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Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Jonathan McReynolds, Erica Campbell, Israel Houghton, and Jekalyn Carr announced their 2024 tour ‘One Hallelujah’. Produced by Live Nation, the 25-city tour kicks off on March 6 at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston making stops across the U.S. in New York, Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, Houston, and more before wrapping up in San Francisco at YouTube Theater on April 21. Tickets will be available starting with Artist presales beginning Wednesday, December 13. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, December 15 at 10am local time at Ticketmaster.com. ONE HALLELUJAH TOUR 2024 DATES: Wed Mar 06 — Boston, MA…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. With a groundbreaking three-decade career boasting chart-topping recordings and genre-defining hit singles, GRAMMY® nominated, Dove Award-winning Christian music trailblazers Point of Grace were recently honored by fans, family and fellow artists during their annual Circle of Friends Weekend in Franklin, Tennessee. The 30th anniversary celebration featured video tributes from Little Big Town, Amy Grant, CeCe Winans and Michael W. Smith, among others, while Centricity Music senior vice president of A&R John Mays—a former Word Records executive instrumental in Point of Grace’s launch and subsequent success—presented plaques to group members Shelley Breen, Leigh Cappillino and Denise Jones commemorating major milestones in the vocal ensemble’s career to date. Since the…

Recently, Michael W. Smith had the opportunity to perform on FOX & Friends’ All American Christmas Concert Series, singing the Christmas carol “Silent Night.” His performance comes on the heels of Katy Nichole’s FOX & Friends debut earlier this month, where she sang “O Holy Night.” Additionally, Smith stopped by K-LOVE Radio to share an exclusive performance of his song “Sometime Every Christmas.” You can watch it here and listen to the new acoustic version of the song wherever you stream your music. “Christmas is our family’s favorite time of year,” Smith said on his Instagram page. “It’s a season filled with special memories, big and small. Every Christmas, I’m…

Soul-inspired pop singer/songwriter, worship leader, accomplished pianist, and producer Natalie Layne is named by Pandora in its 2024 Pandora Ten Artists To Watch campaign. This annual program highlights 10 of the most promising new recording artists. Previous year’s lists have featured success stories like Dua Lipa, Post Malone, The Kid LAROI, and Tate McRae. Following this month’s announcement, Pandora is set to support the 2024 Pandora Ten Artists To Watch on socials and on its platform editorially throughout the year. Additionally, this subscription-based music streaming service owned by Sirius XM Holdings is featuring Layne in a Times Square billboard located in New York City on Broadway between 45th and 46th…

World Vision presents the Winter Jam 2024 Tour, founded by Newsong and produced by Premier Productions. Christian music’s biggest tour with performances by Crowder, Lecrae, CAIN, Katy Nichole, Seventh Day Slumber, and Newsong, including Speaker Zane Black. Winter Jam 2024 kicks off on January 12 in Mobile, AL, and will hit a total of 39 cities and arenas around the country, including Tampa, FL; Pittsburgh, PA; Charlotte, NC; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; Memphis, TN, and St. Louis, MO. This year’s Winter Jam will feature first-time tour performers, including CAIN, Katy Nichole, Seventh Day Slumber, and Joseph O’Brien. “I can’t wait to be out on Winter Jam again! It’s a special…

With the GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award-winning Christian rock band Pillar announcing that they would be returning to the stage next summer for a performance at Alive Music Festival in July 2024, fans were overjoyed with the news that one of the most popular and successful rock bands were finally making a triumphant return to the stage after nearly a decade absence from performing. Pillar announced that in addition to the performance on the main stage at Alive Music Festival on Saturday, July 20, 2024, they have added two additional shows. These three shows are the only shows that Pillar will play in 2024. The band starts with a hometown show…