Winter Jam Once Again Crowned World's Biggest Tour

For the fourth consecutive year, Winter Jam tops Pollstar's First Quarter Year To Date Worldwide Ticket Sales chart - Top 100 Tours, surpassing all other 2014 first quarter tours, including Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Beyoncé, Michael Bublé, Imagine Dragons and Justin Timberlake. Hitting major arenas around the country from January through March, Winter Jam saw 34 sellouts this year, with a combined total audience of more than 550,000 people—the tour's largest attendance in history.

Founded and hosted by NewSong and headlined by multi Grammy-nominated Newsboys and Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Lecrae, this year’s all-star line-up also featured Tenth Avenue North, Thousand Foot Krutch, Plumb and Colton Dixon.

"It's been 19 years of continued growth for Winter Jam," says Roy Morgan, Winter Jam promoter. "It's amazing to look back and see how God has orchestrated the smallest of details to grow and use this tour to deliver His message of love and Hope to literally millions of people."

NewSong’s Winter Jam 2014 Tour Spectacular was highlighted by multiple industry-leading innovations and Christian music firsts including the Winter Jam 2014 Dome Spectacular

More than 30,000 people attended the tour’s February stop at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, marking the biggest single event in Winter Jam’s 19-year history. Featuring Guinness World Record-holding high wire artist Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk across the Dome, the event also included appearances from Reed Robertson of "Duck Dynasty," Grammy-nominated David Crowder and University of Georgia head football coach Mark Richt.

Despite record-breaking inclement weather around the country, causing the cancellation of one of the tour’s 48 slated shows, Winter Jam played to capacity crowds at Chicago’s Sears Centre Arena; Houston’s Toyota Center; Scottrade Center in St. Louis; Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena; and Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, among numerous other sold-out events.  

Plumb's 'Need You Now' Hits #4 on Dance Charts

After 9 weeks on the chart, Plumb's Need You Now (How Many Times) has peaked at #4 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs charts.

Plumb Has Most Popular Dance Song in the Country

Few artists display the versatility and cross-format appeal of Plumb, who rises this week to her first No. 1 on Billboard's Dance Club/Play Songs chart, as "Hang On" lifts to #1.

The singer/songwriter, aka Tiffany Arbuckle Lee, reached No. 3 on the EDM charts with her sole previous entry, "In My Arms," in 2007. The song led Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart and crossed over to a No. 10 peak on Adult Contemporary.

"In My Arms" originally appeared on Plumb's 2007 album "Blink," a collection of lullabies written after the birth of her first two children. That song and her first Hot Dance Airplay hit, the No. 5-peaking "Cut" in 2006, were first released as ballads before being remixed to the delight of clubgoers.

While enjoying success at dance and adult formats, Plumb continues to receive support at her home Christian genre. As "Hang On" has scored acceptance in dance circles, "God Shaped Hole" climbed to No. 32 on Christian Songs last month. Both songs appear on her newly-released album, "Beautiful History - A Hits Collection."

Plumb told Billboard that her chart-topping success is rewarding on both a personal and professional level.

"'Hang On' was written about finding hope when you feel hopeless.

"For it to be No. 1 is not just a fantastic feeling, it's incredibly satisfying knowing I gave my fans what they wanted."

Christian Artists on "One Tree Hill"

I've never watched One Tree Hill (I'm not in the target audience), but it is interesting to note the Christian artists they've included in the show.

Bleach - "Good As Gold" - ep. #3.07
Debby Boone - "You Light Up My Life" - ep. #3.02
Tyler Burkum - "End of the Road" - ep. #5.18
The Fray - "How To Save A Life" - ep. #3.17; "Look After You" - ep. #3.20
Group 1 Crew - "Forgive Me" - ep. #5.02
Mat Kearney - "Won't Back Down" - ep. #4.03
Jonny Lang - "Beautiful One" - ep. #1.06
Lifehouse - "Broken" - ep. #5.09
Mae - "Skyline Drive" - ep. #2.11
Plumb - "In My Arms" - ep. #5.17
Robbie Seay Band - "Shine Your Light On Us" - ep. #6.03
Switchfoot - "Dare You To Move" - ep. #1.07; #2.05; "The Blues" - ep. #3.11

Christian artists on TV

Just a few songs I can immediately think of...

The Afters' "Beautiful Love" theme of MTV's "8th & Ocean", “Until the World" theme for ABC Family's “Beautiful People"
Caedmon's Call's "Ten Thousand Angels" in ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" (on heels of the inclusion of alum's Derek Webb's inclusion)
Derek Webb's "Name" in ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"
Disciple's "Game On" in “Best D#$n Sports Show,” NFL’s “Total Axxess,” WWE’s “Cyber Sunday” and Speed TV’s “Speed Report”
Jars of Clay's "Five Candles" in NBC's "Providence" (episode 106), "Show You Love" in The WB's "Summerland"
Jon McLaughlin - "Human" in NBC's "Scrubs" episode "My Conventional Wisdom" as well as CBS'"The Walk-In" of "Ghost Whisperer. "
Kutless' "All Of The Words" in NBC's "Scrubs" episode titled "My Bright Idea"
Mat Kearney's "Nothing Left to Lose" and "Breathe In, Breathe Out" in ABC's "Grey's Anatomy", "Nothing Left to Lose" in CBS' "Jericho", "All I Need" in CBS' "NCIS", and "Where We Gonna Go From Here" in NBC's "Scrubs"
Margaret Becker's "Clay & Water" in NBC's "Providence" (episode 111)
Michelle Tumes' "Life Is Beautiful" in NBC's "Providence" (episode 117)
Needtobreathe's “Shine On” in "Employee of the Month," and MTV's “Newport Harbor”, “We Could Run Away” in MTV's “The Hills”, "More Time" in "P.S. I Love You"
Plumb's music has been heard in TV series (Dawson's Creek, Felicity, ER, Roswell, etc.)
Superchick's "We Live" in "Brothers & Sisters"
TobyMac's "Diverse City" in The CW's "Veronica Mars"

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