The latest hit album from five-time GRAMMY winner Brandon Lake, King of Hearts, makes its debut at number 1 on Billboard‘s Top Christian Albums.  The album also marks an impressive launch in the secular scene, debuting at number 7 on the Billboard 200, number 3 on the Top Album Sales, and number 1 on both the Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums. 

Meanwhile, in the UK, Brandon Lake’s King of Hearts achieves number 30 on the OCC Top Album Downloads and number 1 on the Top Christian & Gospel Albums.  

Lake’s launch week marks the highest Christian Album debut of the year, followed by Forrest Frank’s Child of God II, which hit the Billboard 200 at number 12 in May.  It also marks the first UK Christian & Gospel Album number 1 debut since Skillet’s Revolution in November 2024.

The album’s success doesn’t end there.  It features several hit songs, including the lead single, “That’s Who I Praise”.  The song topped all five Christian song charts, including Christian Airplay, where it dominated for ten weeks – the longest reign on the chart of the 2020s, tying with the JWLKRS and Housefires collaboration “I Thank God”. 

The following single, “Hard Fought Hallelujah”, achieved no less than its predecessor, topping four of the five Christian song charts.  The song hit number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 197 on the Global 200.  Within six months of commercial release, the song was certified RIAA Platinum for selling at least 1,000,000 copies within the US.

Brandon Lake Makes Biggest Christian Album Debut Of 2025

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Brandon Lake’s King of Hearts also features several additional Hot Christian Song entries – “I Know a Name” (number 5), “Sevens” (number 15), “Daddy’s DNA” (number 6), “The Great I Am Can” (number 31), “Plans” (number 27), “King of Hearts” (number 12), “Spare Change” (number 16), “But God” (number 24), “Right In the Middle” (number 40), “As For Me & My Home” (number 26), “Watch This!” (number 48), and “Remember the Miracles” (number 44) – accounting for fourteen of the album’s sixteen tracks.

On the heels of their newest release, Victory Lap, ELEVATION RHYTHM announces its first headline tour – the GOODBYE YESTERDAY TOUR 2025. Tickets for the tour will go on sale on June 27th, with a presale available in most cities on June 26th using code VICTORY.

“This tour is a celebration of freedom—of leaving the past behind and stepping into the new,” shares ELEVATION RHYTHM’S Josh Holiday. “Every night is going to be loud, full of faith, and unforgettable. We’re ready.”

Elevation Rhythm Announces Headline Goodbye Yesterday 2025 Tour

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This year, ELEVATION RHYTHM has not only released a new album, Victory Lap, which has been widely received, but also toured on two of the most extensive tours to date, both of which sold out completely: Elevation Nights with Elevation Worship and Pastor Steven Furtick, and the Forrest Frank’s Child of God II Tour. Both of these incredible tours are perfect springboards into the group’s first headline tour this fall, featuring 20 stops across both domestic and international venues.

ELEVATION RHYTHM also performed the 2025 K-LOVE Fan Awards-nominated song “GOODBYE YESTERDAY” live on the televised awards from the historic Grand Ole Opry stage last month. You can watch the energetic and fun performance below. The group will also be on tour for the fall Elevation Nights, which kick off on October 21st. Dates can be found at ElevationNights.com.

August 23rd – Bangor (Belfast), Northern Ireland*
August 24th – West Sussex, UK
August 26th – Veenendaal, NL*
August 27th – Brussels, Belgium*
September 6th – Houston, TX**
September 7th – Dallas, TX**
September 9th – Norman, OK (UNITE US)
September 10th – Little Rock, AR*
September 12th – Chicago, IL**
September 13th – Royal Oak (Detroit), MI**
September 14th – Shippensburg, PA (Uprise Fest)
September 15th – New York, NY**
September 17th – Baltimore, MD+
September 18th – Philadelphia, PA+
September 20th – Mount Vernon, OH (Sonfest)
September 25th – Tampa, FL (UNITE US)
September 27th – Columbia, SC+
September 28th – Nashville, TN+
September 29th – Birmingham, AL+
September 30th – Knoxville, TN (UNITE U)

Dates featuring:

*Terrian
**Bodie
+Lizzie Morgan

3x GRAMMY-winning gospel powerhouse Tasha Cobbs Leonard releases her latest single with “The Hand That Keeps Holding Me.” Tasha is slated to arrive next month (July 25).

Her previous single,“ Already Good (Tasha Slide),” offered a first taste of a bold new musical chapter from Tasha — blending bounce, faith, 80s r&b, and more — with a spirit of joy and community at its core.

Tasha Cobbs Leonard Drops Music Video Alongside Latest Single “The Hand That Keeps Holding Me”

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Tasha Cobbs Leonard is set to lead a transformational new tour this fall. Whole and Free is more than a concert—it’s a sacred invitation for women across the country to gather, breathe, and believe again.

Spanning 15 cities, the tour features an all-star lineup of faith-filled women including Naomi Raine, Dr. Jackie Greene, and Kobe Campbell, each bringing a unique voice to a night of deep worship, honest conversation, and healing that reaches the heart.

Worship leaders Paul and Hannah McClure of Bethel Music release their brand-new single “After Your Heart (Live)” today, featuring Tiffany Hudson. The track offers the first look into their forthcoming live worship album, “AFTER YOUR HEART,” set to release later this summer featuring Bethel Music. The song is now available on all major streaming platforms, alongside a live music video.

“After Your Heart (Live)” is a beautiful heart-cry of desperation for the person and presence of Jesus. It’s a declaration that He alone satisfies and that just one touch from Him changes everything. A powerful anthem of surrender, the song features stirring vocals from Hannah and Tiffany and captures the heart of what it means to seek after God above all else.

Bethel Music’s Paul & Hannah McClure Release “After Your Heart (Live)” Feat. Tiffany Hudson

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Paul and Hannah McClure share, “‘After Your Heart’ is the cry of our hearts. It captures the message of this album which is a passion in our souls to know the heart of God. We got to sit down with one of our favorites, Tiffany Hudson, a couple of years ago and write this song. It came from talking about the desperation of the woman in Mark chapter 5 with the issue of blood.

Her faith and desperation knew that if she could only touch Jesus, she would be healed. That’s the faith and desperation we want to live with, an awareness that everything is found in Jesus. Our hope is that this song awakens hunger in the hearts of Gods people.”

As core artists and worship leaders with Bethel Music, Paul and Hannah McClure continue to craft songs that serve the global Church and point listeners toward the heart of God. The “AFTER YOUR HEART” album—recorded live and featuring a host of special guests—marks a return to the McClures’ roots in intimate, spirit-led worship, offering songs that reflect deep faith, honest longing, and unshakable hope.

Two-time GRAMMY Nominee Blessing Offor has released the title track for his new album, Real, which will be released August 8^th. The song, co-written with Hank Bentley (Crowder, Brandon Lake), embodies a sense of gratitude for an honest, genuine love with a focus on Blessing’s vocals backed by light guitar and piano.   “Real” follows the release of “Lift Me Up” and “The Morning” earlier this year.

“’Real’ is about that person that makes everything around them look like a black-and-white television show,” shares Blessing Offor. “They are so thoroughly themselves that you almost have to ask them how they can be so real in the middle of so much fake in the world. That person deserves a song, and this is it.”

Real is the second studio album from Blessing Offor and follows the incredible success of his GRAMMY Nominated debut album My Tribe (2023). In that time, Blessing has endured loss and heartache while also growing into himself as an artist. The 16 songs on Real see Blessing Offor at his most authentic and vulnerable, sharing the highs and lows of his life over the last few years, while infusing influences from folk and afro-pop to country, pop, and soul.

Since the debut of his album My Tribe, two-time GRAMMY nominee and multi-award winner Blessing Offor has established himself as a true artist’s artist with a voice as bright and authentic as his personality. My Tribe debuted in early 2023 and quickly hit Top 20 on THREE Billboard charts. The album’s lead single, “Brighter Days” became a bastion of mainstream radio, hitting Top 25 on the mainstream AC radio charts with over 150 million views on TikTok and his duet,

“The Goodness” with TobyMac became his first #1. Building on his success, Blessing has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Kelly Clarkson and The Jennifer Hudson Show and was named 2023’s Amazon Music Breakthrough Artist and Pandora Artist to Watch.

Blessing Offor Drops Title Track “Real” From Upcoming Project

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Real Tracklist:

1.   Real (Offor, Hank Bentley)

2.   Oh Child (Offor, Henrik Michelsen, Bill Maybury)

3.   Lift Me Up (Offor, Morgan Taylor Reid, Fraser Churchill, Pablo Hurtado)

4.   The Morning (Offor, Rita Springer, Dan Muckala)

5.   The Roses (Offor, Dalton Diehl, David Alexander, Midi Jones)

6.   Set It In Stone (Offor, Dan Muckala)

7.   Rise Again (Offor, Edd Holloway)

8.   Where My Feet Are (Offor, Mark Pellizzer, Dominique Sanders)

9.   Jordans (Offor, Hank Bentley)

10. Carry On (Offor, Dan Muckala)

11. The Time It Takes (Offor, Sandra McCracken)

12. Barricades (Offor, David Mescon)

13. Somebody’s Child (Featuring Dolly Parton) (Offor, Joy Williams, Josh Ronen)

14. Crying Out Loud (Offor, Morgan Taylor Reid, Fraser Churchill)

15. Just For You (Offor, JC Stewart)

16. What Tomorrow’s For (Offor, AJ Pruis, Laura Veltz)

One of music’s coolest crooners, Jason Nelson, releases a new live version of “Made New (Radio Edit)” with Madison Ryann Ward. The track, which is one of the most popular songs off Jason Nelsons’ You Belong: Live In Durham, has racked up over six million digital streams. This new version was recorded at the City Winery Nashville.

Jason Nelson Drops “Made New (Radio Edit)” With Madison Ryann Ward

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Over the last two decades, Jason Nelson’s amiable tenor has distinguished itself on gospel radio hits such as “Nothing Without You,” “Residue,” and “Forever.” Five of them have hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart. He’s amassed over 300 million digital streams. Nelson has also recorded with R&B singer Chrisette Michele and Jazz bassist John Patitucci. He’s also recorded with gospel greats John P. Kee, Donald Lawrence, Naomi Raine, and his twin brother, Jonathan Nelson.

2023 Juno Award winner and 16-time GMA Covenant Award winner Jordan St. Cyr releases “Help” featuring powerful singer/songwriter Riley Clemmons. 

A construction worker by trade, Jordan St. Cyr expressed his family’s journey of gratitude and faith through song, with the Biblical parable of the wise and foolish builders (found in Matthew) at the core of the album. “The fact my faith parallels my also being a builder; the song and album title were obvious choices.

Thinking back now, I recall my wife and I staying up night after night for weeks praying for Emery; I now rejoice for all the gifts He gave us through the process. This record is quite literally a statement of faith declaring not ‘what,’ but ‘Who’ my and my family’s lives are built upon.”

Jordan St. Cyr Releases “Help” Collab Feat. Riley Clemmons

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Known for his No.1 song “Weary Traveller” as well as other hits like “Fires” and “Rescue,” Jordan St. Cyr released his second album, MY FOUNDATION last year. 

Celebrating God’s faithfulness and his daughter Emery’s miraculous recovery through a collection of 11 richly produced pop songs, the tracks layer uplifting lyrics and infectious melodies with piano refrains, strings, acoustic guitar, percussion-forward highlights and vocal choirs that aim Jordan’s voice at the soul of his musical stories.

Jordan St. Cyr will be on the Storyteller tour throughout 2025 and is working on new music also coming this year. He will also be featured on Mac Powell’s Live In Concert Tour, which consists of six acoustic shows in Canada in September 2025.

Renowned gospel minister and worship leader Austin Omozeje returns with a powerful new anthem titled “Praise Be The Lord”, featuring the dynamic vocals of The Blend and seasoned psalmist David Akerele.

This vibrant and spirit-filled contemporary praise song is more than just music—it’s a declaration of God’s faithfulness and greatness. “Praise Be The Lord” is crafted to resonate with congregations, worship teams, and choirs, offering a fresh, engaging sound that uplifts and stirs hearts in adoration.

From its infectious rhythms to its rich harmonies, the song blends modern gospel energy with timeless truths, making it ideal for corporate worship and choir ministrations. Produced with excellence and spiritual depth, it reflects Austin Omozeje’s heart for leading people into passionate, God-centered praise.

Speaking about the release, Austin says:
“This song is a call to praise—a joyful response to God’s goodness. I believe it’s a sound that will stir churches and individuals to lift up holy hands in sincere worship.”

Praise Be The Lord – Austin Omozeje Ft. The Blend & David Akerele

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The emerging and exciting new gospel singer, and songwriter from Nigeria Grace Idowu, comes through with a song called “Worthy Of My Praise (Cover)“, and was released in 2024. This amazing and inspiring track is a must listen for any music lover.

With its message and captivating melody, “Worthy Of My Praise (Cover)” is an addition to any playlist. Whether you want to download the mp3 watch the video or sing along with the lyrics, “Worthy Of My Praise (Cover)” is undeniably a song that will deeply touch the hearts of everyone who encounters it.

Grace Idowu – Worthy Of My Praise (Cover)

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GRAMMY-nominated and multi-platinum modern worship artist Phil Wickham releases the piano take video for his latest single, “Homesick For Heaven.” This song paints a beautiful picture of longing for our time in Heaven. Co-written with Jonathan Smith, listen to “Homesick For Heaven” now.

“I’ve written several songs about Heaven over the years, but Homesick for Heaven may be the one that moves me the most,” shares Phil Wickham.

This year, Phil Wickham has released new music to his listeners, generating momentum on social platforms, streaming, and Christian radio platforms. His first release, “The King Is In The Room,” was his largest debut to date. Last month, Phil Wickham surpassed this career-high with his second release, “What An Awesome God.”

On the heels of his two largest debut singles, both of which have already reached the Top 15 at Christian radio, “Homesick For Heaven” is his third release as Wickham works toward a fall album and continues to create excitement for what’s next.

Phil Wickham “Homesick For Heaven” Piano Take Video

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Catch Phil Wickham on the road this summer for the Summer Worship Nights Tour with Brandon Lake for the third year in a row! Due to the popularity of this tour, 360-seating will be available in every market possible. There won’t be a bad seat in the house! With new songs, a new stage design and the entire experience reimagined it’ll be a can’t miss show.

Following that, this Fall Phil Wickham will be headlining the Air1 Worship Now Tour hitting 12 arenas across the country.