Author CCM Magazine Staff

Steven Curtis Chapman, Christian music’s most awarded artist, continues bringing home the hardware with his 59th Gospel Music Association Dove Award last week for Bluegrass/Country/Roots Album of the Year category with his latest album, Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows.

Ernie Haase + Signature Sound is celebrating as A Jazzy Little Christmas debuts at No. 1 on the Soundscan Christian Seasonal Sales Chart and Southern Gospel Sales Chart as well as Top 10 on Billboard's Jazz Albums Chart and Traditional Jazz Albums Chart. The collection of holiday classics and sacred seasonal songs, released via Gaither Music Group, also landed at No. 20 on Billboard's Christian Album Sales Chart.

Christian music singer/songwriter Natasha Owens has released her first holiday-themed single, “A Christmas Twist,” from Radiate Music. The lighthearted, '50s retro throwback cover of Si Cranstoun’s holiday hit goes for adds at radio outlets internationally and is available at iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify and more digital retailers and streaming outlets everywhere.

David Dunn recently released this video of him playing the song "Yes & No" with his dad out on the back deck.

DREAM Worship is excited to announce the debut album by Coastal Mississippi worship group, Northwood Worship. Who You Are is an album that reflects the growing and evolving group of singers and musicians at Northwood Church. The ten-song album is packed with original worship songs from the house. Mixing pop, indie and edm, Who You Are is diverse, powerful and fun to hear.

Ginny Owens celebrating the 20th Anniversary of her first record, Without Condition, with a special video series that takes a look back at the impact the album has made. There will be interviews with other Christian music artists like Michael W. Smith, Jeremy Camp, Ellie Holcomb and others, as well as Michael Puryear (Ginny's publisher), Monroe Jones (Ginny'sproducer) and Don Donahue (Ginny's label President) and Ginny is showcased playing some new arrangements of the songs from Without Condition.

Getty Music has released the new song "Elizabeth," performed by Kristyn Getty and Ellie Holcomb, which tells the unheralded story of Elizabeth around the time of Mary carrying Jesus before birth. This focus track will be the included as part of the forthcoming live holiday album Sing! An Irish Christmas – Live at the Grand Ole Opry House.

Acclaimed Christian music singer/songwriter kalley has released her highly anticipated debut single from, "Oasis," available everywhere now. Produced by LaeL (Anberlin, Number One Gun), the track arrives ahead of kalley’s Bethel Music debut EPs—Faultlines Vol. 1 and Faultlines Vol. 2—set for release October 25.

Acclaimed husband and wife Christian music singer/songwriters and worship leaders Brad + Rebekah return with the single and video release of “Rejoice,” a personal worship anthem borne from a season of pain and uncertainty. Written by Brad + Rebekah, along with Kristene DiMarco and Joshua Silverberg, the song came to life during Rebekah's battle with cancer in 2018.

South African singer/songwriter and pianist Jessica Dalla Torre is set for the global release of “You Want My Heart,” the single from her debut worship album, Into Your Heart, that will impact radio stations on the November 1, 2019.