Author Ross Cluver

Christian pop vocal group Avalon—Janna Long, Greg Long, Jody McBrayer, and Dani Rocca-Herbert—are ready to explore a new musical direction. With the release of its new self-titled, brand-new project, the group has officially announced a name change to Avalon Worship.

On Friday, June 17, GRAMMY Award-winning music collective Maverick City Music and 16-time GRAMMY winner Kirk Franklin will bring the injustices around mass incarceration—and the voices of 1,300 inmates—to center stage with the release of their collaborative album Kingdom Book 1, out June 17th.

Artist Lineup Announced for Lifest Music City 2022 July 28-30

Ten-time GRAMMY Award nominee Tauren Wells returns with a new single, “Come Home.” Against an ominous, beat-heavy backdrop, Wells takes an unflinching look at the harm done by hypocrisy. In the gritty, soulful call-and-response chorus, he offers an alternative, envisioning home as a place of steadfast, unconditional love. The track, which was produced by Tedd T, is from Wells’ new album, Joy in the Morning, which is set for June 10 release.

"Who?," from CHH artist Vic Lucas, is a song that takes its main inspiration from stories of war in scripture—like David vs. Goliath, and Elijah vs. the prophets of Baal. In the face of adversity, these patriarchs boldly proclaimed, "We come in the name of The Lord, who have you come with?" The song is a reminder to be wholly confident in the the power of God!

MNRK Music Group, has announced its signing of GRAMMY, Soul Train, and 7x NAACP Image Award-nominated triple-threat artist, MAJOR. Affectionately known as Mr. Why I Love You, MAJOR., returns to his roots with his Urban Inspirational single debut, a reimagined version of the classic, “Whole World In His Hands.”

Centricity Worship, a division of Centricity Publishing, has released its debut EP, Centricity Worship and Friends, to digital and streaming outlets everywhere. All of the songs were composed at Centricity Worship writing retreats where many well-known artists and songwriters from various record labels and publishing companies gathered to create music for the Church to sing.

Anna Golden debuts a beautiful new live video of her latest song, "Take It To Jesus," as prominent CCM artists and worship leaders share on social media praise for the song. "Take It To Jesus" has amassed more than 230K global streams in just one week since release, already surpassing her best-streaming song, "Peace."

Christian music artist and songwriter Brandon Lake has releases his latest full-length album, HELP! This timely collection of songs depicts Lake’s heart cry in the battle against depression, anxiety, loneliness, and other mental health struggles—acting as a declarative prayer amidst the processing of his personal emotions.

The new project from Nashville-based Christian music group Local Sound, To The King, has been released via Integrity Music. The five-song EP came together as an expression of the heart of Local Sound’s home church movement, MyLocal.