PLANETSHAKERS RELEASES RAIN PART 1 JAN. 18, SIMULTANEOUSLY CELEBRATES WITH 30,000 IN MANILA
Jan 12, 2019 Artist Updates
Announces 2019 “Rain” Conferences To Begin April 10 In Melbourne
Joins Franklin Graham For 2019 Tour of Australia
Commemorating 60th Anniversary of Historic Billy Graham Events
Wraps 2018 With Over 500,000 People
At One Of The World’s Biggest Gospel Concerts In Nigeria
Internationally recognized praise band Planetshakers releases Rain Part 1 globally Jan. 18 from Venture3Media (V3M). Available to preorder beginning today (Jan. 11) at iTunes and Google Play, and to stream Jan. 18 from Spotify, Apple Music and more, the new four-song digital EP from Planetshakers was recorded in Melbourne, Australia at Planetshakers Church and features over 27-minutes of music.
A tangible, intentional expression of worshippers collectively pursuing the presence of God, Rain Part 1 is led by Planetshakers’ worship leaders Sam Evans, Aimee Evans, Joth Hunt (who also produced and mixed the EP), BJ Pridham, Rudy Nikkerud, Chelsi Nikkerud and more.
The new EP precedes the annual Planetshakers Conferences launching with the “Rain” theme this year at Melbourne Arena in Melbourne, AU April 10 and at Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane, AU (Bowen Hills QLD) April 16. The promotional video for the conferences can be seen at https://youtu.be/veN7GFxWeHA.
“2019 will mark the 22nd year that Planetshakers Conference has been lifting up the name of Jesus to a generation,” says Planetshakers Church Sr. Pastors Russell and Sam Evans. “We feel that just as rain is formed naturally by the sun’s heat evaporating water, that our prayers, praise and worship have been reaching heaven all this time. Rain forms when there is a cool change and there is a change in the atmosphere. We are believing that at this conference there will be an unprecedented outpouring of the rain of heaven.”
Sharing songs from Rain Part 1 along with more new music to release later this year while at the conference, Planetshakers Band will also reveal exclusive videos of the songs on the EP prior to the event. Each song has been captured live-in-concert via multi-cameras for a compelling visual experience.
The full Rain Part 1 track listing follows:
1) “All Around”
2) “I Lift Your Name Up”
3) “Right Now”
4) “Fire Fall”
Taking the new music, favorites like “The Anthem,” “Endless Praise” and “Turn It Up,” and songs from its acclaimed, top-selling fall 2018 Heaven On Earth album on tour, Planetshakers wrapped its 2018 events with well over 500,000 people during “The Experience Lagos 2018” event Dec. 7 at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa, one of the biggest gospel concerts in the world. The band continues its trek across the globe this year beginning in Manila, Philippines (Jan. 18, 19) with 30,000 people expected at SMART Araneta Coliseum followed by events in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Jan. 25 – 26) and an already sold-out event in Singapore (Jan. 27).
Planetshakers also brings its unique live praise experience to Franklin Graham’s 2019 Graham Tour. This tour, which begins in Perth, Australia Feb. 9 and hits major Australian cities through Feb. 24, commemorates the 60th anniversary of late Rev. Billy Graham’s historic evangelistic events across Australia in 1959.
Following the Graham Tour, Planetshakers will return to the US for the Smokey Mountain Winterfest in Knoxville, TN March 10.
For all the latest Planetshakers tour, music and conference news, visit Planetshakers.com, Twitter (166,000 followers), YouTube (683,000 subscribers), Instagram (481,000 followers), Spotify (599,000-plus monthly listeners) and Facebook (over 1.4 million followers).
About Planetshakers:
Since its inaugural gathering in 1997, Planetshakers has gone on to become a global movement through its annual conferences, international church campuses and numerous live recordings, including multiple Dove Award-nominated projects. The Australia-based collective, led by Senior Pastors Russell and Sam Evans, has hosted gatherings in cities around the world while also launching Planetshakers Church in 2004. With over 14,000 members in Australia, Planetshakers Church is one of the fastest growing churches in that nation’s history, stretching across five campuses in Melbourne with additional locations in Singapore; Cape Town, South Africa; Geneva, Switzerland and Austin, TX.
Celebrating over 20 years of ministry, Planetshakers honors the countless ways God has used its ministry and music to raise up a generation of Christ followers with a clear vision of taking the Gospel to the nations… “empowering generations to win generations.”
About Venture3Media:
Venture3Media is a global music label and song publisher with sales, marketing, promotional, radio, television and movie expertise. V3M provides distribution platforms across all digital channels, including but not limited to Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, Deezer, Tencent, 7Digital, Google Music, Facebook, Pandora, Tidal, Sirius and Rhapsody. Physical distribution includes online retailers such as Amazon, national retail chains, sub-distributors and internationally through well-established licensee’s and distributors. V3M is excited to build a global ecosystem that serves the vision and heart of Planetshakers to see God’s kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven.
HILLSONG UNITED ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “WHOLE HEART (HOLD ME NOW),” OUT TODAY WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO
Jan 12, 2019 Artist Updates
NEW MUSIC RELEASES ON HEELS OF RECORD-BREAKING TRACK “GOOD GRACE,” UNITED’S HIGHEST STREAMING STREET WEEK CAREER SINGLE TO DATE
LOS ANGELES (January 11, 2019) — Multi-platinum selling Hillsong UNITED announces the release of their brand new single “Whole Heart (Hold Me Now).” Out today with accompanying live performance video, the powerful worship anthem features lead vocals from Taya and showcases UNITED’s signature sound. You can listen to the song here and watch it here.
“Whole Heart (Hold Me Now)” releases on the heels of the group’s most recent breakout single “Good Grace.” Debuting last month as UNITED’s highest streaming street week career single to date, the song has already amassed over 4.3 million global streams (including YouTube views).
“The only reason we can let go is because God holds us,” says Hillsong UNITED’s Joel Houston. “And not just us, but the very ground that we stand on. Grace owns the ground, the grave, the depths, so we can let go of everything and just trust Him.”
The Australian-based worship collective will return to the United States for the first time in nearly three years for their highly anticipated USA Tour 2019. The arena circuit will make stops in major markets across the U.S. including Atlanta, Ga., Chicago, Ill., Dallas, Texas, Washington, D.C. and New York, N.Y. Comprised of an evolving, eclectic mix of musicians and songwriters, Hillsong UNITED will be joined by special guests Amanda Lindsey Cook and Mack Brock (*lineup to vary by city). Tickets are on sale now at hillsongunited.com.
Undisputedly one of the genre’s most influential artists in the history of contemporary Christian music, Hillsong UNITED has sold more than 4.7 million albums globally and garnered over 3 billion worldwide career streams to date. Their most recent album “Wonder” (2017) rocketed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Top 200 and set the record for the most streamed album in Christian music history (U.S.) during street week with over 4.6 million streams. The group remains the No. 1 Christian artist on all social media platforms with over 10 million fans combined.
For more information, visit www.hillsongunited.com or @hillsongunited on all social platforms.
About Hillsong UNITED:
Hillsong UNITED is a multi-award-winning, platinum-selling artist whose chart successes (repeatedly no. 1 on Billboard’s Christian charts and up to #5 on Billboard 200) are only bested by the millions of lives they’ve impacted across the globe. Reporting over 50 million people singing from the Hillsong catalogue songs every Sunday, the modest band born from a youth ministry out of Hillsong Church in Australia, touts a reach of over 10 million across all major social network platforms to date, including 1.49 billion minutes garnered from YouTube viewers. Comprised of an evolving, eclectic mix of musicians and songwriters, the band is led by Joel Houston and Taya, names that have become synonymous with Christian radio, dominating airwaves with every new release. Their last four studio albums have each topped the USA Christian chart, with “Zion” and “Empires” charting no. 1 (“Zion” recently also went Gold in the US); “Oceans,” written by Houston and band member Matt Crocker recently went triple platinum in the States, counting 200+ million streams and reigning on top of the Christian songs chart for a record 54 weeks. In studio, on tour or at home, Hillsong UNITED is committed to writing songs that speak truth, create a unique sound and connect people everywhere with God, evident by the success they’ve seen globally. With over 50 countries and six continents visited, Hillsong UNITED continues to sell out arenas and stadiums around the world, including sold-out nights at the Forum, STAPLES Center and The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, The Toyota Center, Oracle Arena, Air Canada Arena, American Airlines Arena (Miami and Dallas), and Red Rocks to scratch the surface. Hillsong UNITED functions from the deep understanding that everything they do is an expression of a really extraordinary God doing what only He can do, through really ordinary people.
Critically-acclaimed Hip Hop Artist Steven Malcolm Reveals Video To Title Track For Forthcoming Album “The Second City”
Jan 12, 2019 Artist Updates
| FULL-LENGTH ALBUM DROPPING JANUARY 25, 2019 WITH 4 AGAINST 5, A DIVISION OF CURB | WORD ENTERTAINMENT “Not since Lecrae has Christian hip-hop experienced an innovator and entertainer to the degree of Steven Malcolm.” (CCM Magazine) |
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January 10, 2019 (Nashville, Tenn.)– Hip
Hop artist Steven Malcolm has over 15 million on demand streams, over
4.7 million YouTube views, has been heard on ESPN and most recently
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s NBC show “The Titan Game”, and today Malcolm
premiered his brand new music video for “The Second City” on his YouTube Channel.
The video has already received an outpour of support and has been added
into rotation on REVOLT TV and BET JAMS. This new track is available to purchase across all digital platforms and is the title track of his forthcoming sophomore album available on Friday, January 25, 2019. The Second City is a 15-track vulnerable look into Malcolm’s own journey to find his true identity. Dedicated to his father who immigrated from Montego Bay, Jamaica, nicknamed, “The Second City.” At the age of 10, his father was deported back to Jamaica by U.S. authorities where he later passed away leaving Malcolm fatherless and with a broken heart. Yet, it was through being without a father, he found his personal truth and his calling to music. “With this record, I wanted to tap back into my heritage,” explains Malcolm. “My father was from Montego Bay and while he was absent for most of my life, it was his absence that led me to finding calling to music, inspire others and ultimately my true identity. I found my second life and for that I am eternally grateful; so I wanted to dedicate this album to my dad.” The album is a musical and cinematographic representation of this young man’s journey in search for his true self. Reality is portrayed lyrically like never before – the battles, the dark valleys, failures, to ultimately showcase the redemptive light that conquers the darkness life throws at every individual. Stylistically, Malcolm took a different approach, merging hip hop with reggae and inspo, all genres that have played an integral role in his life. From embracing his Jamaican roots with a powerful cover of Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song”, to his hit single “Fuego (Feat. Anderson Michael)”, the video in which has already accumulated over 1 million views and many others, making it appealing to fans of Chance the Rapper, Lecrae and Tori Kelly. The album was produced by a collection of producers including Dirty Rice, JuiceBangers, Joseph Prielozny, Taylor Hill, Scootie, Mykallife, Anthony M. Jones, Steven Franks, Jacob Cardec, and Charles Anderson, the project was recorded from coast to coast in Nashville, Atlanta and Los Angeles. For more information on Steven Malcolm and The Second City please visit https://www.stevenmalcolm.com/. Stay Connected with Steven Malcolm: Instagram: @Sevenmalcolmmusic Twitter: @Stevenmalcolm Facebook: StevenMalcolmMusic The Second City Track Listing: Not To Us/Good Love (feat. Taylor Hill & Michael Anderson) Watch Rodeo (feat. Taylor Hill) Fadeaway (feat. Zauntee) The Second City Fuego (feat. Anderson Michael) On Ten Been There Even Louder (feat. Leeland) The Beauty of Dreams On The Move Devil Is A Liar Heart Of David Overflow (feat. Stars Go Dim) Redemption Song |
A RAGAMUFFIN BENEFIT FOR RICK ELIAS: THE JESUS RECORD LIVE CONCERT EVENT TO HELP DEFRAY MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR CCM LEGEND
Jan 12, 2019 Artist Updates
February 2, 2019 Concert in Franklin, Tennessee, to Feature Rick Elias, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, The Ragamuffin Band and More |
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The Jesus Record will be performed live for the first time in 21 years during the upcoming concert event, A Ragamuffin Benefit for Rick Elias: The Jesus Record Live, which is slated for February 2, 2019 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Poster design by Chuck Hargett) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 9, 2019) – Contemporary Christian music legend Rick Elias, a founding member of A Ragamuffin Band, was recently diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Friends and colleagues have banded together to produce a benefit concert designed to help defray the enormous expenses associated with the treatment of his insidious disease. A Ragamuffin Benefit for Rick Elias: The Jesus Record Live concert event, which is slated for February 2, 2019, at Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee, is an opportunity for friends and fans of the award-winning singer/songwriter and producer to gather, raise money for his medical expenses, and hear The Jesus Record performed live in its entirety. The concert will feature performers from the original recording, including Elias, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, A Ragamuffin Band (Elias, Mark Robertson, Jimmy Abegg, and Aaron Smith), and more. Even the sound engineer, concert producers, graphic artist, select session players and others who contributed to the original album are donating their time for this significant evening. The historic Jesus Record was scheduled to be the ninth release by the late Rich Mullins (1955-1997). When Mullins met an untimely death, his foundation, band, and record company determined to move forward with recording the project in Rich’s honor with guest artists who were his friends. The project included two discs; Disc One–the nine rough song demos recorded by Mullins, and Disc Two–the studio version of the same songs, produced by Rick Elias. The Jesus Record was released on July 23, 1998. Shortly thereafter, A Ragamuffin Band toured the U.S., featuring music from The Jesus Record on their Homeless Man Tour. “Earlier this year, I received a diagnosis that turned my world upside down,” Elias confesses. “Nevertheless, we remain in God’s faithfulness. My family and I are so thankful for the community that has rallied around us during this time. We are really looking forward to performing The Jesus Record live for the first time in 21 years.” “It was a privilege to work with Rick and the Ragamuffins 21 years ago when we recorded The Jesus Record at Myrrh Records,” says former Myrrh Records Vice President/General Manager Jim Chaffee, one of the organizers of the event. “And it’s an honor to join with everyone again to celebrate this great project and help our friend Rick. How appropriate that music focused on our Savior continues to bring us together and offer healing in our time of need.” “We are all ragamuffins,” adds Loren Balman, former President, Word Entertainment Label Group and one of the event’s organizers. “Aside from being an extraordinary friend, Rick has taught me much about life, love, and laughter. No matter the storm, Rick continues to point us all towards Jesus.” Tickets to A Ragamuffin Benefit for Rick Elias: The Jesus Record Live concert event may be purchased online at eventbrite.com/e/the-jesus-record-live-a-ragamuffin-benefit-for-rick-elias-tickets-54243200874?aff=erellivmlt. All proceeds from the event will go toward medical treatment for Elias’s brain cancer. Those who are unable to attend the concert can still support this worthy cause by making a generous donation to the Rick Elias Medical Expenses GoFundMe campaign. To donate, visit gofundme.com/rick-elias-medical-expenses. # # # |
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Legendary
recording artist, songwriter, and producer Rick Elias was recently
diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Proceeds from the upcoming A Ragamuffin Benefit for Rick Elias: The Jesus Record Live concert event will help defray his medical expenses. (Linda Elias photo)
About Rick Elias: Legendary singer/songwriter and producer Rick Elias is perhaps best known as a founding member of A Ragamuffin Band, formed by the late Rich Mullins in the early 1990s. Elias performed with Mullins until his untimely death in September 1997. At the request of Mullins’s family, estate, and record label, Elias resumed the production of his posthumous release, The Jesus Record, which went on to win two Dove Awards, and produced two Number 1 hit radio singles, “My Deliverer” (performed by Elias) and “Nothing Is Beyond You” (performed by Amy Grant). Elias is a respected producer in both the contemporary Christian and mainstream recording industries, working with such artists as Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Aaron Neville, to name just a few. Elias burst onto the national consciousness when his music was featured in hit motion pictures, including the enormously popular My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Tom Hanks’ directorial debut, That Thing You Do!, as well as in television shows, including Dawson’s Creek. In addition, Elias’s work has received awards and nominations from the Gospel Music Association, The United Catholic Music and Video Association, and the Nashville Music Awards. His debut solo album, Rick Elias & the Confessions, was voted by CCM Magazine as one of “100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.” For more information on Rick Elias, visit ccmclassic.com/artists/rick-elias.html. To make a generous donation to the Rick Elias Medical Expenses GoFundMe campaign, visit gofundme.com/rick-elias-medical-expenses. |
UPPERROOM RELEASES FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, TO THE ONE, FEB. 22,
Jan 12, 2019 Artist Updates
PLUS THIRD EP, MOMENTS: COLOR 003, THIS FRIDAY, JAN. 11
Album Captures Anthems Birthed In Prayer Room,
Including Popular Worship Song “Surrounded (Fight My Battles)”
With Never-Before-Released Verses
EP Features Raw, Spontaneous Prayer Room Moments
UPPERROOM independently releases its fourth recording and first full-length album, To The One, Feb. 22, as well as releases its third EP, Moments: Color 003, this Friday, Jan. 11. Both recordings will be distributed globally through The Fuel Music.
The new full-length recording captures nine anthems that have inspired not only the members of UPPERROOM, the church in Dallas’ creative Design District that started in 2010, but also millions more around the globe.
The songs on To The One have been uniquely curated by UPPERROOM’s songwriters as they gathered together to expand melodies and lyrics spontaneously received in the ministry’s Morning/Noon/Night Prayer Room. The new music includes the title track that is meant to magnify the Majesty of Jesus, “Healer,” a song inspired by Psalm 68 that expresses how God heals even in the aftermath of grief, “You and You Alone,” a grateful anthem that breaks through the wiles of tribulation and struggles in our daily lives, and “Washed,” which declares the truth of victory over sin and failure.
“We believe these songs will inspire the Church to gaze solely, in awe and wonder, at Jesus,” says Elyssa Smith, who leads worship at UPPERROOM’s main church campus in Dallas, TX. “As we’ve encountered Him, He’s given us language to minister to Him. He is the One and every song is for Him.”
Another highlight on To The One is “Surrounded (Fight My Battles), ” a song that has already circled the globe, receiving millions of YouTube views after it was initially birthed in UPPERROOM’s Prayer Room. In addition to the album version of the song that includes never-before-released verses, GRAMMY award-winning producer, Seth Mosley (for King & Country, Jeremy Camp), is producing the song for radio, which will be revealed soon. The song has also been recorded by Michael W. Smith and sung by him live on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“‘Surrounded’ began to reveal to me the Power of the finished work of the cross; how our way of fighting the battles we face is by thanking Him that He has already overcome and that Jesus alone is our victory,” shares Elyssa, who wrote and leads the song as well as “After You” on the new recording.
The full To The One track listing follows:
1. “Healer (feat. Hanna Sheets)”
2. “You and You Alone (feat. Cody Ray Lee, Meredith Mauldin, Kelly Smith, Jonathan Jay)”
3. “Washed (feat. Brett Bell)”
4. “Surrounded (Fight My Battles) [feat. Elyssa Smith]”
5. “Holy Spirit (feat. Joel Figueroa)”
6. “Faith and Wonder (feat. Abbie Simmons, Cody Lee, Meredith Andrews) “
7. “After You (feat. Elyssa Smith)”
8. “To The One (feat. Meredith Mauldin, Oscar Gamboa, Beau Maddox)”
9. “Thank You (feat. Meredith Mauldin)”
In addition to To The One, UPPERROOM’s next EP, Moments: Color 003, features spontaneous moments recorded in the Prayer Room. While the songs on To The One capture the essence of each song birthed in the Prayer Room, the new EP is meant to be more of a raw, unedited live recording that invites the listener into the Prayer Room experience.
“Our heart behind the ‘Moments EPs’ is to capture our ‘in’ with the Lord,” explains Elyssa. “As a community, we at UPPERROOM use the language of the ‘In and Out Lifestyle.’ This simply means: we come IN to the Prayer Room to minster to the Lord and in turn, He sends us OUT to minister to the world. We believe as people listen to these EPs, they will be invited in to His presence and transformed by Him.”
The full Moments: Color 003 track listing follows:
1) “Shepherd (feat. Cody Ray Lee)”
2) “Color (feat. Elyssa Smith)”
3) “Rest (feat. Oscar Gamboa)”
4) “The Father’s Song (feat. Elyssa Smith)”
5) “The One We Love – You Are Holy (feat. Elyssa Smith, Joel Figueroa)”
For more information on UPPERROOM and its new music, go to www.urdallas.com, YouTube (172,000 subscribers), Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Podcast and Apple Podcast.
About UPPERROOM:
Called to gather the Lord’s people daily for corporate worship, praise, thanksgiving, adoration and intercession through song and scripture, UPPERROOM opened its doors without much fanfare. Today, people around the globe are singing their songs and around 100 vocalists, songwriters and musicians contribute their talents to leading people in worship three times a day, six days a week.
Although UPPERROOM has been leading people in worship and prayer for eight years, it was only recently that they began to release their music to the culture at large. Last year, UPPERROOM released the acclaimed Moments EP, a collection of live ‘moments’ recorded during spontaneous worship in the Prayer Room. The songs showcase instances of authenticity and surrender and are a poignant snapshot of what’s been taking place behind closed doors in Dallas for some time. It’s just that, now, the world is taking notice.
About The Fuel Music:
Established in 2008, The Fuel Music & Management, LLC, is a leading artist management and artist solutions company that independently distributes music internationally. Based in Nashville, TN, the Fuel team brings nearly 70 years of combined music industry experience in record label operations, major label distribution and marketing, and artist management for artists ranging from upstart bands to GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinum artists. More information on the company can be found at www.thefuelmusic.com.
