Pandora revealed today its predictions of which emerging Christian and Gospel artists will make the greatest strides next year

Just in time for the holiday season, McDonald’s USA is delivering feel-good momentsin a special homecoming themed holiday experience on the final stop of the brand’s 16th annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour (ICGT).

 December 8th, GRAMMY-winning artist Naomi Raine will headline The Root 100 2022 Celebration at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY. The event will be hosted by Emmy Award-winning TV personality and comedian Loni Love and will honor the most influential Black Americans of the year.

Naomi discusses her music career, faith, new and forthcoming albums, and how it feels to perform at the world-famous Apollo Theater for the first time ever with The Root.

The New York City native was recently recognized as one of Pandora’s Artists To Watch 2023 in the Christian/Gospel genre, adding to a long list of accolades that includes GRAMMY, Billboard Music, Dove and Stellar Awards and nominations.

She is set to release a new solo live worship record in 2023, following her ‘Journey’ and ‘Journey: Acoustic Sessions’ releases earlier this year. Fans can see behind-the-scenes of Naomi’s career and music making via her ‘Journey: The Docuseries’ and watch her host intimate conversations with fellow artists and friends via her newly launched ‘Christmas Car Chats’ series on YouTube.

Naomi Raine is currently on tour with her group Maverick City Music. For more information on Naomi Raine, visit naomirainemusic.com.

(Reach Records, Atlanta GA: Source Jackie O & Co.) Reach Records is kicking off the 2022 holiday, rolling out several 116 singles for your seasonal playlists. First up was “Silent Night (Hush),” featuring Crystal Nicole & Q Parker (112), followed by “Silent Night (Afrobeats),” performed by AfroGospel rising star, Limoblaze, Rehmahz, and Emandiong, with additional vocals by Jordan Dollar. “Silent Night (Afrobeats)” was produced by Happi, Dunnie, Tumeh “DJ Tag” Gailor, and Lasanna “ACE” Harris.

Both performances celebrate the birth of Jesus with musical approaches that veer sharply from the classic.

Since he entered the AfroGospel scene, Limoblaze has blazed the trail globally as one of the leading voices for AfroGospel genre, receiving much industry acclaim and a growing list of accolades! “Limo is the future!” expresses Reach Records’ President & Co-Founder, Lecrae. “He bridges Afrobeats and Gospel! He’s what the industry is missing and what the world needs!”

Listen To Silent Night Below

The Nigerian-born and UK-based musician, singer/songwriter, is a two-time winner of the African Gospel Music and Media Awards (2018, 2019) and received “Best International Act” awards from Premier Gospel (2022) and The Crystals (2019). He recently released a new album, Sunday In Lagos, and announced his signing to US-based label, Reach Records. The album’s first single, “Jireh (My Provider),” was an instant viral hit across all short-form social media platforms resulting in over 110,000 Instagram Reels and over 70,000 Creates on TikTok. The internet success led to a surge of streams, placing the song on Billboard’s US Afrobeat Song Chart, peaking at #31; Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart peaking at #41; Billboard’s Gospel Song Chart peaking at #15. In addition, “Jireh (My Provider) also placed on Spotify’s Top Viral 50 – Nigeria Playlist.

On Friday, December 16th, Lecrae and Limoblaze will co-headline Nigeria’s RockFest 2.0 Christian music festival experience to be held at the prestigious Muri Okunola Park in Lagos. The star-studded lineup of performers includes the gifted voices of Ada Ehi, Mercy Chinwo, Frank Edwards, Nosa, Gaise Baba, and more.

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Click here to stream “Silent Night.”

Click here to stream Sunday In Lagos https://limoblaze.ffm.to/sunday

About Reach Records:

Reach Records is an Atlanta based independent hip-hop label founded in 2004 by Lecrae and Ben Washer. Long before acclaim, awards, plaques, chart positioning, and radio play, the two started the label because they both love hip-hop and Jesus. Reach Records was launched with no strategy, no funds, no big players, but they made big moves! Today Reach Records is a trailblazing label with a roster of nearly 10 artists and a staff of 20 who are unashamed about sharing their faith and passionate about hip-hop. Reach Records is committed to building a movement that combines faith with music and popular culture. 

For more information on Reach Records, please visit www.reachrecords.com @ReachRecords.

Following a hugely successful touring season in 2022, performing in front of more than 300,000 people in 80+ tour markets, GRAMMY winning multi-platinum group Casting Crowns has announced plans to extend The Healer Tour to 33 more U.S. cities in the spring of 2023. Presented by Compassion International, the spring 2023 Healer Tour dates begin on March 2, in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and wrap up on May 6, in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. The spring leg of the tour features special guests We Are Messengers and Ben Fuller.

A special pre-sale ticket opportunity will take place beginning Wednesday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. local time though Thursday, Dec. 8, 10 p.m. local time. General on-sale will begin Friday, Dec. 9, at 10 a.m.  local time. Ticket options in most markets include a VIP add-on which offers a pre-show Q&A with Casting Crowns (including a song performance), signed CD, souvenir laminate, early entry, early access to merch and a merch discount. Ticket information can be found at www.CastingCrowns.com.

The Healer Tour supports Casting Crowns’ latest release, Healer (Deluxe), the follow-up to the band’s early 2022 Healer album which yielded hit singles “Scars In Heaven” and “Crazy People.” Healer (Deluxe) features seven new songs in addition to the seven tracks on the original album.

CASTING CROWNS – THE HEALER TOUR – SPRING 2023
Dates and venues subject to change without notice. 
MARCH
2 – Myrtle Beach, SC – Beach Church
3 – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
4 – New Bern, NC – Temple Church
9 – New Orleans, LA – UNO Lakefront Arena
10 – Longview, TX – LeTourneau University Belcher Center
11 – Montgomery, AL – Montgomery Performing Arts Centre
16 – Wichita, KS – Hartman Arena
17 – Lincoln, NE – Lincoln Berean Church
18 – Jonesboro, AR – First National Bank Arena
23 – Lafayette, LA – Heymann Performing Arts Center (pre-sale Dec. 8 only)
24 – Wichita Falls, TX – Kay Yeager Coliseum
25 – College Station, TX – Reed Arena
26 – Edinburg, TX – Bert Ogden Arena
27 – Abilene, TX – Expo Center of Taylor County
30 – Carlsbad, NM – Walter Gerrells Performing Arts and Exhibition Center
31 – Enid, OK – Stride Bank Center

APRIL
1 – Cape Girardeau, MO – Show Me Center
3 – Green Cove Springs, FL – Clay County Fairgrounds
6 – Wheeling, WV – The Capitol Theatre
7 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
13 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena
14 – Tallahassee, FL – Donald L. Tucker Civic Center at FSU
15 – Albertville, AL – Sand Mountain Amphitheater
20 – Knoxville, TN – Knoxville Civic Auditorium
21 – Champaign, IL – State Farm Center
22 – Erie, PA – Warner Theatre (on sale Dec. 14)
27 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
28 – Augusta, ME – Augusta Civic Center
29 – Springfield, MA – MassMutual Center
30 – Richmond, VA – Altria Theater

MAY
4 – Saginaw, MI – Dow Event Center
5 – Toledo, OH – Huntington Center
6 – Beaver Dam, KY – Beaver Dam Amphitheater

Premier Productions and CAIN announce the Live and In Color Tour with special guests Katy Nichole and David Leonard. CAIN’s first headlining tour will span 30 cities and will see CAIN fresh off The Healer Tour with Casting Crowns. This tour will be special for band members and audience members alike as each night CAIN is asking their audience to show up matching in the same color as their tour outfits. CAIN is inviting the audience to be a part of the show by showing up live and in color. Check out CAINTour.com for your city’s color!

“This spring, we are coming to you LIVE AND IN COLOR on our first ever headline tour,” said Taylor Cain. “We were inspired to name the tour LIVE AND IN COLOR because wearing matching colors has become part of our tradition, but then we thought about what it would be like to have the entire audience match us too. How fun would that be?”

“If you’ve ever been to a concert, you’re pretty used to the program: Opening Act, Middle Act, Headliner,” added Logan Cain. “We’re trying to do something completely new with our tour! We want people to get to know who we are and that includes humor, fun and entertainment as well as ministry, worship and a chance to encounter the presence of God.”

The Live and In Color Tour will also see Katy Nichole and David Leonard in supporting roles. Katy Nichole joins the tour fresh off a historic year, with her hit singles In Jesus Name (God of Possible) and God is in This Story skyrocketing to number one on the charts. David Leonard also joins the tour fresh off the Mac Powell and Friends tour.

“We’ve been so fortunate to learn from the best in the business: Zach Williams, Toby Mac, and Casting Crowns,” Madison added. “Each of these artists poured into us and taught us firsthand what it looks like to live out your faith on and off stage. Now, we are humbled to step out on our own and hit the road with Katy Nichole and David Leonard!  We three, Katy and David have planned and prayed for this night, and we can’t wait to see all that the Lord has in store!  We can’t wait to see YOU this spring!”

“I’ve had the privilege to experience CAIN’s launch into Christian music over the past several years,” said Josh “Mags” Magnin, Talent Buyer at Premier Productions. “When I came on board at Premier Productions, it was a personal goal of mine to help them launch their first headline tour. We know CAIN is going to deliver an incredible first-time headline tour. We have all worked together to craft an experience that will capture the essence of CAIN’s authenticity, passion and fun-loving spirits from the stage. These three siblings were born to share the story and journey of their ‘Commission.’”

Fans can sign up for the exclusive pre-sale now at CAINTour.com. After signing up, fans will not only be able to get tickets first, but will save $4 a ticket. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, December 9, at 10am local time.

The 30-city spring tour will kick-off on March 2nd in Bowling Green, KY and will stop in Jacksonville, FL, Oswego, IL (Chicago) and Austin, TX before the final show on May 6th in Birmingham, AL. For a full list of dates and cities, see below.

Thursday, March 2, 2023 Bowling Green, KY
Friday, March 3, 2023 Paducah, KY
Saturday, March 4, 2023 Anderson, IN
Sunday, March 5, 2023 Mt. Vernon, IL
Thursday, March 9, 2023 Jacksonville, FL
Friday, March 10, 2023 Clearwater, FL
Sunday, March 12, 2023 Sarasota, FL
Thursday, March 16, 2023 Glen Allen, VA (Richmond)
Friday, March 17, 2023 Bensalem, PA (Philly)
Saturday, March 18, 2023 Virginia Beach, VA
Sunday, March 19, 2023 Lexington, SC
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Somerset, KY
Friday, March 24, 2023 Huntington, WV
Saturday, March 25, 2023 Burlington, NC (Greensboro)
Sunday, March 26, 2023 Mansfield, OH
Thursday, March 30, 2023 Fayetteville, NC
Friday, March 31, 2023 Valdosta, GA
Saturday, April 1, 2023 Fayetteville, GA (Atlanta)
Thursday, April 20, 2023 Holland, MI (Grand Rapids)
Friday, April 21, 2023 Oswego, IL (Chicago)
Saturday, April 22, 2023 O’Fallon, IL
Sunday, April 23, 2023 Clarksville, TN
Thursday, April 27, 2023 Flint, TX
Friday, April 28, 2023 Allen, TX (Dallas)
Saturday, April 29, 2023 Lubbock, TX
Sunday, April 30, 2023 Bethany, OK (OKC)
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Odessa, TX
Thursday, May 4, 2023 Austin, TX
Friday, May 5, 2023 Russellville, AR
Saturday, May 6, 2023 Birmingham, AL

Today HITKOR announced the multi-GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award winning artists, The Isaacs, will perform their first official global live streaming concert, “Christmas with The Isaacs.” The concert will stream Tuesday, December 13 at 6:00 p.m. (PST) / 9:00 p.m. (EST) exclusively at HITKOR.com and will be accessible in more than 30 countries live and on-demand. Special guests “Ugly Sweater Trio” featuring Gary Chapman, Regie Hamm and Kevin Pauls will perform the preshow event.

On the heels of their 50th anniversary in 2021, The Isaacs became official members of the Grand Ole Opry and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees and continue to build on the legacy first launched by the family back in 1971. The masterful vocalists, instrumentalists and songwriters are known for their ability to bridge and blend genres. Their sound has led to invitations from high-profile contemporaries — including Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Paul Simon and many more — to sing on numerous albums and share stages across the country. In 2023 they will be touring with country superstar Reba McEntire.

“We are grateful for the invitation from the incredible team at HITKOR to share ‘Christmas with The Isaacs’ with our friends all over the globe. This is one of our favorite times of the year and we look forward to celebrating the spirit of Christmas with this special holiday show,” says band member Sonya Isaacs.

“The Isaacs are musical treasures and the perfect group to help us usher in the holidays. We are fortunate to partner with them and welcome their family and memorable voices onto the HITKOR stage,” says Russ Miller, CEO of HITKOR. “We look forward to providing The Isaacs and their audience with a premium live viewing experience.”

HITKOR’s team of more than 50 crew members collaborate with each performer to execute a high quality pre-show experience and performance for audiences around the world. Multiple cameras showcase all the action and the set design is customized for each performance. All sound runs through HITKOR’s professional recording studio that ensures audio quality unmatched by traditional television broadcasts and live social media feeds.

Lily Isaacs is a vocalist and matriarch of the group. She got her start as an off-Broadway actress at the Woodstock Playhouse and a folk singer recording for Columbia Records. She has written two autobiographies about her life’s story. Rounding out the band are her three children: Ben, Sonya and Becky. Ben is the bass player and vocalist. He has been nominated for more than 13 GRAMMYs, was voted Producer of the Year several times in the Absolutely Gospel Awards and has produced many Dove award-winning albums. Sonya plays the mandolin and is also a vocalist. After a solo country stint with Lyric Street Records, Sonya concentrated on writing songs and has had many recorded by Trisha Yearwood, Leann Rimes, Martina McBride, Vince Gill and many others. She has won several Dove Awards for her songs, and also enjoys singing backing vocals for such artists as Reba McEntire, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill and others. Becky plays guitar and is also a vocalist for the group. She started writing songs as a teen, landing her first number one hit with “Stand Still.” She has sung background vocals for a variety of artists including Paul Simon, Alabama, Dolly Parton, Don Williams and Merle Haggard, to name a few. She has also been nominated and awarded Female Vocalist and Songwriter of the Year in several awards programs.

Tickets for “Christmas with The Isaacs” are on sale now and available only at HITKOR.com. LIVE tickets are $17.99 (stream live and on demand) and ALL ACCESS passes are $19.99 and include bonus, behind-the-scenes content as well as the “Ugly Sweater Trio” performance prior to the main show.

Ticket buyers can tailor their experience via the multicam KORplayer and will also have extended access to the concert footage for a minimum of one year, allowing access not only for the LIVE event, but whenever they want. Fans can watch their favorite performers in high definition video, while immersed in HEAR360 Spatial Audio and using their favorite headphones or earbuds. In addition, fans become “directors” of the show by choosing from different camera angles and customizing what they want to see when viewing an Encore performance (programming is available in Encore 72 hours after LIVE stream). Using their mobile device, they can explore the stage in dynamic 180-degree virtual reality.

Prior to embarking on their highly anticipated 10-city Christmas tour, multi–Dove Award-winning vocal trio Selah joined GRAMMY®-winning superstar Amy Grant in Nashville earlier this week for Lipscomb University’s 18th annual Lighting of the Green. Presented by FirstBank and hosted each year by Grant, the event also featured GRAMMY®-winning dc Talk founding member and Newsboys frontman Michael Tait, along with various choirs and vocal ensembles from Lipscomb University and Lipscomb Academy.

Heralding the season for Lipscomb students, staff and the Nashville community, Lighting of the Green is a longstanding Christmas tradition spotlighting performances from some of Music City’s biggest names. During the event, Selah took the stage at Lipscomb’s Allen Arena to share their signature rendition of “Light of the Stable” as well as a stirring acoustic performance of “At This Table,” the group’s latest single.

The renowned trio also kicked off their “Christmas with Selah” Tour this week with a sold-out hometown show in Franklin, Tennessee. Featuring special guest singer/songwriter Natalie Layne, the tour showcases selections from Selah’s two acclaimed holiday recordings—2002’s Rose of Bethlehem (Curb) and the recently released At This Table: A Christmas Album (3Cre8tive). The “Christmas with Selah” Tour is slated to make stops in Pittsburgh; Lakeland, Florida; and Davenport, Iowa, among other cities, before concluding December 17 in Chicago.

Comprised of Todd Smith, Allan Hall and Amy Perry, the 11-time GMA Dove Award-winning group is celebrating 25 years in Christian music with two new full-length recordings. Greatest Hymns Vol. 3 and At This Table: A Christmas Album bowed via Selah’s label, 3Cre8tive, in October and are available exclusively at national retail with various singles featured on streaming platforms.

To date, Selah has amassed more than 750 million streams; 4 million albums sold; two Gold-certified albums; and eight #1 singles. Renowned for their impassioned interpretations of timeless hymns, classic songs of faith and signature originals, Selah’s music has been a beacon of hope and healing to listeners around the world for a quarter of a century. The trio’s iconic anthems include “You Raise Me Up,” “Press On,” and “Wonderful, Merciful Savior,” among numerous others.

GRAMMY, Billboard Music, Stellar, and Dove Award-winning musician and songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard appeared on Fox & Friends to perform songs from her recently released HYMNS album. Leonard ushered in the holiday season with a performance of “O Holy Night” on air as part of the All American Christmas concert series. She offered a bonus performance of “The Church I Grew Up In” for Fox News Digital.

Captured in front of a live audience of more than 3,000 at The Greenwood Oasis on the campus of New Life Southeast in Chicago, HYMNS is a larger-than-life reimagining of classic hymns of love and grace, one that speaks to our modern world even as it reaches far beyond it. The arrangements are sweeping and cinematic, drawing on worship and gospel and even hints of country, pop, and R&B, radiating an undeniable sense of joy and fellowship at every turn.

 GRAMMY-winning artist Naomi Raine launches her Christmas Car Chats video series featuring a variety of special guests in the music and worship space. Naomi and her guests will deep-dive into topics such as family, music, faith and everything in between as they spend quality time in the car.

Christmas Car Chats is a holiday-themed extension of Naomi’s Car Chats, launched around the release of her ‘Journey’ album (7.8), which featured seven intimate “car chat” spoken word recordings along with 15 original songs. Naomi’s Car Chats have featured author Sarah Jakes Roberts, 6x GRAMMY-winner Israel Houghton and TV personality Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, author and motivational speaker Priscilla Shirer and many others.

The Christmas Car Chats series will go live weekly on Naomi’s YouTube channel and feature guests including 2x GRAMMY nominated artist DOE, Mariah Houghton, RIAA Gold-certified and GMA Dove Award-winning artist Phil Wickham, and a special episode featuring Naomi’s entire family.

This year, Naomi made her solo TV debut on Fox & Friends, made her Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville, performed at the GMA Dove Awards and much more. She’s set to release her debut live worship record in 2023, following her ‘Journey’ and ‘Journey: Acoustic Sessions’ albums, and she recently wrapped her series ‘Journey: The Docuseries.’