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Building 429 Recognized for First Gold Single

Building 429 has received their first Gold certification for their single "Where I Belong." Since its release, this BMI Song of the Year has garnered other top honors, such as Billboard's Christian Song of the Year, while also awarding Building 429 their first Billboard Music Awards nomination for Top Christian Song.

Beckah Shae's Pregnancy Announcement Goes Viral

Beckah Shae and Jack Shocklee are expecting their third child next year, and their creative way to share with the world has gone viral.

The Shocklees sang and rapped their announcement to the tune of Meghan Trainor's "Lips Are Moving" - and has been viewed more than 1 million times on YouTube. It has attracted the attention of multiple news outlets, including the Today Show, Inside Edition and Ashton Kutcher's APlus. Today declared that the family "wins the Internet."

According to Today, the video was recorded Oct. 1 while en route to a Nashville area breakfast eatery.

The Voice's Jordan Smith Says Faith Is Key

In a recent interview, The Voice's Jordan Smith shares how growing up in Harlan Kentucky impacted him as a person, his appreciation for being "surrounded by people who love God and who encourage each other" and how that impacted his faith.  And how does faith sustain him now?

Deepest Dream: Does your faith also help you through the joys and hardships that you experience in life?

Oh absolutely. My faith is the thing that gives me strength and that I find joy in. At the end of the day with my problems and concerns, I can turn to God and I can have peace in my situation. That’s been the main thing that’s carried me through this. My relationship with God has kept me grounded and has been my foundation through all of it.

Read the full article here.

Stryper's Fallen Tops Charts

With the October 16th release of their ninth studio album, Fallen, Stryper continues to dominate the hard rock/heavy metal scene. The release landed at #2 on Billboard’s Hard Music Albums chart, #2 on the Contemporary Christian Albums chart, #5 on the Current Rock Albums chart, and #44 on the Billboard Top 200.

In addition, Fallen soared to #1 on the iTunes Top Metal Albums chart and #3 on the iTunes Top Rock Albums chart immediately upon release.

"We are truly blessed to still be making music 32 years into our careers, music that relates and speaks to our fans worldwide,” says frontman and album producer, Michael Sweet. “We strive to outdo ourselves with each release and hopefully we've done that with Fallen. Here's to 32 more years!"

The Associated Press recently decreed, "If this were 1986, this album would easily sell 2 million copies. But it's not, and that's a shame, because 2 million people need to hear how good this album is."

Metal Onslaught Magazine recently raved in their first ever 10 out of 10 review, “Like a fine wine Stryper have improved over time and have become legends in the metal genre,” and CCM Magazine declared, “Arguably the most game-changing Christian rock band in history, Stryper continues to excel with a steady stream of new music that fits right alongside a ten million-album selling catalogue.”

The music video for the single, “Pride,” premiered exclusively at Billboard.com and can be seen here: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6730798/stryper-pride-video-premiere-fallen-album-exclusive

Stryper is one of the top Christian rock bands of all time. Rocking since 1984, the band is responsible for such '80s metal classic albums as Soldiers Under Command, To Hell With The Devil and In God We Trust. In fact, Stryper is the first band to ever have two songs in MTV’s Top 10 simultaneously with their hits “Free” and “Honestly.” After a sabbatical for much of the 1990's, Stryper returned strong in the early 21st century. To date, the Dove Award-winning and Grammy nominated band has sold over 10 million records worldwide.