Centricity Music, the No. 1 Billboard Top Christian Albums Imprint for three consecutive years, has signed soul-inspired pop singer/songwriter, pianist and worship leader Natalie Layne to an exclusive, worldwide recording and publishing contract.

From Colorado Springs and currently residing in Nashville, Layne’s latest independent single, “Love Me Back to Life,” has gained millions of views on Instagram Reels and on TikTok where she has over 197,000 followers and 2.8 million likes on her videos. The single follows her 2021 Castles EP and 2020 independent debut Be Human that have garnered attention worldwide. The music led to opening concerts for Jeremy Camp, Chris Tomlin and We the Kingdom, as well as sharing stages at festivals with Steven Curtis Chapman, Mandisa and Crowder.

“He’s the God of dreams. Unbelievably excited to share that I’ve signed a record deal with Centricity Music after getting to know their team over the past three years,” Layne shares on Instagram.

“I’ve been telling our team for a long time that Natalie was an absolute force of talent and one of the most gifted artists I’ve come across,” says John Mays, Centricity Music’s Senior Vice President, A&R. “At our recent indie artist retreat, we discovered that her level of talent is exceeded only by her heart for God and love for people. We’re fortunate to be able to partner with Natalie and are excited to play our role in getting her music to the world.”

“I’m so proud of Natalie to sign a record deal with Centricity!” exclaims Marcus Rixon, President, Rixon Entertainment Group. “It’s been an incredible journey working with her for the past three years, and I’m confident that this partnership will be the perfect fit for her and her musical talents.”

Playing in several Nashville-based R&B and jazz bands, Layne graduated with a Master’s Degree in Commercial Piano from Belmont University where she also taught Fundamentals of Music classes. Writing and producing her own music, she also leads worship at her local church. She began leading worship at the age of 12 alongside worship pastors such as Cory Asbury, Jon Egan and Jared Anderson. By age 14, she was heading up teams of musicians at New Life Church and has spent time traveling across America leading worship and sharing her original songs.

The No. 1 Billboard Top Christian Albums Imprint for three consecutive years, Centricity Music has a banner year in 2022, receiving RIAA Platinum and Gold certifications for Lauren Daigle and reaching the top of the radio charts four times led by songs from Brandon Heath, Jordan Feliz and Katy Nichole.

Billboard Chartbreaker Nichole went from being virtually bedridden due to her scoliosis to becoming one of the brightest new stars of 2022. She released her fist single Jan. 26, “In Jesus Name (God of Possible),” which went on to become the biggest song this decade on the Hot Christian Songs chart, holding 20-weeks at No. 1. Her second single, “God Is In This Story,” spent another three weeks atop that chart. The success is highlighted in this week’s Billboard Year in Music, the No. 1s issue with Nichole topping six categories, including: Top Christian Female, Top Christian New Artist, Christian Airplay and Christian Digital Song Sales.

Nominated for an American Music Award and a Dove Award (co-hosting and performing on the GMA Dove Awards Pre-Telecast) plus winning a K-LOVE Fan Award and making her Grand Ole Opry debut, Katy was also featured on the K-LOVE Christmas Tour 2022 and wrapped up successful tours with Jeremy Camp, Matthew West and more.

Signed to Centricity Music in 2021, five-time GRAMMY-nominated, eight-time Dove Award-winning Brandon Heath released his first full-length album on the label, Enough Already, April 22. The acclaimed album sparked the No. 1 Billboard Christian AC radio hit, “See Me Through It,” and features eight more tracks that find Heath addressing faith-shaping questions and collaborating with multiple award-winning producers and songwriters.

RIAA Gold-selling, Dove Award-winning pop recording artist and songwriter Jordan Feliz reached radio’s top position on multiple Billboard charts with his celebratory “Jesus Is Coming Back.” The song is featured on the 18-track deluxe version of Feliz’s acclaimed, third full-length album Say It from Centricity Music. The album combines pop, gospel and soul along with some of Feliz’s most transparent and personal lyrics to date.

Two-time GRAMMY Award winner and multi-platinum selling artist Lauren Daigle has her GRAMMY Award-winning crossover hit, “You Say,” the longest-running No. 1 song of any genre on the weekly Billboard Hot charts, certified 5x-Platinum by the RIAA. Her second full-length album, Look Up Child, is also certified Platinum while her latest radio single and sixth No. 1, “Hold On To Me,” is RIAA certified Gold.

With the label’s continued success comes organic growth within Centricity Music, which announces three new hires. Tyler Osswald is named Digital Marketing Manager and Sarah Shinn joins as Marketing Manager, Radio. Camy McArdle comes on board as Sr. Manager Finance / Business Affairs.

Centricity Music celebrates the season with multiple releases from its acclaimed artist roster, all meant to bring the joy of Christmas to people everywhere. Brandon Heath, Jordan Feliz, Katy Nichole, Apollo LTD and Coby James each have holiday songs reaching the masses now through airwaves (including SiriusXM’s The Message), digital downloads and online plays around the world.

Five-time GRAMMY-nominated, eight-time Dove Award-winning Brandon Heath is joined by BEC artist Tasha Layton on the original song “God Made A Way.” Both of these artists had No. 1 radio hits from their respective albums this year (Heath’s “See Me Through It” from Enough Already and Layton’s title track from How Far) and come together for this beautiful and emotionally impactful new Christmas duet. The song and concept studio performance video at https://youtu.be/gaDxtPu_-Zw calls attention to how God made a way in a manger.

RIAA Gold-selling, Dove Award-winning pop recording artist and songwriter Jordan Feliz shares his four-song Christmas EP, Joy To The World. The EP features “Hallelujah, Our King,” which was highlighted in the Christmas With The Chosen: The Messengers special that became a top box office hit in theaters over the holidays last year.

This year’s Billboard Chartbreaker and American Music Award-nominated Katy Nicholereveals her first-ever Christmas offering, “O What A King.” Written by Nichole, Heath and Jeff Pardo, the song of worship is uniquely composed from Mary’s perspective.

More new Christmas music debuts come this year from cinematic, alternative-pop duo Apollo LTD releasing its joyful “This Christmas” and accomplished, TigerBeat-featured singer, songwriter and guitarist Coby James bringing to light “What Christmas Is All About.”

Much of this new music will be heard live on tour this season with Heath and Nichole featured on star-studded legs of this year’s K-LOVE Christmas Tour and Feliz leading his Christmas favorites and more hits on his Feliz Navidad Tour that begins Dec. 9 in Tallahassee, FL.

For further information on these artists and all their latest tour, music and more news, visit https://centricitymusic.com/.