Mac Powell, the former frontman of the four-time GRAMMY Award-winning band Third Day, will release his solo Christian full-length album, New Creation, on October 15. The album will release with his new label home, Capitol Christian Music Group. Today pre-order for the album is available along with two new songs, “Love Is The Reason” and “The Center Of It All.” Click here to pre-order New Creation. “After the Third Day farewell tour, I took some time to pursue being an independent artist, and I think it was really helpful in getting me to this moment,” shares Mac Powell. “I truly can say that I’m not only excited about announcing my…

With a passion to encourage congregational worship, create resources for churches and draw listeners closer to God, Highlands Worship released their new album Prayers To The King today to digital retail and streaming outlets globally. Along with the 10 songs on the LP, an equal number of beautifully captured, contemplative videos began releasing on August 5, with one per week set to release from now through October 8. CCM Magazine premiered the first video, “Control,” while NewReleaseToday.com premiered “You Can Do All Things” yesterday. Next week, WorshipLeader.com will feature “Into The Water” followed by Praise.com revealing “You’re Coming (Pray)” on August 26, and The Christian Post highlighting “Let It Fall”…

Today on social media, the pop worship group Switch announced that their new single “Better View” will be releasing soon. “Better View” will be the group’s first release since their debut album Symphony which was released February 2020. The album featured several hits like “Jump,” “Count Me In,” and the mega-hit title track “Symphony (feat. Dillon Chase).” Switch is the youth worship ministry from Life.Church, a multi-site church located throughout the country. Following the success of Symphony, the group was also named Billboard’s Top New Christian Artist of 2019. Keep an eye on NewReleaseToday.com and Switch’s social media pages to stay up-to-date on their latest projects.[…]

This week on social media, singer/songwriter Zach Williams announced that he will be hitting the road this December for his I Don’t Want Christmas to End tour with Anne Wilson and speaker Blake Neesmith. “This December, we’ll be hitting the road for my first ever Christmas tour,” Zach posted. “We’re calling the tour I Don’t Want Christmas to End, and we’ll play my new Christmas album in its entirety, as well as some of your favorites from my recent album.” Tickets will be going on sale Friday, August 20 at noon (ET). Fans who purchase their tickets between August 20-23 will receive 20% off. For tickets and more information, click…

Highlands Worship is releasing their new full-length album, Prayers To The King, on Friday, August 13 and NewReleaseToday is premiering their new live video for “You Can Do All Things.” The new album includes 10 songs that were meticulously crafted to create a contemplative, peaceful, and worshipful environment to encourage and inspire listeners to connect with God in prayer. Produced and co-written by Highlands Worship’s Chris Griffin and mixed by Chris Greeley (Bethel Music), nine of the songs on Prayers To The King were co-written by legendary Hosanna! Music songwriter Lynn DeShazo (“Ancient Words, “More Precious Than Silver,” “Be Magnified,” etc.). “Our goal with writing songs specifically for the prayer…

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and Journey band member Jonathan Cain is premiering the official lyric video for his latest single, “Oh Lord Lead Us,” today on NewReleaseToday. The track is from Cain’s upcoming and sixth solo album in as many years (release date to be announced) and continues this iconic artist’s offerings of faith-inspired new music. “Coming out of the Covid lockdown, I wanted to make a statement musically,” says Cain. “Being beaten down, closed up, and with churches shuttered by the quarantine lockdowns, it seemed to me that we needed to make ourselves brand new again. We needed something with a little joy in it…Covid was…

Recently, the hip-hop-based record label Reach Records announced their upcoming Summer ’21 playlist. They haven’t shared the tracklist yet, but fans have been speculating who might be on the new playlist. At the end of July, Reach Records held a pop-up shop and listening party for the summer playlist. The event took place during the Holy Smoke Fest in Atlanta, and Rapzilla.com gathered some information about the playlist while they were there. In an article, they shared the potential tracklist and featured artists. Lecrae, Tedashii, 1kPhew, Wande, and many other hip-hop artists are expected to be featured. The playlist is set to release this Friday, August 13. To stay up-to-date…

This week, NRT’s Radio Positive Playlist received a complete reset. The playlist is filled with 4+ hours of new, positive mainstream, and high-energy faith-based music. The playlist features both big-name Christian and mainstream artists like NF and Mat Kearney, alongside independent artists like Jacob Stanifer and Cortes. The playlist is available now on Apple Music and Spotify. You can also check out our August Staff Picks playlist and our weekly updated New Christian Music This Week playlist.[…]

Earlier this month, record label Capitol CMG announced the signing of the 23-year-old singer/songwriter Kevin Quinn. Along with being a songwriter, Kevin is also an actor. In March, he was featured in the Netflix musical A Week Away, and he has also been seen in the Disney Channel show Bunk’d. On August 13, Kevin will be releasing his debut single “Wildfire.” “I think ‘Wildfire’ is a metaphor for the light inside us all,” Kevin shares. “Even when that light gets bleak, there’s an element of trust that shapes our outlook, as well as peace that everything happens for a reason. And somehow, knowing that is enough to keep going.” You…

Today the Gospel Music Association announced the nominees for the 2021 Dove Awards. This will be the Dove Awards’ 52nd year, and their theme for 2021 is “Stronger Together.” The 52nd Annual Dove Awards will take place on Tuesday, October 19 at 730 pm (ET). You can buy tickets for the in-person ceremony by clicking here, or you can watch the awards show on October 22 on TBN. Click here for more information. Among this year’s nominees are Lauren Daigle, for KING & COUNTRY, Elevation Worship, Kari Jobe, and many other artists. A condensed list of the nominees is below. For the full list, click here. Song of the Year…