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.’

“Alleluia, Christ is Born!” the debut Christmas single from husband and wife duo Brad and Joanie Perry, better known to fans as Alabaster Grace, is gaining traction at Christian radio with more than 43 stations already placing the song in rotation following its release from Westar Media Group.

“Alleluia, Christ is Born!” is the highly anticipated follow-up to the duo’s most recent single, “Wait Upon the Lord.” The new Christmas hymn, as well as its accompanying lyric video, reveals a deeply reverential, acoustic rendition of classic Christmas themes which encourages listeners to embrace the quiet mystery of the birth of Christ.

“Alabaster Grace’s new Christmas single is a great song to celebrate Jesus’ birth!” says Westar Media Group’s Kathryn Livingston. “This is a wonderful song for the holiday season.”

Alabaster Grace’s Brad Perry, a highly decorated former NASA rocket scientist, and his wife, Joanie Perry, a dedicated educator, worked together with Corey Pavlosky, founder of Pipe Dream Studios, who served as the producer and recording engineer for “Alleluia, Christ is Born!” to create the tender acoustic rendering for this special Christmas song.

“Working with Alabaster Grace was a pleasure from beginning to end, keeping the authentic and guitar-centered presence of the song while enhancing it with orchestral instruments. It was a blast working together as a team on this beautiful song!” says Pavlosky.

“On a cold morning, while reflecting upon the birth of Jesus, a moving melody emerged with the simple words, “Alleluia, Christ is born,” says Brad Perry. “These words became the chorus of a song that declares the birth, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

“I wanted this song to have a contemplative and calming feel reminiscent of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” adds Joanie Perry. “I personally love that the bridge offers the hopeful plea, ‘Holy Child, shine on us.’”

The arrangement, which highlights Joanie’s voice and Brad’s classically influenced acoustic guitar, draws its inspiration from the bookend scriptures of Matthew 1:23 NIV — The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means “God with us”), and Romans 6:23 ESV — For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

“As people experience our first Christmas song, our hope is that they take time to reflect on the essential message: Alleluia, Christ is born, and He is Lord!”

To stream Alabaster Grace’s new single, “Alleluia, Christ is Born!” click here.

Centricity Publishing, an independent publishing company based in Franklin, TN, announces the re-signing of hit-making songwriter and producer Kyle Williams to a long-term agreement. First signed to Centricity Publishing in 2018, Williams has gone on to write songs that have been recorded by artists in genres ranging from pop to Christian to alternative, and has songs featured in network television shows, national ad campaigns and multiple feature films.

Originally from Oklahoma and now residing in Nashville, Williams is a multi-genre songwriter and producer, a multi-instrumentalist, and lead guitarist for the band We Are Messengers. He also releases his own solo artistry under the monikers Willyecho and Kyle and the clouds. His six No. 1 radio singles include writing and production credits on this year’s hits “See Me Through It” by Brandon Heath and “The Goodness” by TobyMac (feat. Blessing Offor).

Williams’ additional No. 1 songs include “Light It Up” by Terrian, “Enough” by Social Club Misfits, “You Are Loved” by Stars Go Dim and “This World Is Not My Home” by Branan Murphy. He has also co-written and produced three Top 5 singles for We Are Messengers, “This Is Jesus,” “Love” and “Power,” and has production and songwriting credits with Cochren & Co., Tasha Layton, Jonny Diaz and Jason Gray. The 2021 EP Genesis of Terrian by Gotee Records’ artist, Terrian, was fully produced and co-written by Williams.

“I’ve always felt like the folks at Centricity were family from the beginning,” says Williams. “I’m truly excited to further this relationship and my career.”

“We absolutely love working with Kyle,” says Chad Segura, Centricity Publishing’s Vice President. “Whether he’s wearing the hat of songwriter, producer or artist, or some combo of the three, he always delivers at a ridiculously high level. We’re so honored to partner with him and can’t wait to see what this next chapter holds in store for us all.”

Along with his success in the Christian genre, Kyle has collaborated with Rob Thomas (of Matchbox Twenty), Marc Broussard, Cassadee Pope, Heather Morgan, Sam Tinnesz, Erika Ender, Fraser Churchill, and many others.

In 2019, Kyle was on NBC’s Songland and won the episode with Aloe Blacc as the guest judge. Not only did Blacc record and release the song Kyle co-wrote and performed on the show, “Getting Started,” it also ended up in the end credits in the blockbuster movie, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Kyle’s had many other synch placements with various songs, including ABC’s How To Get Away with Murder, NBC’s Chicago Fire, and UFC and Fox Sports promos.

Black Sheep recording artist Janelle Arthur, called upon multi-Grammy-nominated, Dove award-winning artists and Grand Ole Opry members, The Isaacs to feature their renowned harmonies on her powerful new Christmas ballad “One Night On Earth,” which was recorded in July. The ensemble put their heads together in the studio to create the perfect blends to back up the beautiful melody and cameras were on hand to capture some of that studio magic in a new behind-the-scenes video, shot by Jamie Litt and produced by Janelle herself.

“I really wanted to capture the moment when this came to life in the studio and I think we accomplished that with this video. I’m so thankful to The Isaacs for helping create this very special song,” says Arthur.

The modern-day Christmas ballad perfectly captures the power and beauty of the holiday season and Arthur’s sweetly reverent vocals are striking backed by the shimmering harmonies of The Isaacs. The rapport they shared in the studio is showcased in the new video that offers a glimpse of the creation of the track.

Arthur will also be a featured artist ringing in the holiday season at Gatlinburg, TN’s “47th Annual Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade” along with ACM Award-winning artist and Grand Ole Opry member, Mark Wills, and Santa Claus. She will be showcased on a float where “One Night on Earth (ft. The Isaacs) will be playing for the audience to hear. The parade will be held on Friday, December 2nd, 2022, kicking off at 7:30 p.m. EST. Find more information HERE.

Grammy winner and one of the most influential Christian artists in today’s era Chris Tomlin will host the new season of Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith debuting in early 2023. Season three of Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith will premiere on UP Faith & Family, the leading streaming service in uplifting entertainment, on March 2 and on the cable network UPtv on April 2.

The inspirational series, based off the bestselling devotional book Jesus Calling ® (Thomas Nelson), will share  stories of success, loss, heartbreak, and redemption told by people of faith from all walks of life that will inspire and encourage. Host Chris Tomlin kicks the series’ new season off with guests Amy Grant and Carlos and Alexa PenaVega.

“Personally, I have always felt the heartbeat of Jesus Calling is so in line with my calling… to help people have an encounter with God,” said Chris Tomlin. “So, to be able to share story after story of God’s faithfulness in so many lives as this year’s host is something I am honored to do.”

“We are delighted to have Chris Tomlin as host of the next season of Jesus Calling,” said Michael Aulisio, Vice President and Publisher of the Jesus Calling brand at Thomas Nelson.  “Chris’ faith and energy are magnetic. We know viewers will be uplifted and inspired by the stories they see each week.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Harper Collins to bring Jesus Calling to UP Faith & Family and UPtv as our uplifting brand promise uniquely aligns with this inspiring series. It’s a perfect addition to our programming offering,” said Hector Campos, vice president, content strategy and acquisition, UP Entertainment.

Season three guests include Tabitha Brown, Sonya Curry, Linda Davis & Lang Scott, Trent Dilfer, Andrew East & Shawn Johnson East, Danny Gokey, Amy Grant, Walker Hayes & Craig Allen Cooper, Ben Higgins, Chris & Kelly Janson, Todd Hoffman, Jimmy Houston, Gary LeVox, David & Tamela Mann, Jordan Matthews, Eddie Montgomery, Rope & Candice Myers, Jordan Matthews, Granger & Amber Smith, Rev. Run & Justine Simmons,  Alexa Welteroth & Johnathan Singletary, Tim Tebow, Travis Tritt, Steve Wariner, Brett & Brad Warren, Bubba Watson, Paige VanZant, and Brett Young.  Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith is produced by Four Eyes Media.

UP Faith & Family will air season one of Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith, hosted by Lauren Alaina, beginning January 1, 2023.

Multi-Grammy Award winning duo for KING & COUNTRY made a milestone announcement today (November 30). The Curb | Word Entertainment recording artists officially announced their second feature-length film is coming soon. ‘Unsung Hero’ is tagged as The Dramatic True Story of an Immigrant Mum and Her Family. More information is expected soon and fans can sign up for updates at unsungheromovie.com.

“Many of you have heard our family’s story over the years, but never quite like this- after a devastating financial loss in Australia during the 90s, our Mum and Dad made an incredibly courageous leap to pack up their six kids (with one on the way) and 16 suitcases to move halfway across the world in hopes of a new beginning in the United States,” the duo shared in the announcement. “This is a film about our Mum and motherhood, family and miracles, sacrifice and faith… A film for YOU…It’s been a pretty outrageous undertaking these last few months, but it’s a story we’re incredibly proud of, and we can’t wait to share it with you.”

For KING & COUNTRY’s first feature film titled Priceless opened in theaters in October 2016, received positive reviews and feedback from audiences, and was the #1 independent film during its launch weekend.

The singer-songwriter, actress and performer will release the electro-pop single “Are You Clapping?” just in time for New Year’s playlists.

With an affinity for music from a very young age, Taydem Shoesmith has been exploring songwriting for quite some time. Having multiple IMDB acting and composing credits to her name, Taydem is now diving into the pop music market with her debut single, “Are You Clapping?” The electro-pop/dance anthem, written by Shoesmith, comes from a very personal place; one she hopes will connect with listeners:

‘I think this is my first song that was written out of anger,” Taydem recalls. “I remember writing in my lyric book about how frustrated I was with the people around me and society in general. We think we have to act like the perfect person when we talk to people or go on dates. We’re kind of setting ourselves up for failure because we’re acting like someone we think they want to be with. I mean, it makes sense because in the past, relationships weren’t about love or connections. They were basically just business deals. I guess I just got to the point of wondering why I was doing this. Why were people telling me to talk more, smile more, flirt better, don’t be boring, etc, so often, when it came to relationships. Because not only was it exhausting to keep that facade up, I was also disappointed in myself for basically faking who I was, just to catch some guy’s attention. So through this song, I’m saying that I’m done putting up a show. Having confidence in the choices we make is very important, no matter if it’s in relationships, jobs, or life in general. And that is the message I hope people will take away from this song.”

From singer-songwriter to pop and alternative, Taydem’s music is a unique amalgamation of different genres and influences. Her musical inspirations include Michael Jackson, Rascal Flatts, Billie Holiday, Sabrina Carpenter, Camila Cabello and more. Her acting debut was in 2020, when she was cast for a role in the short film “In the Dark.” She has been cast as the lead in multiple films, and has created music for films as well; one of those being a theme song for a short series, “Blood Sisters.”