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Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth will hit the road for the first time together for A Night with the Chapmans, an eight-city tour presented by Compassion LIVE. A Night with the Chapmans will be a night filled with music, laughter, and memories. Fans can expect to hear their favorite songs from Steven Curtis Chapman, along with stories and family memories shared by him and Mary Beth.

Michael Sweet has released 2 behind-the-scenes videos that look at the creation of the album, Ten. The videos take the viewer inside the studio where Michael created all of the music for his solo albums as well as the recent Stryper albums and talks about working with Rich Ward of Fozzy and Todd LaTorre of Queensrÿche.

Pastor Greg Laurie has posted this video on his YouTube channel, where he shares his thoughts on what we should think about the recent conversion of rapper Kanye West and the question of "should we trust this conversion?" "Is it for real?"

Multi-Platinum Christian rock band Skillet continues to rake in more RIAA certifications with “Monster” being certified 3x Platinum and "Hero" receiving 2x Platinum certification. "Monster" remains one of the most-streamed rock songs of all-time with over 3 billion global audio streams.

Kanye West made a surprise appearance last Friday on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote his new IMAX movie and new album Jesus is King, and he talks about the transformation he has made over the past year, embracing Christianity.

Christian music husband/wife duo, The Gray Havens, gear up for the back half of their twenty-three city See You Again Tour. The Gray Havens wrap up a busy 2019 with a full November show schedule. Tour stops throughout the southeast, Texas and the midwest give fans a final opportunity to experience the See You Again Tour. November shows include a mix of clubs, churches and universities in some of the Havens‘ key markets. Wilder Adkins and Lovkn will be joining the tour as featured guests along the way.

GMA President & Executive Director, Jackie Patillo, has sent out a response regarding Kirk Franklin's recent social media post in which he expressed his frustration and disappointment with TBN's decision to edit out parts of his acceptance speech at this year's Dove Awards for the broadcast of the show.

Christian music/Gospel artist Kirk Franklin recently posted a video on his social media to announce that he has “made the decision—after prayer, consultation with my team and my pastor Dr. Tony Evans—to not attend any events affiliated with or for the Dove Awards, GMA or TBN until tangible plans are put in place to protect and champion diversity.”

Teressa Mahoney is a Christian music artist, singer/songwriter, photographer, graphic designer and soap maker in Colorado. She recently released her latest album, "Beyond." Teressa explores her experiences with such things in this thought-provoking song which somehow manages to be fun and deep at the same time. Teressa fell in love with Julie Odnoralov's remixes for artists such as The Gray Havens, Jess Ray, and Christa Wellsand and was thrilled to be able to work with Julie for this remix version of "Kairos."

Christian music pop singer/songwriter Riley Clemmons has released her new holiday EP The First Christmas. Apart from the title track "The First Christmas," the EP also features two previously released covers from Riley including “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and “Silent Night” as well as a new cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas.”