Zach Williams brought his unique blend of Christian southern rock, blues, and country music with his signature grit to the beautiful sold-out Carpenter Theater at Dominion Energy Center in downtown Richmond, Virginia October 4, 2023. Zach’s A Hundred Highways Tour, also featured Christian pop artist Riley Clemmons and I was thrilled to finally see her live in concert. Zach Williams’ popularity has exploded in recent years, and the Virginia audience’s reaction was incredible. At times you could hardly hear Zach singing because fans were belting out the lyrics they knew so well. It reminded me of a Lionel Ritchie concert where he declared that it was just one big karaoke…

The fifth single from the multi-artist A New Heaven And A New Earth project, “Our Common Home,” releases today (Oct. 6) at digital and streaming outlets globally from The Fuel Music. The single features GRAMMY®-nominated, Dove Award-winning Building 429 lead vocalist Jason Roy, renowned recording artist, producer and college professor Don Chaffer (Waterdeep) and iconic singer/songwriter Phil Joel (Newsboys). The full-length A New Heaven And A New Earth project is slated to premiere May 2024.   Written by Chaffer, Joel and Centricity Music’s singer/songwriter Jason Gray, “Our Common Home” was inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical, Laudato si’, On Care for Our Common Home. The song features the refrain: Lord,…

Nine-time GRAMMY Award nominee and Curb | Word Entertainment artist Natalie Grant has released her highly anticipated new album, Seasons. The 10-track album features Grant’s own twist on songs that have made a lasting impression on her life as well as her illustrious career. To create Seasons, Grant invited some of the top artists in their genres to join her including Mary Mary with their first re-recorded version of their smash hit “Shackles (Praise You),” Tasha Cobbs Leonard on Paul Simon’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” and her mother and daughters on Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love.” Seasons debuted at No. 1 on iTunes and the lead single, “You…

Love & The Outcome stopped by the CCM Cafe to chat with us about their new single ‘Human’ and the new version of Jodi’s book ‘You Got This’ (out now)! The duo also gave us the first-ever acoustic performance of their new single ‘Human.’ The new single was inspired by the couple’s journey to rebuild their lives after the loss of their home in a flood two years ago. The post Love & The Outcome Talks New Single & Book appeared first on CCM Magazine.

Chattanooga, TN, September 2023 The Contemporary Christian music group, Writing Rounds Worship, has teamed up with worship leader, Brendan Kendall, and Hope Chapel Collective, for a bright new worship anthem, “What A Name” (Writing Rounds Worship / GoDigiPath / ADA Music). The bright, up-tempo track released on all major digital platforms on September 29, 2023.   Brendan Kendall, leads the track that was recorded at Kansas City’s multicultural Hope Chapel church with the ministry’s stellar worship team. His smooth tenor is reminiscent of Colton Dixon (“Miracles”) and Brandon Heath (“Give Me Your Eyes”) as he leads the listener through a joyous swirl of dueling guitars, booming background vocals, and arena…

Nashville / Oklahoma City, October 4, 2023 After 15 years of lessons learned, life lived, and plenty to talk about, CCM rock band Radial Angel is ready to step back out into the world. Lead singer and primary songwriter Jared Taber has teamed up with founding Radial Angel drummer, Tommy Perkins, to record brand new music. Most recently, the duo has released a new single Not Ready, rerecordings from their acclaimed One More Last Time (Word/Warner Bros/Squint) record, and have been writing new tunes to be included on their upcoming full-length We Can Make It Out.   Radial Angel is a Christian rock band that was formed in Oklahoma City…

This Friday, October 6, nine-time GRAMMY Award nominee and Curb | Word Entertainment artist Natalie Grant will celebrate the release of her new album, Seasons, with a very special performance on FOX & Friends. Backed by a full choir, Grant will share her soulful rendition of “You Will Be Found,” which reached Top 5 at Christian radio is currently in the Top 15 at mainstream A/C radio. Grant’s performance will air live around 8:50 am EST on FOX & Friends. This Friday, October 6th, Grant will release her latest album, Seasons. The 10-track album features Grant’s own twist on songs that have made a lasting impression on both her life…

We caught up with Christian singer-songwriter Rachael Lampa at the 2023 ASCAP Christian Music Awards and talked about her return to the CCM spotlight after writing ‘Perfectly Loved,’ her current tour with Andrew Ripp, mom-life and more.   Learn more about the 2023 ASCAP Christian Music Award honorees HERE. The post Rachael Lampa Talks Return To Music At 2023 ASCAP Christian Music Awards appeared first on CCM Magazine.