Bri (Briana Babineaux) is enjoying Spring fever with the public embrace of her debut album "Keys To My Heart" (Marquis Boone/Tyscot Records). Last week, the twelve-track project debuted at No. 1 on Billboard Magazine's Top Gospel Albums chart and the stunning set of songs holds on to the top spot for its second week.
Country music veteran Merle Haggard was laid to rest on Saturday (April 9). The funeral service was a private affair attended by family, friends and specially invited guests. Held at his ranch in Shasta County, California, the service was officiated by Haggard's friend Marty Stuart.
Chris Tomlin was honored today with nominations in every Christian category for the 2016 Billboard Music Awards including Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album for ADORE: Christmas Songs Of Worshipand Top Christian Song for "Good Good Father." The honors put Tomlin at ten total BBMA nominations with three previous wins.
Billboard Magazine has just announced the nominees of the "2016 Billboard Music Awards." The event honors the year's most successful artists in 43 categories. Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album and Top Christian Song are among the honors to be awarded this year. See below for a list of relevant nominations.
Dream Records is proud to announce the signing of Joel Vaughn. Nominated by NewReleaseToday.com's We Love Christian Music Awards as The Next Big Thing, Joel first stepped into the music scene with his self-titled EP which included a song, "Don't Lose Hope" which was written by Jordan Feliz. Joel also gained recognition after his song "In This World" was remixed by famed producer, Unikron and then selected by Dude Perfect to be featured in their video which garnered 10 Million views.
Temple Veil is set to release the single, "Give His Love Away," today. The song is being shipped to Christian INSPO/Soft AC and Christian AC-formatted stations. This is the title track and second radio single from their latest EP. The first single, "You", became Worship FM Network's most requested song of all time.
GRAMMY® nominated rock band RED has received its second RIAA Gold Certification for its album End of Silence, which was the group's Essential Records debut. To celebrate the album's 10-year anniversary, RED will release a 10th Anniversary Edition on June 3, featuring two never-before-released songs as well as acoustic versions of some of the album's biggest songs. This release will be followed by an anniversary tour in the fall - more details to come.
Andrew Peterson, joins his Shining Isle Productions partner Chris Wall in saying a big THANKS to their fans and followers for funding the first production of their new company. Between March 1 and April 5, over 3,000 people donated $265,880-which is $155,000 over the base goal-to bring The Wingfeather Saga: Animated Series to the screen.
Country music artist Wade Bowen's brand new hymns album made an impressive debut on Billboard's Country Album chart when it debuts at #18. The album titled Then Sings My Soul: Songs for My Mother includes 12 timeless hymns and was produced by singer-songwriter and close friend of Bowen's, Sean McConnell, who has written tunes for artists including Scotty McCreery and Brothers Osborne. Tracks include well-known classics like "Amazing Grace," "In the Garden," and "How Great Thou Art."
Country music artist Cam has recorded her own version of the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun." The newly recorded song is included in the soundtrack of the faith-based film Miracles From Heaven. The song was written by George Harrison and featured on the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road.
Bishop Andrew Merritt, pastor of Detroit's Straight Gate International Church, launches "The Forces of Faith: 7 Days of Faith" conference this week that runs from Sunday, April 10th through Saturday, April 16th at the church's headquarters: 10100 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, MI 48204. Aside from Bishop and First Lady Viveca Merritt, there will be an array of dynamic speakers.
New Haven Records recently celebrated the addition of Chicago Mass Choir's new track, "Thank You Thank You Jesus" to Apple Music's Gospel Radio channel.
Some have advocated that country music in the 90s was the golden age of music. At that time, melodies were eternally memorable and artists were distinctive in their voices and mannerisms. Few plagiarized tropes and conveyor-belt made tunes. And you can't talk about 90s country without mentioning Shenandoah.
Less than a year ago, contemporary Christian music artist and American Idol's Scott MacIntyre was suffering from kidney failure and had no hopes of fathering a child. But God is a God of miracles. Now, the singer and his wife Christina are expecting a "mini Mac" due in October.
GRAMMY® nominated Jeremy Camp has introduced the official music video for "Christ In Me," available globally today. K-LOVE, the leading Christian music radio network with a weekly listenership of over 14 million people, hosted the unveiling of Camp's latest video. From his latest studio album I Will Follow (Capitol CMG), "Christ In Me" is currently Top 15 on the National Christian Audience chart after only three weeks at radio.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
