Press Release Archive

may 2012

11 Owl City to Release Shooting Star EP on Tuesday, May 15th Featuring New Single “Shooting Star”
10 Jamie Grace’s Smash Hit “Hold Me” Anchors National Retailer Belk’s Mother’s Day Television Ad Campaign
09 Celebrated Author Darlene Brock Shares Spirit of Mother's Day with Multiple High-Profile Media Engagements This Week
03 Author Darlene Brock Opens Up to FamilyLife Today About Latest Book, Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters

april 2012

30 Unique Worship Band Page CXVI Introduces Innovative Remix Album, re:hymns
25 Best-Selling Author and Pastor Launches Innovative, New “Dad App”
24 Jamie Grace Wins GMA Dove Award For New Artist of the Year
23 Adored “Blessings” Songstress Laura Story Crowns Incredible Year With Four Dove Award Wins, Including Song of the Year
20 Praises Continue to be Sung For Renowned Artist and Worship Leader Christy Nockels and Her Sophomore Project, Into the Glorious
18 TobyMac to Appear on ABC's The View this Friday, April 20
18 Sell-Out Audiences and Fan Demand Push Blue Like Jazz To Expand Into New Markets Nationwide
16 Big love is pouring in for Blue Like Jazz!
12 Heralded Film Blue Like Jazz To Bow at Special, Just-Added Midnight Screenings In Select Markets Heading Into April 13 Opening Day
04 Pop Songstress Britt Nicole “Finds the Sweet Spot” with Shimmering Third Album, Gold
04 Celebrated Songstress Christy Nockels Receives Critical Acclaim for “Brilliant” New Album, “Into The Glorious”
04 Blue Like Jazz to Close Phoenix Film Festival this Week

march 2012

30 Superstar TobyMac’s “Amazing” Remix Project, Dubbed & Freq’d, Makes Energetic Debut
26 Widespread Support and Praise Usher In BLUE LIKE JAZZ as Compelling Film's April 13 Release Draws Near
21 Decorated Trio Phillips, Craig & Dean's Breathe In Bows With Strong and Exciting Debut Week
21 PASSION: White Flag Debuts To Widespread Praise and Popularity with Biggest Passion Street Week to date, selling over 48,000 units and landing at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200, No. 1 Christian SoundScan
20 Multiple GRAMMY ® Nominee Gungor Selling Out Major Cities On Headline Spring Tour
20 New Music From The Afters To Appear in the Upcoming Feature Film October Baby
19 Two-Time GRAMMY ® Nominee Matthew West Invites Listeners to Share In New Record
15 Celebrated Worship Leader and Songstress Christy Nockels Readies Sophomore Solo Project, Into the Glorious, For April 3rd Release
13 MercyMe's Cover of Justin Bieber's "Baby Baby" Featured On CBS News
13 One of the largest crowd–sourced creative projects in American history, BLUE LIKE JAZZ, Continues to Receive Groundswell of Grassroots Support
06 Sparrow Records’ Much Buzzed-About Band Samestate Debut The Alignment To Lively Critical Acclaim
02 Mandisa’s “Girl’s Night Live” Tour Kicks Off with Sold Out Shows In Major Cities
01 MercyMe to deliver The Hurt and The Healer May 22

february 2012

28 Matt Redman and LZ7’s Powerful New Single, “Twenty Seven Million,” To Be Released Worldwide on February 28
27 Five-Star Reviews and Highest Sales Numbers To Date Wrap Release Week of Audrey Assad’s Heart
23 Passion Founder Louie Giglio Unveils SYMPHONY, I LIFT MY HANDS DVD;
22 Jamie Grace Celebrates Four GMA Dove Award Nominations
22 Gotee Records Pop Songstress Stephanie Smith Returns To the Spotlight with New Single, “Letting Go”
22 Roadside Attractions Set To Release BLUE LIKE JAZZ, the Much-Anticipated Film Adaptation of Donald Miller's New York Times Best-Selling Book
15 Audrey Assad’s “Masterpiece” Sophomore Album, Heart, Releases This Week To Widespread Praise
15 Gotee Records’ Abandon Kansas Debuts new single “Chariot” this week
13 ACCLAIMED ARTIST LAURA STORY CELEBRATES DOUBLE "BLESSINGS" WITH FIRST GRAMMY® WIN AND FIRST CHILD DUE THIS FALL
10 Dubbed & Freq’d: A Remix Project from TOBYMAC to Land March 27 as he Hits Select Markets Across the U.S. on his “A Night of Stories and Songs Tour”
08 PASSION: WHITE FLAG, Live Recording from Passion 2012, Set to Release March 13
08 BELOVED TRIO PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN RETURN WITH NEW PROJECT, BREATHE IN, ON MARCH 13
08 David Crowder Teams Up with K-LOVE for Four Sold Out Shows, Collecting More Than 53,000 Pounds of Food for the Souper Bowl of Caring
08 FOX News & Commentary’s Todd Starnes to Hit Major NYC Media in Support of New Book
03 Jeremy Horn to Release Ardent Records/Fair Trade Services Debut, Sound of The Broken, on March 6
03 FOX News Radio Host Todd Starnes to Launch New Read “Dispatches from Bitter America” on HANNITY and FOX & Friends with Multiple Appearances and Nationwide Book Tour to Follow
03 Three-Time GRAMMY ® Nominee Mandisa Embarking on National Tour this February

january 2012

31 Powerhouse Pop Singer-Songwriter Britt Nicole Releases New Single from Long-Awaited Third Album, "Gold"
30 Steven Curtis Chapman Celebrates 25-Year Career With Video Series Retrospective, New Greatest Hits Collection
27 Todd Agnew to Debut Powerful New Album How to be Loved on March 6
23 Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Audrey Assad’s Awaited Sophomore Project Resonates with Heart
18 “Love Worth Fighting For” Event Featuring Kirk Cameron and Warren Barfield Returns for Third Season
18 David Crowder*Band’s Give Us Rest is the No. 1 New Album in the Country; Earns No. 2 Spot on the Billboard Top 200 Scanning Over 50,000 Units
11 SKILLET MARKS INCREDIBLE 2011 WITH MULTIPLE YEAR-END HONORS
09 PASSION 2012 LEAVES 42,000 STUDENTS WITH A BATTLECRY FOR FREEDOM CALLING THEM TO PUT FAITH INTO ACTION AND TOGETHER BE A FORCE FOR GOOD

december 2011

16 Multiple GRAMMY ® Nominee Gungor To Headline Spring “Ghosts Upon the Earth Tour” Sponsored by Relevant Magazine
14 GRAMMY ® Nominees David Crowder*Band to Debut Final, Epic Collection of 34 Songs Titled Give Us Rest or (a requiem mass in c [the happiest of all keys]) on January 10
09 FOX News Radio’s Todd Starnes presents “Dispatches From Bitter America”
09 2012 “ROCK & WORSHIP ROADSHOW” BILL SPOTLIGHTS MERCYME, TENTH AVENUE NORTH, LECRAE, HAWK NELSON, DISCIPLE, SIDEWALK PROPHETS AND REND COLLECTIVE EXPERIMENT
07 EMI CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP WELCOMES 10 GRAMMY® NOMINATIONS
02 Decorated Worship Leader Laura Story Closes Out Successful Year with First GRAMMY Nod for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Song”
02 Music Icon Steven Curtis Chapman Collects 16th GRAMMY ® Nomination for No. 1 Hit “Do Everything”
02 Jamie Grace Scores First GRAMMY ® Nomination
02 sixstepsrecords' Chris Tomlin Honored with Three GRAMMY ® Nominations; Leads Nominations in Genre’s Category
01 Gungor Receives GRAMMY ® Recognition for the Second Year In A Row

november 2011

29 The Afters Prominently Heard on “The Biggest Loser” and “You Deserve It”
21 GRAMMY (R) Nominee Matthew West to Appear on FOX & Friends, Tuesday, November 22
17 GRAMMY ® Nominees Matthew West and Mandisa Unite for “The Heart of Christmas Tour”
17 Acclaimed Artist & Worship Leader Chris Tomlin Delivers Unprecedented Collection of Some of Worship Music’s Most Well-Known Songs on How Great Is Our God: The Essential Collection
15 MOVIE INSPIRED BY GRAMMY ® NOMINATED ARTIST MATTHEW WEST’S HIT HOLIDAY SINGLE TO DEBUT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4; CHRISTMAS SONG BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF CANCER PATIENT DAX LOCKE AND HIS FAMILY
09 Celebrated Newcomer Jamie Grace to Unveil Christmas EP
03 THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - AMY GRANT & VINCE GILL
03 Steven Curtis Chapman Dives into 2012 with Spring Leg of “Songs & Stories” Tour Joined by Andrew Peterson & Josh Wilson
02 Celebrated Songstress Audrey Assad Debuts New Single From Awaited Sophomore Project, Heart
01 Josh Wilson Embraces the True Spirit of the Holidays with Christmas Single “Jesus Is Alive”

october 2011

28 SKILLET SCORES 4TH CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 MAINSTREAM ACTIVE ROCK HIT WITH "It's Not Me It's You"
24 David Crowder*Band’s “The 7 Tour” Is An Overwhelming Success, Over 75% of the Shows Sold Out Before Tour Wraps
24 UP-AND-COMING BAND SAMESTATE DEBUTS THE ALIGNMENT ON FEBRUARY 28
24 WE AS HUMAN JOINS ATLANTIC RECORDS ROSTER; POWERFUL HARD ROCK OUTFIT HERALDS LABEL DEBUT EP ON MAJOR NATIONAL TOUR ALONGSIDE SKILLET; THE “AWAKE & ALIVE TOUR” CURRENTLY UNDERWAY; EP AVAILABLE AT ALL DIGITAL RETAILERS NOW
20 Sara Groves' Landmark Album Invisible Empires Continues History of Career Acclaim with Stunning Reviews
13 Critically Acclaimed Artist Phil Wickham’s Response Gives Strong Debut
13 MercyMe Returns from USO Tour to Middle East
10 (Music Inspired By) THE STORY Featuring 18 New Songs from 24 Artists Including Chris Tomlin, Mac Powell (Third Day), Natalie Grant, Mark Hall & Megan Garrett (Casting Crowns), Amy Grant and Francesca Battistelli Delivers Star-Studded Reviews
10 GRAMMY ® Recognized Singer/Songwriter Matthew West Presents First, Full Length Holiday Project Titled The Heart of Christmas
10 PHIL WICKHAM PLEASES FANS AND CRITICS WITH RESPONSE
10 US Military Veteran & Country Music Star Keni Thomas To Appear on Fox & Friends Monday, Oct. 10
07 TobyMac Releases First Holiday Recording Christmas in Diverse City

september 2011

28 Gungor’s Ghosts Upon the Earth Warmly Welcomed by Fans and Critics: Takes the No. 3 Spot at Christian Soundscan and Top 50 on the Billboard Top 200 Selling Over 9,500 Units
28 GRAMMY ® Nominated David Crowder*Band To Begin “The 7 Tour” Tonight with Nearly Half of the Tour Dates Already Sold Out
20 Zondervan Presents: An evening with Mark Hall Live on October 19
15 Award Winning Band MercyMe to Deliver Inspirational Messages to Troops in the Middle East on Their First USO Tour
07 Celebrated Artist Phil Wickham Invites Listeners to Worship on Fourth Album Response, Out October 4
07 GRAMMY ® Nominees Gungor Announce Limited “Ghosts Upon the Earth Events” and Debut Performance Video with Acclaimed Beatboxing Cellist
07 GRAMMY ® Nominated Recording Artist Matthew West Releases Music Video for Radio Hit “Strong Enough” on iTunes ® Today
01 GRAMMY ® NOMINATED & BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD WINNER CHRIS TOMLIN TO PRESENT HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION ON NOVEMBER 15
01 Multi-Platinum Selling Artist Steven Curtis Chapman Launches re:creation at NASA
01 Anticipated Newcomer Jamie Grace to Debut Full Length Studio Album, One Song At A Time, on September 20 with Gotee Records
01 U.S. MILITARY VETERAN & COUNTRY MUSIC STAR KENI THOMAS RECOUNTS COMBAT IN FIRST MEMOIR GET IT ON! WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAD THE WAY IN STORES OCTOBER 1
01 Music Icon Steven Curtis Chapman's re:creation Debuts at No. 3 at Christian/Gospel Overall Soundscan & No. 1 on iTunes ® Christian Chart
01 GRAMMY ® NOMINEE MATTHEW WEST TO HEADLINE THIRD, EXCLUSIVE LEG OF “THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE TOUR”
01 David Crowder*Band To Close Out 2011 With First Christmas Record, and Begin 2012 With Final Album
01 Shaun Groves to Launch North American Blog Tour On Aug. 30 As Third World Symphony Releases
01 Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter/Worship Leader Darlene Zschech Sets to Release New Music Project You Are Love September 6
01 Jamie Grace’s “Hold Me” Featuring tobyMac Continues to Spark Unprecedented Response
01 Gifted Songstress Sara Groves Reaches Career Milestone with 10th Album Invisible Empires Available October 18

august 2011

02 “So Long Summer” Tour Heralds Sparrow Records' Newcomers Samestate

july 2011

29 3RD ANNUAL “ROCK & WORSHIP ROADSHOW” CONTINUES WITH STAR-STUDDED LINEUP: MERCYME, JARS OF CLAY, DISCIPLE, HAWK NELSON, MATT MAHER & GROUP 1 CREW TO HIT A DOZEN TOUR MARKETS THIS NOVEMBER
26 Best-Selling Author Angie Smith Dives into the Heart of Fear in Upcoming Book What Women Fear: Walking in Faith that Transforms Available this Fall
25 WITH MASSIVE SALES & RADIO HITS SKILLET RAKES IN THIRD CONSECUTIVE GOLD SINGLE WITH 'AWAKE & ALIVE'
21 Matt Redman Receives Biggest Debut to Date with Latest Project 10,000 Reasons
19 Fair Trade Services Introduces Major Label Debut for Band Ashes Remain with What I’ve Become Releasing Nationwide on August 23
19 24 Artists Unite To Unveil (Music Inspired By) THE STORY New Music From Nichole Nordeman, Amy Grant, Bart Millard, Francesca Battistelli, Natalie Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, Mark Hall & Megan Garrett, and More Included
18 GUNGOR TO RELEASE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED, GHOSTS UPON THE EARTH, WITH BRASH MUSIC ON SEPTEMBER 20
13 Celebrated Worship Leader Matt Redman's 10,000 Reasons Debuts at No. 1 on iTunes ® Christian Albums Chart Landing in Top 15 on Overall Albums Chart
13 GRAMMY® Award Winning Artist, Steven Curtis Chapman Sings Songs & Shares Stories on Fall Tour Presented by Show HOPE
12 GRAMMY ® Nominee Matthew West’s Music Used as Part of Historic, Final Atlantis Space Shuttle Mission
12 Shaun Groves Unveils New Album Third World Symphony; Fan-Funded Record to Debut on August 30
12 Author Darlene Brock to Appear on FOX & Friends Tomorrow Morning, July 12
07 Author Al Andrews Releases Children’s Book This August In Hopes of Becoming an Improbable Philanthropist

june 2011

30 Owl City Debuts New Music Video for “Deer in the Headlights” From New Album, All Things Bright and Beautiful
24 Casting Crowns’ Frontman Mark Hall to Release The Well: Why Are So Many Still Thirsty? with Zondervan this September
23 Matthew West to Release The Story of Your Life, Inspiring Stories of God at Work in People Just Like You with Harvest House Publishers this September
16 Praised Singer/Songwriter Josh Wilson Launches Website in Response to Fan Reaction of Latest Single “Fall Apart”
14 Owl City’s Latest All Things Bright and Beautiful Earns Glowing Reviews; Album Available Today
13 Operation Pray Me Home Event Planned for Saturday, June 18 to Support Ft. Hood Phantom Trackers
10 CNN.com Covers Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters From Author Darlene Brock
07 Swedish Hard-rockers Blindsides' With Shivering Hearts We Wait Impresses Critics

may 2011

27 SKILLET FEATURED IN WARNER BROS. RECORDS' TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON SOUNDTRACK ON JUNE 14TH
25 Skillet Scores First Billboard Music Award for “Top Christian Album” with Gold – Certified AWAKE
24 Prolific Worship Leader & GRAMMY ® Nominated Artist Matt Redman Presents 10,000 Reasons July 12
23 The Afters’ “Lift Me Up” Reaps Strong Welcome At Radio
23 Billboard Music Awards Name Chris Tomlin “Top Christian Artist” with “Our God” Honored for “Top Christian Song”
17 Chris Tomlin and iTunes ® Partner Up for Exclusive Music Video Premiere of “I Lift My Hands”
17 Multi-Platinum Selling and GRAMMY-Award Winning Artist Steven Curtis Chapman's re:creation to be Revealed August 9
17 DIAMOND RIO’S TEAM RIO RAISES OVER $110,000.00 FOR BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
17 Steven Curtis Chapman to Receive an Honorary Doctorate from his Alma Mater, Anderson University
17 Rock Band Blindside Returns With New Project With Shivering Hearts We Wait Slated for June 7 Backed by INO Records/Sony RED
17 Mandisa Scores First No. 1 at Radio With “Stronger”
17 Team TobyMac Raises More Than $100,000 for New Hope Academy, After Taking Part in Country Music’s Half Marathon
17 Jamie Grace’s Debut Single “Hold Me” Hits No. 1
03 Author Darlene Brock Opens Up to FoxNews.com LIVE About Latest Book Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters
03 GRAMMY ® Nominated David Crowder*Band Headlines “The 7 Tour” with Gungor, Chris August and John Mark McMillan; Tickets Available Today

april 2011

26 Laura Story’s Blessings Makes Strong Debut Selling over 6k Units
26 sixstepsrecords Garners Wins in Three Categories at the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards
26 Mandisa to Appear on Fox & Friends This Easter Morning, Sunday April 24
19 Chris Tomlin’s Spring Tour Sells Out Cities Across the Country
19 Steven Curtis Chapman Returns to Canada After 15 Years Performing to Sold Out Crowds
14 Critically Acclaimed Worship Leader Laura Story’s Blessings Impresses Critics
14 EMI CMG LABEL GROUP ARTISTS CHRIS TOMLIN, DAVID CROWDER*BAND, AUDREY ASSAD AND JOSH WILSON JOIN EMI FAMILY CHARITY AUCTION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR JAPAN
14 Appearances on E! News, Extra, Headline News and Good Morning America Wrap Release Week of Mandisa’s What If We Were Real
12 TobyMac Celebrates Third Consecutive Win as BMI’s “Songwriter of the Year”
07 Music Veterans Dan & Darlene Brock Unveil The Grit & Grace Project
07 Mandisa to Appear on EXTRA Today, April 7
07 NEARLY 10,000 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS GATHER FOR FT. WORTH PASSION CONFERENCE
07 Bachelor Pad Finalist Tenley Molzahn Shines in Old Navy Commercial Starting Today!
07 Mandisa’s What If We Were Real Wows Critics as Album Hits Stores Today
05 Matthew West’s “The Story of Your Life Tour” Sells Out Majority of Dates Across Country
05 THE GLENLIVET® PRESENTS DRESSED TO KILT WITH AMY GRANT, DONALD TRUMP, KELLIE PICKLER AND MORE

march 2011

31 Owl City Emerges from the Cold Winter With new Full-Length Studio Album – All Things Bright And Beautiful – out May 17th on Universal Republic; Follow-Up to Platinum Debut Ocean Eyes
31 Memphis-Based Worship Artist Jeremy Horn to Release Sound of the Broken on May 3
29 Jamie Grace Scores iTunes ® Discovery Download Spot with “Hold Me” (feat. tobyMac)
22 Dove Award Winning Artist Laura Story’s “Blessings” Debuts at No. 1 on iTunes ® Christian Singles Chart
17 MERCYME EMBARKS ON SECOND LEG OF LOVEWELL LIVE THIS SPRING
17 Passion: Here For You Makes No. 1 Christian SoundScan Debut
15 SKILLET LANDS FIRST #1 AT MAINSTREAM ACTIVE ROCK RADIO WITH “AWAKE & ALIVE”;
15 WEEKEND TUNE IN ALERT:
15 MICHAEL W. SMITH’S "A SIMPLE BLESSING: THE EXTRAORDINARY POWER OF AN ORDINARY PRAYER" INSPIRES FANS AND CRITICS
09 Featuring the Voices of Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill, Lecrae and 22,000 College Students, Passion: Here For You Releases This Week
03 SKILLET SETS “AWAKE AND REMIXED” EP FOR MARCH 22ND; DIGITAL COLLECTION FEATURES NEW VERSIONS OF HITS INCLUDING THE TOP 5 ACTIVE ROCK SMASH, “AWAKE AND ALIVE”;

february 2011

24 Worship Artist Laura Story Bestows Blessings on April 12
22 Jamie Grace’s Hold Me e.p. Releases Digitally Today, February 22
22 EMI CMG LABEL GROUP CELEBRATES 45 DOVE AWARD NOMINATIONS
22 GRAMMY NOMINEE TOBYMAC A LEADER IN DOVE AWARD NOMINATIONS, WRAPS PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM
17 INO Records Announces GMA Dove Award Nominations
15 OVERWHELMING RESPSONSE TO MATTHEW WEST and KLOVE’s Annual “Next Great Love Song” Contest CAUSES KLOVE’S WEBSITE TO CRASH
15 TOBYMAC HITS THE GREEN AT 2011 AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM THIS WEEK

january 2011

27 SKILLET ROCKS BOTH MAINSTREAM TOP ALTERNATIVE ROCK AND TOP CHRISTIAN BILLBOARD YEAR END CHARTS
27 Rock & Worship Roadshow Presents Battle of the Bands Contest
27 “Blue Like Jazz” Named Kickstarter.com’s “Project of the Year”
20 GRAMMY ® Nominee Matthew West Announces Spring Leg of “The Story of Your Life” Tour, “An Evening of Stories & Songs with Matthew West”
18 Gotee Records’ Announces Signing of 19-Year-Old Singer-Songwriter, Jamie Grace
13 Audrey Assad’s The House You’re Building Named Amazon.com’s “Best Christian Music of 2010” and iTunes ® Christian & Gospel “Breakthrough Album of the Year”

december 2010

16 Christmas Song from Matthew West Benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Becomes Viral Sensation with Over Half a Million Views on YouTube and over 140,000 Shares on Facebook
15 MercyMe Closes 2010 With Billboard’s National Christian Audience and Christian AC Song of the Year, “All of Creation”
15 TobyMac’s “Christmas This Year” Featured As iTunes ® Single of the Week
15 New Free Media Diet Calculator Planned to Launch Dec. 26
14 Critically Acclaimed Artist Josh Wilson Unveils Third Studio Album See You Available Nationwide February 8
13 sixstepsrecords’ Critically Acclaimed Worship Leader Kristian Stanfill Makes Mountains Move with New Album Coming January 11
13 Kirk Cameron and Warren Barfield to be Featured Guests at Feed Your Faith’s “Love Worth Fighting For” Tour
09 3rd ANNUAL ROCK AND WORSHIP ROADSHOW ANNOUNCES ALL-STAR CAST
07 Sara Groves Named U.S. Delegate at Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism in Cape Town, South Africa
07 MICHAEL W. SMITH PENS NEW BOOK “A SIMPLE BLESSING; THE EXTRAORDINARY POWER OF AN ORDINARY PRAYER”
02 EMI CHRISTIAN MUSIC GROUP WELCOMES 15 GRAMMY ® NOMINATIONS
02 Amy Grant Celebrates GRAMMY ® Nomination for “Better Than A Hallelujah”
02 sixstepsrecords’ Continues GRAMMY ® Recognition with Passion and David Crowder*Band Receiving First GRAMMY ® Nods
02 Multi-Platinum Selling Artist TobyMac Garners Seventh Solo GRAMMY ® Award Nomination for “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album”
02 Impactful and Successful “A Night with the Chapmans” Tour Comes To An End
02 Gungor Receives First Career GRAMMY ® Nominations
02 Matthew West Continues Storytelling of Thousands with New Christmas Song “One Last Christmas” Inspired by Story of Two Year-Old Leukemia Patient
01 TobyMac Releases New Christmas Single!

november 2010

30 NBC’s The Today Show to Feature David Crowder*Band’s “SMS (Shine)” Music Video Tomorrow, Wed. Dec. 1
30 sixstepsrecords To Launch Passion City Church Resources on Jan. 11, 2011 with Release of Three DVD Series From Pastor and Passion Founder Louie Giglio
24 CHRIS TOMLIN'S LATEST PROVES POWERFUL WITH FANS AND CRITICS
23 Seabird to Partner with Mocha Club for “Over the Hills And Everywhere Tour” with Ben Rector
23 Phillips, Craig & Dean’s Randy Phillips Raises $15,000 to Support Armed Forces with Texas Ranger’s Hit, “The Claw”
22 MercyMe Named America’s Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist at 2010 American Music Awards
19 TobyMac Kicks off 2011 with his Winter Wonder Slam Tour Featuring Brandon Heath and House of Heroes
18 After Stellar Live Performance on Fox & Friends, Matthew West to Perform on 700 Club, this Fri. Nov. 19
17 SKILLET'S MASSIVE HIT "MONSTER" GOES GOLD AS BAND RACKS UP ANOTHER #1 SINGLE
15 AMY GRANT & ROBIN ROBERTS TO CELEBRATE TURNING 50 ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA TOMORROW
15 Caedmon’s Call’s Newest Recording Raising Up the Dead to be AmazonMP3’s “Deal of the Day” Today
12 Matthew West to Perform on Fox & Friends This Sun., Nov. 14
11 Britt Nicole Premieres New Music Video “Headphones” on iTunes ® This Week
10 TobyMac Releases New DVD TobyMac: Moving Pictures Featuring His Entire Work of Music Videos
09 Shawn McDonald to Release Anticipated, Very Personal New Record Closer on March 22, 2011
09 Critically Acclaimed Artist Sara Groves Gives this Holiday Season with Free Live Recording Sara Groves O Holy Night Tour: Live The Prison Show
09 33Miles To Release Nationally First Christmas Album Believe
01 Seabird Releases Digital Christmas EP Titled Over The Hills and Everywhere Available Now
01 Radio Disney’s Season 2 Next Big Thing Winner Jasmine Sagginario Releases New Radio Single Titled “Knock, Knock!” Tonight on Radio Disney

october 2010

29 Fan Generated Campaign Makes “Blue Like Jazz” Movie the Largest Crowd-Sourced Creative Project in American History
21 33Miles to Perform on TBN’s “Praise the Lord” Fri. Oct. 22
21 Matthew West’s “My Own Little World” Music Video Receives World Broadcast Premiere Tomorrow Night on GMC
19 David Crowder*Band’s “SMS (Shine)” Music Video Debuts Today Using An Unprecedented 700,000 LITE-BRITE ® Pegs
14 CHRIS TOMLIN TO RELEASE SEVENTH RECORDING, "AND IF OUR GOD IS FOR US..." NOVEMBER 16, 2010
14 MercyMe Garners 3rd American Music Award Nomination for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
14 Gungor’s Beautiful Things Continues to Build Momentum with Stellar Performances at “Catalyst” and “David Crowder*Band’s Fantastical Church Music Conference”
14 TobyMac Honored with American Music Award Nod for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
13 “Singer gives voice to the stories of thousands” – CNN.com
07 sixstepsrecords SUCCESSFUL PASSION TALK SERIES DEBUTS FIRST CHRISTMAS TALK with LOUIE GIGLIO, “The Twelve Words of Christmas”
06 Critically Acclaimed Worship Leader Charlie Hall Desires to Draw Listeners Closer to God in Latest Release The Rising
04 Fan Generated Campaign Aims to Raise $125,000 in One Month to Save “Blue Like Jazz” Movie Based On New York Times Bestseller
01 WOW Hits 2011 Offers New Deluxe Edition With 6 Original Remixes; WOW branded series tops 26 Million units in sales

september 2010

23 Steven Curtis Chapman’s Latest Project SAFE IN THE ARMS Takes No. 2 Spot on iTunes ® Christian & Gospel Albums Chart
23 New York Times’ Best Selling Author Donald Miller Alongside Critically Acclaimed Musicians Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken and Robbie Seay Band Unite For The “Love Tells The Story Tour” this Fall
22 Disciple’s Horseshoes & Handgrenades Blazes To No. 1 Debut at Christian Soundscan
20 AMERICAN TEES LAUNCHES “ELECTION CENTRAL” IN EFFORT TO CAST EARLY VOTES FOR LIKELY GOP CANDIDATES
15 GMA Dove Award-Winning Worship Leader Travis Cottrell Partners with Beth Moore to Release Debut Book Surprised By Worship
15 iTunes ® Countdown Readies Debut of Matthew West’s New Album The Story of Your Life
08 33MILES TO RELEASE THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, TODAY, WITH INO RECORDS ON OCT. 5
08 Heather Payne, Founding Member of Point of Grace to debut solo album Sweet Exchange on September 14
07 MercyMe Brings Mr. Lovewell to Life with LOVEWELL LIVE this Fall
03 Building 429 partners with Food For The Hungry To Headline the 30 Seconds To Change Tour: A Tour To Benefit Haiti

august 2010

31 Sandi Patty’s Album The Edge of the Divine Exceeds Critics Expectations
31 PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN REACHES CAREER MILESTONE, “GREAT ARE YOU LORD” EARNS BAND 20th NO. 1 SINGLE IN 19 YEAR CAREER
27 SKILLET AND PAPA ROACH ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING MONSTERS OF ANNIHILATION U.S.TOUR
27 Rising Star Britt Nicole Delivers Acoustic to Enthusiastic Reviews
26 SKILLET GOES GOLD WITH “AWAKE”; GRAMMY-NOMINATED ROCKERS RECEIVE CERTIFICATION AS “HERO” SAVES THE DAY AT ACTIVE ROCK;
23 DISCIPLE TO PRESENT EXPLOSIVE NEW ALBUM, HORSESHOES & HANDGRENADES, RELEASING SEPT. 14
18 AMY GRANT AND COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL EMBARK ON UNIQUE “PIECES OF OUR LIVES” TOUR THIS FALL WITH AN INTIMATE EVENING OF ART AND MUSIC
17 SONGSTRESS HEATHER WILLIAMS TO SHARE COMPELLING STORY WITH NEW SELF-TITLED EP HITTING DIGITAL RETAILERS, TODAY AUG. 17
17 Winter Wonder Slam Presents the Awake Tonight Tour Featuring Award-Winning Artists TOBYMAC & SKILLET
10 CAEDMON’S CALL’S RAISING UP THE DEAD ASCENDS WITH DIRECT TO FAN ONLY RELEASE ON SEPT. 14
04 Thousands of Stories from Across the Globe Compose Inspiration for Matthew West’s Forthcoming Album The Story of Your Life Releasing on Oct. 5

july 2010

30 Sara Groves IJM Bike Ride
29 AMY GRANT’S “BETTER THAN A HALLELUJAH” MUSIC VIDEO TO MAKE EXCLUSIVE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE ON GMC THIS FRIDAY, JULY 30
22 Steven Curtis Chapman on ESPN
20 Legendary Artist and Esteemed Author Sandi Patty to Release Companion Book and CD Projects The Edge of the Divine this Summer
19 AMY GRANT’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BETTER THAN A HALLELUJAH” TO DEBUT EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE AT LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL’S WEBSITE, LHJ.COM, ON TUESDAY JULY 20
15 Passion's First No. 1 Single
13 AUDREY ASSAD’S THE HOUSE YOU’RE BUILDING EARNS EARLY ACCLAIM AS ALBUM RELEASES TODAY, JULY 13
01 Addison Road's Stories Stirs Response from Critics and Fans Alike

june 2010

30 THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS With Vince Gill and Amy Grant
30 Building 429 Headlines Annual Summerfest Tour
30 TobyMac Gives Back
30 GUNGOR CONTINUES TO SHOWCASE UNIQUE STYLE OF WORSHIP AT BEAUTIFUL THINGS EVENTS
23 A Night with the Chapmans
22 Steven Curtis Chapman and Familys Extraordinary Tour
22 DAVID CROWDER*BAND PRESENTS THE SUMMER HAPPINESS ACOUSTIC EP HITTING iTunes TODAY
22 THE AFTERS’ “LIGHT UP THE SKY” FEATURED ON FINAL SEASON OF MTV’S “THE HILLS” TONIGHT, TUESDAY JUNE 22
17 MercyMes Lovewell Streak Continues
11 CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST JOSH WILSONS BEFORE THE MORNING TOPS RADIO CHARTS
10 Food For the Hungry Presents the “Summer Block Party”
08 Addison Road Shares Their Stories

may 2010

27 Britt Nicole Embarks on Season Tours
26 CBA Excitement Builds for the Life & Faith Tour
26 Excitement Builds for the Life & Faith Tour
12 CBA MM Gives Band Highest Chart Debut
12 GM MM Gives Band Highest Chart Debut
12 AUDREY ASSAD ASCENDS WTH DEBUT ALBUM THE HOUSE YOU’RE BUILDING ON SPARROW RECORDS THIS JULY 13
12 AUDREY ASSAD ASCENDS WTH DEBUT ALBUM THE HOUSE YOU’RE BUILDING ON SPARROW RECORDS THIS JULY 13
06 CBA MM Gets Love from
05 SKILLET TO JOIN CREED ON “THE 20-10 TOUR”

april 2010

28 Seabird’s “Believe Me” Used In Promo For New NBC Program “Losing It With Jillian” Starring Jillian Michaels of “The Biggest Loser”
28 MercyMe Continues to Love Well
26 The Bomb Mom
23 SCC BMI Awards
23 Amy Grant To Be Featured On Top-Rated Nightline Tonight, April 23
23 Gotee Records’ Relient K: The First Three Gears (2000-2003) Hits Retailers This Week
23 EMI CMG DOVES
22 Phillips, Craig & Dean Nab “Inpirational Album of the Year” at 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards
22 Phillips, Craig & Dean Nab “Inspirational Album of the Year” at 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards
22 DAVID CROWDER*BAND’S CHURCH MUSIC GARNERS “PRAISE & WORSHIP ALBUM OF THE YEAR” WIN AT 41ST ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS
21 MercyMe Makes History
21 TobyMac BMI
21 BMI CHRISTIAN MUSIC AWARDS HONOR THE GENRE’S MOST-PLAYED SONGS
21 Diamond Rio Preps for Big Week with 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards and Team Rio’s Participation in the Country Music Marathon
19 TobyMac following F&F Performance
14 SEABIRD’S MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DON’T YOU KNOW YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL” PREMIERES TODAY ON SEVENTEEN.COM
14 MERCYME AND OTHERS ‘LOVE WELL’ ALL ACROSS THE U.S
14 Amy Grant’s Somewhere Down the Road Continues to Earn High Praise from Critics
14 THE AFTERS’ LAND SPOT ON “SECRETS OF THE MOUNTAIN” SOUNTRACK HELMED BY GRAMMY ® AWARD WINNING PRODUCER AND AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE RANDY JACKSON
12 THE ROCKET SUMMER ANNOUNCES DATES WITH THE GOO GOO DOLLS AS WELL AS SPOT ON 16TH ANNUAL VANS WARPED TOUR
06 Skillet's Explosive Performance Captured In "Awake and Alive" Music Video on Ransom.TV this Wednesday, April 7
05 Joy Whitlock Tour
05 GM Life & Faith Tour
02 CH Ghost Whisperer/Seabird Release
01 AMY GRANT’S SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD RELEASES THIS WEEK AMIDST APPEARANCES ON CBS EARLY SHOW, NIGHTLINE, FOX & FRIENDS AND MORE

march 2010

24 Tomlin/Toby
23 CHASEN LANDS iTunes ® DISCOVERY DOWNLOAD SPOT WITH “CASTAWAY”
22 Life and Faith Tour Update
19 Addison Road Update
19 Tokens
18 DELIAH TO VISIT HAITI TO THANK THE UNITED STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL
18 33MILES EXTENDS SUCCESSFUL “ONE LIFE TOUR” INTO 2010
17 Passion Street Week
16 See the Light
09 SKILLET A&A TOUR
08 TobyMac MLB 30 days
05 Passion: Awakening Yahoo/Early Reviews
04 Gotee Relient K Release
02 Compassion Auction Eblast

february 2010

26 Mandisa Extra Lifechangers Release
24 Help Haiti Live - Foreman
23 Help Haiti Live Update
23 The Rocket Summer Street Day release
22 Compassion Haiti
18 CBA Life and Faith Tour
18 CH Seabird Tour Release
17 GM TobyMac Takes Over Scans
16 Gungor Street Day release
16 Stellar Reviews and Performance Chatter Herald Release of Gungor's Beautiful Things
16 Life and Faith Tour
11 INO Records collaborates with churches nationwide for the release of the Catalyst Music Project
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 30 THE RUBYZ SOUND OFF WITH SOPHOMORE ALBUM RELEASING OCTOBER 27
 30 DAVID CROWDER*BAND RECEIVES HIGHEST CAREER SALES AND CHART DEBUT WITH CHURCH MUSIC
 25 EVER HAD THE BLUES.... THE BACK HAIR BLUES?
 23 SINGER/SONGWRITER MATT REDMAN OPENS UP ABOUT TITLE TRACK “WE SHALL NOT BE SHAKEN”
 23 TEEN GROUP MISSION SIX PREPARES TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM
 22 DAVID CROWDER*BAND’S CHURCH MUSIC RECEIVES EARLY OVATION FROM BOTH MEDIA AND FANS
 22 DIAMOND RIO’S THE REASON STREETS TODAY AS MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING BAND UNVEILS FIRST AUTOBIOGRAPHY
 18 GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL WORLD PREMIERES DISCIPLE’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO “LAY MY BURDENS”
 17 “OH HAPPINESS,” HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THE DAVID CROWDER*BAND TO SIGN THOUSANDS OF VINYL RECORDS?
 15 CANCER SURVIVOR PAIGE ARMSTRONG RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM WAKE UP WITH WHIPLASH RECORDS ON OCTOBER 6
 14 WORSHIP LEADER MATT REDMAN SHARES OF GOD’S FAITHFULNESS IN “THROUGH IT ALL”
 14 A PERSONAL LOOK INSIDE CHURCH MUSIC, BROUGHT TO YOU BY DAVID CROWDER
 14 DECYFER DOWN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE CHARTS
 11 THE COMEDY BUS PRESENTS FUNNY FRIDAY’S!!
 10 DEREK WEBB WOWS CRITICS AGAIN WITH STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
 10 DEBUT SINGLE FROM STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN’S BEAUTY WILL RISE,“HEAVEN IS THE FACE” IS WELCOMED
 10 JASMINE EARNS SPOT IN RADIO DISNEY’S NEXT BIG THING COMPETITION
 9 SKILLET MUSIC AND VIDEOS GAIN SUPPORT...Band Launches New Website at www.SKILLET.com
 9 ONE OF A KIND ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED FROM CARRIE UNDERWOOD, KEITH URBAN, THE JONAS BROTHERS, AND MORE
 9 iTunes ® COUNTDOWN, 32 CITY TOUR AND STRONG RADIO SUPPORT HERALD DAVID CROWDER*BAND’S RELEASE
 4 THE COMEDY BUS FUNNY FRIDAY’S ARE BACK!!
 4 TOBYMAC’S SINGLE “CITY ON OUR KNEES” TAKES OFF SELLING MORE THAN 17,000 DIGITAL UNITS IN FIRST WEEK
 2 INTERACT WITH AUTHOR AND FOX NEWS RADIO’S OWN TODD STARNES TODAY ONLY ON WWW.EDSTETZER.COM
 2 SKILLET ASCENDS WITH “AWAKE”; LATEST FROM GRAMMY®-NOMINATED ROCK OUTFIT DEBUTS AT #2
 1 RELIENT K WANTS FANS TO FORGET AND NOT SLOW DOWN OCT. 6
 1 33MILES PARTNERS WITH FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY TO PRESENT THE “ONE LIFE” TOUR
 1 CHRIS TOMLIN TO RELEASE FIRST CHRISTMAS ALBUM “GLORY IN THE HIGHEST” ON OCTOBER 6
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   april 2009
 30 TODD STARNES CONTINUES DIPSTICK TOUR WITH OVERWHLEMING RESPONSE FROM CAPACITY-CROWD BOOK SIGNINGS
 30 THE STORK HAS ARRIVED!!
 29 MERCY ME TAKES “10” AT THE OPRY
 28 LUKE BENWARD CONFIRMED AS SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMER ON ISHINE LIVE’S SPRING TOUR
 28 AMY GRANT TO RELEASE NEW 4 SONG EP TITLED SHE COLORS MY DAY ON MAY 5 IN CELEBRATION OF MOTHER’S DAY
 27 ISHINE LIVE ANNOUNCES FREE ADMISSION FOR TWEEN CONCERTGOERS-PARTNERSHIPS WITH MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
 24 THE AFTERS GARNER SECOND CAREER DOVE AWARD WITH “ROCK/CONTEMPORARY ALBUM” AT 40TH ANNUAL GMA DOVE AW
 24 EMI CHRISTIAN MUSIC LABEL GROUP AND OWNED/DISTRIBUTED LABELS TAKE HOME DOVE WINS IN TOP CATEGORIES
 24 STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN RECEIVES TOP HONORS WITH EMOTIONAL WINS
 23 LAURA STORY WINS HER FIRST DOVE AWARD
 20 TED DEKKER ENDS POPULAR CIRCLE SERIES WITH THE BEGINNING: NEW NOVEL GREEN
 17 AMERICA’S TOP-RATED CABLE TV SHOW WWE FEATURES DECYFER DOWN’S HIT SINGLE "CRASH" ON HARDY’S HISTORY
 17 SARA GROVES JOINS INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION ON CAPITOL HILL TO ADVOCATE FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRA
 15 ROBERT PIERRE RELEASES SOPHOMORE ALBUM IDENTITY NATIONWIDE ON APRIL 28
 15 MERCYME’S “10” ENTERS BILLBOARD'S TOP 200 CHART AT NO. 18 WITH ALMOST 30,000 UNITS SCANNED
 14 TWEEN-FOCUSED ISHINE LIVE TOUR PREPS FOR SPRING DATES
 8 NBC’S TODAY WITH KATHIE LEE AND HODA TO FEATURE MANDISA TOMORROW, APRIL 9 AS MANDISA MANIA RAGES ON
 7 MERCYME RELEASES CAREER MILESTONE "10" RECORDING TODAY AMID MASSIVE ATTENDANCE ON ROCK&WORSHIP SHOW
 6 NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, TED DEKKER COMPLETES LOST SERIES WITH NEW TITLES
 2 MANDISA MANIA HEATS UP WITH APPEARANCES ON E! NEWS LIVE AND A STELLAR REVIEW FROM PEOPLE MAGAZINE
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