Singer/songwriter/survivor Benny DiChiara and his chart-topping indie Christian rock band, Empowered, have released their new music video, “Jesus Can Heal the World.” The new video drops just as the band’s previous single, the moving ballad, “I’ll Meet You There (Daddy’s Song),” written in tribute to DiChiara’s father who died from cancer in 2020, reached No. 1 on Indiegospel.net’s Top 20 Songs chart in April 2023.

The “Jesus Can Heal the World” video was filmed in the band’s hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was directed by Richy Long, with special thanks to the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge. The song was produced by Mikey Howard for Love Journey Music.

“Jesus Can Heal the World,” written by DiChiara and his Dove Award-nominated co-writer, Mikey Howard, lead singer of 7eventh Time Down, is the first single and video from Empowered’s latest EP, Yahweh Nissi, from Slingshot Records.

“It was an honor and a privilege to collaborate with Mikey Howard, our album producer, on ‘Jesus Can Heal the World.’” says DiChiara. “Basically, it’s what we feel the world needs to hear right now. With all of the evil and unrest that seems to prevail in today’s world, it’s the hope of hope. It’s Jesus. And only He can heal the world.”

DiChiara and Howard, who is also the writer of 7eventh Time Down’s No. 1 Billboard chart-topper, “God is on the Move,” recently performed “Jesus Can Heal the World” as a duet on the main stage of Louisiana’s Yes Fest, where Empowered shared the stage with Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, and 7eventh Time Down, among others.

Jesus Can Heal the World – Benny DiChiara

 Leeland shares the official music video for “Jacob’s Ladder” feat. Rita Springer. The track is from the duo’s latest album, City of God, which dropped earlier this year.

‘City of God’ unpacks three layers of the project’s foundational Scripture in songs of hope for the midst of trouble, songs of intimacy and safety, and songs of God’s justice. Initially sparked in the chaos of the pandemic, the inspiration is for it to be a prophetic oeuvre making space for meditation.

It also captures the profound power of art to invite people inside a divine world brought alive through music, pushing conversations around artistic pursuit forward within the Church.

Jacob’s Ladder – Leeland Feat. Rita Springer

Leeland infuse beauty and truth into the culture through their new project, re-telling stories of old with sharp creative flair. They embody a priestly and innovative dynamic as ‘City of God’ strikes the balance between a conceptual album and a trailblazing, congregational source of new songs for the Church of today. They hope these new songs will inspire the people of God back to the treasures of Scriptures and the mysteries of God’s ways. “We pray this album helps open a new window into the glory of God; that we would get a vision of Jesus and hear him say ‘fear not, stand up and let me show you the things that are to come,’” Mooring concludes.

City Of God is available now.

Jonathan McReynolds shares the official music video for “Overrated.” The track is from his latest project, My Truth. 

Earlier this year, McReynolds released his brand-new full-length album. My Truth marks the fifth album release from the current 54th NAACP Image Award nominee. In celebration of My Truth, McReynolds has embarked on an 11-city tour, which kicked off in Orlando, FL on April 13th. The MY TRUTH TOUR is in partnership with Compassion International.

Overrated – Jonathan McReynolds

Two-time Emmy-nominated actor, producer, comedian, pastor, author, and Christian hip-hop artist Kel Mitchell, releases the music video for his new single “Go Time,” on YouTube. “Go Time” is an upbeat and inspirational hip-hop track and anthem for positive self-talk.

The new single and music video arrives on the heels of the recent announcement that Mitchell will reprise his iconic role from the ‘90s cult classic film, Good Burger, alongside Kenan Thompson, in a sequel slated to go into production this Spring.

“‘Go Time’’ is a daily reminder to use your faith and move when God says move!,” says Kel Mitchell. “God views our life from eternity! God is timeless. Each win you are about to receive has already happened in Heaven, ‘cause they know about it. God is just waiting on you to do it.  So get moving! ‘Cause It’s already done, and He is going to be with you every step of the way! “Go Time” will be your favorite new addition to your gym playlist, and I can’t wait for everyone to level up to it.”

Following his extensive career in family entertainment, starring in beloved fan favorites including Nickelodeon’s Kenan & Kel, All That, and cultural epic feature film Good Burger, among many others, Mitchell continues to combine his love for music and his spirituality on the single “Go Time.” 

Go Time – Kel Mitchell

Apollo LTD releases a new song titled “Living Proof.” The audio can be heard below and is available now.

Living Proof – Apollo LTD

Wande and DOE co-release “Wild & Free.” The audio can be heard below and is available now.

Wild & Free – Wande & DOE

Abby Robertson releases new music. “Unstoppable” can be heard below.

Unstoppable – Abby Robertson

Red Rocks Worship releases a new song titled “Miracle in Me.” The official live video can be found below.

Miracle In Me – Red Rocks Worship

GRAMMY nominated, Dove Award-winning and RIAA Gold-selling Building 429 lead vocalist Jason Roy releases “It’s All Yours” today (May 12) at digital and streaming outlets globally from The Fuel Music via https://slinky.to/ItsAllYours. The song is the first of several singles set to debut in the coming months from the multi-artist A New Heaven And A New Earth project that is slated to premiere just before Thanksgiving 2023.

Recording and co-producing the anthemic “It’s All Yours” with Riley Friesen, Roy was inspired to write the song following his lifechanging experience climbing the Half Dome summit in California’s Yosemite National Park, which led to more adventures in nature.

“I really wanted to write a song that echoes how small I feel in this space, and yet how important my role here is,” says Roy. “I look around and see what an incredible gift has been put into our hands. Thinking about the Earth, the massive Redwood trees, the mountains…I sat down at the piano and wrote bursting forth from the ground to the sky, the opening line in the song that runs right into every breath, in and out, you give life, every moment an eternity between what could be and what shouldn’t be, it’s all yours.”

Leading the anthemic, pop-driven rock single while on tour, Roy was also honored to be invited to sing the song at an event held at the Vatican Oct. 26, 2022. Having an instant connectivity, the song launches with a motif that announces, ‘It’s time to get up, here we go, we’re doing something together.’

“It was really important to me to create a song and a track that felt like, Wow! Coldplay would have done that,” the singer relays. “I wanted it to have a world vibe that would echo around the globe that something bigger and larger is going on here, working hard to keep an ethereal nature to it.”

While Roy’s single is the first to be released from the A New Heaven And A New Earth project, he will be joined by several of his well-known peers representing multiple musical genres who felt led to participate. Each artist responded to the call to write and record a song on how taking care of creation is to glorify God (Genesis 2:15). Contributing artists and more music will be revealed in the coming months.

GRAMMY Award-winner Brandon Lake has teamed up with CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Thomas Rhett for a stirring performance of “Talking to Jesus” live from the historic Ryman Auditorium stage in Nashville, Tenn. (4/16).

Before introducing Thomas Rhett, Lake gave fans an insight into their friendship and how they’ve bonded over their love of Jesus and commemorated the work God is doing in their respective lives. The sold-out crowd at Lake’s MIRACLE NIGHTS TOUR stop took to their feet to worship with the two stars by singing along to every word rejoicing “what a friend we have in Jesus.”

Not only did Lake and Thomas Rhett have this special surprise for the people of Nashville, the audio from the performance is now available across all digital streaming platforms and the accompanying live video is out now.

“Talking to Jesus” was originally recorded and performed by Lake on the Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music album ‘Old Church Basement’ which amassed over 500M streams.

“Collaborating with Thomas Rhett, a friend who I admire, respect, and draw inspiration from, has been a dream come true,” shares Lake. “This song has allowed us to create something that is a further testament to the transformative power of God’s presence in our lives. I’m humbled and blessed by this, and excited to see the impact of this for years to come.”

“Brandon is such a great artist and an even better person – I’m lucky to call him a close friend,” Thomas Rhett said. “We’ve had a lot of good conversations about our faith and this night at the Ryman really captured that. Everybody in the room came together – it’s definitely one of those moments I will never forget.”

Talking To Jesus – Brandon Lake & Thomas Rhett

Lake recently wrapped up his sold-out 26 city MIRACLE NIGHTS Tour and is readying new music set to be released later this summer. In August, the singer-songwriter will hit the road again on the 16-date SUMMER WORSHIP NIGHTS Tour with Phil Wickham and KB. His most recent album HELP!, a project in response to mental health awareness, released in 2022 and his “breakthrough hit” (Billboard) “Gratitude” recently held the number one spot at Christian radio for 6 weeks.

Thomas Rhett is currently captivating audiences on the road as he just kicked off his HOME TEAM TOUR 23 on May 4 in Des Moines, IA, with the tour set to hit a total 40 cities in 27 states. The hitmaker also recently reached a major milestone, earning 20 No. Ones in a matter of just ten years.