Dream Records worship group Futures announce that their upcoming EP entitled Love Letters From An Empty Tomb will be releasing over the Easter weekend. In lieu of releasing the EP on one release date, the group will be releasing each single off the EP individually everyday over Easter weekend, "love letter-style." The project is an inspired homage to Jesus, from Futures, for Easter.
Breakout trio Chapel Hart is taking country music by storm. Making a show-stopping appearance on the red carpet at the 2022 CMT Awards with their brand new music video for their song "Made For Me" charting at #3 on CMT's 12 Pack Countdown, the group is making waves and turning heads. Their locked-in, chill-inducing three part harmonies are undeniable and capture the attention of every audience they perform for. With a full schedule of upcoming tour dates, the group is staying busy performing for their rapidly growing fan base. Recently, Chapel Hart was featured on the cover of OffBeat Magazine with the magazine claiming, "There's nothing like them." The OffBeat Magazine cover comes ahead of their upcoming performance at the French Quarter Fest in New Orleans, LA.
Hootie & The Blowfish drummer Jim (Soni) Sonefeld auctioned off custom artwork featured in his upcoming music video for his song "I See Heaven On Earth" off his highly anticipated solo album Remember Tomorrow for $5,000 during the silent auction at Monday After The Masters. The proceeds made from auctioning the custom artwork by artist Mattie Wolf will go to The Hootie & The Blowfish Foundation. The foundation has generated millions of dollars benefiting children's educational programs and the South Carolina junior golf program. The auction at Monday After The Masters comes shortly after the release of Sonefeld's brand new single "Bow To Him" leading up to his upcoming solo album entitled Remember Tomorrow. The hit-songwriter is not only gearing up to release an album, but also a memoir entitled 'Swimming With Thee Blowfish: Hootie, Healing, and One Hell of a Ride' that will mark his debut as an author. Click here to pre-order the memoir now.
Blue Valor Whiskey, spearheaded by Chris Lowden and Jeff Higginbotham after being inspired by John Rich of Big & Rich, is the first of its kind. With the mission to give back 10% of all revenue to the families of fallen or injured law enforcement officers, this special line of whiskey exists for the greater good of the community. The proceeds will be donated to the Injured Police Officers Fund of Nevada. The Injured Police Officers Fund of Nevada's sole purpose is to provide financial assistance to Police Officers & their families when that Officer is injured or killed in the line of duty.
The Isaacs' new single, "Humpty Dumpty Heart", written by members Sonya and Becky and hitmaker Ronnie Bowman, is a playful song with a healing message about not letting heartbreak keep you down. This second single of the multi-GRAMMY® nominated and multi-GMA Dove Award winning group comes from their 2021 released The American Face album and has a catchy melody with soaring harmony vocals that capture the listener’s ear all the while reminding us that life is full of disappointments and the choice to stay broken or get back up is ours.
GRAMMY® Award-Winning songwriter Jim (Soni) Sonefeld is set to release the leading single entitled "Bow To Him" off his upcoming EP Remember Tomorrow this Friday, March 25, 2022 (with distribution from Vere/ADA). The song, written by Sonefeld, is a testament to the grace he found through his faith after battles with addiction. After years of struggles with drugs and alcohol, the Hootie & the Blowfish drummer found a sober mind and clarity through a newfound spritual path. "Bow To Him," along with the rest of the EP, shares Sonefeld's powerful story through his highly-acclaimed songwriting and artistry. Sonefeld commented on "Bow To Him" saying it, "celebrates a full submission to love." Click here to view a full interview with Jim Sonefeld regarding the inspiration behind "Bow To Him."
Highly-anticipated Billy Blue Records’ signee, The Tennessee Bluegrass Band, welcomes two brand-new members, Lincoln Mash and Tyler Griffith. Lincoln joins the group as guitarist and vocalist, following a previous stint with the Coal Cave Hollow Boys, winners of the Pinecastle Records’ National Bluegrass Band Competition in 2019. Tyler, who comes from a musical family and is seasoned on bass, guitar, mandolin, banjo, and trumpet, will be sticking to the bass in The Tennessee Bluegrass Band.
Highly-acclaimed bluegrass artist and songstress Donna Ulisse released her thirteenth studio album, Livin’ Large, today, February 25th. Produced by the incomparable Doyle Lawson and released on the boutique bluegrass label Billy Blue Records, the full-length album features eleven tracks, eight of which were co-written by Ulisse. CMT has dubbed Ulisse, “one of the most commanding voices in bluegrass music.”
Multi-platinum and GRAMMY-nominated rock band SKILLET delivered their 11th studio project, DOMINION (Atlantic) Friday, January 14, 2022. With critics lauding the project for its "'dynamic,' 'incredibly triumphant,' 'aggressive,' 'strong' and 'relentlessly, powerfully uplifting' songs," the 12-song set immediately hit No. 1 on iTunes Top Albums Chart, and is available across all DSPs and more, HERE.
Two-time ACM-nominated world-famous Stoney’s Rockin’ Country is Las Vegas’ premiere destination for locals and tourists who are looking for a boot-stomping good ol’ time with line dancing, mechanical bull riding, beer pong, pool tables and much more. Kicking off 2022 by offering a star-studded lineup of country music's hottest acts, Stoney's is living up to its Rockin' Country name. The lineup, boasting Nashville acts such as Jimmie Allen and The Cadillac Three will have visitors two-stepping all the way through 2022.
It’s a three-peat performance for Rich Records, as John Rich’s label has scored the #1 spot on the all-genre-singles sales charts at iTunes and Billboard in 2020 and 2021 with all releases. “Shut Up About Politics,” “Earth To God,” and “Santa’s Gotta Dirty Job,”have all connected with the listeners. Additionally, net proceeds from the tracks benefit Folds of Honor.
Rich & Rowe, an up-and-coming duo, debuted “Santa’s Gotta Dirty Job,” live on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” launching the song, written by John Rich, performed by Mike Rowe featuring The Oak Ridge Boys on all digital music providers. The single can also be heard on radio across the United States. Please check out the VIDEO HEREand the SINGLE HERE. Proceeds from sales of the single and video will benefit the mikeroweWorksFoundation and Folds of Honor.
Dove Award winning and GRAMMY® nominated artist Joseph Habedank's most recent album Change Is Coming is now up for your GRAMMY® consideration. The album, featuring the #1 single "Religion Isn't Working," is Habedank's largest pre-sale and streaming release to date. Change Is Coming features ten songs all written by Habedank along with Nashville's finest songwriters. Co-produced by Joseph Habedank, Wayne Haun, and Lindsay Habedank, the album received four Dove award nominations and brought home the Dove award for Southern Gospel Album of the Year.
Mega hit-making singer/songwriter Jimmy Yeary releases “Angeline” today with the accompanying video premiering on Bluegrass Situation this Friday, October 29th. The song is co-written by longtime collaborator Billy Droze and Chris Myers. The video is directed and produced by filmmaker Rich Henrick. The link to the RBR Entertainment release of "Angeline" is available HERE.
The 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards were handed out Tuesday night, October 19th, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. The show, under the banner Stronger Together, aired tonight exclusively on TBN and was simulcast on SiriusXM The Message. CeCe Winans and Jason Ingram led the night with the 4 awards each with Winans winning Gospel Artist of the Year and Ingram winning Songwriter of the Year (Non-Artist). for KING & COUNTRY took home three awards including Artist of the Year, the top honor of the night. Chris Brown of Elevation Worship and Steven Furtick also each won three awards including Song of the Year for “The Blessing.” Dynamic performers Maverick City Music claimed New Artist of the Year with Contemporary Artist of the Year going to We The Kingdom. See the full list of winners here.
Jim & Melissa Brady, husband and wife duo, released their brand-new collection of songs entitled Ever Faithfultoday, October 22, 2021, following their 2019 deluxe edition release, Hope Keeps Writing the Song. The lead single from Ever Faithful entitled “Thunder”was released to radio in October 2021. A video release for the single is scheduled in early 2022.
The Gospel Music Association(GMA) has announced details for the Pre-Telecast event ahead of the 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards. Pre-Telecast will stream Friday, October 22 at 6:00 p.m. ET on DoveAwards.com and AWKNGTV.com. Hosts Tasha Layton and DOE will perform as well as The Nelons and Mike Mains.
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) has announced the full roster of performers for the 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards including all five New Artist of the Year nominees. Performers include Dante Bowe, CAIN, Lauren Daigle, Hope Darst, Elevation Worship, Natalie Grant, KB ft. Matt Redman, Koryn Hawthorne ft. Donnie McClurkin, The Isaacs, Brandon Lake, Maverick City Music, Jonathan McReynolds ft. Mali, We The Kingdom, CeCe Winans, and Zach Williams. The GMA Dove Awards will air exclusively on TBN, Friday, October 22nd at 8:00 p.m. ET and 10:00 p.m. ET and will simulcast on SiriusXM The Message.
