Some worship leaders fly in first class to a thousand seat auditorium mesmerized by the sound of a sea of thunderous applause and dazzled by the blinding lights of a whole block of house lights as they stand there on a smoke filled stage strumming their guitars. Aaron Boyd, the founder and lead singer of Ireland's Bluetree, on the other hand, is found lying flat in the back of a fish truck as he is being smuggled across a dry river bed into Burma. Risking his own life to be in Mae La, a refugee camp on the border of Burma and Thailand, Boyd finds himself playing in front of 15,000 refugees who never have had the chance to worship before.
"Before Amen: A Worship Collection" is the music companion to the new book from bestselling author Max Lucado, "Before Amen: The Power of a Simple Prayer (Thomas Nelson)." The album will be released via Integrity Music on October 7, 2014. It will contain songs that enhances the theme of how to pray more, better and stronger, with more fire, faith & fervency.
Season 11 American Idol finalist and Dove Award-winning artist Colton Dixon's second album "Anchor," which was released last week, debuted at #1 on four different charts! Taking the top spot on both the Christian/Gospel Album and Digital charts, the ChristianRock/Alternative Album chart as well as on the Contemporary Christian Album chart,"Anchor" proves to be a crowd puller.
Christian country trio Red Roots has just received a nomination for Country Album of the Year in the 45th Annual GMA Dove Awards. Nika, Nataie and Nicole all share the same parents and brother, have the same birthday, have the same accent and they are all red haired. Together they are known as the Red Roots.
On the heels of one of the biggest years in their legendary career, Newsboys will be back on November 4, 2014 with a brand new hymns album entitled "Hallelujah for the Cross." The album will include many traditional hymns with new arrangements like: "Jesus Paid It All," "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," "It Is Well," "All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name" and many more.
Six-time GRAMMY® winner Amy Grant is dancing on the top of the charts with the recent release of her first remix album "In Motion: The Remixes." The album has catapulted to the Top 5 of Billboard's Electronic Albums Chart.
Following in the footsteps of the Three Tenors, Il Divo, Il Volo and Jose Carreras, Veritas brings a fresh, dynamic twist to the contemporary classical genre. Since their official debut concert in Albany, Georgia in September 2012, Veritas - which multi- talented members include Jeff Anderson (first tenor), James Berrian (baritone), Andrew Goodwin (second tenor), Jordan Johnson (first tenor) and Lucas Scott Lawrence (bass) - have performed more than 200 shows everywhere from Washington, DC and Atlanta to Colorado, Tennessee and Alaska.
This week Contemporary Christian band Thousand Foot Krutch has just released their brand new album "Oxygen: Inhale." Howver, frontman Trevor McNevan has already been thinking of their next album. In speaking to NewReleaseTuesday, McNevan began to speak about the record and upcoming plans.
Daughter of veteran contemporary Christian singer Crystal Lewis, Izzy Ray has just released a brand new single "Heaven is Your Throne" to radio today. The song is the debut single from Ray's upcoming sophomore album, "Make Much Of You." Ray wrote "Heaven Is Your Throne" with her producer Blaine Stark.
You don't have to be a musical genius to spot two major trends that run parallel in many worship albums today. Take your pick, be it the latest record by Bethel Music or Hillsong Worship or Elevation Worship or Desperation Band, it's always the guys that get to rave on the rocking worship tunes quipped with their Stones-ersatz machismo guitar struts.
R&B superstar cum actress Brandy will be appearing as the duet partner of RCA Inspirational act The Walls Group on a song entitled "God on My Mind." The song is taken off the Walls Group debut album "Fast Forward" which hits the shelves on September 2, 2014. The Walls Group comprises of family members Darrel, Rhea, Paco and Ahjah.
Radikal Hughes has just released his latest single "Summer Time" which features Stellar Award nminee Viktory. The single is now available for download at iTunes. Radikal Hughes is an inspirational artist/songwriter that specializes in urban/pop/and electronic dance music.
Gospel singer, songwriter and worship pastor Bridgett Kern has just released her brand new single "He Shall Reign," which is now available on iTunes. This high energy worship song is lifted off Bridgett's forthcoming album "No One Greater." Weekly, Bridgett leads people in worship at Radiant Life Church in Phoenix, AZ, which was founded by both Bridgett and her husband, Dr. Joseph Kern.
Though Landry Cantrell is only 22 years-old, he has just released his fifth self-titled album. In fact, he has been cutting records since he was as young as 15. While many of his peers were still fighting off puberty blues, Cantrell has already composed and produced a full-length musical, "The Rich & The Wretched," which enjoyed a successful hometown run as well as touring through 10 California cities from Eureka to Bakersfield.
Tribute's "Journey of Hope" is not one of those boring GPS directed routes. Rather, it's a scenic bummel that leisurely cruise controls through the sonic rolling rustic meadows ("Everybody Needs to Jesus)" to the exotic Jamaican reggae-rasta getaway ("Those Who Know Me") to the cinematic bombast of intricate sophistication ("I Am a Soldier").