“Fires,” the empowering single from BEC Recordings artist and songwriter Jordan St. Cyr, has made an astounding debut at radio. While appearing on the Billboard Christian Airplay charts for 45 weeks and climbing to No. 5, “Fires” has been played on major networks and stations for more than a year, reaching 7.7+ million people a week. Written by St. Cyr, “Fires” is one of the featured songs on his recently released EP, Be My Defender. Fans will get the opportunity to hear the song live when he’s out on tour this fall. Official details will be announced shortly. St. Cyr co-wrote “Fires” with Micah Kuiper and Krissy Nordhoff two years…

Recently, Matt Hammitt and his wife Sarah celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. Matt Hammitt is most notably the former lead singer of Sanctus Real. After finding himself in one of the most popular Christian bands of the early 2010s and racking up multiple GRAMMY & Dove Award nominations, Matt departed the band to lead his family and focus on his growth as a father, husband, & man of faith. “Sarah, I’m so grateful we’ve braved the lows together, and am beyond blessed by all of our victories, including this milestone anniversary we celebrate today,” Matt posted in a beautiful tribute to his wife. “I’m amazed at how God is making…

Crowder shares an honest look at his life’s story in the latest episode of the Trevor Talks podcast. The worship leader is still fresh off the release of Milk & Honey, his third album to top the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. In his appearance on the Trevor Talks podcast, Crowder shared a little bit about the process of writing a monumental album while in quarantine. He also took listeners into a rare look behind the scenes of his childhood, which he spent in rural Texas. “We lived out in the country, wound up with a bit of land that had horses and cows,” Crowder recalls. “It was a great…

Curb Word Entertainment pop artist and songwriter Sarah Reeves premiered her poignant new song, “Years,” over the weekend. The track, which Reeves penned at the height of the global pandemic, is a hopeful ode to an unprecedented year. You can listen to “Years” by clicking here. “Last year in quarantine, I decided to sit down and write out my feelings,” shares Reeves of the resilient track. “I felt the heaviness of the world, yet I knew it wouldn’t last forever. The hope would come, and we would look back with stories to tell. On the other side of it, I decided to have the song produced and that became ‘Years.'”…

Recently, John Cooper announced to Blabbermouth.net that new music from Skillet will be releasing this year. He said that the songs were born out of COVID and a population questioning their faith during that time. This isn’t Cooper’s only project bouncing off of these ideas. Earlier this year, he released his book Awake and Alive to Truth which dove into the search for truth in a chaotic world. Cooper has always been very outspoken about his faith, and funneling this into music is a core part of Skillet. “All things were created by God,” Cooper said in response to a question of whether rock music is from the Devil or…

This week on social media, Awakening Events announced the 2021 KLOVE Christmas Tour. The tour will be featuring Casting Crowns, Mac Powell, CAIN, Dante Bowe, and Jordan St. Cyr. “OH MERRY CHRISTMAS,” CAIN posted on Instagram. “We’ve been waiting to tell you, but we can’t wait anymore! Are we coming to your city!?” Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 23, at noon (ET). You can save 20% on your tickets by using the code INSIDER through August 2. A list of tour dates is below. December 1 Atlanta, GA December 2 Richmond, KY December 3 Augusta, GA, December 4 Pensacola, FL December 9 Evansville, IN December 10 S. Barrington,…

Recently, Bear Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATHE joined Hillary Scott on Country Faith Radio and talked about writing differently during the pandemic, their new album Into The Mystery, collaborating with Ellie Holcomb and Carrie Underwood, and more. “I think I wrote 75 or 80 songs over the pandemic time, just by myself, which I just haven’t done that in so long,” Bear shared. “And really, it allowed me to get back into that childlike thing that music really is, just being in the moment with it.” You can listen to Bear Rinehart on Country Faith Radio now by clicking here.[…]