ICYMI: Groundbreaking music collective Housefires, made up of GRAMMY-nominated and Billboard-charting artists, made its national TV debut with Fox & Friends on Sunday, March 12.

Housefires members Ryan Ellis and featured artist Mariah Adigun-Bernard performed two songs for the show’s ‘FAITH & Friends’ Concert Series including the collective’s worship staple “Build My Life,” and its spiritually-moving song “Lean On The Lord,” from its recently released ‘How To Start A Housefire’ album.

‘How To Start A Housefire’ was released January 27th via Capitol CMG / TRIBL Records and features a brand new generation of Housefires musicians that reflect the growing diversity of the collective and the worship landscape as a whole.

During the show, Housefires also announced its follow up album ‘How To Start A Housefire Part II,’ which is due Friday, April 21st. The first song, the ‘90s R&B-infused “Can’t Nobody,” will be available on Friday, March 24th along with the pre-order for the record.

BEC Recordings Canadian artist and songwriter Jordan St. Cyr has won his first Juno Award. The Juno Awards, which honors all genres of Canada’s top musicians, singers, songwriters, and producers, recognized St. Cyr for his debut self-titled album in the Contemporary Christian/ Gospel Album of the Year category. This was St. Cyr’s first Juno nomination.

Posting a note of gratitude on his social media, St. Cyr shared, “Thank you to everyone involved in the making of this album. What a privilege to be a part of such an amazing team. My wife Heather, and our four fantastic kids, you are my inspiration. To be able to write, record, and release songs of faith, ones that encourage our hearts to know we don’t walk this road alone, is everything! I’m grateful to God every day that this is what I get to do.” He adds, “My wife and I shared our first date at a Juno Fest event back in 2005, so this is a pretty incredible full-circle moment for us.”

St. Cyr’s Juno recognition follows his six-win sweep at the November 2022 GMA Canada Covenant Awards, the most out of any other nominee, including top Artist, Album, and Male Vocalist of the Year. He also won best Pop Song (“Fires”), Live Music Artist, and AC Artist of the Year.

This spring, Jordan St. Cyr is releasing new music and is on Colton Dixon’s Build A Boat Tour. Be sure to visit his tour page for the latest tour dates.

Premier Productions and Elevation Church are bringing back their successful Elevation Nights Tour for Fall 2023. The tour will feature Elevation Worship and Steven Furtick as the life-changing night of worship sweeps across eight cities this October.

The tour follows the success of three previous Elevation Nights tours and comes as an extension of the Spring tour. The Elevation Nights 2022 tour saw sold-out arenas of ten thousand per night and ushered in life-changing ministry experiences.

“Being a part of these nights is one of my favorite things we do as a ministry,” said Elevation Worship member Tiffany Hudson. “I’m grateful we are bringing Elevation Nights to more cities this year and can’t wait to see how God moves.”

Tickets for the Fall leg of the Elevation Nights 2023 Tour go on sale to the public on March 17th. Patrons can sign up for the exclusive pre-sale through March 14th at ElevationNights.com. The Spring tour dates are already on sale and selling fast, with limited inventory remaining.

“The response to these nights has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Jonathan Roberts, VP of Global Touring at Premier Productions. “We’re so excited to add more cities to the tour this fall! These nights have been incredibly rewarding to see come to fruition year in and year out, and we are excited to see people’s lives positively impacted again!”

The Elevation Nights tour is a full worship experience as Steven Furtick preaches and Elevation Worship leads some of their hit songs including “Graves Into Gardens,” “RATTLE!,” “Do It Again,” “The Blessing” and others. The eight-city fall tour will kick-off on Tuesday, October 3 in Miami, FL, with stops in Tampa, FL, Knoxville, TN and Dallas, TX before the final show on Thursday, October 12 in Houston, TX. For a full list of dates and cities, see below.

Elevation Nights 2023 Tour Dates
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – Austin, TX – On Sale
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – Oklahoma City, OK – On Sale
Friday, April 21, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – On Sale
Saturday, April 22, 2023 – Kansas City, MO – On Sale
Sunday, April 23, 2023 – Denver, CO – On Sale
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – On Sale
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 – Fort Wayne, IN – On Sale
Thursday, April 27, 2023 – Toronto, ON – On Sale (Low Tickets)
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 – Miami, FL – On Sale March 17th
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – Tampa, FL – On Sale March 17th
Friday, October 6, 2023 – Knoxville, TN – On Sale March 17th
Saturday, October 7, 2023 – Duluth, GA – On Sale March 17th
Sunday, October 8, 2023 – Birmingham, AL – On Sale March 17th
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – Lubbock, TX – On Sale March 17th
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – Dallas, TX – On Sale March 17th
Thursday, October 12, 2023 – Houston, TX – On Sale March 17th

In celebration of Friday’s release of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Live), renowned worship trailblazers Shane & Shane will host a livestream this Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 pm CT to premier the video of the complete live recording. Streaming on the duo’s YouTube and Facebook channels, the free watch party will include a special message from Shane & Shane.

Releasing March 17, Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Live) was recorded at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and captures a powerful night of worship with students. The 10-song set was produced by Bryan Fowler (TobyMac, Chris Tomlin) along with Shane Barnard, who also co-wrote each track.

Among the project’s highlights are two newly penned songs: debut single “You’ve Already Won,” a victorious proclamation of the finished work of Christ written by Shane Barnard and Bryan Fowler; and “All Sufficient Merit,” penned by Bethany Barnard, Shane Barnard and Bryan Fowler in praise of Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice.

Shane Barnard and Shane Everett have been internationally acclaimed worship leaders and preeminent songwriters of the genre for more than two decades. With a mission to write and record music that is biblically based, lyrically rich and sonically engaging, Shane & Shane have released 40 albums; garnered more than 613 million streams; over 100 million YouTube views; and two million combined monthly listeners on Spotify and Apple Music to date.

Their signature songs include “You’re Beautiful,” “Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy)” and “You’re Worthy of It All,” among countless others. Shane & Shane are also founders and leaders of Dallas-based The Worship Initiative. The equipping ministry offers a library of hundreds of popular worship songs; more than 30 original albums; team training materials; instrument tutorials; and song-based devotionals, along with many other resources.

The inaugural awards, founded by Hollywood Music in Media Awards Executive Producer Brent Harvey, will take place this summer in Hollywood, CA.

The Hollywood Independent Music Awards (HIMAwards) is the premier global platform for Independent music. Emerging and established artists, songwriters, composers, and audio recording professionals around the world are recognized for outstanding contributions and content creation.

Founded by Brent Harvey, Executive Producer of the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, the HIMAwards Advisory Board is composed of some of the industry’s most respected and seasoned professionals.

With the inaugural HIMAwards slated to take place this summer in Hollywood, CA, the first round of nominees has been announced. MTS Management Group is happy to recognize their clients Richard Lynch and Tia McGraff among the nominated artists.

Lynch is nominated in the Classic Country category for his song, “Radio Friend.” McGraff is nominated in the Americana/Roots category for “With Love.” Other nominees include Billboard chart-toppers and Grammy Award winners.

The HIMAwards will take place on August 17th, 2023 at The Avalon Hollywood.

“MTS is honored to have these two talented and hard-working artists recognized for their crafts,” said Michael Stover, MTS President.  “Both Tia and Richard are tremendous people, and they deserve all the accolades.”

ABOUT RICHARD LYNCH:

Over the past 4 decades, Richard Lynch has compiled a long list of country hits and chart-toppers on both domestic and international sales and radio airplay charts. Richard has been in Billboard Magazine, Taste Of Country, The Boot, CCM Magazine, Country Music People, Maverick, and countless others.

He has also appeared on WSM Radio Nashville, RFD TV, Fox TV, and more. He has recorded popular duets with legendary artists like Ronnie McDowell and Leona Williams, as well as Grammy Winner, Rhonda Vincent. Lynch is the owner of Keepin’ It Country Farm in Waynesville, OH, and co-founder of Love Tattoo Foundation which assists veterans.

ABOUT TIA MCGRAFF:

Tia McGraff is a multi-talented, award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, author, and podcast host from Southern Ontario, Canada. Along with her husband and co-writer Tommy Parham, the skilled songstress has been making impactful and thought-provoking art for well over a decade.

Bringing together a burning passion for the art of music and an honesty that is long lost on today’s modern charts, Tia McGraff is a trailblazer in her genre; one whose efforts have made her a beloved figure on the international music scene.

Sarantos is a dynamic genre-blending musical artist known for his powerful and thought-provoking projects. His latest single “Another Surgery” reflects on the experience of losing his father.

Sarantos is a genre-fluid singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with an ever-expanding catalog of releases. Hailing from Chicago, he has created both national and international chart-topping singles, while placing his songs on hit daytime TV shows like “Days of Our Lives.”

With more than 200K Spotify streams of his latest album, “A Spoonful of Greece,” and another 35K on his past three singles, the award-winning artist continues his monthly release schedule with “Another Surgery.”

“Another Surgery” was released on March 1st, 2023. The new single is a harrowing track that talks about losing a loved one, and shares Sarantos’ personal experience of dealing with his father’s passing.

“This modern rock song is about my dad and my health,” Sarantos said. “Every time I have surgery, which seems to be a lot, I’m not scared anymore because I always tell myself in a way, I get to spend a little bit of time with my dad, catching up on life.”

The music video is dripping with hidden agendas, storylines, and innuendos. Watch the music video for “Another Surgery” at https://youtu.be/SlDHYaklXnA

ABOUT SARANTOS:

Sarantos is not only a professional songwriter, producer & poet but also an avid comic book reader, proud nerd, workaholic, one-time owner of the Millenium Falcon, gamer, and zombie killer. He loves sarcasm because it’s funny. He’s more of a loner than a social butterfly but he’s working on it.

His music and books are 100% certified organic, caffeine-independent, gluten-free, and hypoallergenic! Because he believes that every song is a story and words are so important to him, he also hosts the Songwriters Radio Show.

The show is syndicated everywhere including iHeartRadio, Spotify, Spreaker, iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, Alexa & Google Play, etc.

For the first time, GRAMMY® nominee Phil Wickham and five-time GRAMMY® winner Brandon Lake are joining forces for “Summer Worship Nights,” a co-headline bill slated to visit arenas in a dozen markets this August. Presented by leading concert promotor Transparent Productions, the highly anticipated tour will feature direct support from hip-hop titan KB. Ticket pre-sale begins today, Mar. 10, nationwide at 10 a.m. local time with public on-sale starting Monday, Mar. 13. A full list of dates, cities and ticket links are available at www.summerworshipnightstour.com.

“It’s been so fun watching Brandon carry what God has given him, and I respect him as a leader, brother and friend. At ‘Summer Worship Nights,’ we truly want to gather as worshipers, to sing and lift up the name of Jesus,” Wickham shares. “I cannot wait for these nights!”

“This is a dream come true for me. There is no one else that I have imitated my life after more than Phil Wickham. He’s been a hero, brother, mentor and friend,” Lake adds. “The energy on this tour is going to be absolutely CRAZY! Expectancy is the breeding ground for miracles, and we’re coming expectant to believe God is going to move.”

“God’s glory is not restrained or limited to any musical genre,” says KB, who will open each night with his authentic brand of Gospel-centered rap. “I’m excited for this opportunity to celebrate the diversity of the Body of Christ by uniting together to bring Him glory.”

Wickham’s new single, “This Is Our God,” is proving to be one of the biggest songs of his career to date. When it officially launched at radio on Feb. 24, it become the No. 1 most-added song of 2023 thus far with more than 70 stations adding it out of the gate. The anthem is currently Top 20 and climbing on both the Billboard and Mediabase Christian Audience charts. “This Is Our God” previews the California native’s forthcoming studio effort, due later this year, and follows three back-to-back chart-topping singles from Wickham’s Dove Award-winning album, Hymn of Heaven.

Meanwhile, Lake just scored his first No. 1 at radio as a solo artist with “Gratitude” from his full-length label debut, House of Miracles. Alongside his group Maverick City Music, the Charleston, S.C., resident recently won all four Christian/Gospel categories at the 65th annual GRAMMY® Awards in February. Prior to co-headlining the “Summer Worship Nights” outing with Wickham, he’ll take his “Miracle Nights Tour” to 13 cities this spring, beginning Mar. 17.

Fresh off the release of his first book, Dangerous Jesus, KB will kickstart each evening of the “Summer Worship Nights” tour with new music, as well as fan favorites, including his recent collaboration with Lake on “Graves.”

The tour is sponsored by Compassion International who will join media partners K-LOVE and Air1. Spotify will also be executing its own Fans First pre-sale.

8/10 — Amalie Arena // Tampa, FL

8/11 — Bojangles Coliseum // Charlotte, NC

8/12 — Chartway Arena // Norfolk, VA

8/13 — Prudential Center // Newark, NJ

8/17 — Target Center // Minneapolis, MN

8/18 — NOW Arena // Chicago (Hoffman Estates), IL

8/19 — Gainbridge Fieldhouse // Indianapolis, IN

8/20 — Santander Arena // Reading, PA

8/24 — Bridgestone Arena // Nashville, TN

8/25 — UNO Lakefront Arena // New Orleans, LA

8/26 — AT&T Center // San Antonio, TX

8/27 — Dickies Arena // Fort Worth, TX

Transparent Productions announces a new tour, “The Awe of God Tour” with author and speaker John Bevere along with worship leader Kim Walker-Smith. The tour will feature eight nights of worship during the month of May. Running in tandem with the release of his new book, “The Awe of God,” the tour will be a powerful night of worship, teaching, and ministry. Tickets are on sale today and a copy of Bevere’s new book will be included with each ticket. Click on each market below to purchase tickets.

“The emphasis of this ‘ Awe of God’ tour nights will be to encounter the presence of God in an awesome way,” shares John Bevere.

The tour is designed to help us rediscover the wonder and awesomeness of God so we can encounter his presence in an intimate, tangible way. Let’s join together and cry out to God for a unifying move of His Spirit in our cities and in our nation.

Kim Walker-Smith adds, “I am really excited to be joining John. I’m excited about his new book, ‘The Awe of God,’ and the message that it carries. It is a message that is needed and necessary in the body of Christ right now, John and I want these nights to serve as a place in which people can bring their hearts to Jesus and be transformed in the presence of God.  We are looking forward to what God is going to do!”

May 4th – Nashville (Madison), TN

May 5th – Youngstown, OH

May 6th – Detroit (Sterling Heights), MI

May 7th – Greenwood, IN

May 18th – Kansas City, MO

May 19th – Tulsa, OK

May 20th – Dallas, TX

May 21st – Houston (Crosby), TX

Christina and Scott MacIntyre have hit a major milestone with their first television special, Enduring Hope, with a million viewers. The program, which shares the couples journey through Scott’s blindness and two kidney transplants, debuted in October 2020 on UpTV, NRB and WSMV-TV in Nashville.

The audience has now greatly expanded, thanks to multiple airings on new stations and networks each month. The program was produced by Dove Awards veteran, Steve Gilreath, with the MacIntyre’s, Steve and Jackie Green as executive producers. Scott and Christina’s purpose for the project is to help people find hope in the midst of hardship.

Its music and message continue to resonate with people worldwide, and will proceed to expand even further with five airings this month. These markets, Oklahoma City OK, Lancaster PA, Norfolk VA, Charlotte NC and Nashville TN, are slating to air March 25 – 26, 2023, immediately following Saturday Night Live. The program is also available online and on Demand.

“We are so grateful to witness our songs and story changing lives,” Scott said. “My favorite part of the process is hearing from people who happen to catch the program during a difficult time, when they really need encouragement, and they find new hope to press on.”

Continuing to increase their output of hope for the nation and beyond, Scott and Christina have launched their weekly Enduring Hope devotional podcast that is reaching 40 countries. It can be heard on Apple, Spotify, Audible, etc. They’ve also pioneered a music mentoring retreat for the blind called SongSight which had its first iteration in November 2022. It was a three-day event with masterclasses, songwriting and instrument experimentation, culminating in the attendees recording an original song together that was released online. It gave the participants the opportunity to explore their potential and to experience the life changing power of music.

One of the attendees, Greg Lindberg, shares in a blog post, “I was completely in awe of my SongSight experience. It totally exceeded my expectations.”

The future holds exciting opportunities for Scott and Christina’s ministry, including visiting public and private schools around the country to encourage the next generation. Scott is also releasing new music every few weeks, with two singles released so far this year being a rap collaboration called “Believe Again” and his latest entitled “We Will Serve the Lord.”

Cabot, AR —  Robert Jones is an artist rising!  He began his artistic career as a founder and former member of the Stellar Award-winning Gospel ensemble Anointed By God.  As a musician, songwriter, and worship leader, he has been developing his solo career and is one of Gospel music’s most promising young artists.  

His popular single “I Still Believe” has given Robert a national platform for his talent and solidified his commitment to the Gospel music genre.  He is preparing for his debut album release and will celebrate the milestone with a concert event.

One Voice Media presents The Robert Jones SOUND OF HEAVEN Concert & Listening Party on Saturday, March 11th, at The Edge Church, 6702 T. P. White Dr, Cabot, Arkansas 72023.  The concert event is free to the public.  

Robert will perform his current hit singles and offer a first glance at his forthcoming debut solo album, SOUND OF HEAVEN.  Robert’s special guests for the evening are Karen Brown, Cortney Richardson, and the female, a capella fusion group Adajyo.

Robert’s debut album will be available for pre-order on digital outlets on Friday, March 10, and released everywhere on Friday, April 14, 2023.  His album is produced by Grammy® Award-winning musical genius Cedric Thompson and features guest appearances by Capria McClearn and Cortney Richardson.

As a solo artist, Robert won the 2022 Gospel Choice Music Award for Contemporary Artist of the Year and received two 2022 Kingdom Image Awards nominations for Best Male Vocalist and New Artist of Year.  He is a full-time elementary school teacher and worship leader at The Edge Church in Cabot, AR.