The Worship Initiative releases the official video for “Behold Him (Live),” which can be viewed below. The recording features Aaron Williams and John Marc Kohl and was filmed at The Worship Initiative Studios in Dallas, Texas.
“Behold Him,” featured on The Worship Initiative Vol 28 (Live), is available to download and stream.
Northwood Worship releases the live video for “Freedom,” which can be viewed below. The track was featured on the group’s debut project, Throne Room, which dropped late last year.
Throne Room (Live) is available now to download or stream.
Martin Smith releases “Our Eyes Are on You” featuring Elle Limebear. The track can be heard below and is available now to download/stream.
“I really hope that when this song comes out on Friday it would encourage you that whatever you are going through or have gone through last year, that when you fix your eyes on Jesus he will carry you through tomorrow,” Smith shares on social media.
Martin Smith’s life and career have always been an open book. From the life-threatening road accident he was involved in his twenties, to super-stardom as the frontman of Delirious? the father of six has always talked candidly about his experiences. His journey has been a remarkable one and his music reflects not only his prowess as a musician and accomplished songwriter but also his unwavering faith and belief that together we can change the World.
Elle Limebear, who hails from Brighton, U.K. as the daughter of Delirious? frontman Martin Smith, is certainly not new to the world of music. She performed with her dad at packed stadiums around the world, seeing the global church worshipping while also working as a worship leader and youth pastor in the U.K., creating her foundation into a successful career as a solo artist. In addition to leading worship at churches all over the world, including stops in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and more.
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Dream Records’ Equippers Revolution releases a new song titled “True Love.” An EP featuring this track is set to drop next Friday.
“True Love” is available now to download or stream.
Multi-platinum rockers Skillet released another pre-release track from their new studio album, Dominion (Atlantic), which is set to drop on January 14, 2022. You can hear the title track streaming below. Fans can also pre-save the album here.
Their 11th studio project, it follows Skillet’s amazing track record of two RIAA certified multi-platinum albums, two Gold Albums, five RIAA certified multi-platinum singles, and four gold singles. Dominion, produced by Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Disturbed) with songs written by John Cooper, Korey Cooper, Kevin Churko and Kane Churko, was created 100% remotely between the band’s tour dates, home studio in Wisconsin, and the Churko’s studio in Las Vegas.
“DOMINION is about the celebration of freedom, a liberation from fear – to be who we want to be, say what we want to say, believe what we want to believe,” Cooper says. “In some ways it’s a reminder of the God-given rights that we were born with. It’s time to regain some sort of control over our lives and not be a slave to fear. I hope this record is going to make people feel empowered, inspired, uplifted and want to rock their faces off!”
They’ll be doing just that when they headline Winter Jam 2022, kicking off on January 7 in Charleston, WV. For all Skillet tour info, visit Skillet.com.
Here is a new song dubbed “Firm Foundation” featuring Cody Carnes and Chandler Moore which can be heard below.
“Firm Foundation (He Won’t)” was written by Moore, Carnes and Austin Davis. This video was captured in Chicago, IL during Maverick City’s national tour, Welcome to Maverick City, October 1st, 2021.
“In such a shaky season, it was burning in my heart to write a song that declared what Jesus teaches us in Matthew 7,” shares Cody Carnes on the inspiration for his new song. “It says, Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. The world can be in chaos all outside our windows, but when we build our house on Jesus, we can have confidence knowing that our foundation is secure. We’re not going down! This new song celebrates that truth. I pray it blesses you.”
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Abby Robertson releases a new single titled “Without Your Love.” Robertson will have a busy start of 2022, as she heads out on tour with WinterJam kicking off this weekend. “Without Your Love” is available now to download or stream.
Abby shares on social media, “I have no words! I’m just so excited and super pumped for you to hear this… and to play it LIVE on Winter Jam Tour!”
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No stranger to the struggle of how to balance work and family, Christian artist Ileen Laura’s hopeful and inspiring new single “Sit Beside Me” documents the process she and her husband went through as they figured out how to prioritize her music career amid their family responsibilities.
“Back in 2020, the pandemic had just become a
,” the singer/songwriter recalls. “Schools were shut down and, as a high school music teacher, this meant planning for school music concerts and festivals was put on pause.”
Within quarantine, time became all Ileen Laura’s for a moment, and she began to consider her life and her purpose — concluding that something was missing.
During one of the first evenings in the stay-at-home order, she and her husband were discussing why she stopped writing music after they got married, and got into huge disagreements. “I had been blaming him for missed opportunities,” she shares. With previously released offerings including “Letters To My Daughter” in 2013, and “Joy” in 2010, as well as having opened for Walk Off The Earth, Justin Nozuka, and at the Scene Music Festival, she had also just assumed her music career was now behind her — despite her husband’s willingness to support it.
“I wrote ‘Sit Beside Me’ after hearing my pastor speak one Sunday at our church on the subject of ‘Spiritual Gifts,’” she says. “He spoke about the fact that, as Christians we are all given these gifts, but it is up to us to use our gifts to glorify God.
“It was as if he wrote the sermon just for me. I realized I hadn’t been using my gift at all.”
A year later, she had written a full-length album, fully recommitting herself to her craft and higher power; I Am Yours is set for release this Spring 2022.
For its part, “Sit Beside Me” begins with a tinkling piano that gradually becomes richer and more full-bodied throughout the song’s progression. Punctuated by moments of dramatic percussion, Laura’s voice is clear and soaring as she sings with fondness and conviction about the church sermon that finally brought her back to her music.
Notable gospel artist, Charles Clark of Durham, North Carolina will be releasing his single, “You Are” on all digital platforms this Friday, January 7. This single is in preparation for a full album release in Spring 2022.
Charles’ gospel roots with colorful, yet catchy melody speaks to the identity of Christ – pointing back to Jesus in this widely anticipated single. Charles Clark’s confident sound of exhortation is sure to inspire all listeners to praise and worship.
Charles’ single release of “You Are” is timely as we start the year of 2022. It is imperative as many believers are putting and keeping Christ in His rightful place.
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Charles has also been privileged to share the stage with many gospel greats including Karen Clark-Sheard, JJ Hairston, Byron Cage, Vickie Winans, Pastor John P. Kee, Hezekiah Walker, Micah Stampley, Jonathan Nelson, and various gospel comedians. He has also been a background vocalist for Dorinda Clark-Cole, Jessica Reedy, Vashawn Mitchell and a few others. Charles also made an appearance at the world-renowned Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York on “Amateur Night” and his performance was viewed by thousands across the nation. He is also the 2016 WIDU Carolina’s Best Solo Winner. In 2013 his debut EP entitled “Still with Me” hit the ground running and caught visibility from radio stations and industry executives.
After releasing “The Promises of God” – the popular single that has lifted congregations and spread across the country in only 10 months – Dr. Judith Christie McAllister is coming with yet another single – “God Is On My Side” – available on all streaming platforms this Friday, Jan. 7th, 2022.
Recorded in Los Angeles, this song serves as an anthem for all faith-based worshippers. Inspired by the Book of Psalms and the life of King David, “God Is On My Side” provides timely encouragement for this season in which we live.
Dr. McAllister proclaims, “God is on my side, I have no reason to worry to fear. God is on my side, He keeps me in perfect peace. God is on my side, I praise Him for what He has promised me, through Him the victory; and I know we win.” This song truly serves as a rousing proclamation and reminder that God is for us!
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About Dr. Judith Christie McAllister:
Often called the “First Lady of Praise and Worship”, Dr. Judith Christie McAllister has penned and sung songs that are now heard across the globe. She is a Grammy-nominated choir director, songwriter, producer, author, and one who is most noted as being a forerunner of the Praise & Worship Movement within the African American Church. With a career span of over 30 years, 4 albums on her own record label, and decades of leadership in The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), Dr. J’s fingerprints can be found on the hearts and lives of Worship Leaders and worshippers everywhere.
