Tommy Iceland releases “Idols.” The official lyric video can be viewed below. “Idols” is available now.

Local Sound introduce their second post-EP single called ‘My Confidence.’ As they gear up towards a new project releasing this summer, the Nashville-based band and house church movement keep teasing us with songs that capture the essence of their community’s deep love of Jesus and each other.

‘My Confidence’ is a response when fear and anxiety come knocking at our door, such as when covid broke out and many experienced these disturbing emotions, including some of Local Sound’s band members. This new song emerged to encourage and teach from the inside out, pushing listeners into the arms of God, a safe place where confidence can be found when all else fails.

Singer Alexis Butcher points out that, “in order to place Christ as our confidence and foundation, [we] have to surrender everything into His hands and trust that He is good.” ‘My Confidence’ features a beautiful slow pop soundscape and is as catchy as it is profoundly hopeful. With their new single, Local Sound nudge us to embrace the beauty available in surrender.

“My Confidence” is available now.

Auckland, New Zealand worship team Equippers Worship begins pre-orders for their upcoming album Still Waters & Shadows (DREAM Worship).  

Pre-orders come with the instant gratification track “Fall Afresh” on Apple/Amazon with all other digital retail service providers making the song available today as well.  The song was produced by David Darby and Joshua Huirua and was written by Joshua Huirua and Kenan Stephenson.

“Fall Afresh is a song about our need for God and out desire for more of His Presence. We pray it blesses people and helps them to connect with Jesus. ” Kenan Stephenson, Equippers Worship

“Fall Afresh” is available now.

After recently coming back with a Pentecost-themed single titled ‘Move’, Worship For Everyone release a new song, ‘Love In Action’. Nick and Becky Drake, who lead the all age worship movement, are based at Gas Street Church in Birmingham, UK, where a local primary school’s strapline is “God’s love in action”. The new single takes inspiration from this motto and involves the St John’s and St Peter’s CE Academy choir, building delicate vocal layers on an electropop background.

‘Love In Action’ showcases Worship For Everyone’s trademark energetic and clean sound as the lyrics point to the reality of living out Christ’s love, reminding us that love is a verb and not just a hopeful concept. ‘Love In Action’ is a missional song, “it is important as we seek to raise a generation of disciples who will represent Jesus in their schools, homes and workplaces,” Becky, who lends her vocals to the new track, says. Carrying on the heart of the Worship For Everyone movement, the new single seeks to be a great resource for churches, schools and families to remind them of their purpose and calling as members of God’s family.

“Love In Action” is available now.

Kate Stanford, a rising vocal tour-de-force in the world of Christian Music, is poised to release her new single Til Love, today, July 8, on all major music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

Til Love promises to be a pop anthem for summer.  With lush harmonies showcasing her ethereal vocals and an upbeat sing-a-long chorus, the song celebrates God’s unstoppable and unconditional love, and our hope that the world will be transformed by His promises. “I wanted to write a song that was a big, joyful celebration,” she shares.  “Til Love was born from the idea that we can bring change. We can show the love of Christ to the world. I hope to inspire others to step out and fearlessly be the hands and feet of Jesus, so we bring healing to our world.”

Wanna wade into the fire 

Wanna walk on the water 

Without sinking 

Without burning

Can’t fake it anymore 

Not afraid to risk it like before 

Do you want to 

Cause I want to 

It might never feel this way again

Maybe tonight’s the night we’re gonna win

Lost in it all, Lost in the feeling

Break down the walls 

Break through the ceiling 

Oh I’m never coming down

Never giving up

’Til Love Rules the World 

Kate continues, “The lyrics, specifically ‘…break down the walls, break through the ceiling…’ are especially powerful to me as they illustrate breaking through the hatred and imperfections of this world.  As humans we are so often divided and imperfect. We can only find true perfection and unconditional love in Jesus.”

For Til Love, Kate once again enlisted the talents of two-time GRAMMY nominee, writer/producer Cindy Morgan, who previously produced several songs for the young artist. As their partnership continues to blossom, Cindy continues to hone Katie’s songwriting and vocal talents, creating an unmistakable signature sound.

“It’s been an honor to get to work with Cindy on several projects,” Kate shares. “Working with her feels like a perfect partnership, on both a professional, and a personal level. I am honored to know what she has my back both in the studio, and in life.”

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kate grew up singing anywhere she could lend her voice. Over the past 4 years however, the young artist has been focused on her craft.  In 2019, one of her first solo shows was an opportunity to open for Jaci Velasquez. This was a pivotal moment in her blossoming career, as it reaffirmed her passion for songwriting, singing, and ministry.

While music is always her passion, her drive doesn’t stop there.  As she prepares to begin her senior year at The University of Texas, Kate balances her career with her education, staying focused on both her calling as an artist and as a student.  She is even looking ahead to applying to law school or an MBA program after graduating to compliment her ministry. She shares, “Finishing my degree is so important to me. With my major, I am learning how to better understand and communicate with people where they are, at any stage in life. With my minor in business, I hope to be able to better shepherd my career and be a good steward of the past that God has placed before me.”

Thrive Worship recently released ‘Pour Your Spirit (Live)’, an album that brought listeners and church communities to experience the powerful culmination of years of intensively seeking the Lord.

The Californian worship team introduced the project with standout song ‘Coming Back,’ a track that encapsulates the ardent desire for an authentic relationship with God and extends the invitation to lay down all striving and get back to the wonder and joy of truly knowing Jesus.

Now introducing a deluxe version of ‘Coming Back’ including a radio edit, Thrive Worship remind us that there is still a lot to come from their worshipful expression of what God is doing in and beyond their community.

Vineyard Worship UK release a second single and title track ahead of their August EP, ‘Room At The Table’. The new song is full of warmth from the first note, with elements of mellow blues and soft rock. The balmy vocals of worship leader Olu Meduoye are adorned with a delicate reverb that adds to the overall inviting sound.

‘Room At The Table’ follows Jesus’ journey to the cross and meditates on the beauty of his body and blood given for us. It is a song of remembrance and invitation to take part in the endless life He offers. Written by Vineyard Worship artists Olu Meduoye, Jonny Riggs and Marc James, ‘Room At The Table’ is the musical expression of a central value in the Vineyard movement to “come as you are”.

The new single is a melody of God’s open arms towards us, inviting dusty feet and broken hearts to the table of the Lord. Marc James shares that the song journeyed from starting around the act of communion, “which in many parts of the global Church is seen as the highest point of worship,” he says, “to a broader invitation to join the great feast of the kingdom, bringing everybody in.” ‘Room At The Table’ is a relatable song, welcoming our human frailty to sit at the feet of Jesus. Vineyard Worship penned a new song full of character, trading a heavily produced sound for rawness and approachability.

“Room At The Table” is available now.

Elevation Rhythm releases new music with “Aqui Estoy.”

The official music video can be viewed below. “Aqui Estoy” is available now.

“Rapha,” the impassioned new single from acclaimed singer/songwriter and worship leader Stephen McWhirter and GRAMMY® and Stellar Award nominee Jason Clayborn, is now available from Lula Street Records (Integrity Music). Penned by the duo and produced by McWhirter, “Rapha” is an anthemic celebration of the name and nature of God the Healer.

“The heart behind the song is a desire to strengthen our own trust in God as Healer—not just physically, but also emotionally and relationally—in our churches, in this country and in the world,” shares McWhirter. “Having been radically healed from a drug addiction myself, I know God heals. However, my dad died of cancer and didn’t experience healing here on earth, so what do I do with that? We keep believing God, despite what we see with our own eyes. We keep worshipping Him through the trials, because either now or in eternity, He will keep His promise to be Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals.”

“We pray that when others hear ‘Rapha’ they are stirred deep inside with real Hope, and a knowing that God hasn’t changed,” Clayborn adds. “He is still the God who heals. He is still healing marriages, relationships and diseases. He is real!”

Drawing from a range of classic rock, Motown, pop and Gospel grooves, Stephen McWhirter and Jason Clayborn’s signature soul-drenched sound has been met with critical acclaim, carving a unique space in today’s worship landscape. The duo’s 2020 debut, Choir Sessions (feat. Jason Clayborn & The Atmosphere Changers), was followed by last year’s full-length sophomore set, Highest Praise. McWhirter and Clayborn also wrote and recorded the Christmas anthem “Born A King,” a single featured in 2020’s Christmas special for the blockbuster series The Chosen.

“Proverbs 27:17 says, ‘As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another,’ and that is exactly what God has done with us,” explains Clayborn of the duo’s mission. “We come from totally different church music backgrounds—me from the Gospel world and Stephen from the worship and contemporary Christian sphere. However, God has taught us both how to honor and encourage each other without changing the perspectives we bring to the table.”

Stephen McWhirter is a touring worship leader, producer, speaker and author whose powerful testimony of divine deliverance from addiction is the cornerstone of his ministry platform. A founding member of the former worship collective Iron Bell Music, he is also a songwriter with Essential Music Publishing/Sony PLG and a Lula Street (Integrity Music) recording artist.

Tyscot recording artist Jason Clayborn—a GRAMMY® and Stellar Award nominee; Dove and BMI Music Award winner; and former member of the renowned hip-hop/gospel group The Righteous Riders—has penned hit songs for such artists as Bishop Hezekiah Walker and VaShawn Mitchell, among others. Clayborn and his choir, The Atmosphere Changers, were showcased on GRAMMY® nominated rapper Jack Harlow’s 2020 single “Same Guy” (feat. Adam Levine). Clayborn was recently honored with a solo Stellar Award nomination, alongside three nominations for Jason Clayborn & The Atmosphere Changers.

TobyMac releases new music with “Everything About You” featuring Marlee. The official lyric video can be viewed below. The track is from TobyMac’s upcoming release due later this summer (Aug 19).

“Everything About You” is available now.