Turn Your Eyes (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) Volume II, the new project from Point of Grace, has become the Platinum-selling, GRAMMY-nominated trio’s latest hit recording, debuting in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart and landing at #3 on iTunes’ Top Christian Albums chart following its April 28 release.
In addition, multiple selections from the Fervent Records (Curb | Word Entertainment) set have been added to a range of noteworthy playlists, including Spotify’s New Music Friday Christian (“At The Table”) and Pandora’s NewChristian Music Now (“Turn Your Eyes”), among others.
In celebration of the bestselling collection, Point of Grace recently headlined a special album release concert in Nashville. The evening also featured appearances from Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Wes King and Dove Award-winning worship leader and recording artist Travis Cottrell and was among the highlights of Point of Grace’s sold-out Circle of Friends Weekend.
Held twice a year, the exclusive weekend brings together fans from around the country for three days of intimate performances, VIP appearances, and unique outings curated by Point of Grace. Special guests at the recent Circle of Friends Weekend included GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Cindy Morgan, who presented a reading from her debut novel, The Year of Jubilee, and acclaimed singer/songwriter Skye Peterson, who shared several original songs for attendees at Nashville’s North Wind Manor.
Last week, Point of Grace was featured on the historic Grand Ole Opry, where they shared selections from Turn Your Eyes. The trio also stopped by WSM Radio/Circle Television’s “Coffee, Country & Cody” morning show and Moody Radio Network’s “Dawn & Steve In The Morning” to chat about the new album, among other key appearances.
Produced by Cindy Morgan, Turn Your Eyes (Songs We Love, Songs You Know)Volume II pays homage to the rich history of Christian music through the decades. Genre luminaries themselves for 30 years, Point of Grace delivers signature new arrangements of seven beloved classics and two originals, including a cover of Wes King’s 1993 hit “I Believe”; the newly penned “At The Table”; treasured hymn “It Is Well”; and a stirring rendition of Rich Mullins’ iconic anthem “Awesome God,” among other selections.
One of the most awarded and beloved groups in Southern Gospel this century, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound is celebrating 20 years of music and ministry with a milestone recording event to be held next week in Europe.
Among a string of long-awaited concerts in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Netherlands, and Germany this month, the multi-GRAMMY nominated genre tastemakers’ May 20 show at Rafaël Evangelism Center in Amsterdam will be recorded for a forthcoming live album.
“The Netherlands holds a special place in our hearts,” Haase shares. “It’s such a beautiful country with a rich history, and we’ve always received a warm welcome from audiences. We thought it would be an extraordinary place to record our 20th anniversary project. This album will not only be a celebration of two decades, highlighting the songs that have defined our career, but it’s a celebration of God’s faithfulness.”
Live In Amsterdam: A 20th Anniversary Celebration will showcase renditions of such Ernie Haase & Signature Sound favorites as “Oh, What a Savior” and the Dove Award-winning “Reason Enough,” among many others. Reflecting on the quartet’s unparalleled career as they stand poised for the future, the recording is set to release later this year from Gospel leader StowTown Records, the label co-founded by Haase.
“Over the years we’ve had the privilege of singing in so many special places, including the National Day of Prayer, NBA games, NASCAR races, Franklin Graham Crusades, Gaither Homecoming events, and our own tours, both across America and around the world,” Haase continues. “But the biggest highlight for us is the friends we have made along the way and the fans who have become like family.
The testimonies of what God has done in their lives—and the fact that He used our music in some fashion to bring about the grace they needed—is the greatest achievement we could ever hope to gain this side of heaven.”
This inspiring book for teens and young women explores what it means to listen to God’s voice, better understand the “vibes” and intuition the Spirit uses as guidance, and live a life that proclaims your heavenly truth. Filled with personal lessons from author and Grammy-nominated artist Kierra “Kiki” Sheard-Kelly and empowering scriptural promises, you’ll grow stronger in your faith as well as your God-given purpose.
Each day, we are under attack—by people who want to keep us down or who doubt our gifts, as well as by spiritual forces who want to knock us off our God-given path and into the darkness. In The Vibes You Feel, Kierra “Kiki” Sheard-Kelly invites you to uncover what it means to have the Holy Spirit in your life, and how listening to the vibes we sense in certain situations can help steer us toward the future God intends.
Inside The Vibes You Feel, you’ll find:
encouragement and support for navigating today’s world
solid biblical truths and scriptural promises that arm you for the tough decisions and battles in your life
Kierra’s own personal stories and experiences with difficult situations, and the spiritual nudges that helped her through
Advice and guidance with actionable steps
In addition, The Vibes You Feel:
is an ideal gift for birthdays, Christmas, Easter, or graduations
helps you grow closer to God and understand the signals he sends
is perfect for those looking for motivation and biblical guidance
Kierra Sheard-Kelly Releases New Book ‘The Vibes You Feel’
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Sheard-Kelly’s seventh studio album, ALL YOURS (RCA Inspiration/Karew Entertainment) is also available now. The uplifting 12-track project celebrate’s God’s love, wisdom and finding personal freedom in letting go and trusting God. ALL YOURS features the singles “Miracles” (feat. Pastor Mike Jr.), “Praise Through,” “Making A Way” (feat. Adia).
Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, RIAA Platinum-selling, and Curb | Word Entertainment recording artist FOR KING + COUNTRY have once again proven their musical prowess with their latest single, “Love Me Like I Am” feat. Jordin Sparks entered the Top 10 on both Billboard and Mediabase’s Adult Contemporary chart this week at #9.
The collaborative song that brings together one of music’s most respected duos with one of America’s best-loved pop artists has quickly captured the hearts of fans worldwide with its inspiring lyrics and powerful melody. The original track is featured on their current Grammy® nominated, American Music Award-winning studio album, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?, the duo’s second Top 10Billboard 200 charting album (#7).
“We are thrilled to see ‘Love Me Like I Am’ continuing to climb the charts,” said Joel and Luke Smallbone, the brothers who make up For King + Country. “It’s profoundly moving to be loved right where you’re at and just as you are — whether it’s human to human, or God to humanity. Our dear Jordin is a kindred spirit, and her powerful voice and soul have taken this sentiment beyond where we ever could’ve imagined. This song is very personal to us and we are so glad it’s resonating with listeners.”
Since its release, “Love Me Like I Am” has received widespread critical acclaim, with many praising its uplifting message and infectious energy. This latest accolade follows on the heels of the song garnering the #1 Billboard Christian Airplay position, marking the duo’s 13th #1 hit single (and 8th consecutive #1 hit single) on the chart. The track has already amassed millions of streams across various platforms and has become a fan-favorite at FOR KING + COUNTRY’s live shows.
Adds Sparks, “I’m so thrilled to have had the opportunity to record this amazing, powerful song with For King + Country. Its message is beautiful and expresses what everyone needs to hear, and what everyone wants to experience. With all of the distractions we’re facing today and the chaos in the world, we all need to ask where the love is.”
For KING & COUNTRY’s “Love Me Like I Am” Ft. Jordin Sparks Enters Top 10 On Billboard & Mediabase AC Charts
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FOR KING + COUNTRY is one of the music industry’s most respected and decorated duos. For over a decade, brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone have garnered a dedicated following and have won numerous awards and accolades throughout their careers.
With their live show being hailed as a must-see concert event that continues to wow sold-out crowds around the world, fans can catch FOR KING + COUNTRY on their current 2023 “What Are We Waiting For? The Tour Part II.” Tickets for the tour can be
TRIBL Records – the premiere recording home for Christian and Gospel music – announces a new joint venture deal with Big Future Music. President and CEO of BFMG Ryan Wesley Smith will be joining the TRIBL team as an A&R executive who will be assisting with both their current roster and new talent.
“It is really exciting to join forces with TRIBL Records in this new role, in addition to the launch of a joint venture with Big Future,” says Smith. “I believe this partnership will be fuel for continued growth and allow us to see new heights together. Onward!”
TRIBL Records CEO Leonard Brooks said, “This marks an exciting new chapter for TRIBL as we announce our new partnership. Through this joint venture, we will be combining our respective strengths and expertise to create a powerful synergy that will drive innovation and growth in our industry. I am thrilled to embark on this journey with Ryan and look forward to the great things we will accomplish together”
Ryan Wesley Smith moved to Nashville in 2014 to pursue a career in the music business. Since then, he’s been a part of the development and marketing of dozens of artists and their musical releases, which have collectively amassed over 100 million in consumption.
Smith has remained busy serving artists and teams throughout the industry–including artists Chris Tomlin, TobyMac, I AM THEY, and Matthew West, for KING & COUNTRY, and teams at Awakening Events, Story House Collective, and labels Capitol Records, Curb|Word Entertainment, among others.
Lauren Daigle joins Zane Lowe for an in-depth conversation on her new self-titled album due out this Friday. Lauren dives deep into the process that made this project come to life, sharing the stories behind songs like “Thank God I Do” and “These Are The Days”, highlighting her vulnerability, collaboration and striving to create a body of work that can inspire others.
Lauren Daigle Tells Apple Music Why She Decided To Self-Title Her New Album…
I was at dinner with two of my girlfriends and they were like, “Hey, what are you naming this album?” And at this point, we had already been working on it for almost two years, and I was like, “Ah, I don’t know.” I was like, “I would’ve thought a title would’ve come by now, but it just is still… I guess as I keep going, it’ll present itself, but it’s not coming up yet.” And they were like, “Well, we know why.” And I said, “Why?” They were like, “Because this needs to be a self-titled record.”
And I was like, “What?” They’re like, “Yeah, girl. You have poured all of yourself out onto this and we’ve watched this transformation take place in you during the course of making this record that the realist parts of yourself have made themself known.”
Why is it self-titled? It’s because it took those records to find my voice, to find the voice that I can stand on in front of people and say, this is what I love. I love this sound. I love the way that we recorded this record.
Lauren Daigle Tells Apple Music About Evolution and Her New Album…
The thing about from the outside perspective, and I have to do this with myself, it’s hard to watch people evolve whenever we love and long for the people who they are. But to sit alongside someone and watch someone evolve and say, oh yeah, I’m steadying this course. That’s how this record feels. There’s been an evolution that has taken place.
And it’s like, okay, I hope that you know the girl that was once there still very much lives inside of me. But here’s all of these other elements that I’ve lived. I’ve put out a record five years ago. So from the past five years, here’s all these other elements that have been introduced into my life that I can now deliver and share upon.
Lauren Daigle on The Relationship Between Therapy and Her Faith and How They Go Hand in Hand…
…we see all of these things with mental health right now. And I think in the church… Let me rephrase. I think there are sometimes where that can be a shameful experience, but I, last night, went to this service and I was just having a war. And I told my friend, I said, Hey, can you encourage me? I need somebody to say the truth to me right now.
And that to me is some of the greatest therapy built in faith right there. That’s where it is hand in hand married. These are the things I’m wrestling, this is how I’m projecting that wrestle, and these are the areas in life which it’s catching up to me. Can you tell me what’s true via the lens of faith? Love that.
Super grateful. In the Bible, it talks about the Holy Spirit is the wonderful counselor. So you go to counseling and then you see, wait, is this a dichotomy? You have the wonderful counselor, but why are you asking for help? This isn’t necessarily quite as talked about in our faith or the doctrines of what we believe, but it talks about the gifts of the spirit.
One of them is counseling. So there are people put on this planet to help with counsel to say, Hey, I’m one of those people. I don’t know what’s going on right now. I can’t differentiate my head from my heart. Can you help the line get a little clearer? Like the communication isn’t right.
And there’s people that are gifted with saying, yeah, let me help. Let me say what I’ve learned in school in all of this teaching. Let me also bring in. And that to me feels like the full picture. That’s where I get the full picture. Where faith doesn’t have to reject therapy. I think they actually can be hand in hand.
Lauren Daigle Tells Apple Music About Working with Producer Mike Elizondo…
He was so true to the process, and so meeting him and working with him, it caused this voice to have to come out of me, this reality to come out of me, where I was so new when I came into music.
Lauren Daigle Tells Apple Music About Her Song “Valuable”…
That song, I was in a parking lot, I had just finished a therapy session. And the way that my therapist had done this, she kept asking all of these questions to make me ask myself a question. And great psychology, good job on you, but what it did was make me say, are you valuable? And she said, you have actually tried so many courses to make yourself feel more valuable.
You are constantly on this quest of learning your value, versus just actually having a knowing of, I am valuable. And then, put yourself in the vortex of the music industry? That sucker will chew you up and eat you whole.
And I think … because what happens is, if there’s any element of an insecurity as far as value is concerned, the music industry will make it louder and louder and louder because there’s so much competition…it’s one of my favorite songs on the record
I think people can relate to stories where we struggle and best-laid plans are crushed. It’s part of our life experience.
– Nolen R. Chew Jr.
We’ve all been told that age is but a number but it’s good to keep in mind that the bigger the number, the slower you move … that is unless you are Nolen R. Chew Jr., who keeps releasing music at a pace that would exhaust even people in their twenties. The cool thing about his latest album “New Day at Dawn” – released on May 19 worldwide – is that it finds Nolen writing and recording Americana once again.
Even though a master of many genres, as his fans fully well know, this is where The Star Prairie Projects’ songwriter’s truest gift lies: crafting gorgeous, melodic music that tugs at your heartstrings and makes you reflect. No wonder Star Prairie Project has millions of streams on Spotify and quite a few Top 30 hits on the international iTunes charts – their music touches your soul. Not bad for a guy who started playing guitar on his 52 birthday!
Says Nolen: “New Day at Dawn” blows in a breath of fresh air. It’s light and breezy, a promise that no matter how shitty your day was, tomorrow is a new chance at life – a do-over if you will. Or perhaps the first day of a brand new beginning? We all need that reassurance that we can start over and that nothing, aside from dying, is the end of the world.
Reinventing yourself is one of those great American traditions that’s deeply woven into the fabric of our nation. Think about President Jimmy Carter, for instance. He’s been a naval officer, peanut farmer, politician, and human rights activist – living proof that you can achieve anything you set your mind to and that it’s never too late to change.
The group leader Nolen collaborates with musicians and producers from around the world to bring his songs to life. His new album is a collaboration with Rudiger and Ivy Marie, both artists with long and successful careers in music. Rudiger was once even asked to jam with Velvet Revolver! Now, what’s cooler than that?
VENTS dubbed The Star Prairie Project’s previous release “a highly enjoyable offering”, while A & R Factory called the album before that “a triumph”. This new record will blow both of those releases out of the water. Every song is a winner, a beautifully produced gem. “There’s nothing that driving down an old dirt road won’t heal”, my granddad once said.
Have a listen to “New Day at Dawn” and you’ll be impressed with how Nolen’s crafted an entire album around that wisdom. There’s just one danger in pressing play. This collection of songs will probably be the only thing you’ll listen to all summer long – that is if you are able to move past the infectious first single, “Old Dirt Road.”
GRAMMY-nominated band MercyMe has announced the line-up and routing for their fall “Together Again Tour.” Joining the band to hit 16 cities in October are past tourmates, Crowder and Andrew Ripp.
This spring the band has been touring across the U.S. in support of their latest best-selling project, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS, which feature’s the No. 1 hit “Then Christ Came” and their new single, “To Not Worship You,” coming May 19th.
About the song, lead singer Bart Millard said, “I think with this song, I better realize what being still and knowing that He is God means. A lot of times when we have doubt or we’re questioning stuff, I think ultimately it’s because we’re not stopping and remembering who God really is. When you take the time to remember who God is, then it’s easy to ask, ‘Whoare we to not worship him?’”
GRAMMY-nominated band MercyMe has announced the line-up and routing for their fall “Together Again Tour.” Joining the band to hit 16 cities in October are past tourmates, Crowder and Andrew Ripp. Tickets go on sale May 12th in most markets at mercyme.org, and the tour routing is below.
This spring the band has been touring across the U.S. in support of their latest best-selling project, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS, which feature’s the No. 1 hit “Then Christ Came” and their new single, “To Not Worship You,” coming May 19th. About the song, lead singer Bart Millard said, “I think with this song, I better realize what being still and knowing that He is God means. A lot of times when we have doubt or we’re questioning stuff, I think ultimately it’s because we’re not stopping and remembering who God really is. When you take the time to remember who God is, then it’s easy to ask, ‘Who are we to not worship him?’”
Dynamic. Distinct. Purposeful. Raw. Honest. These are just a few descriptions of the artistry of songwriter and musician Stephen Stanley. Releasing songs with Capitol CMG since 2020, Stanley announces his debut 14-track album, Divided Frame Of Mind, will release on July 21, 2023. The album’s pre-order begins today accompanied by its latest single, “The Edge.
The songs that form Divided Frame of Mind, which he wrote and produced with Tedd T (Mutemath, For King & Country), share about mental health and about making choices – confronting life’s darkness and shining a light on it. As Stanley explains, “Sometimes you have to go to that dark place to find the light.”
Initially writing “The Edge” more than a year ago, he shares, “When I began writing it, it started off really dark but I revisited it and remade the music and reworked the melodies. I knew then that it would inform the rest of the album and what I was trying to say. This song is the beginning of the story. While it is one of the darker songs, I knew it was the best place to start and give people a taste of what’s to come on the rest of the project.”
“The Edge” follows lead single “Rest In The Father,” which has 3M in global streams and is currently top 15 on radio. Additionally, a new version of the song featuring Jonathan Traylor was released in April.
Divided State Of Mind Album Track Listing:
1. Divided Frame Of Mind
2. The Edge
3. Outta My Mind
4. Holding Me Up
5. Whatever It Takes
6. Run And Hide
7. The Heat
8. I’ll Carry You (ft. Tommee Profitt)
9. About To Rain
10. Taking It Back (with Darren King)
11. Clean
12. Rest In The Father
13. Note To Self (ft. Riley Clemmons)
14. Where I’ve Been
To promote the album, Stephen Stanley will be headlining shows throughout July. Scheduled tour dates are:
