Harmony Dreamers is a global musical collective led by songwriter Byron Lee Scott. “Pass It On” is the latest single and video from the group’s acclaimed album, “I Come From Earth.”

Veteran songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Byron Lee Scott founded Harmony Dreamers as a global musical collective geared towards bringing together artists from all over the world. Aiming to create music that spreads the message of love and peace across the globe, Harmony Dreamers have released a fan-favorite, “Pass It On” as the latest single from the band’s album, “I Come From Earth.” With more than 100K Spotify streams of their catalog, the song and video for “Pass It On” have led playlist listens and views among the group’s releases.

“This song has a crazy back story,” said Byron Lee Scott. “When I was writing the song years ago, I was telling some lady about the song I was writing, ‘Pass It On.’ She quoted a verse which I thought was perhaps some ancient poem, it struck me. I used something similar in the bridge lyrics, ‘Love wasn’t put in your heart to stay, love isn’t love ’till you give it away.’ It turns out she was paraphrasing a quote from Oscar Hammerstein II. It is said that this quote is from a hand-written inspirational note passed to the young actress portraying Maria in the play, “The Sound of Music.” There is other information saying that the lyrics show up in the stage play in the reprise of the song “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” but omitted from the film. The words have since been used in dozens of songs, including ones by Reba McIntyre and Leonard Cohen. It’s funny that Hammerstein essentially said pass it on, in his note. Then his message got passed on to me in a strange way.”

While Scott did solo lead vocals on their first singles, Pass It On,” features one of the 8 female vocalists on the album, Tyler V, sharing the lead with Byron. Additional musicians in the single’s female-heavy lineup include Ciara Moser, a bass player with Berkley scholarships, who is blind since birth; Marta Rosa Dia from Spain on percussion; Tyler V on vocals; and Byron’s long-time band mate Larry Dragland on drum kit.

Watch the Official Music Video

Back stories about “Pass It On” and the entire album, along with photos and introductions to the many artists, are now on Harmony Dreamers YouTube channel in a special, 12-chapter “Behind the Album Show” with Jimi Holl of “The Record Machine Show.”

ABOUT HARMONY DREAMERS:

With the ‘I Come From Earth’ album featuring artists from every continent, it also includes vocal contributions from more than 20 international backup singers. Overall, the album brings together artists to create not just impressive music, but also to send out a profound and important message of unity and love. Despite having released just one album, Harmony Dreamers is already drawing comparisons to some of the most renowned and iconic bands such as Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Steely Dan, Crosby, Stills & Nash and more.

More details about Harmony Dreamers and the latest single ‘Pass It On’ can be seen at www.harmonydreamers.com

Sarantos is a unique singer-songwriter known for his fresh monthly single and video releases. His first release of 2023 is an inspiring rock track, “Somethin’ to Believe In.”

Sarantos is a highly innovative and inspiring Chicago-based musician with an impressive body of work.  His latest album, “A Spoonful of Greece” has enjoyed more than 175K Spotify streams, earning multiple iTunes sales chart hits. The enigmatic singer-songwriter and musician has now released his first single and video for 2023, an uplifting and emotional rock song, “Somethin’ to Believe In.” With a natural knack for impactful writing, Sarantos has always believed in helping people feel happy, motivated and inspired through his lyrics.

Sarantos says, “This rock song is a hug, like a parent or friend reaching down to pick you up out of a hopeless pit, and giving you something to believe in – yourself.  The video has a haunting quality to it, as it unveils a story that both parents and lovers can relate to. It comes across as emotionally authentic and heartfelt.”

Watch the Official Music Video for “Somethin’ To Believe In”.

ABOUT SARANTOS:

Sarantos is a Chicago-based nerd and retired superhero who always has a story to tell. He is a DIY international award-winning solo music artist, #1 UK and South Africa iTunes Charting Artist, multi-instrumentalist, book author, comic book nut, radio show host, poet and part-time spy.

His music is a cross between Justin Bieber, Queen, Journey & Ed Sheeran. He’s an alien who landed here to infect the human race and spread the disease of music. 2023 is Year #10 of his journey, as he continues to release a new song, lyric video, music video, book chapter and poem every month bringing his music to life! In 9 years, he has released 18 albums with 226 original tracks as well as 9 fiction/fantasy books that parallel the songs. He has had numerous media placements for his songs, instrumentals & cues including several episodes of “The Young & the Restless” in 2021.

More details about Sarantos and “Somethin’ to Believe In” can be seen at http://www.melogia.com .

Newsboys announce their 2023 Let The Music Speak tour with special guest Adam Agee is adding 8 additional stops. Jeremy Rosado will also appear in select cities.

The 2023 dates will feature a reimagined show and a brand-new setlist. Tickets for these new dates (below) will be available on January 11th with code SPEAK at https://www.newsboys.com/tour/. The full tour itinerary is in the graphic below.

The Christian music band Newsboys has sold more than 10 million units across 23 recordings and garnered boundless accolades, including 1 RIAA Platinum certification and 8 Gold certifications, 33 #1 radio hits, 4 GRAMMY nominations, 2 American Music Award nominations and multiple Dove Awards.

Let The Music Speak — NEW DATES
3.16 Toms River, NJ
3.17 Rochester, NY
3.18 Kingston, NY
3.19 Hamburg, NY
3.23 Odessa, TX
3.24 Corpus Christi, TX
3.25 Beaumont, TX
3.26 Austin, TX

BRENTWOOD BENSON, the world’s leading contemporary evangelical choral catalog, features music from acclaimed arrangers Russell Mauldin, Travis Cottrell, Bradley Knight, Cliff Duren, Marty Hamby, Jay Rouse, Luke Gambill, and David and Celeste Clydesdale, to name a few. The catalog’s award-winning array of products is anchored by the best-selling choral series, READY TO SING, from arranger Russell Mauldin and songwriter Sue C. Smith, with over 3 million READY TO SING Series books sold.

Christian music publishing veteran, Dale Mathews, has been tagged to lead BRENTWOOD BENSON as Executive Vice President. Mathews will report to J. Thomas McAfee, Chairman and President of Celebrating Grace.

“I am beyond thrilled to be back at Brentwood Benson,” Mathews said. “I spent 28 years there, with the last 15 years of that time as President of the company. I have a special affection for the Brentwood Benson brand, and a passion for servicing the Church with excellent music resources. Nothing could make me happier than for things to have come full-circle, once again making these great products available to churches and creating new projects that will lead us into the future.”

“Brentwood Benson has been a respected name for a long time in the church music world,” McAfee said. “When Brentwood Benson closed last year, I began discussions regarding acquiring and relaunching the brand under Celebrating Grace’s banner. With its award-winning catalog and history of providing music for the church for over 100 years, I knew we could develop a great team to rebuild the publishing organization. Our team looks forward to making available accessible and worshipful music from the existing catalog and creating new music for the worship of God.”

“The suspension of the Brentwood Benson choral business last year left Capitol Christian Music Group with heavy hearts,” said Casey McGinty, General Manager at CCMG Publishing, “so we are elated to be passing this iconic choral catalog into the hands of Dale, Tom, and Celebrating Grace. With their experience and passion, they are the perfect people to reinvigorate this timeless catalog and provide compelling new choral resources to the church.  We look forward to supporting them in their launch and service to the church.”

Grammy Award Winning and multi-platinum-selling songwriter and performer Dante Bowe will be making a network TV appearance this week. Bowe has been booked to perform on ABC’s ‘GMA3’ on Friday, January 13, 2023. He’s set to perform his new single “Hide Me” live on the program. Check local listings for air date information.

Known for his distinctive raspy beautiful voice, Dante made history last year as the first artist to have the greatest number of simultaneous Grammy nominations in both Gospel & Christian Genres with 3 solo and 2 group award nominations. He also won his first Dove Award for “Joyful” and became the first artist to have his song chart on both Billboard’s Gospel Airplay and Christian Song Charts, bridging the gap between Gospel and CCM Formats.

Following his exit from Maverick City Music, Dante is now ready to tell his solo story and “Press Play”, which is the title of his forthcoming cross-genre album. With close to 40 million streams, listeners, and fans in 183 countries, Dante’s debut album will raise the level of authenticity in worship and cause cultures, generations, and denominations to unite in a movement by merging all boundaries.

Amanda Danziger and Filipe Michael will release part two of their Seasons EP, titled Seasons Instrumental on Friday, January 20, 2023. The project which initially launched in November was created to emulate cinematic soundscapes, which Danziger describes as devotional worship.

“Devotional worship is a place of listening and stillness,” explains Danziger. “Over the years I have written every song I’ve done with my co-writer Filipe Michael, so I wanted to show that we are a team with our latest project Seasons. Filipe is the sole-composer of this project, while I have written the lyrics and melodies. Seasons Instrumental is going to give the listener a completely different experience — you’ll be able to hear all the nuances and creativity my co-writer put into composing Seasons. I hope listeners go into a quiet place for this experience when it releases.”

The Seasons In Sound

Seasons caps Danziger’s musical journey through the year. Each season she teased listeners with singles included on the album, starting with “Vindicate” for winter, “Prison Walls” for spring and “Refining Fire” for summer. And in the final album release this past November, “Be Still” completed the seasonal journey with fall.

Each song in Seasons begins with a distinctive sound to evoke the season. “Vindicate” starts with the rush of a winter storm. Rain and thunder open spring’s “Prison Walls,” and the crackling of a summer campfire introduces “Refining Fire.” For fall, the sound of walking along a leaf-strewn path in the woods begins “Be Still” (pre-save the Instrumental EP here).

“Each song is approached in a cinematic style that paints a musical picture of the season,” Danziger shares.

With Danziger musically drawing the outline for each song, she relied upon producer and co-writer Filipe Michael to paint in the colors.

“Amanda and I collaborated on this project in a very unique way. Even though we are only separated by a state lines, we worked on this project remotely. Amanda would only provide a vocal track in our sessions and then explain what the song would picture — after that I would take over and compose the project,” explains Mora. “When we would talk on the phone about the project, I told Amanda that I’m ‘painting music.’ This project gave me the fresh air that I needed to think outside the box. Together we created something beautiful.”

Collaborating in His name

Childhood friends who met in church, Danziger and Michael have been collaborating since 2019, seperated by state lines – Danziger in Pennsylvania and Michael in New Jersey. Working remotely with musical sounds as their primary means of communication, they brought the album together.

“Soundscapes are like painting a picture and my part of our collaboration is to bring these visions to life,” Michael says.

Adding spice to the soundscapes they create is that both come from multi-cultural backgrounds. “Filipe will joke with me that my melodies don’t sound mainstream, and that’s because of my upbringing. I’m a first-generation American after my parents moved from Egypt in the late 70s. I grew up listening to Arabic music in my home, so I find myself singing in minor keys and experimenting with the sounds of Egypt.”

Michael grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil though they first connected in an Arabic-speaking church. “We used to lead our peers in worship, and from then on, we’ve always known we would create a very special musical piece one day. Seasons is it,” Danziger believes.

Recognition

After releasing the first song of Seasons with “Vindicate,” Integrity Music recognized the unique contribution that Danziger made in the contemporary worship genre and signed her to a licensing deal through its Integrated Music Rights program. This allowed Danziger to remain an independent artist, but also gain access to a record label infrastructure and opportunities.

“The timing was all in God’s hands. I was so excited for this opportunity because it came right in time for the launch of Seasons,” Danziger states. “Seasons is a journey. It is a walk through of an entire year of thoughts, prayers, and life — and I’m grateful to launch this project with the Integrity team. They’ve encouraged us and helped us navigate throughout the entire process.”

Dream Label Group’s Branan Murphy releases new music with “Palaces.”

The official audio can be heard below. “Palaces” is available now.

Palaces – Branan Murphy

GRAMMY, Billboard Music, Stellar, and Dove Award-winning musician and songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard performed “Hymns” on Good Morning America. Tasha Cobbs Leonard unveiled HYMNS in October 2022 via Motown Gospel.

Captured in front of a live audience of more than 3,000 at The Greenwood Oasis on the campus of New Life Southeast in Chicago, the record is a larger-than-life reimagining of classic hymns of love and grace, one that speaks to our modern world even as it reaches far beyond it. The arrangements are sweeping and cinematic, drawing on worship and gospel and even hints of country, pop, and R&B, radiating an undeniable sense of joy and fellowship at every turn. HYMNS touches all corners of gospel greatness, featuring extraordinary guests: Jennifer Hudson, Kierra Sheard, The Walls Group, Ricky Dillard, and even Mary Mary, who haven’t released music in over 5-years!

Jeremy Rosado, NBC’s The Voice finalist and Capitol Christian Music Group artist, will be performing his latest single “Believe You Will” on The Kelly Clarkson Show this week. Check local listings for airtime in your market.

Rosado, 29, quickly became a fan favorite on The Voice as a part of Team Kelly, winning viewers over with his incredible vocal talent and his heartwarming story of adopting his niece when he was just 21.

Growing up in a large Puerto Rican family in the middle of Queens, New York, Rosado got his start singing at neighborhood block parties. At 10 years old, his family moved to Tampa, FL. where he began participating in choir at church and school, later becoming a worship leader and gaining traction in the local music scene. At 21, he was given the opportunity to open for Andrea Bocelli, and finally felt his career taking off, including making it to round 13 and semi-finals on Season 11 of American Idol. It was later that year, however, when he made the biggest decision of his life and decided to take over guardianship of his niece. Rosado spent the next seven years solely focused on being a dad. Once his daughter turned 18 he was ready to get back to music and auditioned for The Voice.

Jon Reddick releases new music with “I Believe It (The Life Of Jesus).” The official lyric video can be viewed below. “I Believe It (The Life Of Jesus)” is available now.