PITTSBURGH, PA – March 2023 – MTS Management Group is proud to announce the inclusion of some of its most prominent artists on three new compilation CDs from Versailles Records. Boasting a variety of genres and styles, these albums are sure to appeal to a broad spectrum of music lovers. “Nashville Ballads,” “Race Track Rock” and “Beach Rock” will be available on March 29^th, 2023.  

MTS Artists Alex Krawczyk, Gary Pratt, Miss Freddye, Sarantos, See Your Shadow, Tia McGraff, HeIsTheArtist, Little Wretches, and Fate Will Come will appear alongside players from prominent musical groups such as Guns N Roses, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Megadeth, Alice Cooper Band, Quiet Riot, Pennywise, The Misfits, LA Guns, Aerosmith, Crosby Stills & Nash, The Jimi Hendrix Band, HEART, Poison, AUTOGRAPH, Judas Priest, Journey, Skid Row, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Whitesnake, Lillian Axe, Metal Church, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Quiet Riot, Jane Child and more.  

“It’s really a surreal moment to have MTS family artists on the same releases as some of my personal favorites,” said Michael Stover, President of MTS.  “These are the bands that I grew up listening to, and still listen to. It blows my mind to be in such a phenomenal company.  We’re very grateful and thankful for the opportunity.”

ABOUT MTS MANAGEMENT GROUP:  

Founded in 2010 by Award-winning songwriter, musician, and producer, Michael Stover.   A music industry veteran of over 35 years, Michael is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, with a degree specializing in the Music and Video business.  

Michael has used that education to gain a wealth of experience within the industry: from retail music manager and DJ to two-time Billboard Magazine Contest-winning songwriter, performer, and chart-topping producer, and finally, award-winning artist manager, publicist, promoter, and label president.  In just 13 years, MTS Records has released 40+ Top 40 New Music Weekly chart singles, including FIFTEEN #1s and 8 Top 85 Music Row chart singles. 

MTS has also promoted 60+ Top 40 iTunes chart singles, including 60+ Top 5s and 40+ #1s, AND a Top 5 Billboard Magazine chart hit!  Michael has written columns featured in Hypebot, Music Think Tank, and Fair Play Country Music, among others. Michael is a 2020 Hermes Creative Awards Winner and a 2020 dotComm Awards Winner for marketing and communication.

Michael has managed and/or promoted artists and events from the United States, UK, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Australia, and Sweden, making MTS a truly international company. http://www.mtsmanagementgroup.com

Renowned singer, songwriter, worship leader, and GRAMMY-nominee Phil Wickham appeared on Fox & Friends recently. Wickham shared how music is a prayer during an interview and then performed two songs for the “Faith & Friends” concert series, which showcases some of the biggest names in Christian music leading up to Easter.

Headlining the festival, Gospel music icon, Karen Clarke Sheard, of the legendary Clarke Sisters, joins the Orchestra under the baton of BSO Associate Conductor, Jonathan Rush on the second evening. Alongside them, the concert will feature HBCU choirs, the Morgan State University Concert Choir, and the Howard Gospel Choir.

Designed with both gospel lovers and newcomers in mind, the world-class Orchestra is excited to showcase its versatility and present this quintessential, American music genre like never heard before. Concertgoers are in for a treat as they hear classic favorites as well as world-premiere selections and song arrangements specifically crafted for the BSO’s GospelFest. Guests can look forward to the following performances:

GospelFest 2023: Karen Clark Sheard

Saturday, April 29 at 8 pm, Meyerhoff 

Jonathan Rush, conductor

Karen Clark Sheard, vocalist

Morgan State University Concert Choir, Dr. Eric Conway, director

Howard Gospel Choir, Reginald A. Golden, director

“Gospel music is a global language that provides the uplifting and inspiration that many of us could use now more than ever,” said BSO’s Associate Conductor and GospelFest creator, Jonathan Rush.

“GospelFest is sure to be a great gathering that highlights the talent of beloved and emerging vocal performers and the remarkable versatility of our Orchestra musicians. We’re fortunate to witness Karen Clarke Sheard’s artistry in person and we can’t wait to join both new and experienced Orchestra attendees together for this event.”

Daywind Records’ top-selling soloist, Grammy and multi-Dove Award-winning Joseph Habedank, joins leading CCM artists/songwriters Mac Powell, Joseph O’Brien, and Hope Darst in Franklin, Tennessee, on Tuesday, March 28th at 7:30pm CST for the Redbird Common Writers Round.

Joseph Habedank states, “I am so grateful for this unique opportunity to share the songs I’ve written with a brand-new audience. When Rebecca Jones approached me about being a part of Redbird Common last year at the Dove Awards, I was so excited.  I can’t wait to share the stage with such fantastic Christian songwriters and artists.”

Established in 2017, Redbird Common Writers Round focuses solely on Christian songwriters and artists.  Past participants have included Ethan Hulse, David Leonard, Matt Hammitt, Travis Ryan, Micah Tyler, Colton Dixon, Mia Fieldes, Benji Cowart, Anne Wilson, and many more.

Habedank is one of Southern Gospel music’s most recognized artists, writers, and performers who has made a huge name for himself in the current musical landscape.

Currently, he is a two-time GRAMMY-nominated, Dove Award-winning Southern Gospel Artist of the Year (2020), and has been named Gospel Music’s Favorite Soloist five times (2017-2020, 2022). Joseph has a powerful testimony that has been featured on TBN’s Praise the Lord, Billboard Magazine, CCM Magazine, and more.

He has performed in revered churches and venues including the Brooklyn Tabernacle, The Grand Ole Opry, and the historic Ryman Auditorium. Stay tuned for new music from Joseph soon.

During their 4th annual livestream, The Grizzly Awards announced the winners of this year’s awards, honoring faith-based rock and metal released in the 2022 calendar year.

The evening’s live stream featured performances by Zahna and Nesdam, Nate Parrish, and Rusty Shipp, with additional appearances by Joey West from Disciple, John Schlitt of Petra, and Les Carlson of Bloodgood. Grizzlies team members Trevor “Talks” Tyson, Cindy “Mothership” Blankenship, Mary Nikkel, and Joel Burris cohosted the event.

“As we’ve continued to find sustainable ways to make this event happen through a few really turbulent years in the world, we’re always most moved by the way that the community rallies to celebrate with us,” The Grizzly Awards team shares.

This year was no exception. We could not believe the quality of performances from Zahna and Nesdam, Nate Parrish, and Rustry Shipp. Every single category was packed with nominees of the best caliber. We’re just honored to be a part of this faith-based rock community.

Winners included Seventh Day Slumber taking home Rock Album of the Year for Death by Admiration, Wolves at the Gate winning Metal Album of the Year with Eulogies, and Matt Sassano taking home Fan Choice. You can see a full list of winners below.

Rock Album of the Year

Death by Admiration by Seventh Day Slumber

Metal Album of the Year

Eulogies by Wolves At The Gate

Rock Song of the Year

“My Chaos” by Relentless Flood

Metal Song of the Year

“Stigmata” by Convictions

Alt Rock Song of the Year

“Bottom of the Barrel” by Rusty Shipp

Electronic Rock Single of the Year

“Fight” by Reclaimers

Collaboration Song of the Year

“End of the World” by Kutless feat Kevin Young

Music Video of the Year

“Lights and Fire” by Wolves At the Gate

Industry Champion

Sean Ely

Braveheart (Faith Forward) Song of the Year

“Master” by Demon Hunter

Worship leader Warren Peay covered a Zach Williams song for his American Idol audition, which aired recently. All three judges said “yes” after  Warren’s rendition of “To The Table.” American Idol airs on ABC Sundays at 8pm ET.

https://youtu.be/Sgz2_vnCXuQ

Sunday morning, March 26th, catch Shannon Bream’s sit down interview with TobyMac taped during a recent tour stop in the D.C. suburb of Fairfax, VA. Check local listings for when FOX News Sunday airs in your area.

TobyMac was also a recent guest on the Focus on the Family Broadcast, which was taped during a special Golf event with the organization last fall.

His latest radio single, “Cornerstone (feat. Zach Williams),” made its radio debut on Jan. 30, receiving 56 adds as Capitol CMG’s most added song of 2023. The track has flown up the charts, now in the Top 15 on both Billboard Christian Airplay and Mediabase Audience charts.

TobyMac’s “Hits Deep Tour” runs through Mar. 31st and also features Crowder, Cochren & Co., Tasha Layton, Jon Reddick and Terrian.

Upcoming “Hits Deep Tour 2023” Dates:
3/25 — BOK Center // Tulsa, OK
3/26 — United Supermarkets Arena // Lubbock, TX
3/28 — Tucson Arena // Tucson, AZ
3/29 — Don Haskins Center // El Paso, TX
3/31 — AT&T Center // San Antonio, TX

In celebration of the April 28 release of Turn Your Eyes (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) Volume II, multi–Dove Award-winning, Platinum-selling trio Point of Grace is set to perform the album in its entirety at a special launch event next month. 

Beloved singer/songwriter Wes King and acclaimed worship leader and recording artist Travis Cottrell are among Point of Grace’s special guests for an evening of music which will also include intimate performances of some of the trio’s career-spanning hits. 
 
Turn Your Eyes (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) Volume II, a Fervent Records (Curb | Word Entertainment) release, was produced by GRAMMY®-nominated, Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Cindy Morgan and pays homage to the rich history of Christian music through the decades.

The album’s title cut, “Turn Your Eyes,” is now available on digital platforms. Point of Grace’s rendition of the treasured hymn, written by Helen H. Lemmel in 1922, features the addition of a new chorus composed by Morgan. 
 
“Cindy’s chorus further solidifies the song’s message and what our hearts are yearning to say,” shares Point of Grace’s Denise Jones. “Over the last few years, each of us has experienced uncertainty, grief, confusion, and loss, but it is Jesus who has remained our center—the place we find rest, security, and hope. Keeping our eyes on Him is the only way to find our footing in a world that seems upside down.”  
 
“As I have grown in the understanding of my time on Earth versus my time in eternity, God has sweetly shifted my perspective about what really matters,” adds group member Shelley Breen. “If our eyes are truly fixed on Jesus, He has a way of pointing out what’s valuable and what’s not. ‘The things of Earth will grow strangely dim,’ just as the song says.”

Today, two-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle announces her much-anticipated US arena tour, set for fall 2023. The Kaleidoscope Tour kicks off on September 6 in Memphis, TN with an entirely new and innovative stage production. The 30-city run will take Daigle across the country – from New Jersey’s Prudential Center (October 20) to LA’s Crypto.com Arena (November 10), with stops in Boston, Atlanta, and Seattle as well as cities in which Daigle hasn’t performed in nearly four years, including Baton Rouge, Baltimore, and Tulsa.

The Kaleidoscope Tour will feature many of Daigle’s #1s, including her groundbreaking smash “You Say,” “Rescue,” “Look Up Child,” her new single “Thank God I Do,” as well as music from her forthcoming self-titled album which will include 20 songs released in two parts this spring and later this year.

In addition, Daigle is also set to perform “Thank God I Do” on the Today Show next Thursday, March 30^th – marking the song’s network television premiere. (Check local listings).

“Thank God I Do” is Lauren’s biggest first-week streaming song across all DSPs, has been added to a record-breaking 120+ radio stations across multi-formats in just its first week, and is her strongest single launch at radio to date. The song also received major acclaim with Billboard writing, “the piano ballad features the signature soar that fans have been waiting to return, but her voice has deepened with time, matching the epic sweep of the strings on the track and readying the masses for a prolonged showcase.”

“Thank God I Do” marks the launch of a new creative chapter for the multi-platinum-selling, Louisiana-born artist, who just last month announced signing to Atlantic Records in partnership with longtime label home Centricity Music. With a creative team led by Grammy-winning producer Mike Elizondo (Twenty-One Pilots, Mary J. Blige, Fiona Apple, Carrie Underwood), and featuring co-writers Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Amy Wadge, Lori McKenna, Jason Ingram, and Jon Greene, to name a few, Lauren Daigle comprises twenty soulful and uplifting songs to be released in two parts. The first ten arrive May 12, and the other ten released later this year.

DATE MARKET VENUE

• Thu Jul 13, 2023, Philadelphia, PA TD Pavilion at the Mann*
• Fri Jul 14, 2023 Lewiston, NY Artpark Amphitheater*
• Wed Sep 6, 2023, Memphis, TN FedExForum
• Thu Sep 7, 2023, Bossier City, LA Brookshire Grocery Arena
• Fri Sep 8, 2023, Baton Rouge, LA Raising Cane’s River Center
• Thu Sep 14, 2023, Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
• Fri Sep 15, 2023, Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
• Sat Sep 16, 2023, Hoffman Estates, IL NOW Arena
• Thu Sep 28, 2023, Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
• Fri Sep 29, 2023, Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
• Sat Sep 30, 2023, Minneapolis, MN Target Center
• Wed Oct 4, 2023, Charleston, WV Charleston Coliseum
• Thu Oct 5, 2023, Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
• Fri Oct 6, 2023, Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
• Thu Oct 19, 2023 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
• Fri Oct 20, 2023, Newark, NJ Prudential Center
• Sat Oct 21, 2023, Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena
• Thu Oct 26, 2023, Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
• Fri Oct 27, 2023, St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
• Sat Oct 28, 2023 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
• Fri Nov 10, 2023 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena
• Sat Nov 11, 2023, Phoenix, AZ Desert Diamond Arena
• Tue Nov 14, 2023 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
• Thu Nov 16, 2023, Portland, OR Moda Center
• Fri Nov 17, 2023, Spokane, WA Spokane Arena
• Sat Nov 18, 2023, Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
• Thu Nov 30, 2023, Tulsa, OK BOK Center
• Fri Dec 1, 2023, Ft Worth, TX Dickies Arena
• Sat Dec 2, 2023 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
• Thu Dec 7, 2023, Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
• Fri Dec 8, 2023, Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena
• Sat Dec 9, 2023, Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena
  NOT PART OF KALEIDOSCOPE TOUR*

Cain, Cochren & Co., and Jason Crabb are set to headline the 40 Days & 40 Nights Christian Music Festival at the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum presented by Abraham Productions. The festival will feature a diverse lineup of performers in Christian music with current favorites and legendary artists.

Abraham Productions, Inc. is pleased to announce the Museum of the Bible as the platinum sponsor for the world’s largest Christian music Festival 40 Days & 40 Nights of Christian Music at the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum, August 1-September 9, 2023 in northern Kentucky.

As the flagship sponsor of the world’s largest Christian music festival, the Museum of the Bible will be represented at all stages including the huge Answers Center and outdoor Noah’s Village at the Ark Encounter and the newly renovated Legacy Hall at the Creation Museum. 

In addition to the sponsorship, Abraham Productions and Sea Walker Media are happy to announce a new multi-day Christian music event that will come to the World Stage Theater and Gathering Room at the Museum of the Bible in the early Fall of 2024. The event will feature iconic artists and national speakers presenting the gospel in the heart of Washington, D.C. Details regarding this multi-day event will be released later this year.

Templeton Tours, Inc., the parent company of Singing At Sea, also joins the roster of great sponsors for the World’s Largest Christian Music Festival, along with returning sponsors Christian Healthcare Ministries and Singing News Brands.

The Ark Encounter was recently voted the #1 Best Religious Museum by USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards and the Creation Museum finished a close second. The Ark Encounter and Creation Museum are the top family-friendly destinations for people throughout the United States and many countries around the world.

Ken Ham, founder, and CEO of Answers in Genesis (parent company of the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum) is excited that the 40 Days and 40 Nights Christian Music Festival will expand in 2023 with its evangelistic concerts at both the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum. Ham declares: “Each of these sponsors is a perfect fit for this incredible event and we are appreciative. Our plans are to continue to build this event and be a blessing and encouragement to attendees for many years to come.” The life-size Noah’s Ark is located south of Cincinnati.

The 40 Days & 40 Nights of Christian Music Festival continues to grow in popularity with more than 40,000 attendees in 2022. In 2023, the event expands again with additional concerts being added and a talent roster that is second to none. Concerts will be held daily at the Ark Encounter, and Wednesday and Thursday morning concerts will be presented at Creation Museum. 

Performing artists include Cain, Triumphant, Selah, Inspirations, Cochren & Co, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Jason Crabb, Natalie Layne, Karen Peck & New River, Isaacs, Joseph Habedank, Booth Brothers, Jimmy Fortune, The Hoppers, and more than 100 other popular artists will be performing.

In addition to the incredible music, there will be inspiring messages and teaching from sought-after speakers like Ken Ham, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Dr. Jeff Laborg, Pastor Javon Ruff, Comedian Dennis Swanberg, Tim Lovelace, and many others.

Ray Flynn, President & CEO of Abraham Productions, Inc. and Sea Walker Media Corporation, said: “We are extremely honored and thankful to have the opportunity to partner with the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum in presenting this mega Christian Music Festival at the top family destinations in America. We are also very thankful for our great sponsors Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, Christian Healthcare Ministries, Templeton Tours – Singing at Sea, and Singing News Brands. We are also excited to partner with the Museum of the Bible on this major new event coming to World Stage Theater in the Fall of 2024.”