EXCLUSIVE Video Premiere: Amanda Danziger ‘I Was Sleeping’ Ross Cluver December 10, 2019 CCM EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Amanda Danziger — 'I Was Sleeping' Acoustic. Amanda Danziger is a worship leader and songwriter from Allentown, PA who recently put out a 5-song EP title Head & Heart. This project is refreshingly elegant. It's stripped-down, yet not simple. The string arrangements make it stand apart from all of the synth-heavy worship that currently dominates the worship scene. CCM is happy to premiere this acoustic performance of her song, "I Was Sleeping"...so check it out below.
Switch is Billboard 2019’s New Christian Artist of the Year CCM News December 9, 2019 Life.Church's group, Switch, has had a blessed year as a breakout group in the Christian music industry. The group debuted their first album on DREAM Records in February 2019 and immediately saw their single, “Symphony (feat. Dillon Chase)” make an impact in radio. Now, with a national audience of over 300 million and nearly 30 million streams, Switch has been named Billboard’s No. 1 New Christian Artist of the Year for 2019.
Hillsong Worship Announces 2020 USA ‘Awake Tour’ CCM News December 9, 2019 Multi-platinum-selling Christian music/worship group Hillsong Worship has announced their quick return to the United States in 2020 for the Awake Tour. Joined by special guests Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, the 28-city arena circuit follows the debut arrival of their full-length studio album Awake at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian/Gospel Albums Chart.
New Artist Spotlight — Alexandria Levin Ross Cluver December 3, 2019 Alexandria Levin is a passionate worshipper and follower of Jesus. While she has been traveling with ministry teams and served in worship leadership for awhile, she is relatively new on the national CCM worship music scene. For years Alexandria has written songs and used music as an expression of her worship. In 2018, she took a more intentional approach to her songwriting and began collaborating with friends and family as well as joining the Dream Records roster.
Planetshakers Release Full-Length Christmas Album CCM News December 2, 2019 Internationally recognized praise band Planetshakers releases It’s Christmas Nov. 29 from Venture3Media (V3M). Available to preorder now at Apple Music, iTunes and Google Play and to stream on Spotify and more outlets globally when it releases, the album marks the first-ever full-length Christmas album from the band.
Nashville Life Music Releases Christmas Song & Video ‘Gloria’ CCM News November 29, 2019 Integrity Music's worship group Nashville Life Music will release a new Christmas song on November 29th, "Gloria." Written and arranged by Alvin Love III and Dwan Hill, the song was birthed out of their church's original musical, It's Christmas, based on the album from Love's mother and senior church pastor, CeCe Winans.
CCM Q&A with Chris Tomlin Ross Cluver November 22, 2019 Chris Tomlin has risen from singing in his rural, small town Texas church as a kid, to being one of the foremost modern Christian music singers, songwriters and worship leaders today. His songs are played on Christian radio and in churches all over the world every day due to his rich catalog of worship-focused pop songs.
David & Nicole Binion Release ‘Dwell: Christmas’ Ross Cluver November 22, 2019 The iconic worship team of David and Nicole Binion are set to release their first-ever Christmas music album, Dwell: Christmas, Friday, November 22, with Integrity Music. The 11-song project features such guests as William McDowell, Steffany Gretzinger, Potter’s House Choir, Daniel Johnson, the Binion’s 18-year-old daughter and fellow Integrity artist MDSN (Madison), and more.
Equippers Revolution Shares New Single ‘Thankful’ CCM News November 22, 2019 Following up the recently released track “Future” on DREAM Records, the New Zealand worship team, Equippers Revolution is proud to announce the new release of their track “Thankful” just in time for Thanksgiving.
CTZN Worship Drops Debuts Album ‘Welcome Home’ CCM Magazine Staff November 22, 2019 Following the announcement and signing to DREAM Worship, Albuquerque, NM worship team CTZN Worship is proud to announce the release of their debut album Welcome Home. CTZN Worship is the sound of the church, Citizen Church, representing what is happening in and through the hearts of their community.