Platinum-selling artist and award-winning songwriter Dante Bowe is spreading positivity with “joyful,” the lead single from his forthcoming sophomore album Circles.
The gospel and R&B infused track reminds listeners that although most of us have experienced change in our lives, some things – like joy – remain constant. With an infectious beat and uplifting lyrics that can’t help but put a skip in your step, Dante declares that all we have is today to make joy contagious. “joyful” is now available on all streaming services HERE.
“‘joyful’ is a breath of fresh air at a time when we all need it. Joy is so different than happiness. While happiness is that temporary feeling created by circumstance, joy isn’t based on anything other than truth,” Bowe observes. “You can be in a bad place or sad situation and still have joy: the knowing that greater things are coming and the moment you are in is not the end.”
Earlier this month Bowe announced that his long-awaited sophomore album and record label debut, Circles, will be released via Bethel Music on March 26th. To help celebrate the release, Dante will be performing select album tracks for an intimate livestream concert on March 19th, giving fans a sneak peek into what is being called Dante’s “most personal work to date.” Tickets are free and can be claimed at www.dantebowe.com.
Nigerian Dove Award winning Songstress Sinach releases new music with her latest single titled “Love My Home.”
This single is another pre-release ahead of Sinach’s upcoming album titled Greatest Lord, which is said to feature Travis Greene, Darlene Zschech, Nathanial Bassey, Panam Percy Paul, Leeland, Maranda Curtis, and more.
Sinach, whose full name is Osinachi Okoro, is the songwriter to over 200 songs, most recently to the world-renowned worship anthem “Way Maker.”
JJ Heller releases the first single off her upcoming album titled I Dream Of You Vol. 1.
Heller shares that “while [the new album is] mostly a dressed-up version of the songs on the original album, we did add two cover songs and a couple more originals.”
Alternative phenom Alex Henry Foster releases today (March. 12) the second video/single, “Winter Is Coming In,” from his live triple-vinyl / double-CD and concert film Standing Under Bright Lights that is set to release April 16 and available to preorder now from Hopeful Tragedy Records. The project was recorded live in front of a sold out Club Soda (July 2019) while Foster headlined the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Filled with an intense, sprechstimme-driven opening followed by hopeful-expressed lyrics sung amidst a wash of instrumentation that melt into a quiet, peaceful resonance, Foster wrote “Winter Is Coming In” after wrestling with his own broken childhood, abuses of which he has been a victim, functional depression and thoughts of taking his own life.
“The amount of time I must have spent musing, contemplating, struggling and raging for that song…I was obsessed with ‘authenticity,’ the measure of consciousness it requires to be honest, the nature of redemption, the meaning of being free, contrition, confession, the difference between hope and truth,” Foster shares. He realized the key to the song “wasn’t about understanding the concept of confession and faith…it was allowing those words to loudly carry a burden I was usually holding in the loneliest of all silences…”
The song’s companion video is featured this week by by Louder Than War, Rebel Noise and Glide Magazine, which calls the track “a vivacious take that is transcending with cryptic electricity that spirals and unravels serendipitously.” The magazine also labels Foster a “creative force” that “has helped transcend post-rock into a realm of prog possibilities encompassing the world where Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree meet Godspeed You! Black Emperor.”
“Winter Is Coming In” follows Foster’s release of lead single “The Son of Hannah,” which was featured by American Songwriter and labeled “simply fascinating” by a Rolling Stone playlist. It also gathered video premiers by both BrooklynVegan and Prog Magazine. “The Son of Hannah” was further featured on multiple Spotify Playlists, including Loudwire’s “Weekly Wire-This Week’s Best Songs,” “Best Of Rock” (along with Foo Fighters, Five Finger Death Punch, Adelitas Way, Breaking Benjamin and more), plus Post Rock, Dark Folk, Progressive, Noise Rock, Sad songs for hopeful nights and others.
Recently featured by Montreal Rocks and named as one of Sound Vapors’ top 5 all-time favorite interviews,” Foster is from Montreal and now resides in the highlands of Virginia. His full production, 11-piece band concert, Standing Under Bright Lights, was named one of the top five events not to be missed by Canada’s national TV/Radio broadcaster CBC. Originally set to release October 8, 2020, which would have been his late father’s birthday, Foster decided to utilize the extra time the worldwide pandemic would give him to produce the recording and concert film.
Along with “The Son of Hannah” and “Winter Is Coming In,” Standing Under Bright Lights features every song from Foster’s debut solo album, Windows in the Sky, which hit No. 1 multiple times on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, staying in the Top 40 on the chart for a full year after its release. The songs from this celebrated album were re-invented for the live recording as the band performed along with a movie projection produced by Foster. Almost 2 hours and 30 minutes long, the concert at which Standing Under Bright Lightswas recorded is now considered among the best concerts throughout the 40 years of the Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Following the release of the album, Foster and his band are preparing to tour internationally with 23 dates in Europe set to begin in May, pandemic allowing.
After bringing us two EP’s last year that soon became a favourite for many fans, Marizu is back with his first track of 2021! Every time you hear Marizu is releasing a new track, you know it is going to be something special and this time the anticipation is as strong as ever.
His first song in 2020, ‘I Know’ was an audacious twist from his usual Afrobeat style and it has shown us how versatile his music style is. This new track ‘Wonder’ takes us back to his melodious vibey style, coupled with lyrics that remind you of the greatness of God and your identity as God’s child. There is no doubt this track is to set to become another favourite!
Since the artist released his debut single ‘Chosen’ in 2018, he has garnered over a 3.5 million views on YouTube and 3m streams on digital streaming platforms. Marizu stressed in a recent post, “My desire for everyone who listens is to feel liberated and loved. Remember this, ‘You’re a wonder because Christ lives in you.’” – Marizu
‘Wonder’ is available to download and stream on all digital platforms – iTunes, Apple Music, Googleplay, Amazon, Spotify, and Youtube from March 12.
This track was released under HFP Music label and was written by Marizu, pro- duced by Schekina and graphics by JA Brand Design.
NF – chart-topping rapper releases another new song “LOST” the highly-anticipated collaboration between him and Hopsin.
“LOST” is from his upcoming project CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE) set to drop March 26, 2021. “Lost” Ft. Hopsin is now available for streaming and the official visual for the song can be seen below.
CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE) is now available for pre-order/pre-add via NF Real Music/Caroline here.
Ever since his Billboard-topping fourth album, 2019’s The Search, fans have eagerly awaited more of his emotive and brutally honest songwriting, grand production, and sharp delivery. This new single suggests that CLOUDS (THE MIXTAPE) will be well worth the wait.
Zack Landry – Award-winning gospel artist released a new single titled “Hold On” to gospel-formatted radio outlets today.
The song, which Landry wrote, was produced by Brandon Butler on the IndieBlue label. The song releases to digital outlets on March 12th with the video to follow on March 15th.
“My mission is to fulfill God’s word through music,” says Landry, who realized at a young age that he could play music by ear.
With the encouragement of family and friends, Landry began playing the organ and piano at age 15, followed by music classes to learn how to read music.
When Landry and his family were displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Landry turned to songwriting. He wrote several songs, including “Lord, We Say Thank You” and “I Realize,” the latter as recognition that his purpose is to win souls for Christ through his music.
In 2008, Landry and some friends formed Phaze, a group that performed Landry’s music as well as serve as the praise and worship band at their church. In 2015, Landry and Phaze recorded an album, “Come On, Praise Him.” They have performed on the gospel stage at the New Orleans JazzFest, as well as at the New Orleans chapter of Gospel Music Workshop of America. Landry has performed with various artists, including the Rev. Donnie McClurkin, who encouraged Landry to “set a standard in music. Be a trendsetter, not a follower.”
Landry has won numerous awards, including being named Rhythm of Gospel Best Contemporary Artist in 2015 and the NOLA Award for Best Contemporary Artist in 2016.
Samuel Suh – A South African based singer and songwriter offers new single One Word accompanied by a beautifully shot visuals.
One Word serves as a follow-up single to his first single ‘Rivers’ and also the second song off the official EP titled “Victory”.
The video is directed and shot by Orlando Da Costa O’magic and Produced by Scarecrow Beats. It also features a beautiful rooftop performance scene view of the Johannesburg, South Africa CBD, skyline performing, and vibing to the song at sunset with his band.
YWAM Kona Music releases the official live video for “To The Ends of the Earth”.
YWAM is a global movement of Christians from many cultures, age groups, and Christian traditions, all dedicated to advancing the Gospel and serving Jesus throughout the world. Established in 1960 by American Dr. Loren Cunningham and his wife Darlene, YWAM was founded with the purpose to “know God and to make Him known.” Today, YWAM has over 15,000 full-time ‘volunteer’ missionaries who train 25,000 short-term missions volunteers annually, serving in more than 181 countries globally.
YWAM Kona Music is the worship team and soundtrack for this heart-fire movement located in Kona, Hawaii. Leading on YWAM’s largest global missions base and ministry training facility in the world, YWAM Kona Music is declaring, praying, seeking, singing, trusting, and following Jesus, fueling passionate praise, intercession and prayer for believers everywhere.
