While life can be uncertain and the trend disturbing, it is comforting to know that God has a plan. What is lost can certainly be found by the grace of God’s love, and singer-songwriter Yemi Alafifuni is here to deliver this message.

Grammy considered, and steadily growing within the Christian/Gospel scene, Yemi’s rich vocal tones and textures, along with his miraculous ability for writing lyrics, has released a new single, “Found” across all streaming platforms.

Found was written at two different times both demanding a response to a simple question; what are you looking for that God can’t fulfil?

The chorus of this song was written a few years ago as a response to self-gratification thoughts. Yemi survived extremely difficult situations growing up and wondered in awe how God brought him through. In my mind, I believe I have lived a good life becoming a Christian at a young age but it wasn’t that I could keep myself but God found me and kept me from all harm – both spiritually and physically.

What is so special about me, Yemi asked. The answers are summarised in the lyrics and the core is that God found me… Yemi explained. He came running for me, even when I didn’t deserve it.

The entire song describes different moments of Yemi’s experiences coined through the lenses of these two scriptures;

1 John 4:10; This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Jeremiah 29:13; You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Found – Yemi Alafifuni

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Singer, songwriter, and worship leader Hope Darst releases the official lyric video for “Breakthrough’s Coming.” The track is from her 2022 project If The Lord Builds The House. 

Click HERE to listen.

Breakthrough’s Coming – Hope Darst

 Danny Gokey releases the official music video for “Stay Strong.” The track is from his last studio album, Jesus People. 

Transparent Productions recently announced the spring leg of Danny Gokey’s “Jesus People” Tour. Tickets are currently on sale with three dates already being sold out. Danny Gokey’s “Jesus People” Tour is a continuation of the successful fall run, which sold-out six dates.

Three-time GRAMMY nominee and American Idol alum Danny Gokey will kick off the 25-city tour on February 16 in Jacksonville, FL, and will wrap on March 26 in Memphis, TN. Special guests Jordan Feliz and Blanca will join Gokey for 26 dates.

Stay Strong – Danny Gokey

17x platinum, GRAMMY-nominated rock band SKILLET has announced their spring 2023 European “Day of Destiny Tour.”  Embarking on a 21 city trek, the tour will kick off April 14 in Manchester, UK, with tickets on sale now. 

Featuring opening acts Like A Storm and Eva Under Fire, the tour will run through May 14 and hit major European markets including London, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Copenhangen, Zurich, Milan and Prague.  Full tour routing below with tickets available at www.skillet.com.

SKILLET has amassed a rabid international fanbase throughout their career, selling out arenas in 26 countries and four continents. 

Last summer they played in front of 300,000 fans during a summer festival tour across eight countries including Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland and the UK, and they’re excited to return on the headline tour this spring.

SKILLET’s DOMINION: DAY OF DESTINY (DELUXE EDITION), the companion to DOMINION, one of the highest charting rock and metal albums of 2022, releases February 17 and features five new tracks including new active rock track “Psycho In My Head” and “Finish Line,” featuring Adam Gontier (formerly of Three Days Grace) from Saint Asonia.

The latter is already a streaming hit with nearly 50M global streams to date.

“Psycho In My Head” (impacting this week) has been named the theme song for WWE’s “Elimination Chamber,” one of their most popular annual events. Known for its unique headline match inside a giant pod structure, the Premium Live Event will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

SKILLET and Theory of a Deadman, joined by Saint Asonia, will also hit the road across the U.S. next month on the Rock Resurrection Tour. The 25-date trek already is in high demand, raising capacities amidst sold out shows and will include stops in Milwaukee, Detroit, Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, and more.

SKILLET 2023 European “Day of Destiny Tour”:

April 14         Manchester, England – Academy

April 15         London, England – O2 Forum

April 18         Brussels, Belgium – Palais 12

April 19         Luxembourg – Rockhal

April 21         Hannover, Germany – Capitol

April 22         Berlin, Germany – Columbia Halle

April 24         Hamburg, Germany – Docks

April 25         Copenhagen, Denmark – Stagebox

April 27         Warsaw, Poland – COS Torwar

April 28         Gliwice, Poland Arena Gliwice

April 30         Koln, Germany – Palladium

May 2            Munich, Germany – TonHalle

May 3            Zurich, Switzerland – Halle 622

May 4            Wiesbaden, Germany  – Schlachthof

May 6            Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlin

May 7            Vienna, Austria – Gasometer

May 8            Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra

May 10          Milan, Italy – Alcatraz

May 11          Stuttgart, Germany – Longhorn

May 13          Paris, France – Salle Pleyel

May 14          Tilburg, Netherlands – 013

Kaitie Wade sings of her own “Revival” in her debut Christian single, available everywhere now. Depicting a journey of maturing faith accompanying her evolving sound, “Revival” marks Wade’s first release since her country single, “Vacay,” in 2019.

Her musical reemergence details her own inner struggles and the stronghold her faith provides, through powerful instrumentals in an authentic Christian-Country manner.

Stream “Revival” here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kaitiewade/revival

“My hope for this song is that it can bring hope and encouragement to all who hear it,”says the Seattle-native of her upcoming release. “I want the world to know that God can turn any breakdown into a breakthrough.” 

Fighting a lifelong battle of anxiety and depression, the one thing that has kept the animated artist sane is her faith. The guiding light in her darkest of days, faith has always been the helping hand in Wade’s “Revival.”

“Revival” is available now on all streaming platforms. “Kaitie has the biggest heart for others, and we are so warmed to see her share that love,” states Dawn DeJongh, owner of Burning Ground Entertainment.

Revival – Kaitie Wade

GRAMMY-award-winning songwriter, producer, and worship leader Brooke Ligertwood releases a multi-track EP for her song, “A Thousand Hallelujahs.” The release features multiple versions of the powerful anthem including a new radio version (which is impacting radio today), a live performance, a Passion 2022 live recording, and an acoustic rendition of “A Thousand Hallelujahs.” Click here to listen to these special recordings of the song.

Brooke Ligertwood shares, “As Darrell Johnson says, ‘when we come to worship on a Sunday, we join a worship service that has been happening long before we were around and will continue long after our earthly time ceases.’ This song finds context in not only the generation’s worship of Christ’s Church on the earth but the eternal reality of worship in heaven. When we worship, we join both.”

Ligertwood’s critically acclaimed 2022 album, SEVEN (Live), has garnered more than 120 million global streams since its release. The lead single, “A Thousand Hallelujahs,” from that album has amassed more than 30 million global streams and made four international Top 50 viral charts.

As a prolific songwriter, Ligertwood’s songs have more than 1.5 billion global streams and have been translated into over 15 languages. Her songs have topped the CCLI chart with two No. 1 songs and several Top 25 worship songs that have been sung around the world like “What A Beautiful Name,” “Who You Say I am,” “King of Kings,” “Hosanna” and more. With her songwriting she has been honored with a GRAMMY Award, one RIAA Platinum certified single, and two RIAA Gold certified singles.

Next month, she will also be embarking on the SEVEN Tour including a performance at the historical Ryman Auditorium on March 19th. Click here for the complete tour schedule.

A Thousand Hallelujahs – Brooke Ligertwood

GRAMMY®, Stellar, and Dove Award-winning artist Kierra Sheard-Kelly, is releasing her new single and music video for “Praise Through” (Karew Entertainment/RCA Inspiration).

The chart-topping vocal powerhouse delivers this first new single for 2023 from her upcoming new album All Yours, with “Praise Through” following the September 2022 release of her album’s first single and video for “Miracles,” featuring Pastor Mike Jr.

Premiering the music video on YouTube, Kierra rocks a colorful green ensemble in the video performing “Praise Through” live with her band, creating a moving, spiritual song about how faith has the power to guide the human spirit through difficult times.

Kierra’s new album All Yours, is scheduled to be released on March 3rd, and is available for pre-order now, with the two singles “Praise Through” and “Miracles” feat. Pastor Mike Jr. delivered instantly with pre-order.

Marking her seventh studio album, All Yours is a follow-up to her chart-topping, GRAMMY-nominated sixth studio album KIERRA, released in 2020. 

All Yours is set to be a 12-track album, with Kierra crafting her sound with additional collaborations with her brother J. Drew Sheard II, Mali Music, Anthony Brown, Adia, and more. An uplifting, soul-clapping track, the album’s first single “Miracles” feat. Pastor Mike Jr. is currently out at Gospel radio.

The new track “Praise Through,” is heartwarming and personal, offering positive words of encouragement that nothing is impossible to overcome no matter the circumstances. Another new track by Kierra will debut this month, with her third song “Making A Way” out February 24th as an instant grat.

Kierra also gave a sneak preview of her new album to a sold-out crowd, in a live interview taping in Nashville with the “We Sound Crazy” podcast on February 9th, at the National Museum of African American Music.

Kierra Sheard-Kelly has been singing professionally since the age of nine. As the daughter of Gospel icon Karen Clark Sheard, from the legendary family group, The Clark Sisters, Kierra has grown up steeped in Gospel and continues to blaze her own trail, driving contemporary Gospel and ministry forward as an artist/songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and with her family’s company Karew Entertainment, based in their native Michigan.

The multi-faceted entertainer and entrepreneur most recently starred in the acclaimed biopic The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel portraying her mother Karen Clark Sheard, the movies Miracles Across 125th Street and Line Sisters, and has dropped new styles this year with her popular clothing brand for curvy fashions, Eleven60.

Next up besides new music, Kierra continues to give back to the community through her women’s ministry, SistHer, her national organization creating mentoring and fellowship, with an in-person and virtual event taking place on February 25th.

Registration is open now for her SistHer Vision & Prayer Boarding Check-In on her website https://www.iamkierrasheard.com/, where Kierra will be joined by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, J. Bolin, and Arian Simone. Kierra will also be releasing her latest book this spring, The Vibes You Feel: What I’ve Learned about Life and Relationships Through the Holy Spirit, out May 9th, which marks her second book. Pre-Save Kierra’s new album, All Yours at the link below.

Praise Through – Kierra Sheard Kelly

Pre-Order Kierra Sheard-Kelly: All Yours Album (Karew Entertainment/RCA Inspiration), and get “Praise Through” and “Miracles” feat. Pastor Mike Jr. now as instant grat tracks: https://KierraSheard.lnk.to/PraiseThroughPR

Blanca, a talented musician and songwriter, has just released a brand new version of her popular song “Something Better”. This time, she has collaborated with the talented Tauren Wells, a contemporary Christian music artist, to create a fresh and powerful rendition of the song.

The new version showcases the harmonious blending of Blanca’s smooth and soulful voice with Tauren’s powerful and emotive vocals. The track is a testament to the power of collaboration and the impact that two great musicians can have when they come together.

The new version of “Something Better” is an uplifting and inspiring track that speaks to the heart of its listeners. The lyrics are hopeful and optimistic, reminding us that there is always something better waiting for us, no matter what challenges we may face in life. The combination of Blanca and Tauren’s voices is truly magical, and the result is a song that is both powerful and soulful.

If you’re looking for a song to lift your spirits and give you a sense of hope, then “Something Better” is the perfect choice. Whether you’re a fan of Blanca, Tauren Wells, or simply great music in general, this track is sure to impress. So go ahead and give it a listen – you won’t be disappointed!

Something Better – Blanca Feat. Tauren Wells

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Worship leader and songwriter Hannah Hobbs has released her intimate live solo project, Sundown, available today. Her solo debut features a live recording night of worship and includes Hillsong’s Ben Fielding, Cass Langton, Alexander Pappas as well as Rita Springer and more.

Inspired by the Sabbath, Sundown was recorded to enter into a time of rest and refreshing in God’s presence.

“I hope this album serves as an open door for a time of worship and time away with God,” shares Hannah Hobbs. “That these songs would help people as they pour out their love and affection at the feet of Jesus.”

To record her album, Hobbs invited her friends and family to journey together in a night of worship. The 13 audio + video songs were recorded in Syndey, Australia last February. It includes popular Hillsong tracks, “Touch of Heaven,” “Thank You Jesus,” “Never Walk Alone,” and “God Song,” all of which she co-wrote. Songs she has written have been streamed more than 250M times globally.

“I’ll never forget that night because God truly met with us,” recalls Hobbs. “Our little recording studio transformed into a sacred and Holy place. We packed 120 people into the room and spent the night worshipping God. It was difficult to end the meeting because people just kept singing and worshipping. My prayer is that people would also have similar encounters with God when they listen to this record.”

Later this month, Hobbs will be hosting a live stream watch party on YouTube to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the album’s recording and now release. Viewers can tune in on February 28th to worship together with others around the globe. Follow her socials below to get details as they are announced for the live stream.

Sundown – Hannah Hobbs

The latest recording in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the untimely passing of American songwriter and Gospel music icon Rich Mullins is out now. Deep Valley, Mullins’ first-ever live recording to be made available to the public, releases today on Old Bear Records. 

Deep Valley arrives on the heels of Bellsburg…The Songs of Rich Mullins(Old Bear Records),a various artists tribute album from last fall that landed at No. 1 on the iTunes Christian charts. Listen to the project HERE).

Uncovered from a stack of unreleased recordings, Deep Valley features 21 live tracks, which include five bonus songs and some of his most time-tested tunes like “Sing Your Praise to the Lord” and “Elijah.” Also included is a batch of Mullins’ never-before-heard songs interspersed with his infamous ragamuffin stories and candid opinings. The album was recorded at Deep Valley Christian Camp in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania in 1984, at the outset of his storied music career.

“Richard loved camp,” recalls Beth Snell Lutz, the album’s primary Executive Producer and one of Mullins’ longest friends as well as the keeper of Rich Mullins Early Music, an archive of Mullins’ earliest unreleased catalog. “He traveled to Deep Valley often in the early 1980s and fell hard for the junior high and high school kids; the love was mutual.

He felt completely relaxed and free to be his unbridled self, resulting in a greater number of ‘Richard Rants’ … what I have always called his rambling talks between songs.”

She continues, “Deep Valley represents a kind of bridge between his early years as a songwriter and his later years as a recording artist. Some of these songs may be familiar; some will be completely ‘new’ to you. Some are Richard’s alone; some were made popular by other artists such as Amy Grant, Debby Boone, and Caedmon’s Call. I hope you will find joy in listening to Deep Valley as you step back into this music from a lesser-known time in Richard’s life.”

“During his storied lifetime, and now 25 years after his tragic death, Rich’s words, not just his songs, resonate deep within our minds and our hearts,” shares Andrew Greer, Co-Executive Producer of Deep Valley along with Lutz, Old Bear Records’ Anthony Hoisington and Dave Trout of UTR Media, while both Chris Marchand and Joe Cook are Assistant Producers.

Greer concludes, “One dimension of our faith is proclaiming what we believe; another is to question what we believe. Rich helped us ask good questions of God, of others, and of ourselves so that through our doubts and discussions we might discover an even deeper, abiding faith. Deep Valley is yet another gift from Rich to companion us along our spiritual journeys.”

Deep Valley – Rich Mullins