Fresh off his first career chart topping radio single, Branan Murphy returns with his newest single, “Love Won’t Let Go” (Paravel / DREAM) now available at all digital service providers. The song was produced by Grammy nominated and 2021 Dove Award winning producer of the year Jordan Sapp.  The song was also written by Branan Murphy, Jordan Sapp and Dove Award winning songwriter, Paul Duncan.

“The past few years have been some of the hardest years of my life”, says Murphy.  “My faith has been challenged, my identity has been challenged, I’ve experienced a lot of disappointment, failure, and longings. But I’m learning that when I go through things like that is when Jesus holds on to me the tightest. These are the moments when faith is proven genuine, and as much as life has hurt me, I’m really thankful to God that he would allow things to happen so that I would know just how deep and satisfying and sufficient and real his love is. I might want to give up, but he never will. I might want to run away, but he will never leave. The essence of following Jesus is not about the measure of my love for him. It’s all about how immeasurable his love is for me. His love is perfect, his love is patient, his love will never let us go.”

The single comes as Branan enjoys growing buzz and building momentum off the success of 2021’s “Better King” EP which features the aforementioned number one single “This World Is Not My Home” and current hit single “Better King”. “Love Won’t Let Go” will be the lead single from his upcoming sophomore LP Life is Hard, God is Good set to be released later this year.

“Dream is once again excited to partner with Sam Fisher and the Paravel Records team on Branan’s next venture,” adds Lance Brown, Parter at DREAM Label Group & Publishing.  “With every single, Branan is taking large leaps forward and every song just keeps getting better and better.  We are excited to see what God will do with this fantastic song.”

Provident Label Group and RCA Inspiration artists Ryan Ellis and DOE are releasing new music today (Mar 18) with their collaboration titled “Heart Of The Father.”

The official music video can be viewed below. “Heart of the Father” feat DOE is available now.

“POSITIVE” is the lead single from Erica’s upcoming third studio album, scheduled to be released on September 23rd.. The beautiful and uplifting song was written by Erica Campbell, Warryn Campbell and Juan Winans and produced by Warryn Campbell for My Block Inc. “Words have power. Positive is a good word even though it’s now connected to something else due to COVID,” Erica Campbell said. “I just wanted to take that word back and give it the power it deserves. Being positive, thinking positive, knowing that God is sovereign and in control. Knowing the difference between what He is doing and what I am trying to do,” she adds.

On Saturday, March 19th, in honor of the new single release, Erica will host the POSITIVELY ME: Special Livestream Brunch Event With Erica Campbell And Friends. Tickets are available for purchase now at POSITIVELY ME. Also, on April 17th, Easter Sunday, Erica’s episode of the critically-acclaimed “Uncensored” on TVOne will be airing and through the UNCENSORED lens, viewers get an unfiltered perspective on the journey they have taken to achieve their dreams and pop culture fame.

Erica Campbell has released two solo albums as well as seven albums with her sister as part of the dynamic duo “Mary Mary.” Campbell has received numerous awards and accolades. Her debut solo album “Help” won a 2015 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album as well as eight Stellar Awards. Campbell is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell” that can be heard weekdays 6am-10am EST in about 40 markets, while ministering internationally.

Erica Campbell is the author of the book “More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work that Uncovers Your True Beauty”, which is available now. In the book, Campbell speaks to women of all shapes and sizes, demonstrating that true beauty is found not in external appearances, but in celebrating the person God made you to be.

Campbell is married to Grammy Award-winning producer and pastor of California Worship Center, Warryn Campbell II, and they have three children — Krista, Warryn III and Zaya.

 GRAMMY®, Dove Award and two-time K-LOVE Fan Award winner Mandisa debuts a new single, “Out of the Dark (Petey Martin Remix),” the first track from the forthcoming Overcomer: The Remixes EP, scheduled to release April 29. The official lyric video can be viewed below. “Out of the Dark (Petey Martin Remix)” is available now.

Four new remixes will be featured on the EP, including “Out of the Dark”, “Overcomer”, “Comeback Kid”, and “Bleed The Same.”

Earlier this week Mandisa released her book Out of the Dark: My Journey Through The Shadows To Find God’s Joy.

Yoyo Michael (The African gospel queen) finally releases the official video for her hit single “Zion”.

The single which was released July 2021, reminds us to focus on the Lord no matter how long we have been waiting for His goodness. There is nothing you can do if your time has not come. There is time for everything. But your time has come.

This video is everything good and colorful!

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LA-based worship leader and songwriter, Tommy Walker, is releasing a new album on March 18th – the third chapter of his Generation Hymns series. Generation Hymns 3 was recorded live in the studio at Bethesda Community Church.

All participating parties, including artists Eileen Walker, Linda McCrary-Fisher, Jerard and Jovaun Woods and The Bethesda Community Church Choir hope the album will bring generations upon generations to worship and connect with God together.

“The album is full of expressions of joy and celebration,” Walker said. “It’s arranged to remind listeners and worshipers of the power of the simple gospel.”

This is the third Generation Hymns project Walker is partnering with Prism Music, a company that creates music products for church music ministries, to provide choral resources. Walker would like to give a huge nod to Ray Jones at Prism Music for encouraging him to go forward with another project.

“The great thing about choirs is they give opportunities for more people in our local churches to be a part of what God is doing!” said Walker.

Generation Hymns 3 was produced by a culmination of ideas. The joyful atmosphere of laughter, creativity and worship gave way to beautiful arrangements and choruses.

From ages 8 to 108, this album will encourage listeners to enjoy singing while absorbing God’s promises and the foundations of the Christian faith. To listen to the album, please visit liinks.co/tommywalkerministries

International artist Zachary Ray releases his new pop single “Snapshot” (featuring Nathan Walters) this Friday, co-written with Brandon Bee, produced by Plus One band member Nathan Walters.

Inspired by John 17:3, “Snapshot” was written to show listeners the power of finding their identity by prioritizing what God is doing in the world and what His plan is over their own plan. The song breathes Coram Deo (meaning all of life is lived before God) and Imago Dei (Meaning all of life is lived to image God).

“I think as creatives we can get sidetracked from our calling and caught up in what we are achieving,” said Ray. “Using music to speak truth is an incredible honor. We have wonderful opportunities to make the name of Jesus famous and have to be careful of trying to make our name famous above His.”

Along with Ray, the writing and production teams involved artfully crafted the song’s unique synth beats and inspirational lyrics to make the song stand out and lead every listener to believe this truth.

A snapshot of your love
A hologram so all can see it’s you
A snapshot of your love
A mirror on the wall to tell the truth

Listeners of the song will take away a great reminder of the main goal Ray has identified for followers of Jesus: To make Him known and prioritize a relationship with Him.

By listening to “Snapshot,” musicians, listeners and the artists who wrote and produced the song alike will be called every day to make Jesus’ name famous above all else.

West Virginia-based Christian rock band Fuel 4 Soul has been making an impact on CMW’s Christian rock charts with their debut single, “Keep the Faith.” The song is a stirring call to steadfast hope in a God who is in control, no matter how dark things might seem.

“Jesus will be returning, so there is no need to fear,” lead vocalist Gary Caserta says. “We feel this song isn’t just for Christians but for everyone to know that there is no need to fear, but to just stop and ‘Keep the Faith.’”

“Keep the Faith” was recorded with Jeremy Noel at Noel Sound, with mixing by Jon Sambrick at Thornwall Studios. Although this is Fuel 4 Soul’s first single, the band itself has been in the works for a long time. Gary Casertas and Mike Hall have been friends for over 20 years, both with their own sets of experiences in playing in bands and writing songs. They envisioned starting a project together. Four years ago, Mike married Beth, who also has a passion for music and ministry. The circumstances were finally just right to practice their calling.

“With mine and Gary’s longtime friendship, and then Beth and I coming together and growing in our faith, it all fit perfectly with our love for music and sharing God’s word,” Mike explains.

“I felt that we each had this calling to use our talents to call others to Christ,” Beth agrees.

Much of the band’s creativity happens at their own Rocking For God Studio, with Mike at the recording helm. The band is currently cooking up more music for their debut EP, which promises to keep building the blend of heartfelt and hard-rocking.

“Keep The Faith” sets the stage for this ongoing ministry, promising to feed hearts that are hungry for a reminder of God’s power and love. As Mike summarizes, “I want to praise Him, honor Him, glorify Him in all we do and bring others to Him through our music.”

Nigeria-born International Indie gospel artiste based in the United State of America, Temitope Oyewole offers up a new official music video titled “Gbogbo Aye Mi.”  

The Yoruba [a language predominantly spoken in the western region of Nigeria] titled song simply translates to “All My Life” in the English language.

Temitope Oyewole’s enthusiasm to praise and give glory to God in all situations has been one of the major inspirations for the gospel music industry. She is unequivocally blessed and anointed with a unique and angelic voice filled with grace.

This song features in her most recent album tagged “Opemipo,” [means “My Praise is Enormous.”]

She released her first-ever album in August 2020 to set in motion the new dimension to her gospel music career as she has always wanted it to be. 

She is an award-winning artiste and leader also in the worship and youth ministry categories. One of the major awards she has received is the GSB Exceptional Service Award.

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Detroit, Michigan has a deep musical history. It spans from the1960s  Motown Sound and Bob Seger’s 1970s Old Time Rock & Roll to the 1980s Gospel of The Winans and Eminem’s Rap reign in the 2000s. Another great talent, SEMAJE, has now emerged to rep the city with his own brand of urban inspirational music. The twenty-something singer-songwriter has dropped his neo-soul rendition of Bill Withers’ 1977 gem, “Lovely Day” (Tyscot), and it’s now available on all major digital music platforms:     https://smarturl.it/tstyx8

SEMAJE hails from a musical family on his mother’s side and his love of music was further nurtured at the Rock of Ages Church of God in Christ (COGIC).  “My dad took me to church there,” he recalls. “I loved it. I was singing and into everything. The First Lady, Valerie Mitchell, really took time with me and she groomed me.”

As soon as SEMAJE graduated from high school, he sought to make his musical dreams reality. His go-get it personality prompted hm to print up some flyers and to begin booking himself for concerts. Soon, he found a manager in Alvin Ford who helped him release his first recording, “Winner,” in 2017. “I have some friends Attiya Henry, Diamond Henderson, and Dominique Ward who were my street team,” he recalls. “They were spending their own money just to help me.”

Back in 2018, SEMAJE heard about a music conference sponsored by super-producer Fred Jerkins (Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez) and decided to go with hopes of furthering his career. “It cost $1,000 and people told me not to waste my money,” he recalls. “I went and learned a lot. I was on the plane going back home and got a text from Fred that he really liked my voice and he invited me to be on a song.” That track, “Reason to Praise,” peaked at No. 29 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart in 2020 and introduced him to a national audience.

“I’m an old head,” SEMAJE laughs in talking of his “Lovely Day” release. “I’d listen to Michael Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire, Bill Withers. I believe we need some music that we can start the day with, and I wanted to put out an inspirational song to give us that morning push.” His mellow treatment  of “Lovely Day” serves as a showcase for his smooth falsetto and the way he handles Withers’ elongated closing note is akin to a flock of doves being released into the sky. He soars and sways into the heavens just like this track does.