Integrity Music songwriters Mitch Wong and Dwan Hill win a GRAMMY Award with Cece Winans’ song “Believe For It” which was also co-written with Kyle Lee and Cece Winans.

They take the award home in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song category, which was announced during the Premiere Ceremony of the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards held in Las Vegas, NV. Alongside this win, Mitch Wong was also nominated for co-writing “Voice of God” by Dante Bowe and Nathan Jess, who is also an Integrity Music songwriter, was nominated for Chandler Moore’s “Man of Your Word.”

After last year’s ceremony happening online due to the global pandemic, sheer excitement, joy and thankfulness were palpable at this year’s ceremony and resounded in Mitch Wong’s acceptance speech: “This song is all about belief. We believe for a better world, we believe for peace, we believe in the unconditional, no strings attached love of Jesus and we want to thank Him.

Integrity Music is honored to celebrate this win at the Recording Academy’s GRAMMY Awards, which featured 6 special performances and more than 70 GRAMMYs awarded across music genres ranging from classical and jazz, to R&B, Global music and more. Mark Nicholas, Head of Label at Integrity Music shares, “It is our great privilege to celebrate Mitch and Dwan’s good gifts and songs, particularly “Believe For It,” which is a resounding anthem to trust in God during precarious times. To see this song honored with a Grammy award is a testament to the world’s need of songs that offer ultimate hope.”

Integrity Music is overjoyed to see Christian music represented at Music’s Biggest Night and promises to continue to seek and release songs of substance that glorify God. Int The 64^th Annual GRAMMY Awards were held last night, Sunday April 3^rd, 2022, on the CBS Television Network, and hosted by Trevor Noah for the second year in a row. For a full list of all the wins, visit grammy.com.

Congratulations to Elevation Worship for receiving a GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Old Church Basement, their collaborative album with Maverick City Music. This is their first GRAMMY Award win. They also received two additional nominations going into the awards: Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “Jireh” and Best Gospel Song/Performance for “Wait On You.” Both songs are featured on Old Church Basement.

Upon receiving their award, Chris Brown of Elevation Worship—joined by both Elevation Worship and Maverick City Worship—shared from the stage, “I will never forget that little basement where this beautifully wild season between our two groups began. This has been the most amazing thing watching our two ministries create something together that we could’ve never created separately.”

The awards were presented yesterday live in Las Vegas by The Recording Academy for the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards. As the only peer-selected music accolade, the GRAMMY Awards are voted on by the Recording Academy’s voting membership body of music makers who represent all genres and creative disciplines, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, mixers, and engineers. This year’s winners were voted on by Recording Academy voting members from nearly 22,000 eligible entries and reflect the wide range of artistic innovations that defined the year in music (Sept. 1, 2020–Sept. 30, 2021).

Just last month, Elevation Worship released LION, their 14th career album. The 15-track collection blends high-energy power anthems with stripped-down quieter moments, unconventionally mixing studio selections and live recordings. The project takes listeners on an inspiring journey, offering songs primed for church, for everyday worship, and for personal reflection. Click on the album cover to take a listen.

Kicking off April 26, Elevation Worship—along with their pastor, Steven Furtick—will hit the road with their spring arena tour Elevation Nights Tour, bringing the experience of Elevation Church to cities around the U.S. The tour begins in Chicago and will wrap in Boston on May 5.

Multi-platinum selling performer and award-winning songwriter Dante Bowe can now add GRAMMY Award winner to his already extensive list of accolades. The Best Contemporary Christian Music Album award stems from his work on Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music’s chart-topping album Old Church Basement.

Adorned in a custom, Dolce & Gabbana white gabardine suit styled by Charles Rose, Bowe relished his GRAMMY win with gratitude alongside Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music.

“I give God all the glory, and I feel like this win is for every black kid that feels misunderstood because of where they come from and what they’ve gone through,” says Bowe on his GRAMMY win for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album with Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music. “This is bigger than me, it’s for the culture. Breaking records is the new norm. Now I feel like I can accomplish anything!”

On April 1st, leading up to music’s biggest night, Dante Bowe released his latest single, “Nail Scarred Hands,” written by Bowe, Ethan Hulse and Chuck Butler via Bethel Music. The moving single marks his first new solo music since his critically acclaimed album circles was released in 2021.  Listen HERE.

Bowe is currently on the road with four-time GRAMMY Award winning duo for KING & COUNTRY on the “What Are We Waiting For? – The Tour” which wraps on Sunday, May 22nd in Franklin, TN.  Tickets are available HERE.

The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular is coming to your home or church in 2022! A brand new on-demand streaming option for the tour launches on April 9th, featuring Skillet, Tauren Wells, KB, Colton Dixon, I AM THEY, Newsong, Kevin Quinn, Zane Black, Abby Robertson, Bayside Worship, and Megan Duke.

If you missed the live event or want to relive the experience, the streaming option is perfect for individuals or groups. A variety of on-demand ticket options are available now. Once you purchase a virtual ticket, you will have access to stream the show as many times as you like through Easter. Additionally, if you sponsor a child through Compassion International, you’ll receive a free virtual viewing pass as well as a copy of Dominion, the latest album from Skillet.

Grammy winning Christian artist Chris Tomlin releases new music today with a 2-track single entitled “Always”, including the songs “Always” and “YAHWEH (No One) [with Elevation Worship],” ahead of tonight’s ‘Tomlin UNITED Tour’ launching in San Diego, California at Pechanga Arena.

“Hebrews 13:8 says, ‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever,’ and that is the heart behind my new song ‘Always’” shared Chris. “The God we read about in the scriptures… The God of signs and wonders is the same God we worship today and is the same God we put our trust in for the future.”

The song “Always,” co-written by Chris, is uploading to Christian radio immediately and adding to radio airplay on May 13. The 2-track single is available now at all digital retailers and can be found HERE.

Chris continued, “I have always tried to write songs that help give people a voice to worship God and my prayer is that when people hear this song, their faith is strengthened, and they are reminded of the steadfast and unchanging hope we have in God.”

• “Always” – (writers) Chris Tomlin, Jess Cates, Daniel Carson, Jeff Sojka, Ben Glover
• “YAWEH (No One) [with Elevation Worship]” – (writers) Chris Tomlin, Steven Furtick, Jason Ingram, Chris Brown 

Always” follows recent single “God Who Listens,” featuring country artist Thomas Rhett, and Chris’ 17^th #1 single (that reigned for six consecutive weeks) “Who You Are To Me,” co-written with and featuring Lady A. Both songs are from the 2020 Chris Tomlin & Friends album that debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Christian Albums Chart and #9 on Billboard’s Top Current Albums Chart. A companion EP was released last summer with four additional songs.

This spring, Chris will headline ‘Good Friday Nashville’ on April 15th in between legs of the 20+ city ‘Tomlin UNITED’ tour and play back-to-back concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver on May 23 and May 24. This will be Tomlin’s fifth visit to the iconic Colorado venue, after becoming the first Christian artist to headline two consecutive nights; he repeated history in 2019. His GFN concert returns to Bridgestone Arena after postponing an in person shows in 2020 and 2021 due to the global pandemic. Since its inception in 2017 GFN has sold out each year and smashed attendance records by becoming the largest ticketed Christian concert in the history of the venue and continuing to accomplish similar feats each year.  Plans are currently in place for Chris to continue the Good Friday concerts indefinitely. Tickets for all concerts available at christomlin.com.

The 3rd Annual Grizzly Awards are set to stream on Facebook at facebook.com/thegrizzlyawards on April 3 at 7:00 PM Central, featuring performances from Seventh Day Slumber, Remedy Drive and Nate Parrish, alongside presenter appearances from artists including Brian “Head” Welch (Korn, Love & Death), Trevor McNevan (Thousand Foot Krutch), Austin Carlile (Of Mice & Men, Whosoevers), James Mead (Kutless), Andrew Stanton and Josiah Prince (Disciple), with more to be announced throughout this week. The evening will be hosted by lauded speaker, spoken word poet and songwriter Egypt Speaks.

The Grizzly Awards exist to celebrate faith-based rock and metal, and this year’s event will continue in that tradition by not only celebrating the winners in this year’s 15 categories, but celebrating the community as a whole. Each performance, presentation and special segment is meant to present a collage of this industry’s impact in 2021.

“We are so humbled and honored to share this platform with such exceptional creatives in the rock and roll community,” Mary Nikkel says on behalf of The Grizzly Awards team. “Every performer and presenter has been so generous in volunteering their time and their talents. We truly believe that the end result will be a moment that recognizes the ways in which this music is healing and changing the world. Our desire has always been to encourage those who pour their blood, sweat and tears into making music that matters. We hope you’ll join us!”

The winners were selected through thousands of fan votes. The full list of results will be announced in a press release following the livestream, including the write-in Fan Choice category. The awards special will also be available to stream on The Grizzly Awards’ Facebook and YouTube after it airs.

The Grizzly Awards is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, and you can donate to support their work at http://bit.ly/TheGrizzlyAwardsDonate.

GRAMMY Award-winning rock band Switchfoot has unveiled plans for a massive summer co-headlining tour with Collective Soul. The 40 stop tour is set to get underway July 15th with a concert in Gary, IN and run through September 24th with a show in San Antonio, TX.

“It’s always a thrill to go on tour, but this year is going to be so special because we get to be with not only our friends but a great band, Switchfoot! Southern boys meet Southern California boys, which will be a fun time for all,” Collective Soul’s Ed Roland says. Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman adds, “Been fans of Collective Soul and their songs from day one. Can’t believe it took this long for us to finally tour together. Psyched it’s finally happening!”

Tickets for the Collective Soul and Switchfoot tour go on sale this week, beginning with a special Artist Presale that launches on Tuesday, March 29 at 10 a.m. There is a Spotify presale as well, which begins on Wednesday, March 30 at 10 a.m., with the General + VIP onsale beginning Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m local time.

Switchfoot & Collective Soul 2022 Tentative Tour Schedule:
Fri 7/15 Gary, IN Hard Rock Casino
Sat 7/16 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah’s Council Bluffs – Stir Cove
Sun 7/17 Maryland Heights, MO Saint Louis Music Park
Tue 7/19 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Wed 7/20 Columbus, OH KEMBA Live! – Indoor Music Hall
Sat 7/23 Fond du Lac, WI Fond du Lac Fair
Sun 7/24 Wabash, IN Honeywell Center
Tue 7/26 Newport, KY PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION
Wed 7/27 Midlothian, VA AfterHours Southside
Sat 7/30 Grantville, PA Penn National Racecourse – Hollywood Casino
Sun 7/31 Hampton, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Tue 8/2 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring
Wed 8/3 Huntington, NY The Paramount
Thu 8/4 New York, NY Palladium Times Square
Sat 8/6 Webster, MA Indian Ranch
Sun 8/7 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
Mon 8/8 Jackson, MI Jackson County Fairgrounds
Sat 8/13 Billings, MT MetraPark – First Interstate Arena
Sun 8/14 Denver, CO The Mission Ballroom
Mon 8/15 Sandy, UT Sandy City Amphitheater
Wed 8/17 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion
Sat 8/20 Paso Robles, CA Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Sun 8/21 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Tue 8/23 Inglewood, CA YouTube Theater
Wed 8/24 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Fri 8/26 Henderson, NV Sunset Station Outdoor Amphitheater
Sat 8/27 Flagstaff, AZ Fort Tuthill Park – Pepsi Amphitheater
Mon 9/5 New Haven, KY The Amphitheater at Dant Crossing
Wed 9/7 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park
Fri 9/9 Charleston, SC The Riviera Theater – Sottile Ballroom
Sat 9/10 Atlanta, GA Cadence Park Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
Sun 9/11 Nashville, TN Grand Ole Opry House
Tue 9/13 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre
Wed 9/14 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Fri 9/16 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Sat 9/17 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
Tue 9/20 New Orleans, LA Mahalia Jackson Theater
Wed 9/21 Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre
Fri 9/23 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Live
Sat 9/24 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre

Collective Soul celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019, releasing their 10th studio album to critical acclaim. Blood debuted at No. 3 on Billboards Alternative Albums chart, helping inject new material into the bands live sets. I think Blood is the beginning of a lot of good music to come, singer and songwriter E Roland said after its release. I think its the best weve ever done. The band had rocketed to fame with the 1993 Shine, the lead single to the multi-platinum album Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid.

Switchfoot has sold nearly 10 million copies worldwide, releasing their 12th full-length album interrobang in August of 2021. The album was recorded in a burst of pent-up mid-pandemic creativity in 2020 and 21. They have performed sold-out tours in front of millions of fans in over 40 countries following their breakthrough 2003 double-platinum album The Beautiful Letdown, which helped launch the band with a string of alternative radio hits. In 2011, Switchfoots seventh studio album Hello Hurricane won the Grammy for Best Rock Gospel Album.

This Friday, artist and worship leader Allie Murphy releases “Better Things,” her new single written to encourage mothers like herself to find joy in all things – even the mundane.

Inspired by Ephesians 2:10 and 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, Murphy originally wrote, “Better Things” as a personal cry out to God. She felt stuck in the tension between her dreams and callings for both creativity and motherhood for many years. Murphy believes the little moments in life that lead to the sometimes draining feeling of being a mother can be viewed as tender moments raising the future generation and beauty in the sacrifice.

“You see, the folding of the laundry and the wiping of little hands is an act of creation,” said Murphy. “In caring for these souls, I am helping to grow and nurture the Kingdom of God. Perhaps this is the greatest creative act I’ll ever be engaged in. It matters.”

Murphy’s own husband Mike Murphy and Blue Sky Studios helped produce the inspirational single. The entire team hopes the song encourages listeners to choose joy in the better things, diligently going after God in the journey He has called them to.

Days are long and all the years they go too easy
But life’s a dance of choosing joy no matter what it takes
OHHH I’m done chasing wind, I’m done
The better things, I’d rather choose, I’d rather choose
I’d rather choose the Better Things

Murphy is excited to release a lyric video full of snippets of the everyday life of motherhood. She plans to promote and share her story as a mother and songwriter on all of her existing platforms.When listeners around the world hear this song, they will be lifted up to see that the little things matter because God sees, cares and made them for this.

Manus Akpanke a ace music producer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in the city of Abuja, Nigeria is gearing up for his debut single for the year 2022.

It can be recalled that his last body of work was the song Holy Spirit which came alongside an official video that was released in December 2021.

Talking about the inspiration behind the new song, the producer cum singer explained that the cunning enemy who has always been in the business of deception is still very much doing the same thing. He’s moving to and fro planting in hearts and minds of people the impossibilities in life, impossibilities of recovering from that illness, impossibilities of achieving that set goal/vision.

This song is loaded with the message that “all things are possible” no matter how they seem to be or look. It will ignite in the heart of listeners’ hope and the need to continue believing while standing on the promises of the one that never fails.

This amazing song which was recorded in October 2021 at the Manus Akpanke Live In Concert with the Hallel 100 mass choir will be coming alongside a music video and would be available on all digital stores and music outlets from on Friday the 1st of April 2022.

Get your mind and souls ready to be blessed and have the confidence and assurance that All Things Are Possible.

The cutting-edge rock artist from Nashville, Tennessee, Munday Martin, is gearing up to release his much-anticipated 10 song, self-titled album.

The upcoming album, releasing this Friday, was set in motion to bring captivating melodies to music fans. The culmination of Martin’s debut album has been in the works for many years as Martin grew up in a musical family and started singing for talent agencies in New York and Chicago at a young age and was selected for commercials like Hungry Hungry Hippos, Wheaties and Nintendo. This release allows Martin to share his powerful story of forgiveness with the world via his passion for music.

Martin grew up in a dysfunctional home and his mother was an alcoholic. Throughout his childhood, Martin experienced abuse. Later in life, patterns of addiction became apparent in his own life as well.

“What the enemy meant for bad: God intended for good,” Martin said. “My mother and I were able to find the power of forgiveness. She became my very best friend as she overcame her addictions and we became very close the last few years of her life before she died in 2015.”

When Martin’s mother died, he took it as a sign to begin healing from his past – overcoming prescription drug and alcohol addiction in 2019. However, this process was not easy. Martin still recalled dealing with suicidal thoughts, clinical depression, nearly being aborted in the womb, drug overdoses growing up and ultimately found Jesus was the answer as is best portrayed in his new song “Barely Survived.” Music was part of his inner healing that brought balm to the old wounds as he found wholeness again in Christ.

Martin’s artistic outlet first led him to paint, then to write and resulted in recording over 30 songs with his producer John Mark Painter, known for producing hit singles like “Ooh Ah” by Grits. Martin has dedicated all 10 songs on the new album, including hits like “Silver Lining” and “The Fix Is In,” to the Lord for how He’s been faithful and healed Martin of childhood trauma.

While songs from the album like “Reactor” relate to fans when they feel alone and encourage coping mechanisms so that fans will live longer and happier lives, songs like “Snap Out Of It” serve as a constant reminder to all listeners to share the gospel when they can’t get the song out of their heads.

Listeners can stream/download the album on their favorite music platform this Friday.