Lakewood Music’s latest single, “Yahweh” featuring Travis Greene is available now! This is the second single release from their soon-to-be-released new album, Shout!, coming September 23rd, 2022.
Lakewood Music previously released “Can I Get An Amen?” off the album, debuting it at Yankee Stadium in New York City, as well as with a performance on Worship Together. Lakewood Music, one of today’s most innovative worship groups, comprises Alexandra Osteen, Tauren Wells, Ramiro Garcia, Deborah Orta, Daniel Martinez, Joe Catuby, Jamie Garcia, Arthur Ceker, Abel Orta, Jr, Aylssa Padilla, James Orta, and Louie Garcia.
“Our new single, ’Yahweh’, is an anthem to the glory and honor of our God,” shares Alexandra Osteen. “We’re so privileged to have collaborated with our friend Travis Greene, who brings such a unique sound to this song. We’re excited to see how God uses this track and all the others on the new album.”
Shout!, the group’s upcoming full-length sophomore release (available for pre-order HERE) features fourteen tracks. Writers include various members of Lakewood Music as well as Jonathan Osteen, Dwan Hill, Melody Noel, Patrick Mayberry, David Moffitt, Ben Cantelon, Jon Reddick, Pat Barrett, Leslie Garcia, William Garcia, Jonathan Traylor, & Travis Greene.
Don’t miss Lakewood Music on tour this fall on Tauren Wells’ 28-city Joy in the Morning Tour, starting October 6th at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. For dates, cities, and tickets CLICK HERE.
Josh Baldwin shares new music with his latest track “I See The Light.” The track is from his upcoming project titled Where The Glory Is. The official video can be viewed below.
Grammy, Billboard Music, Stellar, and Dove Award-winning musician and songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard readies the release of her forthcoming album Hymns, out October 7 via Motown Gospel. Cobbs Leonard took to social media this week to tease fans with the awaited album cover and they swarmed the artist with excitement. Earlier this year in Chicago, Cobbs Leonard hosted a live album recording in the presence of friends, family, and fans.
The new LP is a close one to the musician’s heart, as it consists mostly of hymns and church standards she grew up listening to, but now reimagined for a new generation. Hymns features a number of guests that help elevate the album as one of the must-hear gospel projects of the year. “The Church I Grew Up In” is available now.
In celebration of the new album, Tasha Cobbs Leonard is taking to the road with performances of the new work. She will be performing at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on September 26 and will be performing at Tabernacle in Atlanta on the eve of Hymns release. More dates to follow. Information on tickets here http://www.tashacobbsleonard.com/
Tasha Cobbs Leonard recently garnered two Dove Award nominations for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year for her strength and perseverance anthem “Gotta Believe” and Inspirational Recorded Song of the Year for “Lift Every Voice.” She originally recorded “Gotta Believe” as part of NPR Morning Edition’s Song Project, a series launched during lockdown to provide an outlet for artists to write and perform an original song as a way to reflect the times. In an interview about the song’s origins, Tasha opened up about some of her personal struggles, including losing family and friends to the COVID pandemic.
Tasha Cobbs Leonard is a platinum-selling, GRAMMY-winning, “gospel sensation” (NPR Music) who has firmly established herself as one of gospel’s leading voices. In 2020, Billboard named Leonard the Top Gospel Artist of the Decade. In addition to that honored title, she has also received a plethora of awards and accolades, including 1 Grammy Award (plus 5 Grammy nominations), 3 Billboard Music Awards, >13 Stellar Awards (including Artist of the Year), >12 Dove Awards (including Gospel Artist of the Year), and Billboard’s Top Female Gospel Artist.
During her career, Tasha has accrued over 2 billion artist streams, 4 Billboard No 1 singles and 5 Billboard No 1 albums and has made national TV appearances and performances on Good Morning America, CNN’s Fourth of July, BET’s Black Girls Rock, CBC’s A Day Of Healing, and the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration.
GRAMMY®-nominated worship leader Cody Carnes will release his first-ever live recorded album, God is Good!, on September 30th. The album features 12 recorded songs including the recently released “Good (Can’t Be Anything Else)” and the new radio single available today, “Ain’t Nobody.” Today the live video for “Ain’t Nobody” is premiering and can be viewed below. The song is also already spinning on K-LOVE Radio and will fully impact radio on the album’s street date September 30th. Click here to pre-save the album and listen to “Ain’t Nobody.”
“Ain’t nobody loves me like Jesus,” shares Cody Carnes about his new radio single. “This song is full of joy, celebrating the love of Jesus! Oh, how He’s saved me and changed me. Tell me who could give me this freedom! Tell me who could get me this far! Nobody but Jesus. I pray it lifts your spirit today!”
The upcoming album, God is Good!, was captured this summer during a special two-night worship event at Belonging Co. in Nashville. Special guests Kari Jobe, Natalie Grant, and Benjamin William Hastings join Carnes for the new album. See below for the complete track listing of the live album.
Since his GRAMMY-nominated studio album, Run To The Father, he has released several songs that have resonated deeply with the church such as “Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” and most recently “Be Glad.” He is also the co-writer on the global hit, “The Blessing,” which was nominated for a GRAMMY as well as won the 2021 GMA Dove Award for “Song of the Year” and 2020 “Worship Song of the Year.”
This fall Carnes and his wife Kari Jobe will debut at the Grand Ole Opry on October 1st for a two-show night. Tickets can be found here.
Securus Technologies, an Aventiv company driving efforts to better serve the incarcerated through rehabilitative justice, spearheaded the first-ever “Original Hip-Hop Track Contest” for individuals incarcerated in Department of Corrections facilities throughout the U.S. This contest, organized in partnership with Grammy Award-winning rapper Lecrae, gave the incarcerated the opportunity to showcase their musical talents and bring hope through the power of lyrics.
The winning song, submitted by Carmela Mose, has been exclusively released today for free to incarcerated individuals who have access to the Securus and JPay media stores on their tablets. The song is also available to the general public through streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. All proceeds from the song made through streaming services benefit the Prison Fellowship, a nonprofit organization working to bring hope and restoration to the incarcerated, their families, and communities impacted by crime and incarceration.
Through this inaugural contest, thousands of incarcerated individuals had the opportunity to submit original lyrics to one of three beats produced by hip-hop record producer Zaytoven. Students enrolled at Morris Brown College’s Department of Music, a historically Black college located in Atlanta, reviewed the entries and selected the top 25 finalists. Lecrae chose the winning lyrics that were submitted by Carmela Mose, a 37-year-old woman of Mexican and Samoan descent, who is currently incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF).
Carmela grew up in a broken home plagued by violence and abuse in Long Beach, California. She was conditioned to be violent after following the footsteps of those who were supposed to show her love and support. Leaving that abusive environment at a young age, Carmela left home with no ID, no place to live, poor social skills, mental health issues, and an addiction to methamphetamines, all of which made it virtually impossible for her to secure employment and create a successful life for herself. While her hardships led her into a life of crime at an early age, Carmela is now focused on and committed to her rehabilitation at the corrections facility, where she works in the Prison Industry Authority’s Career Technical Education (PIA CTE) Carpentry/Laborers Pre-Apprenticeship Program and is one class away from earning her associates degree from Feather River Community College.
In late July, Lecrae visited CCWF and recorded Carmela’s original song “I Think” onsite in a room dedicated to educational learning. The song, recorded under Carmela’s artist name Good, was then mastered by Lecrae’s label Reach Records, creating a once-in-a-lifetime experience and opportunity for both Lecrae and Carmela.
“Being given the opportunity to be supported, and listened to, by so many talented visionaries has been a truly humbling experience,” said contest winner Carmela Mose, AKA Good. “As I sat there recording my track, I felt a stark contrast between the me who was rapping into that mic, and the old me that was sitting on a bus on the way to prison. I’m grateful for that confirmation. Thank you so very much to all the folks at Securus, Reach Records, and Lecrae for lifting me up and getting me started on my amends.”
“Recording this track with Carmela onsite at a maximum-security prison facility, which houses many other inspiring women, was an absolutely life-changing experience for me. I’m proud to be part of a campaign that invests in those who often feel forgotten, and hopefully this contest will open doors for other creative campaigns to reach the incredible talent behind bars,” said Lecrae, who is also known for his social justice and faith-based activism. “Music is part of my soul, and I am humbled to share my gift and create songs that help uplift others. Carmela now has that same feeling as her work ethic, talent, and beautifully written lyrics will inspire the lives of so many.”
The campaign is an example of Securus Technologies’ further investment in the incarcerated community, encouraging individuals to explore and celebrate their musical and artistic talents.
“We knew this campaign would change the life of one lucky winner, but we didn’t anticipate the impact Carmela’s experience would have on all of us as after we read her lyrics, watched her passion during the recording, and learned of her personal story and battle to become who she is today,” said Dave Abel, President and CEO of Aventiv Technologies, the parent company of Securus Technologies. “The objective of this campaign was to ignite creativity and encourage participants to translate their passion through lyrics. We are honored to have the opportunity to work with Carmela and all the contest participants and look forward to continuing to host more creative campaigns to bring hope to the incarcerated community.”
Carmela Mose’s winning song “I Think” is accessible for FREE to the incarcerated and it is available for purchase through streaming services, such as Spotify. The song lyrics and photos can be found here. Footage of the campaign is available here. Additional information about the contest can be found here.
Ian Yates releases the second single from his forthcoming new album ‘Between The Joy And The Sorrow Part 2’. Earlier this year (June 24), Yates released Between the Joy and the Sorrow Part 1.
‘Never Alone’ is about getting lost in the things we’ve seen. Losing site of what is right in front of us. Remembering God is and was always holding us. It’s about living in the tension of feeling alone, but we are never alone. It’s about looking back and seeing God’s grace, God holding us though the times we thought he’d left us.
Florida-based house worship ministry, Sound of the House, is set to release, “Every Single Time,” the debut single off the band’s sophomore live album (coming October 28th) that reverberates the stubborn faith of Sound of House leaders, Austin and Lindsey Adamec, through their seven-year infertility journey.
Inspired by 2 Timothy 2:13, “Every Single Time” dares listeners to believe that God remains faithful even when we are faithless. Even when we’ve lost all hope, He cannot deny Himself. In the Adamecs’ case, the song was written from the perspective of maintaining strong faith in the trenches of their journey through infertility. Despite their heartache, the couple maintained their focus on Jesus and found hope – being blessed with a baby boy over seven years later. The lyrics boldly proclaim just that:
From the gravity of Calvary To the details of today The same hands that hold the world Are holding me the same
Co-written by Austin & Lindsey Adamec and Maverick City’s “Man of Your Word” co-writer, Nathan Jess, and produced by Taylor Moenning, the new single is set to be released Sept. 2 followed by the full album on October 28th. From the energetic centerpiece of voices to the organic blending together of punchy drums and slide guitar, “Every Single Time” brings joy and light to each room where it is played.
“Faith has bloomed! Hope has been restored,” said leader Austin Adamec when asked how listeners have responded to the single thus far. “The song is pretty hype throughout so there’s a lot of movement, jumping and dancing.”
To be encouraged and get involved with the excitement surrounding this new release yourself, head to https://slinky.to/EverySingleTime and pre-save “Every Single Time” today!
“Risen,” a new single incorporating the beloved hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Today”, with a new upbeat chorus, bridge and music, is being released today by Jermaine Bollinger. The song, written and produced by Bollinger on his album titled “Classics,” goes for adds to Christian AC-formatted radio outlets.
Bollinger is a Christian music industry veteran whose career has produced chart-topping music, including three No. 1 singles, “Revival, released by Bollinger’s ministry, Little Egypt Worship; “Set Us Free,” which Bollinger released in 2021, and “Beyond,” a single released earlier this year. Named for Jermaine Jackson from the iconic Jackson 5, Bollinger has developed into an excellent representation of his namesake. Not only is Bollinger a talented singer/songwriter, but the musician plays a variety of instruments, including drums, keyboards, guitar and bass.
Throughout his career, Bollinger has studied with some of the top musicians in their respective fields, including Todd Herreman, recording engineer who worked closely with Prince and Michael Jackson; Terence Ma (vocalist, pianist and founder of The Spaa); Steve Shirk (father to Big Daddy Weave’s Joseph Shirk); Darryl Phinnessee (background vocalist with Michael Jackson and Sheryl Crow); Alan Iarussi (guitarist); and Tommy Taylor (accomplished choral director and minister of music).
When he isn’t involved with music, Bollinger spends time with loved ones, playing basketball and watching Marvel movies. He also spends his free time in graphic design and recording engineering.
