Thursday, January 28, 2016

Elisabeth Hasselbeck And Matthew West To Host 2016 K-LOVE Fan Awards

Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Matthew West will host the 2016 K-LOVE Fan Awards live from the Grand Ole Opry House on June 5. K-LOVE, with a weekly listener-ship of over 14 million people, will once again bring the fan-voted experience to Nashville June 3-5.

Fans are already voting on KLOVEFanAwards.com to select their favorite artists. Their votes will formulate the official nominees in each of the seven categories, including Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year and more. Place your vote.

"What a thrill and blessing it is to co-host the 2016 K-LOVE Fan Awards with the brilliant Matthew West," shares Hasselbeck. "To all my K-LOVE friends: get ready to praise and party with us because #GodIsGood!" The New York Times bestselling author and long-time Christian music fan originally announced her return as host live on FOX & Friends during her final day on the widely popular morning show.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

"This Is Winter Jam" Provides Unprecedented Access In One Night Only Event

This spring, Christian music fans will get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the world’s largest annual Christian concert tour with “This Is Winter Jam,” in theaters Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. local time.
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This one-night event captures the blockbuster tour as never seen before. “This Is Winter Jam” showcases performances from Skillet, Jeremy Camp, Francesca Battistelli, for KING & COUNTRY, NewSong, Family Force 5, Building 429 and many more, and gives moviegoers unprecedented backstage access. The event also features interviews with Winter Jam artists past and present, along with an exclusive premiere of for KING & COUNTRY's "Priceless" music video, which features a first look at scenes from the group’s own upcoming feature film.

It’s a Fathom Events production and you can purchase tickets and watch a trailer here.





Friday, January 22, 2016

MTV Exclusively Premieres Hillsong Young & Free's "Where You Are" Music Video

Filmed in their native Australia, Hillsong Young & Free's newest  music video is appearing exclusively across MTV network's three cable channels, MTV, MTVHits, mtvU, as well as MTV.com and mtvU.com. Upon release of the single in December, the track resonated with listeners, garnering a position in Spotify's viral top 50.

"It doesn't matter how much satisfaction that you can get from the world, you are never truly satisfied until you are where God is, where He wants you to be and where He is purposed you to be," explains Hillsong Young & Free's Laura Toggs when sharing the concept of "Where You Are." "This song is about pursuing and choosing that over everything else."

Hillsong Young & Free's newest album Youth Revival, which includes "Where You Are," has an upcoming global release date of February 26.

Monday, January 18, 2016

For King & Country's Performance is Sky High

Passengers on a recent Southwest Airlines flight got the ultimate in-flight entertainment: a live performance by for KING & COUNTRY.

The band delighted travelers with stripped-down versions of two of their songs from Run Wild Live Free Love Strong: "Fix My Eyes" and "It's Not Over Yet," all while traveling at 500 mph at 35,000 feet.

While those aboard likely were surprised by the performance, it was all part of the airline's "Live at 35" series, which has also featured in-flight tunes from NEEDTOBREATHE (watch theirs), Imagine Dragons and Gavin DeGraw, among others.

The event was well-covered by the band, fans and passengers. NewReleaseToday compiled a few of those videos here:

Thursday, January 7, 2016