John Cooper, lead singer/bassist for the 12x-platinum and GRAMMY-nominated rock band Skillet, will join Fox & Friends this Sunday, April 24, for a special broadcast live from the Talladega Super Speedway during NASCAR’s GEICO 500 Race. Now a best-selling author and podcaster, Cooper will also lead the Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) Chapel Service for drivers that afternoon before the race begins. “This is my first-ever NASCAR race, and I’m so pumped!” he says. “It will be so awesome to see Pete [Hegseth], Will [Cain], and Rachel [Campos-Duffy] in person finally as well, and not on ZOOM! Can’t wait!” Skillet recently wrapped a headline run for Winter Jam 2022 across the…

Five-time GRAMMY®-nominated, eight-time Dove Award-winning Brandon Heath released his first full-length Centricity Music album, Enough Already, today. Available now at digital and streaming outlets everywhere, the album features the No. 7 and climbing AC Indicator Billboard radio hit, “See Me Through It,” and eight more tracks that find Heath addressing faith-shaping questions and collaborating with multiple producers and songwriters. A healthy mix of ready-made hits and deep cuts, Enough Already also exposes the singer’s hidden insecurities, like his ever-present struggle with feeling like he never quite measures up. “It’s a real weakness for me, but I also realize there’s a lot of people out there who can relate to that.…

The dynamic, multicultural youth ministry of Planetshakers Church, planetboom, released its fourth album, You, Me, The Church, That’s Us Side B, today to digital and streaming outlets globally. Recorded live at January’s planetboom conference, the eight-song album finds planetboom band expanding on its eclectic sonic identity. Produced by creative director Josh Ham, mixed by worship leader Joth Hunt, and written or co-written by Ham, worship leader, vocalist/rapper Noah Walker and planetboom youth pastor, songwriter, author, and drummer Andy Harrison, the new music is meant to move listeners directly from You, Me, The Church, That’s Us Side A’s soul soaking last track, “Selah Moment,” into the next phase of praise and…

Capitol CMG artist and songwriter Anne Wilson’s debut album, My Jesus, is available now. The album’s rootsy, country vibes, and signature vocals set it apart from other debut offerings–staying true to Wilson’s Kentucky upbringing and showcasing her youthful joy and effervescent outlook. Each song on the album, co-written with songwriting heavy-hitters like Ben Glover, Matthew West, Mia Fields, Jonathan Smith, Jeff Pardo, Emily Weisband, and more, is specifically crafted, a moment-in-time snapshot of Wilson’s self-discovery as she starts on a new and unplanned path. Fans are invited to join Wilson for a special My Jesus Album Launch Livestream Event (in partnership with KISWE), taking place on April 27 at 700…

How Far, the long-awaited full-length debut from one of Christian music’s leading female artists, Tasha Layton, is set to release on May 13 from BEC Recordings. Produced by GRAMMY® and Dove Award winner Keith Everette Smith, the definitive 10-song set brims with soaring ballads and bright pop gems, putting Layton’s signature vocals front and center to extol themes of hope and encouragement. Anchored by Layton’s #1 single “Look What You’ve Done” and her 2020 breakout hit “Into the Sea (It’s Gonna Be OK),” How Far showcases four newly recorded selections, including the debut single and title-cut set to impact radio on April 29. A victorious anthem of assurance that God’s…

Worship leaders Bryan & Katie Torwalt introduce a new song, “Good News,” available now from their upcoming live album, I’ve Got Good News, which will release on May 20. This project marks the first-ever live recorded album for the married worship leaders as they celebrated being back on the road after the pandemic. Captured in Orange County, I’ve Got Good News features songs written by Chandler Moore, Cody Carnes, Brock Human, Chris Davenport, Naomi Raine, and more. Click here to check out the new song and pre-save the new album. “Can you imagine waiting for a phone call expecting the worst news, but when the call comes, to your surprise…

Have you heard the song, “Turn your eyes upon Jesus?”   This morning, the song’s lyrics resonated in my spirit: “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face…and the things of Earth will grow strangely dim…in light of His glory and grace.” When I turn my eyes upon Jesus…all else fades. The worries. The problems. The fears. The stress. The burdens. There remains Jesus, the One who saves.  There remains Jesus, the One who paid it all. There remains Jesus, the One who empathizes with my pain and struggle. There remains Jesus, The Way, The Truth and The Life. But, so often, other things distract me from…

Capitol CMG recording artist and songwriter Anne Wilson has landed her first Billboard Music Award Nomination for “Top Christian Song” with her breakout hit single “My Jesus,” making her the only female nominated in the category. The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will be held live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 15th at 7 pm (CT) and air on NBC. “I am blown away and forever grateful that I was nominated for a BBMA,” says Wilson. “I never dreamed this would happen, but I’m so thankful for it. Thank you, Billboard, for supporting my music and believing in me!! All glory to God.” “My…

The 3rd Annual Grizzly Awards event is now available to stream in full on Facebook and YouTube, following its April 3 live stream. The event included performances from Seventh Day Slumber, Remedy Drive, Nate Parrish, and Dire, alongside presenter appearances from industry legends like Travis Wyrick, Trevor McNevan (Thousand Foot Krutch), Brian “Head” Welch (Korn, Love & Death), Austin Carlile (The Whosoevers), James Mead (Kutless), Josiah Prince (Disciple) and Andrew Stanton (Disciple). The Grizzly Awards were hosted by Egypt Speaks, an acclaimed poet and spoken word artist. “The purpose of The Grizzly Awards was to celebrate this genre as a whole, reaching far below simply the nominees and the winners,”…