GRAMMY nominated and Billboard #1 worship groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City dropped their highly anticipated collaborative live album Old Church Basement today on all streaming platforms. The album, featuring the successful singles “Jireh,” “Talking To Jesus,” and “Wait On You,” is a powerful collection of songs that aims to bring listeners back to a pure place of worship. Old Church Basement is a 13-track album that features vocals from Chris Brown, Chandler Moore, Brandon Lake, Naomi Raine, Dante Bowe, Tiffany Hudson, Joe L Barnes, and Amanda Lindsey Cook.

“Before any lights and a stage, for a lot of us it was just a few chords on an acoustic guitar or piano in a youth room with a few of our friends. This collection of songs is so special to us as it’s reminiscent of when we first fell in love with worshipping God,” says Chris Brown from Elevation Worship.

Jonathan Jay, co-founder of Maverick City says, “I’m excited about the joining of family on this Old Church Basement project. It’s a celebration of this amazing collaboration but also a reminder of what is most important. I hope these songs touch hearts and minds like they’ve touched mine.”

Watch the video premiere for “Build Your Church” HERE.

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Born Sandra Osamuyimen Omokaro, populary known as Sandra Karo; a Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Founder and Co-Director of Deestinct Music Company, the sole proprietor of Deestinct Records.

Following the release of her three singles, it was time to share with the world songs gotten from the place of worship and surrender and thanksgiving.

“I have been writing songs for a while now and never get to share them but this is a journey to follow my heart and never stop and i felt God saying its time, there was actually no point holding back these songs from blessing people”, Sandra said.

While sharing about what inspired the title of the EP “STAY”, she said;

“i had an experience with the Lord way after the songs were ready, and it was a moment when i asked Him the title of the Ep. It was a pull to stay with Him and tho it might seem tough, i have to keep being with Him and these songs summerizes the whole essense of my being”.

Sandra’s wealth of experience in music has spanned for over 25 years. Born at the dawn of the 90s in Benin city, Nigeria. Sandra Karo was always renowned as the girl with the ‘tiny sweet voice’ this label
grew and was appreciated by all and sundry. She grew up in a music loving family, which helped birth the inherent gift of singing and playing of various musical instruments. She took her love for music to
another level when she became an enthusiastic chorister as a child in her home church, She never looked back ever since, as she continues to serve in various capacities in music groups while building a career ministry out of it.

Her first professional debut single was in 2016, titled ‘Your Love’ it was a great song for the young Sandra Karo, she further went ahead to drop her second single ‘Chimamaka’ in 2017. She enjoyed good airplay and had series of performances with it, before she did a cover of the Christmas song ‘This Little Child’ in 2018 and 2019 she released her latest single “We Cry Out” which went ahead to yield the recognition that Deestinct Records deserves, as it gave voice to the previously released songs in her collection.

Testimonials and accolades have since then poured in on what gift; Sandra Karo is to the body of Gospel music in Nigeria and the world over.

Sandra Karo is deeply loved and celebrated as a devoted sister, friend and lover of people. She is God’s beloved. It is her desire to be a worshipper with a difference.

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LUMINS released their album titled LUMINS VOL. 1, which is available now to download or stream.

Aaron Ivey, Pastor of Worship at The Austin Stone, shares: “It’s been such an incredible journey since we launched LUMINS last fall as a brand new project made up of songwriters, producers, and musicians in our Creative Collective at The Austin Stone! These artists in our church have been working on this album for several years, and we could not be more thrilled with the fresh expression of Christ-exalting worship that LUMINS has shaped!”

LUMINS, an Austin Stone Worship project, is made up of songwriters, producers and musicians from the Creative Collective at The Austin Stone.

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Christian hip-hop artist Cephas celebrates his recent signing to the Menace Movement label with the release of a new mixtape. We Will Go is a 13 track release that features Datin, Bumps INF, StefanOtto, Johnathan Baker, and J. Carter.

Cephas is where real hip-hop and evangelism meet. Since the beginning Cephas refrained from the pressures and lures of the secular hip-hop industry for a reason: because spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ is his single most important goal as an artist.

At all of his shows he preaches an extremely clear Gospel message and it’s estimated that over the last decade tens of thousands of young people have heard the Good News through His platform.

Cephas got his start carving out a reputation for himself as a “go to” producer for artists looking for vintage vibes with modern sonics. His soulful jazzy productions garnished the attention of some of CHH’s lyrical elite including Datin, Bizzle, Bumps INF, Selah The Corner, Beleaf of The Dream Junkies, Lavoisier, Eshon Burgundy, Yaves, D-Maub, K-Drama, among many others.

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Atlanta-based Christian hip hop artist and producer GodFrame releases his 6th studio album, “Hello Jesus 2,” the sequel to his 2018 project, “Hello Jesus.”

“I thought I’d never get this album out” he says. “I made the bulk of it in 2020, and there were so many days – weeks really – that would go by without me touching my computer at all. I was just empty and didn’t have any hope. But the way God used these songs to give me hope encouraged me to keep going because I knew someone else would need them too.”

Newly signed to Good City Music’s sync division, GodFrame explains that the self-produced album contains some of his most personal and vulnerable songs to date. “I’d never struggled with doubt until a year ago, right when I was in the thick of making the project. There was so much calamity in 2020 with the pandemic, social injustice, and Black friends of mine leaving the faith, it really shook me. I’d never agonized over my own mortality – and what happens after I take my last breath – until last year. There were many nights I’d just cry myself to sleep, wondering if any of this was real. But the funny thing was, I’d still be praying to God – about the fact that I was having trouble believing in Him, haha. He just showed me over and over that He was present, even in my doubts and fears, and that He was walking with me every step of this journey.”

When asked about the challenges of writing, producing, and recording an album during a pandemic, GodFrame reveals that it wasn’t as difficult as one might expect. He says, “When the world shut down, nothing really changed about how I made my music, thankfully. I’ve been making beats in my bedroom and recording vocals in my closet since day one, so I didn’t have to pivot a whole lot. Collaborations got tricky for a second, but we worked everything out using tools like Zoom and Google Drive. Lots of emailing files back and forth, haha.”

GodFrame hopes to give his fans something they can enjoy for the summertime with upbeat songs like “Look What He Done” (feat. Mykiiie and L. DeJuan), “FRMRZ Anthem,” and “Don’t Wanna Fly” (feat. Solachi Voz), but he also wants to remind them that their real hope is in Jesus. He says, “Life has a funny way of smacking you around when you least expect it. It’s in those times where we need to run and dive head-first into the arms of our Savior. Psalm 145 tells us that He’s near to all those who call on Him. We just have to be humble enough to open our mouths.”

Hello Jesus 2 is available now everywhere music is sold.

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The Drive Home is composed of 10 tracks, all variations on an emotional theme, that explore Emily Lehr’s experiences with grief, love, growing up, and faith. The album’s soundscape balances between vulnerability and resilience.

This collection of American roots songs spans over introspective balladry like “Brown Funeral Home” to the lyrical fiddle groove of “The Elbow Tree.” Lehr said, “each song holds a memory of a person, season, or experience as the album progresses.”

Lehr’s inspiration for the album emerged from the idea that life is like one long journey. “The Drive Home is me discovering myself, God, and life over the past few years,” said the West Virginia native. Lehr found inspiration for the album title after a drive home from West Virginia University, where she is currently a senior music therapy student. The theme of driving is at the core of her debut album, as evident in songs “Pennsylvania” and “Sideling Hill.”

Lehr’s sound meets at the juncture of several genres. From the bluegrass influences in the lead single, “Ophelia,” to the smooth folk melody of “Tiger and Jean,” The Drive Home’s reflective harmony-laden lyrics and alluring melodies take listeners on a heartwarming journey that they can connect to.

Stephen Stanley, who joined the Capitol CMG family just last year, drops his self-titled debut EP today. This self-taught multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter has a profound mission to create music that gives an immediate emotional impact, and he is ready to now share these new songs with the world. 

It was in December when the world was first introduced to Stephen Stanley with his debut single “No Hopeless Soul,” which to date has received four million global streams and 317K music video views. His current single, “Lifeline,” released in March with an astounding 628K streams as of press time, can be heard on numerous playlists such as Spotify’s Top Christian and New Music Friday Christian, Pandora’s New Christian Music Now, and Apple Music’s Best New Songs, among others. Additionally, his new music video for “Oasis” also drops today, making its debut with YouTube. The video can be viewed here and below.

Track listing:
1. Oasis
2. Listen
3. No Hopeless Soul
4. Lifeline
5. Heal

Inspired by rock bands from the 70’s and 80’s that he listened to with his father, Stephen Stanley’s style reveals a depth of talent that comes from years of devotion to his craft. Hailing from McDonough, Georgia, Stanley learned to play a guitar his mother gave him at nine years old after he suffered from a jet skiing accident that left him deaf in his left ear. Uncovering a remarkable gift for music and melody, by 13 he was playing piano and drums in addition to writing songs and leading worship at the church where his father served as a pastor. Ever since, he has honed a distinct and dynamic voice as a musician, artist, and songwriter, bringing both raw emotion and a profound sense of purpose to everything he creates.

“My whole life I’ve known that I wanted to be in the Christian music world, but it took me a few years of writing to figure out exactly what I wanted to say,” he shares. “At some point I started to use my songs as a way to talk about mental health, and about how God has helped me to get through things like anxiety and depression. The way I write now is to try to be as introspective and open about what I’m feeling as I possibly can, with the idea that it will hopefully translate to other people who are going through something similar.”

As he continues to create music, one of his main intentions is to infuse hope and compassion into the musical landscape, especially at such a chaotic moment in time. “I feel like my generation wants to try to change the world, and we’re slowly learning that it’s not that easy,” Stanley says. “I really believe that love—and specifically the love that God offers—is the answer to so many of the problems we’re dealing with right now, whether it’s hatred or injustice or lack of unity. I hope my music helps to remind people of that, and helps them to feel a little uplifted and encouraged whenever they get overwhelmed.”

To find out more, visit StephenStanleyMusic.com and his bio and social links below. He is managed by Just Management and booked by Jeff Roberts & Assoc.

Preeminent messianic worship leader and Dove Award nominee, Paul Wilbur, who has sold well over three million albums globally, releases his five-song EP We Call Your Name.  Available now at digital and streaming outlets everywhere from Wilbur Ministries and Venture3Media (V3M), the EP is the first of two studio projects coming this year from Wilbur followed by a live recording to be held in Jerusalem, Israel in 2022.

Produced by John Hartley (Matt Redman, Leigh Nash, Rebecca St. James), We Call Your Name features songs of hope and declarations of faith along with prayers for grace and mercy.

“These songs were birthed during one of the most unusual years of our generation,” says Wilbur. “They are new wine offerings that are designed to be carried in new wineskins and declared over a new era. Our prayer is that you will personally be encouraged and strengthened for the days and years ahead as we cry out, ‘Let your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven!’”

Inspired by Scripture, Wilbur wrote the title track of the EP with his daughter-in-law, internationally known recording artist and TV Host Shae Wilbur, who also sings the song.

“Chronicles 7:14 says, ‘if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land,’” shares Shae, revealing the passage that inspired “We Call Your Name.” “If there is one thing this world needs right now, it’s healing. It is time, more than ever, to turn our attention to God, to humble ourselves and to seek Him.”

Along with the title track, the full We Call Your Name EP track listing and associated songwriters follows:

1. Jehovah Is Here (Written by Paul Wilbur, Shae Wilbur, Jesse Reeves, Steve Fee)

2. The Battle Is Yours (Written by Kurtis Parks, Paul Wilbur, Shae Wilbur)

3. We Call Your Name (feat. Shae Wilbur) (Written by Shae Wilbur, Paul Wilbur)

4. Yeshua (Written by Paul Wilbur, Steve Fee, Jesse Reeves)

5. Holy (Written by Paul Wilbur, Jesse Reeves, Steve Fee, Billy Foote)

The new music follows Wilbur’s bestselling album and DVD Roar From Zion that was recorded live outdoors in Jerusalem, Israel overlooking the city during the Feast of Tabernacles and the 70th anniversary of the rebirth of the State of Israel. The album features Wilbur along with Shae, Joshua Aaron, Ryan and Marie Hodges, Nashville String Machine with orchestrations by Paul Mills, a world-class band made up of both Israeli and Arab instrumentalists and Nashville-based musicians, and an Israeli choir made up of young Christian Arabs, Messianic Jews and Christians from all over the globe.

Along with his music, Wilbur is currently leading online live worship events every week, including Motivation Monday, Worship Wednesday and Shabbat In Your Home, which is a weekly virtual Shabbat hosted by the Wilbur Family along with special guests and featuring a time of communion, short message of encouragement and worship.

Peggy is leaving no chances to worldly music taking over romantic time and marital ceremonies in the name of love songs. Hence she took it upon herself to release a body of work perfectly suited for this purpose. It’s the CELEBRATION OF LOVE EP.

Garnished with sweet melodies, this project is designed for lovers around the world to enjoy their happy moments in the right atmosphere.

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The Hall Sisters have put together their best collection to date, showcasing phenomenal vocals, impeccable musicianship and unmistakable family harmonies. Here & The Other Side, featuring the new single ‘Magnificent Obsession,’ has something for everyone. This new release will quickly become a favorite of listeners of all ages and musical tastes.

In support of the project, Jessica, Natalie, Lydia and Valerie spent the week in Nashville not only promoting the new release through media and radio, but also finishing vocals for another upcoming album. Release week culminated with a national television appearance on TBN’s show, Huckabee, showcasing the new song, ‘Original,’ which encourages the listener to find power in their own individual body and personality, rather than conforming to societal standards. The sisters also stunned the audience with a special after-show performance of the upbeat tune, ‘Up.’

In addition to the release of Here & The Other Side, Natalie Hall also celebrated the release of her new book, Nothing To Lose, But Everything To Gain. The work chronicles her journey through multiple eating disorders, as well as anxiety and depression, and the redemption and hope that lies on the other side. Her story is one of encouragement for anyone struggling with an addiction of any kind, as well as the friends and family fighting along with them.

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