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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.

Christian singers Elenee and Brandon Marin join forces in their latest single release, "Be Magnified (forevermore)."

Highly sought-after conference speaker, bestselling author and social media evangelist Kelly K is in the final stages of finishing his book, Think About THAT for a Minute! Vol. 2: 40 Day Devotional for a Fresh Perspective, which is slated to be independently released before Christmas. The devotional follows the remarkable, 30,000-plus copies sold of the author’s first volume of the book after it was revealed on his socials in March of this year.

Straight Arrow, led by industry veteran Michael Turner, is proud to announce the establishment of its distributed label, Straight Arrow Records, in partnership with the esteemed New Day Christian. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the music industry.

GRAMMY® winning multi-platinum group Casting Crowns will extend its Casting Crowns 20th Anniversary Tour: A Live Symphony Experience this coming spring, a final opportunity for fans to experience this very special anniversary event. Celebrating a milestone 20-year career, the band will be joined on tour by a live orchestra. Presented by Compassion International, the 20-city spring leg of the tour begins on April 4, in Norfolk, Va., and will make stops in Greenville (SC), Nashville, New York, Chattanooga, Fort Wayne, Birmingham, Savannah, Atlanta and Shreveport, among others. The tour will end its run in Baton Rouge, La., on May 10.

Centricity Music’s Billboard Chartbreaker and 2023’s Gospel Music Association New Artist of the Year Katy Nichole performed for the first time on FOX & Friends this morning (Dec. 1) kicking off the celebrated morning show’s All American Christmas Concert Series this season.

As a legendary figure in Christian music, Michael Tait (current lead singer of Newsboys and member of DC Talk) has released a six-song Christmas project, I Believe In Christmas, available today. This collection of holiday classics include three never releases songs in addition to three songs he released last holiday season.

Internationally recognized praise band Planetshakers globally releases Christmas Chill, Vol. 1 today (Nov. 24) from Venture3Media (V3M). The 5-track instrumental EP is available now at all major digital and streaming outlet.

Centricity Music’s Billboard Chartbreaker and 2023’s Gospel Music Association New Artist of the Year Katy Nichole is set to perform for the first time on FOX & Friends this Friday, Dec. 1. Following her performance and interview, she joins Tauren Wells and Jordan Smith for a Christmas tour launching in Cincinnati tomorrow night (Dec. 1) and before hitting the road Jan. 12 with Winter Jam ’24, Christian music’s biggest arena tour.

A debut signee on GRAMMY-winner Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s TeeLee Records, Anna Golden has proven she’s a powerhouse vocalist to watch in the worship music scene. This December, she’ll join GRAMMY-winning Christian music staple Chris Tomlin for a run of Christmas shows across the U.S. Kicking off next Thursday, December 7th, in Williamsport, MD, “Christmas with Chris Tomlin” will visit churches in Detroit, MI; Holland, MI; Louisville, KY and Albuquerque, NM.