On March 26, 2024, Shout! Studios will release the highly anticipated comedy feature ROLL WITH IT, starring the groundbreaking comedic icon Chonda Pierce, on Digital, available for purchase and/or rent across all major entertainment platforms in North America.

This laugh-out-loud comedy film weaves an inspiring story of strength, survival, family values and faith, with Pierce playing a single mother who, with help from her friends, readjusts to life after the loss of her husband.

Written and directed by Chris Dowling (Blue Miracle, Acidman), Pierce leads an impressive cast that includes Judith Hoag (Armageddon, Nashville), McKaley Miller (Ma, Scream Queens), Evan Hofer (General Hospital, Dwight in Shining Armor), Carl McDowell (Ballers, Holidate), Mark Christopher Lawrence (Bringing Back Christmas, Family Camp) and other notables.

For Pierce, ROLL WITH IT is the latest project in a career whose highlights include platinum-certified comedy albums, regular performances at the Grand Ole Opry, and five Daytime Emmy nominations. She isn’t just the film’s lead actress.

She’s one of its main creators, too, writing the original script with her late husband David Pierce, and serving as executive producer with her longtime manager, Andrew Tenenbaum. Christian music legend Michael W. Smith, Shari Rigby, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and others make cameo appearances, but the real star of ROLL WITH IT is Chonda Pierce, who empowers her viewers to share the same roll-with-it resilience as her character, Bonnie Taylor.

Produced by Ben Howard, J. Clarke Gallivan, and Ken Carpenter, ROLL WITH IT has already delighted movie audiences and fans when the film premiered in theaters across the U.S. as a three-day event by Fathom Events. Moreover, the film garnered the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Dallas International Film Festival.

Movie Synopsis

ROLL WITH IT is a music-filled and heartfelt comedy built around southern comedy icon Chonda Pierce, who is beloved for her gut-level honesty and pointed humor. If laughter is the best medicine, Chonda’s character Bonnie Taylor could use an extra dose or two.

Not only is she dealing with an unexpected demotion at her job at the Biscuit Barrel and a young new boss willing to match her snark-for-snark, she also discovers her house will be on the auction block by month’s end if she can’t come up with $20,000 in back taxes. With her only hope being the grand prize in a karaoke contest, and with the support of her faith, family, and friends that are family, Bonnie must decide if she’s willing to sing for the first time without her late husband by her side to save the home they raised their family in. ROLL WITH IT is a down-home family comedy filled with music, friendship, laughter, and love—and a heaping helping of hope.

Fifth Season Presents A Third Coast Content Production

Cast: Chonda Pierce, McKaley Miller, Evan Hofer, Carl McDowell, Mark Christopher Lawrence and Judith Hoag

Music by Paul Mills

Music Supervisor: Kevin Edelman

Costume Designer: Anna Redmon

Editor: Chris Witt

Executive Producers: Chonda Pierce, Andrew D. Tenenbaum, Max A. Butler

Produced by Ben Howard, J. Clarke Gallivan, and Ken Carpenter

Story by Chonda Pierce, Martha Bolton, and David Pierce

Written and Directed by Chris Dowling

Zach Williams recently announced his new children’s book, A Little More Like Jesus. The book aims to help kids see just how easy it can be to show more love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, and goodness to everyone they meet.

Coming out August 20th, you can pre-order the book

The Gospel Music Association (GMA) has announced the re-air broadcast of GMA Easter Celebration. The special features Easter performances from Christian and Gospel artists celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus. Performers include Bethel Music ft. Josh Baldwin & Bethany Wohrle, David Leonard, DOE, Guy Penrod, Jonathan McReynolds, Newsboys, Passion and Tasha Layton.

GMA Easter Celebration will re-air exclusively on TBN and TBN+, Tuesday, March 26th, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. CT. After the broadcast, GMA Easter Celebration will be available to stream all throughout Holy Week on TBN+.

GMA Easter Celebration is produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers, alongside Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers. Stephen Fogleman is directing with Michael Nolan as scriptwriter.

GRAMMY-nominated band MercyMe has announced their fall 2024 “Together Again…Again Tour” also featuring CROWDER and COCHREN & CO. Hitting 14 cities throughout October, tickets go on sale March 29 via mercyme.org. Full tour routing is listed below.

MercyMe has recently released a brand new single, the title track from their latest best selling project, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS. Gaining momentum each week, the song follows “To Not Worship You,” which hit No.1 on four different Billboard and Mediabase charts, as well as “Then Christ Came,” which also hit No.1 and was Dove Award-nominated for Song of the Year.

To note, last November, their No. 1 track “Almost Home,” (inhale/exhale) was certified Gold by the RIAA, bringing the band’s certification tally to total 15 gold, platinum and multi-platinum singles and albums.

Oct 3 Saginaw, MI – Dow Event Center

Oct 4 Toledo, OH – Huntington Center

Oct 5 Huntington, WV – Mountain Health Arena

Oct 6 Roanoke, VA – Berglund Center – Berglund Coliseum

Oct 10 Estero, FL- Hertz Arena

Oct 11 Tallahassee, FL – Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

Oct 12 Macon, GA – Macon Centreplex Coliseum

Oct 17 Reading, PA – Santander Arena

Oct 18 Norfolk, VA – Chartway Arena

Oct 19 Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Oct 20 North Charleston, SC – North Charleston Coliseum

Oct 25 Bossier City, LA – Brookshire Grocery Arena

Oct 26 Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center

Oct 27 Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center

Henrisoul has been on a path of re-evaluation, using sound to correct the miseducation of what Christianity is – breaking norms and fostering intimacy, relationship, fellowship, sonship, servanthood and freedom which the new creation reality affords us.

The new album titled “THE MANDATE” is a milestone on this path. Each track on the album is deliberately tailored to provide credence and answer critical questions, breaking the stronghold of religion and dogmas that can aid the Christian in his journey of discovery so that he can take his place in the transformative measures towards godly society.

Henrisoul posited:

“The era of religion is over, this is the season of relationship. Our assignment is to reveal Jesus to the world by being a reflection of him. In Government, education, family, business, religion, art & entertainment, media. Go ye into the systems of the world and lead men to Christ. This is the mandate.

“The church is for the equipping of the saints as they interact with the world.”

The 18-track album features already released singles but more saturated with never heard before singles. It features artists such as Greatman Takit, Kelar Thrillz, Protek Illesheva, Isaac Geralds, amongst others.

Dropping alongside the album release is the visualizer for the lead track titled “RUNNING OVER.”

“THE MANDATE” album is a combination of Afrobeat/Afrolife music. Listen and get inspired!

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Kelsea Ballerini will return for the fourth consecutive year to host the CMT Music Awards this year. The 2024 CMT Music Awards will be held at Moody Center in Austin, Texas and will air April 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network and be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+.

NEEDTOBREATHE recently announced that they will perform with Jordan Davis during this year’s awards show. More information on nominations, performers and presenters for the 2024 CMT Music Awards will be announced in the coming weeks.

Fan voting is open now through April 1 in nine categories. Voting for Video of the Year will remain open through portions of the CMT Music Awards.

Often progress takes time, but mere weeks since its January 10 introduction, the bipartisan “Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act was signed into law earlier today by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee at legendary lower Broadway honky-tonk Robert’s Western World in Nashville. The ELVIS Act establishes strong protections for every person’s unique voice and likeness against unauthorized artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes and voice clones.

“Fittingly named after one of the world’s most iconic voices, the ELVIS Act marks a history-defining moment – protecting us all from irresponsible and unethical AI. The Human Artistry Campaign applauds this strong, bipartisan effort to stop unauthorized AI-generated deepfakes and voice clones that steal essential parts of our individuality,” said Dr. Moiya McTier, Human Artistry Campaign Senior Advisor. “The life’s work and irreplaceable contributions of the creative community to our culture deserve safeguards that allow AI technology to be used responsibly without violating anyone’s rights or appropriating their art.”

Five-time Entertainer of the Year and American Idol judge Luke Bryan addressed the crowd saying, “what an amazing precedent to set for the state of Tennessee. The leaders of this are showing artists who are moving here following their dreams that our state protects what we work so hard for, and I personally want to thank all of our legislators and people who made this bill happen. It’s hard to wrap your head around what is going on with AI, but I know the ELVIS Act will help protect our voices.” 

Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment/Harpeth 60 Records’ chart-topping singer/songwriter Chris Janson expressed his appreciation noting, “It’s a pleasure to be here today. If it weren’t for moving to this town and busking up and down the street begging for a gig, I would not be where I am today. It takes real leadership, and it takes a real team coming together to protect us. I came here wanting a voice, wanting to be heard and to sing in a Lower Broadway honkytonk.

Do you know what that means to a kid from the Midwest or South Florida or all of these other cities around the world? It means they made it, and now we need to protect our voices from AI-generated deepfakes using our voices, our dreams. I love what I do, I’m so grateful for my job, and I’m grateful for leadership who cares. Thank you for passing the ELVIS Act today!”

Other prominent members of the music community – many who have lent support from the beginning – were on hand to celebrate the ELVIS Act, including Natalie Grant; Bernie Herms; Matt Maher; Maggie Rose; Wendy Moten; Drew Baldridge; Harper Grace; Tennessee Entertainment Commission chair Gebre Waddell; Stax Music Academy/Stax Museum’s Pat Mitchell Worley and Isaac Daniel; Sam Phillips Recording’s Jerry Phillips; Tora Tora’s Anthony Corder and Recording Academy Memphis Chapter Trustee Ken Shepherd.

“From Beale Street to Broadway, to Bristol and beyond, Tennessee is known for our rich artistic heritage that tells the story of our great state. As the technology landscape evolves with artificial intelligence, I thank the General Assembly for its partnership in creating legal protection for our best-in-class artists and songwriters,” said Governor Bill Lee.

State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-27) and House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-44) shepherded the ELVIS Act to unanimous General Assembly passage (93-0 vote in the House of Representatives and 30-0 in the Senate).

Throughout the process, Country guitar-slinger Lindsay Ell, five-time Dove Awards Female Vocalist of the Year Natalie Grant, BMI Awards-winning songwriter/producer/Evanescence co-founder David Hodges, nine-time GRAMMY Awards-nominated Contemporary Christian artist Matt Maher, singer/actor/author Chrissy Metz, hit songwriter/NSAI Board Member Jamie Moore, RIAA SVP of Public Policy Jessie Richard and legendary Christian artist Michael W. Smith spoke to the potential harms of unchecked AI deepfakes and voice clones.

In addition to CARRIE’S COUNTRY (Ch. 60) and CARR-DIO by CARRIE’S COUNTRY, Carrie Underwood expands her SiriusXM musical universe with a third channel joining our lineup: SAVIOR SUNDAY DAILY by CARRIE’S COUNTRY.

Inspired by the fan-favorite show on Carrie’s hugely popular CARRIE’S COUNTRY, SAVIOR SUNDAY DAILY by CARRIE’S COUNTRY becomes a full-time channel on the SiriusXM app beginning March 21, playing a daily blend of uplifting faith-based country and gospel music handpicked by Carrie.

How to listen

SAVIOR SUNDAY DAILY by CARRIE’S COUNTRYis available to stream anytime on the SiriusXM app.

The Savior Sunday show on CARRIE’S COUNTRY will continue to air every Sunday on channel 60.

What you’ll hear

Enjoy Carrie’s versions of gospel standards from her GRAMMY-award winning album My Savior, which covers of some of her favorite traditional gospel hymns in a unique pastiche of musical styles from classic country to folk, bluegrass, and gospel.  SAVIOR SUNDAY DAILY by CARRIE’S COUNTRY also features timeless spiritual country and new classics from artists like Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson, as well as Nashville’s rising stars and many more.

“We had a couple of little churches we went to. I remember my first being very tiny with wooden pews. That was probably one of my earliest music memories, singing these hymns in the congregation, and being on stage and singing in front of people for the first time,” Carrie said while recording My Savior, which won the GRAMMY Award for Best Roots Gospel Album in 2022.  “It was always just familiar. These hymns are like a warm hug, just sweet, familiar songs I’ve been singing and listening to my whole life.”

More artists you’ll hear on SAVIOR SUNDAY DAILY by CARRIE’S COUNTRY include Gabby Barrett, NEEDTOBREATHE, Randy Travis, Thomas Rhett, Reba McEntire, and Zach Williams.

“This music shaped who I am as a person and is the foundation of my career as a recording artist,” Carrie says.  “I feel so blessed to get be able to create a destination to share these songs with generations of people who love them as I do, as well as others who might be experiencing them for the first time.” 

CeCe Winans takes the wheel

In celebration of the new channel, GRAMMY Award-winning gospel legend and Carrie collaborator CeCe Winans recorded a special edition of the CARRIE’S COUNTRY Guest DJ series Take The Wheel.

Carrie’s duet with CeCe, the best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist of all time, on the classic hymn, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness,” is one of the many highlights of Carrie’s GRAMMY-award winning album My Savior.

Hear CeCe Take The Wheel on the CARRIE’S COUNTRY and SAVIOR SUNDAY DAILY by CARRIE’S COUNTRY channels beginning Easter weekend.

Two-time Dove Award-winning Christian hip-hop artist Aaron Cole just released his latest single, “Proof.” The new track marks his fourth single to be released from his upcoming album Sorry, I Changed. The album is now available for pre-order, which includes four instant grat tracks: “Proof,” “I Love It,” “Have Your Way,” and “Tables Turned.” Sorry, I Changed is out April 26^th and will be Cole’s first album released under RCA Inspiration.

Showcasing his gripping lyrical delivery and musical versatility as a rapper, singer, and songwriter, Sorry, I Changed is Aaron Cole’s third full-length album, featuring thirteen tracks including “Two Cents,” “SBTN (feat. Kirk Franklin),” “Infinity (feat. DOE),” “Safe Haven” and more. On “Proof,” Cole sings a soul-stirring anthem, with an unwavering reassurance on God’s steadfast presence and strength alongside us, through any of life’s challenges. With captivating verses and infectious hooks, Cole testifies that faith requires no further proof.

Proof – Aaron Cole

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Aaron Cole started his musical journey at the young age of 3 and released his debut album, Jesus Is the Rock, as an independent artist at age 4. His remarkable talent caught the eye of Christian music luminary TobyMac, leading to a signing with his label, Gotee Records at just 15 years old. Under Gotee, Cole garnered acclaim with two albums, Not By Chance and Two Up Two Down.

Along with three #1 hit singles on the Billboard Christian charts, two Dove Awards and a Stellar Award nomination, Cole’s music has garnered sync placements on promos for ESPN and Fox Sports, and the Netflix original series, “On My Block.”

As Aaron Cole continues to captivate audiences with his unique blend of faith and hip-hop music, he stands as a testament to his unwavering commitment to spreading the message of hope and redemption. Listen to “Proof,” now available on all digital platforms, and pre-order Sorry I, Changed.

Today (Mar 22), PLATINUM-certified, GRAMMY-nominated artist and songwriter Anne Wilson unveils the latest track from her forthcoming album REBEL set to release on April 19. “Country Gold” featuring Jordan Davis is available now.

Joining forces with industry heavyweights, Wilson will deliver a groundbreaking album that pushes the boundaries of both the Christian and Country genres. 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.

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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.