GRAMMY nominated, Dove Award-winning Gospel music luminaries Ernie Haase & Signature Sound delivered a stirring rendition of the national anthem ahead of former President Donald Trump’s remarks at last week’s NRB Presidential Forum, which was held during the National Religious Broadcasters’ International Christian Media Convention in Nashville.

The quartet also shared their popular “America Medley”—featuring “America The Beautiful,” “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” and “God Bless America”—and performed a selection of Ernie Haase & Signature Sound favorites, including “Get Away Jordan” and “Oh, What A Savior,” as well as their latest single, “We Are The Church,” before a capacity crowd of NRB conventioneers at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

“To sing our nation’s anthem in a public setting is always a sacred honor, and we were thrilled to be able to do just that at NRB,” Haase shares. “As we awaited President Trump’s speech that evening, it was also a privilege to have the opportunity to share some favorite songs from our repertoire. I’m thankful for all the new friends we made and all the old friends we were able to see at NRB as well.”

The NRB Presidential Forum, sponsored by Salem Media Group, Heritage Action for America and PRAY.COM, included remarks from Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America; and Hugh Hewitt, host of The Hugh Hewitt Show and a professor of law at Chapman University’s Fowler School of Law, along with the keynote address from former President Trump.

NRB is a nonpartisan, international association of Christian communicators whose member organizations represent millions of listeners, viewers and readers. The annual NRB International Christian Media Convention is the largest nationally and internationally recognized event dedicated solely to assist those in the field of Christian communications.

“What if the entire global Church gathered? How might the world be changed?” That’s the question that several Christian organizations and ministries began to dream about throughout 2023. From that, Gather25, a historic worldwide gathering of Christians of all nations, denominations and generations happening March 1st, 2025, was born.

The event, hosted in-person and virtually from every continent, will bring as many of the world’s 2.5 billion Christians together for 25 straight hours of prayer, worship, repentance and commissioning.

Last year, Founder and Visionary Jennie Allen began assembling a team including YouVersion, The Bible Project, illumiNations and more, to bring the idea of Gather25 to life and envision the next 10 years of the church.

“We are thrilled to announce this historic gathering of the Church,” says Allen. “We are inviting every man, woman, and child who follows Jesus –  from every continent – to come together on March 1, 2025. We desire to see the global Church mobilized around one mission: to ‘go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.’ It won’t be a gathering of the global Church without you! Come join us at gather25.com.”

While Gather25 will take place in stadiums, event spaces and churches across the globe, with modern technology and real-time translations, the event will also reach people in living rooms, dorms and more via television broadcast, radio, and livestream with the mission of mobilizing the entire church to reach and make disciples of the 5.5 billion people who do not yet believe in Jesus.

This week, two-time GRAMMY Award winner and multi-platinum selling artist Zach Williams released a new book. ‘Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, And Finding My Way Home’ is available now in hardcover, audiobook, or ebook.

In this powerful and poignant memoir, listen as Zach shares the bold and vulnerable story of his childhood, his descent into the substance abuse that held him captive for so long, and ultimately the rescue he didn’t think was possible but embraced with open arms.

Curb Records’ Sidewalk Prophets is thrilled to announce the continuation of their stripped-down “Songs & Stories Tour.” The tour has already played 55 dates across the country in 2023 and is heading West this spring.

This leg of the “Songs & Stories Tour” will be a continuation of an intimate acoustic trio experience where fans will hear the group’s hits played live as well as the stories behind them. It will be a night of listening to inspiring, upbeat songs from the band’s extensive catalogue, as well as a preview of new music to come.

Sidewalk Prophets front man, Dave Frey, shares, “This tour has been one of my favorite tours we’ve ever done. What I love most about each night is the intensity of the connection we are privileged to share with the audience. To hear a room singing in unison together, to get a chance to share stories that a lot of people may not have heard – it is truly a special experience.”

PLATINUM-certified, GRAMMY-nominated artist and songwriter Anne Wilson unveils the highly anticipated track list for her forthcoming album REBEL set to release on April 19. The album features collaborations with some of music’s biggest names, including Lainey Wilson, Jordan Davis and Chris Tomlin, promising a bold, genre-blending collection.

The track list reveal follows the Opry’s announcement that Wilson has been tapped for the Opry NextStage Class of 2024, a coveted class of up-and-coming artists on their way to Country music superstardom. The news was announced from the Opry stage on Tuesday, Feb. 27 as Wilson joined the stellar lineup of last night’s performers that included Lainey Wilson, Jamey Johnson and more.

REBEL Track List:

1. “REBEL” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West)
2. “Rain In The Rearview” (Anne Wilson, Matthew West, Zach Kale, Jaren Johnston)
3. “Strong” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West)
4. “God & Country” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Trannie Anderson)
5. “Praying Woman (with Lainey Wilson)” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson)
6. “Songs About Whiskey” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Lauren Hungate)
7. “Sinner’s Prayer” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Lauren Hungate)
8. “The Cross (with Chris Tomlin)” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Jonathan Smith)
9. “My Father’s Daughter” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Emily Weisband)
10. “Red Flag” (Anne Wilson, Jonathan Smith, Casey Beathard)
11. “Country Gold (with Jordan Davis)” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West)
12. “Southern Gospel” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West, Lauren Hungate)
13. “Dirt Roads In Heaven” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Nicolle Galyon, Matthew West)
14. “3:16” (Anne Wilson, Jeff Pardo, Matthew West)
15. “Milestones” (Anne Wilson, Nicolle Galyon, Lauren Hungate)
16. “Out of the Bluegrass” (Anne Wilson, Nicolle Galyon, Emily Weisband)

Joining forces with industry heavyweights, Wilson will deliver a groundbreaking album that pushes the boundaries of both the Christian and Country genres. Notably, Wilson taps Opry NextStage mentor and 2023 CMA Entertainer of the year, Lainey Wilson, for “Praying Woman.” Also featured is Country superstar Jordan Davis for “Country Gold” and GRAMMY Award-winner Chris Tomlin for “The Cross.”

A co-writer on each of the album’s 16 tracks, Wilson teamed up with some of Music Row’s most in-demand songwriters such as Nicolle Galyon, Emily Weisband, Matthew West and Trannie Anderson for a revolutionary project firmly rooted in both Country and Christian music, produced by Jeff Pardo and Jonathan Smith.

On Sunday, March 3 at 9:50 a.m. ET, Wilson will make her morning television debut on Fox & Friends’ series ‘Faith & Friends’ with a performance of her Christian radio single “Strong” which is Top 5 and climbing.

Wilson continues to showcase her multifaceted artistry and the faith-infused Country essence that defines REBEL with her Feb. 2 release “God & Country.” As her commanding vocals lead the track that MusicRow dubs a “spectacular show-stopper,” Wilson revisits her Kentucky roots that capture growing up in the heart of the heartland.

As the anticipation for her record on April 19 builds, Wilson’s current single “Rain In The Rearview” continues to make waves on Country radio and the new music video premiered on CMT/Paramount’s Time Square billboard,CMT Music and CMT.com.

Recognized as a 2024 CMT Next Women of Country and a Spotify Hot Country Artist to Watch in 2024, Wilson shares her new music on the road as part of Scotty McCreery’s Cab In A Solo Tour this spring and at major Christian and Country music festivals this summer. For dates and more information, visit www.annewilsonofficial.com and keep up with her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Dream Records’ Branan Murphy has dropped a new song ahead of the release of his upcoming full-length album. “To The Lamb” can be heard streaming below. Life is Hard. God is Good. is slated to release on Friday, March 1st.

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The Gray Havens are thrilled to announce the release of their new single “Anywhere” on March 1st, 2024. This highly anticipated kick-off to their new album cycle marks their first original release in over two years.

Distinguished for their ethereal melodies and poetic lyricism, their unique blend of storytelling has captured the hearts and imaginations of listeners around the world since 2013.

The Gray Havens’ David Radford shares “This is the most personal song I’ve ever written, and perhaps the song I’m most proud to have recorded. It’s a song with a twist. The lyrics start out centering on my struggles with heartbreak/chronic pain/suffering/loss and the desire to escape it all (take me anywhere but here) but then realizing maybe the best place I could be is right where I am by the end of the song (don’t take me anywhere but here).

It has some Peter Pan illusions woven in throughout – we almost called it “Neverland. I hope it finds where it needs to go.”

“Anywhere” was mixed by Grammy-winning Tucker Martine (known for his work with The National, Sufjan Stevens, Madison Cunningham, Gregory Isakov and The Decemberists)

This morning, Curb Records recording artist and Recording Academy Nashville Chapter Governor Natalie Grant addressed the Tennessee House of Representatives on behalf of the Recording Academy and Human Artistry Campaign in support of the ELVIS Act.

The ELVIS Act is the first bill in the nation with a focus on safeguarding the core elements of artistic identity: voices and likenesses from harmful and unethical AI-generated deepfakes that are becoming more prevalent.

Supporting the ELVIS Act, Grant addressed the Tennessee House of Representatives, stating the bill is important to faith-based artists such as herself. Without it, Grant explained that her voice could be used to say something in opposition to her beliefs, values, and the message she has spread for the last 25 years.

“It was a privilege to speak about the ELVIS Act,” shares Grant. “Today was a big step forward in protecting songwriters and creators, ensuring that every individual has the right to control their unique God-given qualities.”

GRAMMY Award-winning Elevation Worship and Steven Furtick’s Elevation Nights ‘24 tour is officially sold out as it kicked off last week. The eight-city arena tour will average more than 11,500 concertgoers each night making it one of the largest Christian tours in history.

Elevation Nights ‘24 is Elevation Church on the road with worship from Elevation Worship and a message from Pastor Steven Furtick. The night kicks off with the church’s youth-driven band, ELEVATION RHYTHM followed by Elevation Worship leading many of their hit songs including “Praise,” “Graves Into Gardens,” “RATTLE!,” “Do It Again,” “The Blessing,” and “Same God.”

This tour follows the popular 2023 Elevation Nights tour, which sold more than 190,000 tickets across 19 dates.

“It’s not lost on us just how special it is to have an arena filled with people worshiping Jesus. It’s our prayer that what happens at Elevation Nights will have a ripple effect for years to come,” says Chris Brown.

The sold out tour hits first-time markets including Hershey, PA, Bridgeport, CT, Philadelphia, PA, and Belmont Park, NY. Elevation Nights ‘24 is presented by Premier Productions.

Elevation Nights ‘24 will be streaming live from the last tour stop in Philadelphia, PA, exclusively on VEEPS, on Thursday,  February 29.

Award Winning /Billboard Chart Topper EARNEST PUGH prepares for “The Outpour Experience” Vol. 2 LIVE RECORDING. The event will take place in San Antonio, Texas at the Resurrection Baptist Church on Friday May 17th at 7pm.   Pre-Show at 6: 30pm.  Special Guests will include Sunday Best Runner-Up Tiffany Andrews; Emerging Artist Shaneikqua “Neek” Smith; Power Vocalist Michelle Prather and more.

Pugh has teamed up with one of the most sought after producers in the industry Devon E. Goodwin and Ryan Haynesworth for what he refers to as The Band of Life.  He has also collaborated with award winning writers such as Jason Clayborn, Keith Williams, Rufus McGee, Edwrin Sutton among others.

According to Pugh “The highlight of the recording is a tribute to the Late and Great Darryl Coley. I am doing  a remake of one of his classics.”

Follow Earnest on his socials for additional updates, and get ticket info at www.earnestpughonline.com