GRAMMY award-winning singer/songwriter John Berry has announced the first dates of his ‘Christmas With John Berry’ 27th Annual Christmas Tour. With a total of fifteen Christmas shows announced so far, this tour will kick off on November 24 in Sugar Hill, Georgia, and continue through the holiday season.

With a different show each year, John Berry takes pride in bringing a fresh new tour each year to his fans, but always enjoys performing popular classics like “Little Drummer Boy,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “Let It Snow,” “Mary Did You Know,” and his timeless hit, “O Holy Night.” On-sale dates and up-to-date information for the 27th Annual ‘Christmas With John Berry’ can be found at johnberry.com/tour.

“Twenty-seven years have passed, and I could never have foreseen the incredible blessing of sharing my music and commemorating the birth of Christ throughout this journey,” shares Berry. “It’s deeply meaningful to see so many of you returning, year after year, alongside your loved ones and friends, all coming together to embrace the joy of the season. I look forward to sharing this time of giving with each and every one of you and I’m forever grateful for your continued support.”

John Berry is known for his special holiday shows. In these performances, he sings fan-favorite Christmas classics, many of his hits, and his treasured holiday memories, making this tour even more special for everyone who attends.

The 27th Annual ‘Christmas With John Berry’ 2023 Tour Schedule:
NOV 24 – The Eagle at Sugar Hill / Sugar Hill, Ga.
NOV 25 – High Point Theatre / High Point, N.C.
NOV 26 – Newberry Opera House / Newberry, S.C.
NOV 28 – The Park Theatre / McMinnville, Tenn.
NOV 30 – Williams Auditorium / Henderson, Tenn.
DEC 01 – Imperial Theatre / Augusta, Ga.
DEC 02 – Kentucky Downs / Franklin, Ky.
DEC 05 – Ironton High School / Ironton, Ohio
DEC 07 – Jefferson Plaza Hall / Jefferson, Ind.
DEC 08 – Hasting Performing Arts Center / Hastings, Mich.
DEC 09 – Dogwood Center for the Performing Arts / Fremont, Mich.
DEC 13 – Majestic Theatre / Chillicothe, Ohio
DEC 15 – Cedartown Performing Arts Center / Cedartown, Ga.
DEC 16 – The Grand Opera House / Macon, Ga.
DEC 17 – The Classic Center / Athens, Ga.

Renowned Christian artist LouAnn Lee unveils her latest radio single, “My Peace I Promise You,” delivering a message of God’s peace and the hopeful anticipation of reunion, to Christian radio stations nationwide today. This cherished piece, culled from her well-received album “Piano Peace,” stands as a testament to her deep-rooted faith and devotion to spreading God’s message of peace through music.

Lee, speaking on the inspiration behind the song, shared, “In these trying times, ‘My Peace I Promise You’ stands as a beacon of God’s tranquility, offering solace to weary hearts and encouraging listeners to find refuge in God’s unwavering promises.”

Under the aegis of the Eternal Perspective label, with Lee at the helm as the producer and the creative force penning the lyrics, the single beckons listeners to a space of safety and God’s peace. Its resonant lyrics and melodious tune aim to elevate spirits, fostering a sanctuary of serenity in the hearts of those who tune in.

The song mirrors LouAnn Lee’s extensive journey as a faith leader, showcasing her dedication to being a conduit of God’s message as a pastor’s wife, and worship leader, and holding pastoral responsibilities at Celebration Community Fellowship in Meadow Vista, California. Through her nurturing voice, she seeks to extend a musical hand of reassurance, encouraging a steadfast grip on the promises of God in turbulent times.

Following a lineage of chart-topping releases, including her prior hit “Greater is He” which debuted at the prestigious #1 spot on the CRC Radio charts, Lee is set to touch hearts once more, offering a reprieve through her comforting lyrics and tranquil melodies. Her legacy, rich with tracks that echo God’s love and care, stands as a testament to her tireless dedication to sharing messages of hope and God’s peace through her music.

As “My Peace I Promise You” airs today, it brings with it the encompassing warmth of its home album “Piano Peace,” inviting listeners to find solace in the arms of God’s tranquility, painted through harmonious melodies and profound lyrics that echo with promise and hope.

We invite you to embrace this beautiful journey of reassurance and God’s peace as “My Peace I Promise You” graces Christian radio stations worldwide today, reflecting LouAnn Lee’s continual commitment to be a harbinger of God’s tranquility through her evocative music.

Two-time GRAMMY nominee Phil Wickham’s acclaimed new studio album I BELIEVE made its anticipated debut in a big way last week, entering Billboard’s Top Christian Album Sales Chart at #1, while also hitting the top 5 on Billboard’s Top 5 Current Digital Album Chart. I BELIEVE marks the respected worship leader’s tenth LP in a career filled with songs that have been sung in churches around the globe and streamed billions of times across multiple platforms.

In an exclusive chat with Billboard, Wickham commented, “Wow! I am absolutely floored by all the love and support for this album. This is wild!  I felt called when I started writing this record to create songs that feel fresh, but at their core get back to the basics of who we are to God and who He is to us.  Thanks to everyone for listening!”

It’s a landmark season for Wickham, who, while in the midst of multiple SOLD-OUT tour dates with Brandon Lake on their “Summer Worship Nights Tour,” saw his “House of the Lord” single RIAA certified Gold, and his YouTube channel reach 1 million YouTube subscribers. Fair Trade Services presented Wickham with a plaque for the RIAA certification at his Nashville, Bridgestone Arena show on August 24th.

Kicking off August 10th and wrapping up September 2nd in his hometown of San Diego, Wickham has spent the past month on the “Summer Worship Nights Tour” alongside Brandon Lake, with SOLD-OUT shows in multiple cities.

I BELIEVE also follows Wickham’s recent radio hit and 2023 Dove-Award nominated song  “This Is Our God,” which has become one of the biggest songs of Wickham’s career to date.  After spending multiple weeks at No.1 on the Mediabase Christian Audience, Mediabase Christian AC, and Billboard Christian AC charts, Wickham recently released the title track “I Believe” to radio – which is already airing on Air 1 and officially going for ads on September 8.

“Summer Worship Nights” 2023 Tour Dates:

8/10 — Amalie Arena // Tampa, FL8/11 — Bojangles Coliseum // Charlotte, NC  SOLD OUT

8/12 — Chartway Arena // Norfolk, VA  SOLD OUT

8/13 — Prudential Center // Newark, NJ  SOLD OUT

8/17 — Target Center // Minneapolis, MN

8/19 — Gainbridge Fieldhouse // Indianapolis, IN

8/20 — Santander Arena // Reading, PA  SOLD OUT

8/24 — Bridgestone Arena // Nashville, TN

8/25 — UNO Lakefront Arena // New Orleans, LA  SOLD OUT 

8/26 — AT&T Center // San Antonio, TX

8/27 — Dickies Arena // Fort Worth, TX  SOLD OUT

8/30 — Toyota Arena // Ontario, CA  SOLD OUT

8/31 — Save Mart Center // Fresno, CA

9/1 — Golden 1 Center // Sacramento, CA

9/2 — Viejas Arena // San Diego, CA SOLD OUT

AOH Music (vocalist Brianne Nealon, drummer Jimmy Meier, and guitarist/producer Jack Garno) reminds us that Jesus is always pursuing us, especially when we fall, with their new single “Fall On Me,” releasing on Friday, September 15th.

This song is about the transformation that occurs once we ask the Lord to come and fill our hearts with His Spirit. Every person’s faith journey looks different, but there comes a point when the Lord asks for our full surrender, our full ‘yes’, and our full obedience.

“‘Fall On Me’ was written after a shifting encounter with the Lord…a realization of how powerful and tangible the Lord is when we allow Him to move in our lives”, says Brianne. “The chorus of this song is a vulnerable, simple response in prayer to the lord, ‘Fall on me, Fall on me, Jesus’. It was my upper-room moment with Christ. As I sang these words, something in my spirit shifted. It was as if I crossed over a line that I never wanted to cross back over again.

The Lord met me in a tangible way and my life hasn’t been the same since. I pray this song brings peace and rest to your heart, and encourages you to enter your own upper room with the Lord”.

This single is the third release following their EP, “Live at Ocean Way Nashville” which featured the songs “Abba Father”, “Heal Our World” and “Light of the World”. They earned immediate ads on hundreds of playlists, most notably Spotify’s New Music Friday Christian and Amazon Music’s Worship Now.

The band will set out on tour in the fall, playing faith-based concerts and events across the nation. In addition to AOH Music, Nealon, Meier, and Garno lead worship nights and perform at faith-based concerts and retreats through the Array of Hope Ministry, where they met four years ago.

PRE-SAVE ‘FALL ON ME’ before 9/15

LISTEN TO ‘FALL ON ME’ after 9/15

GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum rock band NEEDTOBREATHE will step in to headline the Moon River Music Festival this Saturday in Chattanooga, TN in place of folk trio CAAMP.    

With “some of the best vocal performances, instrumentation, and stage presence,” (Toronto Star), the band will close out the first night of the eighth annual festival.  Additionally, frontman Bear Rinehart will pull double duty performing solo as Wilder Woods the following night.

The band’s forthcoming album CAVES, releasing September 15th, is a collection of awe-inspiring melodies, breathtaking instrumentation, and epic-scale energy, giving the band’s soul-probing approach a bigger, more expansive new scope–one that American Songwriter writes is “brimming with anthemic, arena-worthy sounds” and has “larger-than-life productions.” To pre-order or pre-save CAVES.

Last week, the band released two of the most anticipated singles from their new album CAVES – ”Wasting Time” featuring country hitmakers Old Dominion, and “Temporary Tears” featuring acclaimed Northern Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance. In addition to Old Dominion and Foy Vance, the album features special guests Carly Pearce and alternative rock band Judah & The Lion, who will be touring with NEEDTOBREATHE this fall.

CAVES was written in two post-pandemic phases – first during their aforementioned getaway in Utah, where the group was finally able to get together again, and then again after they returned to the road, re-acclimating to massive crowds alongside OneRepublic. The making of the album was captured in a two-part documentary “A World Without A Mirror: The Making of CAVES”.

Grammy Award Winner, Stellar Award Winner, Billboard Music Award Winner, and 2022 American Music Award Winner for Favorite Gospel Artist, Tamela Mann, is celebrating the latest RIAA certification of her record-breaking, chart-topping single, “Take Me to The King.” 

The song, written by Gospel Icon Kirk Franklin and featured on her album, Best Days, is receiving the highly coveted honor of Double Platinum certification with more than two million copies sold since the track was released on June 12, 2012.

“What an amazing blessing to receive this very special recognition. I’m honored Kirk and I got to collaborate on this song and I’m so thankful for the love and support of our fans who helped make this happen. I couldn’t have done it without everyone,” said Tamela.

The ballad marked the first collaboration between Tamela and Kirk since the songstress launched her solo career. The powerhouse team is also known for the songs, “God Provides,” the No. 1 song from Tamela’s Billboard chart-topping No. 1 album, One Way, and “Superheroes Prayer” from her latest album, Overcomer.

Tamela Mann’s “Take Me To The King” Is RIAA Certified Double Platinum

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Tamela, along with Franklin, her husband, actor/comedian/singer David Mann, The Clark Sisters, Israel Houghton, and Tye Tribbett, are headlining the The Reunion Tour, with special guests New Breed, Texas-based choir The Family, and God’s Property.

The tour kicks off Thursday, September 28th, in Connecticut and continues into November, hitting Miami, Atlanta, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Houston, and many other cities.

Tamela Mann is an accomplished songwriter, producer, actress, and businesswoman, She has amassed a Grammy Award, BET Award, Billboard Music Award, American Music Award, multiple NAACP Image Awards, and Stellar Gospel Music Awards. 

Her Billboard No. 1 album, Best Days, includes the No. 1 double platinum single, “Take Me to The King,” and received Billboard’s “Album of the Decade” for 2010-2019, in the Gospel category.

Tamela’s Billboard No. 1 album, One Way, garnered two No. 1 singles, including “Change Me” and “God Provides,” which earned the singer her first Grammy Award in 2017.

In 2018, Tamela and her husband, NAACP Image Award-winning actor/comedian David Mann, released their first book and joint album, Us Against the World. The book won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work and the album garnered airplay success with the Urban AC track, “Ups & Downs.” Tamela and David helm Tillymann Entertainment.

Together, they starred in the NAACP Image Award-winning docu-series, The Manns, the hit comedy, Mann & Wife, and their family YouTube viral series, Mann Family Dinner. Tamela is in the second season of her YouTube cooking show, Mama Mann’s Kitchen, and she and David are currently starring in Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living. 

Songwriter and worship leader Cody Carnes‘ new live album, Firm Foundation. The new collection features 11 tracks recorded live at The Belonging Co. in Nashville. Cody appeared on ‘Fox & Friends’ on Labor Day to deliver an acoustic version of the LP’s title track. You can watch his performance below.

“This album is a collection of worship songs written out of some of the encounters I’ve had with God over the last few years. These songs celebrate the God who never ever fails, and they carry His certain hope in uncertain times. They have encouraged my spirit and led me through some of the most challenging moments of my life.

Cody Carnes – When everything around me is shaken, I’ve never been more glad that I put my faith in Jesus. Christ will forever be my firm foundation.”

Carnes and his wife Kari Jobe will head out on “The Blessing Tour” for Europe and UK dates.

Stories were shared, songs were sung, and communities were brought together for Porter’s Call “Evening of Stories” fundraiser held last week, August 29th at Belmont University’s Fisher Center.

Now in its 14th year, the annual benefit was a night to remember that included stories shared by Porter’s Call Founder and Executive Director Al Andrews and best-selling author, inspirational speaker, professor, and principal tubist Dr. Richard Antoine White. More stories and special music were also offered by singer/songwriters Drew Holcomb, Lucie Silvas, Brandon Heath, and Paramore.

Closing the night was the surprise presentation of the Inaugural Founder’s Award given to Al Andrews. With words from Porters, Co-Directors Beth Barcus and Chad Karger, and Porter’s Call Board Chair Matt Signore, Andrews was recognized for his tireless work over the past 22+ years.

By opening its doors in 2001, Andrews saw how the artist community needed to be met differently than a traditional approach to standard counseling practice, offering a confidential environment that is a safe, loving, and free place to be honest, discover the truth and exhale and find rest.

With the inaugural award, the Porter’s Call team collectively wanted “…to honor the qualities that embody the DNA of Porter’s Call; to encourage and celebrate the people we see who are guiding artists and those around them in the music industry with our shared heartbeat. We can’t think of a better person to receive the honor of this inaugural award than Porter’s Call’s Founder, Al Andrews.”

Today marks the release of a profound and deeply personal interview video featuring Christian music sensation Petrina Pacheco, interviewed by the Founder of Nashville Christian Songwriters, John Chisum.

Hailing from Kiln, Mississippi, Petrina’s compelling journey from heartbreak to redemption, from despair to hope, is a story that many resonate with. In this candid conversation set against the backdrop of the renowned Dark Horse Recording Studio in Franklin, TN, Pacheco speaks about her beginnings in music, the traumatic years marked by abuse and addiction, and her ultimate transformation through faith and love.

Petrina Pacheco Shares Interview By John Chisum

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John Chisum, a pivotal figure in Petrina’s musical journey as her songwriting coach, co-writer, and mentor, delves deep into the heart of her experiences. The synergy between Chisum and Pacheco brings out an earnest narrative about her life’s highs and lows, and the divine intervention that changed its course.

Petrina Pacheco is best known for her inspirational tracks like “I’m Not Her Anymore,” “My Savior,” and “Be The Light” and others. Through her music, she has been a beacon of hope for many, sharing the transformative power of faith.

In this interview, Pacheco covers:
* The genesis of her singing career.
* Her harrowing history of abuse and escape.
* The tumultuous phase of substance abuse, gambling, and partying.
* The pivotal moment that led to her profound transformation.
* Insights into the process of co-writing, recording, and releasing her latest album.
* The next steps in her musical journey and ministry.

This interview promises to be a moving testament to the healing power of music, faith, and resilience. It’s not just for fans of Christian music but for anyone seeking inspiration in their life.

For nine-time GRAMMY Award nominee Natalie Grant, it might seem like business as usual, but the list of her acclaimed performances of our country’s National Anthem only gets longer and more prestigious. 

This Thursday will mark yet another milestone for Grant, who has been chosen to sing for the NFL’s Annual Primetime Kickoff Game between the reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions. The 2023-2024 gets underway on Thursday, September 7th live on NBC and Peacock at 8:20 PM EST. Coverage begins at 7 PM EST with Football Night in America.

“Three of my very favorite things: this country, our anthem, and football,” shares Grant. “Football marks my favorite time of the year, so I’m very grateful to the Chiefs organization for inviting me and excited to be a part of the NFL’s season kickoff!”

Nine-time GRAMMY nominee Natalie Grant has remained one of Christian music’s top-selling artists since her 2005 breakout RIAA Gold-certified album, Awaken. Having been named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Gospel Music Association five times, Grant has propelled multiple singles and records to the #1 spot on the Billboard album charts. She’s the author of multiple books, including the Glimmer Girls series for tween girls.

A fierce advocate for social justice, she’s also the co-founder of Hope for Justice, an international non-profit organization with offices in 7 countries across 5 continents that works to end modern-day slavery. The singer and her husband, GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter/producer Bernie Herms, live in Nashville with their three daughters. Natalie’s new album, Seasons, will be out on October 6th.