Robert Hawkins Releases Compelling New Single and Visuals for “Things Will Work Out” Ft Wess Morgan & Minon Sarten.
Independent artist, songwriter, and singer Robert Hawkins has experienced life at the high moments of greatness and honor and has lived through low and turbulent pits of anguish. He writes music and sings about an infallible hope called Jesus. With his music and his incredible testimony, he is dedicated to helping others find that same hope and victory.
Robert’s Billboard Chart-topping EP – RESERVED and HAPPY Music DVD debuted at #10 on the Billboard Top Music Videos Chart, kept the one-man machine traveling throughout the country before the global halt to touring due to the pandemic. While grounded, Robert continued to write music and work on a follow-up to his hit single “Finished Work”.
Robert’s new single, “Things Will Work Out” is what the world needs to hear and experience after almost three years of uncertain times. His compelling new song encourages listeners to push through doubt, fear, and trials and know that God will bring peace, victory, and work all things out for good.
“Things Will Work Out” features Wess Morgan and Minon Sarten. The single is available on all digital music outlets. Robert has also released a companion lyric video for the single.
Watch “Things Will Work Out – Robert Hawkins” Video Below
Robert Hawkins Offers Hope and Healing Through “THE RECOVERY GATHERING TOUR”
Robert’s ministry extends beyond music into a very personal mission to see people holistically well. His battle with addiction and triumph in recovery led him to launch THE RECOVERY GATHERING.
This tour is special. Robert created this to offer a safe space where those who suffer from addiction, mental illness, trauma, or any need of rehabilitation can gather to celebrate recovery through the Word of God and songs of worship. The Recovery Gathering Tour is free to the public. The tour is underway through September 24 and routes through Los Angeles, San Diego, Atlanta, Louisville, Lexington, Kalamazoo, Chicago, and New London. Visit iAmRHawkins.com for more information on how to contribute to THE RECOVERY GATHERING.
Hawkins is the Founder and CEO of The Recovery Gathering. The Recovery Gathering is a safe space where those who suffer from addiction, mental illness and any trauma can gather to celebrate recovery through songs of worship!
MISSION STATEMENT
To celebrate recovery through worship for purpose.
MISSION SCRIPTURE
Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past!
The Gospel Music Association is pleased to announce nominees for the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards. Top nominations include songwriter and producer Jeff Pardo with nine (9) nominations, Matthew West and Maverick City Music with seven (7) nominations each, six (6) nominations for Anne Wilson, Ben Glover, FOR KING + COUNTRY, Jeff Sojka, Jonathan Smith and Phil Wickham and five (5) for Brandon Lake, CeCe Winans, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown,Jonathan Jay, and Steven Furtick. Voted on by the GMA Professional Membership, this year’s nominees were chosen from over 2,087 submitted entries.
Nominees were announced in an artist-hosted livestream event featuring Jimmie Allen, Erica Campbell, Evan Craft, Sonya Isaacs, Brandon Lake, Trip Lee, Chris Tomlin, and Tye Tribbett. The announcement premiered live on the GMA Dove Awards YouTube and Facebook pages.
“Congratulations to this year’s impressive list of Dove Awards nominees,” says GMA President, Jackie Patillo. “For the past few years, we’ve chosen a theme for each show that represents our community and why we celebrate. Today we announced this year’s theme, Sound of Heaven. Although our musical styles may be different, our mission is the same. Together we lift one voice – the sound of heaven.”
Voting for the final winners will run August 18th through August 25th. The GMA Dove Awards are happening live and in person in Nashville, TN, October 18th, 2022. A limited number of tickets are still available. Music City Fan Experience tickets are also available – an unforgettable, multi-day Nashville get-a-way that includes tickets to the Dove Awards. This year’s broadcast will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app, Friday, October 21st, 2022 at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET, with an encore presentation on October 28th, 2022 at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET.
Below is the list of nominations announced during today’s livestream. For the complete list of nominees, visit dovewards.com.
Song of the Year “Be Alright” (Writers) Sean Cook, Evan Craft, Willy Gonzalez “Believe For It” (Writers) Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans, Mitch Wong “Come What May” (Writers) Darren Mulligan, Jeff Pardo “Good God Almighty” (Writers) David Crowder, Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka “Hold On To Me” (Writers) Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, Paul Mabury “House Of The Lord” (Writers) Jonathan Smith, Phil Wickham “Jireh” (Writers) Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine “Look What You’ve Done” (Writers) Tasha Layton, AJ Pruis, Keith Everette Smith, Matthew West “My Jesus” (Writers) Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Anne Wilson “Promises” (Writers) Keila Alvarado, Joe L. Barnes, Dante Bowe, Phillip Carrington Gaines, Lemuel Marin, Aaron Moses “Rattle!” (Writers) Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake
Artist of the Year CeCe Winans FOR KING + COUNTRY Maverick City Music We The Kingdom Zach Wiliams
New Artist of the Year – Presented by Cantinas Arts Anne Wilson Blessing Offor DOE Jordan St. Cyr Ryan Ellis
Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year No Church In A While – Lecrae, 1K Phew The End. – Trip Lee TWO UP TWO DOWN – Aaron Cole Unstoppable (United We Can) – Angie Rose UPPERHAND – indie tribe
Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year “House of the Lord” – Phil Wickham “In Jesus Name (God Of Possible)” – Katy Nichole “My Jesus” – Anne Wilson “RELATE” – FOR KING + COUNTRY “Scars In Heaven” – Casting Crowns
Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year Healer – Casting Crowns Milk & Honey – Crowder My Jesus – Anne Wilson Rise Up – CAIN What Are We Waiting For? – FOR KING + COUNTRY
Bluegrass/Country/Roots Recorded Song of the Year “All Is Well” – Carrie Underwood “God Is Real” – The Sound “Grace And Goodness” – Sunday Drive “In The Sweet By And By” – Dolly Parton, ft. Larry Cordle, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley, Bradley Walker “Mamas” – Anne Wilson, ft. Hillary Scott
Southern Gospel Album of the Year 2:22 – Karen Peck & New River Just Sing! – The Collingsworth Family Keeping On – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound More To The Story – The Kingsmen Something New – Legacy Five
Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year “Adulting – Live” – Jonathan McReynolds, Mali Music “Believe For It” – CeCe Winans, ft. Lauren Daigle “Gotta Believe” – Tasha Cobbs Leonard “Sunday” – Koryn Hawthorne “When I Pray” – DOE
Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year Clarity – DOE Jonny X Mail: Live in LA (Stereo) – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition – Maverick City Music Oil + Water – Travis Greene One Touch – Jabari Johnson
Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year “Breathe” – Maverick City Music, ft. DOE, Jonathan McReynolds, Chandler Moore “Goodness of God – Live” – CeCe Winans “Jesus “ – Phil Thompson “Lazarus” – Maranda Curtis “Love Song” – Travis Greene, ft. Madison Binion
Worship Recorded Song of the Year – Presented by CCLI “God, Turn It Around” – Jon Reddick “Hymn of Heaven” – Phil Wickham “I Speak Jesus” – Charity Gayle “Jireh (Radio Version)” – Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore, Naomi Raine “Know You Will” – Hillsong UNITED
Worship Album of the Year Are We There Yet? – Hillsong UNITED Homecoming (Live) – Bethel Music Hymn of Heaven – Phil Wickham LION – Elevation Worship SEVEN (Live) – Brooke Ligertwood
Spanish Language Recorded Song of the Year “A Ceigas” – Indieomar, Musiko “Color de Alegria” – Andy Alemany, TWICE, Samuel ASH “Danzando” – Gateway Worship Español, ft. Daniel Calveti, Becky Collazos, Christine D’Clario, Travy Joe, Josh Morales “Júbilo” – Maverick City Música, Miel San Marcos “Mi Salvador” – Mosaic Msc
Inspirational Film/Series of the Year American Underdog Blue Miracle Redeeming Love The Chosen The Jesus Music
The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Russell E. Hall returns as director, Michael Nolan as scriptwriter, Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager.
The Belonging Co, the fast-growing church based in Nashville, recently released a lyric video for “This Far” featuring David Dennis.
“This Far” is a live worship moment captured at The Belonging Co Conference. The song emphasizes the unfailing and unchanging nature of God. His promises are as sure as His word; this is our eternal hope.
Listen to Nowacross all platforms. This album, released June 3, is a reflection of live worship moments that were captured within the church with the hope of bringing listeners into a personal encounter with God.
Watch “This Far – The Belonging Co” Video
The Belonging Co church was founded by Henry and Alex Seeley in 2014 in the basement of their home with only four people in the very first meeting. Now, The Belonging Co sees thousands of people gather each weekend at their Nashville, TN, Columbia, TN and online locations. A diverse group of worship leaders have made The Belonging Co their home church and are among those who make up The Belonging Co worship team.
Nashville-based singer/songwriter and recording artist Michael Edmonds is releasing a new single, “Hands Up,” to Christian AC, Christian Hot AC/CHR, and gospel-formatted radio outlets today. The song is available exclusively at A-Sides Radio Promotion.
“Hands Up” follows two previously successful singles from Edmonds: “Worship in Me,” which debuted at No. 1 at CRC Weekly, and “Heal the Land,” which hit No. 2 at CRC Weekly.
Edmonds wrote and produced the new single. The official music video for “Hands Up” is available on YouTube.
Edmonds, who has been in music ministry for more than 20 years, has a focused vision for his calling: draw the lost to a forgiving God by exalting the name of Jesus and be a reflection of His love and compassion.
“I desire to be a light to a dying world and an encouragement to the broken hearted,” Edmonds says.
A native of Queens, New York, Edmonds overcame a challenging childhood, including being raised by parents who were addicted to drugs and his mother dying of AIDS when she was only 28.
Edmonds signed his first record deal when he was 16 with a label in New York. On the path to a successful career in secular music, Edmonds felt the call of God to sing for the Lord and he has never looked back as he pursues what God has called him to do.
Since beginning his career and ministry as a gospel artist, Edmonds has performed on the stage of the legendary Apollo Theater, appeared on numerous local and national TV and radio shows, won multiple national music awards and released a Top 5 single, “Overcome the World.”
Edmonds, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Krissy and daughter, Heavenly, serves on the worship team at Zeal Church.
Multi-award-winning creative director, fashion consultant, and musician Daniel Aiyedogbon popularly known as Tjsarx is out with a new song titled The Boy Is Blessed.
The new song is a confession of God’s blessings in our lives. Scripture has it that daily, God loads us with benefits hence the confession of our blessedness. Not just for the boys, it’s a song for everybody because we are all blessed.
With songs like “I Am” featuring CalledOut Music, Beautiful Story, Confess, and many more, Tjsarx has impacted thousands of lives around the world & blessed lives with his craft.
His main desire is to positively influence culture through art in whatever form that might look like and he’s consistently living up to it.
His new song “The boy is blessed”, is now available on all platforms and it came with a well-crafted music video. Stream, watch the video below, and don’t forget to share.
After successfully releasing the audio of her latest song – “Emergency“, singer, Evang Anita Chuks compliments the song with an official music video.
The song, Emergency speaks of the call of God on us as believers and how we need to answer His call with immediate effect.
Speaking about her personal experience with the song, she said – “Emergency speaks of the call I had from God over the years but I chose not to answer because of the challenges surrounding the call He had for me but then God told me that he would be with me throughout the journey.
That was how I answered his call in an emergency.”
The Music Video was directed and shot by Blackova Media.
Nigerian Worship Leader, Singer and Song writer, Rhema Onuoha has released a song of gratitude titled “Ekele”, from her forthcoming album “AMEN’.
“One morning, during the 2020 pandemic lock down, my husband and Producer Emeka Emele Onuoha sat at the piano worshipping and started singing the first line of this song and from that day onwards we kept on worshipping with this song in our devotion times till it became what it is now”, Rhema said while sharing the about the inspiration behind the song.
Her debut single “Psalm 27” was released in October 2020, followed by Ekele in December 2020. In 2021 she released another version of her second single Ekele and is currently working on her Debut Album “AMEN” scheduled for release in a couple of weeks. The songs to be released on the album include Overflow, Thy kingdom Come, Ekele, Ihe Ina emerem dimma, For thou Created All, Rise up be Healed, Worthy and I’m Yours.
Rhema believes she was born to live a life poured out to the gospel and to spread the fragrance of Jesus through Her music. She is married to her producer and songwriter Emeka E.O and they are blessed with a beautiful daughter Zoe.
She is currently based in Abuja Nigeria and functions as a Music Director alongside her husband Emeka E. O in Petra Christian Centre, Abuja.
“We trust that it would bless you greatly and draw your heart closer and closer to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN”! – Rhema Onuoha
Monica B releases her third single, “Make A Joyful Shout.”
Inspired by Psalm 66, “Make a joyful Shout” is a Praise Song with a Salsa feel that expresses how when we praise, battles are won, chains are broken and joy is released.
Monica B is a recording artiste, worship leader and singer/songwriter. She has led and been part of various worship teams and choirs. She has performed her original songs during solo performances. Her music is inspired by her relationship with Christ.
Watch “Make A Joyful Shout – Monica B” Video & Download Audio Below;
It is the time! Make a loud noise with the sound of Jubilee! On the 70th year anniversary of The Redeemed Christian Church of God comes the release of this timely song and visuals titled ‘Jubilee Song’.
Jubilee’s song is a tune that brings so much joy and the spirit of celebration. It yet again reminds us about God’s faithfulness and His unwavering commitment to our joy and peace. As explained in the Bible, the year of Jubilee comes every 50 years and it is a year when people were forgiven their debts and there was so much abundance and their barns were plentiful.
Leviticus 25 gives us a clearer picture of what Jubilee means, especially in the days of old. Jubilee represents satisfaction, happiness and celebration and these three elements were not missing in the new video of the Jubilee song. Another exciting news is that it features multi-talented artists like Pastor Kunle Ajayi, Lilian Nneji, Michael Akingbala, Tee Worship ,Wemimo Taiwo and Many more.
Be ready to sing, dance, and celebrate when you listen to this tune because it is indeed a PERFECT JUBILEE.
Composed by Temitope John and produced by Phatstringz, the Jubilee is a song that should be permanently on replay. The video was creatively directed by Bryon Ene and it is sure to get you on your feet, dancing.
Watch “Perfect Jubilee – RCCG All Stars” Video & Download Audio Below;
Iyke Simeon, a gospel music minister, has released his latest heaven tune single “Se Ima Abasi,” which translates to “See God’s Love.”
Iyke Simeon, actual name Ikechukwu, Vincent Nwokediri is a rising star in the realm of gospel music. He is well-known for his devotion to profound worship and highlife music. He is presently contracted as a recording artist to Witness Music, where he released his debut single “Heartbeat” and his smash track “Idara.”
He has worked with artists like Dani Andi, Davasol Brothers and has shared stage with the likes of Dunsin Oyekan.
Watch “Se Ima Abasi – Iyke Simeon” Video & Download Audio Below:
[Chorus] Kam se se nte ima Abasi okponde ye owo (Imagine how Great God’s love is) Ke di no Edibon enyen esie (For giving his only begotten son) Itogho ko ro Nnyin ika ma de enye (Not because we loved him) Edi ko ro enye amade nnyin (But because he loved us)
[Solo] He had no reason for all he did But He die for you and I To prove his love was never meant But love, brought him To a point he had to die To show You cannot be far from God’s love
