Nashville-based singer/songwriter Munday Martin releases new music this week. His new song titled “Routine” is available now.
“Routine is a song I wrote about our current overuse of screens on phones, tablets, and TVs. Are we truly living life or are we falling asleep? Jesus wants to awaken his bride I believe by starting new hobbies such as a fasted lifestyle from overuse of entertainment, and replacing it with prayer and the word and outreach to the lost and broken. Even my own family struggles with finding that balance and I believe our entire generation is. Will we learn to love or will we only desire to be entertained?
I have been the culprit to blame and I hope my honesty shows in the lyrics that I am questioning myself am I truly living with overuse of screen time or have I fallen asleep?
It’s definitely one of the most interesting ones I’ve put out to date. And what’s even more incredible is I heard the chorus melody in a dream years ago and finally wrote the song. This song is filled with funk, retro rock, and yes Munday raps on it!” -Martin
All age worship movement Worship For Everyone are back with a new single just in time for Pentecost!
‘Move’ drives home that the Holy Spirit is accessible to all, reflecting Worship For Everyone’s heart to unite the Church around a new way of experiencing corporate worship.
‘Move’ is a song filled with fun and energy, painting a beautiful picture of the reality of God’s Spirit in our lives.
This time, Worship For Everyone’s Nick and Becky Drake take a back seat as the song is led by the couple’s daughter, Daisy Drake, alongside Noah Smith. The new single is full of 80s synths and drum fills, mixing old school tones with relatable and fresh vibes. With ‘Move’, the UK-based movement bridges the gap between generations and challenges the barriers between what is considered ‘for children’ and ‘for adults’ to instead build the family of God.
IVAV recording artist Steven Malcolm celebrates a career in full bloom with the release of his highly-anticipated third album, Tree, today.
On an album filled with guest stars such as Snoop Dogg, Shaggy, Fisk Jubilee Singers and more, Tree remains grounded in the sharply-written lyrics and eclectic energy of its creator: a musician who has learned to lead by example, funneling his faith into songs that inspire and invigorate. Listen to the album HERE.
“Jamaicans pronounce the number three by saying ‘tree,’” notes Malcolm, the son of a Jamaican man who left the family during Malcolm’s youth. “This being my third studio album, I wanted to focus on the growth and fruit that came from a foundation rooted in truth. I’m a family man now. With me being a present dad in my son’s life, I’m changing the trajectory of my family life. I’m repairing the family tree. My son will know what a man of God and a faithful husband looks like.”
Tree marks Malcolm’s most fully realized blend of hip-hop rhymes and reggae rhythms and the most collaborative record of his career, featuring appearances from an acclaimed roster of guests; the Fisk Jubilee Singers add their world-renowned gospel harmonies to the album’s opening track, “Heavenly Father,” while rap icon Snoop Dogg contributes a verse to the West Coast-inspired single “Summertime,” and Malcolm teams up with Shaggy on “Fuego (R3HAB Remix),” a dancehall anthem that has already earned more than five million digital streams.
He also makes room for nearly a dozen additional collaborators on the album’s remaining tracks, including KB, Jay-Way, Ty Basel, and Social Club Misfits, the bulk of which were written during an inspired weekend in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. A 6x Dove Award nominee with multiple Top 40 hits on the Billboard charts, Malcolm has earned his stripes as a Christian hip-hop icon. Tree finds him stretching skyward, reaching new heights while remaining rooted as a songwriter, husband, father, and Man of God.
“I’m zoning in,” he says proudly. “I’ve stood firm in my faith, and I’m still on the front lines. Through all the highs and lows of my career, I’ve seen fruit be borne from this ministry that God has given me. So what is that, when you’re standing firm, you’re rooted, and you see so much fruit? That’s a tree.”
After a brief pause, he smiles and adds, “Remember that Jesus himself was a carpenter. He touched tree every day.”
Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter and trailblazing worship artist Cheri Keaggy returns with What I Know To Be True today, June 3. Co-produced by Keaggy and GRAMMY, Dove and ASCAP Golden Note Award-winning guitarist/vocalist Phil Keaggy, What I Know To Be True features 15 songs penned by Cheri Keaggy.
“This new album marks the first time I have co-produced with my uncle, Phil Keaggy,” Cheri Keaggy says. “He has been so supportive through the years, playing on a few of my projects and inviting me to perform with him. Because these songs are so personal and close to my heart, Phil was the right person to help bring them to life.”
“This record celebrates life’s joys and sorrows, and the seasons God walks us through,” she continues. “Three-and-a-half years ago I received a call from my sister that my father had taken his life. None of us could have imagined he would make that choice. For a long time, I couldn’t think about writing or recording again. But we grieve not without hope, and my journey has been framed through the lens of the Hope I have in Jesus.”
“This new music is proof of how God heals broken hearts,” Keaggy adds. “A transformation has happened and continues to happen as I place my life in His hands, trusting that He is good. He is writing a bigger story.”
Since the release of her self-titled 1994 Sparrow Records debut, Child of the Father, Cheri Keaggy has been writing and performing songs that have helped listeners around the world give voice to their worship of God. She has released nine albums; garnered nine #1 singles; and was honored with a Dove Award in 1998 for Special Event Album of the Year for God With Us: A Celebration of Christmas Carols and Classics. Her signature songs include “My Faith Will Stay,” “Make My Life An Altar,” “Open My Heart” and “You, Oh Lord, Are My Refuge,” while her “In Remembrance Of Me” and “There Is Joy In The Lord” have been sung in churches around the globe. She has also spoken at women’s events and conferences across the country.
Seattle-born alternative band Citizens introduce their second single off upcoming album, ‘Imagination’. This song comes from a raw situation, staying true to Citizens’ true and relatable songwriting that reached deep places in their audience’s souls.
Frontman Zach Bolen explains that the last words spoken to him by a person he really cared about before dying were painful ones, all because they weren’t seeing eye to eye. ‘Imagination’ is a response, “I wrote the most ‘I don’t want to fight anymore’ song I could think of, one that could inspire them to look past the anger and find the kid in them again,” says Zach.
There is a magnetism in the chorus of this song, pulling listeners out of nowhere like a twisting rollercoaster ride that you don’t want to miss out on. And while the inspiration comes from a heavy place in life, this song is the protest against it all, full of happiness and hope.
But Citizens also play with the perception from the very title of their new single – challenging the thought that differing beliefs and opinions are threats to Christianity. ‘Imagination’ seeks to reconcile the ever-present divide of humanity, bringing us back to a place of relationship with one another and with the source of our inspiration, Jesus.
Citizens dare their audience to dream beyond what they can see, to ask questions, dance in the mystery, and stand on a hope that will not disappoint them. “‘Imagination’ is easily one of the most exciting and instantly infectious songs that we’ve ever written,” Zach adds. With their second single, Citizens inspire us to reconsider our perception of the Divine with music that pushes the boundaries of what “Church music” usually sounds like.
RORE (pronounced ‘Row-ray’) is a UK based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist born in Reading, England. Officially her first single, ‘So Good’ is a beautifully composed rock/gospel worship song about how the greatness of God can be found in His consistency and simplicity. Listening once may not be enough as the revelation behind these lyrics and sweet-sounding melodies make it a repeat.
Growing up in a musical family, RORE was trained in classical singing, piano, and saxophone from the age of 13. Being the only way she found to express herself, her music describes the world from her point of view. The simple depth of the lyrics in ‘So Good’ gives us a taste of what to expect from RORE. When asked about the message she wishes to send with this track she says,
“I want it to be a reminder to people that God is consistent despite our circumstances.
He is consistent in his character and He is, by definition, good.
Nothing in the world can change that.”
RORE hopes to help people step away from certain arbitrary rules that are enforced in the name of religion. With her unique style of delivering honest and transparent lyrics, she is well on her way to taking the gospel music scene by storm.
On her creative process she says, “I don’t have one set method of making music. Sometimes I hear a guitar riff or bassline in my head, sometimes the words come first; I could be listening to a sermon at church or reading my Bible when inspiration comes. A lot of the time I hear melodies in my head just as I’m falling asleep and I’d have to quietly record them on my phone so I wouldn’t wake my mum up at 1 am.
She sings of the difficulties as well as the joys of life, so listeners are in for a journey of the realities of life in the light of a perfect God.
‘So Good’ is perfect for your worship and inspirational playlists.
Produced, mixed and mastered by William Ajiyemi, Cover Art by JA Brand Designs, ‘So Good’ is out now and available on all streaming platforms.
The Porter’s Gate shares new music with their album CLIMATE VIGIL SONGS.
“This project is part of The Climate Vigil movement. All of these new songs are themed on creation care and environmental justice and we hope they can find a home in your worshiping communities. Help us spread the word!” -The Porter’s Gate
The Porter’s Gate was founded in 2017 by Isaac and Megan Wardell with a mission to be a “porter” for the Christian Church – one who looks beyond church doors for guests to welcome.
It started as a group of 50-plus songwriters, musicians, scholars, pastors and music industry professionals from a variety of worship traditions and cultural backgrounds gathered for meaningful conversation about worship and vocation.
The Belonging Co, the fast-growing church based in Nashville, TN, has released their fifth live album, Now. Listen to Now today across all platforms. This album follows their recent, widely received fourth album, Here, which made its debut in March 2022.
The Belonging Co church was founded by Henry and Alex Seeley in 2014 in the basement of their home with only four people in the very first meeting. Now, The Belonging Co sees thousands of people gather each weekend at their Nashville, TN, Columbia, TN and online locations.
A diverse group of worship leaders have made The Belonging Co their home church and are among those who make up The Belonging Co worship team. This album is a reflection of live worship moments that were captured within the church with the hope of bringing listeners into a personal encounter with God.
The Belonging Co premiered the live video of “Just the Mention of His Name” (feat. Andrew Holt and Natalie Grant) today, via YouTube.
