Archive for December, 2010

Chris August’s Christmas Wish List is Coming True with “Starry Night”

Fervent Records’ hot debut artist Chris August’s Christmas wish list is coming true with his smash No. 1 single “Starry Night” illuminating the 2010 Best Of lists. Named one of the Best Christian Songs of the year by both Amazon and iTunes, “Starry Night” is also shinning bright on the Billboard year end charts landing [...]

Laura Kaczor’s Year End Report Card Is a Great Beginning

2010 may be ending, but it merely marks the beginning of the burgeoning career of LifeThirst/Indie Extreme recording artist, Laura Kaczor.  Momentum for Kaczor has been building since late fall with the release of her national debut CD, Love Enough.  The results led to November and December seeing a surge in radio airplay and steep [...]

Kutless Celebrates End of Year Charts

Since the 2009 release of their hit worship album, It Is Well, BEC Recordings’ Kutless has catapulted to the top of the charts with their mega-hit song “What Faith Can Do.”  Already a hit single in 2009, the success has carried into 2010 as this single topped the 2010 Mediabase Christian AC Song of the [...]

Luminate Releases First Full-Lenth Album, Come Home, Jan 25

Tyler, Texas-based pop/rock band Luminate unveils its first full-length national debut, Come Home, Jan. 25, 2011 from Sparrow Records. Best described as passionate, stirring and worshipful, Luminate’s songs express hope and encourage listeners to seek the redemptive purpose of God in their lives.   As Come Home launches next month, Luminate has been bolstered by [...]

The Revolve Tour 2011 Hits 12 Cities

Every teen girl loves to dream … about who she wants to be, what she wants to do, who she wants to date and what direction she wants her life to go in. The REVOLVE TOUR, a production of Thomas Nelson Live Events and sister event to the popular Women of Faith event series, presents [...]

Third Day Announce the 40-City “Make Your Move” Tour

Four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning band Third Day will headline a massive 40-city tour across the U.S. this spring. The “Make Your Move” Tour will kick off Feb. 18, in Mercedes, Texas, with special guests Dove-nominated rock band Revive on dates in February, and progressive pop Dove Award winners Tenth Avenue North rounding out the remainder of [...]

Audio Adrenaline’s Mark and Will Launch Know Hope Collective

Audio Adrenaline lead singer Mark Stuart and bassist Will McGinniss have returned after a three-year departure. Partnering with Integrity Music and joining some of their favorite emerging voices of worship, these two talents have created the Know Hope Collective, a ground-breaking initiative that combines worship music with stories of hope and inspiration.   According to [...]

Rush of Fools Signs New Deal with eOne Christian Music

eOne Christian Music, a division of  eOne Entertainment, announces the most recent addition to their growing artist roster, officially signing rock band Rush Of Fools. The band is in the writing process for their next album release, planned to street next summer. This new project follows the band’s first two acclaimed CDs, 2008′s Wonder Of [...]

Christmas Song from Matthew West Benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Becomes Viral Sensation

The official music video for “One Last Christmas,” the latest in a series of story inspired songs from GRAMMY ® nominee Matthew West,  is resonating with viewers online where it has received over half a million views on YouTube and over 140,000 shares on Facebook. The video and song tells the story of a two [...]

TobyMac’s “Christmas This Year” Featured As iTunes ® Single of the Week

Each week iTunes ® picks a song from an artist or band to feature as their highlighted “Single of the Week.” This week they have chosen the new holiday hit “Christmas This Year,” the latest single by multi-platinum selling recording artist TobyMac. Fans can download the song for free here until Monday, December 20th.   [...]

MercyMe Closes 2010 With Billboard’s National Christian Audience and Christian AC Song of the Year, “All of Creation”

On the heels of their second American Music Award win for Contemporary Inspirational Artist, MercyMe recently garnered the National Christian Audience Song of the Year and Christian AC Song of the Year with “All of Creation” according to Billboard magazine. The track dominated Billboard’s AC Monitored chart for 11 weeks, the longest run at No. [...]

Holly Starr signs with Save The City Records

On the heels of singer/songwriter Holly Starr’s sophomore project, Tapestry, Starr has announced that she has signed a distribution deal with Save The City Records/Provident-Integrity. Tapestry, which released digitally this fall, will physically release to retail courtesy of Save The City Records March 1st, 2011.   “Holly is a wonderful new artist that shares our [...]

Tenth Avenue North Gets Hands Dirty In Honduras With Compassion International

Spend more than a few minutes with any member of Nashville-based band Tenth Avenue North – particularly frontman/songwriter Mike Donehey – and you’ll walk away with the impression of four men plugged into the struggles facing young people not only in the United States, but around the world.     Immediately following its headlining “The Light [...]

Josh Wilson Unveils Third Studio Album See You Available February 8

Sparrow Records’ critically acclaimed singer/songwriter, Josh Wilson will unveil his third album titled See You, slated to release February 8, 2011. This is the follow-up album to his acclaimed sophomore release Life Is Not A Snapshot that garnered year end awards with the hit track “Before the Morning,” taking the No. 4 spot on Billboard’s [...]

RED Forges New Path, Identity on Infectious Third Album “Until We Have Faces”

Our primary piece of advice as you prepare to listen to the new album by RED: Check your levels.   Essential Records’ two time GRAMMY-nominated hard rock outfit RED packs a potent sonic punch on its third project, Until We Have Faces, a record that leaps out of the speakers with a ferocity and complexity [...]

Kristian Stanfill Makes Mountains Move with New Album Coming January 11

Most recently known for his energetic and powerful song “Say Say,” featured on Passion: Awakening, the newest member of the sixstepsrecords’ roster, Kristian Stanfill, is ready to unveil his sophomore record Mountains Move on Jan. 11, 2011. Produced by Jason Ingram (Tenth Avenue North, MercyMe, Sanctus Real) and Rusty Varenkamp (Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis [...]