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Matthew West ‘Come Home For Christmas’ Concert Special To Air Dec. 22 On TBN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 8, 2023) Matthew West invites you to ‘Come Home For Christmas’ with a concert special set to air on December 22 at 7pm ct on TBN. Filmed December 2 at Belmont’s Fisher Center in Nashville, TN, West performed a slew of classic holiday hits, his original tunes “Come Home For Christmas” and “Because of Bethlehem,” and was joined by his daughter, Lulu West, for a stunning duet of “Gloria in Excelsis Deo.” West, who is “in his ‘Michael Bublé season’” (The Tennessean), hosted his second annual Come Home For Christmas Weekend welcoming hundreds of fans from around the world to celebrate the season. “Because of Bethlehem” was…
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Natalie Layne Named Pandora Top 10 New Artist To Watch; Pandora Features Layne On Times Square Billboard
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 today (Dec. 8) in a Times Square billboard located in New York City on Broadway between…
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Darin & Brooke Aldrige | ‘It Wasn’t His Child’ (acoustic)
Award-winning husband and wife bluegrass duo Darin & Brooke Aldridge stopped by the CCM Cafe and gave us this performance of their song ‘It Wasn’t His Child.’ The track is featured on their new Christmas album, ‘Hometown Holiday,‘ out now. Darin and Brooke talk to us about their new Christmas album and more: The post Darin & Brooke Aldrige | ‘It Wasn’t His Child’ (acoustic) appeared first on CCM Magazine.
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5 Ways We Hinder our Prayers
Have you ever had a stopped-up shower? Ick! Or, even worse, have you ever had a stopped-up toilet? It is the absolute worst. The other day, my husband had to go out and buy a plunger because our toilet was about to explode with stuff you don’t want me to describe. The pipe was clogged, and — let me just tell you, to put it nicely, things needed to flow (somewhere else)! Just as things could not flow where they needed to because they were hindered by toilet paper, did you know that our prayers can be hindered too? Stopped up? Thwarted? When this happens, it can create a horrible…
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Colton Dixon Closes Out 2023 On Multiple Year-End BILLBOARD & MEDIABASE Charts;
Nashville, TN… December 7, 2023 American Idol finalist and Atlantic Record’s recording artist Colton Dixon is closing out 2023 on multiple year-end Billboard and MEDIABASE charts. Overall Dixon was MEDIABASE’s fifth most played artist (Christian impressions) and sixth most played for Christian AC. Billboard counted him their ninth top Christian airplay artist, while the massive multi-format No. 1 hit “Build A Boat (Feat. Gabby Barrett)” landed at No. 6 on the MEDIABASE Christian Impressions chart and No. 10 on its Christian AC chart. The 2023 success follows both a K-LOVE Fan Award and GMA Dove Award nomination for Song of the Year for the track that was the longest running…
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Rachel Hale | ‘Christmas Time’ (live)
American Idol finalist and multi-genre singer/songwriter Rachel Hale stopped by the CCM Cafe and gave us this performance of her first-ever Holiday single, ‘Christmas Time.’ She co-wrote the track with Blessing Offor, Dirty Rice, Slikk Muzik, and Kelby Johnson. The post Rachel Hale | ‘Christmas Time’ (live) appeared first on CCM Magazine.
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Former Hillsong Singer and Worship Leader TAYA Welcomes a Beautiful Addition to the Family
Taya Gaukrodger, renowned for her soul-stirring rendition of “Oceans” during her time with Hillsong, has entered a new chapter of joy and love as she becomes a mother. Taya and her husband, Ben, are excited to announce the arrival of their precious baby boy, Bo Benaiah Gaukrodger. Bo made his grand entrance on October 20, 2023, at 8:15 AM, weighing a healthy 9 pounds and measuring 22.5 inches. Described as having “big hands, big feet, and a good set of lungs,” Bo is already proving to be a bundle of joy for the new parents. The couple took the opportunity to share the inspiration behind Bo’s unique name. Bo, the…
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Award-Winning Recording Artist Jean Watson Releases New Christmas EP, ‘Behold: Carols of Worship’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 6, 2023) Internationally acclaimed, award-winning singer/songwriter/recording artist Jean Watson has released her highly anticipated new Christmas album, Behold: Carols of Worship. 2023 marks Watson’s twentieth year of music ministry and commemorates a very special story in her life. In 2003, Watson’s landlord accidentally heard her singing Christmas carols and, overcome with emotion, gave her rent money back to her and told her to use it to record her first album. “I gave that little CD away to anyone who would listen,” Watson remembers. “Soon, a ministry was born that would take me all over the world sharing the love of Christ through words and music!” The new…
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Multi-Artist ‘A New Heaven And A New Earth’ Album Features Intergenerational Participation
Along with the celebrated artists pouring into the multi-artist A New Heaven And A New Earth project slated to premiere June 2024, their children are conversant participants not only singing and playing instruments on select songs on the recording and at live performances, but also producing the project’s video content, social media posts and website. To date, six singles from the A New Heaven And A New Earth album have been released, including “Arms Around The World” from iconic singer/songwriter Phil Joel (Newsboys) that features Joel’s 19-year-old son Eden on both guitar and drums and 22-year-old daughter Phynley on background vocals. Phynley is also an accomplished videographer and producer who…
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Chosen Road Celebrated On Billboard’s Year-End Bluegrass Chart
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Appalachian Christmas, the 2022 holiday offering by acclaimed Thoroughbred Records artist Chosen Road, recently garnered the #14 position on Billboard’s 2023 Year-End Bluegrass Albums chart, representing year-to-date sales of all bluegrass albums in 2023. The bestselling recording, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart last year, joins releases by such icons and genre leaders as Dolly Parton, Marty Stuart, Nickel Creek and Robert Plant/Alison Krauss in the Top 15. “Appalachian Christmas represents a milestone for our band,” said Jonathan Buckner, founding member, Chosen Road. “We had been performing our annual Appalachian Christmas Tour for eight years but had never recorded any of the music. Last year…



























