Worship leader and songwriter Hannah Hobbs has released her intimate live solo project, Sundown, available today. Her solo debut features a live recording night of worship and includes Hillsong’s Ben Fielding, Cass Langton, Alexander Pappas as well as Rita Springer and more.

Inspired by the Sabbath, Sundown was recorded to enter into a time of rest and refreshing in God’s presence.

“I hope this album serves as an open door for a time of worship and time away with God,” shares Hannah Hobbs. “That these songs would help people as they pour out their love and affection at the feet of Jesus.”

To record her album, Hobbs invited her friends and family to journey together in a night of worship. The 13 audio + video songs were recorded in Syndey, Australia last February. It includes popular Hillsong tracks, “Touch of Heaven,” “Thank You Jesus,” “Never Walk Alone,” and “God Song,” all of which she co-wrote. Songs she has written have been streamed more than 250M times globally.

“I’ll never forget that night because God truly met with us,” recalls Hobbs. “Our little recording studio transformed into a sacred and Holy place. We packed 120 people into the room and spent the night worshipping God. It was difficult to end the meeting because people just kept singing and worshipping. My prayer is that people would also have similar encounters with God when they listen to this record.”

Later this month, Hobbs will be hosting a live stream watch party on YouTube to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the album’s recording and now release. Viewers can tune in on February 28th to worship together with others around the globe. Follow her socials below to get details as they are announced for the live stream.

Sundown – Hannah Hobbs

The latest recording in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the untimely passing of American songwriter and Gospel music icon Rich Mullins is out now. Deep Valley, Mullins’ first-ever live recording to be made available to the public, releases today on Old Bear Records. 

Deep Valley arrives on the heels of Bellsburg…The Songs of Rich Mullins(Old Bear Records),a various artists tribute album from last fall that landed at No. 1 on the iTunes Christian charts. Listen to the project HERE).

Uncovered from a stack of unreleased recordings, Deep Valley features 21 live tracks, which include five bonus songs and some of his most time-tested tunes like “Sing Your Praise to the Lord” and “Elijah.” Also included is a batch of Mullins’ never-before-heard songs interspersed with his infamous ragamuffin stories and candid opinings. The album was recorded at Deep Valley Christian Camp in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania in 1984, at the outset of his storied music career.

“Richard loved camp,” recalls Beth Snell Lutz, the album’s primary Executive Producer and one of Mullins’ longest friends as well as the keeper of Rich Mullins Early Music, an archive of Mullins’ earliest unreleased catalog. “He traveled to Deep Valley often in the early 1980s and fell hard for the junior high and high school kids; the love was mutual.

He felt completely relaxed and free to be his unbridled self, resulting in a greater number of ‘Richard Rants’ … what I have always called his rambling talks between songs.”

She continues, “Deep Valley represents a kind of bridge between his early years as a songwriter and his later years as a recording artist. Some of these songs may be familiar; some will be completely ‘new’ to you. Some are Richard’s alone; some were made popular by other artists such as Amy Grant, Debby Boone, and Caedmon’s Call. I hope you will find joy in listening to Deep Valley as you step back into this music from a lesser-known time in Richard’s life.”

“During his storied lifetime, and now 25 years after his tragic death, Rich’s words, not just his songs, resonate deep within our minds and our hearts,” shares Andrew Greer, Co-Executive Producer of Deep Valley along with Lutz, Old Bear Records’ Anthony Hoisington and Dave Trout of UTR Media, while both Chris Marchand and Joe Cook are Assistant Producers.

Greer concludes, “One dimension of our faith is proclaiming what we believe; another is to question what we believe. Rich helped us ask good questions of God, of others, and of ourselves so that through our doubts and discussions we might discover an even deeper, abiding faith. Deep Valley is yet another gift from Rich to companion us along our spiritual journeys.”

Deep Valley – Rich Mullins

The much-anticipated sophomore album “Than Before” from one of Nigeria’s finest Christian music artists, singer, and songwriter Aghogho is now available on all music streaming platforms.

The singer who recently celebrated her 40th birthday has consistently been churning out beautiful and life-transforming songs and this album further solidifies this claim.

The album which has already released songs such as Great Is Thy Faithfulness featuring Neon Adejo amongst others also has new tracks that would bless your soul in no small measure.

The feature of different artists on this album gives it a blend of different genres, styles, and uniqueness. 

Than Before – Aghogho

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Gotee Records’ Cochren & Co. has released their sophomore album, Running Home. This album follows the acclaimed debut project, Don’t Lose Hope (2021), that produced the hit songs “Church (Take Me Back)” and “One Day.”

Helmed by singer/songwriter and worship leader Michael Cochren and joined by his wife Leah, Cochren & Co. is back with a strong 10-song project that features hope-filled lyrics and timeless melodies. Click here to listen to Running Home.

“The debut album was a process of exploring all of my musical influences and life experiences and finding out how that melting pot could create a sound unique,” shares Michael Cochren of Cochren & Co. “It was kind of like figuring out how to build a ship, and how to push it off the shore and over the waves. Now with this sophomore album, I feel like we were on the open sea with a clear heading. I knew where I wanted to take this album. I really wanted the songwriting on this album to be personal, to openly share stories and struggles in a way that people can feel a connection to, and ultimately feel like there’s peace available in the highs and lows.”

RUNNING HOME – Cochren & Co.

Cochren & Co.’s sophomore project features the 2022 Top 15 Billboard Christian Airplay & AC radio single, “Thank God For Sunday Morning,” which has amassed over 10 million streams in less than a year and was listed as one of K-LOVE’s 22 Songs that Defined 2022. The title track and debut radio single from the project is already being played on 40 stations including national networks SiriusXM’s The Message and starting today on K-LOVE. The song is also the No. 1 song on AmazonMusic’s DivineSound which includes Cochren as the featured artist. Other songs on the album “Be There For You” are included on Spotify’s Top Christian & Gospel playlist, where Cochren is this week’s featured artist, and “The Final Say (feat. Josh Baldwin)” on AppleMusic’s New in Christian playlist.

Cochren & Co. is back again this year on the TobyMac Hits Deep Tour that features CROWDER, Tasha Layton, Jon Reddick and Terrian. Click here for tour dates and tickets.

Today, multi-award-winning and platinum-selling artist UNITED releases an expanded edition of their latest album “Are We There Yet?” featuring a collection of songs about journey – exploring the challenges, heartache, and magnificence of this life of faith.

The 21-track project represents the first time the group was able to gather together as a band after two years of distance to bring the songs to life.

It includes new versions of “Chariot,” “‘Know You Will,” and “Have Mercy On Me Now,” among other favorites from UNITED’s 2022 release, as well as brand-new video content. Listen to the expanded edition of “Are We There Yet?” here.

When reflecting upon the release, UNITED considers that “There are times in life where we don’t even have the breath to whisper, spun into a cruel chaos winding the life from within us. There are times in life where it’s easy to look around and shout our gratitude and declare that God is good.

And there are times in life where both realities co-exist. Life is beautifully plaited with light and dark, and grey. But through it all, we are still here, hanging onto the promise we read of in Philippians, that He who began a good work in us will complete it! ‘Are We There Yet?’ embodies the feeling of ‘all this future.’”

UNITED recently wrapped their multi-city co-headline Tomlin UNITED tour, performing for packed arenas in major markets around the nation. Heralded as one of the biggest Christian music tours of 2022 with 34 dates in total and a quarter million attendees, the Tomlin UNITED Tour provided an intimate night of worship, where fans joined together to experience some of the biggest songs that have shaped modern faith today.

Are We There Yet? – Hillsong UNITED

Cochren & Co. debuts their sophomore album titled Running Home. This collection reminds listeners of the fact that Jesus will always meet you where you are, whether that’s a parking lot or in the middle of the night – not just within the four walls of a church on Sunday morning. The songs on this album are rich both musically and lyrically.

“Running Home” is the title track of Cochren & Co.’s new collection. This song is upbeat and energetic, and perfectly displays worship leader Michael Cochren’s rich vocals. This song easily sets the tone for the rest of the album.

“Thank God For Sunday Morning”, a previously released single, reminds listeners that no matter what you walk through, the Lord always has His arms opened wide, waiting for you to come back to Him. In keeping up with the theme of running back home, this song also points back to Cochren & Co.’s hit song “Church (Take Me Back)” and really highlights not only Cochren’s testimony but all of our stories as well.

“Parking Lot”, while an unconventional title, is a song that helps remind listeners that Jesus can meet you anywhere. This track is also a perfect fit to the message that Cochren is wanting to share with his listeners. Jesus will meet you right where you are – no matter what you are going through or what you have done. All you have to do is call out to Him.

With Running Home, Cochren & Co. continues to release music that is both spiritually uplifting but also catchy and energetic. This set of ten tracks points to the reminder that no matter how far we are from home, God is always calling us back and is waiting for us with arms open wide, if we choose to call out to Him. Cochren & Co.’s new album, Running Home is out now, so be sure to stream it today!

Today, 11x Stellar Award Winner, Pastor Mike Jr., (affectionately known as PMJ) releases the highly anticipated new album, IMPOSSIBLE. IMPOSSIBLE marks the second release under the new partnership between Black Smoke Music Worldwide, Motown Gospel and Capitol CMG’s Re:Think. IMPOSSIBLE is available now wherever music is sold and streamed.

Dubbed “The New King of Urban Inspiration,” the brand-new album, IMPOSSIBLE, features 15 stand-out tracks of encouragement with Pastor Mike’s signature sound, trap music cadences, and lyrical mastery. IMPOSSIBLE boasts standout collaborations with Tamela Mann, Kierra Sheard-Kelly, James Fortune, Adia, 1K Phew, Tvinci and Angela McClure.

The album’s lead single and title track, “IMPOSSIBLE (feat. James Fortune)” is a song that has captured the hearts of many over the last three years during moments of spontaneous worship at his church, Rock City Church, in Birmingham, AL. “IMPOSSIBLE” featuring James Fortune is currently top ten on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart.

“In my life, I’ve always wrestled with anxiety and sometimes depression, so I overthink and don’t know how to live in the moment. Now, for the first time in my life, I am living in the moment and I’m grateful for all that God is doing – it’s winning season!” shares Pastor Mike Jr.

Album track, “Blk Sheep Freestyle” was inspired by something Pastor Mike Jr. said during his acceptance speech at the 36^th Annual Stellar Awards, the first time he was named Artist of the Year. Pastor Mike Jr., shared, “I always felt like the black sheep of my family. My sister graduated at the top of her class. My brother was the first player in 30 years to get a full football scholarship to Florida State. And I was the guy always getting into trouble.” After being flooded with messages with people saying they felt the same way he turned the phrase, “black sheep” into something positive.

Fan favorite track, “Winning” leads the album, as a declaration for 2023. Pastor Mike Jr. aims to remind all that God can blow your mind. This song serves as a bold affirmation for years to come.

Motown Gospel Co-Executive Director, EJ Gaines, shares, “Pastor Mike, Jr. is one of few artists who can draw new fans to gospel music while fortifying the richness of the genre. His new album, IMPOSSIBLE, is the perfect blend of creativity and versatility— full of faith, inspiration, and feel-good music.”

“Our partnership with Motown Gospel has been incredibly successful and we are on track for the biggest release from Pastor Mike Jr.,” shares Kerry Douglas, Founder and CEO of Black Smoke Music Worldwide.

Impossible – Pastor Mike Jr

The Gaither Vocal Band brings their time-tested, GRAMMY-winning talents to Love Songs — a new EP out today via Gaither Music Group.

Delivered just in time for Valentine’s Day, the five-member group has recorded beautiful renditions of some of their favorite, classic love songs as an expression of adoration for their wives, who have supported and encouraged them through everyday life and amidst busy touring schedules.

On Love Songs, Bill Gaither, Wes Hampton, Adam Crabb, Todd Suttles and Reggie Smith — who’ve earned a 2023 GRAMMY nomination for Best Roots Gospel Album for 2022’s Let’s Just Praise The Lord — combine their unmistakable harmonies for sweet interpretations of these treasured standards, celebrating and honoring the women who stand beside them daily.

Bill Gaither and Gordon Mote produced Love Songs. Videos accompanying the EP’s six tracks will be released throughout the month of February on the Gaither Music TV YouTube channel, the Gaither Music Facebook page, Apple Music and other video streaming platforms.

Purchase/stream/download Love Songs here: https://gaithermusic.lnk.to/LoveSongs

Love Songs – Gaither Vocal Band

Fast-rising energetic female Nigerian gospel rapper, recording artiste and songwriter, KarlaGod kick off the New Year with a brand new EP project tagged, “G.U.T.S”.

In her words; “This six(6)-track project is dedicated to everyone who grew up in the street and for those who are still in the street all to the glory of God.”

Karla is a gospel music songwriter, and singer. Her zeal and desire for God’s will over the world and people are reflected in her works.

This new EP project comprises powerful songs and rap singles.

G.U.T.S – KARLAGOD

“Joy Comes in the Morning,” the much-anticipated new album from Beauty Obodo is finally out and available on all major music streaming platforms worldwide.

The new project marks the first new album from the Contemporary Nigerian gospel singer-songwriter in 5 years following her sophomore LP “My Hallelujah Praise” which dropped in 2018.

“Joy Comes in the Morning” is an uplifting 14-track collection featuring songs of worship, adoration, affirmation, praise, and thanksgiving. It includes previously released singles such as the widely-received ballad “Teach Me Your Path (Help to Me to Love You),” “I Thank You Lord” and “Gracious God (ft Moses Swaray), as well as brand new songs sure to be a blessing to listeners.

According to Beauty Obodo, the new album’s inspiration is anchored on the scripture Psalm 30:5 which highlights that “weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”  

Each song on the project carries a unique message reassuring us of God’s overwhelming love and perfect will for us. It’s also a tool for inspiration for anyone in difficult times. 

“Joy Comes in the Morning” is available now to download/stream on Apple Music, Spotify, Boomplay Music, and Other major digital platforms.

Joy Comes In The Morning – Beauty Obodo

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