2022 was quite a year for the award-winning sibling trio CAIN, and it’s not over yet. While they made their debut on the famed Grand Ole Opry stage this past weekend, they just released a new music bundle for their hit song “I’m So Blessed” and are gearing up for a free interactive Christmas show this week.
Last Friday, CAIN performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage, sharing the evening with other artists such as Carrie Underwood, The Isaacs, and Sara Evans. Performing three songs to a sold-out crowd, CAIN – Logan Cain, Madison Cain Johnson, and Taylor Cain Matz – fulfilled a dream to appear on the iconic stage during an Opry show.
Also on Friday, CAIN released their I’m So Blessed Child of God Collection to DSP’s. The bundle encompasses a variety of versions of the hit song including the original rendition, the “Best Day” Remix, a brand new live version with an accompanying video, and the original sound from social media that kickstarted the viral success of the song in late August. To date, there have been more than 100,000 user-generated uses of the sound on TikTok and Instagram accounting for more than 100 million views. Additionally, the band’s following on Instagram and TikTok has grown by an incredible 250,000 followers, while streams of the song on DSPs are up 380% in that same time period.
Celebrating the holiday season, CAIN will be hosting a free interactive Christmas concert experience this Thursday, December 15. The not-to-be-missed holiday event will feel like the band is performing right in your living room when they sing some Christmas songs, answer your questions, and get you in the holiday spirit. Viewers will get to hear songs from their 2021 holiday album, Wonderful, as well as their newly recorded holiday jingle “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” featuring Ben Fuller. Find out more HERE.
What will 2023 bring for CAIN? They’ll kick off the new year headlining their first tour! Joined by Katy Nichole and David Leonard, the “Live And In Color Tour” will kick off in March. Click HERE for more information and to find a city near you. Additionally, new music is set to release – further details will be announced in January.
Ralph Nix aka Lance Blackwell is a Mississippi musician with a sound steeped in the south. His latest album drops on January 28, 2023.
Ralph Nix aka Lance Blackwell first came onto the national spotlight with his debut album, “Sins I Have Sown” in 2015. Released as Ralph Nix and the Catfish Gospel, the collection won the Album Of The Year award at FestivalSouth 2015. Now, Nix returns for his 2nd album, this time with The Guilt Birds. “Good Ingredients” will be released on January 28th, 2023.
Recorded at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, LA, “Good Ingredients” shares the same classic sound found on iconic albums recorded there, by artists as eclectic as Kansas, Stevie Wonder and The Neville Brothers. A perfect blend of feel-good sounds and meaningful story-telling, tales of ghost stories from times past, songs of love, loss and betrayal, the occasional murder ballad, and even a few gospel-inspired songs are included.
“Music is meant to bring us together and remind us that we all share similar trials while navigating our way through life,” says Ralph Nix. “It is the perfect gateway for us all to walk through together.”
More details about Ralph Nix and the new “Good Ingredients” album can be seen at https://ralphnix.com/.
The Country Music Association aired this year’s 13th annual holiday television special, “CMA Country Christmas” yesterday (Dec 8). Hosted by country music star Carly Pearce, “CMA Country Christmas” featured performances by Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Pearce, Molly Tuttle, and The War And Treaty.
“CMA Country Christmas” is available on ABC and next day on Hulu and Disney+.
“CMA Country Christmas” brings the holidays home again, inviting viewers to sit back and enjoy the season in a warm and intimate setting reminiscent of classic Christmas television specials of the past.
“CMA Country Christmas” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton is the executive producer; Milton Sneed is the director, and Jon Macks is the writer.
CMA partnered with Balsam Hill, who provided their beautifully realistic artificial Christmas trees and holiday décor, to decorate the “CMA Country Christmas” stage again this year. Product information about onstage décor can be found at www.balsamhill.com/c/CMA.
17x platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rock band SKILLET has announced the February 17, 2023 release of their DOMINION:DAY OF DESTINY (DELUXE EDITION). With five new tracks, including upcoming Active Rock single “Psycho In My Head” (full track listing below), the project is the companion to DOMINION, one of the highest charting rock and metal albums of 2022. Pre-Saves and Pre-orders start today with “Psycho In My Head” included as the first instant-grat track, followed by “Finish Line,” featuring Adam Gontier (formerly of Three Days Grace, now Saint Asonia and touring with Skillet this winter) on February 3, 2023. Fans can preorder exclusive DOMINION:DAY OF DESTINY (DELUXE EDITION) Box Sets via: https://stores.kotisdesign.com/skillet/dominion-day-of-destiny-deluxe-box-sets.
SKILLET and THEORY OF A DEADMAN have recently announced the co-headlining Rock Resurrection Tour, with support from Saint Asonia, which will kick off on February 17th in Gary, Indiana,running through March 26th in Los Angeles. The 25-date trek includes stops in Milwaukee, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, and more. Tickets are going fast and on sale now at www.skillet.com.
“We are so excited for our fans to hear “Psycho,” “Finish Line” and the other new tracks, and to be touring with our friends from Theory again!,” says Skillet’s John Cooper. “It’s been several years since our last tour together, and this time we are also joined by our friends in Saint Asonia. We are looking forward to kicking off 2023 the right way by joining forces for a super-charged rock show! Panheads get ready!”
SKILLET is one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century. The two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated, Pandora Billionaires Club members, and multi-platinum rockers have an undying spirit that has humbly asserted and affirmed them as one of this generation’s most successful rock acts. However, as all classic underdog stories do, it happened quietly under the radar. By 2019, they not only garnered a pair of GRAMMY® Award nods and sold over 17 million albums worldwide, but they also took home a Billboard Music Award for the double-platinum Awake. Its breakout single “Monster” is 5x platinum and remains “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all-time.” 2016’s Unleashed bowed at #3 on the Billboard Top 200. Hitting #1 on Rock Radio, the lead single “Feel Invincible” cracked 643 million global audio streams and went platinum. Meanwhile, the gold-certified Unleashed became their fourth consecutive album to receive either a gold, platinum, or double-platinum status. Their 2019 release Victorious included the top ten rock radio hit “Legendary,” which lived up to its name with over 108 million streams. To date, nine original tunes earned RIAA recognition in tandem with high-profile syncs by everyone from WWE and Marvel to ESPN and NFL. Between selling out arenas in 26 countries and four continents, the group performed on CONAN and graced the pages of USA Today and The New York Times, Skillet debuted their first graphic novel, EDEN: A Skillet Graphic Novel with Z2 Comics, which became the publisher’s best-selling book of all time, followed by EDEN II: The Aftermath. Skillet’s latest project, DOMINION, is one of the highest charting rock and metal albums of 2022 and available now.
DAY OF DESTINY DELUXE EDITION Track Listing (*denotes new track):
It was announced today that Colton Dixon’s “Build A Boat” is the longest running Mediabase Christian AC #1 song of 2022, spending seven consecutive weeks in the top spot so far.
The Belonging Co has announced ‘The Belonging Co Worship Nights’ set for 2023. For the first time ever, the popular worship group is going on tour! Dates and cities are below. Tickets are available now.
The Belonging Co church was founded by Henry and Alex Seeley in 2014 in the basement of their home with only four people in the very first meeting. Now, The Belonging Co sees thousands of people gather each weekend at their Nashville, TN, Columbia, TN and online locations. A diverse group of worship leaders have made The Belonging Co their home church and are among those who make up The Belonging Co worship team.
Gospel powerhouse Erica Campbell is set to deliver two stellar performances this week, both as a soloist and as part of Grammy Award-winning duo Mary Mary.
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).
