Provident Entertainment/Sony Music and Essential Music Publishing announce the recent signing of Chris Ekiss to their family of artists and songwriters. Additionally, this singer, songwriter, and worship leader drops two new songs today – the worship-filled “Christ For Everyone” along with his debut radio single, “Save My Soul.”

“Save My Soul,” co-written by Ekiss with Colton Price and Jeremy Johnson, is accompanied by a just-released music video, as well as a lyric video. He also filmed a Song Session with Essential Worship for “Christ For Everyone,” which he co-wrote with Price and Matt Armstrong.

“Y’all, I am beyond excited that these songs are out in the wild today!” Ekiss exclaims. “These songs share the story of how beautiful the Gospel is and how the love of Jesus Christ truly changes lives. I’m so grateful for my Provident and Essential teams, my dear friends who helped write and produce these beautiful songs, my Round Table family, and the overwhelming support from my church community. I’m especially grateful for the support of my little family, Sara and Pete, who share so much joy for Jesus and inspire me to do such important kingdom work!”

Both tracks were produced by Jonathan Smith and Colton Price, as well as the additional songs to be featured on Ekiss’ first EP later summer. The production team is also behind Ekiss’ EP, slated to release later this summer. In between writing and pursuing music in both the CCM and worship genres, Ekiss leads worship at The Orchard Church in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Holly Zabka, President of Provident Entertainment, shares, “When I first received Chris’ demo of ‘Save My Soul’ from Jonathan Smith, I knew that Chris was something special. We’re so excited that he has joined Provident and can’t wait to share this impactful new music with the world.”

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Today (Feb 10), Christian pop due RENEE (made of sisters Riley Renee and Rachael Renee) releases “Nothing But Jesus.”

We are so thankful for this song, and we hope it touches each of you in a very special way! –RENEE

Nothing But Jesus – RENEE

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Motown Gospel has just released the new single and video for “Werking” from their newest artist, Me’Kayla. At the youthful age of 20yrs old Me’Kayla is putting her own spin on a classic message declaring that “my angels are ‘werking’ for me”.  Joined by Sir the Baptist’s ChurchPPL, this song carries an optimistic carefree tone that is sure to turn any gloomy day into sunshine and smiles.

When asked about the release, she says, “The fact that my debut single is out now is mind-blowing to me! I’m so grateful for all the work everyone has put in to making this possible. I really hope people enjoy the music and the video as much as I do!”

Though Me’Kayla is part of the Gen Z era, her inspiration comes from legends long before her time. Legends including Little Richard, Ray Charles, Luther Vandross, Dawkins & Dawkins, and The Clark Sisters.  In her words she says, “I’m just a church girl from Tallahassee, FL, and I’m beyond blessed to call Motown Gospel my home. This journey is a dream come true, and I can’t wait to share my music with the world.” One of her inspirations, Kim Burrell, is actually who discovered her on Instagram.

After hearing her sing, Burrell called Harry Connick Jr. who then reached out to Motown to create the relationship. Based on Connick’s rave review of her, Motown then signed her while she was in the 12th grade.

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This discovery came on the heels of her initial acclaim to fame as a featured vocalist on Tennessee State University’s Grammy Award-winning LP, The Urban Hymnal. It won “Best Gospel Roots Album” in the 65th Annual Grammys Award ceremony in 2023 and was produced by Sir the Baptist.

“Werking” is the first single released from Me’Kayla’s highly anticipated EP, Prelude, which is set to be released at the beginning of April 2024. Both the single and video are now available on all digital streaming platforms.

Today (Feb 10), Sam Wesley shares “Carry On.” Wesley is the son of MercyMe’s Bard Millard.

I’m beyond excited to announce my first single in 3 years!… Thank you all for being patient with me as I’ve been trying to make something great. –Wesley

Carry On – Sam Wesley

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Today (Feb 9), Leanna Crawford shares new music with “Vow To Be Yours.”

Today (Feb 9), Leanna Crawford shares new music with “Vow To Be Yours.” The song was inspired by Crawford’s marriage to NBA player Cody Zeller in August 2023. Leanna revealed on social media that she surprised her newlywed husband by performing this song at their wedding.

Leading up to our wedding, I was asked if I was going to sing. I wasn’t sure if I would or not but a week before the big day I finished this song and I decided to surprise Cody. I wasn’t sure if I could sing it through without bawling my eyes out so I almost decided to skip the song altogether but my wonderful bridesmaids convinced me to get up on stage 😂 Seeing Cody’s face when I sang was totally worth it 🥹 -Crawford

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Today (Feb 9), Ryan Ellis shares “Better Days.” singer, songwriter, and performing artist Ryan Ellis debuts the official studio version of “Better Days.” Ellis shared a demo of the song online in 2023 and it was met with significant support from fans and fellow CCM artists.

The way that so many of you connect with this song says a lot. It says that there’s so many of us navigating a challenging season. We’re clinging to hope that there are better days ahead. We can simultaneously be in a hard season while also acknowledging God’s goodness and faithfulness.

We can even catch glimpses of ‘better days’ here and there. But what truly stands out is that this means we’re not alone. You’re not alone. We’re all in this together waiting for God to do something. I guess we’re all just waiting for some better days. -Ellis

Better Days – Ryan Ellis

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Today (Feb 9), 2x GRAMMY Award winner and multi-platinum selling artist Lauren Daigle shares a new version of “These Are The Days” featuring Blessing Offor. Blessing Offor will be supporting Daigle on select dates of her The Kaleidoscope Tour.

Today (Feb 9), Mack Brock shares “Magnify.”

“This song is a declaration of our choice to make Him greatest and the simple concept that we were created to give Him glory.” – Brock

Magnify – Mack Brock

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GRAMMY® Award-winning group Elevation Worship has released a new song, “Another One,”  featuring Elevation Worship’s Chris Brown. Written by Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake, Pat Barrett, and Chris Davenport, the song harkens back to the many miracles God has performed over time reminding us He will do it again.

“‘Another One’ is a prophetic song for anyone who’s been sowing, praying, and waiting on God,” shares Chris Brown of Elevation Worship. “He has an abundance of ways to meet all of our needs, and He’s promised to work all things for our good. We hope this song inspires you to believe that miracles are still ahead for you and open doors are in front of you.”

The new song comes on the heels of the unmatched viral success of their song “Praise,” which averages more than five million streams each week as one of the current top viral songs from the group’s 2023 album CAN YOU IMAGINE?, which also produced the group’s fourth No. 1 radio single, “Trust in God.”

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Elevation Worship returns to the road on February 20 for Elevation Nights ‘24 with Pastor Steven Furtick and ELEVATION RHYTHM. With dates already selling out, this tour is on track to follow in the footsteps of their 2023 Elevation Nights tour which sold more than 190,000 tickets across 19 dates.

DREAM Records is pleased to announce the signing of a new artist to its roster, South Carolina native GLADDEN.  Today, GLADDEN releases his debut single “Hunt Me Down” available on all digital retail and streaming services providers.  Bamsy and GLADDEN produced the track. 

“Hunt Me Down” was recently sent to Christian radio and has seen early adds at WHMX/Bangor, ME, WORQ/Green Bay, WI, WUFM/Columbus, OH and WHRZ/Spartanburg, SC.  He also just debuted on Christian Music Weekly’s CHR chart at #25.

”’Hunt Me Down’ is an anthem written for those who feel unlovable. Using hunting as imagery, I really wanted to harp on the fact that we cannot outrun God’s Love for us. Throwing caution to the wind, True Love never stops its pursuit of us. We can either run from love or rest in it.” – GLADDEN

Hunt Me Down – GLADDEN

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