Abuja-based Music Minister, Rhema Onuoha has released her long-awaited debut album “Amen”.
Rhema Onuoha is a Nigerian Worship Leader, Singer, and Gospel Songwriter. She believes she was born to live a life poured out to the gospel and to spread the fragrance of Jesus through Her music.
Her songs Ihe ina emerem di nma and Thy Kingdom come have been a huge blessing to the body of Christ. Her Debut Album “AMEN” is scheduled for release in a couple of days. The songs to be released on the album include Overflow, Thy Kingdom Come, Ekele, For Thou Created All, Rise up be Healed, Worthy, Ihe ina emerem di nma, Onaza and We Cry, Holy.
According to Rhema, The AMEN album project is simply about Jesus the YES and AMEN, the faithful witness, our Lord, and Saviour, and is also about our YES and AMEN to His word and will for our Lives.
69 minutes and 26 seconds of Devotion, Fellowship, Consecration, thanksgiving, prayer, and Adoration!
We trust that it will draw men closer to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Rhema Onuoha is currently based in Abuja Nigeria and functions as Music Director alongside her husband Emeka E.O in Petra Christian Centre, Abuja. She is married to her producer and songwriter Emeka E.O and they are blessed with a beautiful daughter Zoe.
Rhema Onuoha Releases Long-awaited Debut Album “amen”, Unveils “We Cry Holy” Music Video
New music is here from Rend Collective. Today, the worship band from Northern Ireland drops the EP Hallelujah Anyway, featuring two new versions of their current single of the same name, along with three previously unreleased songs – “Homesick,” Beggars To Kings,” and “Let It Roll (Live)”.
Additionally, a deluxe version of their 2022 album Whosoever, also drops today, featuring the new songs also included on the EP.
“We’ve always felt like our songs don’t really come alive until we hear the church sing them back to us, and over the last year, we’ve heard thousands of people making ‘Hallelujah Anyway’ their anthem, striking a match of hopeful worship in the midst of heartbreak and chemo and all kinds of traumatic situations,” the band collectively shares.
“We also wanted to give you a window into our studio experience,” they add. “We wrote and recorded with our mate, Matt Maher, and when we heard his amazing vocals all over ‘Hallelujah Anyway’ in the writing room, it felt like you needed to hear it too! Thank you for making ‘Hallelujah Anyway’ such a special and significant song in our catalogue – we hope you feel the same way.”
To date, the five members of Rend Collective have more than 750 million career streams, a No. 3 Billboard Top Christian / Gospel album debut with their album Choose to Worship, a Top 5 radio single with “Counting Every Blessing,” and an RIAA Gold and Platinum single with “My Lighthouse.” As an authentic worship experience, Rend Collective desires to continue to spread its music message around the world.
Rend Collective Drops ‘Hallelujah Anyway’ EP
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Throughout February up until the end of May, the band will embark on their Campfire: The 10th Anniversary Tour, visiting the U.K., Ireland, and the U.S. for 34 dates.
Unified Sound releases their awaited debut album, “Cantaremos (En Vivo),” a 10-song “journey of worship” that takes listeners through revisited, lively versions of influential songs that have shaped the Church over the past few years.
The band is comprised of musicians and worship leaders from various cities, all playing an integral part in their Hispanic church communities and enriching their music with a unique Latin flavor.
“Our mission is to play a vital role in sharing a unique and refreshing musical expression that reflects the essence of God’s heart encompassing worship from people of all tribes and languages,” said band leader Joel Lopez. “Cantaremos (En Vivo)” features various artists such as Dr. Ron Kenoly, Ingrid Rosario, Abraham Velazquez, and more.
With their new album, Unified Sound aspires to awaken a passion for worship in the Church, which they uniquely express in a genre that sets itself apart from most of today’s North American worship sounds.
“We believe in the power of embracing diverse elements from our beautiful world and various cultures, uniting together to craft a harmonious sound that binds the body of Christ in worship,” Lopez concluded. “Cantaremos (En Vivo)” highlights the joy of worshipping God in community.
Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Jason Gray releases his full-length album, Land of the Living. On the new album, this beloved Centricity Music recording artist is less of a host and more of a participant in the stories he’s telling.
Rather than leading listeners on a journey revolving around a central theme like he did with 2020’s Order Disorder Reorder, this album serves up a batch of pop-friendly, radio-ready contenders primed for conversation.
“Concept albums tend to ask something of the listener,” Gray says in regard to Land of the Living’s predecessor. “This record is a little bit more, ‘Thank you for your attention. That was the meat. Let’s have a little dessert.’”
This cherry-on-top addition to his catalog is full of meaningful songs marked by Gray’s remarkable ability to plumb the depths of the human experience — all within the confines of a three-minute pop song.
For each of the dozen tracks on Land of the Living, there’s always one question Gray asks when he walks into a writing room: How do we tell the truth today? Yet, he proposes there’s another question that’s often a quicker route to the heart of the matter: What are we afraid to talk about today?
He discovered the answer to that question when he penned “Worth Staying For,” arguably the most personal song of his entire career. Written with Andy Gullahorn, the autobiographical selection uncovers Gray’s scars as he shares his core fear of abandonment, a wound inflicted in his childhood when his father left, and that was reopened years later during a painful divorce.
“I was scared to release that one,” he confesses, “because as a writer, you don’t want to be the victim or the hero of your songs.” Gray ultimately holds himself accountable as he traces the trauma from its point of entry to the ways “pain will be transmitted if it doesn’t get transformed.”
Other topics he covers on Land of the Living aren’t nearly as heavy, yet, just like Gray, they’re exceptionally thoughtful. He excavates Psalm 27 on the title-cut, explores childlike wonder on “When I Grow Up,” celebrates biblical manhood on “Good Man” and wrestles with doubt on “Questions.”
Lead single “Place For Me,” produced and engineered by GRAMMY Award-winning Jeff Sojka (Jeremy Camp, Crowder) and mixed by Sean Moffit (Chris Tomlin, NEEDTOBREATHE), was birthed out of Gray’s own weighty baggage from the church, a place he’s ultimately found to be a refuge for the sinner and saint alike.
“At its best, the church offers a place of belonging based on our need for grace, for each other, for help and for guidance,” Gray says of the message behind the upbeat offering he co-wrote with Matt Armstrong and Ethan Hulse. “
It’s where different people, who don’t necessarily agree with each other, come together and manage to point their hearts in the same direction for a couple hours every week, and that’s beautiful.”
Land of the Living also features the tongue-in-cheek quirkiness of “Jesus Loves You (And I’m Trying),” the pop-centric “Be Kind,” and the Gospel-inflected, choir-assisted “When I Say Yes.”
While his music has always given listeners a safe space to work out the details of life, faith and relationship, the veteran artist reveals that he finds himself writing from a different perspective on Land of the Living. “I now see songwriting as trying to offer healing language to the world,” Gray says. “
It makes it less egocentric. It’s not about me expressing myself. Instead, it’s about me trying to love my audience well by writing words that might help them express things they need better language for.”
Sarah Kroger releases “Light Has Come,” her first-ever Christmas project featuring worshipful originals and festive classics. Having done a Christmas tour for the past decade and having released a few songs for the occasion last year, she expands her seasonal setlist with the new EP. Her heart to unite the Church in worship shining through each track.
“Light Has Come” introduces Sarah’s new song “Ave (King of Kings)” written with Matt Maher and Nick Herbert. The song is based on the powerful canticle of Mary from Luke chapter 1. “In my opinion, this prayer shows that she was a woman of great faith who understood that God had a plan for her life beyond what she could comprehend for herself,” Sarah commented.
Meaning “hail,” the Latin word “ave” is a very intentional addition to this song of exultation, declaration, and faith as Sarah seeks to remind listeners of God’s worthiness throughout the Advent season with new EP “Light Has Come.”
Sarah Kroger Releases First Christmas EP ‘Light Has Come’
Marizu unveils forthcoming EP; a spectacular display of his vibrant, infectious sound and colorful lyricism. From his first ever headline show in Lagos, Nigeria, to his UK debut at Solos London; this project rounds up a year of important milestones for the artist.
Like all of Marizu’s Melodies, “Masterpiece” immediately makes us crave the richness of solitude and introspection.
Starting off with the first track “You” which sets the tone for the EP, Marizu looks at his personal journey of finding a new and more meaningful life in Christ. Moving on to the second tune and the first single to be released, “Reason,” Marizu shares the story of how he drowned as a child adding that “God is the reason why I’m alive today.”
Then, listeners are introduced to more upbeat afro sounds, “Masterpiece” and “From The Clay” with Limoblaze. Towards the end of the EP experience, he winds down with a slight vibe-shift in “Your Love,” setting the ground for the explosion that is the closing track, “Big God,” a father/son duo that teased the EP release.
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“This EP is about becoming a new creation in Christ. It speaks on embracing yourself as God has made you – special, beautiful and without any flaws. I titled it Masterpiece because that is what we are in God’s eyes. I hope that everyone who comes across any of these tracks realises just how special they are.”
“Masterpiece” is an alleviating body of work to be listened to with bare ears and an open heart.
The former Flyleaf lead singer offers the project to the world independently, led by a string of arresting singles including “Awaken Love,” “Reconcile” and “Breathe With Me.”
The album’s enigmatic title is drawn from two Greek words: “kenosis,” referring to a state of emptying of self, and “metanoia,” referring to deep change and altering of course.
Together, Lacey Sturm says that the title captures a moment when you start to see the truth about reality that you didn’t see before. “Kenotic metanoia” is the demand to address and respond to that truth, a call to leave one version of yourself behind.
“All these songs have been for my own heart,” Lacey has said. “When David sings the Psalms, a lot of the time he’s telling his soul what to do. That’s me too in this: telling my soul, singing what I know to be true.”
That truth ranges from the life-force found in “Breathe With Me” to the relinquishment of “Not Your Fight.” These songs are both intimately personal and appropriately mysterious, a glimpse into a deep spiritual process of surrender.
Contemplating the human experience, Lacey says, “Are we going to suffer? Do I need to fight against it, or do I stand and embrace whatever comes? Do I reject suffering and pain, or do I stand and walk through it so I can grow spiritually and see that there’s a strength I didn’t know was there?”
Lacey Sturm’s Transformational Sophomore Solo Album ‘Kenotic Metanoia’ Available
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“My strength is made perfect in weakness,” the songstress continues, quoting the scripture. “You lay down your life and you become like Christ. He taught us what it’s like to be human: it’s to willingly lay your life down for love’s sake. It’s walking through that and learning compassion.”
The songs found on Kenotic Metanoia show the full range of both Lacey’s songwriting and vocals skills, fittingly for one of the most lauded voices in hard rock. Her distinctive scorching vocal tones combine with husband Josh Sturm’s broiling guitar riffs. The result is an album that promises to deliver on consistently heating fan hype.
The album also follows a successful summer of Flyleaf reunion dates, featuring Lacey at the band’s helm. With major appearances at festivals like Sick New World and Rockfest, Flyleaf proved that their fanbase is as moved as ever by their emotive hard rock.
Chart-topping BEC singer/songwriter Tasha Layton is embracing the most wonderful time of the year with two Christmas projects showcasing a range of previously unreleased studio recordings and new live tracks.
Layton’s first-ever in-concert set, This Is Christmas: Live from The Fisher Center, arrives November 17, while her acclaimed 2022 full-length holiday debut, This Is Christmas, is slated for reissue as an expanded edition November 24.
A nine-song compilation capturing music from the K-LOVE On Demand Christmas special Layton co-hosted last year, This Is Christmas: Live from The Fisher Center was recorded with an orchestra at Belmont University’s renowned performing arts venue in Nashville.
Along with live renditions of her signature originals “Make It To Christmastime,” “Comfort and Joy” and the title cut, the set also includes such festive favorites as “Diddly Squat” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” among others.
On the heels of the live album, Layton’s This Is Christmas (Expanded Edition),< bows November 24. Produced by her husband, GRAMMY and Dove Award winner Keith Everette Smith, the 14-track collection spotlights four newly recorded songs alongside the project’s 10 seminal favorites and holiday originals.
Featuring the previously unreleased “Turn Your Eyes (This Christmas Day),” penned by Layton, Smith, Miles Landon, and Tony Wood, the album also includes a fresh arrangement of “Angels We Have Heard On High” and the digital singles “This Christmas” and “White Christmas,” the latter of which holds special meaning for Layton.
Recorded at Hollywood’s famed EastWest Studios (Frank Sinatra, The Rolling Stones), “White Christmas” was co-produced by Keith Everette Smith and “Glee” vocal producer Tim Davis.
The track showcases 16 a cappella vocalists accompanying Layton in a classic style made popular by the late Fred Waring, a lauded bandleader and television and radio personality.
“‘White Christmas’ was originally written for the 1942 movie ‘Holiday Inn,’” Layton shares. “The verse is rarely sung but I wanted to include a portion of it because it touches on my story, having lived in Los Angeles for a decade.
This song is a classic, and what an opportunity to work with Tim Davis and the vocalists to record it in the Fred Waring style. My hope is that this arrangement captures the nostalgia of that era.”
In addition, Layton’s rendition of “Somewhere In My Memory”—from 2022’s This Is Christmas—can be heard in the new Hallmark Channel original movie “Where Are You, Christmas?”
She is also featured on TobyMac’s latest single, “Christmas Hits Different,” and will be sharing music from both her seasonal sets during four Texas and Louisiana stops as a special guest on Phil Wickham’s “Behold Christmas Nights” tour beginning later this month.
Warner Music Nashville MULTI-PLATINUM star Gabby Barrett has announced the title and release date for Chapter & Verse – her massively anticipated sophomore album, due out on February 2, 2024.
Her most autobiographical work to date, Chapter & Verse will follow the 23-year-old hitmaker’s PLATINUM debut Goldmine and deliver even more of the fullhearted songwriting that’s made her one of Country’s brightest young superstars.
Also today (11/10), Barrett shares the latest release from Chapter & Verse: an unforgettably poignant track called “Growin’ Up Raising You.”
In a stunning evolution of Goldmine and its Deluxe edition – a 2020 release featuring smash singles like mega breakout 7X PLATINUM #1 “I Hope,” 4-week Hot AC #1 crossover “I Hope (feat. Charlie Puth),” 3X PLATINUM three-week #1 “The Good Ones,” and PLATINUM
“Pick Me Up” – Chapter & Verse finds Barrett taking greater creative control than ever before having co-written and co-produced already released “Glory Days” – her current single that’s Top 30-and-climbing at Country radio – and “Cowboy Back.”
Along with fully leaning into her Country roots on Chapter & Verse, Barrett’s deepened the emotional scope of her songwriting and created an up close portrait of her experience as a wife and mother of two children, with her third baby due early next year.
To that end, the album’s title refers to the chapters and verses within each book of the Bible, as well as the still-unfolding chapters in her marriage, family, career, and overall journey through life.
On “Growin’ Up Raising You,” Barrett offers up one of Chapter & Verse’s most heart-melting moments. Written by Barrett, Jon Nite, Zach Kale, and Jimmy Robbins, the slow-burning ballad details all the fear and hope of new motherhood, with Barrett’s beautifully nuanced vocal channeling both vulnerability and undeniable strength:
“We’ll get it wrong, we’ll get it right / Whole lotta tears we’ll both have to cry / You’ll learn to run, I’ll learn to let go / Years will go fast, nights will go slow / Lord knows the best thing that I’ll ever do / Will be growin’ up raising you.”
In a testament to her sharp instincts as a co-producer (alongside Ross Copperman), “Growin’ Up Raising You” sets that outpouring to a luminous backdrop of soaring strings, tender harmonies, and a lovely intertwining of acoustic, electric, and pedal steel guitar.
“‘Growin’ Up Raising You’ is a very sensitive song for me,” shares Barrett. “I’m only 23 – I don’t have all the answers to everything, and I haven’t gotten everything figured out. I’m doing the best that I can while trying to raise other people to be the best people they can be.
I feel so blessed to be able to have three little lives that I can help to flourish while I’m also trying to figure out life myself.”
Today, Motown Gospel released the “Kingdom Business: Season 2” Soundtrack featuring new music from the popular BET+ original series available now to stream.
The album was preceded by lead track “That Way” featuring Chaundre Broomfield and Serayah with 11 additional tracks by Gospel legends and cast members Yolanda Adams, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Kurt Carr and Kiandra Richardson. Music for the series is overseen by Kirk Franklin, Warryn Campbell and Marcus Carter.
After an intense finale cliffhanger for Season 1, the second installment picks up with Denita Jordan (Yolanda Adams) trying to protect her kingdom after going through tragedy. Rbel’s (Serayah) journey toward redemption finds itself filled with more obstacles due to several scandalous revelations and the Jordan family fights for their Gospel record label, their legacy, and their lives. As Denita faces medical and legal woes, Rbel works to secure justice for her slain best friend Dani and escape her own demons.
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Brought to the small screen by the series’ creators and showrunners, Kerry Lenhart, and John J. Sakmar and executive producers, DeVon Franklin, Holly Carter, Kirk Franklin, Michael Van Dyck, Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar and Keesha Brickhouse, “Kingdom Business” provides audiences with an in-depth look into the world of the Gospel music industry, which is as complex and riddled with conflict, money and fame as it is with faith. The series stars Yolanda Adams, Serayah, Chaundre Broomfield, Michael Jai White and Michael Beach.
“Kingdom Business: Season 2” is available on all major digital streaming platforms and season 2 of “Kingdom Business,” the series, is streaming now on BET+.
