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Billboard magazine has included a number of the Bethel Music’s songs, albums and artists among the top releases of 2019—and the decade—in their recently published year-end charts. Cory Asbury’s “Reckless Love,” a mainstay on Christian radio in 2018 and 2019, is ranked #4 on Billboard’s decade-ending Hot Christian Songs Chart.

“Silver Bells,” featuring the dynamic trio made up of multi-platinum GRAMMY® winners Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith, along with Marc Martel, has taken the No. 1 spot at national Christian radio this week. The re-imagined version of the 1951 Christmas music classic climbed to the top of Billboard’s Monitored AC and Mediabase AC Christian charts.

Christian music artist Chris Tomlin wrapped his highly successful Chris Tomlin Christmas: Christmas Songs of Worship Tour last Friday night with a sold-out concert at the Beacon Theater in New York City. This show, one of many that sold-out during the run, was the third consecutive year Chris chose to end his tour in the Big Apple and his third consecutive time to sell out the historic venue.

Tune in for award-winning and chart-topping Keith and Kristyn Getty and their Getty Music presents Sing! An Irish Christmas that will air on Trinity Broadcast Network live from the Grand Ole Opry House.

2x-platinum Christian rock band Skillet is closing out 2019 inside multiple Billboard decade-end and year-end charts, their latest hit record, Victorious (Atlantic), Top 10 Active Rock single "Legendary," as well as numerous past albums and tracks. Once again they have also amassed 1 billion global streams over the past year alone.

On the heels of his recently released single “OMG,” Christian rapper Young Saint is set to release his Dream Gospel/Capitol Christian Music Group album debut April 2020. The excitement is building as the North Carolina rapper's debut single "OMG" continues to gain traction at radio. Young Saint is known to get any event “jumping” and “OMG” has a head-nodding rhythm that automatically makes you want to dance while simultaneously reminding you of God’s goodness.

David Ladwig is a Christian indie pop/alt hip-hop artist out of Studio 135 in Wichita, KS. His first EP, Lions, is available everywhere now.

Dove Award-winning Christian music band Sidewalk Prophets knows that sometimes you have to look back before you can move forward. That’s why as they step into a fresh chapter of music, the beloved band is taking time to reflect on The Things That Got Us Here, the title of their fourth studio album set for a spring arrival on May 22, 2020.

Due to overwhelming demand, Awakening Events has announced the spring extension of the Michael W. Smith 35 Years of Friends Tour. The 17-city spring tour comes on the heels of a widely popular fall run that celebrated 14 sold out dates.

Christian music artist, author and speaker Becky Nordquist was in Nashville recently, taping an episode of Christian Television Network's (CTN) popular lifestyle magazine show, Bridges, with host Monica Schmelter. During the show, Nordquist talks about her new combination music and devotional book project, Before We said Hello, which released in the fall of 2019 from Music for the Soul.