Archive for June, 2012

Tenth Avenue North Supports Aug. 21 Release with Headlining Tour

Acclaimed band Tenth Avenue North announces “The Struggle” fall tour, its biggest headlining tour to date, visiting more than 35 cities from mid-September though late November.  The tour, featuring guest artists Audrey Assad and Rend Collective Experiment, will support Tenth Avenue North’s Aug. 21 studio release, The Struggle, whose lead single “Losing” debuted with an [...]

Andrew Peterson To Release New Album, Light for the Lost Boy

It’s with great excitement that Centricity Music announces the upcoming release for Andrew Peterson,  Light for the Lost Boy,  in stores  August 28, 2012. The project, produced by longtime friend and producer Ben Shive (Jeremy Camp, Sara Groves, Matt Wertz), along with Cason Cooley (Katie Herzig, Mat Kearney, Audrey Assad), features ten new songs written [...]

Fans and Critics are jumping on the Welcome Wagon

Asthmatic Kitty’s husband & wife duo The Welcome Wagon released their second full-length album, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, on June 12, 2012 much to the joy of fans and critics alike. Vito and Monique Aiuto, a Presbyterian pastor and his wife who make up The Welcome Wagon, simply invited others to join them for [...]

An Acoustic Evening With Jason Gray And Todd Agnew Tour Launches This Fall

Two of Christian music’s most innovative and talented artists are scheduled to launch their first tour together this fall.  An Acoustic Evening With Jason Gray And Todd Agnew Tour marks the first time the pair has toured together and will bring their chart-topping music in an intimate stage performance.  It’s a chance for audiences to [...]

Israel Houghton Featured On The King’s Men Tour With Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, Donnie Mcclurkin

Four-time GRAMMY, multiple Stellar and Dove, and Soul Train Award winner Israel Houghton will share the stage for the very first time with peers Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp and Donnie McClurkin on The King’s Men tour. The 15-city major market US tour begins Sept. 16 at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix and travels coast-to-coast through Los [...]

Owl City Announces Details of New Full-Length Studio Album

Owl City has announced details of his new full-length studio album The Midsummer Station – due out August 21st on Universal Republic. It was a month ago when we announced news of the new album and gave fans a taste of what to expect with the release the Shooting Star EP on Tuesday, May 15th. [...]

Chris August Connects with “Center Of It”

As the lead single from the appropriately dubbed The Upside of Down—due out August 21st—“Center Of It” is certainly the new center of attention at Christian radio. As Chris August continues to recover from an April skateboarding accident that left him hospitalized, the Dove Award winner had both Christian AC and CHR’s most-added single in [...]

Paul Baloche, Travis Ryan Hit the Road For Free Concerts

Baloche, the Dove Award Winning Writer of “Above All,” and “Open The Eyes of My Heart,” and Ryan, the Worship Leader for Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, are Joined by Newcomers Hayley Morgan Smith and Allan Scott Dove Award winning songwriter and worship leader Paul Baloche (“Open The Eyes of My Heart,” “Hosanna,” “Above All,” “Your [...]

John Schlitt Climbs the Charts With New Single, ‘Hope That Saves The World’

Multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning recording artist John Schlitt has hit the Billboard and Christian Music Weekly (CMW) music charts with “Hope That Saves The World,” the lead single from The Greater Cause, the legendary vocalist’s fourth solo CD. The single, co-written by Schlitt and his producer, Dan Needham, landed in the No. 29 spot [...]

Sister Duo POEMA Hit the Road All Summer; Full-length Debut Releasing Sept 11

Tooth & Nail Records’ stunning sister duo Poema is currently on the road this summer for their headline “Summer Heat and Fresh Beats” tour. This tour will feature special guests Theatre Breaks Loose and Almost Legendary (dates below).  Following this tour, Poema will continue on the road with Jake Germany and the Cardboard Kids on [...]

Worship Band Bellarive Releases The HEARTBEAT To Rave Reviews

This week marks the release date for Bellarive’s debut album, The Heartbeat (Sparrow Records). Produced by Bellarive and Joshua Silverberg (Luminate, Abandon) and mixed by Allen Salmon (Gungor, Building 429), The Heartbeat made an unprecendented debut at No. 1 on iTunes’ Christian & Gospel Album chart, holding the top spot for two days.  The album [...]

New Video from Passsion – “Not Ashamed” featuring Kristian Stanfill

Passion Conferences premiered the new video this week for “ Not Ashamed,” recorded live at Passion 2012 featuring Kristian Stanfill and featured on Passion: White Flag. Check out the new video on YouTube here. Be sure to check out Passion’s website, 268generation.com, for the latest information on Passion 2013, Passion World Tour, and your favorite sixstepsrecords artists, like Chris Tomlin, David Crowder, Charlie [...]

Bellarive’s Debut Album Available Now

New worship band Bellarive releases its debut album The Heartbeat featuring the first single, “Taste of Eternity.” Get a taste of this creative and acclaimed Orlando-based collective by downloading the first single for FREE for the month of June at MultiTracks.com—an especially great online resource for worship leaders. Be sure to also check out the video story behind “ Tendons (The Release)” [...]

Pre-Order Hillsong LIVE’s Cornerstone

Cornerstone, the new Hillsong LIVE album, hits stores everywhere July 3 but you can pre-order the deluxe edition starting today for only $14.99 on iTunes. The digital deluxe edition features a talk from Hillsong Church pastor Brian Houston as well as studio versions of “Cornerstone,” “Hope of the World,” and “Running.” The inspiration behind the title track “Cornerstone” was birthed out of [...]

Luke Dowler to release new album, “Polarized” on September 18th

Dream Records is very excited to announce the summer release of Polarized by Dowler. Featuring a high energy track list of Dowler’s trademark organic, wide-open ‘Rock and Roll’ sound with songwriting that explores where hardship and hope meet. Polarized, Dowler’s first release with Dream Records, is an honest and soulful delivery that explores a number of challenging themes, revolving around relationships ranging from [...]

Women of Faith Urges Audiences to “Celebrate What Matters” in 2012

Women of Faith, the nation’s largest live event for women, will unveil its most transformational tour yet: “Celebrate What Matters.” The cross-country tour will highlight some never-before-seen elements including a live worship band, a new state-of-the art stage and live ballet, among others. This revitalized experience features a 4-month, 23-city North American tour launching on [...]