New England based worship collective VoxMusic today released their first studio EP “We Are Ready” to all digital platforms. Giving voice to a cry for revival across their region, the songs on this album have served as an anthem within their local church community, inspiring thousands across their church with their message of hope.
“’We Are Ready’ is a collection of songs written around the work of God happening within our local church community at Vox Church,” said VoxMusic vocalist Joey Silva. “These songs speak of growing in our identity in Christ, having faith to see a move of the Holy Spirit, and resting in the deep love of God—which were major themes for our church community in the past 12 months.”
Mixed and mastered by Chris Bevins (Laura Story, Phillips Craig & Dean, Jaci Velasquez), the 5 song EP continues VoxMusic’s history of releasing powerful homegrown worship songs for the broader church. The EP features previously released singles “We Are Ready,” “Oh How I Love You,” and “The Way You Love,” which have already amassed over one-hundred-thousand streams, while also debuting two new songs “Word of the Cross” and “Lack No Thing.”
“Our prayer is that these songs, written in our house, for our house, would also go beyond our community and refresh and revive every listener,” added Silva.
SONS THE BAND release their debut album Live from 1971. This project was recorded at 1971 Sounds in Atlanta, which has a history with SONS THE BAND. SONS THE BAND are paying homage to the studio by releasing this collaborative project. The studio captures the heart of both, which will always be creating songs for the Church.
SONS THE BAND’s Jordan and Steve met in March 2020 at a songwriting camp hosted by Maverick City Music in Atlanta, GA. SONS THE BAND was born in Jordan’s studio a few months later, and dreams became a reality. In keeping with today’s contemporary Christian style, their sound centers around heavy guitars, gospel piano, and dynamic vocals. Although the elements may be like other groups, they hope the sound they create resonates through the Church and helps add a new expression to the worship of the King.
Upbeat and impactful, “Only Ever Good” expresses God’s unwavering goodness. The moment the track begins, the energy is evident. The joy and love of God come through in the vocals and the instrumental parts. Everyone who listens to this song will enter a space representing God’s all-embracing goodness. “His nature is goodness, and his goodness infinitely extends to his sons and daughters. It’s a declaration that in good times and bad, his nature doesn’t change.”
In contrast to “Only Ever Good,” “Cross and Empty Grave” is an introspective worship experience. The listener begins the journey with impactful, reflective lyrics and minimal instrumentals. Instead of presenting a standard praise and workshop song, Cross and Empty Grave tells the story of Christ’s journey to resurrection and the impact that journey has on all of us. “The lyrics remind listeners that even in his greatness and majesty, God still desires to have intimate relationships with his children. Through his resurrection, God reminds us that He is everything.”
SONS THE BAND is the confluence of Denver transplant Jordan Colle and Detroit native Steve Davis.
Grammy-Award-winning artist Chris Tomlin is releasing his new worship project ALWAYS, today (Sept 9).
The album contains 13-tracks, all of which were co-written by Chris except for the beloved classic “O Lord, You’re Beautiful” written by Keith Green. Chris’ enthusiasm for the craftmanship of the song runs deep. “This project is all about helping people have an encounter with God through worship…” shared Chris.
Chris performed the album’s title-track radio single “Always” live for the first time on the “Tomlin UNITED tour” (a Pollstar Top 10 Worldwide tour) this spring. The song is a nod to Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.” The song’s official live video was filmed during Chris’ annual “Good Friday Nashville” concert event and premiered exclusively with Facebook.
Six-time GRAMMY winner Amy Grant revisits her critically acclaimed 1997 album, Behind The Eyes, exactly 25 years to the day of its original release, with a very special project: Behind The Eyes (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition). Featuring the twelve tracks from the original album completely remastered, plus 18 bonus tracks, b-sides, demos and two brand new reimagined tracks by producer Keith Thomas, the album is available digitally as well as a triple-vinyl package with expansive narratives from Amy and producers Keith Thomas and Wayne Kirkpatrick (track listing below). For a limited time, the vinyl package will also be signed and numbered by Amy.
“Snapshots of life…that’s what these songs are,” Grant recalls. “Rediscovering so many unreleased tracks was like finding an old roll of undeveloped film 25 years after taking the pictures!”
Twenty-five years ago, Amy Grant released one of her most critically acclaimed albums, Behind The Eyes. The album was a landmark release showcasing the singer-songwriter side of Amy and was one of the most honest and vulnerable grouping of songs in her award-winning catalog. Behind The Eyeswas Grant’s twelfth studio album and upon release, debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Christian albums chart and No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two top 10 hits with “Takes A Little Time” and “Like I Love You”. 2022 marks the first time the original album and the 18 bonus tracks will be available on vinyl.
In support of the anniversary of the Behind The Eyes, Amy will launch a 25 city tour in September/October and each night will include several songs from the project. Dates will be announced soon with all details available at amygrant.com.
Internationally recognized praise band Planetshakers globally releases GREATER today (Sept. 2) from Venture3Media (V3M). Available now at all major digital and streaming outlets via https://link.brddg.co/greaterlive, the album was recorded live at Planetshakers’ GREATER Conference in Melbourne, Australia earlier this year.
“Pastor Russell has a God-given theme for every year, and for 2022, the theme is ‘greater,’” says Hunt, who wrote the title track with Pastor Sam Evans. “In Planetshakers, we really try to connect with a theme that God has given us, tapping into the prophetic word that Ps. Russell shares.”
“God is greater! He is greater than any circumstance that we may face and our trust in Him will see us overcome any obstacle and see victory over every enemy that may come our way,” declares Pastor Sam Evans. “With this belief in our hearts and that declaration in our mouths, we will experience greater than our highest thoughts and prayers.”
Sharing more of the behind-the-scenes moments that inspire Planetshakers’ songs, Hunt says that one of his favorite worship tracks on GREATER, “Move In Power,” came during an inspired moment at a weekly staff prayer meeting: “What I love about our church is that we are always open to letting the Holy Spirit move and lead us. For this particular meeting, I was on the keyboards as we were praying, and then something just happened to me. I felt like heaven was opened up, and I started singing a prophetic song. Sometimes I would sing a song, and we would go back and tweak it. This song came exactly as it is on the album. It was such an anointed moment.”
Sharing a joyful celebration that infuses every part of the Planetshakers experience, the album also features “Beauty For Ashes,” “No. 1 Sound,” “Victory Of Jesus” (co-written with BJ Pridham), “Emmanuel” (co-written with Noah Walker) and the Harrison-penned “Psalm 23.”
“When you read the Psalms about praising God, it’s very descriptive,” notes Harrison. “Clap your hands all you people, shout to God with the voice of triumph, rejoice before him, dance before the Lord with all your might – scripture paints a picture of what praise should be like…a great celebration.”
Encouraging the church to not lose this celebration of praise, Planetshakers’ Joshua Brown adds, “When we offer praise, it opens up the atmosphere. Hearts are drawn to Jesus; there’s a hunger for his presence and we can receive from God.”
Avenue Trio – comprised of husband and wife, Kasey & Haley Kemp and Jonathan Mattingly – have released their latest project, Crucified. Magnified. Glorified.
This collection contains brand new recordings of songs that have found their way into churches across America and around the world – both beloved hymns alongside new worship songs.
From songs like “Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed,” to “Jesus Cares for Me,” and “It Takes Jesus,” and so much more, the music exists to bring the listener into a time of worship.
Group member Kasey Kemp says: “It’s not your everyday hymns project, that’s for sure. This is a true worship record. We invite the listener to join us as we sing songs of praise to the Father, not just songs about Him. With familiar hymns and new worship songs alike, this record has been carefully designed to bring a spirit of worship to your personal time with God.”
Whether new or old, each song contains lyrics that are rich in scripture, expertly delivered with stunning and exquisite harmonies.
The project is available now on all streaming platforms or via the groups website at www.avenuemusic.net.
The group continues their heavy schedule in support of the new project with upcoming appearances, including Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Michigan, Ohio and more.
If you really want to get to know a person you should peep their playlist. Experiencing a collection of music they’ve curated for inspiration, entertainment, and emotional release can provide the listener with a profound understanding of the soul behind the sounds.
This is especially true when the subject of interest is a recording artist – hence the album Pronounced Pooh-Yole.
The project serves as a brief Eddy Puyol audio biography – sharing his successes under the “Rawsrvnt” stage moniker, educating audiences about how to say his last name, and providing a peek into his life filled with faith, family, and fortitude.
The song Puyol is most excited to share is “This One’s for You.” This sunny, “Summertime”-esque track recounts his career as a full-time artist while cleverly sampling vocals recorded when Puyol was just 11-years old.
“This was where it all started – rapping with Ms. Mary’s ‘Kid ‘N Posse’ youth group team back at Word of Life Church,” Puyol recalled. “I sampled her voice for the record too. It’s a special memory for me and, hopefully, a jam for you.”
The track’s visual component is comprised of performance and personal highlight reel footage. It was shot by Will Thomas of Space Cherry Films (in a first time collaboration) at Tommy “Urban D” Kyllonen’s Crossover Church where the duo utilized the facility’s brand-new, state-of-the-art 30 foot x 10 foot LED screen as a backdrop.
Both the “This One’s for You” video and Pronounced Pooh-Yole are now available. Look for it on your favorite digital service provider platforms (Apple Music, Spotify, etc.) and Eddy Puyol social media sites.
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Nigerian foremost Gospel record label EeZee Conceptz Global has unveiled yet another act for the year 2022 – Gospel music minister Esther Oji!
The announcement is coming alongside the release of her debut album titled “Sound of Heaven.” Accompanying the album release is the video for the track “Dependable Jesus” off the album.
Esther Oji is an anointed singer and songwriter who at the age of 10, was already a frontliner at her local church. She hails from Abia state, Nigeria but was born in Kano state. Esther Oji holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Abia State University (ABSU), Faculty of Humanities and social sciences where she also served as Music Director in her school fellowship.
In 2020, Minister Esther Oji joined the Music team of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) and by the reason of her core values (faithfulness, loyalty, selfless commitment and excellence) became a devout leader in the team. She has over the years evolved in her craft of praise and worship leading which causes the heavens to shift and pour down a mighty rush of God’s presence that releases miracles, signs and wonders through her powerful vocal prowess and God’s anointing.
She is being unveiled as an artiste of the prestigious Christian record label, EeZee Conceptz Global on the 1st of September, 2022.
Watch video for “Dependable Jesus – Esther Orji” below:
GRAMMY winning multi-platinum group Casting Crowns release the Healer Deluxe album with seven new songs. “The world has never looked more wounded, broken, and empty than it does today.
We’ve never needed a Healer more than we do now,” Casting Crowns shares about their new music.
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