MERCYME ANNOUNCESFALL 2024 "Together Again...Again Tour"Along with CROWDER and COCHREN & CO, tour to hit 14 cities throughout October 

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MERCYME ANNOUNCES
FALL 2024 "Together Again...Again Tour"
Along with CROWDER and COCHREN & CO, tour to hit 14 cities throughout October 

Tickets on sale March 29

Nashville, TN….March 22, 2024 – GRAMMY®-nominated band MercyMe has announced their fall 2024 "Together Again...Again Tour" also featuring CROWDER and COCHREN & CO. Hitting 14 cities throughout October, tickets go on sale March 29 via mercyme.org. Full tour routing is listed below. 

MercyMe has recently released a brand new single, the title track from their latest best selling project, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS.  Gaining momentum each week, the song follows "To Not Worship You," which hit No.1 on four different Billboard and Mediabase charts, as well as "Then Christ Came," which also hit No.1 and was Dove Award-nominated for Song of the Year. 

To note, last November, their No. 1 track  "Almost Home," (inhale/exhale) was certified Gold by the RIAA, bringing the band's certification tally to total 15 gold, platinum and multi-platinum singles and albums. 

Oct 3                Saginaw, MI - Dow Event Center

Oct 4                Toledo, OH - Huntington Center

Oct 5                Huntington, WV - Mountain Health Arena

Oct 6                Roanoke, VA - Berglund Center - Berglund Coliseum

Oct 10              Estero, FL- Hertz Arena

Oct 11              Tallahassee, FL - Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

Oct 12              Macon, GA - Macon Centreplex Coliseum

Oct 17              Reading, PA - Santander Arena

Oct 18              Norfolk, VA - Chartway Arena

Oct 19              Greenville, SC - Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Oct 20              North Charleston, SC - North Charleston Coliseum

Oct 25              Bossier City, LA - Brookshire Grocery Arena

Oct 26              Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center

Oct 27              Rio Rancho, NM - Rio Rancho Events Center



About MercyMe: 
It continues to be a landmark time for the multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated, multiple American Music Award, Billboard Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe. They were named Billboard’s Top Christian Artist of the 2010 decade, and in 2020 received their eighth American Music Award nomination. A major motion picture based on the life of frontman Bart Millard who wrote the mega-hit song “I Can Only Imagine” after the loss of his father, opened at a remarkable No. 3 at the box office on Mar. 16, 2018 (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions). In conjunction with the movie release, Millard penned a memoir and the band released a collection of hits titled I Can Only Imagine – The Very Best Of MercyMe. In 2018 MercyMe was named Top Christian Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, was the top winner at the fan-fueled K-LOVE Fan Awards including a win for Artist of the Year, and was the GMA Dove Award Winner for Artist Of The Year. Since their debut in 2001, the band has sold more than 9 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered more than 49 No. 1 multi-format radio singles, and had four consecutive mainstream radio hits. MercyMe made history in 2014 as “I Can Only Imagine” surpassed 2 million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum and double-platinum in the digital domain. The song has now gone 5x platinum. In 2009, Billboard named MercyMe’s “Word Of God Speak” the No. 1 Song of The Decade and the group the No. 1 Artist of the Decade in both the Christian Songs and Christian AC Songs categories, recognizing them as one of the industry’s most notable talents. They have sold out venues throughout the US and Canada, including Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and have appeared on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Good Morning America, GMA3, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News and in the pages of Entertainment WeeklyThe New York Times, USA Today and more. Their eleventh album, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS, is available now.
 
Get Connected with MercyMe:
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Twitter // www.twitter.com/mercyme
Instagram // www.instagram.com/mercyme
Facebook // www.facebook.com/mercyme
YouTube // www.youtube.com/user/mercyme 


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SIX-TIME GRAMMY WINNER AMY GRANT RELEASES SOUGHT AFTER RECORDING "SONGS FROM THE LOFT" DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY

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SIX-TIME GRAMMY WINNER AMY GRANT RELEASES SOUGHT AFTER RECORDING  "SONGS FROM THE LOFT" DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY

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NASHVILLE, TN - March 22, 2024 - Today, six-time Grammy winner Amy Grant will release Songs From The Loft for the first time on digital formats. Originally released in 1993 at the height of her successful album, Heart In Motion, the Songs From The Loft project has been long out of print and sought after by fans everywhere. 

 

Featuring guest artists Michael W. Smith, Donna McElroy, Susan Ashton, Wes King, Ashley Cleveland, Gary Chapman, Kim Hill, Amy Delaine and Michael James,Songs From The Loft was a labor of love to provide songs for people to sing at gatherings on Amy's farm. A focus track of the collection is "We Believe In God," the anthemic song so many fans have come to cherish.  Click here to watch its new lyric video. 

In the original liner notes, Amy said, “This collection of songs brings countless pictures to mind.  Memories made over years in the top of an old red barn…Jammed up in the loft with the dust and sweat, the raw nerves, and the truth…The hope is that these simple songs will always remind us…we believe in God.”   Full track listing is below. 


Grant is currently touring throughout the spring in 33 cities across the U.S., including Mother's Day weekend for her first solo headline shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.  Grant and husband Vince Gill celebrated their 100th show at The Ryman as part of a sold-out 2023 “Christmas at the Ryman” residency this past December, making them the first artists to headline 100 show at the iconic venue. Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian and Nashville native Nate Bargatze surprised the duo on stage with a Hatch Show Print commemorating the 12-show run and centennial milestone.  For tour information, please visit AmyGrant.com.  
 

SONGS FROM THE LOFT Track Listing with featured artists:

1) What We’ve Come Here For (feat. Michael W. Smith)

2) I Got The Want To (feat. Donna McElroy)

3) Seek First (feat. Susan Ashton)

4) Joy! (feat. Wes King)

5) Where Do I Go (feat. Ashley Cleveland and Gary Chapman)

6) Salt and Light (feat. Amy Delaine)

7) How Do You Know (feat. Kim Hill)

8) We Come To Praise (feat. Michael James)

9) We Believe In God (feat. Amy Grant)

10) Hope Set High (feat. Gary Chapman)

11) Hey Now (feat. Amy Grant)

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About Amy Grant:
Amy Grant's career spans more than 40 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into becoming an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality and philanthropist. With three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums, her total career album sales have exceeded 30 million and over 1 billion global streams. Grant’s chart success has been consistent throughout her career with six No. 1 hits, 10 Top 40 pop singles, 17 Top 40 Adult Contemporary tracks and multiple Contemporary Christian chart-toppers. In addition to her six GRAMMY® Awards, Grant has earned 26 GMA Dove Awards (including four Artist of the Year Awards) and has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as the Music City Walk of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Conventional wisdom has it that Grant put Contemporary Christian Music on the map becoming the first Contemporary Christian artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the Pop charts and the first to perform at the GRAMMY® Awards. With that, her legacy as one of the most influential artists of the past four decades is assured.  In 2020, the T.J. Martell Foundation – the music industry’s leading nonprofit to fund innovative medical research focused on treatments and cures for cancer – honored Grant with the Tony Martell Outstanding Entertainment Achievement Award at their annual Honors Gala. Most recently, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts included Grant as one of their five distinguished Honorees to receive the 45th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. In 2023, Grant toured in 70 cities across the country and released her first new music in a decade, starting with the single "Trees We'll Never See,” (March) and "What You Heard" (April).  Grant released her latest project, “Lead Me On Live 1989” in October 2023 which is a full-concert documentation from the 1988-1989 Lead Me On Tour.  Grant finished the year with two Christmas Tours including dates with Michael W. Smith as well as the annual Christmas At The Ryman residency with Vince Gill which celebrated over 100 headline shows at the Ryman, the first co-headliners to mark this incredible milestone.  Currently, Grant is on tour playing 33 shows in this spring, including two headlining shows at the Ryman Auditorium over Mother’s Day weekend.  Grant will release the long-sought after “Songs From The Loft” album, originally released in 1993, for the first time on digital formats on March 22 and will begin recording her next musical project for release later in the year. 


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COLTON DIXON & JORDAN FELIZ ANNOUNCE RETURN OF "THE LOVE & LIGHT TOUR" HITTING 22 CITIES SPRING 2024 

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COLTON DIXON & JORDAN FELIZ ANNOUNCE RETURN OF

"THE LOVE & LIGHT TOUR" HITTING 22 CITIES SPRING 2024 

 Dixon to make cameo appearance on Great American Family'Network's first original series,

"County Rescue" 

 

Nashville, TN.... January 19, 2024 - Award-winning artists Colton Dixon and Jordan Feliz have announced the return of "The Love & Light Tour" this spring!  Kicking off March 1st in Marion, IL., the tour will hit U.S. over 22 cities (full tour routing is listed below).  Fans can RSVP for on-sale alerts with limited VIP Q&A tickets available at www.coltondixon.com.   

Dixon will also be making a cameo appearance on Great American Family network's first original series, "County Rescue," which premiers on Great American Pure Flix (streaming) on February 16 and on Great American Family on February 17th.  Dixon is featured in Episode 3, which will premiere on Great American Pure Flix on March 1st and Great American Family the next day. 

 2023 was a landmark year for Dixon. He saw his massive No. 1 hit “Build A Boat" receive nominations for both a K-LOVE Fan Award and GMA Dove Award for Song of the Year, released his bestselling 7-song CANVAS EP featuring the top ten single, “My Light,”  performed on FOX & Friends and The Kelly Clarkson Show, gave a stunning performance of the National Anthem for The Kansas City Chiefs and had his biggest touring year ever, hitting over 120 U.S. cities.  Dixon is currently spending time in LA and Nashville working on new music. 

"The Love & Light Tour"

3/1/24 - Marion, IL

3/2/24 - Nixa, MO

3/8/24 - North Syracuse, NY

3/9/24 - Edinboro, PA

3/14/24 - Seekonk, MA

3/15/24 - Hampden, MA

3/16/24 - Albany, NY

3/17/24 - Biddeford, ME

4/4/24 - Steelville, MO

4/5/24 - Greenville, TX

4/6/24 - Edinburg, TX

4/11/24 - Rochester, MN

4/12/24 - North Mankato, MN

4/13/24 - St. Cloud, MN

4/14/24 - Bemidji, MN

4/18/24 - Effingham, IL

4/19/24 - Waukesha, WI

4/20/24 - Ashland, OH

4/21/24 - Van Wert, OH

4/25/24 - Knoxville, TN

4/26/24 - White Pine, TN

4/27/24 - Huntsville, AL


ABOUT COLTON DIXON: 
Colton Dixon turns personal truths, stories, and experiences into universal anthems. He first emerged as a phenomenon after finishing in the top seven on Season 11 of Fox’s American Idol. Delivering a series of fan favorite albums, 2013’s A Messenger achieved “the biggest first-week sales by a new solo Christian act” and catapulted into the Top 15 of the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard Christian Albums Chart, not to mention, joining the iconic company of Harry Connick, Jr. and Billy Joel as a Steinway & Sons artist. A year later, Anchor yielded his third and fourth #1 hits on Christian Hot AC with “More of You” and “Through It All.” In 2017, he returned to #1 on the Christian Albums Chart for the third time. He has collected a pair of Dove Awards in the categories of “Rock/Contemporary Album” and “Recorded Music Packaging.” Following an invite from the White House, he also shined at the 2019 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in addition to performing on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight and in the pages of People magazine. During 2020, he embarked on a new chapter with Atlantic Records ignited by the self-titled Colton Dixon EP and runaway hit “Miracles”—one of his most popular tracks to date. 2022 saw him make his show-stopping debut at the Grand Ole Opry in the midst of kicking off another era, and experiencing a creative breakthrough with “Build A Boat.” Between the original and duet version with multiplatinum country songstress Gabby Barrett, it has reeled in nearly 100 million streams. It stood out as “the longest running Mediabase Christian AC #1 song of 2022” and locked down #1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs Chart and Christian AC Airplay Chart. People premiered the accompanying music video and hailed it as “inspiring” for its depiction of the work of medical charity Mercy Ships. Now, Dixon captivated once again on his 2023 EP, Canvas [Atlantic Records], introduced by the top ten single “My Light," as well as his 2023 Christmas single, "Home for Christmas."

GET CONNECTED WITH COLTON DIXON:
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COLTON DIXON CLOSES OUT THE YEAR ON MULTIPLE YEAR-END BILLBOARD & MEDIABASE CHARTS

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COLTON DIXON CLOSES OUT THE YEAR ON MULTIPLE YEAR-END BILLBOARD & MEDIABASE CHARTS

DIXON KICKS OFF DECEMBER IN A BIG WAY WITH NEW "HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" SINGLE/TOUR & TOMMEE PROFFIT'S THE BIRTH OF A KING EVENT

The Tennessean gives Dixon front page love, and Paula Faris chats with him about American Idol, millennial dads and career setbacks 

Nashville, TN... December 7, 2023 - American Idol finalist and Atlantic Record's recording artist Colton Dixon is closing out 2023 on multiple year-end Billboardand MEDIABASE charts.  Overall Dixon was MEDIABASE's fifth most played artist (Christian impressions) and sixth most played for Christian AC. Billboard counted him their ninth top Christian airplay artist, while the massive multi-format No. 1 hit "Build A Boat (Feat. Gabby Barrett)" landed at No. 6 on the MEDIABASE Christian Impressions chart and No. 10 on its Christian AC chart. The 2023 success follows both a K-LOVE Fan Award and GMA Dove Award nomination for Song of the Year for the track that was the longest running No.1 Mediabase Christian AC song of 2022. 

Before the year ends, however, Dixon has kicked off December in a big way with his new "Home For Christmas" single and tour. Hitting eleven U.S. cities this fall, and also featuring Jason Crabb on eight of the stops, with Cade Thompson on the remaining three, Dixon is performing Christmas favorites, and his brand new single, which is available now.  In the midst of the tour, Dixon also stopped by the OPRY to perform "We Three Kings" with Hollyn as a part of Tommee Proffitt's lauded THE BIRTH OF A KING event. 

Most recently, Dixon made an appearance on The Paula Faris Show chatting about  American Idol, millenial dads and career setbacks, which hit just as The Tennessean featured him on their front page, reflecting on career highs and lows and more.

Earlier this year Dixon released his bestselling 7-song CANVAS EP featuring the top ten single, “My Light,”  which he performed on The Kelly Clarkson Show. 

As fall rolled in he made his NFL debut with a stunning performance of the National Anthem for defending Super Bowl champs, The Kansas City Chiefs, while in the midst of his fall run with Jordan Feliz for their "The Love & Light Tour." 

Dixon expects to be announcing 2024 tour plans soon.  To stay up-to-date on all touring plans, visit ColtonDixon.com.  


"Home For Christmas Tour"  

12/7/23 - Temple Theater for the Performing Arts (Jason Crabb) - Meridian, MS

12/8/23 - Immanuel Baptist Church (Cade Thompson) - Tallahassee, FL

12/9/23 - Restoring Hope Church (Jason Crabb, Cade Thompson) - Cross Plains, TN

12/10/23 - First Baptist Church (Cade Thompson) - Wentzville, MO

12/14/23 - Christ Temple Church (Jason Crabb) - Huntington, WV

12/15/23 - Redemption Christian Tabernacle (Jason Crabb) - Tipp City, OH

12/16/23 - Sumiton Church of God (Jason Crabb) - Sumiton, AL

12/17/23 - Restoration Church (Jason Crabb) - Alpharetta, GA

ABOUT COLTON DIXON: 
Colton Dixon turns personal truths, stories, and experiences into universal anthems. He first emerged as a phenomenon after finishing in the top seven on Season 11 of Fox’s American Idol. Delivering a series of fan favorite albums, 2013’s A Messenger achieved “the biggest first-week sales by a new solo Christian act” and catapulted into the Top 15 of the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard Christian Albums Chart, not to mention, joining the iconic company of Harry Connick, Jr. and Billy Joel as a Steinway & Sons artist. A year later, Anchor yielded his third and fourth #1 hits on Christian Hot AC with “More of You” and “Through It All.” In 2017, he returned to #1 on the Christian Albums Chart for the third time. He has collected a pair of Dove Awards in the categories of “Rock/Contemporary Album” and “Recorded Music Packaging.” Following an invite from the White House, he also shined at the 2019 National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in addition to performing on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight and in the pages of People magazine. During 2020, he embarked on a new chapter with Atlantic Records ignited by the self-titled Colton Dixon EP and runaway hit “Miracles”—one of his most popular tracks to date. 2022 saw him make his show-stopping debut at the Grand Ole Opry in the midst of kicking off another era, and experiencing a creative breakthrough with “Build A Boat.” Between the original and duet version with multiplatinum country songstress Gabby Barrett, it has reeled in nearly 100 million streams. It stood out as “the longest running Mediabase Christian AC #1 song of 2022” and locked down #1 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs Chart and Christian AC Airplay Chart. People premiered the accompanying music video and hailed it as “inspiring” for its depiction of the work of medical charity Mercy Ships. Now, Dixon captivates once again on his 2023 EP, Canvas [Atlantic Records], introduced by the top ten single “My Light.”

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JOHN COOPER'S SECOND BOOK LANDS AT #1 ON MULTIPLE CHARTS IN FIRST WEEK

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JOHN COOPER'S SECOND BOOK LANDS AT #1 ON MULTIPLE CHARTS IN FIRST WEEK

 

PRESS COVERAGE WIDESPREAD FOR SELF-PUBLISHED "WIMPY WEAK AND WOKE" 

 

The follow-up to his bestselling debut, "Awake & Alive," book profiles "how truth can save America from Utopian destruction"

 

Nashville, TN....November 21, 2023 - John Cooper, lead-singer of 17x platinum rock band Skillet, author of best-selling book “Awake & Alive to Truth," and host of the popular Cooper Stuff podcast, released his second book last week, which immediately hit No. 1 on multiple Amazon Kindle sales charts, including General Sociology of Race Relations, Christian Liberation Theology and Sociology of Race Relations. "WIMPY, WEAK AND WOKE," which proclaims how "truth can save us from Utopian destruction," and has been heralded for it's "critical and timely message," (Kirk Cameron), as a "brash invitation to anchor our lives to Biblical truth," (Adam Holz, Focus on the Family), and Cooper as a "heroic truth teller," by Eric Metaxas. 

Cooper spoke exclusively with FOX News personality Brian Kilmeade to announce the book earlier this fall, as well as on his radio show today, and is scheduled to appear on his FOX News prime time program, ONE NATION, this Saturday. 

Press hits for the page-turner has been widespread and diversified across mainstream and Christian media, including The Daily Caller,CBN News, Church Leaders, Get Real with Caroline HobbyJust The News,  The Eric Metaxas show, NEWSMAX show American Agenda, The Washington Times, Kirk Cameron's "Takeaways" on TBN,Washington Watch and much more. Upcoming coverage includes The 700 Club, CBN Studio 5, Relatable podcast with Allie Beth Stuckey, The Eric Metaxas Show, Unashamed podcast with Phil and Jase Robertson, and the Line of Fire podcast with Dr. Michael Brown. 

While in New York today, Cooper also stopped by Eric Metaxas' studio to chat and also joined NEWSMAX live for their "American Agenda" program. 

 

"If you don’t understand why the world is changing so quickly, then you absolutely must read this book," comments Cooper. "With each passing day, the world gets crazier and this book becomes more relevant. The book title and synopsis alone have clearly struck a nerve, as I’ve received an unprecedented level of vitriol and slander. Some want to hide their heads in the sand, pretending that things aren’t that bad. Many think that the most Christian thing to do is not speak about the rising tide of evil because it may offend someone. Others are cheering on the civilizational collapse and in fact believe it to be a positive revolution towards justice. But one thing is for sure. We are on the verge of the end of America and the West as we have known it. The future of our country and our faith hangs in the balance. We must stand up and speak out!"

 

Cooper's debut, best-selling book, "Awake & Alive to Truth," has had over 10 printings and won the Book Impact Award at the 2021 K-LOVE FAN AWARDS. His podcast, Cooper Stuff, continues to grow rapidly as well with over four million downloads and more than two million YouTube views. 


About John L. Cooper: 

John Cooper is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of at the 21st century. The two-time Grammy-award nominated, 17X platinum band was inducted to Pandora’s Billionaire club after garnering 2 billion streams, took home a Billboard music Award and more. Their breakout single “Monster” remains “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all time.” John and his wife Korey have toured together all of their 26 years of marriage, along with their two children. They are passionate about sharing the truth of Christ to the world through music (latest project DOMINION: Day of Destiny), the popular Cooper Stuff Podcast (4.3M+ DL, 2M+ YouTube views), two Skillet graphic novels, Cooper’s best-selling book (50k+), Awake & Alive to Truth, and his brand new book "WIMPY, WEAK AND WOKE.

 

Connect with John L. Cooper:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnlcooperstuff
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnlcooper/          
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnlcooper      
Website: www.johnlcooper.com

 

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TOBYMAC RELEASES BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS TRACK, "CHRISTMAS HITS DIFFERENT" FEATURING TASHA LAYTON 

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TOBYMAC RELEASES BRAND NEW CHRISTMAS TRACK, "CHRISTMAS HITS DIFFERENT" FEATURING TASHA LAYTON 

 

Nashville, Tenn. (November 16, 2023) — Seven-time GRAMMY® winner TobyMac has released a brand new Christmas track, "Christmas Hits Different," featuring Tasha Layton.  LISTEN HERE.  This is TobyMac’s first Christmas track since his 2017 Christmas album ‘Light Of Christmas,’ which features his top-streamed Christmas single “Light Of Christmas (feat. Owl City).

With lyrics stemming from his personal experience of losing his son in 2019, the award-winning artist sings, This one goes out to the broken souls...I just want you to know...If Christmas hits different this year, you don't have to smile, I know how you feel, if Christmas hits different this year.  I'll be right here... O Come O, come Emmmanuel.

“When Toby asked me to be part of this song, it was an immediate yes," Layton says of the opportuniy. "I love the message and heart behind these lyrics. Christmastime can be such a joyful time of the year for so many, and yet heartbreaking for others. I’ve watched Toby choose to follow Christ in the middle of his pain time and time again. Pain and heartache don’t discriminate, but we can rest in the truth that God is close to the broken-hearted (Ps. 34). For everyone who is navigating through a “different” Christmas this year…my prayer is that this song reminds them of the hope we have in Emmanuel (“God with us”).”

Currently Top 15 on Mediabase Audience and Top 20 on Mediabase AC and both Billboard Charts, his latest radio single “Faithfully” follows TobyMac’s third chart-topper from his latest LP,  LIFE AFTER DEATH, “Cornerstone (feat. Zach Williams),” which spent a combined 9 weeks at #1 across formats.

Upon release, LIFE AFTER DEATH debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Albums chart, garnered Toby his 17th GRAMMY® nod and has amassed more than 464 million global streams to date. In addition to “Faithfully” and “Cornerstone (feat. Zach Williams),” the 15-track collection features the emotionally raw “21 Years”; “Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight),” which peaked at No. 1 across five charts; “Promised Land,” the 3rd most-added song at Christian radio in 2021; and “The Goodness (feat. Blessing Offor),” which hit No. 1 in September 2022.

The acclaimed project was recently named Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards. Additionally, “The Goodness (feat. Blessing Offor)” was awarded a Dove for Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance).

TobyMac is currently on the road with MercyMe for a co-headlining run along with special guest Zach Williams. Marking the first time the veteran acts will share top billing, the 12-city engagement launched Nov. 2 in Charlotte, N.C., and runs through this Friday. 

 TobyMac/MercyMe with Zach Williams Remaining Fall 2023 Tour Dates:
11/16 — Covelli Centre // Youngstown, OH
11/17 — Allen County War Memorial Coliseum // Fort Wayne, IN
11/18 — KeyBank Center // Buffalo, NY
11/19 — Nationwide Arena // Columbus, OH

 For a full list of tour dates, tickets and more, visit www.tobymac.com/tour.

 

About TobyMac:
With more than 16 million units in career sales and a whopping seven GRAMMY Awards, TobyMac’s career continues on the fast track. His 2015 RIAA Certified Gold studio album, THIS IS NOT A TEST, garnered a GRAMMY Award and Billboard Music Award nomination on top of debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200. Each of his six studio solo projects have achieved Gold certification, a first for any artist in the history of his label, Capitol Christian Music Group. Among those is 2012’s EYE ON IT, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, only the third Christian album ever to do so. THE ELEMENTS, his latest GRAMMY-nominated, full collection of music, boasted “Everything,” “Scars,” “Edge of My Seat,” “See The Light” and more alongside the chart-topper, RIAA Gold Certified “I just need U.” His most recent singles, “21 Years,” “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight),” “Promised Land,” “The Goodness (feat. Blessing Offor),”  “Everything About You (feat. Marlee),” “Cornerstone (feat. Zach Williams),” “Show Up Choose Love (feat. Jon Reddick),” and "Faithfully" are available wherever you stream music, along with his seventh studio project, the GRAMMY-nominated LIFE AFTER DEATH.

 

Get Connected with TobyMac:

Website // www.tobymac.com

Twitter // www.twitter.com/tobymac

Instagram // www.instagram.com/tobymac

Facebook // www.facebook.com/tobymac

YouTube // www.youtube.com/user/tobymacmusic


 

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“CMA Country Christmas” Airs Thursday, Dec. 14 on ABC

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"CMA COUNTRY CHRISTMAS” RETURNS WITH HOSTS 
AMY GRANT AND TRISHA YEARWOOD

 

“CMA Country Christmas” Airs Thursday, Dec. 14 on ABC

 

Grant and Michael W. Smith begin 2023 Christmas Tour November 26th, followed by Grant and husband Vince Gill's beloved “Christmas at the Ryman” Residency in December

 

NASHVILLE—  November 14, 2023 - ’Tis the holiday season! The Country Music Association has revealed this year’s hosts and performers for its 14th annual holiday television special, “CMA Country Christmas.” Hosted by Country Music stars Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood, “CMA Country Christmas” features performances by Jordan Davis, Grant, Lady A, Ashley McBryde, Jon Pardi, LindseyStirling, The War And Treaty, Zach Williams, Lainey Wilson and Yearwood. 

Filmed in Nashville in front of a live audience, the holiday special showcases one-of-a-kind musical performances of festive classics from Country Music’s biggest stars. “CMA Country Christmas” airs Thursday, Dec. 14 (8:00-9:02 PM/EST) on ABC and next day on Hulu and Disney+. Catch a sneak peek of this year’s “CMA Country Christmas” HERE.

“CMA Country Christmas” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the Executive Producer, Milton Sneed is the Director and Jon Macks is the Writer.

CMA partnered with Balsam Hill, who provided their beautifully realistic artificial Christmas trees and holiday décor to decorate the “CMA Country Christmas” stage again this year. Product information about what you see on stage can be found at balsamhill.com/c/cma.

On November 26th, Grant and her long-time friend and collaborator Michael W. Smith will begin their 2023 Christmas Tour.  Joined by special guest Michael Tait of the Newsboys, Grant and Smith will co-headline nine holiday shows, including their first appearance together on New York City’s iconic Carnegie Hall stage (Dec. 5).  Following this, will be one of Music City’s most treasured traditions with Grant and husband Vince Gill, their beloved “Christmas at the Ryman” residency. The 12-concert run is scheduled for December 13-14, 16-17, 19-20 and 22-23 and will once again feature matinee performances of the beloved show.

 

About Amy Grant:
Amy Grant's career spans more than 40 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into becoming an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality, philanthropist and has become as some have dubbed her, ‘The Queen Of Christmas’ with her millions of Christmas albums sold over the years. 

With three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums, her total career album sales have exceeded 30 million and over 1 billion global streams. Grant’s chart success has been consistent throughout her career with six No. 1 hits, 10 Top 40 pop singles, 17 Top 40 Adult Contemporary tracks and multiple Contemporary Christian chart-toppers. In addition to her six GRAMMY® Awards, Grant has earned 26 Dove Awards (including four Artist of the Year Awards) and has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as the Music City Walk of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Conventional wisdom has it that Grant put Contemporary Christian Music on the map becoming the first Contemporary Christian artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the Pop charts and the first to perform at the GRAMMY® Awards. With that, her legacy as one of the most influential artists of the past four decades is assured. 

Amy has established herself as an iconic ‘Christmas’ artist as well with not only millions of Christmas albums sold, but also her annual Christmas Tours with the likes of Michael W. Smith, Marc Martel, Jordan Sparks and many others.  Additionally, for the past 19 years, Amy and her husband Vince Gill, perform an annual two-week residency at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville with their ‘Christmas At The Ryman’ shows. 

In 2022, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts included Grant as one of their five distinguished Honorees to receive the 45th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. In 2020, the T.J. Martell Foundation – the music industry’s leading nonprofit to fund innovative medical research focused on treatments and cures for cancer – honored Grant with the Tony Martell Outstanding Entertainment Achievement Award at their annual Honors Gala. In 2023, Grant will be on the road performing in 70 cities across the country and recently released her first new music in a decade, starting with the single "Trees We'll Never See,” (March) and most recently in April "What You Heard."  Grant released her latest project, “Lead Me On Live 1989” on 10/6/23 which is a full-concert documentation from the 1988-1989 Lead Me On Tour.  Grant will finish the year with two Christmas Tours including dates with Michael W. Smith as well as the annual ‘Christmas At The Ryman’ residency with Vince Gill. 

 
About “CMA Country Christmas”  
Starting in 2010, “CMA Country Christmas” rings in the holiday season annually with a show full of festive classics and one-of-a-kind musical performances. The event is filmed in Nashville and airs each holiday season on ABC. ABC is the network home to the CMA Awards and CMA’s summer concert TV special “CMA Fest.”

 

Get Connected with Amy Grant:
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Twitter // https://twitter.com/amygrant
Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/amygrantofficial/
Facebook // https://www.facebook.com/amygrant/
TikTok // amygrantmusic  

Amy Grant co-hosts and performs during “CMA Country Christmas,” airing Thursday, Dec. 14 on ABC.

Photo Credit: Acacia Evans/CMA



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GRAMMY & BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE  PHIL WICKHAM ANNOUNCES SPRING 2024 "I BELIEVE" TOUR

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GRAMMY & BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE 

PHIL WICKHAM ANNOUNCES

SPRING 2024 "I BELIEVE" TOUR

Nashville, Tenn. (November 13, 2023) — Current GRAMMY® and Billboard Music Award nominee Phil Wickham has announced his spring 2024 "I Believe Tour," featuring special guests Pat Barrett and Benjamin William Hastings.  The tour will be making 15 stops across the country with performances featuring many of his most popular songs (“House of the Lord,” “Battle Belongs,” “Living Hope”) and brand new tracks from his latest award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated album I Believe, including the Billboard Music Award-nominated title track, “This is Our God,” “The Jesus Way,” “Isn’t He Good,” and more!  Tickets are now available for purchase HERE.

"I can’t wait for these nights!" exclaimed Wickham. "The songs on “I Believe” were not just written to record and release, they were written to sing with people in the same room. To come together as a community and declare who we stand for, what He has done and who we are in Him. I’m praying these nights are a catalyst for real hope, healing, salvation and change in the lives of everyone involved. And what a joy it’s going to be to do it all alongside of my good friends Pat Barrett and Benjamin William Hastings. I’m ready for it to start now!"

Most recently Wickham released “Just Too Good" as a surprise for his wife in honor of their 15th wedding anniversary.  The song follows his powerful new Christmas anthem, “Manger Throne." Prior to the "I Believe Tour,"  Wickham will hit three states and five cities on the “BEHOLD Christmas Nights” tour with special guest Tasha Layton.

Wickham's future tourmates are equally excited to hit the road together, with Barrett commenting, "It’s always such a joy to get a chance to be in a room with people worshipping, and it’s even more fun when you get the chance to team up with friends. I’m already such a fan of Phil and Ben, so the opportunity to share a night together is really special."  

 

"I BELIEVE" TOUR

January

25 - Christ's Church - Jacksonville, FL

26 - Community Christian Church - Tamarac,FL

February

22 - Gardendale First Baptist Church - Gardendale, AL

23 - Orpheum Theatre - Memphis, TN

24 - Peoria Civic Center Theater - Peoria, IL

25 - Lincoln Berean Church - Lincoln, NE

March

15 - Evangel University’s Spence Chapel - Springfield, MO

16 - Embassy Theatre - Fort Wayne, IN

17 - Christian Life Center - Dayton, OH

22 - Shandon Baptist Church - Columbia, SC

23 - Palmetto Pointe Church - Myrtle Beach, SC

24 - North Charleston Performing Arts Center - North Charleston, SC

April

19 - Mechanics Bank Theater - Bakersfield, CA

20 - Dream City Church - Phoenix, AZ

21 - Calvary Church - Albuquerque, NM


About Phil Wickham:

Phil Wickham is a GRAMMY® nominated artist and leader in the modern worship movement, having penned countless songs sung in churches around the world. Most recently, his single, “This Is Our God,” opened the pages of 2023 with a wellspring of declarative praise to our God who saves. Also in 2023, the artist was nominated for two GRAMMY® awards in the category of “Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song,” recognizing the songs, “Hymn of Heaven” and “Holy Forever.” Hymn of Heaven, Wickham’s latest full-length album (June 25, 2021, Fair Trade Services), won him “Worship Album of the Year” at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, while he was named “Songwriter of the Year” as well as awarded “Worship Recorded Song of the Year” for the title track, “Hymn of Heaven.” In addition, the song, “Battle Belongs,” topped five different radio charts for multiple weeks. This powerful album was written during a year when the family of God couldn’t physically gather in houses of worship around the world. “Hymn of Heaven is full of praise and thankfulness, just lifting up the name of Jesus and speaking what we really know is the reality, even though we don’t see it,” he says. “All I want to do is facilitate moments where people can encounter the presence of God.” Wickham’s anthemic “Living Hope,” an RIAA Gold®-certified hit, earned him a GMA Dove Award for “Worship Recorded Song of the Year” in 2019, while his first RIAA Gold®-certified single, “This Is Amazing Grace,” was his first career No. 1. This iconic song held the top spot for thirteen consecutive weeks and was named Billboard’s No. 1 “Christian Airplay Song of the Year” in 2014, as well as BMI’s “Christian Song of the Year” in 2015. Wickham’s music has received hundreds of millions of streams across multiple platforms, with his discography including eight full-length projects, several Christmas releases, and a series of popular Singalong records that capture Wickham’s songs as they do what they were always meant to do — which is giving people language to sing to God. To find out more, visit PhilWickham.com.

Get Connected with Phil Wickham:
Website //  Twitter // Instagram //  Facebook // YouTube // TikTok


About Pat Barrett: 

As a respected songwriter and artist in the broader worship music community, Pat Barrett has penned popular songs such as No. 1 Billboard Christian Airplay and Billboard Christian AC radio and RIAA Gold Certified single, "Build My Life.” He has also written top songs such as “The Way (New Horizon)” and “Good Good Father.” With these songs and so many more, he is a key songwriter and artist in the broader worship music community. 

Barrett, a worship leader based in Atlanta, GA, released his solo debut album in 2018. Barrett was also nominated for the prestigious New Artist of the Year for the 49th GMA Dove Awards. He is also the first signing on Chris Tomlin’s label imprint, Bowyer & Bow, in partnership with Capitol CMG. In 2021, he released his studio project, Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly, a 17-track studio album that featured songs "Morning By Morning (I Will Trust)," "As For Me (Ft. Chris Tomlin)," and the title track. He recently released his newest studio album, Shelter, in October 2023. For more information, visit patbarrettmusic.com

Get Connected with Pat Barrett:
Website //  Twitter // Instagram //  Facebook // YouTube 

About Benjamin Hastings:

Benjamin Hastings is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter. Raised on the streets of Belfast but spending the better part of his twenties in Sydney, Australia; Hastings fell in love with A beautiful girl who too shared a love for words and six months later they decided to share a name. In the early years they tried to write songs together but as it turns out that was not very good for their marriage and they were much better at making babies anyway; of which now they have two rather perfect ones. Around that same time Hastings fell in with a church crowd who just so happened to be some of Jessa’s childhood friends and that motley crew was Hillsong United. Since featuring on “So Will I (100 Billion X) he’s written a whole lot of songs which, if you add them all together have been streamed over 750 Million times (not quite a 100 billion but we’re on the way!!). Recently, Hastings and his family moved to Los Angeles, CA where he and is his wife Jessa Hastings (Author of novel; Magnolia Parks) still don’t write together but are hard at work on their respective crafts. His latest solo offering explores the ongoing wrestle of exercising faith (among other things) and to be honest it may be a little more honest than you’re used to hearing. But his hope is that somewhere in its humanity, you find something divine. After all; sometimes you gotta lie in the dirt just to stare at the stars. 

Get Connected with Benjamin Hastings:
Website  // Instagram //  Facebook // YouTube 

ABOUT TRANSPARENT PRODUCTIONS: Transparent Productions will promote and produce more than 500 events and sell more than 1 million tickets in 2023. Over the past 25 years, the company has produced first-class Christian concerts, tours, and festivals across the U.S. in churches, theaters, arenas, and amphitheaters. Transparent works with some of the largest names in Christian music including Phil Wickham, CeCe Winans, Brandon Lake, Chris Tomlin, For King + Country, UNITED, Casting Crowns, Crowder, Big Daddy Weave, Danny Gokey, Tauren Wells, Anne Wilson and dozens more. In recent years, they expanded into speaker and podcast tours with best-selling authors Lysa TerKeurst, John Bevere, and Annie F. Downs. The company specializes in every aspect of live events including booking, marketing, ticketing, production, venues, and day-of-show logistics, with expertise encompassing single show dates to large-scale national tours as well as annual festival events including Fishfest, Spirit West Coast, and Family Life Radio Festival. TransparentProductions.com

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MERCYME ANNOUNCES SPRING 2024 ALWAYS ONLY JESUS TOUR

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MERCYME ANNOUNCES

SPRING 2024 ALWAYS ONLY JESUS TOUR

Along with Newsboys and David Leonard, tour to hit 23 cities in March and April 

Nashville, TN….November 13, 2024 – GRAMMY®-nominated band MercyMe has announced their spring 2024 "Always Only Jesus Tour," also featuring Newsboys and David Leonard. Hitting 23 cities throughout March and April, tickets will go on sale November 17th at 10:00a local time (except as noted below) via mercyme.org. Full tour routing is listed below. 

MercyMe has had a lot to celebrate lately, as their latest single, "To Not Worship You," hit No.1 on four different Billboard and Mediabase charts. The song is the second No.1 from their latest best selling project, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS, following the Dove Award-nominated Song of the Year track, "Then Christ Came."

Additionally, another of MercyMe's No. 1 songs, "Almost Home," (inhale/exhale) has also been certified Gold by the RIAA, bringing the band's certification tally to total 15 gold, platinum and multi-platinum singles and albums. 

Recently the band wrapped up their  "Together Again Tour," which  hit 16 cities in October with past tourmates Crowder and Andrew Ripp.  Currently they're out on a twelve-city co-headline run with TobyMac and also featuring Zach Williams.  All tour information and tickets are available at mercyme.org.


"Always Only Jesus Tour" (All dates subject to change):

March 14 - Loveland, CO - Budweiser Events Center

March 15 - Rio Rancho, NM - Rio Rancho Events Center

March 16 - Glendale, AZ - Desert Diamond Arena

March 17 - San Diego, CA - Pechanga Arena*

March 21 - Henderson, NV - The Dollar Loan Center

March 22 - Anaheim, CA - Honda Center*

March 23 - Fresno, CA - SaveMart Center

March 24 - Stockton, CA - Stockton Arena

April 4 - Kent, WA - ShoWare Center

April 5 - Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Centre

April 6 - Spokane, WA - Spokane Arena

April 7 - Boise, ID - ExtraMile Arena*

April 11 - Fargo, ND - Fargodome

April 12 - Duluth, MN - AMSOIL Arena

April 13 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center

April 14 - TBA

April 18 - Coralville, IA - Xtream Arena

April 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Gainbridge Fieldhouse Arena

April 20 - Cincinnati, OH - Heritage Bank Center

April 21 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Bowling Arena

April 26 - TBA

April 27 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum

April 28 - Fairfax, VA - EagleBank Arena

*Tickets will go on sale December 1st


About MercyMe: 

It continues to be a landmark time for the multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated, multiple American Music Award, Billboard Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe. They were recently named Billboard’s Top Christian Artist of the 2010 decade, and in 2020 received their eighth American Music Award nomination. A major motion picture based on the life of frontman Bart Millard who wrote the mega-hit song “I Can Only Imagine” after the loss of his father, opened at a remarkable No. 3 at the box office on Mar. 16, 2018 (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions). In conjunction with the movie release, Millard penned a memoir and the band released a collection of hits titled I Can Only Imagine – The Very Best Of MercyMe. In 2018 MercyMe was named Top Christian Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, was the top winner at the fan-fueled K-LOVE Fan Awards including a win for Artist of the Year, and was the GMA Dove Award Winner for Artist Of The Year. Since their debut in 2001, the band has sold more than 9 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered more than 49 No. 1 multi-format radio singles, and had four consecutive mainstream radio hits. MercyMe made history in 2014 as “I Can Only Imagine” surpassed 2 million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum and double-platinum in the digital domain. The song has now gone 5x platinum. In 2009, Billboard named MercyMe’s “Word Of God Speak” the No. 1 Song of The Decade and the group the No. 1 Artist of the Decade in both the Christian Songs and Christian AC Songs categories, recognizing them as one of the industry’s most notable talents. They have sold out venues throughout the US and Canada, including Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and have appeared on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Good Morning America, GMA3, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, FOX New Channel’s FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News and in the pages of Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, USA Today and more. Their eleventh album, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS, is available now.
 
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Twitter // www.twitter.com/mercyme
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Facebook // www.facebook.com/mercyme
YouTube // www.youtube.com/user/mercyme 

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Capitol Christian Music Group Receives 18  2024 GRAMMY Award Nominations 

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Capitol Christian Music Group Receives 18 

2024 GRAMMY Award Nominations 

Honorees represented in six categories across Capitol Christian Music Group, including Label Group, Commercial Partnerships & Publishing


Nashville, TN.... 11/10/23 - Capitol Christian Music Group (Capitol CMG) has received 18 nominations for the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, representing honorees in six different categories. Nominees represent all of Capitol CMG’s entities including Capitol CMG Label Group, Commercial Partnerships, Motown Gospel & Capitol CMG Publishing. The 66th GRAMMY Awards will air live on Sunday, Feb. 4, at 8-11:30 p.m. ET/5-8:30 p.m. PT from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

“Big congratulations to our writers, artists and partners on their GRAMMY nominations.” says CCMG Co-President Brad O’Donnell. “We are privileged to work with each of you and celebrate these well-deserved career milestones.”

CCMG Co-President Hudson Plachy continues, "We are so honored to collaborate with the artists and writers we partner with here at Capitol CMG. We celebrate the nominations with the Recording Academy and are grateful for the chance to work with such incredible creative individuals.”


Capitol Christian Music Group 2024 GRAMMMY nominations:

Category 29 – Best Jazz Performance
“Vulnerable (Live)”
Adam Blackstone featuring the Baylor Project and Russell Ferranté
(Motown Gospel/Be A Light)

Category 51 – Best Gospel Performance/Song
“God Is Good”
Stanley Brown featuring Hezekiah Walker, Kierra Sheard & Karen Clark Sheard; Stanley Brown, Kaylah Jiavanni Harvey, Rodney Jenkins, Elyse Victoria Johnson, J. Drew Sheard II, Karen V Clark Sheard, Kierra Valencia Sheard, Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
(Motown Gospel/Karew Records)

Category 51 – Best Gospel Performance/Song
“All Things”
Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriters
(Publishing)

Category 51 – Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Feel Alright (Blessed)”
Erica Campbell; Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell, William Weatherspoon, Juan Winans, Marvin L. Winans, songwriters
(Publishing)

Category 52 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Firm Foundation (He Won’t) (Live)”
Cody Carnes; Cody Carnes, Austin Davis, Chandler Moore, songwriters
(Label & Publishing)

Category 52 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Believe”
Blessing Offor; Hank Bentley, Blessing Offor, songwriters
(Label & Publishing)

Category 52 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Thank God I Do”
Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram, songwriters
(Publishing)

Category 52 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Your Power”
Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Alexandria Dollar, Allen Swoope, Antonio Gardener, Christian Louisiana, David Hein, Deandre Hunter, Dylan Hyde, Jeffrey Lawrence Shannon, Jordan Dollar, Justin Pelham, Lasanna Harris, Lecrae Moore, Michael Girgenti, Patrick Darius Mix Jr, songwriters
(Motown Gospel)

Category 52 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“God Problems”
Maverick City Music; Daniel Bashta, Chris Davenport, Ryan Ellis, Naomi Raine, songwriters
(Publishing)

Category 53 – Best Gospel Album
“Hymns (Live)”
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
(Motown Gospel & Publishing)

Category 53 – Best Gospel Album
“All Things New: Live in Orlando”
Tye Tribbett
(Motown Gospel/Tye Tribbett Worldwide)

Category 54 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“My Tribe”
Blessing Offor
(Label & Publishing)

Category 54 – Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Lauren Daigle”
Lauren Daigle
(Publishing)

Category 55 – Best Roots Gospel Album
“Shine: The Darker The Night The Brighter The Light”
Gaither Vocal Band
(Commercial Partnerships)

About Capitol Christian Music Group:

Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) is the world's leading Christian Music company and market leader in recorded music and music publishing. CCMG operates several divisions, including CCMG Label Group, Sparrow Records, ForeFront Records, sixstepsrecords, Hillsong, Tamla Records, Jesus Culture, Motown Gospel, Commercial Partnerships and CCMG Publishing. CCMG is home to artists Chris Tomlin, Amy Grant, TobyMac, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Tauren Wells, Jeremy Camp, Hillsong United, We the Kingdom, Tye Tribbett, Crowder, Anne Wilson and many others. Capitol CMG Publishing, in addition to publishing most of the CCMG labels' premier artist/writers, represents many of the leading writers in Christian/Gospel including Ben Glover, Ed Cash, Tommee Profitt, Kirk Franklin, Jeff Pardo and many more. Key Distribution and Publishing Administration partners include Primary Wave/The Gaither Music Group, Centricity Music, Maranatha Music, The Belonging Co, and Getty Music. Led by Co-Presidents Brad O’Donnell and Hudson Plachy and a strong executive team of long-time Christian and Gospel music veterans, CCMG is characterized by a passionate commitment to their artists, songwriters, customers, business partners, and one another, as well as a strong spirit of community service.

 

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PHIL WICKHAM UNVEILS SURPRISE TRACK “JUST TOO GOOD,” A SONG DEDICATED TO HIS WIFE MALLORY IN HONOR OF THEIR 15TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

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PHIL WICKHAM UNVEILS SURPRISE TRACK “JUST TOO GOOD,” A SONG DEDICATED TO HIS WIFE MALLORY IN HONOR OF THEIR 15TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

 Nominated for Two Billboard Music Awards

 New Christmas Single, “Manger Throne,” Available Now; Annual “BEHOLD Christmas Nights” Set for 2023

Nashville, Tenn. (November 3, 2023) — Today, two-time GRAMMY® nominee Phil Wickham unveils surprise song “Just Too Good” — a gift for his wife, Mallory, in honor of the couple’s 15th wedding anniversary. Fans can stream the personal track HERE.

"This song is unique because it was written for my wife, Mallory. Just yesterday we celebrated 15 years of marriage and as a surprise and a present for her, I wrote and recorded this song, “Just Too Good." says Wickahm. "So Mallory, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! This one’s for you. I love you, and I’m so proud of you. The last 15 years have really been “just too good.” I’m looking forward to the next 15 years and the next and the next with you. Huge thanks to my long time friend and producer, Jonathan Smith, for helping me pull this off. You killed it again bro!”

This heartfelt, melodic release — reflecting back and showcasing a beautiful story of love and commitment – drops directly after the powerful new Christmas anthem, “Manger Throne,” written with Jonathan Smith and Tony Wood. Fans can listen to the fresh holiday offering HERE.

“More than a Christmas song, this is a worship song," Wickham shares. "Every Christmas season, when I take the time to think on it, I am amazed in a greater way of the moment when Creator stepped into creation. God in human flesh. Heaven walking on earth. Everything about how Jesus came was different than what we would have expected, and also far better. He met us right in our humanity. Our dirt. Our mess. That’s what my new song, ‘Manger Throne,’ is all about.  He could have marched right into the heart of Rome and showed them splendor like they’d never seen before. But He had a better story, and it started in Bethlehem and ended with a Risen King. Praise the Lord the story still continues with us today.”

Additionally, Wickham has announced dates for his annual “BEHOLD Christmas Nights” outing. Coming to three states and five cities in 2023, with special guest Tasha Layton, the tour has become a yearly tradition for the chart-topping singer.

The “BEHOLD Christmas Nights” run will cap a phenomenal year for the prolific songwriter, respected worship leader and award-winning artist, who released his critically acclaimed studio project, I Believe, in August. The album’s title-cut currently sits in the Top 15 on the Billboard Audience chart, Mediabase AC Monitored chart and the Mediabase Audience chart. Moreover, Wickham recently received two Billboard Music Award nods: one in the category of Top Christian Artist and a second nomination for Top Christian Song for his No. 1 hit, “This Is Our God.” Winners for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards will be announced live Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023.

 
“BEHOLD Worship Nights” 2023 Tour Dates:

11/30 — Austin, TX

12/1 — Houston, TX

12/2 — Bossier City, LA

12/3 — Dallas, TX

12/5 — Fontana, CA (sold out)

For tickets, visit www.philwickham.com.


About Phil Wickham:

Phil Wickham is a GRAMMY® nominated artist and leader in the modern worship movement, having penned countless songs sung in churches around the world. Most recently, his single, “This Is Our God,” opened the pages of 2023 with a wellspring of declarative praise to our God who saves. Also in 2023, the artist was nominated for two GRAMMY® awards in the category of “Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song,” recognizing the songs, “Hymn of Heaven” and “Holy Forever.” Hymn of Heaven, Wickham’s latest full-length album (June 25, 2021, Fair Trade Services), won him “Worship Album of the Year” at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, while he was named “Songwriter of the Year” as well as awarded “Worship Recorded Song of the Year” for the title track, “Hymn of Heaven.” In addition, the song, “Battle Belongs,” topped five different radio charts for multiple weeks. This powerful album was written during a year when the family of God couldn’t physically gather in houses of worship around the world. “Hymn of Heaven is full of praise and thankfulness, just lifting up the name of Jesus and speaking what we really know is the reality, even though we don’t see it,” he says. “All I want to do is facilitate moments where people can encounter the presence of God.” Wickham’s anthemic “Living Hope,” an RIAA Gold®-certified hit, earned him a GMA Dove Award for “Worship Recorded Song of the Year” in 2019, while his first RIAA Gold®-certified single, “This Is Amazing Grace,” was his first career No. 1. This iconic song held the top spot for thirteen consecutive weeks and was named Billboard’s No. 1 “Christian Airplay Song of the Year” in 2014, as well as BMI’s “Christian Song of the Year” in 2015. Wickham’s music has received hundreds of millions of streams across multiple platforms, with his discography including eight full-length projects, several Christmas releases, and a series of popular Singalong records that capture Wickham’s songs as they do what they were always meant to do — which is giving people language to sing to God. To find out more, visit PhilWickham.com.

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Twitter // www.twitter.com/philwickham

Instagram // www.instagram.com/philwickham

Facebook // www.facebook.com/philwickham

YouTube // www.youtube.com/user/philwickham

TikTok // www.tiktok.com/@philwickhamofficial 

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TOBYMAC PREMIERES BRAND NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR TOP-20-AND-CLIMBING SINGLE, “FAITHFULLY,” EXCLUSIVELY ON YOUTUBE 

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TOBYMAC PREMIERES BRAND NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR TOP-20-AND-CLIMBING SINGLE, “FAITHFULLY,” EXCLUSIVELY ON YOUTUBE 

Launches Co-Headlining Bill With MercyMe November 2

Nashville, Tenn. (October 27, 2023) — Today, seven-time GRAMMY® winner TobyMac premiered the brand new music video for his current radio single, “Faithfully,” exclusively on YouTube. Fans can watch the worldwide premiere HERE. Directed by longtime collaborator Eric Welch, the visual follows the hitmaker as he struggles to find the words to describe how he’s feeling in the wake of losing his son.
Having already tallied more than 10 million global streams and currently sitting in the Top 20 on both the Billboard Airplay and Mediabase Audience charts, “Faithfully” is the follow-up single to TobyMac’s third chart-topper from LIFE AFTER DEATH, “Cornerstone (feat. Zach Williams),” which spent a combined 9 weeks at #1 across formats.

Upon release, LIFE AFTER DEATH debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Albums chart, garnered Toby his 17th GRAMMY® nod and has amassed more than 465 million global streams to date. In addition to “Faithfully” and “Cornerstone (feat. Zach Williams),” the 15-track collection features the emotionally raw “21 Years”; “Help Is On The Way (Maybe Midnight),” which peaked at No. 1 across five charts; “Promised Land,” the 3rd most-added song at Christian radio in 2021; and “The Goodness (feat. Blessing Offor),” which hit No. 1 in September 2022.

The acclaimed project was recently named Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards. Additionally, “The Goodness (feat. Blessing Offor)” was awarded a Dove for Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance).

TobyMac returns to the road this fall for a co-headlining run with MercyMe and special guest Zach Williams. Marking the first time the veteran acts will share top billing, the 12-city engagement launches Nov. 2 in Charlotte, N.C., and advance ticket sales are going fast. 

 TobyMac/MercyMe with Zach Williams Fall 2023 Tour Dates:

11/2 — Spectrum Center // Charlotte, NC
11/3 — State Farm Arena // Atlanta, GA
11/4 — KFC YUM! Center // Louisville, KY
11/5 — Ford Center // Evansville, IN
11/9 — BOK Center // Tulsa, OK
11/10 — Denny Sanford Premier Center // Sioux Falls, SD
11/11 — BMO Center // Rockford, IL
11/12 — Little Caesars Arena // Detroit, MI
11/16 — Covelli Centre // Youngstown, OH
11/17 — Allen County War Memorial Coliseum // Fort Wayne, IN
11/18 — KeyBank Center // Buffalo, NY
11/19 — Nationwide Arena // Columbus, OH

 For a full list of tour dates, tickets and more, visit www.tobymac.com/tour.

About TobyMac:
With more than 16 million units in career sales and a whopping seven GRAMMY Awards, TobyMac’s career continues on the fast track. His 2015 RIAA Certified Gold studio album, THIS IS NOT A TEST, garnered a GRAMMY Award and Billboard Music Award nomination on top of debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200. Each of his six studio solo projects have achieved Gold certification, a first for any artist in the history of his label, Capitol Christian Music Group. Among those is 2012’s EYE ON IT, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, only the third Christian album ever to do so. THE ELEMENTS, his latest GRAMMY-nominated, full collection of music, boasted “Everything,” “Scars,” “Edge of My Seat,” “See The Light” and more alongside the chart-topper, RIAA Gold Certified “I just need U.” His most recent singles, “21 Years,” “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight),” “Promised Land,” “The Goodness (feat. Blessing Offor),”  “Everything About You (feat. Marlee),” “Cornerstone (feat. Zach Williams),” “Show Up Choose Love (feat. Jon Reddick),” and "Faithfully" are available wherever you stream music, along with his seventh studio project, the GRAMMY-nominated LIFE AFTER DEATH.

Get Connected with TobyMac:

Website // www.tobymac.com

Twitter // www.twitter.com/tobymac

Instagram // www.instagram.com/tobymac

Facebook // www.facebook.com/tobymac

YouTube // www.youtube.com/user/tobymacmusic


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AMY GRANT'S LEAD ME ON LIVE 1989 AVAILABLE NOW

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

AMY GRANT'S LEAD ME ON LIVE 1989 AVAILABLE NOW


LONG-AWAITED 18-TRACK COLLECTION INCLUDES PREVIOUSY UNRELEASED SONGS FROM CAPTIVATING LEAD ME ON TOUR IN 1989

 

TUNE IN TO GRANT'S FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM PAGE AT 11:30AM CST TODAY FOR LIVE Q&A 

 

NASHVILLE, TN... October 6, 2023 - Six-time GRAMMY-winner Amy Grant's long-awaited, fan-anticipated project, Lead Me On Live 1989 is now available in all digital formats and as a 2-CD collection everywhere you buy or stream music. Fans can tune in to Grant's Facebook or Instagram page at 11:30am CST today for a live Q&A.

Originally recorded during her Lead Me On World Tour in 1988-89, and mostly unreleased except for a few songs included on the 20th Anniversary Edition of the original Lead Me On album, this new collection of 18 tracks from the Ft. Worth, TX tour stop includes the full-concert experience. 

Pulled from the vault 34 years later, this project allows fans their first opportunity to experience all the songs from Grant's biggest tour up to that point in her career.  Prior to Grant's global pop-star success with Heart In Motion, 1988-89 was a time of incredible audience growth for Grant, and found her pulling out all the stops for an unparalleled experience.

All salvageable film footage from the 1989 show is finally seeing the light of day, the first of which is the ‘music video’ for “Wait For The Healing” now available on YouTube. In all, there will be 15 full-length music videos released from the original film footage along with fun shorts, reels, behind the scenes and more.  All-new merch, fan packs and bundles for the project are also available to fans atwww.amygrant.com

Says Grant, “When I first heard the recordings from 1989 from the Lead Me OnTour, the thing that bowled me over was just what a talented band I had on the road. I have loved every band configuration I’ve ever had on the road and all are so special to me, but there was something unique about that group of players and singers during the Lead Me On Tour.  First of all, there were so many of us on the stage and so many types of instrumentation like harmonica solos, flute solos, saxophone, mandolins, lots of keyboards and stacks of vocals, it just felt like one big family reunion every night.  The size and scope of the production and the big experience we were trying to create also made this tour very special. The energy of the crowd felt like an infinite number 8 with energy coming from us on stage, it circling through the audience and then coming back to us and it brought back so many amazing memories.  I’m so grateful we captured that moment in time.”

Grant hit the road on September 20th performing her iconic hits along with selections from the Lead Me On Live 1989 project.  On November 26th, Grant and her long-time friend and collaborator Michael W. Smith will begin their 2023 Christmas Tour.  Joined by special guest Michael Tait of the Newsboys, Grant and Smith will co-headline nine holiday shows, including their first appearance together on New York City’s iconic Carnegie Hall stage (Dec. 5).  Following this, will be one of Music City’s most treasured traditions with Grant and husband Vince Gill, their beloved “Christmas at the Ryman” residency. The 12-concert run is scheduled for December 13-14, 16-17, 19-20 and 22-23 and will once again feature matinee performances of the beloved show.

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About Amy Grant:
Amy Grant's career spans more than 40 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into becoming an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality and philanthropist. With three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums, her total career album sales have exceeded 30 million and over 1 billion global streams. Grant’s chart success has been consistent throughout her career with six No. 1 hits, 10 Top 40 pop singles, 17 Top 40 Adult Contemporary tracks and multiple Contemporary Christian chart-toppers. In addition to her six GRAMMY® Awards, Grant has earned 26 Dove Awards (including four Artist of the Year Awards) and has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as the Music City Walk of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Conventional wisdom has it that Grant put Contemporary Christian Music on the map becoming the first Contemporary Christian artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the Pop charts and the first to perform at the GRAMMY® Awards. With that, her legacy as one of the most influential artists of the past four decades is assured.  In 2020, the T.J. Martell Foundation – the music industry’s leading nonprofit to fund innovative medical research focused on treatments and cures for cancer – honored Grant with the Tony Martell Outstanding Entertainment Achievement Award at their annual Honors Gala. Most recently, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts included Grant as one of their five distinguished Honorees to receive the 45th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. For the remainder of 2023, Grant will be on the road closing out a 70 city tour across the country.  Earlier in 2023, Grant released her first new music in a decade, starting with the single "Trees We'll Never See,” (March) and most recently in April, "What You Heard.” Grant will release a full album Lead Me On Live 1989 on October 6th which captured a full live concert recording from the Lead Me On Tour in 1988-89. 

Get Connected with Amy Grant:
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Twitter // https://twitter.com/amygrant
Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/amygrantofficial/
Facebook // https://www.facebook.com/amygrant/
TikTok // amygrantmusic  



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COLTON DIXON RELEASES NEW, ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS TRACK   "HOME FOR CHRISTMAS"

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COLTON DIXON RELEASES NEW, ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS TRACK  

"HOME FOR CHRISTMAS"

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Dixon to sing National Anthem for reigning Super Bowl champs, Kansas City Chiefs October 22 game vs. LA Chargers 

 

"The Love & Light Tour" hitting 31 cities this fall

 



Nashville, TN… September 29, 2023 – As this year continues be a whirlwind of activity for Colton Dixon, he is ringing in Christmas early with the debut of the original track,"Home For Christmas," available across all DSPs today.  Musically, the song brings a modern, whimsical feel to the meaning of being home for Christmas.  About the sentiment of the song, Dixon says, “Being on tour all the time, there is nothing like being home for the holidays, and remembering the reason for the season with the ones you love around you.’”

On October 22nd, Dixon will make his NFL debut when he sings the National Anthem for the defending Super Bowl champs, The Kansas City Chiefs, when they play the LA Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.  Live on CBS, while Dixon has performed the National Anthem during a Nashville Predators NHL game, he's looking forward his first NFL experience in Kansas City.  

Last night, Dixon and Jordan Feliz kicked-off their  "The Love & Light Tour" in Searcy, AR., which will be followed by another 30 U.S. cities including Dallas, TX., Portland, OR., Denver, CO., Cleveland, OH., and Lancaster, PA.. All dates listed below, while tickets and VIP Q&A passes are available at www.coltondixon.com.   

Most recently receiving a GMA Dove Award nomination for Song of the Year with Dixon's massive multi-format No. 1 hit “Build A Boat,” the nod follows a K-LOVE Fan Award nomination for Song of the Year and what ultimately became the longest running No.1 Mediabase Christian AC song of 2022.  

 

"The Love & Light Tour" (all dates subject to change):

September:

28 –Lions Arena Searcy High School– Searcy, AR

29 - Abundant Life Christian Center -  La Marque, TX

30 - Hippodrome Theatre - Waco, TX*
 
October:

1 - Fellowship Dallas - Dallas, TX

3 - Moody Coliseum - Abilene, TX

5 - Without Walls Church - Mesa, AZ

6 - Bonita Valley Community Church - Bonita, CA

7 - Gateway Church - Visalia, CA

8 - Redding Civic Auditorium - Redding, CA

12 - Parkway Christian Center - Grants Pass, OR

13 - Sunset Church - Portland, OR

14 – Whatcom Community College Pavilion - Bellingham, WA

15 - Temple Theatre Tacoma - Tacoma, WA

18 - Riverside Baptist Church - Denver, CO

19 - Evangelical Free Church - Grand Island, NE

20 - Countryside Church - Spearfish, SD

21- The Goss Opera House – Watertown, SD

27 - First Assembly of God - Montgomery, AL

28 - Earle May Boat Basin - Bainbridge, GA

November:

1 - Blue Gate Performing Arts Center - Shipshewana, IN

2 - Woodlands Church - Plover, WI

3 - Cuyahoga Valley Church - Cleveland, OH

5 - St. Lorenz Lutheran Church - Frankenmuth, MI

10 - Harvest Church - Lexington, SC

11 - Charleston Southern University - North Charleston, SC

12 - Unity Baptist Church - Newnan, GA

15 - Holland Civic Center - Holland, MI

16 - The Donnell Theater - Findlay, OH

17 - Lancaster Bible College - Lancaster, PA

18 - The Patriots Theater - Trenton, NJ

19 - Word of Life Ministries - Greensburg, PA

 

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WEBSITETWITTERFACEBOOKYOUTUBETIKTOKINSTAGRAM





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JOHN COOPER TO RELEASE SECOND BOOK "WIMPY WEAK AND WOKE" NOVEMBER 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

"HEROIC TRUTH TELLER" - Eric Metaxas

"CONSISTENT, POWERFUL VOICE" - Billy Hallowell

 "CRITICAL AND TIMELY MESSAGE" - Kirk Cameron

"...A BRASH INVITATION TO ANCHOR OUR LIVES TO BIBLICAL TRUTH"  - Adam R. Holz 

  

JOHN COOPER TO RELEASE SECOND BOOK

"WIMPY WEAK AND WOKE" NOVEMBER 14

 

The follow-up to his bestselling debut, "Awake & Alive," book profiles "how truth can save America from Utopian destruction"

 

CLICK HERE TO REQUEST INTERVIEW AND ADVANCE REVIEW COPY

 

Nashville, TN....September 26, 2023 - John Cooper, lead-singer of 17x platinum rock band Skillet, author of best-selling book “Awake & Alive to Truth," and host of the popular Cooper Stuff podcast, is ready to tell America how "truth can save us from Utopian destruction," in his forth-coming second book, "WIMPY, WEAK AND WOKE," coming this fall on November 14th, and available for pre-order now.  Cooper spoke exclusively with FOX News personality Brian Kilmeade during his radio show yesterday about the book, which is already being heralded by numerousnotable media personalities, authors, podcasters and theologians - see below for full quotes. 



"The increasing conflicts in America today are often referred to as a

'culture war,' but what is truly happening is an age-old war between gods. It’s a winner-takes-all battle between the living God and the false god of Man," comments Cooper.  "This book uncovers the philosophies behind utopian dreams that become dystopian nightmares, and presents a positive vision for how we can thrive andflourish. The false promises of Man lead to destruction; God's ways lead to life, and that's the message I want to share in this book."

 

Cooper's debut, best-selling book, Awake & Alive to Truth, has had over 10 printings and won the Book Impact Award at the 2021 K-LOVE FAN AWARDS. His podcast, Cooper Stuff, continues to grow rapidly as well with over four million downloads and more than two million YouTube views. 

 

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT "WIMPY, WEAK AND WOKE":


“John Cooper is a heroic truth-teller and voice of inspiration and hope at a time of peak madness in our world. I thank God for those wise enough to hear what he has to say — and who will actually do something about it in their own lives!”
-Eric Metaxas, #1 New York TimesBestselling author, tv/radio host


“John Cooper’s critical and timely message rings once again like a voice crying in the wilderness. “Repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand! Prepare the way of the Lord!” That Kingdom of Truth and Grace arrived like a hurricane 2,000 years ago in the person of Jesus Christ, and its continued capacity to revive and reshape the world today hinges on bold and faithful messengers like Cooper. Like another ‘Son of Thunder,” John seems made for this kind of work- smashing idols and building altars. This book will show you how to do both.”

- Kirk Cameron, actor and author

"As the frontman for the Christian rockband Skillet, John Cooper likes things loud. But he is not just a loud voice. He is a thoughtful voice, a reflective voice, an uncompromising voice, a prophetic voice. If you listen carefully, you might just hear God speaking truth and wisdom through him."

-Dr. Michael Brown, Author, theologian, and host of the Line of Fire broadcast

"The Apostle Paul told believers in Ephesus, “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil” (Eph. 5:15-16). John Cooper gets what Paul described: We live a world in which seductive, powerful voices “call evil good and good evil” (Is. 5:20). In Wimpy, Weak, and Woke, Cooper confronts the soul-wrecking narratives of progressive culture. He unleashes a clarion call to go from being weak and woke to awake—alive to the God whose truth alone can set us free and lead us into abundant spiritual life. It’s a brash invitation to anchor our lives to biblical truth, no matter how hard the winds of cultural compromise might blow."
—Adam R. Holz, Director of Plugged In, Focus on the Family’s entertainment and technology review ministry

“John Cooper’s message in Wimpy, Weak, and Woke is an essential call for a beleaguered and chaotic culture. With the lie of moral relativism continuing to take hold, Cooper is a consistent, powerful, and indispensable voice pointing people back to eternal Truths that can heal the human condition. Beyond that, he astutely pinpoints where we’ve gone wrong while directing people to the biblical truths needed to make our paths straight. Truly powerful stuff.”

-Billy Hallowell, Journalist/Author

“John Cooper is where woke goes to die!  This book will help you defeat woke so liberty and the gospel can flourish.

-Frank Turek, apologists, author, and host of the radio show CrossExamined



About John L. Cooper: 

John Cooper is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of at the 21st century. The two-time Grammy-award nominated, 17X platinum band was inducted to Pandora’s Billionaire club after garnering 2 billion streams, took home a Billboard music Award and more. Their breakout single “Monster” remains “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all time.” John and his wife Korey have toured together all of their 25 years of marriage, along with their two children. They are passionate about sharing the truth of Christ to the world through music (latest project DOMINION: Day of Destiny), the popular Cooper Stuff Podcast (4.3M+ DL, 2M+ YouTube views), two Skillet graphic novels, Cooper’s best-selling book (50k+), Awake & Alive to Truth, and his brand new book "WIMPY, WEAK AND WOKE," coming June 27, 2023. 

 

Connect with John L. Cooper:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnlcooperstuff
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnlcooper/          
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnlcooper      
Website: www.johnlcooper.com

 

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MERCYME'S "TO NOT WORSHIP YOU" HITS No.1 ON FOUR BILLBOARD AND MEDIABASE CHARTS "Almost Home" track goes Gold

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MERCYME'S "TO NOT WORSHIP YOU"

HITS No.1 ON FOUR BILLBOARD AND MEDIABASE CHARTS

"Almost Home" track goes Gold 

Nashville, TN….September 21, 2023 – GRAMMY®-nominated band MercyMe's latest single, "To Not Worship You," has hit No. 1 on four different Billboard and Mediabase charts. The song is the second No. 1 from their latest best selling project, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS, following the Dove Award-nominated Song of the Year track, "Then Christ Came."  

About the song, lead singer Bart Millard said, "I think with this song, I better realize what being still and knowing that He is God means. A lot of times when we have doubt or we're questioning stuff, I think ultimately it's because we're not stopping and remembering who God really is. When you take the time to remember who God is, then it's easy to ask, ‘who are we to not worship him?’"

Additionally, another one of MercyMe's No. 1 songs, "Almost Home," (inhale/exhale) has also been certified Gold by the RIAA, bringing the band's certification tally to total 15 gold, platinum and multi-platinum singles and albums. 

Tour season soon will be in full swing for the band this fall as well as they kick off the "Together Again Tour," hitting 16 cities in October with past tourmates Crowder and Andrew Ripp, followed by a November, twelve-city co-headline run with TobyMac and also featuring Zach Williams.  All tour information and tickets are availalble at mercyme.org.


About MercyMe: 

It continues to be a landmark time for the multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated, multiple American Music Award, Billboard Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe. They were recently named Billboard’s Top Christian Artist of the 2010 decade, and in 2020 received their eighth American Music Award nomination. A major motion picture based on the life of frontman Bart Millard who wrote the mega-hit song “I Can Only Imagine” after the loss of his father, opened at a remarkable No. 3 at the box office on Mar. 16, 2018 (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions). In conjunction with the movie release, Millard penned a memoir and the band released a collection of hits titled I Can Only Imagine – The Very Best Of MercyMe. In 2018 MercyMe was named Top Christian Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, was the top winner at the fan-fueled K-LOVE Fan Awards including a win for Artist of the Year, and was the GMA Dove Award Winner for Artist Of The Year. Since their debut in 2001, the band has sold more than 9 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered more than 49 No. 1 multi-format radio singles, and had four consecutive mainstream radio hits. MercyMe made history in 2014 as “I Can Only Imagine” surpassed 2 million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum and double-platinum in the digital domain. The song has now gone 5x platinum. In 2009, Billboard named MercyMe’s “Word Of God Speak” the No. 1 Song of The Decade and the group the No. 1 Artist of the Decade in both the Christian Songs and Christian AC Songs categories, recognizing them as one of the industry’s most notable talents. They have sold out venues throughout the US and Canada, including Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and have appeared on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Good Morning America, GMA3, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, FOX New Channel’s FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News and in the pages of Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, USA Today and more. Their eleventh album, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS, is available now.
 
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Twitter // www.twitter.com/mercyme
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Facebook // www.facebook.com/mercyme
YouTube // www.youtube.com/user/mercyme 

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PHIL WICKHAM'S I BELIEVE DEBUTS AT #1 ON BILLBOARD'S TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM SALES CHART, TOP 5 BILLBOARD CURRENT DIGITAL ALBUM CHART

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PHIL WICKHAM'S I BELIEVE DEBUTS AT #1 ON BILLBOARD'S TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM SALES CHART, TOP 5 BILLBOARD CURRENT DIGITAL ALBUM CHART

 

Wickham's "House of the Lord" track is

RIAA Gold- Certified as he tops 

1 million YouTube subscribers

 

Nashville, Tenn. (September 8, 2023) — Two-time GRAMMY® nominee Phil Wickham's acclaimed new studio album I BELIEVE made its anticipated debut in a big way last week, entering Billboard's Top Christian Album Sales Chart at #1, while also hitting top 5 on Billboard's Top 5 Current Digital Album Chart. I BELIEVE marks the respected worship leader’s tenth LP in a career filled with songs that have been sung in churches around the globe and streamed billions of times across multiple platforms.

In an exclusive chat with Billboard, Wickham commented, "Wow! Absolutely floored by all the love and support for this album. This is wild!  I felt called when I started writing this record to create songs that feel fresh, but at the core get back to the basics of who we are to God and who He is to us.  Thanks to everyone for listening!”

Phil Wickham receiving his plaque commemorating 1 million YouTube subscribers

(Photo: Sadie Schwanberg 

It's a landmark season for Wickham, who, while in the midst of multipe SOLD OUT tour dates with Brandon Lake on their "Summer Worship Nights Tour," saw his "House of the Lord" single RIAA certified Gold, and his YouTube channel reaching 1 million YouTube subscribers. Fair Trade Services presented Wickham with a plaque for the RIAA certification at his Nashville, Bridgestone Arena show on August 24th.

Kicking off August 10th and wrapping up September 2nd in his hometown of San Diego, Wickham has spent the past month on the “Summer Worship Nights Tour” alongside Brandon Lake, with SOLD OUT shows in multiple cities.  

I BELIEVE also follows Wickham's recent radio hit and 2023 Dove-Award nominated song  “This Is Our God,” which has become one of the biggest songs of Wickham’s career to date.  After after spending multiple weeks at No.1 on the Mediabase Christian Audience, Mediabase Christian AC and Billboard Christian AC charts, Wickham recently released title track “I Believe” to radio – which is already airing on Air 1 and officially going for adds on September 8

Phil Wickham receiving his plaque for the RIAA Gold-certified "House of the Lord" single 

(Photo: Sadie Schwanberg)

 

“Summer Worship Nights” 2023 Tour Dates:

8/10 — Amalie Arena // Tampa, FL

8/11 — Bojangles Coliseum // Charlotte, NC  SOLD OUT

8/12 — Chartway Arena // Norfolk, VA  SOLD OUT

8/13 — Prudential Center // Newark, NJ  SOLD OUT

8/17 — Target Center // Minneapolis, MN

8/19 — Gainbridge Fieldhouse // Indianapolis, IN

8/20 — Santander Arena // Reading, PA  SOLD OUT

8/24 — Bridgestone Arena // Nashville, TN

8/25 — UNO Lakefront Arena // New Orleans, LA  SOLD OUT 

8/26 — AT&T Center // San Antonio, TX

8/27 — Dickies Arena // Fort Worth, TX  SOLD OUT

8/30 — Toyota Arena // Ontario, CA  SOLD OUT

8/31 — Save Mart Center // Fresno, CA

9/1 — Golden 1 Center // Sacramento, CA

9/2 — Viejas Arena // San Diego, CA SOLD OUT



For tickets, visit www.summerworshipnightstour.com

About Phil Wickham:

Phil Wickham is a GRAMMY® nominated artist and leader in the modern worship movement, having penned countless songs sung in churches around the world. Most recently, his single, “This Is Our God,” opened the pages of 2023 with a wellspring of declarative praise to our God who saves. Also in 2023, the artist was nominated for two GRAMMY® awards in the category of “Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song,” recognizing the songs, “Hymn of Heaven” and “Holy Forever.” Hymn of Heaven, Wickham’s last full-length album, won him “Worship Album of the Year” at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, while he was named “Songwriter of the Year” as well as awarded “Worship Recorded Song of the Year” for the title track, “Hymn of Heaven.” In addition, the song, “Battle Belongs,” topped five different radio charts for multiple weeks. This powerful album was written during a year when the family of God couldn’t physically gather in houses of worship around the world. “Hymn of Heaven is full of praise and thankfulness, just lifting up the name of Jesus and speaking what we really know is the reality, even though we don’t see it,” he says. “All I want to do is facilitate moments where people can encounter the presence of God.” Wickham’s anthemic “Living Hope,” an RIAA Gold®-certified hit, earned him a GMA Dove Award for “Worship Recorded Song of the Year” in 2019, while his first RIAA Gold®-certified single, “This Is Amazing Grace,” was his first career No. 1. This iconic song held the top spot for thirteen consecutive weeks and was named Billboard’s No. 1 “Christian Airplay Song of the Year” in 2014, as well as BMI’s “Christian Song of the Year” in 2015. Wickham’s music has received hundreds of millions of streams across multiple platforms, with his discography including eight full-length projects, several Christmas releases, and a series of popular Singalong records that capture Wickham’s songs as they do what they were always meant to do — which is giving people language to sing to God. To find out more, visit PhilWickham.com.

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Twitter // www.twitter.com/philwickham

Instagram // www.instagram.com/philwickham

Facebook // www.facebook.com/philwickham

YouTube // www.youtube.com/user/philwickham

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AMY GRANT TO RELEASE NEW PROJECTLEAD ME ON LIVE 1989

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMY GRANT TO RELEASE NEW PROJECT
LEAD ME ON LIVE 1989

LONG-AWAITED ALBUM INCLUDES PREVIOUSY UNRELEASED SONGS FROM CAPTIVATING LEAD ME ON TOUR IN 1989

18 track collection available October 6th


 Grant to release fan-packs and merch

bundles with release

 

Fall tour begins September 20th

 

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NASHVILLE, TN... September 8, 2023 - On October 6th, six-time GRAMMY-winner Amy Grant will release a long-awaited, fan-anticipated project, Lead Me On Live 1989. Originally recorded during her Lead Me On World Tour in 1988-89, and mostly unreleased except for a few songs included on the 20th Anniversary Edition of the original “Lead Me On” album, this new collection of 18 tracks from the Ft. Worth, TX tour stop includes the full-concert experience. 

Pulled from the vault 34 years later, this is the first-time fans will have the opportunity to experience all the songs from Grant's biggest tour up to that point in her career.  Prior to Grant's global pop-star success with Heart In Motion, 1988-89 was a time of incredible audience growth for Grant, and found her pulling out all the stops for an unparalleled experience.

Says Grant, “When I first heard the recordings from 1989 from the Lead Me On Tour, the thing that bowled me over was just what a talented band I had on the road. I have loved every band configuration I’ve ever had on the road and all are so special to me, but there was something unique about that group of players and singers during the Lead Me On Tour.  First of all, there were so many of us on the stage and so many types of instrumentation like harmonica solos, flute solos, saxophone, mandolins, lots of keyboards and stacks of vocals, it just felt like one big family reunion every night.  The size and scope of the production and the big experience we were trying to create also made this tour very special. The energy of the crowd felt like an infinite number 8 with energy coming from us on stage, it circling through the audience and then coming back to us and it brought back so many amazing memories.  I’m so grateful we captured that moment in time.”

In the midst of those big-room moments, Grant still did what she does best: connect with people. Sometimes with a look, a wave, a smile, and at least one point every evening, during the song, “Everywhere I Go,” she asked her fans to join in on the connection by doing two simple things:  Dip and sway.

Even three-plus decades later, these performances from Grant and this band underscore an artist coming into her own ever-changing identity (one that would morph again three years later with the worldwide success of Heart In Motion).

“What I loved with the Lead Me On Tour was that I got thrown into so many environments where people didn’t freely communicate about spiritual things,” Amy reflected in 2008. “That’s very different now because everybody communicates about all kinds of spiritual things. Growing up somewhat of a maverick myself, I had always hated being preached to,” she continued. “I wasn’t about to do that to anybody else but rather make an experience available to somebody and kind of let them stumble into it or step into the water. And that was exhilarating.”

Lead Me On Live 1989 will be available in all digital formats plus available on a 2-CD collection.  iTunes will have the album for pre-sale  with an instant grat track, “Wait For The Healing” starting September 15th.  All-new merch, fan packs and bundles for the project will also be available to fans at www.amygrant.com. Additionally, the salvageable film footage from the 1989 Ft. Worth, TX show that has been ‘in the vault’ will finally see the light of day on YouTube and social media platforms in the forms of music videos, shorts, reels, and more.

This fall, Grant will once again hit the road starting September 20th performing her iconic hits along with selections from the Lead Me On Live 1989 project.  Starting November 26th, Grant and her long-time friend and collaborator Michael W. Smith will begin their 2023 Christmas Tour.  Joined by special guest Michael Tait of the Newsboys, Grant and Smith will co-headline nine holiday shows, including their first appearance together on New York City’s iconic Carnegie Hall stage (Dec. 5).  Following this, will be one of Music City’s most treasured traditions with Grant and husband Vince Gill, their beloved “Christmas at the Ryman” residency. The 12-concert run is scheduled for December 13-14, 16-17, 19-20 and 22-23 and will once again feature matinee performances of the beloved show.


LEAD ME ON LIVE 1989 track listing:

1.    Love Of Another Kind

2.    Wait For The Healing

3.    Shadows

4.    Everywhere I Go

5.    All Right

6.    Saved By Love

7.    1974

8.    Stay For A While

9.    Emmanuel

10. El Shaddai

11.  Lead Me On

12.  Find A Way

13.  Band Intros

14.  I Love You

15.  Wise Up

16.  Fight

17.  Angels

18.  Say Once More


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About Amy Grant:
Amy Grant's career spans more than 40 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into becoming an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality and philanthropist. With three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums, her total career album sales have exceeded 30 million and over 1 billion global streams. Grant’s chart success has been consistent throughout her career with six No. 1 hits, 10 Top 40 pop singles, 17 Top 40 Adult Contemporary tracks and multiple Contemporary Christian chart-toppers. In addition to her six GRAMMY® Awards, Grant has earned 26 Dove Awards (including four Artist of the Year Awards) and has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as the Music City Walk of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Conventional wisdom has it that Grant put Contemporary Christian Music on the map becoming the first Contemporary Christian artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the Pop charts and the first to perform at the GRAMMY® Awards. With that, her legacy as one of the most influential artists of the past four decades is assured.  In 2020, the T.J. Martell Foundation – the music industry’s leading nonprofit to fund innovative medical research focused on treatments and cures for cancer – honored Grant with the Tony Martell Outstanding Entertainment Achievement Award at their annual Honors Gala. Most recently, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts included Grant as one of their five distinguished Honorees to receive the 45th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. For the remainder of 2023, Grant will be on the road closing out a 70 city tour across the country.  Earlier in 2023, Grant released her first new music in a decade, starting with the single "Trees We'll Never See,” (March) and most recently in April, "What You Heard.” Grant will release a full album Lead Me On Live 1989 on October 6th which captured a full live concert recording from the Lead Me On Tour in 1988-89. 

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