All is set as prolific female Nigerian gospel music diva and Praise/Worship leader Ernieola Olusoga hosts the seventh (7th) Edition of Word, Worship & Warfare event (WWW 7th Edition).
Sharing her thoughts behind this event, the “Count Enough” crooner says, “Gloreeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyy! Are you ready to PRAYYYYYYY?? Christ Jesus is ready and glorified.”
“This is a community of creative believers and kingdom burden bearers coming together to Worship & Praise in songs, declare God’s word, receive God’s word and War (Pray) in the spirit!!!” – Ernieola Olusoga concludes.
The event is to be graced by topNigerian gospel minstrels that include, Gideon Mba, JT Bakare, Shola Okodugha, Babz Carpenterz, Dare Justified, Funmi Sax, Emeka Madubata, Judikay, Amarachukwu Onoh, Ifeanyi Kalu, Emeke Akorin, Tobi Walker.
Details of this Meeting are highlighted below;
Date: 29th of January, 2023.
TIME: 4 pm prompt
#WWW007 Carpet: 3 pm prompt
Venue: Solution Arena 156, Ikorodu road, Onipanu, Lago
Lecrae is heading on the road for “The Final Church Clothes Tour!” The tour kicks off on March 17th in Orlando, FL, and then travels to 26 cities across The South, Midwest, and East Coast ending May 14th in Massachusetts.
The tour branded “The Final Church Clothes Tour” pays homage to and closes out his Church Clothes mixtape series. On November 4, 2022, he released Church Clothes 4, the last mixtape in the series, and filmed two music videos: “Spread The Opps,” and “Still In America.” The 13-song album featured appearances from Andy Mineo, WHATUPRG, nobigdyl, Jon Keith, A.I. The Anomaly, and Jordan L’Oreal.
The mixtape series embraced Lecrae’s “righteous but ratchet” side. “I’m a child of hip-hop. I grew up with rap music, and God transitioned and transformed me when I became a believer! After that, people felt I didn’t belong in hip-hop anymore,” he explained. “The Church Clothes mixtape series helped them understand there’s a place for artists like me. If Wu-Tang can spit the 5 percent gems, Kendrick can talk Hebrew Israelites, and Ice Cube and Lupe can declare their Islamic faith, why is there no space for Christian hip-hop artists? So, the first Church Clothes (released in 2012) was about me getting mine off and spitting what’s in my heart.”
Elevation Rhythm and Doe will be joining Lecrae on the tour! For the tour dates and cities, please see the flyer below. Tickets are available now athttps://lecrae.com/tour
Reach Records is celebrating 20 years as a pioneering hip-hop label for CHH artists and a trailblazer for the genre. For two decades, they has introduced an unashamed lifestyle to fans who love Hip-Hop and Jesus! This year they’re taking CHH even further with their new show, “116 Life,” airing Tuesdays 8pm on Holy Culture Radio streaming Sirius XM Channel 154.
The first show aired on January 17th and features an interview with Reach Records co-founders, Lecrae, with CEO Ben Washer who shared how Reach Records started, the origin of “116” as a lifestyle and brand, Lecrae’s early recordings, and his first emcee name. Throughout the interview, they celebrated the past and future of CHH and Reach Records’ growing roster from its founding in 2003 to the present. Since the 116 Movement began, Reach Records roster has grown from its sole artist, multi-award-winning artist, and New York Times best-selling artist, Lecrae, and expanded from original 116 Clique to present which includes Tedashii, Trip Lee, to include Andy Mineo, and newcomers 1K Phew, Wande, Hulvey, WHATUPRG.
“Reach Records’ goal is to reach people and change the way they see the world.” – Lecrae & Ben Washer
Songwriter, performing artist, author, and podcaster Mike Donehey is celebrating the release of his second book, Grace in the Gray, today.
The book is available now at local bookstores and online marketplaces. Mike is set to perform a special book release concert live from Nashville tonight (January 17) at 8pm ET that will be streamed below.
Donehey shares about the heart behind his new project below.
Grace in the Gray.
It started with a single comment.
“Mike, I can’t believe the way you disagree with people. It isn’t teeming with anger like I’ve come to expect. Your discourse is brimming with compassion and curiosity. I think I’m learning how to argue by watching you.”
Alright. Maybe it wasn’t those exact words. But it was definitely something close to it.
Funny, because I never would have considered myself a gracious debater. I know I didn’t used to be anyway. I used to have to win. All the time, and at all costs.
But perhaps mercy really is beginning to have its way in me, because over the last few years I’ve begun to wonder which is more important. Is it my position? Or is it my posture? Maybe it’s both. Maybe love without truth isn’t love, and truth without love isn’t truth. Maybe disagreement isn’t the sign that something is wrong with my relationships, maybe it’s the evidence that I actually have relationships in the first place. If everyone in my life agrees with me about everything all the time, maybe that’s just a sign that I’ve only really been in a relationship with myself.
Maybe disagreement doesn’t have to be filled with anger, but could be fueled by love.
Honestly, I didn’t think I’d write another book this quickly, but the pandemic changed a lot for everyone didn’t it? For me, it changed my approach. I quickly realized, pecking away my opinions behind the shield of a screen and a block button, I might have been helping myself feel superior, but I wasn’t helping others feel loved. Now, I’m not saying it’s all about feelings, but I wrote this book, because I began to realize how curiosity and kindness have done more to change my heart than a thousand contentious debates ever could. And maybe that’s also true for how we change the world.
Maybe. Maybe there really is a more loving way. Maybe. Come and see.
My new book, “Grace in the Gray” A More Loving Way to Disagree is finished and… It can’t come soon enough.
Curb | Word Entertainment’s Sidewalk Prophets is excited to announce their “Songs & Stories Tour,” an intimate acoustic trio experience where fans will hear the group’s hits and stories behind the songs, and well as brand new music. Purchase tickets HERE now.
“This tour is really going to be something special for the audience,” shares Sidewalk Prophets front man Dave Frey. “We can’t wait to get out there and do what we love most, which is using music as a tool to bring people together for God’s glory.”
Fans can expect a special, acoustic trio experience where they will hear stories behind some of their favorite songs, as well as brand new music from the band. Tickets are available HERE now.
This past Christmas, fans created special memories with their families at Sidewalk Prophets’ “Great Big Family Reunion Christmas Tour.” Like past years, each show supported a local individual or organization in need, with an offering collected after the show. 2022’s “Great Big Family Christmas Tour” raised over $50K and to date, the tour has raised over $150K for local individuals and organizations around the country, with a goal to raise over $1M dollars in the coming years.
A big move for Reach Records is the inclusion of Tedashii‘s single “Get Out My Way” ft Lecrae in Apple’s iPhone 14 “Action Mode” commercial.
The song, selected from his Never Fold album (2019) was played in an advertisement that aired on January 9th during the NCAA National Championship game between the TCU Horned Frogs and Georgia Bulldogs.
“So I turn on the game, and this happens!!!” shared Tedashii excitedly on Instagram. “The new commercial from Apple for the iPhone 14 features my song ‘Get Out My Way.’ Tell Lecrae we got one lol!”
Samuel Adrián, youth leader from Monterrey, Mexico, releases “Dios Es Bueno” (via Gaither Latino) on Friday, January 27. The track marks the third song from Adrián’s forthcoming debut album De Vuelta En Casa, produced by iconic Latin songwriter and producer Rudy Peréz, slated for release on April 7 (Good Friday).
“I wrote ‘Dios Es Bueno’ inspired by the words of King David in Psalm 23. I believe that if we keep in our mind and heart that God is good and faithful in every season of our lives, even in the darkest moments we will experience the inexplicable refuge of God’s peace. I don’t know what your reality is today, but I invite you to listen to this song with a heart receptive to God’s truth. God bless you,” says Adrián.
(“Escribí esta canción inspirado por las palabras del rey David en el Salmo 23, creo que si tenemos presente en nuestra mente y corazón que Dios es bueno y fiel en cada temporada de nuestra vida, incluso en los momentos más oscuros podremos experimentar el refugio inexplicable de la paz de Dios. Te invito a que sin importar cual sea tu realidad hoy, escuches esta canción con un corazón receptivo a la verdad de Dios. Dios te bendice.”)
De Vuelta En Casa is the inaugural project from Gaither Latino, a new JV imprint from Peréz and Nashville-based music, publishing and media brand Gaither Music Group.
Listen to Adrián’s debut single, “No Hay Otro Nombre Igual” (9.30) — featuring renowned Colombian jazz pianist Jesús Molina — here.
Brothers of the Heart — the “country, bluegrass, gospel dream team” (Cowboys & Indians) featuring award-winning americana/bluegrass/country/gospel artists Jimmy Fortune, Bradley Walker, Mike Rogers, and Ben Isaacs — returns with its 12-track sophomore album Listen to the Music (Gaither Music Group), releasing Friday, January 20.
Produced by group member Ben Isaacs (producer for Oak Ridge Boys, Rory Feek and more), the Brothers reimagine country, gospel and pop classics, including “Ring of Fire,” “Desperado” and “Bye Bye Love,” showcasing the super group’s signature seamless harmonies and impeccable arrangements.
“I feel like it starts with doing your best to honor the music’s roots,” Isaacs says. “There are little signature licks, and I felt like it was important to not change an arrangement so much that you confuse people. So much of this type of record is about recognizability, so you want to do everything that you can to put your stamp on it but to also honor the originals.”
The Brothers will celebrate their new record with a performance on the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, February 7. Tickets are available for purchase here.
Listen to the Music’s debut track, the group’s reimagining of The Statler Brothers’ “I’ll Go to My Grave Loving You,” along with the album’s second single, a breathtaking arrangement of the classic hymn “Just As I Am,” are available everywhere now.
Following Brothers of the Heart’s acclaimed debut album Brotherly Love (more than 31 million streams worldwide), the Listen to the Music record will be accompanied by a performance DVD and TV special. Filmed at the Opry’s iconic Studio A and hosted by The Statler Brothers’ Don Reid, the TV special will debut on Thursday, January 19, at 6:30PM EST on RFD-TV with an additional airing on Saturday, January 21, at 6:00PM EST.
The special will air on UPtv on Sunday, January 29th, at 9:00 AM and will be seen on PBS, TBN, Heartland, GaitherTV, FamilyNet, CTN, GMTN, Guardian, Liberty, TCT and TLN. In Canada, the special will air on Vision TV, CTS, The Miracle Channel, and Hope TV.
“For me, this is so much more than music,” says Walker. “When you hear people talk about this group they say, ‘You can tell that you all love each other, and you can tell you all are having fun.’ That’s the best thing about it to me. That’s so much of the appeal of the group. It’s not just songs, the music, the harmonies and all that, but the love between us and our love for people. I’m so thankful to be a part of this.”
Listen to the Music Album Track Listing: Listen To The Music Gentle On My Mind Ring Of Fire These Days I’ll Go To My Grave Loving You Let ‘em In Just As I Am Precious Memories Desperado Bye Bye Love God Bless America/America The Beautiful Liza Jane
Listen to the Music DVD Track Listing: Listen To The Music Ring Of Fire Gentle On My Mind These Days I’ll Go To My Grave Loving You Let ‘em In Just As I Am Precious Memories Desperado Liza Jane God Bless America/America The Beautiful Bye Bye Love
The eclectic Christian artist has released a cover of Kelis’ “Caught Out There.” It is the first single from his forthcoming EP “Under The Influence Of Love. (Acoustic Soul).”
HeIsTheArtist is a trailblazing Christian singer and songwriter who has had hit songs across the globe. His catalog of eclectic releases has enjoyed over 350K Spotify streams, also topping international iTunes charts from South Africa to the United Kingdom. Starting the New Year off on a high note, he has announced his latest single, a cover of the emotionally charged and energetic song “Caught Out There” by Kelis. Released on January 16th, 2023, it is the perfect complement to commemorate the birthday of Civil Rights leader, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The track is from HeIsTheArtist’s forthcoming EP to be released in March, “Under the Influence of Love (Acoustic Soul).”
From Christian/Gospel to Jazz, Dance, and more, HeIsTheArtist is known for experimenting with different genres, in order to create meaningful music that truly makes an impact. HITA constantly shows love to his favorite artists and uses their music as the creative focal point of his own work. In fact, his Jazz mash-up of Britney Spears and Snoh Aalegra went on to become a #1 iTunes hit.
HeIsTheArtist is a Fall 2022 Finalist in the World Songwriting Awards, for his song, “God Is on My Mind.”
Heistheartist (He Is The Artist)
He is an American Christian singer-songwriter from Central Islip, NY. Formerly a secular neo-soul singer signed to “Bentley Records” under his biological name “LeeMann Bassey,” Heistheartist discovered that his true calling was with the Lord after hearing an inspiring sermon by TD Jakes online one day. That day he was inspired to teach the world about the Lord as TD Jakes did with his Sermon but through music.
