Chris Tomlin Performs on Fox and Friends

Singer/Songwriter Chris Tomlin discusses new album and performs Good Good Father.

dcTalk Reunites for Surprise Performance

For the first time in more than a decade, TobyMac, Michael Tait (currently of Newsboys) and Kevin Max reunited as dcTalk, performing TobyMac's "Love Feels Like" live in front of the Dove Awards crowd.

TobyMac's set began with a shortened version of his current single "Til The Day I Die" before the lights went down. A video played, with Toby talking about dcTalk and his song "Love Feels Like,"  from his This Is Not A Test.

Toby began performing the song, and was gradually joined onstage by his dcTalk bandmates. The crowd at Lipscomb University's Allen Arena rose to their feet and responded loudly and enthusiastically.

"Did that just happen? Did we really just witness the dcTalk reunion at the Dove Awards?" asked the ecstatic presenter, Tye Tribbett, following the performance at the awards.

Tenth Avenue North Over and Underneath with Gold

Tenth Avenue North releases their fifth studio project, Followers, while their label announced that the band has also been awarded its first RIAA gold certification -- for their album Over And Underneath. This project was the group's national label debut that birthed their hit songs "Love Is Here," "By Your Side" and "Hold My Heart."

Chris Tomlin Joins Exclusive Club with One Billion Digital Plays

Chris Tomlin joins Garth Brooks, Justin Timberlake and Pitbull as the fourth artist to have received SoundExchange's prestigious Digital Radio Award in recognition of his incredible popularity on digital radio.

 

Tomlin has amassed more than one billion performances on the more than 2,800 digital radio services from which SoundExchange collects digital performance royalties. SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe presented Tomlin with the award on October 11 during the 47th Annual GMA Dove Awards, which honor performers in Christian and gospel music.

“Chris is a fantastic artist with a massive following, and we couldn’t be more proud to honor him with our SoundExchange Digital Radio Award,” Huppe said. “We were also honored to bestow this award upon Chris during the GMA's Dove Awards, which are so important to the Christian and gospel artists and fans globally.”

“I’m incredibly grateful and humbled to receive SoundExchange’s Digital Radio Award,” Tomlin said. “I’m blown away by how many people are listening to Christian music, and this award is an affirmation of the power and impact of the genre.”

Only recording artists who are registered members of SoundExchange and have at least one billion streams are eligible to receive the SoundExchange Digital Radio Award. Justin Timberlake, Garth Brooks and Pitbull are the only others to have received the award.

The Dove Awards took place on Tuesday, October 11 at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville at 6:30 PM/CT on TBN.

Crowder Finds His Way to #12 with American Prodigal

Grammy-nominated singer Crowder had a nice opening run on the Billboard charts, with his latest project, American Prodigal, landing at No. 1 on the Christian chart, No. 3 on the digital albums chart, and No. 5 on the top albums Billboard charts. All the while his single, "Run Devil Run," continues to gain mainstream attention.

American Prodigal reached No. 12 on the overall Billboard top 200 chart.  Crowder kicked off the album via a Twitter Music Q&A, exclusive Snapchat content with Spotify, and a performance on "Fox & Friends" on which he performed, "Run Devil Run".

NBC's Sunday Night Football also used "Run Devil Run" during the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers televised NFL match-up.

The video was also showcased by country networks as well, such as GAC, AXS, and the Country Network, among others.