Chicago native, American gospel powerhouse and “legend in his own right” (Flaunt Mag) Ricky Dillard shares his newest album and sophomore release with Motown Gospel, Breakthrough: The Exodus. Accompanied with live recordings and video performances for each song, Dillard and his iconic New Generation Chorale deliver breathtaking harmonies and dynamic range.
Last year, Dillard released the Grammy nominated album Choirmaster, which he views as a “part one” of Breakthrough; he even goes on to describe the two releases as Sunday Morning and Sunday Evening recordings respectively. Having been a source of inspiration for artists ranging from Kirk Franklin to Kanye West, Breakthrough: The Exodus, is Dillard’s latest and most thrilling chapter in a career that spans thirty years.
Alongside the album release, Ricky Dillard announces his upcoming free virtual/digital concert, The Breakthrough Experience, in partnership with Moment House. Moment House is a premium digital live platform that connects artists and their core fans for global, elevated ticketed experiences — called Moments. On January 30 at 7pm ET, fans from around the world will be able to tune in and check out Dillard and his thunderous choir that has helped garner him a number of accolades ranging from multiple Grammy and Dove Award nominations to several Stellar Awards and an NAACP Image Award, along with exclusive interviews and unreleased content.Breakthrough: The Exodus (Live) Tracklist
Excellence, good content, finesse, and creativity are trademarks of iNtenxity: a gospel music group from The Evening Church founded in the city of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, headed by Pastor Runcie Mike, is best defined with the above and more.
Their activities since debuting into the gospel music industry on the 25th of July 2018, have been incredible. These include the releasing of some very fine soothing music to the soul and solemn to the spirit: Check Ise; Game Over; Ibibio Worship Medley and Ima Abasi ye Owo.
“It’s A Game Over” is the title of their first studio/live recorded album that has the four previously released singles with 11 more songs. The message of the Album centers on the unchanging faithfulness of God; His unending love also, Praise and Worship, etc.
#ItsAGameOver is an album you will enjoy whenever you press your ‘Play’ button to listen to this heavenly inspired, excellently prepared, and well-executed work of art.
iNtenxity, a culture of excellent music: While the new album is available for streaming and downloading on all digital stores outlets worldwide, you can also grab a copy of the CD for a subsidized price, 500 at The Evening Church, Silverbird Cinema Hall 6, Ibom Tropicana, Uyo Akwa ibom State.
Seasoned Gospel music recording artist Favour Alugha releases her debut body of work; Glorified.
The 7-track album was preceded by the first single off the project; Highly Lifted and it delivers on the promises of the single. The album which features the sonorous vocals of Favour Alugha, beautiful harmonies and super production is a listeners delight.
From the album’s opener Good Enough which features Anny Guitar, a simple call and response tune that draws its sweetness from the simplicity of its production, lyrics and delivery the album shows there is in fact beauty in simplicity.
The second single I Bu Chim (which means You Are My God in Igbo) is another soulful soft rock tune which is one of the album’s stands out tracks. I Bu Chim is a beautiful tune which also draws its strength from the simplicity of the song’s lyrics, delivery, harmonies and production.
My Attention is the album’s third track and follows the same formula of the previous two which is shows Favour working heavily with a backup choir. The song is another impressive tune. Gospel singer Just Rolland is featured on the song.
Track 4, I am Free takes things up a notch. The upbeat tune steps away from the mellow soulful tunes of the first trio but still has the songstress working with her choir.
I Am That I Am takes us back to the soulful mellow simple Favour Alugha and is her zone which the sweet production garnished with strings and simple piano strokes. The song features another Gospel music songstress Ruth Chuks.
You Are God is a worshipper’s delight as Favour pours her out in worship in this tune.
Highly Lifted which served as the first single off the album set the tune for the album’s expectations and it draws the curtain of these beautiful pieces which served as a worthy introduction to Favour Alugha.
Overall Glorified is a beautiful body of work and we look forward to future projects from the Gospel music minister Favour Alugha.
The project is available on all streaming platforms.
Nigerian gospel music minister signed on to One Hallelujah Records, Moses Onofeghara starts 2022 with the release of a 3-track EP tagged “Water To Oil & Wine.”
The EP which is described as “The WOW Effect” is produced by Spicy Chordz. It describes the additional effect that comes after prophesy, offering and prayers.
The tracks on the EP references Ephesians 3:20 as they are all written by Moses.
Just few days after the release of his single “Miye Ruwe” featuring Thanky Raymond,Gospelmusic minister DDavid has followed up with the release of his anticipated EP titled “Is Possible.”
The 5-track EP stands out for its themes of worship, gratitude and audacious faith declaration. DDavid uses the tracks on the EP to stir an atmosphere of possibilities as one pours out his adulation unto God.
Featuring on the EP include Gospel music minister Thanky Raymond on the track “Miye Ruwe” which was released as a forerunner for the EP. Also, Kelly Song features on the track “Is Possible,” which is the title track for the EP.
It is a collection of Contemporary and Urban sounds with soul-stirring vocals and lyrics that will propel one into the depth of worship.
DDavid is a Gospel music minister from Delta state. He just rounded off work on his EP and he is gearing towards its release. His other singles include “Is Possible,” “Omnipotent God” and more.
He is married and blessed with 2 beautiful kids.
Watch the video for “Miye Ruwe” by DDavid featuring Thanky Raymond below:
East Coast MC known as YP aka Young Paul has just released a new Mixtape titled “Clearing Out The Hard Drive.”
This mixtape is a solid 10 song banger. Mixed with all different sounds and flavors, but stamped with that vintage east coast sound. The project is available on all digital platforms (Apple, Spotify, Google Play, Amazon, Tidal, YouTube, etc.) This project came at a perfect time. As YP is clearing out the Hard Drive with some heavy hitters that were stashed on the hard drive since the beginning of last year.
Husband and wife duo Drew & & Ellie Holcomb release new music with a project titled Coming Home: A Collection of Songs. The project contains nine tracks that are a mix of new songs, reimagined old tracks, and covers.
Singer-songwriter Ellie Holcomb released her third solo studio LP, Canyon, last year in partnership with Capitol CMG. This hope-filled album showcases an all-star team of co-writers such as Natalie Hemby, Bear Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATHE, Thad Cockrell, David Leonard, and Jon Guerra, was produced by Cason Cooley and executive produced by her father Brown Bannister. Canyon is a record about a deeper sorrow and a higher hope.
New Life Worship announces their new song, “Our God Is Over All,” is out today accompanied by a live video. As the first single from their upcoming album, Over It All, two additional songs will become available prior to the album’s April release.
“Our God Is Over All” was written and led by Jon Egan. Solely writing the song in a mere 45 minutes, he shares, “I was feeling the itch to write something that I simply wanted to say to God. Though we have so much to rejoice about there is also much to grieve in the world. I wasn’t overly concerned with writing a great song. My hope was to write something real and raw, something that said what I felt needed to be spoken.”
“I’m not sure I had anyone else in mind other than my own need to sing,” Egan continues. “I thought about how worship is this extraordinary gift, especially in such times. Though I will always love worship first because it glorifies Jesus, I also love the way worship brings us through, how it stands in the face of complete darkness and sings a reality that outshines it, how it lifts our souls to remember what is real.”
New Life Worship is a collective of worship leaders and musicians that serve at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. With a rich history of serving the church with songs like “Strong God,” “Great I Am,” “I Am Free,” and “Here In Your Presence,” New Life Worship is stepping into a fresh season of new songs being birthed in the church.
The group exists to nourish a biblically- faithful, historically-rooted, musically-skilled, and vibrantly prophetic multi-generational worship culture. They focus on encountering the living God – both in the “here and now” and in the confidence of what is to come. Their voice is communal, formed with the belief that their collective efforts yield more than just the sum of their individual contributions, working at shaping their songs to bring formation to the soul with a message that is packaged in beauty and creativity. They seek to make their voice ancient and new – ancient by honoring and referencing rich church history and those who have gone before us, and new by knowing that in the Hebrew texts of the Psalms, God desires new songs to be emanating from his people.To stay up to date, follow New Life Church here.
The diverse youth culture at planetboom that represents at least 60 nationalities translates the mission of Planetshakers Church into eclectic music that creates a unique space for an international audience to find an intimate sense of belonging as part of the church family. Still just scratching the surface of their sonic identity, You, Me, The Church, That’s Us – Side Awas produced by creative director Josh Ham, mixed by worship leader Joth Hunt and written or co-written by Ham, worship leader, vocalist / rapper Noah Walker and planetboom youth pastor, songwriter, author and drummer Andy Harrison.
“With the new album, we would love for people to walk away with their minds opened a little bit to what a praise and worship expression can sound like,” says Harrison. “It is unique from almost anything else in the praise and worship genre. It might surprise people, and they might say, ‘Wow! OK, we can worship God like that, we can praise God like that.’ Everything we are doing is to lead young people to an encounter with God.”
Recorded at the planetboom conference held April 2021 and in Planetshakers’ Melbourne studio, the combination of tightly crafted studio arrangements and live worship creates a dynamic record that ranges from big, broad statements about the church family, to intimate, personal moments between individuals and God.
Intended to be listened top to bottom, with each song leading purposefully into the next, the album opens with the raucous, rhythmic rapper “The Core” and moves through a varied, yet cohesive set consisting of tracks like the plaintive, worshipful “Back To Life” led by Aimee Walker, the Noah Walker-led upbeat studio pop song “I Believe” and the proclamatory “That’s Us.” The latter song inspired the album title and is a catchphrase that, according to Harrison, allows students and leaders to find identity within the ministry.
“What we’re getting at is that what God has done in each of us individually has joined us to be part of this broader family,” Harrison says. “We have people from every different nationality…standing together, arms around each other.”
I’m adopted by the Father And what You join together None can separate You, me The church, that’s us (From the “That’s Us” chorus)
“We have noticed that young people are listening to whole albums and experiencing music again, which is exciting for me as a musician. I love that, and it is a bit nostalgic,” adds Harrison. “We have a lot of songs, a lot of creativity, and we wanted to be able to express all of this. When we were recording, we thought, ‘why stop? Let’s record these songs together,’ and that’s going to flow into the next side, side B, as well.”
Side B of the album was recorded at the latest planetboom conference held this week (Jan. 10) in Melbourne and is scheduled to release April, 2022. The new music adds to the linear fashion of the tracklist, and is meant to move listeners directly from the Side A, soul soaking last track, “Selah Moment,” into the next phase of worship.
Capitol CMG’s breakout pop artist, Kevin Quinn, released his anticipated debut EP and single, “It’s About Time.” The five-track studio record features Quinn’s 2021 hits “Wildfire,” “I’m Still Breathing,” “Over and Over Again” and “Fuego En Mi Interior,” plus his standout new single, “It’s About Time.” In addition to releasing his first solo music project, Quinn is currently touring as a special guest on the 41-date Winter Jam 2022 tour, bringing his “pure pop sound that swirls with irresistible melodies” (American Songwriter) to arenas all across the U.S.
On “It’s About Time,” the EP, the promising musician offers a holistic introduction to his style and perspective, highlighting his knack for intimate storytelling. Through rich vocals and deeply personal songwriting, Quinn’s lyrics strike a unique balance between growth and vulnerability, as he carries listeners along his journey as a young adult, while giving hope for the future.
The EP’s title track “It’s About Time” thematically connects the project, affirming his “make the most of every moment” mantra. The coming-of-age song juxtaposes vocally-intimate verses with a powerfull and resounding chorus. “It’s about time and how we spend it, every moment, every minute. It’s about knowing that we’re chasing all the beautiful things that make it worth the ride,” Quinn sings.
“This is the best work I’ve done so far, and I’m proud of the journey that has led me here,” said Quinn about the EP. “A lot of talented people came together to contribute to it, both in the studio and out. I hope that the fans love it as much as I do.”
Upon Quinn’s debut in 2021, American Songwriter predicted he was “just scratching the surface of this singer/songwriter’s capabilities” with launch single “Wildfire,” calling the debut “a powerful beginning.” The track has garnered over 3 million global streams and generated forceful momentum for Quinn as a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His singles “Over and Over Again” and “I’m Still Breathing” continued to blaze a trail for the rising star.
