are jumping up and down with praises to the King of kings. The digital single of "Take Me To The King," written and produced by Franklin and recorded and performed by Tamela, has been RIAA Certified Gold, having sold more than 500,000 digital copies in the US alone.
Vince Gill & Amy Grant welcome the birth of their grandchild. Jenny Gill Van Valkenburg,Vince's daughter, and Josh Van Valkenburg greeted the arrival of their first child together. Wyatt Gill Van Valkenburg was born Monday, Aug. 4 at 7:26 p.m. in a Nashville hospital. The baby weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces.
Dance music thrives on songs that have instantaneous ear-grabbing prowesses as well as songs that have a bubblegum elasticity so that they can be stretched to handle the polytechnics of today's sonic augmentations. There are no better canon of songs that better qualify than the pop songs of the 80s and the 90s.
Can the Holy Ghost direct a movie? Darren Wilson, the producer of "Finger of God," "Furious Love" and "Father of Lights," in the new movie "Holy Ghost" seeks to find out. Releasing on September 16, 2014 on DVD, "Holy Ghost' is bound to excite those who like adventure unplanned.