Lakewood Music releases their brand-new song, “Rejoice Again (feat. Alexander Pappas),” available now on all streaming platforms. The declarative anthem will appear on the group’s forthcoming album, set to be released in early 2026. Listen to “Rejoice Again” here.
This year marks a season of remarkable growth and global impact for Lakewood Music. Following the first anniversary of their acclaimed live album Oh How Worthy, the group released the Nothing Is Over EP, featuring collaborations with Mitch Wong and Alexander Pappas. Their songs continue to connect deeply with congregations around the world, with the song “Inhabit” climbing to No. 740 on the CCLI chart, while “Faithfulness” remains in the Top 1000 most-sung worship songs.
The team also celebrated a milestone with Lakewood Español receiving its first-ever GMA Dove Award nomination for Habita. Lakewood Music recently wrapped up two powerful Worship Nights, each drawing thousands of attendees. The special evenings featured Tauren Wells, Alexander Pappas, Mitch Wong, and more, creating unforgettable moments of unity and worship.
“This year has been an incredible journey for Lakewood Music,” shares Lakewood Music’s Alexander Osteen. “From releasing our EP Nothing Is Over to witnessing Inhabit resonate with churches worldwide and receiving a Dove nomination for Habita, we’ve been humbled by how God is at work.
With our new single “Rejoice Again,” we wanted to capture the joy of being in God’s house and worshiping together. We hope it will be an invitation for all to enter His gates with thanksgiving. Our greatest desire is that every song continues to point people to Jesus and glorify His name.”
Lakewood Music Returns With Uplifting “Rejoice Again” Feat. Alexander Pappas
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As the group continues to expand its reach, Lakewood Music recently surpassed 100,000 followers on Instagram, a reflection of the growing global community engaging with their message of hope and faith.
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Jason Gray partners with trio Point of Grace to release a new holiday single “Comfort and Joy.”
I’ve been excited about this one… when the legendary Point of Grace invited me to be a part of their Christmas tour last year, we wrote a little song together that we sang each night. It was so much fun that we decided to record it, with Kipper Gray at the helm producing. I hope you enjoy it! -Gray
Jason Gray Partners With Point Of Grace On “Comfort And Joy”
When daily worries threaten to overshadow our blessings, sometimes we need a reminder to pause and give thanks. Life.Church Worship delivers exactly that with “Tanto,” the Spanish-language version of their worship anthem “So Much,” now available with a lyric video on YouTube.
Inspired by 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 and Colossians 4:2, the release pulses with atmospheric synths and dynamic builds that mirror the rising tide of gratitude in the human heart. It proves that the most profound messages often come wrapped in simplicity.
“This song is a response and outpouring of praise to God’s continual faithfulness in our lives. Leading with a posture of gratitude changes our perspective,” said Cassidy Estevez with Life.Church Worship.
The track weaves together themes of a hope that sustains through life’s storms, a mountain-moving faith, and the incomparable and beautiful name of Jesus—a name that triumphs even over death itself. It is an expression of the abundant goodness and life-changing grace found in Christ.
But “Tanto” represents more than a translation—it’s a bridge. Life.Church Worship isn’t simply converting words from one language to another; they’re expanding their mission to serve Spanish-speaking congregations both within their own locations and throughout the global Church.
“We have seen how God is moving through these songs in our local church, and we believe their reach and impact can be exponentially increased across cultural boundaries by releasing Spanish versions,” said Estevez. “This is something that’s been on our hearts for years, and we’re excited to see that vision become reality, with more to come.”
The song introduces a new project from Life.Church Worship, El Camino, a full-length Spanish album that will bring songs from The Way (2025) to Spanish-speaking communities worldwide in early 2026.
Life.Church Worship Expresses “So Much” To Be Grateful For In New Spanish Release
On November 14th, Two-time GRAMMY nominated multi-instrumentalist Blessing Offor will ring in everyone’s favorite time of the year with his new Christmas EP, To All A Good Night. The eight song offering features two new original Christmas songs, the pop infused “To All A Goodnight” co-written with Nathan Wallace and introspective “God With Us” co-written with Andrew Skib. To All A Good Night also includes Blessing’s take on *NSYNC’s “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” and Otis Redding’s “Merry Christmas, Baby.”
“I have a deep love for the Christmas season,” shares Blessing. “The nostalgia of it, the magic of it, the fun of it, and the meaning of it. I think all of those are represented on this EP and I’m excited for people to have it as the soundtrack of their holiday season.”
To All A Good Night Tracklist:
To All A Good Night (Blessing Offor & Nathan Wallace)
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays
God With Us (Blessing Offor & Andrew Skib)
Merry Christmas, Baby
Wonderful Christmastime
Snow Globe (Blessing Offor, John Thomas Roach, Steven Colyer)
Like A Child (Blessing Offor)
Little Drummer Boy
The release of To All A Good Night marks an end of another busy year for Blessing. This Summer, he released his long-awaited sophomore album, Real, which boasts over 33 million streams since its release in August. He punctuated the moment with two performances on Today with Jenna and Friends including his single “Lift Me Up” which has been streamed nearly 8 million times to date.
Blessing Offor Captures Magic Of The Holidays With ‘To All A Good Night’
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Since the debut of his album My Tribe, two-time GRAMMY nominee and multi-award winner Blessing Offor has established himself as an artist’s artist with a voice as bright and authentic as his personality. My Tribe debuted in early 2023 and quickly hit Top 20 on THREE Billboard charts. The album’s lead single, “Brighter Days” earned him his first RIAA Gold Certification and his duet, “The Goodness” with TobyMac, became his first #1.
Blessing was named 2023’s Amazon Music Breakthrough Artist and Pandora Artist to Watch and has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Kelly Clarkson and The Jennifer Hudson Show. Blessing spent most of 2024 on the road on Lauren Daigle’s Kaleidoscope Tourand made his Stagecoach Festival debut in 2025. His long-awaited sophomore album, Real, was created during a season of profound loss for Blessing, emotional wounds that led to 16 deeply personal songs. The album features singles, Lift Me Up,” “Jordans,” and “Somebody’s Child” with Dolly Parton.
Presence Music returns this Christmas with “Who Knew (Gift Wrapped),” a powerful new single featuring acclaimed Christian hip-hop artist Blake Whiteley. The high-energy collaboration blends worship and rap into a dynamic reminder of the true meaning of Christmas — that the greatest gift wasn’t found under a tree, but on a cross.
“Who Knew (Gift Wrapped)” connects the manger to the cross, declaring that the miracle of Christmas was never just about a baby born in Bethlehem — it was about a Savior who came to rescue humanity. Written by Leah Monson and Blake Whiteley and produced by ZK Productions, the track delivers both lyrical depth and sonic intensity. Its bold message challenges listeners to look beyond the season’s surface and embrace the eternal significance of Jesus’ birth, sacrifice, and resurrection.
Presence Music & Blake Whiteley Unite For A Bold Christmas Anthem “Who Knew (Gift Wrapped)”
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Blake Whiteley shares, “When I wrote these verses, I wasn’t trying to make another Christmas song — I was trying to remind myself what the real gift actually is. We spend so much time chasing things that fade, but Jesus gave us something eternal. These lyrics came from realizing I didn’t deserve His grace, but He gave it anyway. That’s what Christmas is all about — God stepping into our brokenness, changing who we are, and giving us life and purpose we could never earn. The best gift isn’t under a tree — it’s the One who hung on one.”
With national radio support through Kingdom Impact Group and distribution via NRT Music, “Who Knew (Gift Wrapped)” is positioned to make a major impact across both worship and Christian hip-hop audiences this holiday season. Presence Music will support the single through a national Christmas tour with Aaron Shust, Mark Schultz, and The Voicewinner Todd Tilghman, in addition to a local Wisconsin Christmas tour. The band will also continue promoting the release through paid social campaigns, Courage Music Marketing partnerships, and expanded streaming efforts.
This new release follows a banner year for Presence Music, whose breakout single “Down in the River” reached over 100 radio stations across eight countries and earned placements on major playlists including K-LOVE, Air1, and Apple Music’s New in Christian. The band is already looking ahead to 2026 with winter and spring tour dates alongside Ryan Stevenson and Stars Go Dim.
Maestro Andrea Bocelli teams up with the Capitol Christian award-winning recording artists, Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, for a brand new version of the uplifting GRAMMY-nominated track, ‘The Blessing’, released by Decca.
The song follows Bocelli’s two recent performances for the new Pope Leo XIV, the first with his son Matteoand the second at the Vatican with KAROL G for a live version of their hit single ‘Vivo Por Ella’, which has since re-entered viral charts.
‘The Blessing’, spreading a powerful message of hope, peace and divine protection, became a viral hit and worldwide success for the husband and wife duo, Jobe and Carnes, when originally released in 2020. Within its first months, over 100 churches and virtual choirs around the world recorded their own multilingual versions of the track, turning it into a global movement. Since then, the original has garnered over half a billion global streams and over 600 million social views and counting, winning awards and multiple nominations along the way.
Today’s stirring collaboration, with Andrea Bocelli’s emotive voice, complete with Italian lyrics, offers a profound sense of unity and support.
Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes add, “What a huge honor to record a new version of ‘The Blessing’ with Andrea Bocelli. We’ve listened to his incredibly beautiful voice for many years and had tears in our eyes when he started singing this song in Italian. So moving!! What a special recording this is!”
Charles Billingsley has just released the new holiday single, “Truly Home” (StowTown Records/Sony/Provident) – just in time for the Christmas season and his 14-city Christmas tour which stops at such esteemed stages as Carnegie Hall, Liberty University and the Kennedy Center. Inspired by the loss of his mother.
“Truly Home” is a prolific song with universal resonance, as it tenderly tackles the subject of grief during Christmastime. Every holiday is bittersweet due to the absence of loved ones, but this song is a lovely reminder that those we miss are with the One the season is about.
Says Billingsley: “The holiday season is full of so much joy and laughter! But, for many it can also be a time of sadness…especially for those who have recently lost a loved one. I, too, have experienced the fullness of that joy, but also the weight of that sadness. I pray that this song I wrote for my mom will encourage and bless you this Thanksgiving and Christmas season. My prayer is that it will remind you of the eternal home and the everlasting hope we have as children of God.”
Charles Billingsley Announces New Christmas Single & Tour
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The new single was produced by Billingsley’s longtime music director Adam Lancaster and Scotty Wilbanks, a GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award-winning producer and the keyboard player for Luke Bryan and Third Day. The song was written by Billingsley, Lancaster, Wilbanks, and Tony Wood.
On the Christian music scene since the early 90s, Billingsley is a multi-Dove Award nominee who began his career with GRAMMY nominated genre giants NewSong. Recognized internationally as a CCM artist, songwriter and worship leader, Billingsley is known for his uplifting pop-influenced sound.
Beloved worship leader for “Women of Joy,” “Gridiron” and “Celebrators” conferences (all nationwide tours) and for his tenure leading worship at Thomas Road Baptist Church and Shadow Mountain Church, he continues to blaze a trail in the Christian music industry.
TOUR DATES:
NOV 1 — Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church — Fayetteville, GA Tickets
NOV 2 — Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church — Fayetteville, GA
NOV 6 — Brewton Parker Christian University — Mt Vernon, GA Tickets
NOV 21 — Trinity Church of New Cumberland — New Cumberland, PA Tickets
NOV 24 — Carnegie Hall — New York, NY Tickets
NOV 30 — Grove Avenue Baptist Church — Richmond, VA
DEC 3 — Pleasant Hill Baptist Church — Columbus, MS
DEC 4 — Woodland Hills Family — Branson, MO
DEC 5 — Easthaven Baptist Church — Brookhaven, MS
DEC 7 — Prestonwood Baptist North Campus — Prosper, TX
DEC 7 — First Baptist Church — Texarkana, TX
DEC 12 — Virginia Christmas Spectacular — Lynchburg, VA Tickets
DEC 13 — Virginia Christmas Spectacular — Lynchburg, VA Tickets
DEC 14 — Virginia Christmas Spectacular — Lynchburg, VA Tickets
DEC 15 — Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church — Baker, FL
DEC 16 — Thalia Lynn Baptist — Virginia Beach, VA Tickets
DEC 17 — The Kennedy Center — Washington, DC
DEC 19 — Liberty University School of Music Concert Hall — Lynchburg, VA Tickets
DEC 20 — Robinson Fine Arts Center — Plano, TX Tickets
DEC 21 — Prestonwood Baptist North Campus — Plano, TX
The Caribbean’s global gospel music ambassador Sherwin Gardner continues to ride the waves of success that his 2024 viral smash “Find Me Here (Blessings Find Me)” brought with its 2 billion TikTok views and millions of digital streams.
He has gifted his fans with an engaging, six-track set of original Christmas songs that are bound to raise the temperature no matter how cold and frightful the weather outside may be. The Christmas Glow project combines elements of Gardner’s Caribbean heritage with Afrobeat and U.S. Pop music flavors.
The set opens with the Island groove “Christmas Joy” that recalls Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s Hawaiian rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” The title cut is a discordant collab with singer on the rise Franchesca. “Leh, We Go Tell It” is a percussive, danceable Afrobeat that calls cities and countries around the globe to come together to celebrate the Jesus birth. “Christmas Drip” is a Caribbean Pop groove about dressing up for the holiday. Gardner also celebrates holiday romance on the Reggae-styled “Wrap Me Up” and the ballad “With You” where he thanks God for his new love.
Sherwin Gardner Releases ‘Christmas Glow’
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“This Christmas album was born out of the joy and celebration we experience in the Caribbean during the season,” Gardner says. “It’s that time when families gather, friends visit from house to house, everyone’s painting, cleaning, cooking, and praying together — everything feels new again.
I wanted to capture that island spirit but also blend it with the warmth of Christmas abroad — the cool weather, cozy moments, and love that connects us all. It’s a fresh, joyful, and uniquely Caribbean take on Christmas that I believe people everywhere will enjoy.” Throughout the set, Gardner’s tight tenor and Trinidadian patois add flavor and zest to an astounding and festive set of new holiday tunes.
One month after releasing his EP O Amor Que Encontrei — which has already surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify and over 1 million views on YouTube — Brazilian singer Gabriel Guedes presents a bonus track from the project, marking a phase of experimentation in his career with modern sounds such as pop, funk, R&B, and reggaeton.
The new song, Tudo Vai Ficar Bem, is the first official Portuguese version of Be Alright by American singer Evan Craft. The connection between the two artists began in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, when Guedes posted an Instagram Story singing the song.
“I recorded a story — back then it was still just 15 seconds — and Evan replied asking if I spoke English or Spanish, saying we needed to release this song in Portuguese. It was amazing to share that idea and dream about recording a version for the Brazilian audience. We reconnected later through our labels — Capitol Records, which represents Evan, and Onimusic, which represents me here in Brazil.
They already had a great relationship, and from there came the idea of including this song in my new album. It took four years, but the right time has finally come. I truly believe it happened in God’s timing and that everything is unfolding according to His will,” explains Guedes.
According to Gabriel, the production combines elements from both countries. Evan Craft shared the original stems — including guitars, pads, and effects — while Guedes, alongside producer Abee (who also worked on O Amor Que Encontrei), added drums, bass, and other layers in Brazil.
“I talked to Abee about the sound I had in mind and gave him my references to achieve what we envisioned. I recorded the vocals with Evan in Nashville at Capitol Records Studios this July. That was the first time we met in person. We recorded the vocals and also filmed the music video, which has a very intimate and introspective vibe. My hope is that this song brings peace and refreshment to those who are anxious and in need of calm — that they may encounter the love of Jesus through this music,” says Gabriel.
Born in California, Evan Craft has been involved with music since the age of 12. With 15 albums in English and Spanish and numerous singles, his hit Be Alright was released in 2021 on the album Desesperado, reaching No. 1 on the charts after climbing into the Top 20 in just three weeks. The song featured Danny Gokey and Redimi2, and later gained remix versions with KB and Sam Rivera, as well as a Spanish version with Steven Malcolm.
Evan Craft Featured On Gabriel Guedes’ “Tudo Vai Ficar Bem (Be Alright)”
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“Be Alright was originally written in Spanish and became an anthem for people facing chaos and loneliness during Covid. We wrote it for those battling anxiety and depression — people who might have felt unseen by God in their pain. But we know that even in the reality of suffering here on Earth, God is making all things new. Jesus said He is preparing a place where there will be no more pain or tears, and that everything will be alright. We never imagined the song would reach so many, but it’s been amazing to hear how people have found comfort and connection with the Holy Spirit through it,” shares Evan.
Evan says he had long wanted to collaborate with Gabriel.
“I’d wanted to work with Gabriel for a while, but the opportunity was delayed because of the pandemic. Gabriel brought so much life to the song, and I’m so grateful he’s bringing it to Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking communities. His music, influence, and life are an example of faithfulness, and it’s a privilege to work with him. I’m really excited to see the response in Brazil and believe this song will bring comfort in the midst of the chaos and uncertainty we all face as human beings. I’d love to release more songs in Portuguese — I truly admire the musicians, singers, and songwriters there. I think they’re among the best in the world. I’d definitely perform in Brazil if I were invited,” says Craft.