Steven Malcolm releases the official visualizer for “Ain’t Playin” featuring Social Club Misfits. Produced by Grammy-Award winners BoogzDaBeast, FNZ, and Dayme, the track is featured on Steven’s forthcoming album Tree dropping on April 15.
Malcolm says, “There’s a saying in Jamaica, ‘playtime done.’” This lyrical sparring session isn’t a joke. The trio delivers world-class flows that reaffirm their prowess as emcees. “The rap game is a competitive sport,” adds Malcolm. With the help of Christian hip-hop dynamic duo Social Club Misfits, Malcolm is bound to claim his crown.
TRIBL releases the official music video for Maverick City Music’s “Nothing Left To Prove” featuring Naomi Raine & Israel Houghton. The track is featured on Maverick City Music’s Breathe EP, which dropped last month.
The Breathe EP features live and studio versions of standout songs lifted from 2021’s Jubilee: Juneteenth album, including “Breathe,” “Joy of the Lord,” and “Make it Right,” plus three all-new original recordings. The Breathe EP serves as a reminder to all who listen to take a moment to breathe and celebrate life and the legacy of black gospel music.
Introducing Ben Fuller, the newest member to join the Provident Entertainment family. Today, the singer/songwriter aptly introduces himself with his debut single, “Who I Am,” (click here to listen) available now and accompanied by a music video, which can be viewed below.
With the tumultuous ups and downs that Ben Fuller has experienced since childhood, the song, which he wrote with David Spencer and Krystal Polychronis, couldn’t be more appropriate to debut into the marketplace. “God knew I needed a reminder of who I was meant to be,” Fuller shares. “What came out of the [writing] room that day was an anthem and a declaration of who I was, how I’ve changed, and now, who I am.”
Music has taken this Vermont native’s life to a place he never would have dreamed of. Growing up on a dairy farm and working alongside his father, Fuller passed the time singing to old classic country tunes while witnessing the hard work it took to run a farm. It was in his later teens when he picked up the guitar and never looked back.
Yet Fuller also turned to cocaine and alcohol, and it was when a drug-fueled relationship and losing his best friend to a heroin overdose that his entire outlook on life shifted. He explains, “I was tired, I was lost and weak, and I was constantly running away from my problems. I felt like I was always looking for something more.”Motivated to change, he moved to Nashville to pursue country music, but it was when some friends invited him to church one Sunday that everything changed. He began writing songs with a burning desire to share what God did to turn his life around, knowing in his heart he would sing Christian music for the rest of his life.
Today, Ben Fuller is sober while sharing his story filled with hope, mercy, and grace. Turning his testimony into songs, he has been rejuvenated with a new passion and mission; to share his story with the world and all who are ready to listen. With his debut single, “Who I Am,” the timing is perfect, as God’s timing always is.
“The song came to me because I asked God for a reminder of who He made me to be,” he explains. “‘Who I Am’ is a declaration I needed to shout from the highest peaks, about how He’s changing my life. I want to share the love of God that I’ve come to know. I want to be like Jesus to everyone I meet, and I want to encourage others to never be ashamed to tell their story, no matter what.”
Fuller is currently touring with Unspoken and will appear at numerous festivals throughout the summer. More tour plans will be announced in the coming weeks, so be sure to visit his site, BenFullerOfficial.com, and his social links below for the most updated news.
Taya Gaukrodger (née Smith) of platinum-selling Hillsong UNITED has released the first single from her upcoming debut solo album. TAYA, a 14 track record, is slated to drop on May 27. The official music video for “For All My Life” can be viewed below.
“For the past 2 years I’ve been working on this, my debut album, self titled intentionally. Some people may know my voice, but for the first time ever I get to share with you in my own words and my own melodies, who Jesus is to me. It’s an old school 14 track record full of stories about the faithfulness of God, His kingdom, His kindness and His mercy,” Taya shared on social media.
She continued, “My prayer is that you’d come to know Jesus in a whole new way like I did whilst creating this — He is the God who speaks — may you hear His voice louder than mine.”
Abby Grimaldi shares new music with her single titled “Better Off.” “Better Off” is available now. She shares about the track:
One of the hardest questions Christians ask is why God so often doesn’t answer our prayers as desired. “Better Off” addresses this in catchy pop fashion. Sometimes God withholds something to give us something better. Other times we don’t get either of those things, but instead are “better Off” for the refinement & spiritual growth the “no” provides. This song gives hope by reminding us of this silver lining.
A young, but seasoned believer, genuine story teller, & natural light, Abby uses her platform as a musician, writer, & NHL wife to point followers to Jesus. Abby’s fan base is an engaged group of Christian teens, music-loving moms/grandmas, hockey- watching dads, & beyond; from various parts of USA, Canada, & Europe.
“Better Off” Credits: Writers: Abby Grimaldi, Tommy Iceland (TIM Publishing) Producer: Jonathan Jackson Mixing: Riley Friesen Mastering: Joshua Frerichs
Abby Robertson releases new music with “Without Your Love (Stripped).” The official performance video for the track can be viewed below. Robertson is currently on tour with WinterJam.
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Abby Robertson has opened for names like The Beach Boys and Switchfoot, and has performed at international music festivals in Israel, Malta and Ethiopia. She’s released pop songs and even had a stint in country music—all before age 21.
Robertson is thrilled to be the first artist to sign with Big Future, where she plans to continue releasing songs that ring true to her authentic self and provide inspiration and healing for all who listen.
Capturing humanity’s collective longing for a world free from sickness, strife and confusion, Juno and GMA Canada Covenant Award-winner Elias Dummer offers “See Clearly” today. Featuring acclaimed singer/songwriter Sandra McCracken, the plaintive, indie-pop hymn was penned by Dummer and David Leonard (All Sons & Daughters) and co-produced by Dummer and Brent Milligan.
Backdropped by the stark realities of a freshly war-torn world still reeling from a pandemic, “See Clearly” encourages the children of God to rest our gaze squarely on Jesus. “When my heart beats for the world/for empty promises of peace/I ache, I want something real/and it’s You, it’s only You,” Dummer sings, a reminder that while brokenness and false hopes are pervasive, His Truth is unwavering.
“Information seems to grow more chaotic and relative in our world, so I’m left with a simple prayer to Jesus: ‘I only see clearly when I can see You,’” Dummer shares, encapsulating the song’s core message. “When I fix my eyes on Jesus, He helps me see how I should behave more clearly; Jesus helps me see false beliefs more clearly; Jesus helps me see my neighbor more clearly.”
“I adored working with Sandra because her voice carries an earnestness that so perfectly conveys the sentiment of ‘See Clearly’—the temptation we all feel to settle for various forms of peace that are not eternal,” he adds of the duet.
“See Clearly” marks Dummer’s second single of the year, following January’s “Kyrie Eleison (It’s Mercy We Need),” featuring Seattle-based Citizens. Among a string of collaborations, Dummer released the gratitude-filled “Carry” last year with singer/songwriter JJ Heller, while acclaimed duo Land of Color joined him for September’s “The Gospel Is Rest.” Co-produced by Dummer and Milligan, each of these selections—as well as the soaring 2021 anthem “Expectation”—will be featured on Dummer’s highly anticipated sophomore solo set, The Work Vol. II.
Elias Dummer co-founded and fronted one of Canada’s most acclaimed worship bands, The City Harmonic. As the group’s principal songwriter, he helped pen such hits as “Holy (Wedding Day)” and “Mountaintop,” as well as “Manifesto,” which served as the theme song for 2011’s National Day of Prayer. The City Harmonic earned 12 GMA Canada Covenant Awards and a Juno Award (Canada’s GRAMMY® equivalent), before disbanding in 2017.
Dummer released his solo debut, The Work Vol. I, in 2019 and was named Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2020 Covenant Awards. Both as a solo artist and with The City Harmonic, Dummer’s music has garnered more than 70 million streams to date.
PEABOD releases new music with a single titled “Spring Theory.” Alongside the new music, PEABOD also shares the official music video, which can be viewed below. On social media, PEABOD shares the following about the track.
I don’t usually get nervous to share music, but the song I’m dropping on Friday is one that I’ve been waiting to release for nearly 2 years, so I’m feeling some feelings I started writing Spring Theory right after the biggest tour I had ever been a part of got canceled because of the pandemic. The momentum my team and I had been working for seemed to grind to a halt (as it did for everybody). We decided to focus on releasing music. At that point I already had the track list for Growing Up Part 1 basically finished. But around that same time my anxiety took a turn for the worse, so I returned to songwriting as a processing tool. I wrote in bits and pieces over the next few months, and those thoughts became Spring Theory. As I longed for a new season in the world, in my life, and in my mental health, this song served as both a lament and a prayer of hope for me. Now, 2 years later, I can look back and see all the ways God cared for me. Through counseling, through my incredible wife, through the prayers of trusted friends, He continues to show up and meet me in new and personal ways that I never expect. If you’ve been waiting for a new season, this song is for you. I hope it’s validating and encouraging and that it points to this good news: when your situation feels dark and cold and you feel like nothing will ever change, hold on. Spring is coming. God sees you, and He loves you, and He’s with you. Hallelujah.
Known for his “happy raps,” clever wordplay, and catchy production, Seattle native Isaac Peabody puts an infectious new spin on the hip hop genre. Known by the stage name PEABOD, he makes the hip hop genre accessible to a wider audience and fills it with a long-overdue dose of fun relatability. Loaded with talent and infectious energy, PEABOD is a musical sensation listeners will be eager to call friend.
Today (Mar 18), internationally known North Point Worship releases new music with their single titled “Prodigals (Live)”. The track is available now. Alongside the new music, the group also releases the official music video, which can be viewed below.
Originally formed out of North Point Community Church’s high school ministry, InsideOut, the worship band from North Point Ministries now serves over a million people online, via television and at the multi-campus, metro Atlanta area North Point Community Church every week. It also serves a growing and diverse, multicultural group of worshippers reaching well-beyond its network of 90 local churches.
