Heistheartist (He Is The Artist) is an American Christian singer-songwriter from Central Islip, NY. Formerly a secular neo-soul singer signed to “Bentley Records” under his biological name “LeeMann Bassey,” Heistheartist discovered that his true calling was with the Lord after hearing an inspiring sermon by TD Jakes online one day. That day he was inspired to teach the world about the Lord, like TD Jakes did with his Sermon, but through music.

His single, “Boom (Remastered)” hit #1 on the Christian/Gospel charts in South Africa, followed by a #1 iTunes Jazz mash-up of Britney Spears and Snoh Aalegra. The instrumental, “Snake Charmer” was HITA’s first release of 2021. It reached #8 on the UK EDM iTunes chart.

His 2022 single, “Boom (DooWop Version)” featuring an incredible intro vocal by Take 6’s Joel Kibble became his biggest hit to date, reaching #1 on the National Radio Hits Christian charts for 2 weeks! Dance track, “God Is On my Mind” reached the UK itunes Dance Songs chart Top 15!

On January 16th, 2023, HeIstheArtist released a cover of Kelis’ “Caught Out There” from his new EP, “Under The Influence of Love (Acoustic Soul).” The EP drops on April 7th, 2023, and you have it NOW for review and airplay.

5x GRAMMY-nominated artist Crowder earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs Chart this week with “God Really Loves Us” featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music. This marks the first career chart-topping hit on this chart for Crowder, showcasing the genre-bending musician’s unmatched versatility.

In addition to topping the Hot Gospel Songs Chart, “God Really Loves Us” is also climbing the Christian radio charts, and it sits Top 10 this week on the Hot Christian Songs Chart. It is Crowder’s third radio single from his 2021 album ‘Milk & Honey,’ with “Good God Almighty” and “In The House” both reaching the #1 spot at Christian Radio last year. The song was also nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Performance/Song at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

God Really Loves Us – Crowder

LISTEN TO “GOD REALLY LOVES US” HERE

Crowder is currently finishing his run as direct support for TobyMac’s “Hits Deep Tour,” which has remaining stops in St. Louis, Indianapolis and Tulsa before wrapping in San Antonio on March 31st. He’ll also play multiple festivals this summer.

Stemming of the recent success of her #1 Mediabase Gospel Radio chart single “Lord, I Hear You,” songstress Lucinda Moore pushes the momentum with more incredible music.  

As one of Gospel music’s hardest-working women, Lucinda has been in the studio working on her forthcoming album nonstop.  The singer has revealed her new single, stylish cover art, and epic collaboration with one of the Gospel’s most notable living legends.

Lucinda’s new single, “God, You’ve Been Faithful,” features Gospel music icon, Tramaine Hawkins.  Lucinda and Tramaine’s collaboration is a vocal integration of power, poise, and anointing.  These two leading ladies unify sonically while bridging two generations of Gospel music together, signifying the legacy of a genre gracefully guiding the next heir into position.

Lucinda Moore

“It was a pleasure working with Lucinda, who I had the opportunity to mentor earlier in her career,” states Lady Tramaine Hawkins Richardson.  “Being able to return to do a duet with her has been a blessing and wonderful experience.  God bless you, Lucinda, on your new project and all who hear it.”

Lady Tramaine Hawkins’ career spans over five decades and began as a teen singing with The Edwin Hawkins Singers.  She is a multiple Grammy, Dove, and Stellar Award winner with a discography of iconic hits including “Changed”, “The Potter’s House” and “Goin’ Up Yonder.”

“God, You’ve Been Faithful” will be available on all digital outlets on March 31.  The single and forthcoming album LORD, I HEAR YOU will release via Lucinda’s independent label Nalah Music Group with distribution by New Day Christian Distribution and The Orchard.

Lucinda will be a special guest performer at the upcoming “SHE IS” Virtual Empowerment Summit presented by Radio One’s Praise 104.1FM and Magic 102.3FM – Washington, DC.  Watch the summit online and experience the power and praise of Lucinda Moore.

The star-studded lineup for the 2024 K-LOVE Cruise was unveiled today (3/17) on K-LOVE’s morning show with Skip & Amy, giving K-LOVE listeners the first chance to book their cabins ahead of the general public. Poised to set sail Jan. 28 – Feb. 1, 2024, next year’s 20th anniversary voyage will feature performances from Chris Tomlin, We The Kingdom, Crowder, Big Daddy Weave, Danny Gokey, Tasha Layton, CAIN, Mac Powell, Micah Tyler and Colton Dixon. Cabins are on sale now exclusively for K-LOVE listeners at KLOVECruise.com and will be available to the general public beginning Friday, Mar. 24, 2023.

Celebrating two decades of what has become a yearly tradition for many K-LOVE listeners, the 2024 K-LOVE Cruise will depart from Miami, Florida, with a stop at popular port-of-call Nassau, Bahamas, before dropping anchor back in Miami. The state-of-the-art MSC Divina will provide an epic home base for five fun-filled days and four nights as more than 4,000 Christian music fans take over the leading ocean liner for a one-of-a-kind vacation filled with exclusive concerts, activities, excursions and more.

The very first K-LOVE Cruise launched from New Orleans and sailed to Cozumel on the Carnival Holiday back in 2004 with a nostalgic lineup that featured the best and brightest acts of the day, including Avalon, FFH, Rebecca St. James, 4Him, Brother’s Keeper and Natalie Grant, among others, as well as comedians Chonda Pierce and Jeff Allen and speakers Lisa Whelchel and David Nasser.

Fittingly, Nasser is the first of this year’s speakers to be announced for the 2024 odyssey at sea as the K-LOVE Cruise commemorates its 20th year. A full slate of speakers will be revealed in the months to come.

The 4th annual Grizzly Awards will stream live on YouTube on March 25, featuring performances by Zahna, Nate Parrish and Rusty Shipp. Special segments will be presented by Petra’s John Schlitt and Disciple’s Joey West.

“We’re so excited to welcome talented individuals from across this beautiful, diverse family of faith-based rock and metal,” the Grizzly Awards cofounders share. “Every performance is truly of the highest caliber. We have a few special segments that will hopefully be both meaningful and fun. And we can’t wait to see the community that we know will be engaging in the comments! Every one of you is a part of the night too.”

In addition to performances and other special features, the evening will include winner announcements for categories honoring 2022 releases. Although fan voting established who will take home the trophies this year, the evening is designed to be a celebration of heavy music as a whole, and everyone who released new songs in 2022.

The evening will be presented by The Grizzly Awards leaders: Trevor “Talks” Tyson, Cindy “Mothership” Blankenship, Joel Burris and Mary Nikkel. The team is still looking for donations to cover operating costs and award fabrication to honor artists. Donations can be made via PayPal to [email protected], or via Venmo to @Mary-Nikkel (memo line Grizzlies).

After a brief pandemic induced hiatus, multiple award-winning, singer/songwriter, Jekalyn Carr, is bringing back her highly successful, “You Will Win!” conference on June 23 and 24, 2023, at the Georgia International Convention Center.

The revamped “You Will Win!” conference is for conscientious entrepreneurs and serves as a tool to empower people to break molds, shatter social & economic barriers, and to win in every aspect of their lives. The “You Will Win!” conference is the ideal incubator for those with the will to win!

During this two-day conference, Carr will equip attendees with lessons from all sectors of the industry with knowledgeable experts, instructors, entrepreneurs, influencers, label executives, film, health, music, business owners, and more, who are leaders of their industry.

The family-friendly conference will feature live music and panels like “Winning in the Marketplace,” “Winning in Entrepreneurship,” “Winning in Faith,” “Winning in the Family,” and “Winning in Health.”  All are invited to take part in this life-changing weekend, which is guided by prayer. “You Will Win!” conference is intended to help you succeed in life, business, ministry, music, or the marketplace.

The “You Will Win!” conference will also feature the Honorary Winner’s Circle Gala where Carr will present awards to several individuals in honor of their contributions to the communities they serve.  These honorees have made indelible contributions to the global communities of music, ministry, and marketplace.

If you’d like the opportunity to help salute and get on the winning side, then register today. YouWillWin.org

ICYMI: Groundbreaking music collective Housefires, made up of GRAMMY-nominated and Billboard-charting artists, made its national TV debut with Fox & Friends on Sunday, March 12.

Housefires members Ryan Ellis and featured artist Mariah Adigun-Bernard performed two songs for the show’s ‘FAITH & Friends’ Concert Series including the collective’s worship staple “Build My Life,” and its spiritually-moving song “Lean On The Lord,” from its recently released ‘How To Start A Housefire’ album.

‘How To Start A Housefire’ was released January 27th via Capitol CMG / TRIBL Records and features a brand new generation of Housefires musicians that reflect the growing diversity of the collective and the worship landscape as a whole.

During the show, Housefires also announced its follow up album ‘How To Start A Housefire Part II,’ which is due Friday, April 21st. The first song, the ‘90s R&B-infused “Can’t Nobody,” will be available on Friday, March 24th along with the pre-order for the record.

BEC Recordings Canadian artist and songwriter Jordan St. Cyr has won his first Juno Award. The Juno Awards, which honors all genres of Canada’s top musicians, singers, songwriters, and producers, recognized St. Cyr for his debut self-titled album in the Contemporary Christian/ Gospel Album of the Year category. This was St. Cyr’s first Juno nomination.

Posting a note of gratitude on his social media, St. Cyr shared, “Thank you to everyone involved in the making of this album. What a privilege to be a part of such an amazing team. My wife Heather, and our four fantastic kids, you are my inspiration. To be able to write, record, and release songs of faith, ones that encourage our hearts to know we don’t walk this road alone, is everything! I’m grateful to God every day that this is what I get to do.” He adds, “My wife and I shared our first date at a Juno Fest event back in 2005, so this is a pretty incredible full-circle moment for us.”

St. Cyr’s Juno recognition follows his six-win sweep at the November 2022 GMA Canada Covenant Awards, the most out of any other nominee, including top Artist, Album, and Male Vocalist of the Year. He also won best Pop Song (“Fires”), Live Music Artist, and AC Artist of the Year.

This spring, Jordan St. Cyr is releasing new music and is on Colton Dixon’s Build A Boat Tour. Be sure to visit his tour page for the latest tour dates.

Premier Productions and Elevation Church are bringing back their successful Elevation Nights Tour for Fall 2023. The tour will feature Elevation Worship and Steven Furtick as the life-changing night of worship sweeps across eight cities this October.

The tour follows the success of three previous Elevation Nights tours and comes as an extension of the Spring tour. The Elevation Nights 2022 tour saw sold-out arenas of ten thousand per night and ushered in life-changing ministry experiences.

“Being a part of these nights is one of my favorite things we do as a ministry,” said Elevation Worship member Tiffany Hudson. “I’m grateful we are bringing Elevation Nights to more cities this year and can’t wait to see how God moves.”

Tickets for the Fall leg of the Elevation Nights 2023 Tour go on sale to the public on March 17th. Patrons can sign up for the exclusive pre-sale through March 14th at ElevationNights.com. The Spring tour dates are already on sale and selling fast, with limited inventory remaining.

“The response to these nights has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Jonathan Roberts, VP of Global Touring at Premier Productions. “We’re so excited to add more cities to the tour this fall! These nights have been incredibly rewarding to see come to fruition year in and year out, and we are excited to see people’s lives positively impacted again!”

The Elevation Nights tour is a full worship experience as Steven Furtick preaches and Elevation Worship leads some of their hit songs including “Graves Into Gardens,” “RATTLE!,” “Do It Again,” “The Blessing” and others. The eight-city fall tour will kick-off on Tuesday, October 3 in Miami, FL, with stops in Tampa, FL, Knoxville, TN and Dallas, TX before the final show on Thursday, October 12 in Houston, TX. For a full list of dates and cities, see below.

Elevation Nights 2023 Tour Dates
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – Austin, TX – On Sale
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – Oklahoma City, OK – On Sale
Friday, April 21, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – On Sale
Saturday, April 22, 2023 – Kansas City, MO – On Sale
Sunday, April 23, 2023 – Denver, CO – On Sale
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – On Sale
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 – Fort Wayne, IN – On Sale
Thursday, April 27, 2023 – Toronto, ON – On Sale (Low Tickets)
Tuesday, October 3, 2023 – Miami, FL – On Sale March 17th
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 – Tampa, FL – On Sale March 17th
Friday, October 6, 2023 – Knoxville, TN – On Sale March 17th
Saturday, October 7, 2023 – Duluth, GA – On Sale March 17th
Sunday, October 8, 2023 – Birmingham, AL – On Sale March 17th
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – Lubbock, TX – On Sale March 17th
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 – Dallas, TX – On Sale March 17th
Thursday, October 12, 2023 – Houston, TX – On Sale March 17th

In celebration of Friday’s release of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Live), renowned worship trailblazers Shane & Shane will host a livestream this Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 pm CT to premier the video of the complete live recording. Streaming on the duo’s YouTube and Facebook channels, the free watch party will include a special message from Shane & Shane.

Releasing March 17, Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Live) was recorded at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and captures a powerful night of worship with students. The 10-song set was produced by Bryan Fowler (TobyMac, Chris Tomlin) along with Shane Barnard, who also co-wrote each track.

Among the project’s highlights are two newly penned songs: debut single “You’ve Already Won,” a victorious proclamation of the finished work of Christ written by Shane Barnard and Bryan Fowler; and “All Sufficient Merit,” penned by Bethany Barnard, Shane Barnard and Bryan Fowler in praise of Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice.

Shane Barnard and Shane Everett have been internationally acclaimed worship leaders and preeminent songwriters of the genre for more than two decades. With a mission to write and record music that is biblically based, lyrically rich and sonically engaging, Shane & Shane have released 40 albums; garnered more than 613 million streams; over 100 million YouTube views; and two million combined monthly listeners on Spotify and Apple Music to date.

Their signature songs include “You’re Beautiful,” “Psalm 23 (Surely Goodness, Surely Mercy)” and “You’re Worthy of It All,” among countless others. Shane & Shane are also founders and leaders of Dallas-based The Worship Initiative. The equipping ministry offers a library of hundreds of popular worship songs; more than 30 original albums; team training materials; instrument tutorials; and song-based devotionals, along with many other resources.