Phil Wickham’s “This Is Amazing Grace” Receives RIAA Gold Certification
Highly anticipated project Children of God expected to release in April 2016
Nashville, Tenn. (December 15, 2015) - Phil Wickham's acclaimed single "This Is Amazing Grace” was honored with RIAA Gold Certification for both sales and streams of the song off of his 2013 project, The Ascension. Reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s National Christian Audience Chart, "This Is Amazing Grace" received top honors at the 2015 BMI Christian Awards for Song of the Year and earned Wickham three nominations at this year's 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards, including a nod for Song of the Year. The hit single was the most played song on Christian radio for 2014, topping Billboard's 2014 Christian Airplay Song Year End Chart at No. 1. In addition to sales and radio success, the song is No. 2 on the US chart of Christian Copyright Licensing International, recognizing it as one of the most-often-sung worship songs in the church today.
"I am blown away with how the Lord has used 'This Is Amazing Grace'," says Wickham. "For the song to reach this achievement is such an honor and I'm so grateful."
His highly anticipated project Children of God is expected to release in April 2016.
Wickham is set to tour alongside Newsboys, Jeremy Camp, Mandisa and more on The Rock and Worship Roadshow 2016, presented by Compassion International. With a total of 27 dates, the tour will kick off in Springfield, Mo. this February. For more information on the tour, visit theroadshowtour.com.
About Phil Wickham:
Phil Wickham is, at his core, a humble and sincere artist who writes songs and worships God using the medium of music. It is with that brush that he paints images of a loving and creative God across the canvases of listeners’ hearts and minds. The evidence of this gift has been apparent on all of his critically acclaimed efforts: Phil Wickham (2006), Cannons (2007),
Heaven & Earth (2009), Response (2011) and The Ascension (2013). Wickham's latest release debuted at No. 2 on the SoundScan Christian Albums Chart and in the Top 40 on the Billboard 200. The first single off the album, “This Is Amazing Grace,” gave Wickham his first career No. 1, claiming the top spot on Billboard’s National Christian Audience Chart for thirteen consecutive weeks. On Billboard’s 2014 Year End Charts, the song was the No. 1 Christian Airplay Song, and Wickham himself claimed the No. 2 spot on the Christian Airplay Artists Chart. “This Is Amazing Grace” also received top honors at the BMI Christian Awards as their Song of the Year, recognizing it as the most-played song on Christian radio in 2014. Not only has the single achieved great radio success, but the song has become a beloved anthem in the modern church, increasing Wickham’s recognition as a gifted artist and songwriter with a true heart of worship.
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Chris Tomlin's 12 Days of Christmas
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12 Days of Chrismas Devotionals From Chris Tomlin
based on songs from ADORE: Christmas Songs of Worship
Days 7-12
Day 7: Silent Night
Day 8: What Child Is This?
Day 9: It's Christmas
Day 10: A King Like This
Day 11: Bethlehem
Day 12: A Christmas Alleluia
Get Connected with Chris Tomlin
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Stressed and Blessed This Christmas
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About Darlene Brock
Darlene Brock is President and co-founder of The Grit and Grace Project. As the author of Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters, Brock has appeared on Fox & Friends, multiple ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates. She has been a guest columnist for CNN, Thriving Family Magazine and appeared on radio programs such as Family Life Today, The Hope Line and Keep the Faith. Throughout her career, Brock traversed the world of raising two daughters while working primarily with men in the Christian Music Business for over twenty years. Her varied experiences included producing award winning music videos, personal artist management, concert promotion and the position of Chief Operating Officer of ForeFront Records. The blend of author, mother, business woman, wife, creative producer and just managing this project we call life has shown her that it is indeed true that “life challenges should neither defeat nor define you."
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Hillsong Young & Free Surprises Listeners With Brand New Single “Where You Are"
Newest album Youth Revival due out in February 2016
Nashville, Tenn. (December 11, 2015) - Surprise! Hillsong Young & Free has unveiled a brand new single titled “Where You Are." Originally announced through the band’s social media conversation followed by millions around the world, the upbeat EDM sounding “Where You Are” is the first song from Hillsong Young & Free’s anticipated full-length sophomore project Youth Revival due out in February 2016. Filling stadiums globally with their notable EDM and pop sounds, songs found on Youth Revival articulate the deep desire of the human heart for something more. Clearly, the project continues their own journey of experience through their faith. To purchase the single “Where You Are” from the to-be released Youth Revival, click here.
Initially revealing clues on Instagram, the internationally recognized Hillsong Young & Free debuted We Are Young & Free The Remixes on December 7. The digital EP features remixes of some of their most well-known songs along with two bonus tracks. To download We Are Young & Free The Remixes, click here.
About Hillsong Young & Free:
Hillsong Young & Free is a youth movement born out of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. In this thirty year story, they have seen generations of people serving, leading and pioneering movements. Hillsong Young & free is comprised of a collective of young people who come together to make music for youth and young adults everywhere. Their first album We Are Young & Free (2013) debuted to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Christian/Gospel Chart. Also scoring a No. 1 debut, their most recent EP, This Is Living (2015), garnered a top 10 iTunes Overall spot and received support from MTV, MTVHITS and MTVU. With millions of social followers engaging in the social conversation, Hillsong Young & Free has scored two No. 1 radio singles. Their anticipated release of Youth Revival is due out in February 2016. Hillsong Young & Free fill stadiums across the globe and continue to push their positive message in the musical context of EDM and pop influences.
About Hillsong Church:
In August 1983, Brian and Bobbie Houston founded the Hills Christian Life Centre in the Hills District of Sydney, Australia. It has grown from a congregation of 45 to what is said to be the largest local church in Australian history. It has now expanded to be a global church with local expressions in significant cities; with churches in Australia, London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Cape Town, Stockholm, Germany, Kiev, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Each week, tens of thousands of people across the globe call Hillsong Church ‘home’ and the reach, impact and influence of this local congregation is seen across many nations.
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Website // www.hillsongyoungandfree.com
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TobyMac Honored With Two GRAMMY® Nominations
Nashville, Tenn. (December 9, 2015) - With nods in both the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song categories, six-time GRAMMY® winner TobyMac was honored with two nominations during Monday’s announcements of the 58th Annual GRAMMY® nominations. Called a “masterful mix,” “ a consistent pleasure” and “worthy of repeat,” his nominated album THIS IS NOT A TEST debuted in the No. 4 spot on the Billboard Top 200 while garnering No. 1 on the Christian Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Digital Albums Chart. “Feel It,” TobyMac’s No. 1 radio hit which scored a music video debut on ESPN Online is among the nominees for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. The 58th Annual GRAMMY® Awards will be held on Feb. 15, airing live from Los Angeles' Staples Center on CBS.
The honor comes as the multi-platinum selling artist wraps his headlining THIS IS NOT A TEST tour at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena this Sunday, Dec. 13. For the latest on TobyMac, visit www.tobymac.com.
About TobyMac:
With more than 11 million units in career sales and a whopping six GRAMMY® Awards, TobyMac's career continues on the fast track. His most recent studio album, THIS IS NOT A TEST garnered two GRAMMY® Award nominations and a high marking debut at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200. Each one of his previous five studio solo projects have achieved Gold certification, a first for an artist in the history of his label, Capitol Christian Music Group. Among those honored with Gold certification, EYE ON IT, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, only the third ever Christian album to do so. His live DVD, ALIVE & TRANSPORTED, is RIAA Certified platinum and received a GRAMMY® award. His sixth solo studio project THIS IS NOT A TEST is now available.
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Billboard Premieres Live Version of Hillsong UNITED’s “Even When It Hurts” Music Video As Song Assists In Syrian Refugee Crisis
Song given away with donation to World Vision’s
Syrian refugee efforts
Nashville, Tenn. (Dec. 8, 2015) - After an exclusive music video premiere on Billboard.com, platinum selling Hillsong UNITED’s “Even When It Hurts” is being given away with a donation to the international work of World Vision as they aim to provide Syrian refugee families with urgent care and a better future. Reflecting the journey of the song from the studio to the live stage, the video for the live version of "Even When It Hurts" was filmed in four locations spanning the globe, including Capitol Records (Los Angeles), Club Nokia (Los Angeles), Hillsong Church (Sydney) and Hillsong Conference (Sydney). The song, originally found on Hillsong UNITED's critically acclaimed EMPIRES, is available for download at Hillsong.com, with a minimum donation of .20 to World Vision's efforts to serve Syrian refugees.
"We are making the download available on our website – but humbly ask that you would consider donating an amount to the World Vision Syrian refugee fund," shares Joel Houston. "Together we are believing that our generosity, will ring even louder than our song, and will tangibly become the miracle to the desperate plight and prayers and of so many who have lost everything – It’s impossible to fathom the enormity of the crisis, and the turmoil people have been through, and are going through – forced to flee the oppression and war-ravaged-hell-on-earth they once called home, and the daunting uncertainty of all that is before them."
World Vision’s assistance in the global displacement of refugees includes providing essentials like food, safe, clean water, critical emergency supplies, access to basic healthcare and education and "Child Friendly Spaces." To read more about what World Vision is doing to aid in the crisis, click here.
Hillsong UNITED recently attended the 2015 American Music Awards as nominees in the Favorite Artist Contemporary Inspirational category. The honor and second nomination marks a strong 2015 for the globally recognized band as their newest album EMPIRES debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200. The album was met with appearances on The Today Show and Yahoo! along with critical acclaim from the likes of USA Today and The New York Times which remarked their talent as “a musical powerhouse.” 2016 will find Hillsong UNITED touring internationally with stops already announced in the United States, Indonesia, Singapore and more. For the latest tour information, click here.
About UNITED:
UNITED is a worship band that originally rose out of the youth ministry of Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. This progressive worship band is a global recording and touring entity sent out to share the ever-evolving worship music of Hillsong Church to an international audience through live performances and records. UNITED desires to see a generation across the earth awakened to real love, rising up with hearts as one and finding value in the broken, hurting and lost connecting with Jesus.
The Billboard Music Award winner’s newest record EMPIRES debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200 to critical support from The New York Times, The Today Show, USA Today and Yahoo! Selling out venues across multiple continents, Hillsong UNITED have filled major U.S. venues including Staples Center (Los Angeles), Radio City Music Hall (New York City), Red Rocks Amphitheater (Denver) and more. It is estimated that over 30 million people sing their songs each week, among those, their platinum selling single “Oceans."
About Hillsong Church:
In August 1983, Brian and Bobbie Houston founded the Hills Christian Life Centre in the Hills District of Sydney, Australia. It has grown from a congregation of 45 to what is said to be the largest local church in Australian history. It has now expanded to be a global church with local expressions in significant cities; with churches in Australia, London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Cape Town, Stockholm, Germany, Kiev, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Each week, tens of thousands of people across the globe call Hillsong Church ‘home’ and the reach, impact and influence of this local congregation is seen across many nations.
Get Connected with Hillsong UNITED:
Website // www.hillsong.com/united
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Chris Tomlin's 12 Days of Christmas
Patheos presents...
12 Days of Chrismas Devotionals From Chris Tomlin
based on songs from ADORE: Christmas Songs of Worship
Days 1-6
Day 2: He Shall Reign Forevermore
Day 3: Adore
Day 4: Midnight Clear
Day 5: Noel
Day 6: Hymn of Joy
Get Connected with Chris Tomlin
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Holiday Tips From The Grit & Grace Project
Seasonal tips on everything from fun ideas with the kids to surviving family gatherings and making the most out of the holidays. The Grit & Grace Project has your holidays covered!
Holiday Party Etiquette
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5 Tips to Get You Through the Holidays
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Tis the Season to Be Jolly. Or Not.
Click here for tips on navigating the holidays joyfully while single.
Our Secret Santa
Click here for an inspirational look at God's love and support for a family during their darkest hour.
About The Grit & Grace Project
Launched by Author and businesswoman Darlene Brock, The Grit & Grace Project is an online destination for women of all ages and walks of life. With content created by women for women, it's a place where contributors share stories, tips, how-tos and hope with each other. The project is built upon the belief that the two most important qualities women possess and must embrace are grit and grace. To learn more, visit www.thegritandgraceproject.org.
About Darlene Brock
Darlene Brock is President and co-founder of The Grit and Grace Project. As the author of Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters, Brock has appeared on Fox & Friends, multiple ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates. She has been a guest columnist for CNN, Thriving Family Magazine and appeared on radio programs such as Family Life Today, The Hope Line and Keep the Faith. Throughout her career, Brock traversed the world of raising two daughters while working primarily with men in the Christian Music Business for over twenty years. Her varied experiences included producing award winning music videos, personal artist management, concert promotion and the position of Chief Operating Officer of ForeFront Records. The blend of author, mother, business woman, wife, creative producer and just managing this project we call life has shown her that it is indeed true that “life challenges should neither defeat nor define you."
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sixstepsrecords' Chris Tomlin and Crowder Honored With Nominations For The 58th Annual GRAMMY® Awards
Nashville, Tenn. (December 7, 2015) — sixstepsrecords' Chris Tomlin and Crowder each garnered a GRAMMY® nomination today for the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Tomlin's Love Ran Red is nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album while Crowder's "Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)" is up for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
This marks 11 GRAMMY® nominations for Tomlin, who previously won this award in 2012 for his album And If Our God Is For Us...
Recently making his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tomlin performed his chart-topping single "Good Good Father" as well as a track from ADORE: Christmas Songs of Worship, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Holiday Albums Chart.
Tomlin kicked off his sold-out "Adore Christmas Tour," featuring Crowder and Lauren Daigle, this past weekend in Knoxville. For additional information, click here.
This nomination marks the second consecutive nod in this category for Crowder who was recognized last year for “Come As You Are,” also found on Neon Steeple. After a music video filled with camera shots captured by drones, complete with lasers, neon and banjos which exclusively premiered on Billboard.com, “Lift Your Head Weary Sinner (Chains)” also proved to be a radio hit for Crowder.
While touring across the U.S., Crowder surprised fans in late October when he dropped the digital Neon Porch Extravaganza, a live album recorded in his new hometown of Atlanta. Neon Porch Extravaganza features six newly recorded live songs and a video element from Neon Steeple, which boldly debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200.
Get Connected with Chris Tomlin
Website // www.christomlin.com
Spotify // play.spotify.com/artist/6pRi6EIPXz4QJEOEsBaA0m
About Chris Tomlin
With ten albums, 13 No. 1 radio singles, a GRAMMY® Award and eight additional nominations, three Billboard Music Awards, 21 Dove Awards, a platinum and four gold albums to his credit, Chris Tomlin is among the most well-known and influential artists in contemporary Christian music. Referred to by TIME Magazine as “most likely the most often sung artist anywhere,” Tomlin consistently has several songs in the top 20 of the Top 100 CCLI songs. BMI and GMA Dove Awards' 2014 Songwriter of the Year, Tomlin’s “How Great Is Our God” was his first No. 1 on the CCLI Top 25, becoming one of the fastest rising modern day hymns in CCLI chart history. In addition to having sold more than 7 million albums and over 8.9 million digital tracks, Tomlin made history as his No. 1 single “Jesus Messiah” (Hello Love) garnered 97 adds at radio, making it the biggest ever add date in Christian radio history. He recently broke the record for most top tens in the history of Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. In the midst of his record-breaking success, Tomlin continues touring and leading at Passion Conference gatherings across the US and worldwide, including his recent Worship Night In America events, which sold out NYC’s Madison Square Garden, Denver’s Red Rock’s and Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena. Burning Lights debuted at No. 1 atop the Billboard 200 in January 2013, making history as only the fourth Christian music album to do so, and his tenth recording, Love Ran Red continues to produce chart-topping singles. ADORE: Christmas Songs of Worship recently released, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Holiday Albums Chart.
Get Connected with Crowder
Website // www.crowdermusic.com
About sixstepsrecords
Founded in 2000 by Louie Giglio, sixstepsrecords is a worship label and a division of Passion Conferences. sixstepsrecords’ artists include Chris Tomlin (ADORE: Christmas Songs of Worship), Crowder (Neon Steeple), Matt Redman (Unbroken Praise), Christy Nockels (Let It Be Jesus), Kristian Stanfill (Mountains Move) and Passion (Passion: Even So Come). The label partners with Sparrow Records/Capitol Christian Music Group for A&R, marketing, sales and distribution operations. For more information on sixstepsrecords, visit: www.sixstepsrecords.com.
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GRAMMY® Award Winner Laura Story To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut
Story set to perform for "The Todd Starnes All-American Christmas" FOX News Radio special
Story challenges fans with message behind
"Just Another Christmas"
Nashville, Tenn. (December 7, 2015) — GRAMMY® Award Winner Laura Story will make her Grand Ole Opry debut tomorrow, December 8, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
Story will join the ranks of legends who have taken part in the world-famous show, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Additional performers tomorrow include Carrie Underwood, Chris Janson, Kristian Bush and more – a lineup set to play to back-to-back Opry shows at 7:00 and 9:30pm. For additional show and ticketing information, click here.
The following day, December 9, Story will be part of the 2015 Todd Starnes Fox News Radio Christmas special. The two-hour show will be filmed at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. “The Todd Starnes All-American Christmas” will be broadcast the week of Christmas on hundreds of FOX News Radio stations along with KCBI in Dallas, the entire American Family Radio network and the Bott Radio Network. The show will also be broadcast on FoxNews.com and FoxNation.com.
Story will perform songs from her debut Christmas album, God With Us, which is being widely praised by critics. CCM Magazine calls the album "beautiful" and "timeless," while NewReleaseToday says it's full of "passion and substance." Worship Leader praises her "clear and rich vocal elegance" while Hallels calls the music "stunning."
God With Us includes the track "Just Another Christmas," which Story hopes will serve as a reminder to herself and fans not to lose the wonder of Christmas this year. "What would it look like to celebrate the birth of Christ in a new and fresh way?" Story asks. Click below to watch Story as she issues a challenge to fans: "Don't let this be just another Christmas."
God With Us is available now.
About Laura Story
GRAMMY® award winning artist, speaker, songwriter, author and worship leader Laura Story has a gift for penning songs that connect with people all around the world. Among her successes as a solo artist with her smash hits “Mighty To Save” and “Blessings,” Laura has also penned hit songs for other renowned artists including Chris Tomlin’s “Indescribable.” Her solo artist music debut in 2008 with Great God Who Saves led to four Dove nominations and the award for “Inspirational Album of the Year.” In 2011, Laura released her sophomore project Blessings. The album and the emotionally powerful title was inspired by her real life trials and adversities, primarily her husband Martin's diagnosis of a brain tumor. The album resonated with a huge audience and led to whirlwind career highlights for Laura, peaking at the No. 1 album spot for three consecutive weeks on Billboard’s Contemporary Christian Overall chart, topping the iTunes® Christian/Gospel Top Songs chart and holding the No. 1 spot for an impressive 28 consecutive weeks on the Christian charts. The success of the single “Blessings,” which was certified RIAA Gold, includes the GRAMMY® Award for Best Contemporary Christian Song, the Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song and the Dove Awards for Song of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. The song inspired Laura's first book, “What If Your Blessings Come Through Raindrops?” in 2012. God Of Every Story released in 2013 to much acclaim, and her first ever Christmas project God With Us, released in October. Laura is a worship leader at Perimeter Church outside of Atlanta, GA and lives with her husband Martin and three children.
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Website // www.laurastorymusic.com
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Michael W. Smith to Make Third Appearance on CMA Country Christmas Broadcast Tonight on ABC
People Magazine Online and Country Issue Highlights Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas
Nashville, Tenn. (December 3, 2015) - Joining the talents of Kelsea Ballerini, Darius Rucker, LeAnn Rimes, Charles Kelley and more, Michael W. Smith will appear on tonight’s CMA Country Christmas on ABC at 9/8 CST. Hosted by Jennifer Nettles, the all star line-up includes Smith’s duet with Martina McBride for “What Child Is This” from his 2014 release of Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas. The multi-platinum selling Smith partnered with PEOPLE Magazine for a free download of his collaboration with McBride for their holiday playlist, including an exclusive interview in PEOPLE's popular Country issue.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® is sponsoring Smith's nationwide Christmas tour. The tour will hit more than a dozen markets this holiday season, including Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit and more. Smith’s long-time friend and fellow GRAMMY® winner Amy Grant will co-bill with him in select cities. Complimented by a full symphony orchestra, the evening will feature favorites from Smith’s latest Christmas release. For a full list of tour dates and ticket information, visitmichaelwsmith.com/tour.
With critical praise from USA Today, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Country Weekly and more, Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas found Smith collaborating with Vince Gill, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles, Bono and Michael McDonald. To hear more about the album from Smith, click here.
About Michael W. Smith:
Michael W. Smith is an acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician who has sold more than 15 million albums, achieved 32 No. 1 songs, received 2x RIAA Multi Platinum, 6 Platinum and 16 Gold certified albums, earned three GRAMMY® Awards, one American Music Award and 45 Dove Awards. Amassing an in-depth catalog of achievements, Smith was honored at ASCAP’s 100th Anniversary for his groundbreaking career and significant influence in music. He performed at Former First Lady Barbara Bush’s 90th birthday celebration and also had the privilege to join Former President Clinton, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and others in remembering victims in the 20th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City attacks. Smith was appointed by the White House as Vice Chair for the President’s Council on service and civic participation and, most recently, was the featured performer at the 2015 USO Gala and recognized as a USO veteran. In addition to the international impact he has had through multiple global tours, he has written and composed various scored film projects, has authored 12 books, has acted in assorted motion pictures and has been featured by numerous national media outlets. He founded, and actively supports, the teen club Rocketown – a nonprofit outreach for teens, providing opportunities in arts, music, sports and mentoring programs. This year also marks the 25th anniversary in partnership with Compassion International, seeing more than seventy thousand families’ and children’s lives changed, around the world. For more information, visit www.michaelwsmith.com.
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The New York Times, People Magazine, Delilah and More Support MercyMe, It’s Christmas!
GRAMMY® acclaimed band to take part in “The Todd Starnes All-American Christmas” FOX News Radio special
Nashville, Tenn. (December 2, 2015) - Fresh off their performance in the 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, MercyMe’s newest holiday record, MercyMe, It’s Christmas! is resonating with media nationwide. The New York Times noted their “sleek spin” on holiday carols as well as originals like “Christmastime Again.” Partnering with PEOPLE Magazine for a free download of “Our Lullaby,” the magazine showcased the song in their holiday playlist and included an interview with the band in support of the album in their widely popular PEOPLE Country issue. Celebrated radio personality Delilah also caught up with frontman Bart Millard during the holiday season to air on her nationally syndicated radio program.
MercyMe will headline the 2015 Todd Starnes Fox News Radio Christmas special. The two-hour show will be filmed at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee on Dec. 9th. “The Todd Starnes All-American Christmas” will be broadcast the week of Christmas on hundreds of FOX News Radio stations along with KCBI in Dallas and the entire American Family Radio network and the Bott Radio Network. The show will also be broadcast on FoxNews.com and FoxNation.com. Late last month, MercyMe visited FOX & Friends in support of MercyMe, It’s Christmas! To watch their performance, click here. Adding to the holiday mix, the multi-platinum selling band was also featured on the Sirius XM "MercyMe on The Message: It's Christmas!" special throughout Thanksgiving weekend.
MercyMe, It's Christmas! is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.
About MercyMe:
Since their debut in 2001, GRAMMY®-nominated, multiple American Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe have sold more than 8.5 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered 27 No. 1 multi-format Christian radio singles and four consecutive mainstream radio hits with “I Can Only Imagine,” (No. 4 AC/Top 25 on Top 40/Hot AC), “Here With Me” (No. 4 AC), “Homesick” (Top 10 AC) and “So Long Self.” Their recent single “Greater” lived up to its name, holding the No. 1 spot at Christian radio for 16 weeks. 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. 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, and have appeared on The Today Show, CBS This Morning, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Fox New Channel's FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News and in the pages of Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, USA Today and more. MercyMe’s eighth studio album, Welcome To The New, garnered Billboard Music Award nominations in all three Christian categories and two GRAMMY® nods. Their brand new project MercyMe, It’s Christmas! offers a fresh spin on seasonal favorites as well as several original songs; the album is available in stores now.
Get Connected with MercyMe:
Website // www.mercyme.org
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GRAMMY® Award Winner Chris Tomlin To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut Friday, December 4
Tomlin launches sold-out "ADORE Christmas Tour" this weekend featuring Crowder and Lauren Daigle
People Country features ADORE: Christmas Songs of Worship along with free download of "It's Christmas" on People.com
The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
and more praise chart-topping Christmas album
Nashville, Tenn. (December 1, 2015) — Chris Tomlin's name will be added to the list of legends who have stepped into Nashville's world famous Grand Ole Opry circle when he makes his Opry debut Friday, December 4. The evening will also feature performances from multiple GRAMMY® Award winners Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs and more.
For a list of additional performers, or to purchase tickets, visit The Grand Ole Opry's official website, where Tomlin's new Christmas album ADORE: Christmas Songs Of Worship is currently featured.
ADORE released in late October, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Holiday Albums Chart, also topping the same chart on iTunes.
In support of the album, Tomlin is launching his "ADORE Christmas Tour" this weekend, featuring special guests Crowder and Lauren Daigle. Kicking off December 5 in Knoxville, the sold-out tour will make eight stops across the country. Click here for additional information.
ADORE is featured in the most recent issue of People Country along with a free download of the upbeat track "It's Christmas," available on People.com.
The New York Times included ADORE in its holiday album roundup, calling it "quaveringly sincere" praising Tomlin's "clear, agreeable" voice. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also applauded ADORE saying "not only does Tomlin possess a soothing voice that imbues his lyrics with deep emotion, he also has an uncanny knack for melody," while Nashville Lifestyles featured the album in their holiday roundup as well.
CCM Magazine called ADORE "an inspired album from beginning to end," while Worship Leader said "it's classic-sounding Tomlin as he humbly covers these songs with a worshipful tone." NewReleaseToday called the album "refreshing," and Hallels referred to it as a "treasure trove."
ADORE: Christmas Songs of Worship is available for purchase here.
"ADORE Christmas Tour"
December 5 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
December 6 - Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre
December 8 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
December 14 - San Jose, CA - California Theater
December 15 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
December 16 - San Diego, CA - Balboa Theater
December 17 - Riverside, CA - Fox Performing Arts Center
December 19 - Phoenix (Mesa), AZ - Ikeda Theater
About Chris Tomlin
With ten albums, 13 No. 1 radio singles, a GRAMMY® Award and eight additional nominations, three Billboard Music Awards, 21 Dove Awards, a platinum and four gold albums to his credit, Chris Tomlin is among the most well-known and influential artists in contemporary Christian music. Referred to by TIME Magazine as “most likely the most often sung artist anywhere,” Tomlin consistently has several songs in the top 20 of the Top 100 CCLI songs. BMI and GMA Dove Awards' 2014 Songwriter of the Year, Tomlin’s “How Great Is Our God” was his first No. 1 on the CCLI Top 25, becoming one of the fastest rising modern day hymns in CCLI chart history. In addition to having sold more than 7 million albums and over 8.9 million digital tracks, Tomlin made history as his No. 1 single “Jesus Messiah” (Hello Love) garnered 97 adds at radio, making it the biggest ever add date in Christian radio history. He recently broke the record for most top tens in the history of Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. In the midst of his record-breaking success, Tomlin continues touring and leading at Passion Conference gatherings across the US and worldwide, including his recent Worship Night In America events, which sold out NYC’s Madison Square Garden, Denver’s Red Rock’s and Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena. Burning Lights debuted at No. 1 atop the Billboard 200 in January 2013, making history as only the fourth Christian music album to do so, and his tenth recording, Love Ran Red continues to produce chart-topping singles. ADORE: Christmas Songs of Worship recently released, debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Holiday Albums Chart.
Get Connected with Chris Tomlin
Website // http://www.christomlin.com
Spotify // https://play.spotify.com/artist/6pRi6EIPXz4QJEOEsBaA0m
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® Partners With Michael W. Smith to Sponsor Nationwide Christmas Tour
Tour to set stage for exclusive Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® release of “Michael W. Smith Hymns II - Shine On Us”
LEBANON, Tenn. (Dec. 1, 2015) – Michael W. Smith will once again partner with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® for his nationwide Christmas tour and the exclusive
“Michael W. Smith Hymns II - Shine On Us” album, which releases Jan. 29, 2016.
The tour will hit more than a dozen markets this holiday season, including Dallas, Atlanta, Detroit and more. Smith’s long-time friend and fellow Grammy Award winner Amy Grant will co-bill the tour in select cities. Complemented by a full symphony orchestra, the show will feature favorites from Smith’s latest Christmas release “Michael W. Smith & Friends: The Spirit of Christmas,” which includes an all-star lineup of guests – Vince Gill, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Amy Grant, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Nettles, Bono and Michael McDonald.
Smith's partnership with Cracker Barrel began with the exclusive release of the Gospel Music Association’s (GMA) Dove Award winning “Michael W. Smith – Hymns” album in 2014. The success of that project led to a second record, “Michael W. Smith Hymns II - Shine On Us,” available exclusively at Cracker Barrel this January.
The holiday tour will wrap a busy year for the three-time Grammy Award winner. In his continued support, Smith was the featured performer at the recent 2015 United Service Organizations (USO) Gala. Having already made treks in Brazil and the United States, the multi-platinum selling artist continued his world tour with stops in South Korea, Philippines, Singapore and Japan last month. In October, Smith earned his 45th GMA Dove Award, taking home the trophy for “Christmas Album of the Year.”
Christmas Tour 2015:
Dec. 04 Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC) - Bowling Green, KY
Dec. 05 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Houston, TX (co-bill with Amy Grant)
Dec. 06 American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX (co-bill with Amy Grant)
Dec. 08 Resurrection Life Church - Grandville, MI
Dec. 09 Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI
Dec. 11 Scottrade Center - St. Louis, MO (co-bill with Amy Grant)
Dec. 12 Target Center - Minneapolis, MN (co-bill with Amy Grant)
Dec. 13 Denny Sanford Premier Center - Sioux Falls, SD (co-bill with Amy Grant)
Dec. 15 Cincinnati Music Hall - Cincinnati, OH
Dec. 16 Bell Shoals Baptist Church (Brandon, FL) - Tampa, FL
Dec. 18 Gwinnett Center - Atlanta, GA (co-bill with Amy Grant)
Dec. 19 Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, NC (co-bill with Amy Grant)
Dec. 20 EagleBank Arena - Fairfax, VA (co-bill with Amy Grant)
All tour dates are subject to change. For the latest information and tickets, visit michaelwsmith.com/tour.
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About Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith is an acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician who has sold more than 15 million albums, achieved 32 No. 1 songs, received 2x RIAA Multi-Platinum, 6 Platinum and 16 Gold certified albums, earned three Grammy Awards, one American Music Award and 45 GMA Dove Awards. Amassing an in-depth catalog of achievements, Smith was honored at ASCAP’s 100th Anniversary for his groundbreaking career and significant influence in music. He performed at Former First Lady Barbara Bush’s 90th birthday celebration and also had the privilege to join Former President Clinton, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and others in remembering victims in the 20th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City attacks. Smith was appointed by the White House as Vice Chair for the President’s Council on service and civic participation and, most recently, was the featured performer at the 2015 USO Gala and recognized as a USO veteran. In addition to the international impact he has had through multiple global tours, he has written and composed various scored film projects, has authored 12 books, has acted in assorted motion pictures and has been featured by numerous national media outlets. He founded, and actively supports, the teen club Rocketown – a nonprofit outreach for teens, providing opportunities in arts, music, sports and mentoring programs. This year also marks the 25th anniversary in partnership with Compassion International, seeing more than seventy thousand families’ and children’s lives changed, around the world. For more information, visit www.michaelwsmith.com.
About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. provides a friendly home-away-from-home in its old country stores and restaurants. Guests are cared for like family while relaxing and enjoying real home-style food and shopping that’s surprisingly unique, genuinely fun and reminiscent of America’s country heritage…all at a fair price. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRL) was established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn. and operates 635 company-owned locations in 42 states. Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2015 Consumer Picks survey named Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® the winner in two Family-Dining Restaurants categories – Menu Variety and Atmosphere. For more information about the company, visit crackerbarrel.com.
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Holiday Tips From The Grit & Grace Project
Seasonal tips on everything from fun ideas with the kids to surviving family gatherings and making the most out of the holidays. The Grit & Grace Project has your holidays covered!
Taking Charge Of Christmas
Click here for tips on managing multiple family celebrations successfully!
Christmahanakwanzika
Click here for how to correctly celebrate YOUR holiday season.
5 Tips for Spending this Christmas
Click here for tips on how to shop for friends and family, without breaking the bank.
Creating Christmas in a Boy House
Click here for confessions on how to make the most of holiday moments in a boy-filled household.
About The Grit & Grace Project
Launched by Author and businesswoman Darlene Brock, The Grit & Grace Project is an online destination for women of all ages and walks of life. With content created by women for women, it's a place where contributors share stories, tips, how-tos and hope with each other. The project is built upon the belief that the two most important qualities women possess and must embrace are grit and grace. To learn more, visit www.thegritandgraceproject.org.
About Darlene Brock
Darlene Brock is President and co-founder of The Grit and Grace Project. As the author of Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters, Brock has appeared on Fox & Friends, multiple ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates. She has been a guest columnist for CNN, Thriving Family Magazine and appeared on radio programs such as Family Life Today, The Hope Line and Keep the Faith. Throughout her career, Brock traversed the world of raising two daughters while working primarily with men in the Christian Music Business for over twenty years. Her varied experiences included producing award winning music videos, personal artist management, concert promotion and the position of Chief Operating Officer of ForeFront Records. The blend of author, mother, business woman, wife, creative producer and just managing this project we call life has shown her that it is indeed true that “life challenges should neither defeat nor define you."
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MercyMe To Perform LIVE On FOX & Friends
Set to appear on the 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, LIVE on NBC
Nashville, Tenn. (November 24, 2015) - Wednesday, November 25, multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Nominated band MercyMe is set to perform live on FOX & Friends from their second holiday release MercyMe, It's Christmas! Topping Billboard's Holiday Albums chart, MercyMe's FOX & Friends performance will air during 6:00-9:00 AM EST.
Thanksgiving Day, MercyMe will perform their single "Christmastime Again" in the 89th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, live from New York City on NBC.
MercyMe will headline the 2015 Todd Starnes Fox News Radio Christmas special. The two-hour show will be filmed at Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee on Dec. 9th. “The Todd Starnes All-American Christmas” will be broadcast the week of Christmas on hundreds of Fox News Radio stations along with KCBI in Dallas and the entire American Family Radio network and the Bott Radio Network. The show will also be broadcast on FoxNews.com and FoxNation.com. Beginning November 28, MercyMe will kick off their holiday tour in select cities. For more information, visit mercyme.org/tour.
MercyMe, It's Christmas! is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.
About MercyMe:
Since their debut in 2001, GRAMMY®-nominated, multiple American Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe have sold more than 8.5 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered 27 No. 1 multi-format Christian radio singles and four consecutive mainstream radio hits with “I Can Only Imagine,” (No. 4 AC/Top 25 on Top 40/Hot AC), “Here With Me” (No. 4 AC), “Homesick” (Top 10 AC) and “So Long Self.” Their recent single “Greater” lived up to its name, holding the No. 1 spot at Christian radio for 16 weeks. 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. 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, and have appeared on The Today Show, CBS This Morning, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Fox New Channel's FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News, and in the pages of Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, USA Today and more. MercyMe’s eighth studio album, Welcome To The New, garnered Billboard Music Award nominations in all three Christian categories and two GRAMMY® nods. Their brand new project MercyMe, It’s Christmas! offers a fresh spin on seasonal favorites as well as several original songs; the album is available in stores now.
Get Connected with MercyMe:
Website // www.mercyme.org
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Holiday Tips From The Grit & Grace Project!
Seasonal tips on everything from fun ideas with the kids to surviving family gatherings and making the most out of the holidays. The Grit & Grace Project has your holidays covered!
The Magic Of Formal Meals
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Holiday Joy - Surviving Family Gatherings
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Creating Your Family Traditions
Click here for ideas to create your own, special holiday traditions.
About The Grit & Grace Project
Launched by Author and businesswoman Darlene Brock, The Grit & Grace Project is an online destination for women of all ages and walks of life. With content created by women for women, it's a place where contributors share stories, tips, how-tos and hope with each other. The project is built upon the belief that the two most important qualities women possess and must embrace are grit and grace. To learn more, visit www.thegritandgraceproject.org.
About Darlene Brock
Darlene Brock is President and co-founder of The Grit and Grace Project. As the author of Help Wanted: Moms Raising Daughters, Brock has appeared on Fox & Friends, multiple ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox affiliates. She has been a guest columnist for CNN, Thriving Family Magazine and appeared on radio programs such as Family Life Today, The Hope Line and Keep the Faith. Throughout her career, Brock traversed the world of raising two daughters while working primarily with men in the Christian Music Business for over twenty years. Her varied experiences included producing award winning music videos, personal artist management, concert promotion and the position of Chief Operating Officer of ForeFront Records. The blend of author, mother, business woman, wife, creative producer and just managing this project we call life has shown her that it is indeed true that “life challenges should neither defeat nor define you."
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GRAMMY® Award Winner Laura Story's Favorite Things For The Christmas Season
Talented worship leader and songwriter Laura Story brings her first Christmas album, God With Us, to celebrate the holiday season. Laura is well known for her inspirational, certified RIAA Gold hit “Blessings,” which won her awards several times over, including a 2012 Billboard Music Award, a GRAMMY® Award and four Dove Award wins.
Favorite Christmas Memory // For the past ten years, I've had the honor of spending Christmas Eve with my church family at Perimeter's Christmas Eve Service. Every year, we close the service by singing “Silent Night,” each holding candles that are lit row by row as we sing. There's a feeling that comes over us that truly can't be put into words as we see the light start at that initial Christ candle and spread throughout the room. It's a simple reminder that's why Jesus came.
Favorite Christmas CD // Amy Grant
Favorite Holiday Food // Publix Peppermint Ice Cream (only available in December)
Favorite Christmas Tradition // We used to have a sweet tradition of leaving after the last Christmas Eve service at Perimeter and driving to one of our parents’ houses, singing Christmas carols the whole way.
Favorite Christmas Gift // DIAPERS!!
Get Connected with Laura Story:
Website // www.laurastorymusic.com
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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Participants, MercyMe, Chat About Their Favorite Things For The Christmas Season
Since their debut in 2001, GRAMMY®-nominated, multiple American Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe have sold more than 8.5 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered 27 No. 1 multi-format Christian radio singles and four consecutive mainstream radio hits. Their brand new project MercyMe, It’s Christmas! offers a fresh spin on seasonal favorites as well as several original songs; the album is available in stores now.
Favorite Tradition // Christmas light hunting, opening one, only one, present on Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve services, Advent calendars, telling the Christmas story and teaching their kids about the celebration of Christmas.
Favorite Holiday Gift // Guitar amp, guitar, Dynamite 8-Track Player, first leather jacket and an Atari video game console.
Favorite Gift Given // Pick-up truck, cedar hope chest, handmade prie-diew (prayer kneeler) and handmade guitar straps.
Favorite Christmas Decorations // Model airplane, bird-shaped whistle, box of ornaments bought from start of marriage, Snoopy on skis and Christmas stockings.
Get Connected with MercyMe:
Website // www.mercyme.org
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