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For Today Announces Disbandment and Farewell Tour

07/05/2016 0 Comment

Christian hardcore band For Today has announced in a facebook post that 2016 will be their final year. Along with the announcement, the band shared dates for an extensive farewell tour scheduled for the fall. The news follows their most recent release Wake by less than a year.

“After over 11 years as a band, 6 full length albums and 1 EP, we have decided to make 2016 the last year of For Today,” the heartfelt facebook post said. “When we started this band in 2005, we never imagined that our mus..

Leeland Announces Pre-Order For New Album

07/01/2016 0 Comment

Today Bethel Music announced the pre-order of Leeland's first album as part of their artist collective.

“We're excited to announce that Leeland's first album with Bethel Music is now available for pre-order on iTunes. 'Invisible' offers a refreshing perspective on a gospel that is alive and moving in us and through us,” Bethel shared.

Invisible will mark Leeland's first release since 2014's Christ Be All Around Me EP and will be available July 22. Click here to pre-order the album now and get 3 instant song downloads “Invisible,” “Carry It All Away” and “Son Was Lifted Up.”

Invisible Track Listing
1. My Treasure
2. War
3. Spirit
4. Ever Love You Lord
5. For Your Glory
6. Perfect Love
7. Lock & Key
8. Invisible
9. Breath of God […]

Project 86 Announces PledgeMusic Campaign for 10th Album

07/01/2016 0 Comment

Project 86 has launched a special PledgeMusic campaign in support of their upcoming tenth studio album and their 20 year anniversary as a band.

The project will be comprised of ten original songs and five covers. All of the songs will be available to backers on a one song per month basis, beginning with a cover of Beastie Boys' “Sabotage” as an immediate download for all backers.

The PledgeMusic campaign is designed as both a preorder for music to come and a celebration of music past, with offers including vintage merch. Accompanying tour dates are coming soon, with Project 86 promising to play fan favorites from their early days alongside current tracks.

Above all, the band sees the campaign as a way to celebrate the past two decades alongside their fans. “You have stuck by us for twenty years. We want to meet you, spend[…]

Word Entertainment Scores Two Trophies For Christian Retailing’s Best Awards

07/01/2016 0 Comment

It was announced earlier this week that Word Entertainment was honored two times at the annual Christian Retailing's Best Awards. Big Daddy Weave's acclaimed album Beautiful Offerings (Fervent Records) won in the music category and When Calls the Heart Complete Season 2 (Word Films) won for the DVD Movie division. The awards, honoring the best new products of the year, were given on Monday, June 27 in Cincinnati during the International Christian Retail Show (ICRS).

“At Word Entertainment, we are passionate and intentional about delivering the best in Christian entertainment to people everywhere,” shares Rod Riley, President & CEO, Word Entertainment. “Big Daddy Weave's Beautiful Offerings and When Calls the Heart Complete Season 2 are two projects that we have seen impact thousands and thousands of lives with the good news of the Gospel. To be recognized with awards for each of these projects from Christian Retailing's[…]

Metalcore Group Toarn Signs With Luxor Records

07/01/2016 0 Comment

Christian metalcore band Toarn has announced their signing with Luxor Records, making their upcoming EP Giant Killer their debut with the label.

Toarn released a new song titled “In Flander's Fields” alongside the label news, giving fans an initial taste of Giant Killer prior to its July 15 release. Preorders for the EP are available through major retailers like Amazon, BestBuy and Barnes & Noble as well as through VictoryMerch.com.

The Washington-based band has developed a grassroots following through the release of past independent projects Protoevangelium and Brood of Vipers. Toarn will be hitting the road with Hemarosa in support of the release, with tour dates listed here. You can listen to “Flander's Field” below.

Britney Spears Endorses Pastor/Author Max Lucado

03/11/2013 0 Comment

Britney Spears has a new album coming out and is about to kick off a two-year residency in Las Vegas, so she’s out there working the publicity machine. During a recent Twitter chat, a fan asked Britney what her favorite book was, and the singer replied, “Anything by Max Lucado.”

Lucado is a Texas-based preacher and author of a hundred (yes, a hundred) Christian-themed adults and kids’ books. Their titles include Grace for the Moment, Outlive Your Life: You Were Born to Make a Difference, and God..

Katy Perry’s Song “By the Grace of God” Is a Flashback to Her Christian Singer Days

01/10/2013 0 Comment

Before Katy Perry was an animal-print-and-candy-loving pop star, she was Katy Hudson, aspiring Christian singer. Though her switch to the secular side of music helped make her a star, Katy (whose parents are pastors) hasn’t given up on her Christian background. Her new album Prism features the ballad “By the Grace of God,” which probably won’t ever be released as a single but does a bang-up job appealing to one of her core constituencies.

But what does John Mayer think?