Starting this month and rolling through August, worship lovers from coast to coast will gather under summer skies for nights of praise, community, and songs that lift hearts higher. Phil Wickham and Brandon Lake are back to headline the much-anticipated Summer Worship Nights Tour, this year bringing along breakout artist Josiah Queen. Presented by TPR, the tour kicks off Thursday, July 17, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh and will travel through 11 U.S. cities before wrapping up Sunday, August 3, at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. Key stops include: July 17 – Pittsburgh, PA (PPG Paints Arena) July 18 – Hershey, PA (Hersheypark Stadium) July 19 – Cincinnati, OH (Heritage Bank Center) July 20…

Emerging Christian pop artist, Anya Lee, is releasing her debut 6-song EP, Flatline, on July 11, 2025, and NewReleaseToday has an exclusive video that previews the incredible new title track alongside her full conversation with our friends over at ChristianMusicGuys. You can watch below. Anya joins hosts Jacob and Chris of ChristianMusicGuys to talk about her story and what it means to be with God through the highs and the lows. She talks viewers through her incredible story of survival that inspired all 6 tracks on the new EP while previewing each song. “This EP is so special to me,” shares Anya. “Every song comes from a real place–pieces of…

Equal Vision Records’ Anberlin announced on social media they’re canceling the rest of their summer tour dates (July 31-August 17) due to personal home life situations their guitarist, Christian McAlhaney, is experiencing. See their official announcement on Instagram here. The band dates back to 1998 when they were under the name SaGoh. The change to Anberlin occurred in 2002. In 2023, the lead singer changed from Stephen Christian to Matty Mullins (Memphis May Fire). Their latest project, Nevertake, was released on March 21, 2025. Follow along with the band on social media @anberlin or their website anberlin.com.[…]

On July 7, Sparrow Records’ Danny Gokey posted on social media about a new partnership with Hearts Homes. Based in New Jersey and founded by Kristen Bowen, Hearts Homes provides beautiful, gently used furnishing and home goods to qualified, special-circumstance families. They assist underemployed, single moms; families emerging from crisis like homelessness and domestic violence; and refugees settling into New Jersey’s Mercer and Middlesex counties. Check out the compelling video here. Gokey’s own nonprofit organization, Better Than I Found It, donated a box truck to Hearts Homes and his fanbase fulfilled the Cranberry, NJ’s Amazon wish list of helpful items. To learn more, check out betterthanIfoundit.org and heartsandhomesnj.org.[…]

“I left God because I decided God wasn’t good. I don’t believe God anymore.” My heart sank and compassion flooded my chest as I sat on this man’s couch, listening to words like this. Maybe, just maybe, he could believe again. Of course, I understood his feelings. His very own child died young in an unneeded way. How could this happen? Why would it happen? These are questions he wrestled with. That many wrestle with. I couldn’t blame him.  In some ways I related to this man. After so many incidences of hardship, while I’d hardly say it, my feelings danced around the question, “God, can I really trust You…

When you think “Christian music,” your brain probably drifts to the smooth, Sunday-morning sounds of Hope Darst, Phil Wickham, or maybe an acoustic guitar in a youth group circle. You probably don’t think: “I wish the score from The Chosen came with cryo blasts and a festival crowd.” Well, that’s exactly what makes Rave Jesus worth paying attention to. Yes, that’s really his name — and yes, if you’ve ever found yourself humming The Chosen theme song and wondered what it might sound like with a beat drop— you’ve come to the right place. This week, the biggest show in Christian TV history collides with one of the boldest names…

If you spent any time glued to Nickelodeon in the 2000s, chances are you grew up with Butch Hartman. Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom — yeah, that was him. And if you’ve ever heard Butch talk about it, he’ll tell you with a grin that he “created your childhood.” He’s not wrong. But this summer, Butch is stepping into something even bigger: The Greatest Thing Ever. And no, that’s not just my opinion — it’s the actual name of his brand-new movie. When I caught up with my good friend Butch, he jumped on with his usual energy. “I really took a chance naming something The Greatest Thing Ever. In Hollywood, it’s like…

Chris Tomlin has a new song titled “How Good It Is” releasing on July 11, 2025. He has been sharing previews and snippets of the song on social media, building anticipation for its release. The song is described as a call to worship and a celebration of God’s goodness. “My new song ‘How Good It Is’ is a call to worship a song of praise to our God,” Tomlin shared. “What I love most about it is that it’s full of Scripture. Psalm 92 tells us “How Good It Is” to sing praise to God most high… to sing of His love in the morning and His faithfulness in the…

PraiseCharts is proud to announce the release of a powerful new choral and orchestral arrangement of “There Is A King,” available July 1, 2025, arranged by renowned worship leader and arranger Travis Cottrell, with orchestral arranging by Mason Brown. This cinematic rendition infuses the beloved worship anthem with sweeping orchestration and rich vocal harmonies, elevating the congregational experience to new heights. Worship leader and arranger Travis Cottrell delivers a stirring new take on a modern classic with the release of “There Is A King,” available July 1 on all streaming platforms. This powerful single invites listeners into a deeply reverent experience of worship, blending the richness of choral textures with…