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.

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Downhere is Somebody to Love

Legendary rock band Queen is celebrating 40 years of music by launching a North American tour and hosting a Youtube contest to pick musicians for it. Marc Martel of Downhere uploaded his rendition of “Somebody To Love” and quickly gathered more than 2 million views in its first three days online. Shaun Groves notes in a great blog entry that fans are raving as are outlets such as The Wallstreet Journal and Entertainment Weekly. Of more significance, he makes an interesting observation:

The Christian music industry and fans have a history of jumping on the bandwagon of veteran Christian artists only after the general market confirms their talents first. Mercy Me couldn’t get played on Christian radio until a mainstream station spun I Can Only Imagine and the song was added at general market stations nationwide. POD? Played side stages at Christian music festivals until they broke through to the mainstream via MTV. Switchfoot was never a staple on Christian radio until, again, the mainstream vaulted them up the charts first. Sixpence None The Richer sang about kissing at twilight on every movie and television soundtrack out there and, well, only then did the Christian music gatekeepers pull out their keys.

Read the entire blog here.

The Afters' "Light Up The Sky" Featured On Final Season Of MTV's "The Hills" Tonight

The latest single from The Afters', "Light Up the Sky," will be used in the popular MTV show "The Hills" tonight. The show, in its final season, airs on MTV on Tuesday evenings at 10/9 central.

No stranger to television exposure, The Afters' music has also received placement in NBC's "Secrets of the Mountain" soundtrack, "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC), "8th & Ocean" (MTV), "Dr. Phil," "Army Wives" (Lifetime) and "Rachael Ray."

A digital EP from the band will release on July 13 and feature new songs "Light Up the Sky," "We Won't Give Up" and "Runaway." The band's third full-length album titled Light Up the Sky will release on Sept. 14.

Music by Christian Artists in "The Hills"

While the reality series "The Hills" will never be considered a paragon of virtue or quality, it is interesting to note how often Christian artists have shown up on the show.

Francesca Battistelli "It's Your Life"(Season 4, Ep. 406)
Superchick "Rock What You Got"(Season 4, Ep. 406)
Natasha Bedingfield "Unwritten" (Season 4, all)
Francesca Battistelli "Behind The Scenes" (Season 4, Ep. 404)
Jordin Sparks "Young And In Love" (Season 4, Ep. 403)

Daughtry "Feels Like Tonight" (Season 3, Ep. 326)
Wilshire "A New Day's Dawn" (Season 3, Ep. 325)
Eisley "Taking Control" (Season 3, Ep. 323)
Jordin Sparks Feat. Chris Brown "No Air" (Season 3, Ep. 319)
Mat Kearney "Undeniable" (Season 3, Ep. 318)
Lifehouse "Disarray" (Season 3, Ep. 316)
needtobreathe "We Could Run Away" (Season 3, Ep. 312) - featured artist!
Luna Halo "World On Fire" (Season 3, Ep. 311)
Eisley "Invasion" (Season 3, Ep. 311)
Lifehouse "First Time" (Season 3, Ep. 303)

Mat Kearney "Crashing Down" (Season 2, Ep. 212)
The Fray "Oceans Away" (Season 2, Ep. 212)
Leigh Nash "Still See Life" (Season 2, Ep. 205)
Superchick "It's On" (Season 2, Ep. 202)
Superchick "Anthem" (Season 2, Ep. 202)


Natasha Bedingfield "Unwritten" (Season 1, all)
Natasha Bedingfield "I'm the Bomb" (Season 1, Ep. 110)
Natasha Bedingfield "Single" (Season 1, Ep. 109)
The Fray "How To Save A Life" (Season 1, Ep. 109)
Superchick "One Girl Revolution" (Season 1, Ep. 103)
The Fray "Over My Head" (Season 1, Ep. 103)

Jordin Sparks defends Jonas Bros. and Purity Rings

Jordin Sparks fired back at the MTV Video Music Awards host over his tasteless jokes about Jonas Brothers' Purity Rings.

"It's not bad to wear a promise ring because not everybody, guy or girl, wants to be a slut," Sparks spat back, the auditorium filling with applause. Sparks, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez are also among the young stars who have vowed to remain chaste.

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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