Gospel artist Gene Hoskins spreads hope and joy with the music video for his latest single “Make It With Jesus.” His new Shanachie Entertainment release, HOMECOMING, is available everywhere now.

“I woke up one morning feeling overwhelmed and stressed myself and I decided to take my own advice and use the things that make me happy in order to combat my own stress. I started singing and thinking about Jesus. I hummed this tune and stuck with me all day. With ‘Make It With Jesus,’ my hope is that the relief I felt after singing it translates to others and it can be a healing tool in some way.” – GENE HOSKINS

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GRAMMY nominated, internationally renowned artist collective Bethel Music has recently celebrated nine new RIAA Certifications ranging from Gold to 2x Platinum. The Gold Certifications include “Ever Be” by Bethel Music & kalley, “Goodness of God” by Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson, “You Make Me Brave” by Bethel Music & Amanda Lindsey Cook, “Stand In Your Love” by Josh Baldwin, and “Graves Into Gardens” from Elevation Music featuring Brandon Lake.

Bethel Music, Jonathan David & Melissa Helser’s “Raise a Hallelujah” was certified Gold and “No Longer Slaves” has been certified Platinum. Bethel Music & Kristine DiMarco’s “It Is Well” has been certified Platinum and Cory Asbury’s “Reckless Love” has been certified 2x Platinum.

“It’s such an honor for Bethel Music to receive these certifications,” says Jenn Johnson, Bethel Music Artist and President.  “The fact that what we are able to be a part of is touching the hearts of so many people and leading them to Jesus, is why we do what we do.”

Bethel Music recently released the follow up to last year’s Dove nominated album Peace – Peace, Vol. II. Using bi-lateral audio, with frequencies scientifically proven to reduce stress and anxiety, the twelve songs on the album were recorded with the intention of creating a peaceful atmosphere for listeners to experience God’s presence. Much like the first Peace album, Peace, Vol. II features many familiar Bethel Music artists as well as special guests Phil Wickham, Lauren Daigle, We The Kingdom, and Pat Barrett. Peace, Vol. II is now available HERE

Globally acclaimed record label Motown Gospel (a division of Capitol CMG/Capitol and Universal Music Group) announces the signing of four-time GRAMMY nominated duo The Baylor Project to an exclusive distribution agreement, in partnership with their artist-owned label, Be A Light. Their celebrated latest project, Generations, becomes available for the first time across all streaming platforms on December 10, 2021.

The Baylor Project features vocalist Jean Baylor and drummer Marcus Baylor, married musical partners with backgrounds deeply rooted in the church. Before forming The Baylor Project in 2013, Jean Baylor burst onto the scene in the mid-1990’s as part of the groundbreaking R&B duo Zhané. Marcus Baylor first rose to prominence in the early 2000’s as the drummer for the world-renowned, GRAMMY-Award-winning fusion group Yellowjackets. Their debut album, The Journey, spawned two GRAMMY nominations for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance. Last year, their pandemic-era single “Sit On Down” was GRAMMY nominated in the latter category for a second time.

“The Baylor Project has proven their ability to seamlessly merge core jazz, R&B, and gospel creatively while building a loyal following among fans of all three styles in the U.S. and abroad,” shares Monica Coates, Co-Executive Director, Motown Gospel. “That they did those things as independent artists, making their home at the top of the jazz charts and earning 4 GRAMMY nominations along the way is truly praiseworthy. Motown Gospel and Capitol CMG are proud to join them in this innovative new partnership.”

The new label relationship rounds out a whirlwind year of accomplishments for the world-renowned duo. The Baylor Project just received its fourth GRAMMY nomination, a nod in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category for its second full-length album, Generations, released earlier this year. The album spent over ten weeks at the top of the JazzWeek radio chart, and received worldwide acclaim. The group’s single “We Swing,” featuring jazz legend Dianne Reeves and rising star Jazzmeia Horn, was also just named among NPR Music’s 100 Best Songs of 2021.

“We are extremely excited to partner with Motown Gospel and Capitol CMG on this exciting new venture! We look forward to utilizing our combined resources in a collaborative effort to further bridge the gap between our audiences in a unique way,” states, The Baylor Project.

Four -time GRAMMY award-winning duo and Platinum selling Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist for KING & COUNTRY have extended their record for consecutive No. 1 singles to seven with “Relate” – the lead single from the Smallbones’ March 2022 release What Are We Waiting For?. “Relate” has hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart, as well as Mediabase’s Christian AC Airplay chart, marking the 10th career No. 1 for the Billboard Music Award winners.

“There’s something beautiful about the fact that, in a time such as this, a song speaking to the idea of relating to one another and showing compassion and empathy has been so readily received,” Joel Smallbone tells Billboard. “It seems to speak to our worldwide desire to become kinder and more understanding versions of ourselves.”

Simultaneously, for KING & COUNTRY have re-entered the mainstream charts this holiday season, with their celebrated rendition of “Little Drummer Boy” slotting in at No. 13 on Mediabase’s Holiday chart, and No. 21 on their AC chart. The track also re-enters Billboard’s AC chart at No. 18 becoming the duo’s fourth Top 20 mainstream AC hit – the other three being “God Only Knows,” “TOGETHER,” and “Amen.” for KING & COUNTRY hold some notable positions on Billboard’s Year-End chart, finishing Top 10 in nine different categories. In total, for KING & COUNTRY have 1.7 billion career streams.

The No. 1 hitmakers recently announced the upcoming arrival of their brand-new album What Are We Waiting For? out on Friday, March 11th. What Are We Waiting For? is for KING & COUNTRY’s fourth studio album and first album of new music since 2018’s RIAA Gold certified Burn The Ships. Fans can expect a return to the lush and evocative pop sounds the duo has perfected over the years, while Joel and Luke take pen to paper and confront relevant issues with poise, grace, and groove. Pre-order or pre-save the album at the link HERE.

With a coveted “A” Cinema Score, a 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a plethora of coverage from a wide range of press and critics, The Jesus Music, released by Lionsgate, and the latest hit directed by the Erwin brothers, is available on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital today.

CBS Sunday Morning is scheduled for Sunday, December 19, featuring interviews with Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and for KING & Country. This special episode follows extensive press coverage for the film’s original October 1 release, including from the Associated Press, Billboard, The Catholic Faith Network, The Christian Post, CBN, Crosswalk.com, FORBES, Good Christian Fun podcast, Keep the Faith, LA TIMES, Patheos, Pureflix, Relgion News Service and much more.

Additionally, both Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith have made several national media appearances, including on FOX & Friends, The Tamron Hall Show, The Today Show, and FOX NATION.

GRAMMY Award-winning group Casting Crowns will release their new album, Healer, on January 14, 2022. The pre-order for the new album is available here. The title track for the album is also available now along with the lyric video below. Writing songs as proclamations of faith is the cornerstone of Casting Crowns, and this new album is no different. When the world shut down for the pandemic, frontman and songwriter Mark Hall was faced with the same circumstances as the rest of the world, and he knew he needed to write for the moment. Hall stayed true to his signature straightforward words and wrote from the heart.

“I was walking through the world being shut down, just like everybody else,” shares Mark Hall. “I’ve been a youth pastor for over twenty years and here I was counseling teenagers who’d just lost their senior year, lost their friend groups, felt hopeless for the future. As I started working on this record, I realized all the songs I was writing dealt with healing in some way, something we all need. And more than that, we need a Healer. This whole album is about healing, about how God meets us where we are and what His healing looks like.”

Listening through the album, it’s clear the band’s intention is to show that healing comes in many different colors and sizes. With songs that feel both familiar and brand new, Healer is a scripture-filled push forward, challenging the listener to seek true healing from Jesus, the only Healer we need. Recently Hall spoke with American Songwriter for their November / December issue about the upcoming album, read the interview here.

Leading up to the new release, Casting Crowns has released selections from the album including the poignant song “Scars In Heaven” and the powerful anthem “The Power of the Cross.” As a group that has been known to break records, “Scars in Heaven,” broke the global first-day streaming record for a Christian song debut on Amazon Music, received top playlist positioning at all major digital service providers, and was featured on the Digital Billboard on West End Avenue in Nashville.

Currently, the group is on the KLOVE Christmas Tour along with Mac Powell, CAIN, Dante Bowe, and Jordan St. Cyr. The remaining dates can be found here. Supporting the new album, Compassion International presents Casting Crowns “The Healer Tour” with We Are Messengers and Jonathan Traylor in 2022. Tickets will go on sale next Friday, December 17th. Tickets can be purchased through Casting Crowns’ website.

Fans can also bring the sound of Casting Crowns into their living rooms this Christmas season through a special YouTube playlist featuring the band’s entire Christmas catalog in the form of Yule Log videos. The videos have garnered more than 350,000 views in less than one week.

Gospel music veteran Kirk Franklin is set to warm hearts with his brand new TV movie. Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas is set to air on December 4th at 8/7c as part of the  It’s A Wonderful Life holiday series.

The movie will star Demetria McKinney and Chaz Lamar Shepherd; and it will feature an appearance from Kirk Franklin, who produced and arranged the music for the film.

Here’s what the movie is about: “When Olivia (Demetria McKinney), a young assistant pastor, gets assigned to be a lead pastor at a new church a month before Christmas, she’s fearful she can’t manage the transition, including getting the choir ready to open the town’s annual Winter Jamboree. Banding together with her new congregation, Olivia discovers a new home for herself, and even finds a little Christmas romance along the way! Featuring a special appearance and songs written and arranged by Kirk Franklin.” 

Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas is produced by Swirl Films and Big Dreams Entertainment. Executive produced by Kirk Franklin and Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd and produced by Leslie Greif, Eric Tomosunas and Ron Robinson. Erica Sutherlin directs a script by Kourtney Richard.

Here’s Your First Look At The Movie:

BRENTWOOD, TN – Today, Integrity Music announced the launch of Integrated Music Rights. Integrated Music Rights offering fully integrated distribution, and song publishing administration along with playlisting, full-service accounting, and royalty-processing services for independent artists and songwriters within the Worship genre.

This one-stop solution provides access to an experienced team with extensive marketplace insights, and simplifies complex business and infrastructure needs, freeing artists and songwriters to focus on their creativity and audience. “Integrity is fiercely supportive of independent artistry in the worship community, and we are firmly committed to a belief in the Biblical concept of the priesthood of all believers, and the idea that in the life of the worshiping church around the world, everybody has a part to play,” said Jonathan Brown, President of Integrity Music.

“With our expanded services through Integrated Music Rights, we are putting those ideas into practice by equipping emerging and established independent worship artists and writers to find global highways that can help their songs connect with worshipers worldwide.”  The leadership of Integrated Music Rights will be spearheaded by industry veterans Greg Bays, Integrity’s Vice President of Digital Business & Commercial Partnerships, and Jonathan Lane, Integrity’s Senior Director of Music Administration. Bays noted, “We take care of the business so our creative partners can do what they do best. Over the last ten years, the market has shifted rapidly, helping independent artists find unprecedented opportunities to reach their audience through global streaming platforms. Our team provides hands-on experience and insights to help artists maximize and accelerate their growth potential.”

 In preparation for the launch of Integrated Music Rights, Lane recently led the process of transitioning Integrity’s song administration in-house. “Bringing our song publishing administration rights in-house provides Integrity and Integrated Music Rights with new levels of flexibility in meeting the ministry needs of our songwriters, artists, and administered clients,“ said Lane. “Our teams in both the United States and the United Kingdom are passionate about stewarding songs of substance that transform lives around the world.”  For more information about Integrated Music Rights’ distribution, song publishing administration, and music licensing services, visit IntegratedMusicRights.com.  

ABOUT INTEGRITY MUSIC: 

Integrity Music is part of the David C. Cook family, a nonprofit global resource provider serving the Church with life-transforming materials. With offices in Nashville, Tennessee (US) and Brighton, West Sussex (UK), Integrity is committed to taking songs of substance to the local church and its leaders around the world.  Integrity publishes many of the top songs in the Church, including “Great Are You Lord,” “Revelation Song,” “Open The Eyes Of My Heart,” “In Christ Alone,” “10,000 Reasons,” “Here I Am To Worship,” “The Lion And The Lamb,” “Great I Am,” and “We Believe,” among others. Integrity Music artists include Matt Redman, Lincoln Brewster, Darlene Zschech, Leeland, William McDowell, Paul Baloche, David and Nicole Binion, Sandra McCracken, Nashville Life Music, Selah, Thrive Worship, Local Sound, Sarah Kroger, Kees Kraeynoord, ICF Church, Matt Marvane, InSalvation, Phil Thompson, Village Lights, Tim Timmons, Mission House, among others. Additional information is available at IntegrityMusic.com

Today, Futures begins pre-orders for their upcoming LP, “Hills & Horizons” (DREAM Records).  The 11-song album is a beautiful blend of Pop, Alternative and Adult Contemporary sounds filled with melodies of hope for listeners looking for richer experience of God.  Songs “Just So Good”, “Simple”, Can’t Steal This Love” and “Good Things” will be available as part of the LPs pre-order.

“Hills & Horizons, our debut Studio LP is here! 2 years in the making and we couldn’t be more excited for you to experience the sonically iconic journey that is Hills & Horizons. This is a signature piece in the exciting evolution of Futures. We pray this album would bring much-needed perspective to a world seeking to understand their purpose on a road so often clouded with disillusion.” – Mark Evans, Futures

Song from the album were produced by Mark Griffiths and Andrew Barlow.  Andrew Barlow, Mark Evans, Chloe Evans, Ryan Rolls and Danae Leslie all contributed to writing songs from the album.

Pre-order Hills & Horizons below.  The album drops January, 7th, 2022.

THE EXPERIENCE, an all-night gospel music concert hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin, The Metropolitan Senior Pastor of the House on The Rock churches, holds on Friday, December 3, 2021, at 8 pm WAT (7 pm GMT).

This is the 16th edition of the concert scheduled to hold at the Rock Cathedral in Lekki. It is a hybrid event that will be streamed live online and around the world.

The premier edition of the Experience in December 2006 attracted a crowd of 40,000 people.

Since then, the music festival has grown exponentially with hundreds of thousands of worshippers flocking to Tafawa Balewa square and millions more congregating online. Setting aside class, race, tribe, tradition, colour, religion or even the weather, the people gather to worship and praise God from dusk till dawn, making it the biggest gospel concert globally.

In 2020, in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings in 2020, the Experience was streamed exclusively online on YouTube, Facebook and other streaming platforms, attracting 5 million views.

This year, the festival is a hybrid event featuring Online and Live ministrations from gospel ministers such as; Travis Greene, Sinach, Nathaniel Bassey, Don Moen, DunsinOyekan, Donnie McClurkin, Kike Mudiaga, Planetshakers, Tim Godfrey, Eben, Sidney Mohede, Ana Paula ValadaoBessa, Sheldon Bangera, Mercy Chinwo, William McDowell, Chevelle Franklyn, Chandler Moore, Kike Mudiaga and Nokwe the Poet.

In the words of the convener of The Experience, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, The Experience is a significant contributor to both our National and State economies through tourism and its associated businesses. This year, we want everyone to know that wherever they are is The Experience, so make it count.

Furthermore, Adefarasin stressed that the event will continue to be a Free event, however, friends who will be attending the live event at The Rock Cathedral in Lekki, should be at the venue on time as they will be allowed in on a first-come, first-serve basis. Limited spaces available.

The Experience concert is free and a ‘must attend’ event that promises to be a night of pure worship and a tremendous experience of the presence of God through praise.